BEFORE YOU GET STARTED ......................................4 OPTIONAL ITEMS ..........................................5 CARD SETUP ............................................8 INSTALLATION ........................................... 10 DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE ........................................12 PROGRAMMING THE PIO-48 ......................................13 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ....................................16 SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................17 EXAMPLE CIRCUITS ......................................... 18 APPENDIX A – TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................... 19 APPENDIX B –...
The PIO-48 part number 4030 digital I/O interface provides 48 channels of buffered drive digital I/O emulating 8255 mode zero. The PIO-48 can be utilized for a variety of control and automation applications including control and monitoring of TTL devices (e.g., LEDs, small solenoids, small relays) and interfacing to solid-state relay racks (SSRs) for high-power AC or DC loads.
Before You Get Started What’s Included The PIO-48 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items is missing or damaged, please contact Sealevel for replacement. • PIO-48 Adapter Advisory Conventions Warning The highest level of importance used to stress a condition where damage could result to the product, or the user could suffer serious injury.
Optional Items Depending upon your application, you are likely to find one or more of the following items useful for interfacing the PIO-48 to real-world signals. All items can be purchased from our website (http://www.sealevel.com) or by calling (864) 843-4343.
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For high-current, high-voltage applications: • IDC 50 to IDC 50 Pin Ribbon Cable (Part Number CA167) − 40” cable connects the PIO-48 to solid-state relay racks equipped with 50-pin header interface. • IDC 50 to IDC 50 Pin Ribbon Cable (Part Number CA135) −...
The PIO-48 contains several jumper straps for each port that must be set for proper operation. Address Selection The PIO-48 occupies 8 consecutive I/O locations. Dip-switch SW1 sets the base address for the PIO-48. Be careful when selecting the base address as some selections conflict with existing PC ports. The following table shows several examples that usually do not cause a conflict.
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Wait States The PIO-48 has the option of inserting one 500 nS wait state for each access. This may be required on certain machines with bus clocks in excess of 8 MHz. With the wide variety of machines available, no concrete rules exist concerning wait states.
‘SeaIO Classic for Linux V2.21’ on Step 2. For additional software support, please call Sealevel Systems’ Technical Support, (864) 843-4343. Our technical support is free and available from 8:00AM-5PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For email support contact: support@sealevel.com.
50-pin Header Connectors You will need to install the bracket assembly and cables to the PIO-48 prior to installing it in the PC. The PIO-48’s bracket features a unique cable clamp that provides a solid strain relief to prevent inadvertent cable removal.
/ removal of the software and information about latency, logic states, and device configuration. For C language programmers we recommend using the API to access the PIO-48. If you are programming in Visual Basic, using the ActiveX control included with SeaI/O is advised.
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Programming the PIO-48, Continued Presetting an Output Port Each port has an output register associated with it. This register may be written and retains its value whether the port is configured as an input or an output. To preset the value of an output port the program should write to the port when it is configured as an input then configure it as an output.
4. Use the SeaIO Control Panel applet or the Device Manager’s property page for card identification and configuration. If these steps do not solve your problem, please call Sealevel Systems’ Technical Support, (864) 843-4343. Our technical support is free and available from 8:00AM-5PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For email support contact: support@sealevel.com.
If possible, please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics. Sealevel Systems provides an FAQ section on its web site. Please refer to this to answer many common questions. This section can be found at http://www.sealevel.com/faq.asp.
Sealevel's commitment to providing the best I/O solutions is reflected in the Lifetime Warranty that is standard on all Sealevel manufactured I/O products. We are able to offer this warranty due to our control of manufacturing quality and the historically high reliability of our products in the field. Sealevel products are designed and manufactured at its Liberty, South Carolina facility, allowing direct control over product development, production, burn-in and testing.
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