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The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely reliable. esd makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material in this document, and assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. In particular descriptions and technical data specified in this document may not be constituted to be guaranteed product features in any legal sense.
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Date of print: 2016-05-23 Document type DOC0800 number: Hardware version: VME-DAC1612 Rev. 1.2 Document History The changes in the document listed below affect changes in the hardware as well as changes in the description of the facts, only. Rev. Chapter...
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This NOTICE statement contains the general mandatory sign and gives information that must be heeded and complied with for a safe use. INFORMATION INFORMATION Notes to point out something important or useful. Page 4 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
EMI protection requirements are necessary. Intended Use The intended use of the VME-DAC1612 is the operation as VMEbus board for the generation of up to 16 analog signals for process control purposes. The guarantee given by esd does not cover damages which result from improper use, usage not in accordance with regulations or disregard of safety instructions and warnings.
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Service Note The VME-DAC1612 does not contain any parts that require maintenance by the user. The VME- DAC1612 does not require any manual configuration of the hardware but the configuration of the jumpers and the coding switches as described in this manual. Unauthorized intervention in the device voids warranty claims.
P2.......................46 9.7.2 Analog Outputs at P3......................48 9.7.3 Supplying the Analog Units via Screw Terminals (P4, P5) ..........49 9.7.4 Analog Outputs via Screw Terminals (P11-P18) ..............49 Order Information..........................50 VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 7 of 50...
The power supply of the analog side (±15 V, +5 V) are generated by DC/DC-converters from the +5 VMEbus power supply. The VME-DAC1612 is compatible to VMEbus Standard Rev. C. With a height of 4 HP it uses one slot on the VMEbus.
Post connector P800: - Analog outputs 1...8 Figure 2: PCB top view NOTICE Read chapter “Hardware Installation” on page 34, before you start with the installation of the hardware! VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 9 of 50...
VME access time < 150 ns (up to DTACK) VMEbus installation 6 U high / 4 HP wide front panel with lever holds Table 2: General module data Page 10 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
Settling time of D/A- max. 6 μs / channel converter (at voltage swing 20 V, final value achieved to 0.01%) Table 3: Technical data of analog units VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 11 of 50...
In addition to 'STANDARD' accesses (A24) there is the possibility to use the VME-addressing 'SHORT I/O' (jumper J120). In this addressing the address lines A16 to A23 are ignored and the basis address of the VME-DAC1612 board is set in the 'SHORT I/O' address range (64 KByte) of the VME-system.
VMEbus connectors on the right. Default setting of the jumpers: Jumper Function Default setting at board delivery SW120... basis address of board VME-DAC1612: 0xE20000 SW123 short/standard supervisory and non- J120 address modifier decoding privileged accesses permitted depending on model and the output voltage...
I/O access and short non-privileged I/O access permitted The AM-configurations available to the VME-DAC1612 are listed in the table below. In addition to the AM-combinations listed, the bit AM2 can be ignored at decoding by setting jumper 'AM2 don't care'.
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0x29 short supervisory 0x2D access short supervisory 0x2D access short non-privileged 0x29 access Table 8: Recommended useful AM-combinations Jumper open Jumper closed VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 17 of 50...
D/A-converters to 0 V in bipolar operation after a RESET. Jumpers J400 to J731 switch the respective D/A-converter outputs to unipolar or bipolar operation and the desired voltage swing. Page 18 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
The mode register is a 'read-only' register to configure the board via software. It is read as WORD under the local address '0x00'. The LSB (D0-D7) is always read as 0x01. It is used to identify the board as VME-DAC1612 in the VMEbus system. The MSB contains information about the number of D/A-converter channels equipped and the polarity of the output voltage.
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Jumpers and Coding Switches D8: DAC-addresses The D/A-converters of the VME-DAC1612 are usually selected via D12-D15/A1-A4... the four least significant address bits (A1...A4). If the jumper J130/pin 1-2 has not been set, the D/A-converters are not selected via the addresses, but the most significant data bits (D11...D15).
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The bits encode the channel number as follows: Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Number of equipped (D15) (D14) (D13) (D12) D/A-converter channels Table 14: Encoding the number of equipped D/A-converter channels VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 21 of 50...
0 V after a RESET, if bit D11 has got the level required for the operating mode! J300 unipolar operation (D11 not inverted) bipolar operation (D11 inverted) Example: D11 inverted for bipolar operation of D/A-converter outputs jumper open jumper closed Page 22 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
Jumper settings for output voltage ranges Output voltage range Output voltage range 0...+10V ±5V Default setting at Output voltage range delivery ->> ±10V jumper open jumper closed VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 23 of 50...
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NOTICE For the assignment of jumpers to the sixteen channels, please refer to the PCB view on page 13. There the channel circuits are designated by numbers. Page 24 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
5.2 Operating Modes of the D/A-Converters 5.2.1 Data Transfer Each of the 16 D/A-converters of the VME-DAC1612 has got its own access address. Writing the data at this address sets the D/A-converters and starts the conversion. The data has to be...
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A1...A4 are not evaluated. The write access can be done with any address setting, that lies in the local address range of the VME-DAC1612. INFORMATION At the hardware address decoding the data bits take over the function of the address bits (A1 <=>...
D/A-converter and the following operation amplifier is set. In unipolar operation the value 0x0000 is applied to the D/A-converter which is to generate an output voltage of 0.0 V at the output of the according channel of the VME-DAC1612. ▸...
If the board is then changed to unipolar operation (0...10 V) via jumpers again and is then not adjusted via the gain potentiometer, you have to expect a further deviation of about ½ LSB (regarding to the maximum value) in unipolar operation. VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 33 of 50...
If necessary, configure the coding switches as described in chapter “Jumpers and Coding Switches” from page 13. Insert the VME-DAC1612 board into the selected VME slot. Carefully push the board until it snaps into place. Close the system's case again.
An output voltage at the D/A-converter channel can be generated by writing the data word word- by-word (depending on operating mode) at the corresponding address of the DAC channel. The following page shows an example program for accesses to the VME-DAC1612 board in realtime-multitasking-standard language PEARL.
FOR i FROM -speed TO speed REPEAT; sinus=ROUND((SIN(i*r)+1.0)*b); cosin=ROUND((COS(i*r)+1.0)*b); SEND sinus TO dac0; SEND cosin TO dac1; END; END; END; /* of Task "lissajous" */ MODEND; Page 36 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
┐ IACKOUT* ┘ Spring contact strip according to DIN41612 design C96/a+b+c per pin : 1.0 A ┐ ┘... signals on board bridged - ... signal not connected VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 37 of 50...
I/O-connector: spring contact strip according to DIN41612 design C64/a+c per pin : 1.0 A See the following page for the description of signals. Page 38 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
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VME- DAC1612 board and not on the adapter. Therefore the reference potential of the supply voltages of the VME-DAC1612 and the reference potential of the supply voltages of the adapter board (GND ) are connected via P2.
DAC6-GND DAC7-GND DAC7-OUT DAC7-GND DAC8-GND DAC8-OUT DAC8-GND Shield Shield 34-pin post connector in front panel with locking. Please refer to previous page for a description of signals. Page 40 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
Each of the voltage/current converters has got three jumpers, by which the three different operating modes can be selected: Voltage output (the output voltage of the VME-DAC1612 is directly fed to the terminals of the adapter. All voltage ranges of the VME-DAC1612 are permissible) Current output 0...20 mA...
BR42 BR41 and BR43 BR52 BR51 and BR53 BR62 BR61 and BR63 BR72 BR71 and BR73 BR82 BR81 and BR83 Table 22: Assignment of jumpers to channels Page 42 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
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DAC812-adapter'. Voltage outputs BR11 If the output voltage of the VME-DAC1612 is to fed 1 2 3 through for a channel, a jumper has to bridge pins 2-3 in jumper field Brx2. Jumper fields Brx1 and Brx2 are 100k insignificant in this case.
'Adjusting the D/A-Converters' on page 31. Instead of the voltage values cited there, you set the equivalent current values. If you only feed through the output voltage of the VME-DAC1612, you do not have to adjust offset and gain.
132 mm to 81.5 mm. Please refer to figure 5 'Position of jumpers of the DAC812- adapter' on page 41 for the position of the line. VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 45 of 50...
+15 V analog analog analog analog I/O-connector: Spring contact strip in accordance with DIN41612 design C64/a+c per pin: 1.0 A For signal description turn to the following page. Page 46 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
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- ... these connector pins are not connected on board DACx-IN ... analog input signal of the DAC812-adapter board (= output of VME-DAC1612 with x = 1...8) Signal-GND ... reference potential of analog inputs of the adapter board +5 V...
(used as shield) INFORMATION The potentials 'Signal-GND' and 'GND ' are connected to each analog other on the VME-DAC1612-board. On the adapter board these signals are not connected. Page 48 of 50 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 VME-DAC1612...
Load GND of the output signal Output signal: Voltage output of the VME-DAC1612 or Current output 0...20 mA or Current output 4...20 mA VME-DAC1612 Manual • Doc. No.: V.1706.21 / Rev. 1.2 Page 49 of 50...
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