About This Manual; Intended Audience; How This Manual Is Organized - Measurement Computing Data Translation DT9857 User Manual

The first part of this manual describes how to install and set up your DT9857 or DT9857E
module and device driver, and verify that your module is working properly.
The second part of this manual describes the features of the DT9857 and DT9857E modules,
the capabilities of the DT9857 Device Driver, and how to program the DT9857 or DT9857E
module using the DT-Open Layers for .NET Class Library™ software. Troubleshooting
information is also provided.
Note: For more information on the class library, refer to the DT-Open Layers for .NET Class
Library User's Manual. If you are using the DataAcq SDK or a software application to program
your device, refer to the documentation for that software for more information.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for engineers, scientists, technicians, or others responsible for
using and/or programming a DT9857 or DT9857E module for data acquisition operations in
the Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 operating system. It
is assumed that you have some familiarity with data acquisition principles and that you
understand your application.

How this Manual is Organized

This manual is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, "Overview,"
as well as the supported software and accessories for the modules.
• Chapter 2,
module, connect one or more modules to a host computer, and configure the DT9857
Device Driver.
• Chapter 3,
module.
• Chapter 4,
of a DT9857 or DT9857E module using the QuickDAQ application.
• Chapter 5,
DT9857E modules.
• Chapter 6,
and the associated features accessible using the DT-Open Layers for .NET Class Library
with the DT9857 and DT9857E modules.
• Chapter 7,
with the DT9857 or DT9857E module and DT9857 Device Driver, should they occur.
describes the major features of the DT9857 and DT9857E modules,
"Setting Up and Installing the Module,"
"Wiring Signals," describes how to wire signals to a DT9857 or DT9857E
"Verifying the Operation of a Module,"
"Principles of Operation,"
"Supported Device Driver Capabilities,"
"Troubleshooting," provides information that you can use to resolve problems

About this Manual

describes how to apply power to the
describes how to verify the operation
describes all of the features of the DT9857 and
lists the data acquisition subsystems
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