BEFORE YOU GET STARTED ..........................4 CARD SETUP ................................ 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..........................9 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION ..........................11 DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE ............................ 12 PROGRAMMING THE PIO-48.PC104 ........................ 15 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................19 SPECIFICATIONS ............................... 20 EXAMPLE CIRCUITS ............................21 APPENDIX A – TROUBLESHOOTING........................ 22 APPENDIX B –...
Introduction The PIO-48.PC104 part number 3701 digital I/O interface provides 48 channels of buffered drive digital I/O emulating 8255 mode zero. The PIO-48.PC104 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.PC104 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact Sealevel for replacement. Item# 3701 – • PIO-48.PC104 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.
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Optional Items Depending upon your application, you are likely to find one or more of the following items useful for interfacing the PIO-48.PC104 to real-world signals. All items can be purchased from our website (www.sealevel.com) or by calling 864-843-4343. For TTL applications: •...
Card Setup Address Selection The PIO-48.PC104 occupies 8 consecutive I/O locations. The DIP-switch (S1) is used to set the base address for these locations and the IRQ mode options. 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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IRQ Selection The PIO-48.PC104 has an interrupt selection jumper, which should be set prior to use, if an interrupt is required by your application software. Consult the user manual for the application software being used to determine the proper setting.
9. Scroll through the list of categorized hardware and select ‘SeaIO Devices’. If this is the first SeaIO device you may need to select ‘Other Devices’ and ‘Sealevel Systems, Inc.’ instead of ‘SeaIO Devices’.
Physical Installation Extreme care should be taken when installing the PIO-48.PC104 to avoid causing damage to the connectors. After the adapter is installed, connect your I/O cables to P2 and P5. Please note these headers are keyed so that pin 1 of the cable matches pin 1 of the connector. Refer to...
Digital I/O Interface The PIO-48.PC104’s 48 digital I/O channels are accessed via two industry-standard 50-pin header connectors. Each header provides 24 bits of digital I/O divided into two eight-bit ports and two four bit ports for upper and lower nibble. Each port may be individually configured via software command as input or output.
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Physical Connection The port signals for the PIO-48.PC104 are physically connected via two 50-pin box headers. P5 provides the connections for ports A1-C1 and P2 provide the connections for A2-C2. These headers are compatible with the industry standard 50-pin ribbon/IDC type cabling. This allows for a direct cabling connection between the PIO-48.PC104 and a Solid State Relay Rack (i.e., PB-8.
/ 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.PC104. If you are programming in Visual Basic, using the ActiveX control included with SeaI/O is advised.
5. Always use the Sealevel Systems diagnostic software when troubleshooting a problem. This will eliminate any software issues from the equation. 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 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Eastern Time Monday through Friday.
If possible, please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics. 3. 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.htm...
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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