Testing With Instacal; Testing The Digital Functions - Measurement Computing miniLAB 1008 User Manual

miniLAB 1008 User's Guide

Testing with InstaCal

InstaCal provides test procedures that you can perform to verify that the miniLAB 1008
analog and digital functions are working properly. To access these tests, start InstaCal,
and select the desired test option from the

Testing the digital functions

The external DIO test verifies that the input/output operation of each digital bit is
functional. To access this test, do the following:
1. From InstaCal's main form, pull down the
The
Board Test
following dialog is shown configured with its default settings.
Row 1 is highlighted – this is where you begin the test. Follow the wiring
instructions on the dialog.
2. Connect the signals as specified in row 1. Pin numbers are listed in the wire
illustration.
For example, wire signal
button.
dialog opens with one tab – the
(pin 37) to signal
A0
5-4
Calibrating and Testing the Device
menu.
Test
menu and select the
Test
External DIO Test
(pin 10) and click on the
B0
option.
Digital
tab. The
Test