Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing PCI-DAS-TC User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................v
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................v
Conventions in this user's guide........................................................................................................................................ v
Where to find more information ....................................................................................................................................... v
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS-TC ............................................................................................................ 1-1
Overview: PCI-DAS-TC features................................................................................................................... 1-1
Software features ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS-TC ................................................................................................................ 2-1
What comes with your PCI-DAS-TC shipment?............................................................................................ 2-1
Hardware ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Additional documentation.............................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Optional components ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking the PCI-DAS-TC.......................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the software .................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the hardware ................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Configuring the PCI-DAS-TC........................................................................................................................ 2-3
Connecting the board for I/O operations ........................................................................................................ 2-3
Connectors, cables - main I/O connector....................................................................................................................... 2-3
Pin out - main I/O connector ......................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Field wiring, signal termination and conditioning ......................................................................................................... 2-4
Chapter 3
Programming and Developing Applications .................................................................................. 3-1
Programming languages ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Packaged applications programs..................................................................................................................... 3-1
Register-level programming ........................................................................................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................. 4-1
PCI-DAS-TC Block diagram.......................................................................................................................... 4-1
CIO-STA-TC screw terminal adapter board................................................................................................... 4-2
Open thermocouple detection ........................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Theory of operation ........................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Isolated analog inputs .................................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Processing and control ................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Process flow................................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Chapter 5
Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Analog input ................................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Accuracy and resolution ................................................................................................................................................ 5-1
Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Crystal oscillator............................................................................................................................................. 5-2
CIO-STA-TC adapter ..................................................................................................................................... 5-2
Calibration error ............................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Linearity error................................................................................................................................................. 5-3
Power consumption ........................................................................................................................................ 5-3
Environmental ................................................................................................................................................ 5-3
Main connector and pin-out............................................................................................................................ 5-3
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