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Spectrum MC.4731 Hardware Manual (87 pages)

multi channel 16 bit DAQ, A/D converter board for CompactPCI bus

Brand: Spectrum | Category: Computer Hardware | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
6
Preface
6
General Information
6
Different Models of the MC.47Xx Series
6
Additional Options
8
Extra I/O (Option -XMF)
8
Starhub
8
Timestamp
9
The Spectrum Type Plate
10
Hardware Information
11
Block Diagram
11
Technical Data
11
Dynamic Parameters
12
Order Information
12
Hardware Installation
13
System Requirements
13
Warnings
13
ESD Precautions
13
Cooling Precautions
13
Sources of Noise
13
Installing the Board in the System
13
Installing a Single Board Without any Options
13
Installing a Board with Digital Inputs/Outputs
14
Installing a Board with Extra I/O (Option -XMF)
14
Installing Multiple Boards Synchronized by Starhub
15
Installing Multiple Synchronized Boards
16
Software Driver Installation
17
Interrupt Sharing
17
Important Notes on Driver Version 4.00
17
Windows XP 32/64 Bit
18
Installation
18
Version Control
18
Driver - Update
19
Windows Vista/7 32/64 Bit
20
Installation
20
Version Control
21
Driver - Update
21
Windows NT / Windows 2000 32 Bit
22
Installation
22
Adding Boards to the Windows NT / Windows 2000 Driver
22
Driver - Update
22
Important Notes on Driver Version 4.00
22
Linux
23
Overview
23
Installation with Udev Support
23
Installation Without Udev Support
24
Installing the Device
25
Driver Info
25
Software
26
Software Overview
26
Accessing the Hardware with Sbench 6
27
C/C++ Driver Interface
27
Header Files
27
Microsoft Visual C
27
Borland C++ Builder
28
Linux Gnu C
28
Other Windows C/C++ Compilers
28
National Instruments Labwindows/CVI
28
Driver Functions
29
Delphi (Pascal) Programming Interface
31
Type Definition
31
Include Driver
31
Examples
31
Driver Functions
31
Visual Basic Programming Interface
32
Include Driver
32
Visual Basic Examples
32
VBA for Excel Examples
32
Driver Functions
32
Python Programming Interface and Examples
34
Driver Interface
34
Examples
34
Programming the Board
35
Overview
35
Register Tables
35
Programming Examples
35
Error Handling
35
Initialization
36
Starting the Automatic Initialization Routine
36
PCI Register
36
Hardware Version
37
Date of Production
37
Serial Number
37
Maximum Possible Sample Rate
37
Installed Memory
37
Installed Features and Options
37
Used Interrupt Line
38
Used Type of Driver
38
Driver Version
38
Example Program for the Board Initialization
39
Powerdown and Reset
39
Analog Inputs
40
Channel Selection
40
Important Note on Channels Selection
40
Setting up the Inputs
41
Input Ranges
41
Automatic On-Board Calibration of the Offset and Gain Settings
42
Standard Acquisition Modes
43
General Information
43
Programming
43
Memory, Pre- and Posttrigger
43
Starting Without Interrupt (Classic Mode)
44
Command Register
44
Status Register
45
Starting with Interrupt Driven Mode
45
Data Organization
45
Sample Format
46
Reading out the Data with Spcgetdata
46
Standard Mode
47
FIFO Mode
48
Overview
48
General Information
48
Background FIFO Read
48
Speed Limitations
48
Programming
49
Software Buffers
49
Buffer Processing
50
FIFO Mode
51
Example FIFO Acquisition Mode
51
Data Organization
52
Sample Format
52
Clock Generation
53
Overview
53
Internally Generated Sample Rate
53
Standard Internal Sample Rate
53
Using Plain Quartz Without PLL
54
External Reference Clock
54
External Clocking
55
Direct External Clock
55
External Clock with Divider
56
Trigger Modes and Appendant Registers
57
General Description
57
Software Trigger
57
External TTL Trigger
57
Edge Triggers
58
Pulsewidth Triggers
59
Channel Trigger
60
Overview of the Channel Trigger Registers
60
Triggerlevel
61
Detailed Description of the Channel Trigger Modes
63
Option Timestamp
69
General Information
69
Limits
69
Timestamp Modes
69
Standard Mode
69
Startreset Mode
69
Refclock Mode (Optional)
70
Timestamp Status
70
Reading out Timestamp Data
70
Functions for Accessing the Data
70
Data Format
71
Example Programs
72
Standard Acquisition Mode
72
Acquisition with Multiple Recording
72
Option Extra I/O
73
Digital I/Os
73
Channel Direction
73
Transfer Data
73
Analog Outputs
74
Programming Example
74
Synchronization (Option)
75
The Different Synchronization Options
75
Synchronization with Option Cascading
75
Synchronization with Option Starhub
75
The Setup Order for the Different Synchronization Options
76
Setup Order for Use with Standard (Non FIFO) Mode and Equally Clocked Boards
76
Setup Synchronization for Use with FIFO Mode and Equally Clocked Boards
80
Additions for Synchronizing Different Boards
82
Additions for Equal Boards with Different Sample Rates
83
Resulting Delays Using Different Boards or Speeds
84
Appendix
85
Error Codes
85
Pin Assignment of the Multipin Connector
86
Extra I/O with External Connector(Option -XMF)
86
Pin Assignment of the Multipin Cable
86
IDC Footprints
87

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