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Spectrum MI.2020 Hardware Manual, Software Driver Manual

Spectrum MI.2020 Hardware Manual, Software Driver Manual (96 pages)

MI.20 series fast 8 bit transient recorder, A/D converter board for PCI bus

Brand: Spectrum | Category: PCI Card | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction

6
- Preface
  6
- General Information
  6
- Different Models of the MI.20Xx Series
  7
- Additional Options
  8
  - Extra I/O (Option -XMF)
    8
  - Extra I/O (Option -XIO)
    8
  - Starhub
    9
  - 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
Software Driver Installation

17
- Interrupt Sharing
  17
- Windows 98
  18
  - Installation
    18
  - Version Control
    18
  - Driver - Update
    19
- Windows 2000
  20
  - Installation
    20
  - Version Control
    20
  - Driver - Update
    21
- Windows XP
  22
  - Installation
    22
  - Version Control
    22
  - Driver - Update
    23
- Windows NT
  24
  - Installation
    24
  - Adding Boards to the Windows NT Driver
    24
  - Driver - Update
    24
- Linux
  25
  - Overview
    25
  - Installation
    25
Software

27
- Software Overview
  27
- First Test with Sbench
  27
- C/C++ Driver Interface
  28
  - Header Files
    28
  - Microsoft Visual C
    28
  - Linux Gnu C
    28
  - Other Windows C/C++ Compilers
    29
  - National Instruments Labwindows/CVI
    29
  - Driver Functions
    29
- Delphi (Pascal) Programming Interface
  32
  - Type Definition
    32
  - Include Driver
    32
  - Examples
    32
  - Driver Functions
    32
- Visual Basic Programming Interface
  34
  - Include Driver
    34
  - Visual Basic Examples
    34
  - VBA for Excel Examples
    34
  - Driver Functions
    34
Programming the Board

36
- Overview
  36
- Register Tables
  36
- Programming Examples
  36
- Error Handling
  36
- Initialization
  37
  - Starting the Automatic Initialization Routine
    37
  - PCI Register
    37
  - Hardware Version
    38
  - Date of Production
    38
  - Serial Number
    38
  - Maximum Possible Sample Rate
    38
  - Installed Memory
    38
  - Installed Features and Options
    39
  - Used Interrupt Line
    39
  - Used Type of Driver
    39
- Powerdown and Reset
  40
Analog Inputs

41
- Channel Selection
  41
  - Important Note on Channels Selection
    41
- Setting up the Inputs
  42
  - Input Ranges
    42
  - Input Offset
    43
  - Input Termination
    44
  - Automatical Adjustment of the Offset Settings
    44
Standard Acquisition Modes

45
- General Information
  45
- Programming
  45
FIFO Mode

49
- Overview
  49
  - General Information
    49
  - Background FIFO Read
    49
  - Speed Limitations
    49
- Programming
  50
  - Software Buffers
    50
  - Buffer Processing
    51
  - FIFO Mode
    52
  - Example FIFO Acquisition Mode
    52
  - Data Organization
    52
  - Sample Format
    53
Clock Generation

54
- Overview
  54
- Internally Generated Sample Rate
  54
  - Standard Internal Sample Rate
    54
  - Using Plain Quartz with no PLL
    55
  - External Clocking
    55
  - Direct External Clock
    55
  - External Clock with Divider
    57
Trigger Modes and Appendant Registers

58
- General Description
  58
- Software Trigger
  58
- External TTL Trigger
  58
  - Edge Triggers
    59
  - Pulsewidth Triggers
    60
- Channel Trigger
  62
Option Multiple Recording

73
- Recording Modes
  73
  - Standard Mode
    73
  - FIFO Mode
    73
- Trigger Modes
  73
Option Gated Sampling

75
- Recording Modes
  75
  - Standard Mode
    75
  - FIFO Mode
    75
- Trigger Modes
  75
  - General Information and Trigger Delay
    75
  - Allowed Trigger Modes
    76
- Example Program
  77
Option Timestamp

78
- General Information
  78
- Timestamp Modes
  78
  - Standard Mode
    78
  - Startreset Mode
    78
  - Refclock Mode (Optional)
    78
- Timestamp Status
  79
- Reading out Timestamp Data
  79
  - Functions for Accessing the Data
    79
  - Data Format
    80
- Example Programs
  81
  - Standard Acquisition Mode
    81
  - Acquisition with Multiple Recording
    81
Option Extra I/O

82
- Digital I/Os
  82
  - Channel Direction
    82
  - Transfer Data
    82
- Analog Outputs
  83
- Programming Example
  83
Synchronization (Option)

84
Appendix

94

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