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1. 10 V For example connecting with an external reference of 7 V will generate 0 to PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 22 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 3 7 V D A output Figure 3 3 shows how to make analog output and external reference input connections on the PCI 1711 Internal External External Reference For DA Signal External Reference For DA Signal INT REF I O Connector Fig 3 3 Analog output connections 3 5 Trigger Source Connections Internal Pacer Trigger Connection The PCI 1711 includes one 82C54 compatible programmable timer counter chip which provides three 16 bit counters connected to a 10 MHz clock each designated specifically as Counter 0 Counter I and Counter 2 Counter 0 is a counter which counts events from an input channel or outputing pulse Counter 1 and Counter 2 are cascaded to create a 32 bit timer for pacer triggering A low to high edge from the Counter 2 output PACER_OUT will trigger an A D conversion on the PCI 1711 1731 Atthe same time you can also use this signal as a synchronous signal for other applications External Trigger Source Connection In addition to pacer triggering the PCI 1711 1731 also allows external triggering for A D conversions When a 5 V source is connected to TRG_GATE the external trigger function is enabled A low to high edge coming from EXT TRG will trigger an A D conversion on the Advantech Co Ltd 23 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual
2. 1 Access the Device Manager through Control Panel System Device Manager 2 The device name of the PCI 1711 1731 should be listed on the Device Manager tab on the System Property Page PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 10 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 2 y eem orem om r Fig 2 3 The device name listed on the Device Manager Note If your card is properly installed you should see the device name of your card listed on the Device Manager tab If you do see your device name listed on it but marked with an exclamation sign Fig 2 4 it means your card has not been correctly installed In this case remove the card device from the Device Manager by selecting its device name and press the Remove button Then go through the driver installation process again Fig 2 4 The exclamation mark on the device name indicating improper installation of the card Advantech Co Ltd 11 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 2 After your card is properly installed on your system you can now configure your device using the Device Installation Program that has itself already been installed on your system during driver setup A complete device installation procedure should include device setup configuration and testing The following sections will guide you through the Setup Configuration and Testing of your device 2 4 Device Setup amp Configuration The Device Insta
3. Dimensions 175 mm x 100 mm 6 9 x3 9 PCI 1711 PCI 1731 Typical Power Consumption 5 V 850 mA 5 V 700 mA PERSA 0 60 C 32 140 F Temperature P refer to IEC 68 2 1 2 Storage 20 70 C 4 158 F 5 95 RH non condensing refer to IEC 68 2 3 Relative Humidity PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 34 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX Block Diagram Address Boe Address Decoder it Digital Output PCI Controller it Digital Input A D amp D A Status bit D A Output 0 Control Logic D A Output 1 CNTO_CLK CNTO_OUT gt Tg COUNTER Eu ES 10 MHz 10 0 m CNTO GATE IRQ Control 1 MHz 1K Samples Logic FIFO COUNTER 1 12 bit A D Ya ios PACER OUT Convertor A D Trigger Logic EXT TRG Q SW TRG Al lt an Multiplexer ki h Logi Channel Scan Logic 16 S E Gain Control RAM A 1 15 Advantech Co Ltd 35 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX B PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 36 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Register Structure and Format NNNM C 1 Overview The PCI 1711 1731 is delivered with an easy to use 32 bit DLL driver for user programming under the Windows 95 98 NT operating system We advise users to program the PCI 1711 1731 using the 32 bit DLL driver provided by Advantech to avoid the complexity of low level programming by re
4. NC Null count is 1 when the last count written to the counter register has been loaded into the counting element D 3 Counter Operating Modes MODE 0 Stop on Terminal Count The output will initially be low after you set this mode of operation After you load the count into the selected count register the output will remain low and the counter will count When the counter reaches the terminal count its output will go high and remain high until you reload it with the mode or a new count value The counter continues to decrement after it reaches the terminal count Rewriting a counter register during counting has the following results 1 Writing to the first byte stops the current counting Advantech Co Ltd 53 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX D 2 Writing to the second byte starts the new count MODE 1 Programmable One shot Pulse The output is initially high The output will go low on the count following the rising edge of the gate input It will then go high on the terminal count If you load a new count value while the output is low the new value will not affect the duration of the one shot pulse until the succeeding trigger You can read the current count at any time without affecting the one shot pulse The one shot is retriggerable thus the output will remain low for the full count after any rising edge at the gate input MODE 2 Rate Generator The output will be low for one period
5. This bit indicates whether the FIFO is full means that the FIFO is full IRQ Interrupt flag This bit indicates the interrupt status means that an interrupt has occurred Advantech Co Ltd 45 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX C C 8 Control Register BASE 6 The write only register BASE 6 allows users to set an A D trigger source and an interrupt source Table Control Register aa a RS E E ener I I ro er pw ree eases onto fonera moen care ext Pacen sw SW Software trigger enable bit 1 enable O disable PACER Pacer trigger enable bit 1 enable O disable EXT External trigger enable bit 1 enable O disable Note Users cannot enable SW PACER and EXT concurrently GATE External trigger gate function enable bit 1 enable O disable IRQEN Interrupt enable bit 1 enable O disable ONEFH Interrupt source bit O interrupt when an A D conversion occurs 1 interrupt when the FIFO is half full CNTO Counter 0 clock source select bit O the clock source of Counter 0 comes from the internal clock 1 MHz 1 the clock source of Counter O comes from the external clock maximum up to 10 MHz PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 46 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX C C 9 Clear Interrupt and FIFO BASE 8 and BASE 9 Writing data to either of these two bytes clears the interrupt or the FIFO Table C 8 Register to clear
6. www advantech com Chapter 5 VRI VR Fig 5 2 PCI 1731 VR assignment The following list shows the function of each VR VRI A D bipolar offset adjustment A D full scale gain adjustment D A channel O full scale adjustment VR4 D A chamnel 1 full scale adjustment 5 2 A D Calibration Regular and accurate calibration procedures ensure the maximum possible accuracy The A D calibration program ADCAL EXE leads you through the whole A D offset and gain adjustment procedure The basic steps are outlined below 1 Connect a DC voltage source of 9 995 V to AIO 2 Connect AGND to All AD AD Al4 and AIS 3 Runthe ADCAL EXE program 4 Adjust VR2 until the output codes from the card s AIO are focused on FFE at least 70 and adjust VR1 until the output codes from the card s All AD AI3 AIA and AI5 are focused on TFF at least 70 5 Press the SPACE key to finish A D calibration 5 3 D A Calibration The D A calibration program DACAL EXE leads you through the whole D A calibration procedure You can select the on board 5V or 10V internal reference voltage or an external voltage as your analog output reference voltage If you use an external reference connect a reference voltage within the range PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 30 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter5 of 10V to the reference input of the D A output channel you want to calibrate Adjust the full scale of D A channel O and
7. 1 with VR3 and VR4 respectively Note Using a precision voltmeter to calibrate the D A outputs is recom mended You can adjust VR3 and VR4 until the D A channel 0 and 1 output voltages approach the reference voltage at least 1LSB but with the reverse sign For example if Vref is 5V then Vout should be 5V If Vref is 10V Vout should be 10V 5 4 Self A D Calibration We know in most cases it is difficult to find a good enough DC voltage source for A D calibration We provide a self adjusted A D calibration program SELFCAL EXE to help solve this problem The steps of self calibration are outlined as below l Connect DAO OUT to AIO 2 Connect AGND to All AD AI3 AIA and AIS 3 4 First calibrate the D A channel Adjust VR3 until the DAO OUT Run the SELFCAL EXE program output voltage approaches 10V Then press the SPACE key Next we will do the A D calibration Now the DAO_OUT output voltage will be 9 995V then adjust VR2 until the output codes from the card s AIO focused on FFE at least 7096 and adjust VRI until the output codes from the card s All AD AI3 AI4 and AI5 focused on 7FF at least 70 Press the SPACE key to finish calibration procedures Advantech Co Ltd 31 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 5 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 32 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX e Specifications Analog Input 16 singl
8. The Device s Found dialog box lists all the installed devices on your system Select the device you want to configure from the list box and press the OK button After you have clicked OK you will see a Device Setting dialog box such as the one in Fig 2 9 Advantech Co Ltd 13 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 2 Advantech PCI 1711 des List below is how many PCI 1711 cards on MotherBoard Please select one from listing Device PCI 1711 Slot 0 1 0 6600H IRG 3 Fig 2 8 The Device s Found dialog box Configuring the Device Step 5 On the Device Setting dialog box Fig 2 9 you can configure the voltage source either as External or Internal and specify the voltage output range for the 2 D A channels Base Address 6600 Hex Interrupt Channel 9 Hex D A Voltage Ref Channel 1 p D A Voltage Ref Channel 2 C External Intemal C External Y Internal Velage o 5v Voltage 0 5v Cancel aa Help About Fig 2 9 The Device Setting dialog box Note Users can configure the source of D A reference voltage either as Internal or External and select the output voltage range When selecting voltage source as Internal users have two options for the output voltage range 0 5V and 0 10V When selected as External the output voltage range is determined by the external reference voltage in the following way By inputting an external reference vo
9. interrupt and FIFO Clear Interrupt and FIFO Write f ClearimtemuptandFIFO Lowe oy spes s pes ESA E oe od SS A BASE 9 Clear FIFO BASE 8 Clear Interrupt C 10 D A Output Channel 0 BASE 10 and BASE 11 The write only registers of BASE 10 and BASE 11 accept data for D A Channel 0 output PCI 1731 The PCI 1731 is not equipped with the D A functions PCI 1711 Table C 9 Register for D A channel 0 data Cm RR CO IRC LLL Fase I I EEE DAI DAO Digital to analog data DAO LSB of the D A data DAI1 MSB of the D A data Advantech Co Ltd 47 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX C C 11 D A Output Channel 1 BASE 12 and BASE 13 The write only registers of BASE 12 and BASE 13 accept data for D A channel 1 output PCI 1731 The PCI 1731 is not equipped with the D A functions PCI 1711 Table C 10 Register for D A channel I data Tee 7 IC IC ECO L3 LT Ls ese _ _ oars one oa Da DA11 DAO Digital to analog data DAO the LSB of the D A data DA11 the MSB of the D A data PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 48 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX C C 12 D A Reference Control BASE 14 The write only register of BASE 14 allows users to set the D A reference source PCI 1731 The PCI 1731 is not equipped with the D A functions PCI 1711 Bit 4 DAO 5 10 DAO VE DA1 5 10 DAL VE Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Table C 11
10. is launched you ll see the following Setup Screen Note amp If the autoplay function is not enabled on your computer use Windows Explorer or Windows Run command to execute SETUP EXE on the companion CD ROM Fig 2 1 The Setup Screen of Advantech Automation Software PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 8 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 2 Step 3 Select the DLL Drivers option Step 4 Select the Windows 95 98 or Windows NT option according to your operating system Just follow the installation instruc tions step by step to complete your DLL driver setup Fig 2 2 Different options for Driver Setup For further information on driver related issues an online version of DLL Drivers Manual is available by accessing the following path Start Programs Advantech Driver for 95 and 98 or for NT Driver Manual 2 3 Hardware Installation Note amp Make sure you have installed the driver first before you install the card please refer to 2 2 Driver Installation After the DLL driver installation is completed you can now go on to install the PCI 1711 1731 card in any PCI slot on your computer But it is suggested that you should refer to the computer user manual or related documentations if you have any doubt Please follow the steps below to install the card on your system Step 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord and cables Z TURN OFF your computer before installing or removin
11. previous procedure for the Device Installation Program or simply by accessing Start Programs Advantech Driver for 95 and 98 or for NT Test Utility Testing Analog Input Function Click the Analog Input tab to bring it up to front of the screen Select the input range for each channel in the Input range drop down boxes Configure the sampling rate on the scroll bar Switch the channels by using the up down arrow Fig 2 12 Analog Input tab on the Device Test dialog box Testing Analog Output Function only for PCI 1711 Click the Analog Output tab to bring it up to the foreground The Analog Output tab allows you to output quasi sine triangle or square waveforms generated by the software automatically or output single values manually You can also configure the waveform frequency and output voltage range PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 16 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 2 Fig 2 13 Analog Output tab on the Device Test dialog box Testing Digital Input Function Click the Digital Input tab to show forth the Digital Input test panel as seen below Through the color of the lamps users can easily discern whether the status of each digital input channel is either high or low Fig 2 14 Digital Input tab on the Device Test dialog box Testing Digital Output Function Click the Digital Output tab to bring up the Digital Output test panel such as seen on the next page By pressing the buttons on each tab
12. rich function library to be utilized in various application programs This function library consists of numerous APIs that support many development tools such as Visual C Visual Basic Delphi and C Builder According to their specific functions or sevices those APIs can be categorized into several function groups LJ Analog Iutput Function Group U Analog Output Function Group O Digital Input Output Function Group U Counter Function Group O Temperature Measurement Function Group LJ Alarm Function Group U Port Function Group U Communication Function Group U Event Function Group For the usage and parameters of each function please refer to the Function Overview chapter in the DLL Drivers Manaul Troubleshooting DLL Driver Error Driver functions will return a status code when they are called to perform a certain task for the application When a function returns a code that is not zero it means the function has failed to perform its designated function To troubleshoot the DLL driver error you can pass the error code to DRV_GetErrorMessage function to return the error message Or you can refer to the DLL Driver Error Codes Appendix in the DLL Drivers Manaul for a detailed listing of the Error Code Error ID and the Error Message PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 28 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com crol This chapter offers you a brief guide to the calibration programs 5 Calibration Regular ca
13. space on the board to meet future needs for signal conditioning circuits low pass filter voltage attenuator and current shunt e Industrial grade screw clamp terminal blocks for heavy duty and reliable connections PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 6 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com o2 2 Installation This chapter gives users a package item checklist proper instructions about unpacking and step by step procedures for both driver and card installation 2 1 Unpacking After receiving your PCI 1711 1731 package please inspect its contents first The package should contain the following items M PCI 1711 1731 card M Companion CD ROM DLL driver included M User s Manual M Quick Start The PCI 1711 1731 card harbors certain electronic components vulnerable to electrostatic discharge ESD ESD could easily damage the integrated circuits and certain components if preventive measures are not carefully paid attention to Before removing the card from the antistatic plastic bag you should take following precautions to ward off possible ESD damage e Touch the metal part of your computer chassis with your hand to discharge static electricity accumulated on your body Or one can also use a grounding strap e Touch the antistatic bag to a metal part of your computer chassis before opening the bag e Take hold of the card only by the metal bracket when removing it out of the bag After taking out the card first you
14. www advantech com Chapter 3 PCI 1711 1731 When DGND is connected to TRG_GATE the external trigger function is thereby disabled 3 6 Field Wiring Considerations When you use the PCI 1711 1731 to acquire data from outside noises in the environment might significantly affect the accuracy of your measurements if due cautions are not taken The following measures will be helpful to reduce possible interference running signal wires between signal sources and the PCI 1711 1731 The signal cables must be kept away from strong electromag netic sources such as power lines large electric motors circuit breakers or welding machines since they may cause strong electromagnetic interference Keep the analog signal cables away from any video monitor since it can significantly affect a data acquisition system If the cable travels through area with significant electromagnetic interference you should adopt individually shielded twisted pair wires as the analog input cable This type of cable have its signal wires twisted together and shielded with a metal mesh The metal mesh should only be connected to one point at the signal source ground Avoid running the signal cables through any conduit that might have power lines in it If you have to palce your signal cable parallel to a power line that has a high voltage or high current running through it try to keep a safe distance between them Or you should place the signal cable at right angl
15. 1711 1731 Table C 4 Gain codes for PCI 1711 1731 PCI 1711 1731 Gain Code 2 5 to 2 5 1 25 to 1 25 0 625 to 0 625 Example To set channel 3 as gain 1 1 Write channel 3 to BASE 4 as 00000011 2 Write channel 3 to BASE 5 as 00000011 3 Refer to the gain code list write gain 1 to BASE 2 as 00000000 ETEZES S SE AE ES c Ej EARTEN Advantech Co Ltd 43 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX C C 6 MUX Control BASE 4 and BASE 5 Table C 5 Register for multiplexer control MUX Control Wie MUX Control O S O s 7 o s sas 2 1 0 CL3 CLO Start Scan Channel Number CH3 CHO Stop Scan Channel Number e When you set the gain code of analog input channel n you should set the MUX start amp stop channel number to channel n to prevent any unexpected errors In fact BASE 4 bit 3 to bit 0 CL3 CLO act as a pointer to channel n s address in the SRAM when you program the A D channel setting refer to Section C 5 Caution We recommend you set the same start and stop channel when writing to the register BASE 2 Otherwise if the A D trigger source is on the multiplexer will continuously scan between channels and the range setting may be set to an unexpected channel Make sure the A D trigger source is turned off to avoid this kind of error The write only registers of BASE 4 and BASE 5 control how the multiplexers MUXs scan e BASE 4 bit 3 to bi
16. 3968 O Computer Personal computer or workstation with a PCI bus slot running Windows 95 98 NT Some other optional components are also available for enhanced operation Q Application software ActiveDAQ GeniDAQ or other third party software packages After you have got the necessary components and maybe some accessories for enhanced operation of your DAS card you can then begin the Installation procedures Figure 1 1 on the next page pro vides a concise flow chart to give users a broad picture of the software and hardware installation procedures Advantech Co Ltd 3 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 1 Install Driver CD ROM then power off PC Plug in Hardware and power on PC Use configuration utility to configure hardware Use testing utility to test hardware Read examples amp driver manual Start to write your application Fig 1 1 Installation Flow Chart PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 4 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 1 1 3 Software Advantech offers a rich set of DLL drivers third party driver support and application software to help fully exploit the functions of your PCI 1711 1731 card e DLL driver on the companion CD ROM e Labview driver e Advantech ActiveDAQ e Advantech GeniDAQ For more information on software please refer to Chapter 4 Software Overview Users who intend to program directly at the registers of the DAS d
17. 51 D 2 Counter Read Write and Control Registers 51 D 3 Counter Operating Modes seen 53 D 4 Counter Operations esee 55 ciento 1 Introduction Thank you for buying the Advantech PCI 1711 1731 PCI card The Advantech PCI 1711 1731 is a powerful data acquisition DAS card for the PCI bus It features a unique circuit design and complete functions for data acquisition and control PCI 1711 1731 provides specific functions for different user requirements PCI 1711 12 bit Low cost Multifunction DAS card PCI 1731 12 bit Low cost Multifunction DAS card w o analog output The following sections of this chapter will provide further information about features of the DAS cards a Quick Start for installation together with some brief information on software and accessories for the PCI 1711 1731 card 1 1 Features The Advantech PCI 1711 1731 provides users with the most requested measurement and control functions as seen below Q 16 channel Single Ended A D Input Q 12 bit A D conversion with up to 100 kHz sampling rate L1 16 channel Digital Input Q 16 channel Digital Output O 2 channel D A Output only for PCI 1711 U Programmable Counter Timer Q Automatic Channel Gain Scanning The Advantech PCI 1711 1731 offers the following main features Plug and Play Function The Advantech PCI 1711 1731 is a Plug and Play device which fully complies wit
18. 6 BASE 28 and BASE 30 are used for the 82C54 programmable timer counter Please refer to Appendix D 82C54 Counter Chip Functions for detailed application information Note Users have to use a 16 bit word command to read write each register PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 50 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX L 82C54 Counter Function D 1 The Intel 82C54 The PCI 1711 1731 uses one Intel 82C54 compatible programmable interval timer counter chip The popular 82C54 offers three indepen dent 16 bit counters counter 0 counter 1 and counter 2 Each counter has a clock input control gate and an output You can program each counter for maximum count values from 2 to 65535 The 82C54 has a maximum input clock frequency of 10 MHz The PCI 1711 1731 provides 10 MHz input frequencies to the counter chip from an on board crystal oscillator Counter 0 On the PCI 1711 1731 counter O can be a 16 bit timer or an event counter selectable by users When the clock source is set as an internal source counter O is a 16 bit timer when set as an external source then counter 0 is an event counter and the clock source comes from CNTO CLK The counter is controlled by CNTO_GATE When CNTO GATE input is high counter 0 will begin to count Counter 1 amp 2 Counter 1 and counter 2 of the counter chip are cascaded to create a 32 bit timer for the pacer trigger A low to high edge of counter 2 output PA
19. CER OUT will trigger an A D conversion At the same time you can use this signal as a synchronous signal for other applications D 2 Counter Read Write and Control Registers The 82C54 programmable interval timer uses four registers at addresses BASE 24 Dec BASE 26 Dec BASE 28 Dec and BASE 30 Dec for read write and control of counter functions Register functions appear below Register Function BASE 24 Dec Counter 0 read write BASE 26 Dec Counter 1 read write BASE 28 Dec Counter 2 read write BASE 30 Dec Counter control word Advantech Co Ltd 51 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX D Since the 82C54 counter uses a 16 bit structure each section of read write data is split into a least significant byte LSB and most significant byte MSB To avoid errors it is important that you make read write operations in pairs and keep track of the byte order The data format for the control register is as below BASE 30 Dec 82C54 control standard mode Bit D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 DI DO Value SC1 SCO RWI RWO M2 MI MO BCD Description SC1 amp SCO Select counter Counter SCI SCO 0 0 0 1 2 Om Read back command RWI1 RWO Select read write operation Operation RW1 RWO Counter latch 0 0 Read write LSB 0 1 Read write MSB 1 0 Read write LSB first 1 1 then MSB M2 M1 amp MO Select operating mode M1 M
20. Copyright This documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 1999 by Advantech Co Ltd All rights are reserved Advantech Co Ltd reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringe ments of the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgments PC LabCard is a trademark of Advantech Co Ltd IBM and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation MS DOS Windows Microsoft Visual C and Visual BASIC are trade marks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation Delphi and C Builder are trademarks of Inprise Corporation CE notification The PCT 1711 1731 developed by ADVANTECH CO LTD has passed the CE test for environmental specifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring We recommend the use of shielded cables This kind of cable is available from Advantech Please contact your local supplier for ordering information On line Technical Support For technical support and service please visit our support website at http supp
21. DE EEK a or ep oso os oe or oo ES ma Advantech Co Ltd 39 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX C Table C 1 PCI 1711 1731 register format Part 3 Add Sww I I I I TI2I L C ote Wer Tok dd ICH TO channel Range sang rd ee 1 Terre MUX Control 5 To Sosa 4 Suns emagister 7 EE oe cer eii s em Toner men ene ext pacer ow Clear Interrupt and FIFO Do seas Do demens E osa channel R Cu RS RR T ESTES oa os DOT a pat Channel 5 LLL purp PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 40 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX C Table C 1 PCI 1711 1731 register format Part 4 Base Address L We MEN decimal EINES EIERNE DA Reference Control FREE ow od d do ones CE EM la S Digital Output 17 Dois DOM DOIS not2 DOM poto DOS pos 16 Do7 pos DOS DO4 pos poz por poo Res Counter O Counter 1 A CSS S O pm or pe ps os os pe pr oo mg Counter 2 E A ee ee pr De os D ps pa b po ipsi Counter Control FA a O o pe ps os os pe pt oo mer EC ea es 30 D7 De os D ps pa Dt oo Advantech Co Ltd 4i PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX C C 3 Channel Number and A D Data BASE 0 and BASE 1 BASE 0 and BASE 1 hold the result of A D conversion data The 12 bits of d
22. Driver The Advantech DLL Drivers software is included on the companion CD ROM at no extra charge It also comes with all the Advantech DAS cards Advantech s DLL driver features a complete I O function library to help boost your application performance The Advantech DLL Advantech Co Ltd 25 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 4 driver for Windows 95 98 NT works seamlessly with development tools such as Visual C Visual Basic Inprise C Builder and Inprise Delphi Advantech ActiveDAQ ActiveDAQ provides a collection of add on ActiveX controls and function library to perform all data acquisition functions It features an icon based graphical programming interface a VBA compatible scripting language and an Excel like report generator With ActiveDAQ controls you can develop your DAQ application with your favorite programming tool no matter if itis Visual Basic Visual C Delphi C Builder Access or Excel LabVIEW and HP VEE are also applicable In addtion ActiveDAQ also provides another collection of easy to use Visual Basic data acquisition controls for DAS cards Advantech GeniDAQ GeniDAQ is a Windows based software development package for data acquisition control analysis and presentation In addition to these typical HMI functions GeniDAQ is further enhanced with a Visual Basic programming environment to facilitate rapid design of complex applications that involve lengthy calculation
23. O Mode Description Stop on terminal count Programmable one shot Rate generator Square wave rate generator Software triggered strobe Hardware triggered strobe N oao oo Rio Porro Un BY QIN o BCD Select binary or BCD counting BCD Type 0 Binary counting 16 bits 1 Binary coded decimal BCD counting PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 252 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX D If you set the module for binary counting the count can be any number from 0 up to 65535 If you set it for BCD Binary Coded Decimal counting the count can be any number from 0 to 9999 If you set both SC1 and SCO bits to 1 the counter control register is in read back command mode The control register data format then becomes BASE 30 Dec 82C54 control read back mode Bit D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO Value 1 1 CNT STA C2 Cl CO X CNT 0 Latch count of selected counter s STA 0 Latch status of selected counter s C2 C1 CO Select counter for a read back operation C2 1 select Counter 2 C1 1 select Counter 1 CO 1 select Counter O If you set both SC1 and SCO to 1 and STA to O the register selected by C2 to CO contains a byte which shows the status of the counter The data format of the counter read write register then becomes BASE 24 26 28 Dec Status read back mode Bit D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO Value OUT NC RWI RWO M2 MI MO BCD OUT Current state of counter output
24. Register for D A reference control D A Reference Control MES E ESTE spese E mun DA1 VE DA1_5 10 DAO VE DAO 5 10 The internal reference voltage for the D A output channel 0 0 5V 1 10V Internal or external reference voltage for D A output channel 0 0 internal source 1 external source The internal reference voltage for D A output channel 1 0 5V 1 10V Internal or external reference voltage for D A output channel 1 0 internal source 1 external source 49 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual APPENDIX C C 13 Digital I O Registers BASE 16 and BASE 17 The PCI 1711 1731 offers 16 digital input channels and 16 digital output channels These I O channels use the input and output ports at addresses BASE 16 and BASE 17 Table C 12 Register for digital input Digital Input La RAR ERES RES Basen ons Dna ons one om ono os os Perseo or os os oe os oe on ow Table C 13 Register for digital output Write Bangl Gupt EEE E EN E Basen DOIS Dora Dora bore bom poso Dos vos enses por pos vos pos Dos voe vor Doo Note The default configuration of the digital output channels is a logic 0 This avoids damaging external devices during system start up or reset since the power on status is set to the default value C 14 Programmable Timer Counter Registers BASE 24 BASE 26 BASE 28 and BASE 30 The four registers of BASE 24 BASE 2
25. able 3 1 I O Connector Signal Description Advantech Co Ltd 21 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 3 3 3 Analog Input Connections The PCI 1711 1731 supports 16 single ended analog inputs Each individual input channel is software selected Single ended Channel Connections The single ended input configuration has only one signal wire for each channel and the measured voltage Vm is the voltage of the wire as referenced against the common ground A signal source without a local ground is also called a floating source It is fairly simple to connect a single ended channel to a floating signal source In this mode the PCI 1711 1731 provides a reference ground for external floating signal sources Figure 3 2 shows a single ended channel connection between a floating signal source and an input channel on the PCT 1711 1731 Internal i External AIO Multipl a ultiplexers Floating Vs Signal Source Measured Voltage I O Connector Fig 3 2 Single ended input channel connection 3 4 Analog Output Connections The PCT 1711 provides two D A output channels PCI 1731 is not designed to have this function DAO OUT and DAI OUT Users may use the PCI 1711 internally provided precision 5V 10V reference to generate 0 to 5 V 10 V D A output range Users also may create D A output range through external references DAO REF and DA1_REF The maximum reference input range is
26. and analysis With Visual Basic programming environment customizing an application system for special purposes becomes a piece of cake The new 32 bit version of GeniDAQ supports the PCI 1711 1731 card Register level Programming Register level programming is reserved for experienced programmers who find it necessary to write codes directly at the level of device registers Since register level programming requires much effort and time we recommend that you use the Advantech DLL drivers instead However if register level programming is indispensible you should refer to the relevant information in Appendix C Register Structure and Format or to the example codes included on the companion CD ROM LabVIEW Driver Advantech even provides users with a driver for National Instruments LabVIEW This 32 bit LabVIEW driver is compatible with Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 offering both high speed and normal speed data acquisition capabilities to your card PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 26 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 4 4 2 DLL Driver Programming Roadmap This section will provide you a roadmap to demonstrate how to build an application from scratch using Advantech DLL driver with your favorite development tools such as Visual C Visual Basic Delphi and C Builder The step by step instructions on how to build your own applications using each development tool will be given in the DLL Drivers Manual Moreover a ri
27. ata from the A D conversion are stored in BASE 1 bit 3 to bit O and BASE 0 bit 7 to bit 0 BASE 1 bit 7 to bit 4 hold the source A D channel number Table C 2 Register for channel number and A D data o ejs eefe e ADI1 ADO Result of A D Conversion ADO the least significant bit LSB of A D data AD11 the most significant bit MSB CH3 CHO A D Channel Number CH3 CHO hold the number of the A D channel from which the data is received CH3 MSB CHO LSB C 4 Software A D Trigger BASE 0 You can trigger an A D conversion by software the card s on board pacer or an external pulse BASE 6 Bit 2 to bit 0 select the trigger source see Section C 7 Control Register BASE 6 If you select software triggering a write to the register BASE 0 with any value will trigger an A D conversion PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 42 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX C C 5 A D Channel Range Setting BASE 2 Each A D channel has its own input range controlled by a gain code stored in the on board RAM To change the range code for a channel e Write the same channel in BASE 4 the start channel and BASE 5 the stop channel refer to Section C 6 e write the gain code to BASE 2 bit 0 to bit 2 Table C 3 Register for A D channel range setting A D channel range setting pote z ejsp esjsjea i o ppse2 HSHT where G2 to GO are Gain Codes and table C 4 lists the gain codes for the PCI
28. ch set of example source codes are also given for your reference Programming Tools Programmers can develop application programs with their favorite development tools U Visual C U Visual Basic UO Delphi CL C Builder For instructions on how to begin programming works in each develop ment tool Advantech offers a Tutorial Chapter in the DLL Drivers Manual for your reference Please refer to the corresponding sections in this chapter on the DLL Drivers Manual to begin your programming efforts You can also take a look at the example source codes provided for each programming tool since they can get you very well oriented The DLL Drivers Manual can be found on the companion CD ROM Or if you have already installed the DLL Drivers on your system The DLL Drivers Manual can be readily accessed through the Start button Start Programs Advantech Driver for 95 and 98 or for NT Driver Manual The example source codes could be found under the corresponding installation folder such as the default installation path Program Files VAdvantechADSAPIExamples For information about using other function groups or other develop ment tools please refer to the Creating Windows 95 NT Application with DLL Driver chapter and the Function Overview chapter on the DLL Drivers Manual Advantech Co Ltd 27 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 4 Programming with DLL Driver Function Library Advanech DLL driver offers a
29. e ended Resolution 12 bit FIFO Size 1K samples Max Sampling Rate 100 kHz Conversion Time 10 us eaer Gm 1 2 a s Gain List Input 10V Gain error FSR 0 1 15 2 Bandwidth Small Signal Bandwidth for PGA Max Input Overvoltage 15V Input Protect 70 Vp p Input Impedance 2 MQ SpF Trigger Mode Software on board programmable pacer or external INL 0 5 LSB DC Monotonicity 12 bits Accuracy Offset error Adjustable to zero SNR 68 dB AC S ENOB 11 bits Analog Output Only for PCI 1711 Channels Resolution Output Range Internal Reference 0 5V 0 10 V Internal amp External Reference External Reference 0 x V xV 10 lt x lt 10 Accurac i i i Reference Voltage Advantech Co Ltd 33 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX A Digital Input Output Input Voltage l 7 16 DEV ras GRO ma Gu Output Voltage 2 0 V min G 04 mA source Programmable Counter Timer UN Resolution 16 bit aa Base Clock 10 MHz Base Clock Accuracy 100 ppm Max Input Frequency 10 MHz 2008 Input Level H L 08 Y m TH IL TPWH high pulse width 30 ns min Input Clock TEYE 40 ns min low pulse width Z IOH 2 5 mA VOH 3 0V Min JOL 42 5 mA VOL 0 4V Max TGW i gate width high 30 ns min Gate Input TG 50 ns min gate width low E E General Clock Out I O Connector Type 68 pin SCSI II female
30. e the PCI 1731 doesn t Itis for users to differentiate between the PCI 1711 and the PCI 1731 according to what they really need as the best solution with no extra cost 16 Digital Inputs and 16 Digital Outputs The PCI 1711 1731 provides 16 digital input channels and 16 digital output channels Users are left with great flexibility to design and customize their applications according to their specific needs On board Programmable Counter The PCI 1711 1731 is equipped with a programmable counter which can serve as a pacer trigger for A D conversions The counter chip is an 82C54 or its equivalent which incorporates three 16 bit counters on a 10 MHz clock One of the three counters is used as an event counter for input channels or pulse generation The other two are cascaded into a 32 bit timer for pacer triggering Note Pace trigger determines how fast A D conversion will be done in pacer trigger mode For detailed specifications of the PCL 1711 1731 please refer to Appen dix A Specifications PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 2 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 1 1 2 Installation Guide Before you install your PCI 1711 1731 card please make sure you have the following necessary components CL PCI 1711 or PCI 1731 DAS card QU PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual LJ Driver software Advantech DLL drivers included in the companion CD ROM O Wiring cable PCL 10168 O Wiring board PCLD 8710 ADAM
31. e to the power line to minimize the undesirable effect The signals transmitted on the cable will be directly affected by the quality of the cable In order to ensure best signal quality we recommend that you use the PCL 10168 shielded cable PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 24 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com M 4 Software Overview This chapter gives you an overview of the software programming choices available and a quick reference to examples of source codes that can help you be better oriented to programming After following the instructions given in Chapter 2 it is hoped that you feel comfort able enough to proceed further Advantech offers users several options for programming DAS cards You may use Advantech application software such as Advantech DLL driver ActiveDAQ OCX GeniDAQ or even other third party driver Advanced users are allowed another option for register level program ming although not recommended due to its laborious and time consuming nature 4 1 Programming Choices A simple diagram such as Figure 3 1 is helpful to illustrate the mutual relations among different layers of hardware OS drivers and applica tion softwares Visual Basic Visual C C Builder Delphi GeniDAQ LabVIEW ActiveDAQ LabVIEW Driver DLL Driver OS Hardware PC DAS cards Fig 4 1 Programming Choices Each of the different programming choices are briefly summarized as follows DLL
32. ead load MSB and read load LSB followed by MSB It is important that you make your read write operations in pairs and keep track of the byte order Counter Read back Command The 82C54 counter read back command lets you check the count value programmed mode and current states of the OUT pin and Null Count flag of the selected counter s You write this command to the control word register Format is as shown at the beginning of this section The read back command can latch multiple counter output latches Simply set the CNT bit to O and select the desired counter s This single command is functionally equivalent to multiple counter latch commands one for each counter latched Advantech Co Ltd 55 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX D The read back command can also latch status information for selected counter s by setting STA bit 0 The status must be latched to be read the status of a counter is accessed by a read from that counter The counter status format appears at the beginning of the chapter Counter Latch Operation Users often want to read the value of a counter without disturbing the count in progress You do this by latching the count value for the specific counter then reading the value The 82C54 supports the counter latch operation in two ways The first way is to set bits RW1 and RWO to 0 This latches the count of the selected counter in a 16 bit hold register The second way is
33. evice can have register level programming as an option Since register level programming is often difficult and laborious it is usually recommended only for experienced programmers For more information please refer to Appendix C Register Structure and Format 1 4 Accessories Advantech offers a complete set of accessory products to support the PCI 1711 1731 cards These accessories include Wiring Cable Q PCL 10168 The PCL 10168 shielded cable is specially designed for PCI 1711 1731 cards to provide high resistance to noise To achieve a better signal quality the signal wires are twisted in such a way as to form a twisted pair cable reducing crosstalk and noise from other signal sources Furthermore its analog and digital lines are separately sheathed and shielded to neutralize EMI EMC problems Wiring Boards Q ADAM 3968 The ADAM 3968 is a 68 pin SCSI wiring terminal module for DIN rail mounting This terminal module can be readily connected to the Advantech PC Lab cards and allow easy yet reliable access to individual pin connections for the PCI 1711 1731 card Advantech Co Ltd 5 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 1 PCLD 8710 The PCLD 8710 is a DIN rail mounting screw terminal board to be used with any of the PC LabCards which have 68 pin SCSI connectors The PCLD 8710 features the following functions e 2 additional 20 pin flat cable connectors for digital input and output e Reserved
34. g any components on the computer Step 2 Remove the cover of your computer Step 3 Remove the slot cover on the back panel of your computer Advantech Co Ltd 9 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 2 Step 4 Touch the metal part on the surface of your computer to neutralize the static electricity that might be on your body Step 5 Insert the PCI 1711 1731 card into a PCI slot Hold the card only by its edges and carefully align it with the slot Insert the card firmly into place Use of excessive force must be avoided otherwise the card might be damaged Step 6 Fasten the bracket of the PCI card on the back panel rail of the computer with screws Step 7 Connect appropriate accessories 68 pin cable wiring termi nals etc if necessary to the PCI card Step 8 Replace the cover of your computer chassis Re connect the cables you removed in step 2 Step 9 Plug in the power cord and turn on the computer Note Incase you installed the card without installing the DLL driver first Windows 95 98 will recognize your card as an unknown device after reboot and will prompt you to provide necessary driver You should ignore the prompting messages just click the Cancel button and set up the driver according to the steps described in 2 2 Driver Installa tion After the PCI 1711 1731 card is installed you can verify whether it is properly installed on your system in the Device Manager
35. ge to your PC and other hardware devices This chapter provides useful information about how to connect input and output signals to the PCI 1711 1731 via the I O connector 3 2 I O Connector The I O connector on the PCI 1711 1731 is a 68 pin connector that enable you to connect to accessories with the PCL 10168 shielded cable Note amp The PCL 10168 shielded cable is especially designed for the PCI 1711 1731 to reduce noise in the analog signal lines Please refer to Section 1 4 Accessories Pin Assignment Figure 3 1 shows the pin assignments for the 68 pin I O connector on the PCI 1711 1731 Note The three ground references AIGND AOGND and DGND should be used discreetly each according to its designated purpose Advantech Co Ltd 19 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 3 AIO Alt Al2 Al3 AM Al5 Al6 AI Al8 Al9 AMO Altt Al12 ANS Al Al15 AIGND AIGND DAO REF DA1 REF DAO OUT DAt OUT AOGND AOGND DIO DI DI2 DI3 DI4 DI5 DI6 DI7 DI8 DI9 DI10 Ditt DI12 DI13 DI14 DI15 DGND DGND DOO DO1 DO2 DO3 DO4 DO5 DO6 DO7 DO8 DO9 DO10 DO11 DO12 DO13 DO14 DO15 DGND DGND CNTO CLK PACER OUT CNTO OUT TRG GATE CNTO GATE EXT TRG 12V 5V Fig 3 1 I O connector pin assignments for the PCI 1711 1731 Pins 23 25 and pins 57 59 are not defined for PCI 1731 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 20 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 3 I O Connector S
36. gister The most important consideration in programming the PCI 1711 1731 at the register level is to understand the function of the card s registers The information in the following sections is provided only for users who would like to do their own low level programming C 2 I O Port Address Map The PCI 1711 1731 requires 32 consecutive addresses in the PC s I O space The address of each register is specified as an offset from the card s base address For example BASE 0 is the card s base address and BASE 7 is the base address plus seven bytes The table C 1 shows the function of each register or driver and its address relative to the card s base address Advantech Co Ltd 37 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com APPENDIX C Table C 1 PCI 1711 1731 register format Part 1 pato Address decimal 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 J ememmeNumbersnd AD Dam o ao os tes hos nos noz nor hoo Status Register Ez E px frof r r rn E su E xe ES PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 38 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX C Table C 1 PCI 1711 1731 register format Part 2 Base Read t cecal 7 E e EES Digital Input 47 ons ovs ona ove on ono os TSS e or 06 05 ou 0s oe on on Counter 0 E E Neral E 24 ov pe p os os pa pr oo EA Counter 1 Counter 2 AAA Ms as o7 be ps os ps oe bt oo p
37. h the PCI Specification Rev 2 1 During card installation all bus related configurations such as base I O address and interrupts are conveniently taken care of by the Plug and Play function You have virtually no need to set any jumpers or DIP switches Flexible Input Types and Range Settings The PCI 1711 1731 features an automatic channel gain scanning circuit This circuit design controls multiplexer switching during sampling Users can set different gain values for each channel Advantech Co Ltd 1 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 1 according to their needs for the corresponding range of input voltage The gain value settings thus selected is stored in the SRAM This flexible design enables multi channel and high speed sampling for high performance data acquisition up to 100 KS s On board FIFO First In First Out Memory The PCI 1711 1731 provides an on board FIFO memory buffer storing up 1 to IK A D samples Users can either enable or disable the interrupt request feature of the FIFO buffer While the interrupt request for FIFO is enabled users are allowed to specify whether an interrupt request will be sent with each sampling action or only when the FIFO buffer is half saturated This useful feature enables a continuous high speed data transfer with a more predictable performance on operating systems Optional D A Output for Cost Savings The PCI 1711 goes further with 2 analog output channels whil
38. ignal Description TET AIX0 15 gt AIGND Analog Input Channels 0 through 15 wow Jie nu Goma DAO REF Analog Output Channel 0 1 External Reference DAI REF SMS zip S te Anal tput Channels 0 1 AOGND log Output Channels 0 AOGND Analog Output Ground The analog output voltages are referenced to these nodes DI lt O 15 gt DGND Digital Input channels DO lt 0 15 gt DGND Output Digital Output channels Digital Ground This pin supplies the reference for the DGND digital channels at the I O connector as well as the 5 VDC supply Counter 0 Clock Input The clock input of counter O can CNTO CLK DGND Input be either external up to 10 MHz or internal 1 MHz as set by software CNTO OUT DGND Output Counter 0 Output CNTO_GATE DGND Counter 0 Gate Control Pacer Clock Output This pin pulses once for each pacer clock when turned on If A D conversion is in the pacer PACER OUT DGND Output trigger mode users can use this signal as a synchronous signal for other applications A low to high edge triggers A D conversion to start A D External Trigger Gate When TRG _GATE is connected to 5 V it will enable the external trigger signal to TRG GATE DONE Input input When TRG GATE is connected to DGND it will disable the external trigger signal to input A D External Trigger This pin is external trigger signal EXT TRG DGND Input input for the A D conversion A low to high edge triggers A D conversion to start T
39. libration checks are important to maintain accuracy in data acquisition and control applications Three calibration programs are included on the companion CD ROM ADCAL EXE A D calibration program DACAL EXE D A calibration program Only for PCI 1711 SELFCAL EXE A D self calibration program Only for PCI 1711 Those calibration programs are designed only for DOS environment You can access these programs by the default installation path C Program Files Advantech Adsapi Utility WPCH 711 Note amp If you installed the program to another directory you can find these programs in the corresponding subfolders in your destination directory These calibration programs make calibration an easy job With a variety of prompts and graphic displays these programs will lead you through the calibration and setup procedures showing you all the correct settings and adjustments To perform a satisfactory calibration you will need a 4Y2 digit digital multi meter and a voltage calibrator or a stable noise free D C voltage source 5 1 VR Assignment There are four variable resistors VRs on the PCI 1711 card and two variable resistors VRs on the PCI 1731 card These variable resistors are to facilitate accurate adjustments for all A D and D A channels Please refer to the following two figures for the VR positions vm VRA VRI vm Fig 5 1 PCI 1711 VR assignment Advantech Co Ltd 29 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual
40. llation program is a utility that allows you to set up configure and test your device and later stores your settings on the system registry These settings will be used when you call the APIs of Advantech 32 bit DLL drivers Setting Up the Device Step 1 To install the I O device for your card you must first run the Device Installation program by accessing Start Programs Advantech Driver for 95 and 98 or for NT Device Installa tion Fig 2 5 The Advantech Device Installation utility program Step 2 On the Device Installation program window select the Setup menu item on the menu bar and click the Device command Fig 2 5 to bring up the O Device Installation dialog box Fig 2 6 You can then view the device s already installed on your system if any on the Installed Devices list box Since you haven t installed any device yet you might see a blank list such as below Fig 2 6 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 12 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 2 Fig 2 6 The I O Device Installation dialog box Step 3 Click the Add gt gt button and a List of Devices box will appear right below the original Installed Devices box Fig 2 7 tines AE Atamai PCI PH Fig 2 7 Selecting the device you want to install Step 4 Scroll down the List of Devices box to find the device that you wish to install then click the Install button to evoke the Device s Found dialog box such as one shown in Fig 2 8
41. ltage xV where x lt 10 you will get a output voltage range 0 to xV PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 14 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com Chapter 2 Step 6 After you have finished configuring the device click OK and the device name will appear in the Installed Devices box as seen below Fig 2 10 The Device Name appearing on the list of devices box Note As we have noted the device name 000 PCI 1711 O 6500H begins with a device number 000 which is specifically assigned to each card cifically The device number is passed to the driver to specify which device you wish to control If you want to test the card device further go right to the next section on the Device Testing 2 5 Device Testing Following through the Setup and Configuration procedures to the last step described in the previous section you can now proceed to test the device by clicking the Test Button on the O Device Installation dialog box Fig 2 10 A Device Test dialog box will appear accordingly ui de Au laa Fig 2 11 Analog Input tab on the Device Test dialog box Advantech Co Ltd 15 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 2 On the Device Test dialog box users are free to test various functions of PCI 1711 1731 on the Analog input Analog output Digital input Digital output or Counter tabs Note You can access the Device Test dialog box either by the
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43. of the input clock The period from one output pulse to the next equals the number of input counts in the counter register If you reload the counter register between output pulses the present period will not be affected but the subsequent period will reflect the value The gate input when low will force the output high When the gate input goes high the counter will start from the initial count You can thus use the gate input to synchronize the counter With this mode the output will remain high until you load the count register You can also synchronize the output by software MODE 3 Square Wave Generator This mode is similar to Mode 2 except that the output will remain high until one half of the count has been completed for even numbers and will go low for the other half of the count This is accomplished by decreasing the counter by two on the falling edge of each clock pulse When the counter reaches the terminal count the state of the output is changed the counter is reloaded with the full count and the whole process is repeated If the count is odd and the output is high the first clock pulse after the count is loaded decrements the count by 1 Subsequent clock pulses decrement the count by 2 After time out the output goes low and the full count is reloaded The first clock pulse following the reload decrements the counter by 3 Subsequent clock pulses decrement the count by two until time out then the whole proce
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45. should e Inspect the card for any possible signs of external damage loose or damaged components etc If the card is visibly damaged please notify our service department or our local sales representative immediately Avoid installing a damaged card into your system Also pay extra caution to the following aspects to ensure proper installation Avoid physical contact with materials that could hold static 4 electricity such as plastic vinyl and Styrofoam NOT TOUCH the exposed metal pins of the connector or the electronic components f Whenever you handle the card grasp it only by its edges DO Advantech Co Ltd 7 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 2 Note Keep the antistatic bag for future use You might need the original bag to store the card if you have to remove the card from PC or transport it elsewhere 2 2 Driver Installation We recommend you to install the driver before you install the PCI 1711 1731 card into your system since this will guarantee a smooth installation process The 32 bit DLL driver Setup program for the PCI 1711 1731 card is included on the companion CD ROM that is shipped with your DAS card package Please follow the steps below to install the driver software Step 1 Insert the companion CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Step 2 The Setup program will be launched automatically if you have the autoplay function enabled on your system When the Setup Program
46. ss is repeated In this way if the count is odd the output will be high for N 1 2 counts and low for N 1 2 counts PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 54 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX D MODE 4 Software Triggered Strobe After the mode is set the output will be high When the count is loaded the counter will begin counting On terminal count the output will go low for one input clock period then go high again If you reload the count register during counting the new count will be loaded on the next CLK pulse The count will be inhibited while the GATE input is low MODE 5 Hardware Triggered Strobe The counter will start counting after the rising edge of the trigger input and will go low for one clock period when the terminal count is reached The counter is retriggerable D 4 Counter Operations Read Write Operation Before you write the initial count to each counter you must first specify the read write operation type operating mode and counter type in the control byte and write the control byte to the control register BASE 30 Dec Since the control byte register and all three counter read write registers have separate addresses and each control byte specifies the counter it applies to by SC1 and SCO no instructions on the operating se quence are required Any programming sequence following the 82C54 convention is acceptable There are three types of counter operation Read load LSB r
47. t 0 CL3 CLO hold the start scan channel num ber e BASE 5 bit 3 to bit 0 CH3 CHO hold the stop scan channel num ber Writing to these two registers automatically initializes the scan range of the MUXs Each A D conversion trigger also sets the MUXs to the next channel With continuous triggering the MUXs will scan from the start channel to the stop channel and then repeat The following examples show the scan sequences of the MUXs Example 1 If the start scan input channel is AI3 and the stop scan input channel is AIT then the scan sequence is AI3 AI4 AI5 AI6 AI7 AI3 AIA ATIS AI6 AI7 AI AI4 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 44 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com APPENDIX C Example 2 If the start scan channel is AI13 and the stop scan channel is AD then the scan sequence is AI13 AI14 AI15 AIO Al AD AI13 AI14 AI15 AIO AIL AD AII13 AIIA C 7 Status Register BASE 6 and BASE 7 The registers of BASE 6 and BASE 7 provide information for A D configuration and operation lable C 7 Status Register ss T7 T5 T5 L L5 ETC ES ew Joer roen Gare ext ences sw The content of the status register of BASE 6 is the same as that of the control register EE FIFO Empty flag This bit indicates whether the FIFO is empty means that the FIFO is empty EH FIFO Half full flag This bit indicates whether the FIFO is half full means that the FIFO is half full F F FIFO Full flag
48. to perform a latch operation under the read back command Set bits SC1 and SCO to 1 and CNT 0 The second method has the advantage of operating several counters at the same time A subsequent read operation on the selected counter will retrieve the latched value PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 56 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com
49. users can easily set each digital output channel as high or low for the corresponding port Advantech Co Ltd 17 PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual www advantech com Chapter 2 Faria Ba ae B 2 D gt S Es Maa 0 ATE EEE AE E a z J Fig 2 15 Digital Output tab on the Device Test dialog box Testing Counter Function Click the Counter Tab to bring its test panel forth The counter channel Channel 0 offers the users two options Event counting and Pulse out If you select Event counting you need first to connect your clock source to pin CNTO CLK and the counter will start counting after the pin CNTO GATE is triggered If you select Pulse Out the clock source will be output to pin CNTO OUT You can configure the Pulse Frequency by the scroll bar right below it Fig 2 16 Digital output tab on the Device Test dialog box Only after your card device is properly set up configured and tested can the device installation procedure be counted as complete After the device installation procedure is completed you can now safely proceed to the next chpater Signal Connections PCI 1711 1731 User s Manual 18 Advantech Co Ltd www advantech com chapter 3 Signal Connections 3 1 Overview Maintaining signal connections is one of the most important factors in ensuring that your application system is sending and receiving data correctly A good signal connection can avoid unnecessary and costly dama

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