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1. Digital triggering TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE is not supported for pre trigger acquisitions cbAPretrig function Analog triggering TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW is not supported for the cbDInScan function and the cbCInScan function Threshold Analog hardware triggering 12 bit resolution 0 to 4095 supported for cbAInScan only Analog software triggering 16 bit resolution 0 to 65535 supported for cbAPretrig only DAQ input DAQ input functions and methods supported UL cbDaqInScan UL for NET DagqInScan DAQ input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA DMATO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER ChanTypeArray ANALOG DIGITAL8 DIGITAL16 CTR16 CTR32LOW CTR32HIGH SETPOINTSTATUS ChanArray ANALOG PCI 2517 PCI 2515 PCI 2513 0 to 15 in single ended mode 33 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series Rate GainArray ChanCount PretrigCount DAQ triggering 0 to 7 in differential mode PCI 2511 0 to 15 in single ended mode DIGITAL8 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC DIGITAL16 FIRSTPORTA CTR16 0 3 counters CTR32LOW 0 3 counters CTR32HIGH 0 3 counters SETPOINTSTATUS 16 bit port that indicates the current state of the 16 possible setpoints ChanTypeArray flag value SETPOINT ENABLE Enables a setpoint Refer to Hardware
2. Channel gain queue When using cbALoadQueue ALoadQueue the channel gain queue is limited to 16 elements The queue accepts any combination of valid channels and gains in each element Analog output When you include both analog output channels in cbAOQutScan AOutScan the two channels are updated simultaneously Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the LED on a USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its LED blink 95 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1608FS USB 1608FS The USB 1608FS supports the following UL and UL for NET features Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig The channel gain queue is limited to eight elements The USB 1608FS accepts only unique contiguous channels in each element but the gains may be any valid value Analog input argument values Options Mode HighChan Count Rate Range Pacing Triggering BACKGROUND BLOCKIO SINGLEIO BURSTIO CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER CONVERTDATA NOCALIBRATEDATA and EXTCLOCK The packet size is based on the Options setting as
3. PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA 73 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO and PC104 DAS16 Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1 to3 The CIO DAS16 M1 16 also supports these argument values 4to6 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum OADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3 For CIO DAS16 M1 16 the following argument values are also valid OADREG4 LOADREG5S LOADREG6 Triggering ClIO DAS16 M1 16 only Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE GATEHIGH GATELOW Threshold 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or int
4. ANALOG 0 to 3 118 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 2500 Series DIGITAL16 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB must be configured as an output Rate ANALOG Up to 1 MHz DIGITAL16 Up to 12 MHz system dependent if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz Range Ignored Hardware considerations Associating CJC channels with TC channels The TC channels must immediately follow their associated CJC channels in the channel array For accurate thermocouple readings associate CJCO with TCO CJC1 with TC1 and TC2 and CJC2 with TC3 The board must be configured for differential inputs when using thermocouples TC inputs are supported by differential mode configuration only Channel count For input and output scans the count must be set to an integer multiple of the number of channels or a BADCOUNT error is returned Sampling and update rates Sampling and update rates are system dependent Data overruns underruns may occur with higher sampling rates when using BACKGROUND and CONTINUOUS modes To avoid this use a larger buffer count size or use NONSTREAMEDIO mode if supported The minimum size buffer is 256 for cbAOutScan Values less than that result in a BADBUFFERSIZE error Settling time For most applications settling time should be left at the default value of 1 us However if you are scanning multiple channels and one or more channels are connected to a hi
5. 57 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS1602 PCI DAS1200 amp PCI DAS1000 Series UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values Event Type ON_SCAN ERROR ON_PRETRIGGER ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN For PCI DAS1602 16 and PCI DAS1602 12 the following argument values are also valid ON END OF AO SCAN Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The clock edge used to trigger acquisition for the external pacer may be rising or falling and is selectable using InstaCal For the PCI DAS1602 16 the packet size is 256 samples All others in this series have a packet size of 512 samples Analog input configuration The analog input mode is selectable via JnstaCal for either 8 channel differential or 16 channel single ended Triggering and gating PCI DAS1602 Series Digital TTL and analog hardware triggering supported Analog thresholds are set relative to the 10 V range For example a threshold of 0 equates to 10 V Thresholds of 65535 and 4095 correspond to 9 999695 and 9 995116 V for the 16 bit and 12 bit boards respectively When using analog trigger feature one or both of the DACs are unavailable for other functions If the trigger function requires a single reference GATE ABOVE GATE BELOW TRIGABOVE and TRIGBELOW DACO is available If the trigg
6. CH The IEEE 802 15 4 radio frequency RF channel number assigned to the device This is the channel number used to transmit and receive data over the wireless link The table below lists each channel available along with its corresponding transmission frequency RF Transmission RF Transmission Channel Frequency GHz Channel Frequency GHz 12 2 410 18 2 440 13 2 415 19 2 445 14 2 420 20 2 450 15 2 425 21 2 455 16 2 430 22 2 460 17 2 435 23 2 465 The channel number is set to 76 by default Select a different channel number if another group of WLS Series devices is already transmitting on that channel or if the signal is spotty or intermittent indicating noise on the channel If you change the channel for one device remember to also change the channel number on all other devices with which you want to communicate 189 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WLS Series The level of noise per channel is system dependent and depends on the number of transmitters in the local vicinity including wireless telephones video monitors and so on You can set the RF channel using the ConfigItem option BIRFCHANNEL with cbSetConfig while the device is connected locally to the computer through the USB port AES Key The value used to encrypt a message optional This value is disabled by default To enable encryption click the AES Key button and enter up to 16 al
7. Using the First Channel in Scan as the Trigger Input When the trigger source is set to 1st Chan in Scan the range used for the thresholds is the same as the A D channel When using analog gating features with 1st Channel in Scan as the trigger source be careful to only scan a single channel 42 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS6000 Series Calculating Analog Trigger Thresholds Analog thresholds for the PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 and PCI DAS6052 are 12 bit values For example a threshold value of 0 equates to 10 volts V while a threshold value of 4095 equates to 9 9976 volts V Analog thresholds for the PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 are 8 bit values For example a threshold value of 0 equates to 10 V while a threshold value of 255 equates to 9 92188 V You need to manually calculate trigger threshold values for these PCI DAS6000 Series boards For information on calculating thresholds refer to the Notes section in the cbSetTrigger and SetTrigger in the Universal Library Function Reference Channel Gain queue When using cbALoadQueue ALoadQueue up to 8k elements may be loaded into the queue For Models PCI DAS6013 PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6034 PCI DAS6035 and PCI DAS6036 Mixing high gains BipPt05Volts BipPt5Volts with low gains Bip5Volts Bipl0Volts within an AInScan function is not supported Analog Output Using cbAOutScan
8. DBitOut 164 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards USB 4300 Series PortType AUXPORT BitNum Oto7 AUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values EventType ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPT Event Parameter LATCH DI LATCH DO LATCH DI can only be used with cbDIn and cbDBitIn LATCH DO can only be used with cbDOut and cbDBitOut Hardware considerations Clock input frequency The clock speed is configurable with InstaCal for 1 MHz 1 67 MHz 3 33 MHz or 5 MHz Event Notification ON_EXTERNAL INTERRUPT can t be used with cbCStoreOnInt or CStoreOnInt Interrupt Input pin You can configure the interrupt input pin INT with JnstaCal to trigger off rising or falling edge inputs You can program this pin to perform the following tasks Send an event notification to the computer The transfer rate is system dependent Latch digital input data Latch digital output data Save the current value of a counter You can configure this option for each counter individually Digital bit latching Digital input bit latching is supported by cbDIn and cbDBitIn Digital output bit latching is supported by cbDout and cbDBitOut Use the EventPar
9. GetFileInfo retrieves the version level and byte size of a binary file 22 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use GetFileName retrieves the name of the n file in the directory containing binary log files GetPreferences retrieves API preference settings for time stamp data analog temperature data and CJC temperature data Returns the default values unless changed using SetPreferences GetSampleInfo retrieves the sample interval sample count and the date and time of the first data point in a binary file ReadAIChannels retrieves analog input data from a binary file and stores the values in an array a ReadCJCChannels retrieves CJC temperature data from a binary file and stores the values in an array ReadDIOChannels retrieves digital I O channel data from a binary file and stores the values in an array ReadTimeTags retrieves date and time values logged in a binary file This method stores date values in the dateTags array and time values in the timeTags array SetPreferences sets formatting preferences for returned time stamp data analog data and CJC temperature data The following code examples demonstrate how to use the Get FileName method from within a Universal Library program to retrieve the name of a binary log file Visual Basic Status DataLogger GetFileName MccService GetFirst path filename C status DataLogger
10. UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT 178 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards USB TEMP Series USB TC Series BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Counter I O USB TEMP AI USB TC Al Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter O when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 Hardware considerations Pacing readings The internal update rate for measurement is a fixed value for these devices If the UL reads the device faster than the internal update rate readings repeat For example if using cbTIn in a loop to measure a r
11. cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Counter I O Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad UL for NET CbCLoad32 CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 100 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2AO Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter LoadValue 0 when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 Configuration Configuration functions and methods supported UL cbGetConfig cbSetConfig cbGetConfigString cbSetC
12. or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 89 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1208 Series RegNum LOADREG1 Event notification Even notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event types ON_SCAN_ERROR analog input ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN The USB 1208FS also supports ON_END OF AO SCAN and ON_SCAN_ERROR analog output Hardware considerations Acquisition Rate USB 1208FS Since the maximum data acquisition rate depends on the system connected to the USB 1208FS it is possible to lose data points when scanning at higher rates The Universal Library cannot always detect this data loss Maximum rates may be lower in Windows operating systems that predate Windows XP Most systems can sustain rates of 40 kS s aggregate in BLOCKIO mode and 1 kS s aggregate in SINGLEIO mode BURSTIO USB 1208LS BURSTIO mode allows higher sampling rates for sample counts up to the size of the FIFO The USB 1208LS FIFO holds 4096 samples Data is collected into the device s local FIFO Data transfers to the PC don t occur until the scan completes For BACKGROUND scans the Count and Index returned by cbGetStatus and GetStatus remain 0 and Status RUNNING until the scan finishes The Count
13. public MccDaq ErrorInfo AConvertData System Int32 numPoints System UInt16 adData System UInt16 chanTags ember of MccDaq MccBoard For most data acquisition applications unsigned data values are easier to manage However since Visual Basic version 6 and earlier does not support unsigned data types it may be easier to port these programs to NET if the signed data types are used for the method parameters For additional information on using signed data types refer to the section 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 The short Int16 data type is Common Language Specification CLS compliant is supported in VB and will be included in any future NET language developed for the NET framework Using CLS compliant data types ensures future compatibility Unsigned data types are not CLS compliant but are still supported by various NET languages such as C Differences between the UL and UL for NET Table 2 lists the differences between the Universal Library and the Universal Library for NET Table 2 Differences between UL and UL for NET Universal Library Universal Library for NET Board Number The board number is included as a An MccBoard class is created for each board installed parameter to the board functions and the board number is passed to that board class Functions Set of function calls defined in a header Set of methods Methods of MccBoard or Mcc
14. 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 Digital I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum DataValue BitNum Counter I O PC CARD DAS16 xxAO FIRSTPORTA All others in this series FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB PC CARD DAS16 xxAO 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTA All others in this series 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB PC CARD DAS16 xxAO 0 to 3 for FIRSTPORTA All others in this series 0 to 7 for FIRSTPORTA Counter functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad C8254Config CIn Choad Counter argument values CounterNum Config LoadValue RegNum 1to3 HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers LOADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3 77 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCM and PC CARD DAS16 Series Triggering PC Card Only Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEG
15. ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range Analog output BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER NOTODINTS NOCALIBRATEDATA The PC CARD DAS16 series also supports BURSTMODE DAS16 S and DAS16 330 0 to 15 DAS16 D 0 to7 DAS16 330 330000 PC CARD DAS16 16 200000 All others in series 100000 For DAS16x 12 the following A D ranges are valid BIP1OVOLTS UNI10VOLTS BIPSVOLTS UNISVOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS For DAS16x 16 the following A D ranges are valid BIP1OVOLTS BIP5VOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS For DAS16 330 the following A D ranges are valid BIPLOVOLTS BIP5VOLTS PCM DAS16D 12A0O and PC CARD DAS16 xx AO only Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan SIMULTANEOUS PCM version only 1 max 76 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCM and PC CARD DAS16 Series Rate Count Range DataValue Digital I O Ignored 2 max Ignored Not programmable fixedat BIP1OVOLTS 10 V For PC CARD DAS16 12A0 and PCM DAS16D 12A0 the following argument values are also valid BIPLOVOLTS BIP5SVOLTS 0 to 4095 For PC CARD DAS16 16A0O the following argument values are also valid
16. Event notification CIO DIO24 CTR3 and PC CARD D24 CTR3 Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values EventType ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPT Hardware considerations Counter configuration Counter source functions are programmable using JnstaCal 137 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards PCI DIO48 CTR15 PClI DIO48 CTR15 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB SECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1lto 15 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values
17. NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 23 Counter input Counter functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCConfigScan cbCInScan cbCClear UL for NET CIn CIn32 CConfigScan CInScan CClear Note Counters on these devices are zero based the first counter number is 0 Counter argument values Rate 6 MHz CounterNum 0 to 3 Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER 115 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 2500 Series You can use the cbSetTrigger function to program the trigger for rising edge falling edge or the level of the digital trigger input TTL LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Timer output Timer functions and methods supported UL cbTimerOutStart cbTimerOutStop UL for NET TimerOutStart TimerOutStop Timer argument values TimerNum 0 to 1 Frequency 15 260 Hz to 1 0 MHz Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSet Trigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE Digital triggering TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE is not supported for pre trigger acquisitions cbAPretrig function Analog triggering TRIGABOVE
18. PORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for PORTCL or PORTCH 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 95 on FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter CounterNum 1 Count 0 to 232 1 when reading the counter The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 O when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this module to 0 No other values are valid RegNum LOADREG1 144 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards USB DIO96 Series formerly USB 1096 Series Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Compu
19. Packet size BLOCKIO 62 USB 1616FS z SINGLEIO Equals the number of channels being sampled BURSTIO can only be used with the number of samples Count set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The USB 1616FS FIFO holds 32 768 samples Also BURSTIO cannot be used with the CONTINUOUS option HighChan 0 to 15 in single ended mode Count In BURSTIO mode Count needs to be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan For one two four eight and 16 channel scans the maximum Count is 32768 samples For three and six channel scans the maximum Count is 32766 samples For five channel scans the maximum Count is 32765 samples For seven channel scans the maximum Count is 32767 samples For 9 10 12 13 14 and 15 channel scans the maximum Count is 32760 samples For 11 channel scans the maximum Count is 32758 samples Rate 200 kilohertz kHz maximum for BURSTIO mode 50 kHz for any one channel For all other modes the maximum rate per channel depends on the number of channels being scanned No of channels Maximum rate No of channels Maximum rate in the scan in the scan lor2 50 kHz 10 14 kHz 3 36 kHz 11 12 5 kHz 4 30 kHz 12 12 kHz 5 25 kHz 13 11 25 kHz 6 22 kHz 14 10 5 kHz 7 19 kHz 15 10 kHz 8 17 kHz 16 9 5 kHz 9 15 kHz When using cbAInScan or AInScan the minimum sample rate is 1 Hz In BURSTIO mode the minimum s
20. TRIGBELOW is not supported for the cbDInScan function and the cbCInScan function Threshold Analog hardware triggering 12 bit resolution 0 to 4095 supported for cbAInScan only Analog software triggering 16 bit resolution 0 to 65535 supported for cbAPretrig only Temperature input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan cbGetTCValues UL for NET TIn TInScan GetTCValues Temperature input argument values Options NOFILTER Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan 0 to3 DAQ input DAQ input functions and methods supported UL cbDaqiInScan UL for NET DaqInScan DAQ input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA DMAIO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER 116 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 2500 Series ChanTypeArray ChanArray Rate GainArray PreTrigCount DAQ triggering ANALOG DIGITAL8 DIGITAL16 CTR16 CTR32LOW CTR32HIGH CJC TC SETPOINTSTATUS Note for information on associating CJC channels with TC channels refer to Hardware considerations on page 119 ANALOG USB 2537 USB 2533 0 to 63 in single ended mode 0 to 31 in differential mode USB 2527 USB 2523 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode DIGITAL8 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC DIGITAL16 FIRSTPORTA CTR16 0 3 counter
21. When you install the example programs an Examples shortcut is added to the directory where you installed the Universal Library software When selected the directory containing the example programs opens in Windows Explorer For a complete list of example programs refer to the Universal Library Function Reference The Universal Library Function Reference contains tables that list the UL and UL for NET example programs Each table contains the name of the sample program and the functions that the program demonstrates This document is available on our web site at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf Universal Library Description and Use The Universal Library consists of a set of functions that are callable from your program These functions are grouped according to their purpose All of the groups except for Miscellaneous are based on which type of device they are used with Important Read the UL documentation Readme file and run the example programs In order to understand the functions please read the board specific information section contained in this manual and in the Readme files supplied on the Universal Library disk We also urge you to examine and run one or more of the example programs supplied prior to attempting any programming of your own Following this advice can save you hours of frustration and wasted time General UL language interface description The interface to all languages is a se
22. and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 3 on AUXPORT 0 to 23 on FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate The values returned may be greater than the data types that are used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad CLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter 84 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards miniLAB 1008 Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter LoadValue 0 when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 Event notification Even notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event types ON_SCAN ERROR ON DATA AVAILA
23. and current channel pair simultaneously When you write to a voltage output its associated current output is also updated Each channel pair can be updated individually or simultaneously Each voltage current channel pair can be updated individually or simultaneously Leave each pair of unused voltage and current outputs disconnected Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its USB LED blink 133 Digital Input Output Boards Introduction This section has details on using digital I O boards in conjunction with the Universal Library Boards released after the printing of this manual will be described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk Basic signed integers When reading or writing ports that are 16 bits wide be aware of the following issue using signed integers as you are forced to do when using Basic On some boards for example the PDISO16 the AUXPORT digital ports are set up as one 16 bit port When using cbDOut or DOut the digital values are written as a single 16 bit word Using signed integers writing values above 0111 1111 1111 1111 32767 decimal can be confusing The next increment 1000 0000 0000 0000 has a decimal value of 32768 Using signed integers this is the value
24. cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for PORTCL or PORTCH 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 4to6 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG4 LOADREGS LOADREG6 Triggering PCI DAS1602 16 and PCI DAS1602 12 only Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATEHIGH GATELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW Threshold PCI DAS1602 16 0 to 65535 PCI DAS1602 12 0 to 4095 Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported PCI Versions Only UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent
25. nominal Actual range is 0 to 4 096 V DataValue USB 1208LS 0 to 1023 USB 1208FS 0 to 4095 Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB DataValue 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 15 on FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter O when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn
26. you can turn on the library s internal error handling with cbErrHandling 16 bit values using a signed integer data type When using functions that require 16 bit values the data is normally in the range of 0 to 65535 However some programming languages such as Visual Basic only provide signed data types When using signed integers reading values above 32767 can be confusing The number 32767 in decimal is equivalent to 0111 1111 1111 1111 binary The next increment 1000 0000 0000 0000 binary has a decimal value of 32768 The maximum value 1111 1111 1111 1111 binary translates to 1 decimal Keep this in mind if you are using Visual Basic up to version 6 or other languages that don t support unsigned integers There is additional information on this topic in the Universal Library Function Reference This document is available on our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf Also refer to the documentation supplied with your language compiler Using the Universal Library in Windows All 32 bit applications including console applications access the 32 bit Windows Dynamic Link Library DLL version of the Universal Library CBW32 DLL Example programs that illustrate the use of CBW32 DLLs are provided for each supported language The Universal Library contains four functions for managing Windows global memory buffers z cbWinBufAlloc z cbWinBufFree n cbWinArrayToBuf z cbWinBufToArr
27. 1 25 V BIP4VOLTS 4 V BIP1VOLTS 1 V Pacing Hardware pacing internal clock supported Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW Digital TTL hardware triggering supported The hardware trigger is source selectable via InstaCal AUXPORT inputs 0 3 Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan 83 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards miniLAB 1008 Analog output argument values HighChan 1 Range Ignored Not programmable fixedat UNI5VOLTS 0 to 5 V DataValue 0 to 1023 Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH PortType AUXPORT Only AUXPORT is bitwise configurable on this board and must be configured using cbDConfigBit or cbDConfigPort or the UL for INET methods DConfigBit or DConfigPort before use for output Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut UL for NET DIn DOut PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 15 for AUXPORT FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB Bit I O functions methods
28. 168 CIO EXP RTD 168 MEGA FIFO cece 169 ISA boards CIO COM4 22 eeeceeeee CIO COM485 CIO CTROS CIO CTR1O CIO CTRIOHD CIO CTR20HD CIO DAC02 CIO DAC02 16 CIO DAC04 12 HS 124 CIO DAC04 16 HS 124 CIO DACO08 ceecceeeeee CIO DAC08 16 CIO DACO8 I cceeee CIO DAC16 cceeeeeeeeees CIO DAC16 16 CIO DAC16 I CIO DAS08 CIO DAS08 Jr CIO DAS08 Jr 16 CIO DAS08 Jr 16 AO CIO DAS08 Jr AO eee 68 CIO DAS 1401 12 79 81 CIO DAS 1402 12 79 81 CIO DAS1402 16 79 81 CIO DAS16 CIO DAS16 330 72 15 CIO DAS16 3301 72 15 CIO DASIO6 F 72 15 CIO DAS16 Jr ow 72 15 CIO DAS16 Jr 16 72 15 CIO DAS16 M1 72 15 CIO DAS16 M1 16 72 715 CIO DAS1601 12 79 81 CIO DAS1602 12 79 81 CIO DAS1602 16 CIO DAS48 PGA eee 82 CIO DAS48 1 oo 82 CIO DAS6402 12 52 55 CIO DAS6402 16 52 55 CIO DAS800 CIO DAS801 CIO DAS802 CIO DAS802 16 CIO DAS TC ee CIO DAS TEMP 176 CIO DI192 eects 151 CIO DI48 eee 151 CIO DI96 eee eeeeeeeeee 151 CIO DIO192 ee 136 CIO DIO 24 eee 136 CIO DIO24 CTR3 uo 137 CIO DIO24H uw 136 CIO DIO48 oo 136 CIO DIO48H eee 136 CIO DIO96 eee CIO DISO48 CIO DO1
29. AOutScan in CONTINUOUS mode requires a minimum sample size of two packets A packet is 512 samples Digital I O configuration AUXPORT is bitwise configurable for these boards and must be configured using cbDConfigBit or cbDConfigPort DConfigBit or DConfigPort before use Counters The source for counters and 2 may be internal 10 MHz internal 100 kHz or external and is selectable using InstaCal 43 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS4020 Series PCI DAS4020 Series Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbAPretrig cbFileAInScan cbFilePretrig UL for NET AlIn AInScan ATrig APretrig FileAInScan FilePretrig Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND BLOCKIO CONTINUOUS CONVERTDATA DMATO EXTCLOCK EXTTRIGGER and SINGLEIO PCI 4020 Series packet size based on Options settings is as follows Options setting Packet size 2048 BLOCKIO See details on chain and packet size in Memory configuration on page 46 HighChan 3 max When scanning multiple channels the number of channels scanned must be even Rate Up to 20000000 Contiguous memory may be required to achieve maximum performance Refer to Memory configuration on page 46 for details Range BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP1VOLTS 1V Analog output Analog output functions and methods supp
30. CFreqIn method Other functions and methods may be added for counter use to later revisions Read the counter chip s data sheet To use a counter for any but the simplest counting function you must read understand and employ the information contained in the chip manufacturer s data sheet Technical support of the Universal Library does not include providing interpreting or explaining the counter chip data sheet To fully understand and maximize the performance of the counter timer boards and their related function calls review the following related data sheet s Counter Timer Data Sheet 82C54 82C54 pdf is located in the Documents installation subdirectory and is also available from our web site at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals 82C54 pdf AM9513 9513A pdf is located in the Documents installation subdirectory and is also available from our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals 9513A pdf Z8536 The data book for the Z8536 counter chip is included with the product that employs this chip LS7266 LS7266R1 pdf is located in the Documents installation subdirectory and is also available from our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals s7266r1 pdf Counter chip variables UL counter initialization and configuration functions include names for bit patterns such as ALEGATE which stands for Active Low Enabled Gate N In any case where the UL has a name for a bit pattern it is allowed to su
31. FIRSTPORTB DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1to3 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3 Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported 66 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO PCI and PC104 DAS08 Series Before using the cbAInScan function or the AInScan method for timed analog input with a CIO or PC104 series board the output of counter 1 must be wired to the Interrupt input if you have a CIO DAS08 board revision 3 or higher a jumper is provided on the board to accomplish this An interrupt level must have been selected in JnstaCal and the CB CFG file saved Triggering and gating Polled digital input triggering TTL supported Refer to Trigger support on page 29 for more information Use pin 25 as the trigger input Pacing analog output Softwar
32. GateControl List all of the gating modes for configuring a 9513 counter MccDaq IndexMode List the actions to be taken when the index signal is received by a 7266 counter MccDaq LoggerUnits Lists the options used to specify the units for analog data in a binary file MccDagq OptionState Enables or disables various options MccDaq PrimaryBitConfigPortType Defines digital port types for bit level configuration MccDaq PrimaryDigitalPortType Defines digital port types for bit level input output methods MccDaq Quadrature Lists all of the resolution multipliers for quadrature input MccDaq Range Defines the set of ranges within the UL for A D and D A operations MccDaq RecycleMode Lists the recycle mode options for 9513 and 8536 counters MccDaq Reload Lists the options for reloading the 9513 counter MccDagq ScanOptions List the available scan options for paced input output methods MccDaq SignalType List all signal types associated with a connector pin on boards supporting a DAQ Sync connector MccDaq SignalDirection Lists all of the directions available from a specified signal type assigned to a connector pin MccDaq SignalPolarity List all available polarities for a specified signal MccDaq SignalSource List all of the signal sources of the signal from which the frequency will be calculated MccDaq SoftwareTriggerType Defines trigger types for software triggering MccDaq
33. KELVIN HighChan Oto7 Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Data Logging Data logger functions and methods supported UL cbhLogConvertFile cbLogGetAIChannelCount cbLogGetAlIInfo chLogGetCJCInfo cbLogGetDIOInfo cbLogGetFileInfo cbhLogGetFileName cbLogGet Preferences cbLogGetSampleInfo cbLogReadAIChannels cbLogReadCJCChannels cbLogReadDIOChannels cbhLogReadTimeTags cbLogSetPreferences UL for NET ConvertFile GetAIInfo GetAIChannelCount GetCJCInfo GetDIOInfo GetFileInfo GetFileName GetPreferences GetSampleInfo ReadAIChannels ReadCJCChannels ReadDIOChannels ReadTimeTags Set Preferences The cbLogGetCJCInfo function and the GetCJCInfo method return the number of CJC temperature channels logged in the binary file 0 or 2 181 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards USB 5203 USB 5201 The cbLogGetDIOInfo function and the
34. Not programmable fixed at BIP1OVOLTS 10 volts DataValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Pacing Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC PortType FIRSTPORTA Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDInScan cbDOutScan UL for NET DIn DOut DInScan DOutScan FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB must be set for output to use this function Refer to DIO PortNum on page 36 for more information Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK EXTTRIGGER WORDXFER NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK The EXTTRIGGER option can only be used with the cbDInScan function You can use the cbSetTrigger function to program the trigger for rising edge falling edge or the level of the digital trigger input TTL The WORDXFER option can only be used with FIRSTPORTA The NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG and ADCCLOCK options can only be used with the cbDOutScan function The NONSTREAMEDIO option can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples Rate 12 MHz PortNum FIRSTPORTA
35. PCI 2500 Series boards synchronously by setting the direction of the A D and D A pacer pins XAPCR or XDPCR in JnstaCal 36 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series On the board used to pace each device set the pacer pin that you want to use XAPCR or XDPCR for Output On the board s that you want to synchronize with this board set the pacer pin that you want to use XAPCR or XDPCR for Input You set the direction using the nstaCal configuration dialog s XAPCR Pin Direction and XDPCR Pin Direction settings If you have an older version of JnstaCal these settings might be labeled ADC Clock Output set to Enabled to configure XAPCR for output or DAC Clock Output set to Enabled to configure XDPCR for output Wire the pacer pin configured for output to each of the pacer input pins that you want to synchronize 37 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS6000 Series PCI DAS6000 Series Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbAPretrig cbFileAInScan cbFilePretrig cbALoadQueue UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig APretrig FileAInScan FilePretrig ALoadQueue Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO DMATO BLOCKIO BURSTMODE EXTTRIGGER Packet size is 512 for all PCI 6000 Seri
36. PCI DAS1200Jr PCI DAS1001 PCI DAS1002 PCI DAS1602JR_16 PCI DAS6402 16 PCI DAS6402 12 PCI DAS16 M1 PCI DDA02 12 PCI DDA04 12 PCI DDA08 12 PCI DDA02 16 PCI DDA04 16 PCI DDA08 16 PCI DAC04 12HS PCI DAC04 16HS PCI DIO24 PCI DAS08 CIO RELAY24 CIO RELAY32 PCI INT32 DEMO BOARD CIO DAS TC CIO QUAD02 CIO QUAD04 PCM QUAD02 PCI DAS64 PCI DUAL AC5 PCI DAS TC PCI DAS64 M1 16 PCI DAS64 M2 16 PCI DAS64 M3 16 Device ID Board Name PC CARD DAS16 16 PC CARD DAS16 16 AO PC CARD DAS16 12 PC CARD DAS16 12 AO PC CARD DAS16 330 PC CARD D24 CTR3 PC CARD DIO48 PCI COM232 PCI COM232 2 PCI COM232 4 PCI COM422 PCI COM422 2 PCI COM485 PCI COM485 2 ISA MDB64 MIl 32 MIO 32 MEM 8 MEM 32 PCI MDB64 PCI DAS1000 PCI QUAD04 MSSR 24 PC104 MDB64 MAI 16 PCI DAS4020 12 PCIM DDA06 16 PCI DIO96 CPCI DIO24H PCIM DAS1602 16 PCI DAS3202 16 PC104 AC5 PCI QUAD AC5 CPCI DIO96H CPCI DIO48H PC CARD DAC08 PCI DAS6023 PCI DAS6025 PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 PCI DAS6034 PCI DAS6035 PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 PCI DAS6071 Device ID 195 Universal Library User s Guide Appendix Measurement Computing Device IDs Board Name PCI CTR10 PCI DAS6036 PCI DAC6702 PCI DAC6703 PCI CTR20HD miniLAB 1008 PMD 1024LS PCI DIO24 LP PCI DAS6013 PCI DAS6014 USB 1208LS PMD 1208LS PCIM DAS16JR 16 USB 1608FS PMD 1608FS PCI DIO24 S USB 1024HLS PMD 1024HLS 6K EXP16 USB 1616FS U
37. StatusBits List all status bits available when reading counter status MccDaq TempScale Lists the options used to specify the units for analog data in a converted file MccDagq TimeFormat Lists all options for specifying the time format of timestamp data MccDagq TimeOfDay List all time of day options for initializing a 9513 counter MccDaq TimeZone Lists all options for specifying the time zone of timestamp data MccDaq TriggerType List all valid trigger types for the MccBoard Set Trigger method MccDagq ThermocoupleOptions Specifies whether or not to apply smoothing to temperature readings 24 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use Parameter data types Many of the Universal Library for NET methods are overloaded to provide for signed or unsigned data types as parameters The AConvertData method is shown below using both signed and unsigned data types VB NET Public Function AConvertData ByVal numPoints As Integer ByRef adData As Short ByRef chanTags As Short As MccDaq ErroriInfo ember of MccDaq MccBoard Public Function AConvertData ByVal numPoints As Integer ByRef adData As System UInt16 ByRef chanTags As System UInt16 As MccDaq ErrorInfo ember of MccDaq MccBoard C NET public MccDaq ErrorInfo AConvertData System Int32 numPoints System Int16 adData System Int16 chanTags ember of MccDaq MccBoard
38. UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS SINGLEIO DMAIO HighChan 7 max Rate 300000 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDInScan cbDOut cbDBitOut cbDOutScan cbDConfigPort UL for NET DIn DBitIn DInScan DOut DBitOut DOutScan DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 using FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB or AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 15 using FIRSTPORTA 0 to 7 using AUXPORT Using the DEMO BOARD Analog input The DEMO BOARD simulates eight channels of 16 bit analog input JnstaCal is used to configure the following waveforms on the analog input channels sine wave square wave saw tooth ramp damped sine wave input from a data file The data file is a streamer file so any data that has been previously saved in a streamer file can be used as a source of demo data by the board Data files are named DEMOO DAT through DEMO7 DAT When a data file is assigned to a channel the library tries to extract data for that channel from the streamer file If data for that channel does not exist then the first and possibly only channel data in the streamer is extracted and used For example DEMO2 DAT is assigned as the data source for channel 5 on t
39. and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED 142 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards USB 1024 and USB DIO24 Series Causes the LED on a USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its LED blink 143 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards USB DIO96 Series formerly USB 1096 Series USB DIO96 Series formerly USB 1096 Series The USB DIO96H USB DIO96H S0 and USB 1096HFS support the following UL and UL for NET features Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB SECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH THIRDPORTA THIRDPORTB THIRDPORTCL THIRDPORTCH FOURTHPORTA FOURTHPORTB FOURTHPORTCL FOURTHPORTCH Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum PORTA PORTB PORTCL
40. be accurate In general this value will be below the actual number of pretrigger samples available in the buffer Not supported for PCI DAS6013 PCI DAS6023 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 and PCI DAS6034 Hardware considerations Advanced timing and control configuration You can access the advanced features provided by the Auxiliary Input Output and DAQ Sync interfaces through the board configuration page of InstaCal and the UL functions cbGetSignal and cbSelectSignal or the UL for NET methods GetSignal and SelectSignal ADC TB SRC and DAC TB SRC are intended to synchronize the timebase of the analog input and output pacers across two or more boards Internal calculations of sampling and update rates assume that the external timebase has the same frequency as its internal clock Adjust sample rates to compensate for differences in clock frequencies For example if the external timebase has a frequency of 10 MHz on a board that has an internal clock frequency of 40 MHz the scan function samples or updates at a rate of about 1 4 the rate entered However while compensating for differences in the external timebase and internal clock frequency if the rate entered results in an invalid pacer count the function returns a BADRATE error Although the PCI DAS6013 and PCI DAS6014 both support cbSelectSignal SelectSignal these boards do not support DAQ Sync Therefore 41 Universal Library User s Guide Analog In
41. digital TTL hardware triggering supported Set the hardware trigger source with the Trig _In input Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT eight bits bit configurable DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Counter I O Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter LoadValue 0 when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic
42. each element Analog output USB 1208FS When you include both analog output channels in cbAOQutScan AOutScan the two channels are updated simultaneously Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the LED on a USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its LED blink 91 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1408FS USB 1408FS The USB 1408FS supports the following UL and UL for NET features Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig UL for NET AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND BLOCKIO CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK EXTTRIGGER NOCALIBRATEDATA RETRIGMODE and SINGLEIO USB 1408FS packet size based on Options settings are as follows Device Options setting Packet size BLOCKIO 31 USB 1408FS 7 SINGLEIO 1 RETRIGMODE can only be used with cbAInScan AInScan HighChan 0 to 7 in single ended mode 0 to 3 in differential mode Count In CONTINUOUS mode Count must be an integer multiple of the packet size Rate 48 kHz maximum for BLOCKIO mode The throughput is system dependent Most systems will be able to achie
43. has the same look and feel as the Universal Library for 32 bit windows applications and is just as easy to program Universal Library User s Guide Introducing the Universal Library 32 bit languages supported by the Universal Library at the time the library was released are listed in the following table Microsoft Windows Languages NET Languages Borland Windows Languages Visual Basic VB NET Borland C Visual C C C NET Borland C Builder Quick C for Windows Delphi Microsoft C Universal across platforms The Universal Library provides the same sets of functions for Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista Additionally these functions have been extended to support the NET environment Windows Vista support USB PCI WLS and WEB devices are supported under Windows Vista PCMCIA devices PC CARD and PCM hardware are not supported under Windows Vista 11 Installation and Configuration Installing the Universal Library To install the Universal Library follow the steps below 1 Place the Measurement Computing Data Acquisition Software CD in your CD drive The MCC DAQ dialog opens 2 Select InstaCal amp Universal Library and click the Install button 3 Follow the installation instructions as prompted InstaCal is a powerful installation test and calibration software package that is installed with the Universal Library application Refer to the
44. is set automatically when a DHCP server is available If you are setting a static IP address manually enter it in the IP text box on the Default Settings frame Every device connected to the network must have a unique IP address This value is set to 192 168 0 101 by default Subnet The Subnet Mask that is currently stored on the device is displayed in the Current Settings frame in InstaCal s Board Configuration dialog The Subnet Mask is the part of the IP address that denotes the local Subnet By default the Subnet Mask is set automatically when a DHCP server is available If you are setting a static IP address manually enter the Subnet Mask in the Subnet text box on the Default Settings frame This value is set to 255 255 255 0 by default The first three groups of numbers indicate the network number to which the device is connected and the last group indicates the node number within the network that identifies the device Gateway The Gateway IP address that is currently stored on the device is displayed in the Current Settings frame in nstaCal s Board Configuration dialog By default the Gateway IP address is set automatically when a DHCP server is available If you are setting a static IP address manually enter the Gateway in the Gateway text box on the Default Settings frame This value is set to 192 168 0 1 by default The Gateway parameter is used for communication between devices on different networks Server Enables or d
45. making its LED blink Establishing and requesting control of an E PDISO16 Through nstaCal you can configure the system to automatically attempt to establish control over the E PDISO16 when an application starts up To do this check the Try to acquire ownership on application startup option on nstaCal s Ethernet Settings tab Note that only one computer should have this option selected otherwise two or more computers might compete for control over the E PDISO16 To manually request control over the E PDISO16 press the Request Ownership button on the Ethernet Settings tab Only one computer can establish control over an E PDISO16 at a time Additional computers that contact the device can only query the state of the device and its ports The name of the computer with control over the E PDISO16 appears in the Device Owner property on the Ethernet Settings tab 139 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards PDISO8 and PDISO16 Series Sending a request for control of an E PDISO16 If another computer already has control over E PDISO16 when you connect to it you can send a message to the controlling computer Do the following 1 From JnstaCal s main window double click on the E PDISO16 2 From the Ethernet Settings tab click on the Request Ownership button 3 On the Request Ownership dialog enter your message up to 256 characters Press Ctrl and Enter to go to a new line You can set how long the message i
46. must set the count to an integer multiple of the packet size 62 and the number of channels in the scan 105 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616FS Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink 106 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series USB 1616HS Series The USB 1616HS Series includes the USB 1616HS USB 1616HS 2 and USB 1616HS 4 Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig cbhAPretrig AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig APretrig Pretrigger capability is implemented in software PretrigCount must be less than the TotalCount and cannot exceed 100000 samples TotalCount must be greater than the PretrigCount If a trigger occurs while the number of collected samples is less than the PretrigCount that trigger will be ignored Requires a call to cbSetTrigger SetTrigger for the analog trigger type Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA DMAIO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER With EX
47. notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values EventType ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPT UL OnExternalInterrupt UL for NET Hardware considerations Event Notification DIO Series boards that support event notification only support external rising edge interrupts 136 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards DIO24 CTR3 and D24 CTR3 Series DIO24 CTR3 and D24 CTR3 Series Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 using FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1 to3 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3
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49. s Guide Analog Output Boards DAC04 HS Series DAC04 HS Series Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS HighChan 0 to3 Rate 500000 Range Ignored Not programmable DataValue 0 to 4095 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 BitNum 0to7 AUXPORT is not configurable for these boards Hardware considerations Pacing analog output Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The external clock is hardwired to the DAC pacer If an internal clock is to be used do not connect a signal to the External Pacer input 124 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards DAC Series Excluding HS Series DAC Series Excluding HS Series Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options SIMULTANEOUS HighChan DAC02 DAC08 Otol 0 to7 DAC06 DAC16 0 to 5 0 to 15 Rate Ignored Count HighChan LowChan 1 max Range Ignored Not programmable DataValue 0 to 4095 For the 16 series the following argument values are also valid 0 to 6
50. samples This allows the data output buffer to be loaded into the device s internal output FIFO Once the sample updates are transferred or downloaded to the device the device is responsible for outputting the data You can t change the output buffer once the output begins Trigger DAC output operations with the ADC clock Specify the ADCCLOCKTRIG option to trigger a data output operation upon the start of the ADC clock DIO PortNum For cbDOutScan DOutScan and cbDaqOutScan DaqOutScan FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB are treated as one 16 bit port These functions can only be used with FIRSTPORTA You must configure both FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB for output using the cbDConfigPort function Synchronous scanning with multiple boards You can operate up to four USB 1616HS Series boards synchronously by setting the direction of the A D and D A pacer pins APR or DPR in JnstaCal On the board used to pace each device set the pacer pin that you want to use APR or DPR for Output On the board s that you want to synchronize with this board set the pacer pin that you want to use APR or DPR for Input You set the direction using the nstaCal configuration dialog s APR Pin Direction and DPR Pin Direction settings Wire the pacer pin configured for output to each of the pacer input pins that you want to synchronize Quadrature encoder operations To configure a counter channel as a multi axis quadrature encoder use the cbCCon
51. that you would use for turning on the MSB only The value for all bits on is 1 Keep this in mind if you are using Basic since Basic does not supply unsigned integers values from 0 to 65536 To fully understand and maximize the performance of this and other digital input function calls refer to the 82C55 data sheet in the Documents subdirectory of the installation This data sheet is also available from our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals 82C55A pdf Also refer to the 8536 data sheet this data sheet file is not available in PDF format 134 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards ACS Series AC5 Series Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values All boards in this series support PortNum DataValue BitNum PortNum DataValue BitNum PortNum DataValue BitNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 15 using FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 using FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB 0 to 23 using FIRSTPORTA DUAL ACS and QUAD ACS boards also support SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB SECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH 0 to 15 using SECONDPORTCL or SECONDPORTCH 0 to 255 using SECONDPORTA or SECONDPORTB 0 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA QUAD ACS boards also suppor
52. the computer and move the device to its remote location The following network parameters are programmable with InstaCal Identifier Text that identifies the WLS Series device This value is optional and is not set by default You can enter up to 20 alpha numeric characters You can set the text identifier value using the ConfigItem option BINODEID with cbSetConfigString or SetDeviceId while the device is connected locally to the computer through the USB port or when the device is operating remotely PAN hex The personal area network ID assigned to the device This value is set to 1000 hex by default 4096 decimal Most users do not need to change this value However you may want to change the PAN value in the following situations You have multiple WLS Series devices and do not want to allow communication between all of them Set the PAN ID to the same value on each device that you want to communicate If other WLS Series devices are operating in the vicinity you can avoid accidental changes to your device settings by changing the default PAN value To change the PAN ID enter a 16 bit hexadecimal value between 0 and FFFE Hexadecimal values consist of numbers between 0 and 9 and letters between A and F In this case up to four characters could be entered You can set the PAN value using the ConfigItem option BIPANID with cbSetConfig when the device is connected locally to the computer through the USB port
53. the following argument values are also valid DTCONNECT EXTMEMORY 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode DAS1401 12 DAS1402 12 DAS1601 12 DAS1602 12 160000 DAS1602 16 DAS1402 16 100000 DAS1401 12 DAS1402 12 DAS1601 12 DAS1602 12 to external memory 330000 CIO DAS1402 CIO DAS1602 CIO DAS1402 16 and CIO DAS1602 16 BIPLOVOLTS UNI10VOLTS BIP5SVOLTS UNI5VOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS CIO DAS1401 and CIO DAS1601 BIPLOVOLTS UNI10VOLTS BIP1VOLTS UNI1VOLTS BIPPT1VOLTS UNIPT1VOLTS BIPPTO1VOLTS UNIPTO1VOLTS Analog output ClIO DAS1600 series only Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan Count Rate Pacing Range DataValue SIMULTANEOUS 1 max 2 max Ignored Software pacing only Analog output gain is not programmable so the Range argument is ignored 0 to 4095 79 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DAS1400 and CIO DAS1600 Series Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut For DAS1600 the following function and method are also valid UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort Digital I O argum
54. there can be delays in obtaining the data from the WEB device causing a NOREMOTEACK error to be generated This can be caused by other users making configuration changes on the device or by slow or busy network connections You can use the ConfigItem option BINETIOTIMEOUT with cbSetConfig to set the time in mS to wait for a device to acknowledge a command or query made via the network connection FlashLED Call this function to flash the POWER COMM LED on a WEB device This is useful if you have multiple devices connected and you want to identify a particular device 187 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WLS Series WLS Series The WLS IFC WLS TEMP and WLS TC support the following UL and UL for NET features Temperature input WLS TEMP and WLS TC Temperature input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbTIn cbTInScan TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options N A Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan Oto7 Digital I O WLS TEMP and WLS TC Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions metho
55. 0 cbC7266Config 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 cbhC7266Config 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Case 2 2 48 bit counters 1 2 3 4 cbhC7266Config 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbC7266Config 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 cbC7266Config 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbhC7266Config 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Case 3 1 24 bit amp 1 72 bit counter 1 2 3 4 cbC7266Config 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 cbhC7266Config 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbhC7266Config 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbhC7266Config 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Case 4 1 96 bit counter 1 2 3 4 cbC7266Config 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbhC7266Config 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbhC7266Config 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 cbC7266Config 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 The actual value of the BADR 9 register is not set until the cbCLoad CLoad command is called Counter4 setting Setting Counter4 to CARRYBORROW UPDOWN is NOT VALID 163 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards USB 4300 Series USB 4300 Series The USB 4300 Series includes the USB 4301 USB 4302 USB 4303 and USB 4304 devices Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbC9513Config cbC9513Init cbCStoreOnInt cbCFreqIn cbCIn32 cbCIn cobCLoad32 cbCLoad C9513Config C9513Init CStoreOnInt CFreqIn CIn32 CIn Cload32 CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum RegNum LoadValue ChipNum FOutSource CountSource Digital I O USB 4301 and USB 4302 1 through 5 USB 4303 and USB 4304 1 through 5 and 6
56. 02 Series Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbAPretrig cbFileAInScan cbFilePretrig For PCI Versions the following function also applies cbALoadQueue UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig APretrig FileAInScan FilePretrig For PCI Versions the following method also applies ALoadQueue Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONV BURSTMODE EXTTRIGGER Packet size 512 for both CIO and PCI boards ERTDATA SINGLI EIO BLOCKIO 16 All others Up to 200000 HighChan PCI DAS6402 and CIO DAS6402 0 to 63 in single ended mode 0 to 31 in differential mode PCI DAS3202 0 to 31 Rate CIO DAS6402 12 CIO DAS6402 Up to 330000 Up to 100000 Range BIPLOVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIP5SVOLTS UNISVOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options SIMULTANEOUS For PCI Versions the following argument values are also valid BACKGROUND EXTCLOCK CONTINUOUS HighChan 1 max Rate PCI Versions Up to 100000 Range PCI Versions CIO DAS6402 12 BIPLOVOLTS BIPSVOLTS UNI1OVOLTS UNISVOLTS CIO Versions Ignored CIO DAS6402 16 Ignored Not programmable 52 Universal Library User s
57. 15 then channel 5 data is extracted If DEMO2 DAT only has data for a single channel the data for that channel is used as the data source for channel 5 148 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards DEMO BOARD Digital I O The DEMO BOARD simulates the following One eight bit AUXPORT configurable digital input output port Each bit of the AUXPORT generates a square wave with a different period Two eight bit configurable digital I O ports FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB which can be used for high speed scanning FIRSTPORTA functions like AUXPORT in that it generates square waves Each bit of FIRSTPORTB generates a pulse with a different frequency 149 Digital Input Boards Introduction This section provides details on using digital input boards in conjunction with the Universal Library Boards released after the printing of this document will be described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk To fully understand and maximize the performance of this and other digital input function calls refer to the 82C55 data sheet in the Documents subdirectory of the installation C Program files Measurement Computing DAQ Documents by default or from our web site at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals 82C55A pdf Refer also to the 8536 data sheet this data sheet file is not available in PDF format 150 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Boards CIO and PC104 DI Series CI
58. 5535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Hardware considerations Pacing analog output Software only 125 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards PCI DAC6700 Series PCI DAC6700 Series Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values HighChan PCI DAC6702 7 PCI DAC6703 15 Count HighChan LowChan 1 max Rate Ignored Range Ignored Not programmable fixed at BIPLOVOLTS 10 1 V DataValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort cbDConfigBit UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort DConfigBit Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT is bitwise configurable for these boards and must be configured using cbDConfigBit or cbDConfigPort before use as output DataValue 0 to 255 BitNum 0to7 Configuration Configuration functions and methods supported UL cbGetConfig cbSetConfig UL for NET GetDACStartup GetDACUpdateMode SetDACStartup SetDACUpdateMode Configuration argument values ConfigItem BIDACSTARTUP B
59. 6 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger 53 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI and CIO DAS6402 and DAS3202 Series Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE GATEHIGH GATELOW For PCI versions the following additional argument values are also valid TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW Threshold 0 to 4095 For 16 versions the following argument values are also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported PCI versions Only UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values Event Type ON_SCAN ERROR ON_PRETRIGGER ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN ON END OF AO SCAN Hardware considerations Pacing Analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The packet size is 512 samples for both CIO versions and for PCI versions Triggering and gating Digital TTL hardware triggering s
60. 92H oe 156 CIO DO24DD ee 156 CIO DO48DD ee 156 CIO DO48H ou eee 156 CIO DO96H eee 156 CIO DUAL422 ee 195 CIO DUAL ACS ue 135 CIO INT32 CIO PDISO16 CIO PDISO8 CIO PDMA16 CIO PDMA32 CIO QUAD02 CIO QUAD04 CIO RELAY08 00005 154 CIO RELAY 16 0006 154 CIO RELAY16 M 154 CIO RELAY 24 0 0 154 CIO RELAY32 000000 154 Demo Board 121 22 148 49 ISA MDB64 uu 171 Life support devices systems 4 Memory boards MEGA FIFO c cece 169 MetraBus boards MEM 32 rrin niana 173 MEM 8 ccceceeeeeeeeseeeeeeee 173 MSSR 24 oeenn 174 PC104 boards PC104 ACS PC104 CTRIOHD PC104 DACO06 PC104 DAS08 eee PC104 DAS 16Jr 12 PC104 DAS 16Jr 16 PC104 DI48 0 eee PC104 DIO48 uo PC104 D048H PC104 MDB64 PC104 PDISO8 PCI boards CSBX DDAO04 cceeeeeeeeeeeeee 130 PCE QS Vic siicsesssdvevederees 31 37 PCI 25 13 ccccceceeccceeeeeeees 31 37 PCH 25 15 tonnan 31 37 POIS Tea 31 37 PCI CTROS 158 59 PCI CTR10 158 59 PCI CTR20HD 158 59 PCI DAC6702 0c 126 PCI DAC6703 uu cece 126 PCI DAS08 PCI DAS1000 PCI DAS1001 PCI DAS 1002 PCI DAS 1200 PCI DAS1200 9R 0 56 59 PCI DAS 1602 12 PCI DAS 1602 16 PCI DAS3202 16 PCI DAS4020 12 PCI DAS6013 PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6023 PCI DAS6025
61. BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS Options HighChan Rate NONSTREAMEDIO can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples Oto l 70 kHz for one channel 99 Universal Library User s Guide A nalog Input Boards USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2AO 47 kHz for two channels Range BIP1OVOLTS 10 volts Packet size 512 samples s using a signed integer data type on page 16 for DataValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit value information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Pacing Hardware pacing internal clock supported Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values ELOW Digital triggering TRIGPOSE DGE 3 E TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW External digital TTL hardware triggering supported Set the hardware trigger source with the Trig_In input TrigType Analog triggering TRIGABOVE TRIGB TRIGNEGEDG Threshold uses a 16 bit value so that cbFrom value Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values s UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT 0 to 65535 BIPLOVOLTS Hardware actually has 12 bit resolution but the library EngUnits can be used to obtain the trigger upported Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut
62. BLE ON END OF AI SCAN Hardware considerations Resolution When configured for single ended mode the resolution of the data is 11 bits data values between 0 and 2047 However the Universal Library maps this data to 12 bit values so the range of data is no different from the differential configuration Consequently the data returned contains only even numbers between 0 and 4094 when the NOCALIBRATEDATA option is used BURSTIO Allows higher sampling rates up to 8000 Hz for sample counts up to 4096 Data is collected into the miniLAB 1008 s local FIFO Data is collected into the USB device s local FIFO Data transfers to the PC don t occur until the scan completes For BACKGROUND scans the Count and Index returned by cbGet Status and GetStatus remain 0 and Status RUNNING until the scan finishes The Count and Index are not updated until the scan is completed When the scan is complete and the data is retrieved cbGetStatus and GetStatus are updated to the current Count and Index and Status IDLE BURSTIO is the default mode for non CONTINUOUS fast scans aggregate sample rates above 1000 Hz with sample counts up to 4096 BURSTIO mode allows higher sampling rates up to 8000 Hz for sample counts up to 4096 Non BURSTIO scans are limited to a maximum of 1200 Hz To avoid the BURSTIO default specify BLOCKIO mode Continuous scans When running cbAInScan with the CONTINUOUS option you should consider the pack
63. Bipl0Volts Range Uni5Volts Range Unil0Volts ScanOptions Background ScanOptions Continuous ScanOptions BurstMode TimeZone GMT FileType Text 26 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use If you are programming inside of Visual Studio NET the types that are available for a particular enumerated value display automatically when you type code int Gain Range me mp Bip2pt5Volts mp Bip2Volts mp Bip5Volts Error handling For NET applications the return value for the Universal Library functions is an object ErrorInfo rather than a single integer value The ErrorInfo object contains both the numeric value for the error that occurred as well as the associated error message Within a NET application error checking may be performed as follows ULStat Board0 AIn Channel Range DataValue check the numeric value of ULStat If Not ULStat Value ErrorInfo ErrorCode NoErrors Then if there was an error then display th rror messag MsgBox ULStat Message EndIf Service methods You can access other Universal Library functions that are not board specific through the MccService class This class contains a set of static methods you can access directly without having to instantiate an MccService object The following examples demonstrate library calls to NET memory management methods WindowHandle MccServic
64. CI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 BIP1OVOLTS 10 V UNI1OVOLTS 0 to 10 V DataValue 0 to 4095 For the PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6036 and PCI DAS6052 the following additional argument value is also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Pacing Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigBit DConfigPort GetDInMask GetDOutMask Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 BitNum 0to7 For the PCI DAS6025 the following additional argument values are also valid PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTFIRSTPORTA AUXPORT is bitwise configurable for these boards and must be configured using cbDConfigBit DConfigBit or cbDConfigPort DConfigPort before use Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNu
65. CLOCK ANALOG DIGITAL16 ANALOG PCI 2517 0 to 3 PCI 2515 0 to 1 35 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series DIGITAL16 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB must be configured as an output Rate ANALOG Up to 1 MHz DIGITAL16 Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz Range Ignored Hardware considerations Channel count For input and output scans the count must be set to an integer multiple of the number of channels or a BADCOUNT error is returned Sampling and update rates Sampling and update rates are system dependent Data overruns underruns may occur with higher sampling rates when using BACKGROUND and CONTINUOUS modes To avoid this use a larger buffer count size or use NONSTREAMEDIO mode if supported The minimum size buffer is 256 for cbAOutScan Values less than that result in a BADBUFFERSIZE error Settling time For most applications settling time should be left at the default value of 1 us However if you are scanning multiple channels and one or more channels are connected to a high impedance source you may get better results by increasing the settling time Keep in mind that increasing the settling time reduces the maximum acquisition rate You can set the time between A D conversions with the ADC Settling Time option in InstaCal Select between 1 us 5 us 10 us or 1 ms Setpoints You enable setpoin
66. CWIN folder of the Universal Library installation directory contains three sample programs Wincai0l Wincai02 and Wincai03 Each program is an example of a simple C program that calls a few of the Universal Library functions from a Windows application Use the DSP project files to build a 32 bit application The non Windows C examples in the C folder of the installation directory provide a more complete set of examples You can compile these programs as 32 bit console applications for Windows by using the MAKEMC32 BAT file Borland C C for Windows For 32 bit Borland or Inprise C C compilers include the Universal Library header file CBW H in your program and link with the import library file CBW32BC LIB Borland C C example programs The non Windows C examples provide an extensive set of examples These can be compiled as 32 bit console applications using the MAKEBC32 BAT file Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library Description and Use Delphi example programs A complete set of Delphi example programs is included in the DELPHI folder of the Universal Library installation directory Each program illustrates the use of one Universal Library function from within a Delphi program The PAS files contain the programs The corresponding DPR file is the Project file used to build the program in a 32 bit Delphi environment In 32 bit Delphi environments use the cbw32 d11 header Where integers are passed by reference to a
67. Considerations on page 36 for more information Analog Up to 1 MHz Digital Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz Counter Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz ANALOG only ignore for other ChanTypeArray values PCI 2517 PCI 2515 PCI 2513 BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP1VOLTS 1V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLTS 0 1 V PCI 2511 Ignored fixed at BIP10VOLTS 10 V Number of elements in ChanArray ChanTypeArray and GainArray Up to 512 elements max 100000 max This argument is ignored if the EXTTRIGGER option is not specified DAQ trigger functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDagSetTrigger DaqSetTrigger DAQ trigger argument values ia m rig rigSource TrigSense Event TRIG IMMEDIATE TRIG EXTTTL TRIG ANALOGHW TRIG ANALOGSW TRIG DIGPATTERN TRIG COUNTER TRIG SCANCOUNT RISING EDGE FALLING EDGE ABOVE LEVEL BELOW LEVEL EQ LEVEL NE_LEVEL START EVENT STOP _ EVENT 34 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series DAQ setpoint DAQ setpoint functions and methods supported UL UL for NET DAQ setpoint argument values SetpointFlagsArray Setpo
68. DACOB8I PC104 DAC06 CIO DDA06 12 CIO DDA06 16 CIO DDA06 Jr CIO DAC02 16 CIO DAC08 16 CIO DAC 16 16 CIO DDA06ur 16 CIO CTRO5 CIO CTR10 CIO CTR10 HD CIO CTR20 HD PC104 CTR10 HD CIO PDISO8 CIO PDISO16 PC104 PDISO8 CIO DACG04 12 HS PPIO DIO24H PPIO Al08 PPIO CTRO6 CIO DAS08 CIO DASO8PGL CIO DASO8PGH CIO DAS08 AOL CIO DAS08 AOH CIO DASO8PGM CIO DAS08 AOM CIO DASO8 Jr PC104 DAS08 CIO DASO8uJr 16 CIO DAS48PGA CIO DAS1601 12 CIO DAS1 602 12 CIO DAS1 602 16 CIO DAS1401 12 Device ID 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 Board Name CIO DAS1402 12 CIO DAS1402 16 MEGA FIFO CIO RELAY16 CIO RELAY08 CIO RELAY16 M CIO DAS TEMP CIO DISO48 CIO INT32 PCM DASO8 PCM D24 CTR3 PCM DAC02 PCM COM422 PCM COM485 PCM DAS16D 12 PCM DAS16S 12 PCM DAS16D 16 PCM DAS16S 16 PCM DAS16S 330 PCM DAS16D 12A0 PCM DAC08 ClO COM422 CIO COM485 CIO DUAL422 CIlO DAS800 CIO DAS801 ClO DAS802 CIO DAS802 16 Device ID 3589 3590 3841 4097 4098 4099 4353 8193 12289 16385 16386 16387 16388 16389 16390 16391 16392 16393 16394 16395 16401 20481 20482 20483 24577 24578 24579 24580 Measurement Computing Corporation 10 Commerce Way Suite 1008 Norton Massachusetts 02766 508 946 5100 Fax 508 946 9500 E mail info mccdag com www mccdag com
69. DAS802 supports the following A D ranges BIP1OVOLTS UNI1OVOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI5VOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS BIPPT625VOLTS CIO DAS802 16 supports the following A D ranges BIP1OVOLTS UNI1OVOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI5VOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS Analog Output These boards do not have D A converters and do not support analog output functions Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT not configurable for these boards DataValue cbDOut cbDIn 0 to 15 0to7 BitNum cbDOut cbDIn 0 to3 0 to 2 63 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DAS800 Series Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1to3 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3 Hardware considerations Pacing analog i
70. DDAOS8 0 to 7 Options HighChan Rate Count Range DataValue Digital I O Ignored HighChan LowChan 1 max BIPLOVOLTS BIP5SVOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS 0 to 4095 UNI1OVOLTS UNISVOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS For the 16 series the following argument values are also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Digital I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort DOut DIn Digital I O argument values PortNum DataValue BitNum FIRSTPORTA FI SECONDPORTB SI DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort RSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH SECONDPORTA ECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH 0 to 15 for PORTCH and PORTCL 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB 0 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA Hardware considerations Pacing analog output Software only 129 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards cSBX DDA04 cSBX DDA04 Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument ranges Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS Rate 300 000 Pacing Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDIn
71. DIn DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 BitNum 0to7 AUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards 68 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DASO8 Jr and CIO DASO8 Jr 16 Series Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported None Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Software pacing only 69 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCM DAS08 PCM DAS08 Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO NOTODINTS EXTTRIGGER NOCALIBRATEDATA HighChan Oto7 Rate 25000 max For other restrictions refer to the PCM DAS08 User s Manual at www mecdag com PDFmanuals pcm das08 pdf Range This board does not have programmable gain so the Range argument to analog input functions is ignored Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DIn DOut DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0to7 BitNum 0 to2 Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Internal or external clock Maximizing sampling rates When paced by the onboard clock the rate is se
72. EDGE GATEHIGH GATELOW All at A D External trigger input Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Internal or external clock The packet size is 256 samples for PCM boards 2048 samples for PC CARD boards For CONTINUOUS mode scans the sample count should be at least one packet size gt 2048 samples for the PC CARD boards These cards do not have residual counters so BLOCKIO transfers must acquire integer multiples of the packet size before completing the scan This can be lengthy for the PC CARDs which must acquire 2048 samples between interrupts for BLOCKIO transfers In general it is best to allow the library to determine the best transfer mode SINGLEIO vs BLOCKIO for these boards Triggering and gating External digital TTL polled gate trigger supported on PCM versions Refer to Trigger support on page 29 External digital TTL hardware trigger supported on PC CARD versions 78 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DAS1400 and CIO DAS1600 Series CIO DAS1400 and CIO DAS1600 Series Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO DMAIO BURSTMODE EXTTRIGGER For CIO DAS1600
73. ETRIGGER ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The clock source can be set via InstaCal to either the Trig Ext Clk BNC input or the A D External Clock input on the 40 pin connector P3 Configuring for the BNC clock input will disable the clock input pin 10 on the 40 pin connector When the EXTCLOCK option is used the clock signal presented to the Trig Ext Clk BNC input or the A D External Clock input is divided by 2 in one or two channel mode and is divided by 4 in four channel mode If both EXTCLOCK and EXTTRIGGER are used both the Trigger BNC and pin 10 on the 40 pin connector require signals This is further explained in the Triggering and gating section below When using EXTCLOCK the Rate argument is used by the Universal Library to calculate the appropriate chain size Set the Rate argument to the approximate rate used by the external clock to pace acquisitions When executing cbAInScan AInScan with the EXCLOCK option the first three clock pulses are used to set up the PCI DAS4020 12 and the first sample is actually taken on the fourth clock pulse The packet size varies See Memory configuration on page 46 for more information Triggering and gating Digital TTL hardware triggering supported The trigger source can be set via InstaCal to either the Trig Ext Cl
74. FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC DataValue 0 to 255 0 to 65535 using the WORDXFER option with FIRSTPORTA Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 23 Counter input Counter functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCConfigScan cbCInScan cbCClear 32 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series UL for NET CIn CIn32 CConfigScan CInScan CClear Note Counters on these boards are zero based the first counter number is 0 Counter argument values Rate 6 MHz CounterNum 0 to 3 Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER You can use the cbSetTrigger function to program the trigger for rising edge falling edge or the level of the digital trigger input TTL LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Timer output Timer functions and methods supported UL cbTimerOutStart cbTimerOutStop UL for NET TimerOutStart TimerOutStop Timer argument values TimerNum 0 to 1 Frequency 15 260 Hz to 1 0 MHz Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSet Trigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE
75. GLEIO USB 1208 Series packet size based on Options settings are as follows Device Options setting Packet size USB 1208LS BLOCKIO 64 BLOCKIO 31 USB 1208FS F SINGLEIO 1 BURSTIO can only be used with the number of samples Count set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The USB 1208LS FIFO holds 4096 samples BURSTIO cannot be used with the CONTINUOUS option RETRIGMODE can only be used with cbAInScan AInScan HighChan 0 to 7 in single ended mode 0 to 3 in differential mode Count In CONTINUOUS mode Count must be an integer multiple of the packet size Rate USB 1208LS 8000 Hz maximum for BURSTIO mode The maximum rate is 1200 Hz for all other modes When using cbAInScan or AInScan the minimum sample rate is 100 Hz USB 1208FS 50 kHz maximum for BLOCKIO mode The throughput is system dependant Most systems will be able to achieve 40 kHz aggregate Best results are obtained when using Windows XP or Windows Vista When using cbAInScan or AInScan the minimum sample rate is 1 Hz Range Single ended mode BIP1OVOLTS 10 V Differential mode BIP20VOLTS 20 V BIP2PT5VOLTS 2 5 V BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP1PT25VOLTS 1 25 V BIP4VOLTS 4 V BIP1VOLTS 1V 87 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1208 Series Pacing Hardwar
76. GetDIOInfo method return the number of digital I O channels logged in the binary file 0 to 8 Data logger argument values Delimiter Comma Semicolon Space Tab LoggerUnits Temperature Raw Units Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin TimeFormat TwelveHour TwentyFourHour TimeZone Local GMT Hardware considerations Logging and storing measurement data Temperature measurements can be stored onto a CompactFlash memory card 64 MB CF card included with hardware Each sample is stored on the card in a binary file You set up your logging options through InstaCal temperature input channels to log channel format as raw data or temperature start mode to begin a logging session interval sec between samples set up alarm conditions to trigger DIO bits InstaCal provides further options for copying converting and deleting the binary files You can access log data stored on the memory card with a CompactFlash reader or by transferring the files from InstaCal to a computer for processing and conversion using the USB bus Note A card reader is not required to access log data on a device installed with firmware 3 0 and later A device with this firmware version appears in Windows Explorer as a removable drive from which you can directly access the log data External power required for data logging Due to processing limitations data logging to the memory card is not allowed when the device is connected to your computer s act
77. GetFileName MccService GetFirst ref path ref filename MccDaq enumerations The MccDaq Namespace contains enumerated values which are used by many of the methods available from the MccDagq classes see Table 1 Refer to specific method descriptions in the Universal Library Function Reference for the values of each enumerated type This document is available on our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf Table 1 MccDag Enumerated Values Enumeration Name Description MccDaq BCDMode Lists BCD mode options enabled disabled MccDaq C8254Mode Lists all of the operating modes for 8254 counters MccDaq C8536OutputControl Lists all of the types of output from an 8536 counters MccDagq C8536TriggerType Lists all of the options for specifying the trigger type for 8536 counters MccDagq C95 130utputControl List all of the types of output from a 9513 counters MccDaq Compare Value List all options for comparing values while configuring a 9513 counter MccDaq ConnectionPin when calling the SelectSignal method MccDagq CounterControl Defines the possible state of each counter channel enabled disabled MccDagq CountDirection Defines the count direction when configuring counters MccDaq CountEdge Defines the edge used for counting MccDaq CounterRegister Lists all of the register names used to load counters MccDag
78. Gontig Classik nigee cdteetivhiedeveveesl dis creas ieangoeniess ie edeeielvadetaiel o 22 Datalogger Class cc cch ee ies aii ait eevee shave antici ere en vate aetna 22 MecDaq Gnumerations iis cco cedeesecctecedh setave ce eet ese ca tesdon eee aariaa aiae aadi aaa aataid iaaiiai 23 Parameter data type Sinsice grenn ennenen ce re aN dree anada dra UE SEELA teeteessteeeedie ct 25 Differences between the UL and UL for NET sseesseessissssisssirsesirrserrrssirnnstinnserinnetirnntinnsnrinnnent 25 Board number s es teea ee aa ia a a eee eee 25 WOOR E EE A E EE A S A EE neha E A E 26 Methods Meno tects r a a a A tl ch a ee r mites 26 En mer ted y ES r aaao a a ae Aaa a e E ar aAA a Ee EEEa RE diecevbechst nsniaderseeerdbapin SEa a eai a 26 Error handliNg teiscecsesscceccits cc cosets tccdevstegcavcknncaedies tg raaa aaae aaa a A cz Aa Ee E EEEE EESE 27 Service methods iek neee er aeres dines i ikeen OTi deio eaS ie es aese seie adt 27 Configuration methods stile nde aa a eea aeea aaa a O anvil Ain dace aa aa 27 Data Logger methods sicune r a a eel sieved a a a 28 6 Analog Input Board wiiscccsiiciessccscisisssectessasecdeccvsendeccssvasccsevedecsceceteesccentes 29 INTPOGUCTION anche ee Re ee Ae A 29 Trigger SUPPOM issin anria rae bes see ghee ioe eel viene aa aar phos ek ete vier dels eee 29 Digital triggeren nerne e as anan a uve cece dund aaae aaaea cy a aeae Eaa Era AAE aED a aa aE 29 AMA lOG Miale Te 1 AAEE ETETEA A A A A AA 29 Pretrig
79. Guide Analog Input Boards PCI and CIO DAS6402 and DAS3202 Series DataValue 0 to 4095 For PCI DAS6402 16 PCI DAS3202 16 CIO DAS6402 16 the following additional argument values are also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut For PCI Versions the following additional function is also valid cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut For PCI Versions the following additional method is also valid DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 15 BitNum 0 to3 AUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards For PCI Versions the following additional argument values are also valid PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for PORTCL or PORTCH 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 1
80. Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The clock edge used to trigger acquisition for the external pacer may be rising or falling and is selectable using InstaCal The packet size is 512 samples Analog Input configuration The analog input mode may be 32 channel differential or 64 channel single ended and may be selected using InstaCal Analog Input options Except for SINGLEIO transfers CONTINUOUS mode scans require enough memory for half FIFO of memory Triggering and gating Digital TTL hardware triggering supported Use the A D Start Trigger Input pin 55 for triggering and gating with cbAInScan and cbFileAInScan AInScan and FileAInScan Use the A D Stop Trigger Input pin 54 for cbAPretrig and cbFilePretrig APretrig and FilePretrig Analog hardware triggering and gating are supported cbSet Trigger SetTrigger are supported for TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW Use the Analog Trigger Input pin 56 for analog triggering Analog thresholds are set relative to the 5 V range For example a threshold of 0 equates to 5 V and a threshold of 65535 equates to 4 999847 V When using analog trigger feature one or both of the DACs are used to set the threshold and are unavailable for other functions If the trigger function requi
81. IDACUPDATEMODE BIDACUPDATECMD Hardware considerations Pacing analog output Software only 126 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards PCM and PC CARD DAC Series PCM and PC CARD DAC Series Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options PCM DAC02 Ignored PCM DAC08 and PC CARD DAC08 SIMULTANEOUS HighChan DACO02 0 to 1 DACOS 0 to 7 Rate Ignored Count HighChan LowChan 1 max Range PCM DAC08 and PC CARD DAC08 Ignored Not programmable fixed at BIP5VOLTS 5 V PCM DAC02 BIPLOVOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI1LOVOLTS UNI5VOLTS DataValue 0 to 4095 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 7 using FIRSTPORTA Hardware considerations Pacing analog output Software only Digital configuration Supports two configurable 4 bit ports FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB Each can be independently configured as either inputs or outputs via cbDConfigPort or DConfigPort 127 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards PCIM and CIO DDA06 Series PCIM and CIO DDAO6 Series Analog outpu
82. L UL for NET cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum Config LoadValue RegNum Triggering 1 HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers LOADREG1 Trigger functions and methods supported UL UL for NET Trigger argument values lt j rigType Threshold Event notification cbSetTrigger SetTrigger TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATEHIGH GATELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Event notification functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values EventType ON_SCAN ERROR ON PRETRIGGER ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN ON END OF AO SCAN 50 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS64 Mx 16 Series
83. MHz 3 33 MHz 5 MHz PCI CTR20HD 1 MHz 1 67 MHz 3 33 MHz 5 MHz or External Event Notification ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPT cannot be used with cbCStoreOnInt or CStoreOnInt CTR Series boards that support event notification only support external rising edge interrupts 159 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards INT32 Series INT32 Series Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8536Config cbC8536Init cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8536Config C8536Init CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1to6 ChipNum lor2 RegName LOADREG1 through LOADREG6 LoadValue Values up to 65 535 2 1 can be used Refer to Basic signed integers on page 157 for more information Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DIn DOut DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB and SECONDPORTCL DataValue 0 to 255 using PORTA or PORTB 0 to 15 using PORTCL BitNum 0 to 39 using FIRSTPORTA Hardware considerations Argument Value vs configuration These boards have two 8536 chips which have both counter and digital I O and interrupt vectoring capabilities The numbers stated for digital I O apply when both chips are configured for the maximum numbe
84. ND CONTINUOUS SINGLEIO DMAIO HighChan 7 max Rate 300000 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cboDBitIn cbDInScan cbDOut cbDBitOut cbDOutScan cbDConfigPort UL for NET DIn DBitIn DInScan DOut DBitOut DOutScan DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 using FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB or AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 15 using FIRSTPORTA 0 to 7 using AUXPORT Using the Demo Board Analog input The DEMO BOARD simulates eight channels of 16 bit analog input JnstaCal is used to configure the following waveforms on the analog input channels sine wave square wave saw tooth ramp damped sine wave input from a data file The data file is a streamer file so any data that has been previously saved in a streamer file can be used as a source of demo data by the board Data files are named DEMOO DAT through DEMO7 DAT When a data file is assigned to a channel the library tries to extract data for that channel from the streamer file If data for that channel does not exist then the first and possibly only channel data in the streamer is extracted and used For example DEMO2 DAT is assigned as the data source for channel 5 on the DEMO_BOARD The library will try to extract data from the file that corresponds to channel 5 If DEMO2 DAT has scan data that corresponds to channels 0 through
85. O and PC104 DI Series Digital I O Digital input functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDBitIn UL for NET DIn DBitIn Digital input argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL and FIRSTPORTCH For D148 D196 and DI192 the following argument values are also valid SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB SECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH For D196 and DI192 the following argument values are also valid THIRDPORTA THIRDPORTB THIRDPORTCL THIRDPORTCH FOURTHPORTA FOURTHPORTB FOURTHPORTCL FOURTHPORTCH For DI192 the following argument value is also valid FIFTHPORTA through EIGHTHPORTCH DataValue 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB 0 to 15 for PORTCL or PORTCH BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA For D148 D196 and DI192 the following argument values are also valid 24 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA For D196 and DI192 the following argument values are also valid 48 to 95 using FIRSTPORTA For DI192 the following argument values are also valid 96 to 191 151 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Boards CIO DISO48 CIO DISO48 Digital I O Digital input functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDBitIn UL for NET DIn DBitIn Digital input argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA SECONDPORTA THIRDPORTA FOURTHPORTA FIFTHPORTA SIXTHPORTA DataValue 0 to 255 BitNum 0 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA 152 10 Digital Output Boards Introduction This chapter provides details
86. PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 PCI DAS6034 PCI DAS6035 PCI DAS6036 PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 PCI DAS6071 PCI DAS64 M1 16 49 51 PCI DAS64 M2 16 49 51 PCI DAS64 M3 16 49 51 PCI DAS6402 12 52 55 PCI DAS6402 16 PCI DAS TC PCI DDA02 12 PCI DDA02 16 PCI DDA04 12 PCI DDA04 16 PCI DDA08 12 PCI DDA08 16 PCI DIO024 oo PCI DIO24 LP ee PCI DIO24 S PCI DIO24H PCI DIO24H CTR3 137 Universal Library User s Guide PCI DIO48H ee 136 PCI DIO48H CTRIS 138 39 PCI DIO96 0 0 136 PCI DIO96H eee 136 PCI DUAL AC5S ee 135 PCI INT32 cece eee 160 PCIM DAS 1602 16 60 62 PCIM DAS16JR 16 60 62 PCI MDB64 uu 171 PCI PDISO16 000 139 40 PCI PDISO8 0008 139 40 PCI QUAD04 uw 162 63 PCI QUAD ACS ccceeeeee 135 PCMCIA cards PC CARD D24 CTR3 137 PC CARD DAS 16 12 76 78 PC CARD DAS16 12AO 76 78 PC CARD DAS16 16 76 78 PC CARD DAS16 16AO 76 78 PC CARD DAS 16 330 76 78 PC CARD DIO48 PCM D24 CTR3 PCM DAS08 PCM DAS16D 12 PCM DAS16D 12A0 76 78 PCM DAS16D 16 76 78 PCM DAS16S 12 76 78 PCM DAS16S 16 76 78 PCM DAS16S 330 76 78 PCM QUAD02 162 63 PPIO boards PPIO AI08 ccccc
87. PTO1VOLTS BIPPTO5VOLTS BIPPTOO5VOLTS CIO DAS08 PGL and CIO DAS08 AOL BIP1OVOLTS UNI10VOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI5VOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS BIPPT625VOLTS CIO DAS08 PGM and CIO DAS08 AOM BIP1OVOLTS UNI10VOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI1VOLTS BIPPT5VOLTS UNIPT1VOLTS BIPPT1IVOLTS UNIPTO1VOLTS BIPPTO5VOLTS AO AOH AOM AOL versions only Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut AOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan Rate SIMULTANEOUS 1 max Ignored 65 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO PCI and PC104 DAS08 Series Count 2 max Range Ignored Not programmable DataValue 0 to 4095 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut For CIO DAS08 and CIO DAS08 AOx the following function and method is also supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 15 using cbDOut or DOut 0 to 7 using cbDIn or DIn BitNum 0 to 3 using cbDBitOut or DBitOut 0 to 2 using cbDBitIn or DBitIn For CIO DAS08 and CIO DAS08 AOx the following argument values are also valid FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH PortNum 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or
88. Quick Start Guide for examples of using InstaCal with Measurement Computing s DEMO BOARD The CB CFG file and nstaCal All board specific information including current installed options is stored in the file CB CFG file which is read by Universal Library nstaCal creates and or modifies this file when board configuration information is added or updated The Universal Library does not function without the CB CFG file For this reason you must use nstaCal to modify all board setups and configurations as well as to install or remove boards from your system Installation NET support Universal Library support for NET requires that the Microsoft NET framework already be installed on the system before you install the Universal Library Licensing information Each original copy of Universal Library is licensed for development use on one CPU at a time It is theft to make copies of this program for simultaneous program development Redistributing a custom UL application The easiest way to distribute an application written with the Universal Library is to include a copy of Measurement Computing s nstaCal installation package with the application Instruct the end user to install InstaCal before installing the application Some developers may want to integrate the installation of the required Universal Library drivers into the custom application s installation This should only be attempted by developers experienced in installation deve
89. SB 1208FS PMD 1208FS USB 1096HFS Switch amp Sense 8 8 USB SSR24 USB SSR08 E PDISO16 USB ERB24 USB ERB08 USB PDISO8 USB TEMP USB TC USB DIO96H USB DIO024 37 USB DIO24H 37 USB DIO96H 50 USB PDISO8 50 USB 5203 lt Rev 3 fw USB 5201 lt Rev 3 fw USB 1608HS 2AO USB 3101 USB 3102 USB 3103 USB 3104 USB 3105 USB 3106 USB 1408FS USB 3110 USB 3112 USB 3114 PCI 2511 PCI 2513 PCI 2515 PCI 2517 Device ID 110 111 112 113 144 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 159 Board Name USB 4301 USB 5201 Rev 3 fw and later USB 5203 Rev 3 fw and later USB 2523 USB 2527 USB 2533 USB 2537 WLS IFC WLS TC WLS TEMP USB 4302 USB 4303 USB 4304 USB TC AI USB TEMP AI USB 1608HS WEB TC WEB TEMP USB 1616HS USB 1616HS 2 USB 1616HS 4 CIO DAS16 CIO DAS16 F CIO DAS16 Jr CIO DAS16 330 ClO DAS16 330i CIO DAS16 M1 PC104 DAS16Jr 12 PC104 DAS16Jr 16 CIO DAS16 Jr16 CIO SSH16 CIO EXP16 CIO EXP32 CIO EXP GP CIO EXP RTD CIO EXP BRIDGE ClO DIO24 ClO DIO24H ClO DIO48 ClO DIO96 CIO DI0192 CIO DIO24 CTR3 CIO DIO48H CIO DUAL AC5 ClO DI48 ClO DO48H CIO DI96 CIO DO96H CIO DI192 Device ID 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 196 Universal Library User s Guide Appendix Measurement Computing Device IDs Board Name CIO DO192H CIO DO24DD CIO DO48DD PC104 DIO48 PC104 DI48 PC104 DO048H CIO PDMA16 CIO DAC02 CIO DAC08 CIO DAC16 CIO DAC 16 CIO
90. SB DIO24 Series USB 1024 and USB DIO24 Series The USB 1024LS USB 1024HLS USB DIO24 37 and USB DIO24H 37 support the following UL and UL for NET features Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 23 on FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter coCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter argument values CounterNum 1 Count 0 to 2 1 when reading the counter LoadValue O when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad
91. Scan cbDOutScan UL for NET DIn DOut DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 using cbDIn or cbDInScan 0 to 16383 BitNum 0 to 7 using cbDBitIn 0 to 13 using cbDBitOut Rate 500 kHz refer to Notes below Pacing Hardware AUXPORT is not configurable for this board Notes The cSBX DDA04 board allows interleaving of analog and digital output data To support interleaving a control bit indicates the data type The control bit is the MSB of each 16 bit word of analog or digital data The MSB 0 for analog data and 1 for digital data The data is passed to the board and then directed to the correct output type by hardware on the board which detects and acts on the MSB control bit To use this interleaving capability with the UL set HighChan and LowChan to NOTUSED and indicate the data type and channel in the most significant four bits of the data values in the buffer To use this interleaving capability with the UL for NET set HighChan and LowChan to NOTUSED and indicate the data type and channel in the most significant four bits of the data values in the buffer 130 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards USB 3100 Series USB 3100 Series The USB 3100 Series includes the USB 3101 USB 3102 USB 3103 USB 3104 USB 3105 USB 3106 USB 3110 USB 3112 and USB 3114 devices Analog output Analog output functions and method
92. Service classes To access a method instantiate a UL for NET class and call the appropriate method using that class Constants Constants are defined and assigned a Constants are defined as enumerated types value in the header file Return value The return value is an Error code The return value is an ErrorInfo object that contains the error s number and message Board number In a NET application multiple boards may be programmed by creating an MccBoard Class object for each board installed BoardO new MccBoard 0 Boardl new MccBoard 1 Board2 new MccBoard 2 Note that the board number may be passed into the MccBoard class which eliminates the need to include the board number as a parameter to the board methods 25 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use MCC classes To use board specific Universal Library functions inside a NET application you use methods of the appropriate class UL for NET classes are listed in Table 3 Table 3 UL for NET Board Classes UL for NET Class Description MccBoard Access board related Universal Library functions ErrorInfo Utility class for storing and reporting error codes and messages BoardConfig Gets and sets board configuration settings CtrConfig Gets and sets counter configuration settings DioConfig Gets and sets digital I O configuration
93. T3 PRESET4 PRESCALER3 PRESCALER4 UL for NET QuadCount3 QuadCount4 QuadPreset3 QuadPreset4 QuadPreScaler3 QuadPreScaler4 LoadValue When using cbCLoad32 or CLoad32 to load the COUNT or PRESET registers values up to 16 78 million 1 can be loaded Values using cbCLoad and CLoad are limited to 65 535 2 1 Refer to Basic signed integers on page 157 for more information When loading the PRESCALER register values can be from 0 to 255 Digital Filter Clock frequency 10 MHz LoadValue 1 Hardware considerations Loading and Reading 24 bit values The QUAD series boards feature a 24 bit counter For counts of less than 16 bits 65535 you can use the cbCIn and cbCLoad functions or the CIn and CLoad methods You can use the cbCIn32 and cbCLoad functions or the CIn32 and CLoad32 methods for any number supported by the LS7266 counter 24 bits 16777216 Cascading counters PCI QUAD04 only The PCI QUAD04 can be set up for cascading counters By setting the appropriate registers you can have 4 24 bit counters 2 48 bit counters 1 24 bit and 1 72 bit counters or 1 96 bit counter The OUTPUT pins of a counter are directed to the next counter by setting the FLG1 to CARRY BORROW and the FLG2 to UP DOWN Bits 3 and 4 of the IOR Register control are set to 1 0 to accomplish this You can set these bits by using the functions cbC7266Config BoardNum CounterNum Quad
94. TIO BURSTIO mode allows higher sampling rates for sample counts up to the size of the FIFO The USB 1608FS device s FIFO holds 32 768 samples Data is collected into the device s local FIFO Data transfers to the PC don t occur until the scan completes For BACKGROUND scans the Count and Index returned by cbGetStatus and Get Status remain 0 and Status RUNNING until the scan finishes The Count and Index are not updated until the scan is completed When the scan is complete and the data is retrieved cbGetStatus and GetStatus are updated to the current Count and Index and Status IDLE BURSTIO is required for aggregate Rate settings above 100 kHz but Count is limited to sample counts up to the size of the FIFO 32 768 samples Count settings must be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the LED on a USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its LED blink 98 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2AO USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2AO The USB 1608HS and USB 1608HS 2A0 support the following UL and UL for NET features Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbFileAInScan chA AIn AInS
95. TPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDInScan cbDOutScan UL for NET DIn DOut DInScan DOutScan FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB must be set for output to use this function Refer to DIO PortNum on page 113 for more information Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK EXTTRIGGER WORDXFER NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK The EXTTRIGGER option can only be used with the cbDInScan function You can use the cbSetTrigger function to program the trigger for rising edge falling edge or the level of the digital trigger input TTL The WORDXFER option can only be used with FIRSTPORTA The NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG and ADCCLOCK options can only be used with the cbDOutScan function The NONSTREAMEDIO option can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples Rate 12 MHz PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC DataValue 0 to 255 0 to 65535 using the WORDXFER option with FIRSTPORTA Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 23 Counter input Counter functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCConfigScan cbCInScan cbCClear UL for NET CIn CIn32 CConf
96. TTRIGGER mode the first channel in the scan is the analog trigger channel 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode 0 to 63 single ended 0 to 31 differential if the AI EXP48 expansion board is installed Up to 1 MHz BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP1VOLTS 1V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLTS 0 1 V Analog output USB 1616HS 4 and USB 1616HS 2 only Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan Rate Range DataValue Pacing BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK NONSTREAMEDIO can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples USB 1616HS 4 0 to 3 USB 1616HS 2 0 to 1 1 MHz Ignored Not programmable fixed at BIP1OVOLTS 10 volts 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported 107 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRS
97. TTT TTT t R F P F Ge Ki a i Hi a 9 H i 4 O f ake lig AY Tec het ae Ly 1 f 4 wa KSA a t 4 a aie N Data Acquisition Waa O and Control ff Programming Tools User s Guide MEASUREMENTCOMPUTING www mecdecd com Universal Library User s Guide A Ai MEASUREMENT COMPUTING Document Revision 7 9 October 2007 Copyright 2007 Measurement Computing Corporation Your new Measurement Computing product comes with a fantastic extra Management committed to your satisfaction Refer to www mccdag com execteam html for the names titles and contact information of each key executive at Measurement Computing Thank you for choosing a Measurement Computing product and congratulations You own the finest and you can now enjoy the protection of the most comprehensive warranties and unmatched phone tech support It s the embodiment of our mission To provide PC based data acquisition hardware and software that will save time and save money Simple installations minimize the time between setting up your system and actually making measurements We offer quick and simple access to outstanding live FREE technical support to help integrate MCC products into a DAQ system Lifetime warranty Every hardware product manufactured by Measurement Computing Corporation is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for the life of the product Products found defective are repaired or
98. The input to each alarm is one of the temperature input channels You set up the temperature conditions to activate an alarm and the output state of the digital channel active high or low when activated You can view the alarm status on the web browser 186 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WEB TEMP WEB TC Digital channels that are configured as alarms will power up in an output state When an alarm is activated the associated DIO channel is driven to the output state defined by the alarm configuration The alarm configurations are stored in non volatile memory on the device and are loaded on power up Alarm settings can be configured using the device s web browser or InstaCal Pacing temperature readings The internal update rate for temperature measurement is a fixed value for these devices If the UL reads the device faster than the internal update rate temperature readings repeat For example if using cbTIn ina loop to measure a rapidly changing temperature readings do not change for several iterations of the loop then jump when the update occurs internally Using single sensors with cbTInScan WEB TEMP only When using single sensors for RTD or thermistor sensors you should ignore the data for channels that do not have sensors attached It is best to use cbTIn for these configurations since you can select which channels to read If you use cbTInScan however data for all channels over th
99. UNIPT5VOLTS UNIPT2VOLTS UNIPT1IVOLTS 0 to 10 V 0 to 5 V 0 to 2 V Oto 1 V 0 to 0 5 V 0 to 0 2 V 0 to 0 1 V PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2PT5VOLTS 42 5 V BIP1VOLTS 1 V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT25VOLTS 0 25 V BIPPT1VOLTS 0 1 V BIPPTO5VOLTS 0 05 V UNILOVOLTS UNIS5VOLT UNI2VOLT UNI1VOLT UNIPT5VOLTS UNIPT2VOLTS UNIPTIVOLTS nwn n 0 to 10 V 0 to 5 V 0 to 2 V Oto 1 V 0 to 0 5 V 0 to 0 2 V 0 to 0 1 V PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6025 PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6035 PCI DAS6036 PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan Rate Range SIMULTANEOUS BACKGROUND Oto l EXTCLOCK CONTINUOUS packet size 512 PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6025 PCI DAS6035 PCI DAS6036 10 kHz PCI DAS6030 and PCI DAS6031 100 kHz PCI DAS6040 1 MHz single channel 500 kHz multi channel PCI DAS6052 333 kHz PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 1 0 MHz PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6025 PCI DAS6035 and PCI DAS6036 Ignored Not programmable fixed at BIPLOVOLTS 10 V 39 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS6000 Series PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 P
100. Universal Library However when using boards with switch selectable gains you must set the gain to a range that is dependent on the temperature sensor in use Generally thermocouple measurements require the A D board to be set to 5 V bipolar if available or 10 V bipolar if not RTD sensors require a setting of 10 V unipolar if available These checks are made when you configure the system for temperature measurement using JnstaCal 168 Universal Library User s Guide Expansion Boards MEGA FIFO MEGA FIFO Memory I O Memory T O is only used in combination with a board which has DT Connect Memory functions and methods supported UL cbMemSetDTMode cbMemReset cbMemRead cbMemWrite cbMemReadPretrig UL for NET MemSetDTMode MemReset MemRead MemWrite MemReadPretrig Some of these functions are integrated into the cbAInScan function and AInScan method For example if you use MEGA FIFO with an A D board and select the EXTMEMORY option you would not have to call the cbMemSetDTMode and cbMemWrite functions or the MemSet DIMode and MemWrite methods EXTMEMORY option Continuous mode can t be used with the EXTMEMORY ExtMemory option 169 13 MetraBus Boards Introduction This section provides details on using all MetraBus boards in conjunction with the Universal Library Future releases will be described in Readme files on the Universal L
101. Universal Library function use the SmalliInt data type in 32 bit environments The relevant functions are defined this way in the 32 bit header so if you try to pass an Integer data type you will get a compiler error Universal Library for NET Description amp Use Programming the Universal Library API is now available through the various languages supported by the Microsoft NET framework All NET applications access the 32 bit Windows Universal Library CBW32 DLL through the MccDaq NET assembly MCCDAQ DLL The MccDaq assembly provides an interface that exposes each Universal Library function that is callable from the NET language The Universal Library for NET is designed to provide the same look and feel as the Universal Library for 32 bit Windows This design makes it easier to port over existing data acquisition programs and minimizes the learning curve for programmers familiar with the CBW32 DLL interface In the Universal Library for NET each function is exposed as a class method with virtually the same parameter set as their UL counterparts Configuring a UL for NET project In a NET application there are no header files to include in your project You define methods and constants by adding the MccDaq assembly or Namespace as a reference to your project You access UL for NET methods through a class that has the Universal Library as a member To add the MccDaq Namespace as a reference in a Visual Studio NET proj
102. VCTR CTRINPUT1 5 GATE 5 FREQ 5 These values refer to the sources on a particular 9513 chip so are limited to the sources on that particular chip For example to set the source to the input for counter 6 use CTRINPUT1 the first counter on the second 9513 chip Likewise for the TCPREVCTR value when applied to the first counter on a chip counter 6 for example the previous counter is counter 5 on that chip for this example counter 10 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue CTROS 0 to 255 CTR10 0 to 65535 Refer to Basic signed integers on page 157 BitNum CTRO5 0 to 7 CTR10 0 to 15 AUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards 158 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards CTR Series Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported PCI CTRO5 PCI CTR10 and PCI CTR20HD only UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values EventType ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPT UL OnExternalInterrupt UL for NET Hardware considerations Clock input frequency PCI boards only The clock source for each of the four counters is configurable with InstaCal PCI CTRO5 PCI CTR10 1 MHz 1 67
103. a ee Fanan 76 CIO DAS1400 and CIO DAS1600 Series ccccesccceceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesseeeeeseaeeeeeseeeesseeeeeseeseeeneas 79 GCIO DAS4S PGA ieee sires cone Sede etl eeshegt E T E T sat ecules 82 MiINILAB 1008 3s 08 essen ee sien aie asennad oy AANE OESE netbeans cena CE Nees 83 USB 1 208 Series ss cei2see vhost E ada A Maden dd ee oa eechne S ne ee vies Hees 87 USB 1408 FS ive sists occa EEE Sota Se Teena ge lived bedded E ESR etieeed adhd hahaa 92 USBe1GOSES mernin ccs ay Seca eect ees eeevbn ee ants chal ete seamen eeeeiatiea le Taaa 96 USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2AO 0 cece ecceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeeesaeeeaeeeesaeseaaeessaeseaaeeesaeseeeeetaeseeeeetes 99 USB 16 16FS miii ee Ge ae eine ary een ean 103 USB 1616HS SEES ennie ated atch aii a aie de Ranta Rate 107 USB 2500 SETE Shirres are ere aae erana Danae e aa adre a ea rdia se cvevesateadestendeeenent ewedieck cvevsaeeeeden 114 DEMO BOAR D a a a a a aaa ee e Aaaa ae rE Nee 2k 121 7 Analog Output BoardS sscsecestiatiserivetunnsdietesapdintiiuntuatyiuadsedibetbiunuenabiutinets 123 laiigelo E0111 pIa En AE E P EA E E A E E E E A E E Qianeds 123 DAGO4 AS Series EE EE E E E E E E 124 DAC Series Excluding HS Series iriiritia denian auenir anea yd adrera diasaan aata Deiana 125 PGIEDAG6 700 Series 3 r st acess e a e a a Ea E E A tei 126 PCM and PC CARD DAC Se ries ccccccccescceeeenceeesenneeeeceaeeeeesaeeeeseeeeesecaeesescaeeeesneseeeesseeeenees 127 PGIMand ClO DDAQG6 Ser
104. a program is running can cause unpredictable results 155 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Output Boards CIO and PC104 DO Series CIO and PC104 DO Series Digital I O Digital output functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DBitOut Digital output argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL and FIRSTPORTCH For DO48H DO48DD DO96H and DO192H the following argument values are also valid SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB SECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH For DO96H and DO192H the following argument values are also valid THIRDPORTA THIRDPORTB THIRDPORTCL THIRDPORTCH FOURTHPORTA FOURTHPORTB FOURTHPORTCL FOURTHPORTCH For DO192H the following argument values are also valid FIFTHPORTA through EIGHTHPORTCH DataValue 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB 0 to 15 for PORTCL or PORTCH BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA For DO48H DO48DD DO96H and DO192H the following argument values are also valid 24 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA For DO96H and DO192H the following argument values are also valid 48 to 95 using FIRSTPORTA For DO192H the following argument values are also valid 96 to 191 156 11 Counter Boards Introduction This chapter provides details on using counter timer boards in conjunction with the Universal Library Boards released after the printing of this user s guide are explained in Readme files on the Universal Librar
105. abled Each WLS TC channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of eight types of thermocouples Recommended warm up time Allow the WLS TEMP and WLS TC to warm up for 30 minutes before taking measurements This warm up time minimizes thermal drift and achieves the specified rated accuracy of measurements 191 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WLS Series For RTD or thermistor measurements this warm up time is also required to stabilize the internal current reference Calibration Any time the sensor category is changed in the configuration for the WLS TEMP a calibration is automatically performed by nstaCal If the device has not been warmed up when this occurs you should re calibrate after the specified warm up time Error codes The UL returns 9999 when a value is out of range or an open connection is detected The UL returns 9000 when the device is not ready This usually occurs right after the device is powered up and calibration factors are being loaded With wireless operations the UL returns NOREMOTEACK when the signal is not strong enough for communication between the interface device and the remote device Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these funct
106. al and one from the VDACn_S sense output terminal to the high side or positive input terminal of the field device load If you are not using the remote sensing feature simply connect a single output wire or cable from the VDACn_F force output terminal to the load and leave the VDACn_S sense terminal unconnected Refer to the USB 1608HS 2AO User s Guide for more information about remote sensing Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the LED on a USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its LED blink 102 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616FS USB 1616FS The USB 1616FS supports the following UL and UL for NET features Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig UL for NET AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig The channel gain queue is limited to 16 elements The USB 1616FS accepts only unique contiguous channels in each element but the gains may be any valid value Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND BLOCKIO BURSTIO CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER SINGLEIO and EXTCLOCK USB 1616 Series packet size based on Options settings Device Options setting
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108. am option LATCH DI with cbDIn and cbDBitIn to return the data that was latched in at the most recent interrupt edge The current value of the digital inputs 0 or 1 is read and stored The stored value is updated when an active edge occurs on the Interrupt Input pin There is a latency period between when an active interrupt edge occurs on the INT pin and when the action triggered by that interrupt occurs This latency can be as long as 100 us but typically varies from about 9 us to about 40 us between interrupts Use the EventParam option LATCH DO with cbDOut and cbDBitOut to latch out the data most recently written to the device The digital outputs are not set to the value written until an active edge occurs on the Interrupt Input pin 165 12 Expansion Boards Introduction This chapter provides details on using expansion EXP boards in conjunction with the Universal Library Boards released after the printing of this user s guide are described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk Auto detected expansion boards are automatically added to the InstaCal configuration when JnstaCal is launched The device properties are automatically adjusted to reflect the expansion properties These types of expansion boards are not shown as a separate device in the device tree Manually configured expansion boards such as the CIO EXP series are added to the nstaCal configuration by selecting the compatible board o
109. ample rate is 20 Hz channel 103 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616FS Range Single ended BIP10VOLTS 10 volts BIP5VOLTS 5 volts BIP2VOLTS 2 volts BIP1VOLTS 1 volt Pacing Hardware pacing internal clock supported External clock supported via the SYNC pin Triggering Triggering functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE External digital TTL hardware triggering supported You set the hardware trigger source with the TRIG_IN input terminal Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Counter I O Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate s
110. ance varies when operating on systems other than Windows XP or Windows Vista Range Ignored Not programmable fixedat UNI4VOLTs 0 to 4 V nominal Actual range is 0 to 4 096 V DataValue 0 to 4095 Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut UL for NET DIn DOut PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB DataValue 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL UL for NET PortType BitNum Counter I O cbDBitIn cbDBitOut DBitIn DBitOut FIRSTPORTA 0 to 15 on FIRSTPORTA Counter I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 93 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1408FS Although cbCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter O when loading the counter cbCLoad an
111. and Index are not updated until the scan is completed When the scan is complete and the data is retrieved cbGetStatus and GetStatus are updated to the current Count and Index and Status IDLE The USB 1208LS uses BURSTIO as the default mode for non CONTINUOUS fast scans with sample counts up to the size of the FIFO 4096 samples BURSTIO mode allows higher sampling rates for sample counts up to the size of the FIFO Maximum Rate values of non BURSTIO scans are limited see Rate on page 87 To avoid the BURSTIO default specify BLOCKIO mode EXTCLOCK USB 1208FS By default the SYNC pin is configured for pacer output and provides the internal pacer A D clock signal To configure the pin for pacer input use the EXTCLOCK option If you use the EXTCLOCK option make sure that you disconnect from the external clock source when you test or calibrate the device with InstaCal as the SYNC pin drives the output RETRIGMODE USB 1208FS When using cbAInScan AInScan you can use RETRIGMODE to set up repetitive trigger events Resolution When configured for single ended mode the resolution of the data is 11 bits data values between 0 and 2047 However the Universal Library maps this data to 12 bit values so the range of data is no different from the differential configuration Consequently the data returned contains only even numbers between 0 and 4094 when the NOCALIBRATEDATA option is used 90 U
112. apidly changing temperature readings do not change for several iterations of the loop then jump when the update occurs internally Using single sensors with cbTInScan When using single sensors for RTD or thermistor sensors you should ignore the data for channels that do not have sensors attached It is best to use cbTIn for these configurations since you can select which channels to read If you use cbTInScan however data for all channels over the entire range of channels are returned Since some channels are not populated in this configuration you should filter out the data for channels without sensors Saving configuration settings InstaCal allows you to save configuration settings to a file or load a configuration from a previously saved file Each USB TEMP and USB TEMP AI channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of five categories of temperature sensors thermistors thermocouples RTDs semiconductors and Disabled Each USB TC and USB TC AI channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of eight types of thermocouples Each USB TEMP AI and USB TC AI voltage input channel can be configured for single ended or differential mode and for one of four ranges 10 V 5 V 2 5 V or 1 25 V 179 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards USB TEMP Series USB TC Series Recommended warm up time Allow the device to warm up for 30 minutes b
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114. ay Real time acquisition under Windows Real time acquisition is available for Windows To operate at full speed in Windows the A D board must have an onboard FIFO buffer All of our advanced designs have FIFO buffers including our PCI DAS boards except for the PCI DAS08 and many of our CIO boards such as the CIO DAS80x CIO DAS 160x CIO DAS 140x and CIO DAS16 330x All of these data acquisition boards will operate at full speed in Windows Applying software calibration factors in real time on a per sample basis eats up machine cycles If your CPU is slow or if processing time is at a premium withhold calibration until after the acquisition run is complete Turning off real time software calibration saves CPU time during a high speed acquisition run Processor speed Processor speed remains a factor for DMA transfers and for real time software calibration Processors of less than a 150 megahertz MHz Pentium class may impose speed limits below the capability of the board refer to specific board information Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library Description and Use If your processor is less than a 150 MHz Pentium and you need an acquisition speed in excess of 200 kilohertz kHz use the NOCALIBRATEDATA option to a turn off real time software calibration and save CPU time After the acquisition is run calibrate the data with cbACalibrateData Visual Basic for Windows To use the Universal Library with V
115. bCIn and CIn are valid for use with this counter cbCIn32 or CIn32 may be more appropriate since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter LoadValue O when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 Hardware considerations Scan options The SIMULTANEOUS scan option can only be used with cbAOutScan AOutScan Simultaneous mode Set the direction of the SYNCLD pin pin 49 with the Simultaneous Mode option in nstaCal to be either Master output or Slave input Specify the SIMULTANEOUS scan option and set the Simultaneous Mode option to Master to output the internal D A LOAD signal on the SYNCLD pin Specify the SIMULTANEOUS scan option and set the Simultaneous Mode option to Slave to configure the SYNCLD pin to receive the D A LOAD signal from an external source Output channels are updated simultaneously when the SYNCLD receives the
116. bles the on board pacer The trigger input is then polled continuously until the trigger occurs When that happens the software disables the gate input so that when the trigger returns to its original state it does not affect the pacer and acquisition continues until the requested number of samples has been acquired There are two side effects to this type of trigger The polling portion of the function does not occur in the background even if the BACKGROUND option was specified although the actual data acquisition does The trigger does not necessarily occur on the rising edge Acquisition can start at any time after the function is called if the trigger input is at active level For this reason it is best to use a trigger that goes active for a much shorter time than it is inactive Similar to Polled gate triggering is Polled digital input triggering where the pacer is disabled while the state of a digital input is polled When the state changes to active the pacer is enabled by the software The polled digital input trigger type limitations are very similar to the polled gate type explained above Analog trigger You set up the trigger levels for an analog trigger using the function cbSetTrigger SetTrigger and passing the appropriate values to the HighThreshold and LowThreshold arguments For most boards that support analog triggering you can calculate the HighThreshold and LowThreshold values by passing the require
117. brary User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series ChanArray ANALOG USB 1616HS 4 0 to 3 USB 1616HS 2 0 to 1 DIGITAL16 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB must be configured as an output Rate ANALOG Up to 1 MHz DIGITAL16 Up to 12 MHz system dependent if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz Range BIP1OVOLTS 10 V Hardware considerations Associating CJC channels with TC channels The TC channels must immediately follow their associated CJC channels in the channel array For accurate thermocouple readings associate CJC channels with the TC channels as listed in the following table CJC channels TC channels CJCO TCO CJC1 TC1 and TC2 CJC2 TC3 CJC3 TC4 CJC4 TCS and TC6 CICS TC7 When the Al EXP48 board is installed CJC6 TC8 through TC11 CJC7 TC12 through TC15 CJC8 TC16 through TC19 CJC9 TC20 through TC23 CJC10 TC24 through TC27 CJC11 TC28 through TC31 The board must be configured for differential inputs when using thermocouples TC inputs are supported by differential mode configuration only Channel count For input and output scans the count must be set to an integer multiple of the number of channels or a BADCOUNT error is returned Sampling and update rates Sampling and update rates are system dependent Data overruns underruns may occur with higher sampling rates when using BACKGROUND and CONTINUOUS modes To avoid this use a large
118. bstitute the bit pattern as a numeric This will work but your programs will be harder to read and debug 157 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards CTR Series CTR Series Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC9513Config cbC9513Init cbCStoreOnInt cbCFregIn cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C9513Config C9513Init CStoreOnInt CFreqiIn CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1 to 5 All boards in this series CTR10 amp CTRIOHD also support counters 6 through 10 CTR20HD also supports counters 11 through 20 RegNum LOADREG1 5 HOLDREG1 5 ALARMICHIP1 ALARM2CHIP1 CTR10 amp CTRI0HD also support LOADREG6 10 HOLDREG6 10 ALARMICHIP2 ALARM2CHIP2 CTR20HD also supports LOADREG11 20 HOLDREG11 20 ALARMICHIP3 ALARM2CHIP3 ALARMLCHIP4 ALARM2CHIP4 LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers ChipNum 1 All boards in this series CTR10 amp CTRI0OHD also support chip 2 CTR20HD also support chips 3 and 4 FOutSource CTRINPUT1 5 GATE1 5 FREQ 5 These values refer to the sources on a particular 9513 chip so are limited to the sources on that particular chip For example to set the source to the input for counter 6 use CTRINPUT1 the first counter on the second 9513 chip CountSource TCPRE
119. can FileAInScan ATrig Al Trig cbALoadQueue LoadQueue The channel gain queue is limited to eight elements The USB 1608HS series accepts only unique contiguous channels in each element but the gains may be any valid value Analog input argument values Options Mode HighChan Rate Range Pacing UL UL for NET BACKGROUND BLOCKIO SINGL EIO CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGG NOCALIBRATEDATA RETRIGMOD E and EXTCLOCK ER CONVERTDATA The packet size is rate dependent The following table lists the aggregate rates and packet sizes when using cbAInScan AInScan with devices connected to a high speed USB 2 0 port Options setting Aggregate rate Packet size lt 100 kHz 256 samples 100 kHz to 200 kHz 512 samples BLOCKIO 200 kHz to 500 kHz 1024 samples 500 kHz to 1 MHz 2048 samples gt 1 MHz 4096 samples SINGLEIO Equals the number of channels being sampled Single ended and differential 0 to 7 in single ended and differential mode 250 kHz per channel BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V Hardware pacing internal clock supported BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIPIVOLTS 1 V External clock supported via the SYNC_IN pin Analog output USB 1608HS 2A0 only Analog output functions and methods supported cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values
120. ceseseeeseeees PPIO CTRO6 PPIO DIO24 ccccceeeeees USB devices miniLAB 1008 83 86 Switch amp Sense 8 8 147 USB 1024HLS USB 1024LS USB 1096HF6S USB DIO96H USB 1208FS 00 USB 1208LS 000 USB 1408FS 00 USB 1608FS USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2A0 99 102 USB 1616FS 0 103 6 USB 1616HS 107 13 USB 1616HS 2 107 13 USB 1616HS 4 107 13 USB 2523 114 20 USB 2527 114 20 USB 2533 114 20 USB 2537 114 20 USB 3101 wo 131 33 USB 3102 0 eeeeeeeee 131 33 USB 3103 131 33 USB 3104 wo eee 131 33 USB 3105 wo eeeeeeeeeeeee 131 33 USB 3106 0 cece 131 33 SB 3110 SB 3112 SB 3114 SB 4301 SB 4302 SB 4303 SB 4304 SB 5201 SB 5203 a SB D1024 37 0 0 0 142 43 SB DIO24H 37 142 43 SB DIO96H SB DIO96H 50 SB ERB08 ossessione 155 SB ERB24 wee 155 Ce CG ee Ce eiGtea Vee ee ere ee ee WEB TC ceeeee 184 88 WEB TEMP 04 184 88 Wireless devices WLS IFC rinin 189 93 WLS TC ka eeceecececeeeeeee 189 93 WLS TEMP 0 189 93 Introducing the Universal Library Congratulations and thank you for selecting the Universal Library UL We believe it is the most comprehensive and eas
121. cing analog output CIO Version Software only 54 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI and CIO DAS6402 and DAS3202 Series PCI Version Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported Output pin 49 configuration On the PCI version pin 49 may be configured as the DAC Pacer Output SSH Output with hold configured as high level or SSH Output with hold configured as low level These options are selected via InstaCal Event notification The PCI versions of these boards support concurrent analog input and output scans That is these boards allow for operations of analog input functions cbAInScan and cbAPretrig and analog output functions cbAOutScan to overlap without having to call cbStopBackground between the start of input and output scans Equivalent UL for NET methods are AInScan APretrig AOQutScan and StopBackground 55 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS1602 PCI DAS1200 amp PCI DAS1000 Series PCI DAS1602 PCI DAS1200 amp PCI DAS1000 Series Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbAPretrig cbFileAInScan cbFilePretrig UL for NET AlIn AInScan ATrig APretrig FileAInScan FilePretrig Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO BLOCKIO BURSTMODE EXTTRIGGER HighChan 0 to 15 in s
122. d 4095 corresponds to 1 V When using the cbAPretrig function or the APretrig method use either the TRIGGER BNC or pin 8 of the 40 pin connector To use the BNC set InstaCal Trig Ext Clock Mode to A D Stop Trigger otherwise if not set to this selection pin 8 of the 40 pin connector is used When using cbAPretrig APretrig with EXTCLOCK the two inputs are required The TRIGGER BNC can be set to function as either the pacer clock or the trigger For the BNC to be setup as the pacer clock set InstaCal Trig Ext Clk Mode to A D External Clock To use the BNC as the trigger set this JnstaCal option to A D Stop Trigger If neither of these selections are used the 40 pin connector will be used for both inputs pin 8 will be input for A D Stop Trigger and pin 10 will be input for the pacer clock signal Digital TTL hardware gating supported The gate source can be set via InstaCal to either the Trig Ext Clk BNC input or the A D Pacer Gate input on the 40 pin connector P3 Analog hardware gating supported Analog thresholds are set relative to the voltage range set in the scan For example using a range of BIP1VOLTS during a cbAInScan AInScan 0 corresponds to 1V and 4095 corresponds to 1V The gate must be in the active enabled state before starting an acquisition For EXTCLOCK or EXTTRIGGER digital triggering using the BNC connector nstaCal provides a configuration setting for thresholds The s
123. d cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event types ON_SCAN_ERROR analog input ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN ON_END OF AO SCAN and ON SCAN ERROR analog output Hardware considerations Acquisition Rate Since the maximum data acquisition rate depends on the system connected to the USB 1408FS it is possible to lose data points when scanning at higher rates The Universal Library cannot always detect this data loss Maximum rates may be lower in Windows operating systems that predate Windows XP Most systems can sustain rates of 40 kS s aggregate in BLOCKIO mode and 1 kS s aggregate in SINGLEIO mode EXTCLOCK By default the SYNC pin is configured for pacer output and provides the internal pacer A D clock signal To configure the pin for pacer input use the EXTCLOCK option If you use the EXTCLOCK option make sure that you disconnect from the external clock source when you test or calibrate the device with InstaCa
124. d trigger voltage level and the appropriate Range to the cbFromEngUnits FromEngUnits function However for some boards you must manually calculate HighThreshold and LowThreshold If a board requires manual calculation that information will be included in the Trigger information for the specific product in this section The procedure for manually calculating these values is detailed in the Universal Library Function Reference in the description of the cbSetTrigger SetTrigger function 29 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards Pretrigger implementations Pretrigger functionality may be implemented through software or hardware These two methods have different limitations and requirements Most Measurement Computing products with pretrigger capability are implemented in hardware When implemented in hardware the buffer created using cbWinBufAlloc must be large enough to hold 512 samples more than the requested TotalCount The trigger location is tracked by a counter on the board When the trigger condition is met data is acquired and the library functions return the actual number of pretrigger points that were acquired When run in BACKGROUND mode the cbGet Status function will typically show CurCount rise to the value of PretrigCount and remain there while CurIndex cycles from 0 to TotalCount continuously until the trigger is received With the software implementation of pretrigger the additional space in t
125. ds and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Configuration Configuration functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbGetConfig cbSetConfig cbGetConfigString cbSetConfigString GetDeviceNotes SetDeviceNotes GetDeviceId SetDeviceld GetPANID SetPANID GetRFChannel SetRFChannel GetRSS Configuration argument values ConfigItem BIRFCHANNEL BIPANID BINODEID BIDEVNOTES The following argument value is also valid for the WLS TEMP and WLS TC when they are operating as remote devices BIRSS 188 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WLS Series Hardware considerations Wireless operation You can operate the WLS TEMP and WLS TC as remote devices that communicate with the computer through a USB to wireless interface device such as the WLS IFC The interface device can communicate with multiple remote WLS Series devices over a wireless link Network parameters wireless operation Use InstaCal to configure the network parameters required for wireless communication Configuration options are stored in non volatile memory in EEPROM and are loaded on power up Network parameters can only be modified when the device is connected locally to the computer through the USB port After configuring the network settings for a remote device unplug from
126. e PretrigCount If a trigger occurs while the number of collected samples is less than the PretrigCount that trigger will be ignored Requires a call to cbSetTrigger SetTrigger for the analog trigger type Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA DMATO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER With EXTTRIGGER mode the first channel in the scan is the analog trigger channel PCI 2517 PCI 2515 PCI 2513 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode PCI 2511 0 to 15 in single ended mode Up to 1 MHz PCI 2517 PCI 2515 PCI 2513 BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP1VOLTS 1 V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLTS 0 1 V PCI 2511 BIP1O0VOLTS 10 V Analog output PCI 2517 and PCI 2515 only Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK NONSTREAMEDIO can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples PCI 2517 0 to 3 PCI 2515 0 to 1 31 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series Rate 1 MHz Range Ignored
127. e WinBuffAlloc 1000 MccService WinBuffFree WindowHandle Configuration methods In 32 bit Windows applications you access board configuration information by calling the cbGetConfig and cbSetConfig API functions In NET applications you access board configuration information through separate classes such as cBoardConfig cCtrConfig cDioConfig and cExpansionConfig Each configuration item has a separate get and set method Some examples of how to access board configuration within a NET application are shown below wUlStat Board0 BoardConfig GetRange RangeValue UlStat Boardl DioConfig GetNumBits DevNumber Number wUlStat Board2 CtrConfig GetCtrType DevNumber CounterType n UlStat Board3 BoardConfig SetClock ClockSource m UlStat Board4 ExpansionConfig SetCJCChan DevNumber CjcChan 27 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use Data Logger methods In 32 bit Windows applications you access information contained in binary log files by calling the API functions In NET applications you access this information by calling the DataLogger class and its methods The following example demonstrates how to retrieve the name of the first binary log file using the cbLogGetFileName function and Get FileName method C C application C application char filename 50 char path C LogData int retval 0 retval cbhLogGetFil
128. e device and are loaded on power up Alarm settings can be configured when the device is connected locally to the computer through the USB port or when the device is operated remotely through a wireless interface Pacing temperature readings The internal update rate for temperature measurement is a fixed value for these devices If the UL reads the device faster than the internal update rate temperature readings repeat For example if using cbTIn ina loop to measure a rapidly changing temperature readings do not change for several iterations of the loop then jump when the update occurs internally Using single sensors with cbTInScan When using single sensors for RTD or thermistor sensors you should ignore the data for channels that do not have sensors attached It is best to use cbTIn for these configurations since you can select which channels to read If you use cbTInScan however data for all channels over the entire range of channels are returned Since some channels are not populated in this configuration you should filter out the data for channels without sensors Saving configuration settings WLS TEMP and WLS TC InstaCal allows you to save configuration settings to a file or to load a configuration from a previously saved file Each WLS TEMP channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of five categories of temperature sensors thermistors thermocouples RTDs semiconductors and Dis
129. e entire range of channels are returned Since some channels are not populated in this configuration filter out the data for channels without sensors Channel names You can specify a custom name for each of the device channels with nstaCal Enter up to 10 alpha numeric characters in the Name text box on each channel configuration page Saving configuration settings InstaCal allows you to save hardware configuration settings to a file or load a configuration from a previously saved file Each WEB TEMP channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of five categories of temperature sensors thermistors thermocouples RTDs semiconductors and Disabled Each WEB TC channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of eight types of thermocouples Recommended warm up time Allow the WEB device to warm up for 30 minutes before taking measurements This warm up time minimizes thermal drift and achieves the specified rated accuracy of measurements For RTD or thermistor measurements this warm up time is also required to stabilize the internal current reference Calibration You can manually calibrate a WEB device using nstaCal or the web interface Any time a sensor is changed using the WEB interface a calibration is automatically performed If the device has not been warmed up when this occurs you should re calibrate after the specified warm up time Timeout errors In some cases
130. e pacing internal clock supported External clock supported via the SYNC pin Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType USB 1208LS TRIGHIGH and TRIGLOW USB 1208FS TRIGPOSEDGE and TRIGNEGEDGE Both products support external digital TTL hardware triggering Use the Trig In input for the external trigger signal Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options USB 1208LS Ignored USB 1208FS BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS For the USB 1208FS the number of samples Count in a CONTINUOUS scan needs to be an integer multiple of the packet size 32 HighChan Oto Count USB 1208LS HighChan LowChan 1 USB 1208FS Count must be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan In a CONTINUOUS scan Count must be an integer multiple of the packet size 32 Rate USB 1208LS Ignored USB 1208FS Up to 10 kHz maximum for a single channel Up to 5 kHz maximum for two channels Performance varies when operating on systems other than Windows XP or Windows Vista Range USB 1208LS Ignored Not programmable fixedat UNI5VOLTS 0 to 5 V 88 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1208 Series USB 1208FS Ignored Not programmable fixedat UNI4VOLTs 0 to 4 V
131. e pacing only Digital Output Since the channel settings and DOut bits share a register attempting to change the digital output value during an analog input scan may result in no change or unexpected values in digital output ports 67 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DASO8 Jr and CIO DASO08 Jr 16 Series CIO DAS08 Jr and CIO DAS08 Jr 16 Series Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options CONVERTDATA HighChan Oto7 Rate Ignored Range Since these boards do not have programmable gain the Range arguments for the analog input functions are ignored Analog output If optional D A converters are installed Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options SIMULTANEOUS HighChan 1 max Rate Ignored Count 2 max Range Ignored Not programmable fixedat BIP5VOLTS 5 V DataValue 0 to 4095 For CIO DAS08 Jr 16 AO the following argument values are also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut
132. eName GetFirst path filename string filename new string 0 50 string path C LogData ErroriInfo status status DataLogger GetFileName MccService GetFirst ref path ref filename 28 Analog Input Boards Introduction All boards that have analog input support the cbAIn AIn and cbAInScan AInScan functions except expansion boards which only support cbAIn Boards released after the printing of this manual are described in Readme files contained on the Universal Library disk When hardware paced A D conversion is not supported cbAInScan AInScan loops through software paced conversions The scan will execute at the maximum speed possible This speed will vary with CPU speed The only valid option in this case is CONVERTDATA Concurrent analog input and output for paced analog inputs paced analog outputs For boards with both paced analog inputs and paced analog outputs concurrent analog input and output scans are supported That is these boards allow operations with analog input functions cbAInScan AInScan and cbAPretrig APretrig and analog output functions cbAOQutScan AOutScan to overlap without having to call cbStopBackground StopBackground between the start of input and output scans Trigger support Digital trigger If trigger support is Polled gate as opposed to Hardware you implement a trigger by gating the on board pacer This disa
133. ect 1 Start anew Visual Basic or C project in Visual Studio NET 2 From the Visual Studio NET Solution Explorer window right click on References and select Add Reference Solution Explorer S e a oe Solution SoftWIREWin4pp1 1 pri 3 EE SoftwIREWinApp1 H ia Add Web Reference The Add Reference window appears 3 From the NET tab select the MecDaq option from the displayed list of NET assemblies and click on the Select button NET com Projects Browse Component Name i TIEHost 1 0 3300 0 C WINNT Microsoft NET Fra ISoftWIRE 1 0 750 0 C Program Files SoftWIRE f ISymWrapper 1 0 3300 0 C WINNT Microsoft NET Fra JSformula 1 0 805 0 C Program Files Soft WIRE F Managed C Compiler icrosoft NET Fra MecDac dil Microsoft Visual Basic NET Co Microsoft Visual Basic NET Co 7 Microsoft Visual Basic NET Ru 7 0 Microsoft JScript Microsoft mshtml Microsoft stdFrirmat soft NET Fra C WINNT Microsoft NET Fra C WINNT Micrasoft NET Fra C WINNT Microsoft NET Fra C Program Files Microsoft N CiiPrnnram Filee Microenft N Z Selected Components Remoye C MCC MccDaq dll ok Cancel Help MccDaq displays in the Selected Components area on the window 4 Click on the OK button 19 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use MccDaq appears under the References folder in the Solutio
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135. efore taking measurements This warm up time minimizes thermal drift and achieves the specified rated accuracy of measurements For RTD or thermistor measurements this warm up time is also required to stabilize the internal current reference Calibration Any time the sensor category is changed in the configuration a calibration is automatically performed by InstaCal If the device has not been warmed up when this occurs you should re calibrate after the specified warm up time Error codes The UL returns 9999 when a value is out of range or an open connection is detected The UL returns 9000 when the device is not ready This usually occurs right after the device is powered up and calibration factors are being loaded Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink 180 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards USB 5203 USB 5201 USB 5203 USB 5201 The USB 5203 and USB 5201 support the following UL and UL for NET features Temperature input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan UL for NET TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options N A Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT
136. elections available are either 0 V or 2 5 V Use 0 V if the incoming signal is BIPOLAR Use the 2 5 V option if the signal is UNIPOLAR for example standard TTL When using both EXTCLOCK and EXTTRIGGER options one of the signals either clock or trigger must be assigned to the Trig Ext Clk BNC input Memory configuration In order to achieve the maximum sample rate under some conditions a contiguous area of memory must be set up The following is a guide that can be used to determine whether or not you need to set up this memory and how to accomplish it using nstaCal If the number of samples you are acquiring is less than 2k samples 2 048 then you do NOT need to set up contiguous memory leave the Memory Size edit box in nstaCal at zero If you are acquiring more than 2 048 samples contiguous memory may be required depending on sample rate Use the table below to determine if contiguous memory is required 46 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS4020 Series Rate requiring contiguous memory of Channels when sample count gt 2048 1 gt 4 MHz 2 gt 2 MHz 4 gt 1 MHz If contiguous memory is required follow the JnstaCal procedures below to set the size of the contiguous memory to reserve 1 Run JnstaCal select the PCI DAS4020 board and click the Configure tab 2 Inthe Memory Size edit box for the Contiguous Memory Settings enter the amount
137. ement Computing Corporation has been notified in advance of the possibility of such damages Universal Library User s Guide Licensing Information Each original copy of Universal Library is licensed for development use on one CPU at a time It is theft to make copies of this program for simultaneous program development If a customer creates an application using the Universal Library they may distribute the necessary runtime files Universal Library driver files with their application royalty free They may not distribute any files that give their customer the ability to develop applications using the Universal Library Trademark and Copyright Information TracerDAQ Universal Library Harsh Environment Warranty Measurement Computing Corporation and the Measurement Computing logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Measurement Computing Corporation Windows Microsoft and Visual Studio are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation LabVIEW is a trademark of National Instruments CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation XBee and XBee PRO are trademarks of MaxStream Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Information furnished by Measurement Computing Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Measurement Computing Corporation neither for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rig
138. ent values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 15 BitNum 0 to 3 RUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards For DAS1600 the following additional argument values are also valid PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1to3 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3 Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported Specifying SINGLEIO while also specifying BURSTMODE is not recommended If this combination is used the Count value should be set as low as possible preferably to the number of channels in the scan Otherwise overruns may occur When EXTMEMORY is used with the ClIO DAS1600 the cbGet Status function or GetStatus method does not return the current count and current index This is a limitation imposed by maintaini
139. er function requires two references GATE IN WINDOW GATE OUT WINDOW GATE NEG HYS and GATE_ POS_HyS neither DAC is available for other functions Triggering and gating PCI DAS1200 PCI DAS1000 Series Digital TTL hardware triggering supported Concurrent operations PCI DAS1602 Series Concurrent analog input and output scans supported That is PCI DAS1602 Series boards allow for operations of analog input functions cbAInScan and cbAPretrig and analog output functions cbAOutScan to overlap without having to call cbStopBackground between the start of input and output scans Equivalent UL for INET methods are AInScan APretrig AOutScan and StopBackground Pacing analog output PCI DAS1602 Series Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The clock edge used to trigger analog output updates for the external pacer may be rising or falling and is selectable using InstaCal 58 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS1602 PCI DAS1200 amp PCI DAS1000 Series Counters The source for counter 4 may be internal or external and is selectable using InstaCal Although counters 4 5 and 6 are programmable through the counter functions the primary purpose for some of these counters may conflict with these functions Potential conflicts include PCI DAS1200 PCI DAS1000 Series Counters 5 and 6 are always available to the user Co
140. er while nstaCal is open restart or refresh InstaCal to update its configuration pages with the settings stored on the device Network parameters and some configuration settings for resistance measurement are configurable with JnstaCal only Configuration options are stored in non volatile memory in EEPROM and are loaded on power up Network parameters The following network parameters are configurable with InstaCal Configurable network options are enabled when you start JnstaCal if the default user name and password are still assigned If a custom user name and password have been assigned the configurable network options are enabled after you log in Identifier Text that identifies the WEB device This value is optional and is not set by default You can enter up to 48 alpha numeric characters You can set this value in code using the Universal Library ConfigItem option BINODEID with cbSetConfigString DHCP Enables automatic configuration of the IP address of the WEB device by a DHCP Server When a DHCP enabled server is available an IP address is automatically assigned to the device when it is detected on the network This value is set to Enabled by default Disable this option when the server is not DHCP enabled or when you want to enter a static IP address IP The IP address that is currently stored on the device is displayed in the Current Settings frame in InstaCal s Board Configuration dialog By default this address
141. erature Input Boards cccccceessseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 175 JITFOGUCTION DE A AE EA A EAI EAA EE EA aie hata Dud oes OUR Dekh Sea EAE OAT Saas Uae Su de E EETA 175 000D SA E A 176 DAS TO Oei eS eh A ecto ee ee eee eee a eee eee 177 USB TEMP Series USB TC Series c ccsesesesessssesseseseseseseseseseseeeseseeeseseseeeseseeesrseseseseeeeeers 178 USB 5203 USB 2520 Wises co ccedesscctvesa ce Sucacceciedsuce debits cccwdestendvhctsducwvasscueret aeewlesdcvcvbesscudsecencvewecteweatesen 181 WEB TEMP WEB s G 222 ccsc228 2 2 EA tse cece aok ibs eeiorgs 2 iio Men ed bed esec EAE 184 araid ETETE EE E este Reese a ee A I ems te Ene ested RRS at ee es ee 188 415 Other Hardware saiccisaccvescccccvaccuancccscvincvancucucvaccudncvesasdcdvancvdsavaccvacevesavacava 193 laj izeo lelei Lo APAN E AEE cet A E ENE soon AE E E 193 818 EETA E EEEE E EE EEEE EE EEEE EE 194 COM4 85 Series a aa a a aa a St eee BL toi aE OA 194 Appendix Measurement Computing Device IDS ssssseeeees 195 Table of MCC Hardware with UL Support CPCI boards CPCI DDA02 12 CPCI DDA02 16 CPCI DDA04 12 CPCI DDA04 16 CPCI DDA08 12 CPCI DDA08 16 CPCI DIO24H eee CPCI DIO48H CPCI DIO96H Ethernet boards E PDISO16 00 139 40 Expansion boards AIT EXP48 ccecccccccesessnneee 167 CIO EXP16 cece 168 CIO EXP32 neoinean 168 CIO EXP BRIDGE 168 CIO EXP GP 0 eee
142. eries device is operating remotely nstaCal s configuration page includes a bar graph The bar graph indicates the strength of the signal received by the remote device from the wireless interface module and the fade margin of signals received by a device refer to the following table Active bars fade margin Rss dBm 0 Weak signal lt 10 dBm 82 dBm gt rss 1 Moderate signal gt 10 dBm 72 dBm gt rss gt 82 dBm 2 Strong signal gt 20 dBm 62 dBm gt rss gt 72 dBm 3 Very strong signal gt 30 dBm rss gt 62 dBm The number of bars corresponds to the number of LEDs that are lit on the remote device The bar graph display updates every two seconds on the InstaCal form If the signal is not strong enough for communication between the interface device and the remote device no bars or LEDs show and a NOREMOTEACK error is returned If this occurs try moving or re orienting the device to increase the strength of the signal You can retrieve the value in dBm of the signal strength received by a remote device using the ConfigItem option BIRSS with cbGetConfig External power required for wireless operations An external power supply is required to power remote devices For wireless operations connect the device s USB cable to the AC to USB power adapter that shipped with the device 190 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WLS Series Always c
143. ernal clock supported The packet size is 512 samples The DMAIO option cannot be used while using the chan gain queue on the DAS 330i board CIO DAS16 M1 If you use the timed analog functions with the CIO DAS16 M1 board to acquire more than 2048 data points you may not be able to achieve the full 1 MHz rate On slow machines these functions may hang if the scan rate is fast generally in the range of 500 to 700 kHz Determine the maximum rate by passing in different high rates until the maximum rate is achieved without hanging the system If the full 1 0 MHz rate is required add a MEGA FIFO memory board and specify the EXTMEMORY option on the call to cbAInScan or AInScan CIO DAS16 M1 16 also supports counter numbers 4 through 6 with counter 4 being the only independent user counter Triggering and gating For the CIO DAS16 M1 16 Digital TTL and analog hardware triggering is supported 74 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO and PC104 DAS16 For all others in this series digital TTL polled gate triggering is supported Refer to Trigger support on page 29 Pacing analog output Software only 75 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCM and PC CARD DAS16 Series PCM and PC CARD DAS16 Series Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan AIn AInScan
144. es in most configurations The exceptions are shown below Device Aggregate rate Packet size PCI DAS6040 400 kHz 800 kHz 1024 PCI DAS6070 PCI DAS6071 Greater than 800 kHz 2048 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode For PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6033 and PCI DAS6071 the following additional argument values are also valid 16 to 63 in single ended mode 8 to 31 in differential mode PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 and PCI DAS6033 Up to 100000 PCI DAS6013 PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6023 PCI DAS6025 PCI DAS6034 PCI DAS6035 and PCI DAS6036 Up to 200000 PCI DAS6040 Up to 500000 Single channel Up to 250000 Multi channel PCI DAS6052 Up to 333000 PCI DAS6070 PCI DAS6071 Up to 1250000 PCI DAS6013 PCI DAS6014 PCI DAS6023 PCI DAS6025 PCI DAS6034 PCI DAS6035 and PCI DAS6036 BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPTO5VOLTS 0 05 V Note Mixing high gains BipPt05Volts BipPt5Volts with low gains Bip5Volts Bip10Volts within an AInScan function is not supported 38 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS6000 Series Analog output PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 and PCI DAS6033 BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP1VOLTS 1V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLT 0 1 V UNILOVOLTS UNISVOLTS UNI2VOLTS UNI1VOLTS
145. et size and the number of channels being scanned In order to keep the data aligned properly in the array make the total number of samples an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels Concurrent operations Concurrent operations on a particular USB device are not allowed If you invoke a UL or UL for NET function on a USB device while another function is running on that USB device the ALREADYACTIVE error is returned 85 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards miniLAB 1008 Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the LED on a Measurement Computing USB device to blink When you have several USB devices connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular device by making its LED blink 86 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1208 Series USB 1208 Series The USB 1208LS and USB 1208FS support the following UL and UL for NET features Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig UL for NET AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig Analog input argument values Options USB 1208LS BACKGROUND BLOCKIO BURSTIO CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER NOCALIBRATEDATA and CONVERTDATA USB 1208FS BACKGROUND BLOCKIO CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK EXTTRIGGER RETRIGMODE OCALIBRATEDATA and SIN
146. f the analog output functions Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported The CIO DAS48 PGA does not support any of the digital I O functions Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported The CIO DAS48 PGA does not support any of the counter I O functions 82 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards miniLAB 1008 miniLAB 1008 The miniLAB 1008 supports the following UL and UL for NET features Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig UL for NET AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig The channel gain queues are limited to eight channel gain pairs Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND BLOCKIO BURSTIO CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER CONVERTDATA and NOCALIBRATEDATA BURSTIO cannot be used with the CONTINOUS option BURSTIO can only be used with sample count scans of 4096 or less The BLOCKIO packet size is 64 samples wide HighChan 0 to 7 in single ended mode 0 to 3 in differential mode Rate 8000 maximum for BURSTIO mode 1200 maximum for all other modes When using cbAInScan or AInScan the minimum rate is 100 S s aggregate Range Single ended mode BIP1O0VOLTS 10 V Differential mode BIP20VOLTS 20 V BIP2PT5VOLTS 42 5 V BIP1OVOLTS 4 10 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP5VOLTS 45 V BIPIPT25VOLTS
147. fault user name is set to webtemp for the WEB TEMP and webtc for the WEB TC The default password is mccdag for both devices You can change these values in JnstaCal with the Change Login button after you are logged in to a device session Each value can be up to eight alphanumeric characters Using InstaCal when the user name and password have been changed from the default values the configuration page opens with configurable items disabled and the Login button enabled Click the Login button and then enter the values The INVALIDLOGIN error is returned if the login information is not valid The SESSIONINUSE error is returned if you attempt to log in when a session is currently open by another user Only one user can be logged in to a session at a time Similarly applications written with the Universal Library will perform a background log in when required if the login parameters are set to the default values If custom values have been set you have the option to allow the default login dialog to pop up when required or to disable the default dialog and handle login in your code To disable the default login dialog when using the Universal Library you can select the Show Login dialog prompt option in nstaCal or for a more permanent result disable the default dialog using cbSetConfig with the BIHIDELOGINDLG ConfigItem argument within your application code Factory default reset To restore the network parameters including the
148. figScan CConfigScan Mode argument values to set a specified counter to encoder mode set the encoder measurement mode to X1 X2 or X4 and then set the count to be latched either by the internal start of scan signal default or by the signal on the mapped counter You can optionally perform the following operations Enable gating so that the counter is enabled when the mapped channel to gate the counter is high When the mapped channel is low the counter is disabled but holds the count value Enable latch on Z to latch counter outputs using the Encoder Z mapped signal Enable clear on Z so that the counter is cleared on the rising edge of the mapped Z counter By default clear on Z is disabled and the counter is not cleared 113 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 2500 Series USB 2500 Series The USB 2500 Series includes the USB 2523 USB 2527 USB 2533 and USB 2537 devices Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbALoadQueue cbFileAInScan cbATrig cbhAPretrig AIn AInScan ALoadQueue FileAInScan ATrig APretrig Pretrigger capability is implemented in software PretrigCount must be less than the TotalCount and cannot exceed 100000 samples TotalCount must be greater than the PretrigCount If a trigger occurs while the number of collected samples is less than the PretrigCount that
149. follows Options setting Packet size BLOCKIO 31 SINGLEIO Equals the number of channels being sampled BURSTIO can only be used with the number of samples Count set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The USB 1608FS FIFO holds 32 768 samples BURSTIO cannot be used with the CONTINUOUS option Single ended 0 to 7 in single ended mode In BURSTIO mode Count must be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan For one two four and eight channel scans the maximum Count is 32768 samples For three and six channel scans the maximum Count is 32766 samples For five channel scans the maximum Count is 32765 samples For seven channel scans the maximum Count is 32767 samples 200 kHz maximum for BURSTIO mode 50 kHz for any one channel The maximum rate is 100 kHz for all other modes 50 kHz for any one channel When using cbAInScan or AInScan the minimum sample rate is 1 Hz In BURSTIO mode the minimum sample rate is 20 Hz channel BIP10VOLTS 10 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIPIVOLTS 1 V Hardware pacing internal clock supported External clock supported via the SYNC pin Trigger functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbSetTrigger SetTrigger 96 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1608FS Trigger argument values TrigType Digital triggering TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE External
150. for PORTA or PORTB BitNum 0 to 7 for FIRSTPORTA For MEM 32 the following argument values are also valid 0 to 31 for FIRSTPORTA Functions methods for reading back the MEM Series Relay output state Although the MEM Series Relay is a digital output only board the state of the outputs can be read back using the UL functions cbDIn and cbDBitIn or the UL for NET methods DIn and DBitIn 173 Universal Library User s Guide MetraBus Boards MSSR 24 SSR MSSR 24 SSR All MetraBus boards require a cable and an interface board such as an ISA PC104 or PCI MDB64 to interface to the host computer system Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDOut cbDBitoOut UL for NET DIn DBitIn DOut DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB SECONDPORTA DataValue 0 to 255 BitNum 0 to 24 using FIRSTPORTA 174 14 Temperature Input Boards Introduction This chapter provides details on using temperature input boards in conjunction with the Universal Library and Universal Library for NET Boards released after the printing of this user s guide will be described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk For information on the CIO EXP board series refer to on page 167 175 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards CIO DAS TEMP ClIO DAS TEMP Temperature input Temperature input func
151. g software triggering 16 bit resolution 0 to 65535 supported for cbAPretrig only Temperature input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan cbGetTCValues UL for NET TIn TInScan GetTCValues Temperature input argument values Options NOFILTER Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan 0 to 7 0 to 31 if the AI EXP48 expansion board is installed DAQ input DAQ input functions and methods supported UL cbDagInScan UL for NET DaqInScan DAQ input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA DMAIO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER 109 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series ChanTypeArray ChanArray Rate GainArray PreTrigCount DAQ triggering ANALOG DIGITAL8 DIGITAL16 CTR16 CTR32LOW CTR32HIGH CJC TC SETPOINTSTATUS Note for information on associating CJC channels with TC channels refer to Hardware considerations on page 112 ANALOG 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode 0 to 63 single ended 0 to 31 differential if the AI EXP48 expansion board is installed DIGITAL8 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC DIGITAL16 FIRSTPORTA CTR16 0 3 counters CTR32LOW 0 3 counters CTR32HIGH 0 3 counters CJC 0 to 5 0 to 11 if the AI EXP48 expansion board is installed TC 0 to 7 0 to 31 if the AI EXP48 expansion board is
152. ger implementations ccceseceeeesseceeeeeeceeceneneeeeseecesenseeeeseseneeseseeseneseeseeseseeeeseseeseneeees 30 Sampling rate using SINGLEIO csvset cited deren ieee a Eri ai a Eud iE STES 30 Universal Library User s Guide PGI 2500 SeniGS o 2 cesefieveve snaa eeen reaa oes a ae eE Saena daveb eens aveseen denna es 31 PGIEDASG000 Serie aa ce E a a Ae aar a a EE da A a ai 38 PGI DAS4020 Series E A E A A E cat tvaaneeatedncs 44 PCI DAS6A MX TO Seriesiin teenie iei EE E ETENEE E VEE re 49 PCI and CIO DAS6402 and DAS3202 SerieS cecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeseaeeseeeestaeeteaeene 52 PCI DAS1602 PCI DAS1200 amp PCI DAS1000 Series ecceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeteaeeneneeeee 56 PCIM DAS1602 and PCIM DAS16JR Series ccceecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeseaeeseeeeseaeeeeeeene 60 CIO DAS800 Serisini eee askaera er eea ne dhaear ea orioa ena ear aderi eero ars in ke aureae 63 CIO PCI and PC104 DAS08 SerieS nnnnnenenenrnerrrrrrrrnrrrnrrrrrrrn rnrn rnrn nrEnEnEnEnEEEnEnEnEnnnn nenene 65 CIO DAS08 Jr and CIO DAS08 Jr 16 Series c ce eeceeseeceneeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseaeeeeaeeeeaeeseneeeeeeeeieeeneees 68 P M DAS08 RAO E A ct duos esaneans ce au btebtova T AE E AAEE AE 70 AE SAN OS EA A EAE AE AA EAE 71 Cl and PG104 DAS16 naetead iicr o eect eeeaeee eld atisevevesel de hiss ccreeeae tst 72 PCM and PC CARD DAS16 Oege e r ar a rae a E raa a Ea A rar Ae
153. gh impedance source you may get better results by increasing the settling time Keep in mind that increasing the settling time reduces the maximum acquisition rate You can set the time between A D conversions with the ADC Settling Time option in InstaCal Select between 1 us 5 us 10 us or 1 ms Setpoints You enable setpoints with the SETPOINT ENABLE flag This flag must be OR ed with the ChanTypeArray argument values You set the setpoint criteria with cbDagSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints The number of channels set with the SETPOINT ENABLE flag must match the number of setpoints set by the SetpointCount argument cbDagSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints Output non streamed data to a DAC output channel With NONSTREAMEDIO mode you can output non streamed data to a specific DAC output channel The aggregate size of the data output buffer must be less than or equal to the size of the internal data output FIFO in the device The FIFO holds 524288 samples This allows the data output buffer to be loaded into the device s internal output FIFO Once the sample updates are transferred or downloaded to the device the device is responsible for outputting the data You can t change the output buffer once the output begins Trigger DAC output operations with the ADC clock Specify the ADCCLOCKTRIG option to trigger a data output operation upon the start of the ADC clock 119 Universal Library User s G
154. gle range Up to 1500000 Channel Gain Queue Up to 750000 PCI DAS64 M1 16 Single channel Single range Up to 1000000 Multi channel Single range Up to 1000000 Channel Gain Queue Up to 750000 Range BIP5SVOLTS 5 V UNISVOLTS 0 5 V BIP2PT5VOLTS 42 5 V UNI2PT5VOLTS 0 2 5 V BIP1PT25VOLTS 1 25 V UNI1PT25VOLTS 0 1 25 V BIPPT625VOLTS 625 V Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS HighChan 1 max Rate Up to 100000 Range Ignored Not programmable fixed at BIP5VOLTS 5 V DataValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers 49 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS64 Mx 16 Series Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum DataValue BitNum Counter I O FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH AUXPORT 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH or AUXPORT 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA 0 to 3 for AUXPORT Counter functions and methods supported U
155. he DEMO BOARD The library will try to extract data from the file that corresponds to channel 5 If DEMO2 DAT has scan data that corresponds to channels 0 through 15 then channel 5 data is extracted If DEMO2 DAT only has data for a single channel the data for that channel is used as the data source for channel 5 121 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards DEMO BOARD Digital I O The DEMO BOARD simulates the following One eight bit AUXPORT configurable digital input output port Each bit of the AUXPORT generates a square wave with a different period Two eight bit configurable digital I O ports FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB which can be used for high speed scanning FIRSTPORTA functions like AUXPORT in that it generates square waves Each bit of FIRSTPORTB generates a pulse with a different frequency 122 Analog Output Boards Introduction All boards with analog outputs support the cbAOut and cbAOutScan functions Boards released after the printing of this manual are described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk cbAOutScan AOutScan are designed primarily for boards that support hardware paced analog output but it is also useful when simultaneous update of all channels is desired If the hardware is configured for simultaneous update this function loads each DAC channel with the appropriate value before issuing the update command 123 Universal Library User
156. he buffer is not required The trigger location is tracked by software Any triggers that occur before the number of samples defined by the pretrigger count argument are ignored When run in BACKGROUND mode the cbGetStatus function will typically show CurCount at a value of 0 and CurIndex at a value of 1 until the trigger is received They will then rise from of PretrigCount to TotalCount Sampling rate using SINGLEIO When using this mode of data transfer the maximum analog sampling rate is dependent on the speed of the computer in which the board is installed In general it is in the range of 5 to 50 kHz If the requested speed cannot be sustained an overrun error will occur Data will be returned but likely there will be gaps Some boards such as the ClO DAS08 support this mode only so the maximum rate attainable with these boards is system dependent 30 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI 2500 Series PCI 2500 Series The PCI 2500 Series includes the PCI 2511 PCI 2513 PCI 2515 and PCI 2517 boards Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbFileAInScan cbAPretrig cbATrig cbALoadQueue AIn AInScan FileAInScan APretrig ATrig ALoadQueue Pretrigger capability is implemented in software PretrigCount must be less than the TotalCount and cannot exceed 100000 samples TotalCount must be greater than th
157. hts of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or copyrights of Measurement Computing Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical by photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Measurement Computing Corporation Notice Measurement Computing Corporation does not authorize any Measurement Computing Corporation product for use in life support systems and or devices without prior written consent from Measurement Computing Corporation Life support devices systems are devices or systems which a are intended for surgical implantation into the body or b support or sustain life and whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to result in injury Measurement Computing Corporation products are not designed with the components required and are not subject to the testing required to ensure a level of reliability suitable for the treatment and diagnosis of people SM UL USER S GUIDE doc Table of Contents 1 Introducing the Universal Library eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 Universal Library Overview cccescsccceeeeceteseeeeeseseneeseeneneseeeeeseseeaesesseceneeseneeseseneeseseeseneeseeeeseneees 10 2 Installation and Configuration ccceccessseee
158. ibrary installation disk To use any MetraBus I O board a MetraBus interface board such as the ISA MDB64 PCI MDB64 or a CPCI MDB64 is required for the Universal Library functions to operate correctly The interface board and a MetraBus cable provide the interface between the PC bus ISA PC104 PCI or CPCI and the MetraBus I O Boards The MetraBus system is made up of at least one controller board that communicates with real world interface boards via a data bus ribbon cable The implication is that there will always be two or more boards in the system 170 Universal Library User s Guide MetraBus Boards MDB64 Series MDB64 Series This series makes up the controller portion of the MetraBus system The Universal Library contains no function to communicate specifically with this board The functions in the library are directed to the devices on the bus instead For example if this board was installed in InstaCal as board 0 and an MIT 32 was installed as board 1 the communication would be directed to board 1 If you wanted to read digital bits from this configuration use the cbDBitIn function or the DBitIn method The value of the BoardNum argument would be 1 171 Universal Library User s Guide MetraBus Boards MIO and MII Digital I O MIO and Mil Digital I O All MetraBus boards require a cable and an interface board such as an ISA PC104 or PCI MDB64 to interface to the host computer system D
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160. iest to use data acquisition software interface available anywhere As easy as Universal Library is to use significant documentation and explanation is still required to help new users get going and to allow previous users to take advantage of all the package s powerful features The fast changing nature of the software industry makes it very difficult to provide a totally up to date user guide in written form Adding to this complexity are the new features and functions that are constantly being added to the library To provide the most complete information possible and at the same time keep the information current the Universal Library documentation is offered in four parts Universal Library User s Guide The User s Guide provides a general description of the UL offers an overview of the various features and functions and discusses and how they can be used in different operating systems and languages The User s Guide also provides board specific information relating to the features and functions that are included with the Universal Library Universal Library Function Reference The Function Reference contains detailed information about the Universal Library functions usage and options This document is available on our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf Example programs The examples programs demonstrate the use of many of the most frequently used functions and are valuable learning tools They are written fo
161. igScan CInScan CClear Note Counters on these devices are zero based the first counter number is 0 Counter argument values Rate 6 MHz CounterNum 0 to 3 Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTTRIGGER 108 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series You can use the cbSetTrigger function to program the trigger for rising edge falling edge or the level of the digital trigger input TTL LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Timer output Timer functions and methods supported UL cbTimerOutStart cbTimerOutStop UL for NET TimerOutStart TimerOutStop Timer argument values TimerNum 0 to 1 Frequency 15 260 Hz to 1 0 MHz Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSet Trigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE Digital triggering TRIGHIGH TRIGLOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE is not supported for pre trigger acquisitions cbAPretrig function Analog triggering TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW is not supported for the cbDInScan function and the cbCInScan function Threshold Analog hardware triggering 12 bit resolution 0 to 4095 supported for cbAInScan only Analo
162. igital In MII 32 Only Digital input functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDBitIn UL for NET DIn DBitIn Digital input argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB DataValue 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB BitNum 0 to 31 for FIRSTPORTA Digital Out MIO 32 Only Digital output functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDBitOut cbDBitIn cbDIn UL for NET DOut DBitOut DBitIn DIn Digital output argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB DataValue 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB BitNum 0 to 31 for FIRSTPORTA Functions methods for reading back the MIO 32 output state Although the MIO 32 is a digital output only board the state of the outputs can be read back using the UL functions cbDIn and cbDBitIn or the UL for NET methods DIn and DBitIn 172 Universal Library User s Guide MetraBus Boards MEM Series Relay MEM Series Relay All MetraBus boards require a cable and an interface board such as an ISA PC104 or PCI MDB64 to interface to the host computer system Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA For MEM 32 the following argument values are also valid FIRSTPORTB SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB DataValue 0 to 255
163. iguous memory so plan the size of the contiguous memory buffer accordingly With the following functions and methods be aware of packet size and adjust the number of samples acquired accordingly cbAPretrig APretrig cbAInScan AInScan with the CONTINUOUS scan option These functions and methods use a circular buffer Align the data by packets in the buffer For these functions the total number of samples must be greater than one packet refer to the following table and must be an integer multiple of packet size In addition contiguous memory must be used if noted in the following table The minimum value for contiguous memory is calculated using the formula from step 2 above of KB of samples 512 47 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS4020 Series For example to run cbAInScan on one channel at 18 MHz with the CONTINUOUS option set determine the minimum sample size from the table to be 262 144 since the Rate is between 14 and 20 MHz The minimum contiguous memory is calculated as 262 144 512 512 KB Number Rate in MHz Packet Minimum Sample Contiguous Min Contiguous of Size in Size two packets Memory Memory based on Channels Samples Min Sample Size 1 20 gt Rate gt 13 3 131 072 262 144 Required 512 KB 13 3 gt Rate gt 4 65 536 131 072 Required 256 KB 4 gt Rate gt 2 4 096 8 192 Not Requi
164. ince the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn and CIn can handle cbCLoad cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 only accept Count 0 These functions are used to reset the counter 104 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616FS Counter I O argument values CounterNum 1 Count 2 1 when reading the counter 0 when loading the counter cbCLoad and cbCLoad32 CLoad and CLoad32 are only used to reset the counter for this board to 0 No other values are valid The Basic signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 Event notification Even notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event types ON_SCAN ERROR ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN Hardware considerations Acquisition rate Since the maximum data acquisition rate depends on the system connected to the USB 1616F S it is possible to lose data points when scanning at higher rates The Universal Library cannot always detect this data loss Maximum rates may be lower in Windows operating systems that predate Windows XP Most systems can sustain rates of 80 kS s aggregate If you need to sample at higher rates than this consider using the BURSTIO op
165. ingle ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode Rate PCI DAS1602 12 PCI DAS1200 PCI DAS1200 JR Up to 330000 PCI DAS1000 Up to 250000 PCI DAS1602 16 PCI DAS1002 Up to 200000 PCI DAS1001 Up to 150000 Range PCI DAS1602 12 PCI DAS1602 16 PCI DAS1200 PCI DAS1200Jr PCI DAS1002 PCI DAS1000 BIPLOVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIPSVOLTS UNIS5VOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIPLPT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS PCI DAS1001 BIPLOVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIPIVOLTS UNI1VOLTS BIPPT1VOLTS UNIPTIVOLTS BIPPTO1VOLTS UNIPTOLVOLTS Analog output Excludes PCI DAS1200Jr Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options SIMULTANEOUS For PCI DAS1602 Series the following argument values are also valid BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK HighChan Oto 1 Rate PCI DAS1602 16 PCI DAS1602 12 All others Up to 100000 Up to 250000 Ignored Range BIP1LOVOLTS UNI1OVOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI5VOLTS 56 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS1602 PCI DAS1200 amp PCI DAS1000 Series DataValue 0 to 4095 For PCI DAS1602 16 the following argument values are also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn
166. installed SETPOINTSTATUS 16 bit port that indicates the current state of the 16 possible setpoints ChanTypeArray flag value SETPOINT ENABLE Enables a setpoint Refer to Hardware considerations on page 112 for more information Analog Up to 1 MHz Digital Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz Counter Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz ANALOG only ignore for other ChanTypeArray values BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP1VOLTS 1V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLT 0 1 V 100000 max DAQ trigger functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDaqSetTrigger DaqSetTrigger DAQ trigger argument values ia rigSource TrigSense TRIG IMMEDIATE TRIG EXTTTL TRIG ANALOGHW TRIG ANALOGSW TRIG DIGPATTERN TRIG COUNTER TRIG SCANCOUNT RISING EDGE FALLING EDGE ABOVE LEVEL BELOW LEVEL EQ LEVEL NE_LEVEL 110 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series TrigEvent DAQ setpoint START_EVENT STOP_EVENT DAQ setpoint functions and methods supported UL UL for NET DAQ setpoint argument values SetpointFlagsArray SetpointOutputArray LimitAArray LimitBArray Output Array O
167. intOutputArray LimitAArray LimitBArray Output Array OutputMask Array SetpointCount cbhDaqSetSetpoints DaqgSetSetpoints SF_EQUAL LIMITA SF_LESSTHAN LIMITA SF_GREATERTHAN LIMITB SF_OUTSIDE LIMITS SF HYSTERESIS SF UPDATEON TRUEONLY SF_UPDATEON TRUEANDFALSE SO_NONE SO _FIRSTPORTC SO_TMRO SO_TMR1 also available for PCI 2515 and PCI 2517 SO_DACO SO_DAC1 also available for PCI 2517 SO_DAC2 SO_DAC3 Any value valid for the associated input channel Ignored for SF_GREATERTHAN LIMITB Any value valid for the associated input channel and less than LimitA Ignored for SF EQUAL LIMITA SF_LESSTHAN LIMITA For SetpointOutputArray SO NONE Ignored For SetpointOutputArray SO_FIRSTPORTC 0 to 65535 For SetpointOutputArray SO_TMR 0 to disable timer or 15 26 to 1000000 to set output frequency For SetpointOutputArray SO _DAC Voltage values between 10 and 10 For SetpointOutputArray SO_FIRSTPORTC 0 to 65535 For SetpointOutputArray all other values Ignored 0 to disable setpoints to 16 DAQ output PCI 2517 and PCI 2515 only DAQ output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDaqOutScan DaqOutScan DAQ output argument values Options ChanType ChanArray BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADC
168. ions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink 192 15 Other Hardware Introduction This chapter provides details on using communications boards in conjunction with the Universal Library and Universal Library for NET Boards released after the printing of this user s guide will be described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk 193 Universal Library User s Guide Other Hardware COM422 Series COM422 Series No library functions are supported for these boards but JnstaCal can be used to configure the serial protocol in conjunction with the Set 422 exe utility All other serial communications are handled by Windows standard serial communications handlers COM485 Series The COM485 Series board supports the UL function cbRS485 and the UL for NET method RS485 for controlling the transmit and receive enable register All other serial communications are handled by Windows standard serial communications handlers 194 Appendix Measurement Computing Device IDs This appendix lists the device ID associated with each Measurement Computing hardware type This information is returned by the BoardName and BoardNum arguments Board Name PCI DAS1602 16 CIO DAS6402 12 CIO DAS16 M1 16 CIO DAS6402 16 PCI DIO48H PCI PDISO8 PCI PDISO16 CPCI GPIB PCI DAS1200 PCI DAS1602 12 CIO RELAY16M CIO PDMA32 CIO DAC04 16 HS PCI DIO24H PCI DIO24H CTR3 PCI DIO48H CTR15 PCI DIO96H PCI CTRO5
169. isables the device s web page server This value is set to Enabled by default When enabled you can view the device s web page with a web browser When disabled you can only access the device with nstaCal or the Universal Library Disable when you want to restrict access to the device s web page Changes to this setting take affect the next time you power up the device Change Login button Opens a dialog to change the user name and password used to log in to a device session Once changed log in is required to change configurable options on the device The user name and password are not stored on the host computer and must be entered each time you start the application Refer to Logging in to a device session on page 186 for more information 185 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WEB TEMP WEB TC Login button This button is enabled when login is required InstaCal s configuration page also lists the unique 64 bit physical MAC address assigned to the device You cannot change this address Logging in to a device session You must be logged in to a device session in order to change the configuration settings of a device or change the state of the digital outputs A user name and password are required to log in if they are not set to the default values For security it is recommended that you change the login values from the defaults The log in session times out after five minutes of inactivity The de
170. isual Basic include the Universal Library declaration file CBW BAS in your program Include the file as a module in the project or include it by reference inside those Forms which call into the Universal Library Once the declarations for the Universal Library have been added to your project call the library functions from any Form s event handlers For Visual Basic 6 0 and older Windows memory buffers cannot be mapped onto arrays As a consequence the cbWinArrayToBuf and cbWinBufToArray functions must be used to copy data between arrays and Windows buffers Example Count 100 MemHandle chWinBufAlloc Count cbhAInScan MemHandle cbWinBufToArray MemHandle DataArray 0 0 Count For i 0 To Count Print DataArray i Next i cbWinBufFree MemHandle Visual Basic example programs A complete set of Visual Basic example programs is included in the VBWIN folder of the Universal Library installation directory Each program illustrates the use of a Universal Library function from within a Visual Basic program The FRM files contain the programs and the corresponding VBP files are the project files used to build the programs for Visual Basic Microsoft Visual C To use the Universal Library with MS Visual C include the Universal Library header file CBW H in your C C program and add the library file CBW32 LIB to your library modules for linking to the CBW32 DLL Microsoft Visual C example programs The
171. it cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut UL for NET DIn DOut PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 on AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL UL for NET PortType BitNum Configuration cbDBitIn cbDBitOut DBitIn DBitOut AUXPORT 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Configuration functions and methods supported UL Configuration argument values ConfigItem Device Number maxConfigLen Miscellaneous UL UL for NET cbGetConfig cbSetConfig cbGetConfigString cbSetConfigString BINODEID BINETIOTIMEOUT BIHIDELOGINDLG 0 Up to 48 cbDeviceLogin cbDeviceLogout cbF lashLED DeviceLogin DeviceLogout FlashL ED 184 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WEB TEMP WEB TC Hardware considerations Web based If the user name and password have been changed from the default the user must log in with the new user name and password to change configuration settings Only one user can be logged in at a time The log in session times out after five minutes of inactivity Log in is not required to view the current configuration in InstaCal Hardware options are configurable on the web browser or with nstaCal If hardware options are changed on the web brows
172. ive USB bus When operating as a data logger disconnect the USB cable from the computer and connect the external power supply shipped with the device Note If you are using a self powered hub make sure it is attached to the PC s USB port before connecting it to the USB 5201 or USB 5203 If a powered hub is connected to the device first it may be detected by the device as a power supply and go into logging mode Configuring the DIO channels to generate alarms The USB 5203 and USB 5201 both provide eight independent temperature alarms Each alarm controls an associated digital I O channel as an alarm output The input to each alarm is one of the temperature input channels Use JnstaCal to set up the temperature conditions to activate an alarm and the output state of the channel active high or low when activated Digital channels that are configured as alarms will power up in an output state When an alarm is activated the associated DIO channel is driven to the output state defined by the alarm configuration The alarms function both in data logging mode and while attached to the USB port on a computer The alarm configurations are stored in non volatile memory on the device and are loaded on power up 182 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards USB 5203 USB 5201 Pacing temperature readings The internal update rate for temperature measurement is a fixed value for these devices If the UL reads the device fa
173. k BNC input the A D Start Trigger input on the 40 pin connector P3 or the A D Stop The EventData for ON PRETRIGGER events may not be accurate In general this value is below the actual number of pretrigger samples available in the buffer 45 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS4020 Series Trigger input on the 40 pin connector P3 Use the A D Start Trigger input for the cbAInScan and cbFileAInScan functions and AInScan and FileAInScan methods For the cbAPretrig or cbFilePretrig functions and the APretrig or FilePretrig method use the A D Stop Trigger input When using both EXTCLOCK and EXTTRIGGER options one of the signals either clock or trigger must be assigned to the Trig Ext Clk BNC input The function of the Trigger BNC is determined by the setting of Trig Ext Clock Mode in InstaCal The Trig Ext Clock BNC can be set to function as either the trigger A D Start Trigger or the clock A D External Clock Pin 10 on the 40 pin connector then assumes the opposite function Analog hardware triggering supported The trigger source can be set via nstaCal to any of the analog BNC inputs cbSet Trigger SetTrigger is supported for TRIGBELOW and TRIGABOVE trigger types Analog thresholds are set relative to the voltage range set in the scan For example using a range of BIP1VOLTS during a cbAInScan AInScan 0 corresponds to 1 volt V an
174. l as the SYNC pin drives the output RETRIGMODE When using cbAInScan AInScan you can use RETRIGMODE to set up repetitive trigger events Resolution When configured for single ended mode the resolution of the data is 13 bits data values between 0 and 8191 However the Universal Library maps this data to 14 bit values so the range of data is no different from the differential configuration Consequently the data returned contains only even numbers between 0 and 16383 when the NOCALIBRATEDATA option is used 94 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1408FS Continuous scans When running cbAInScan with the CONTINUOUS option consider the packet size and the number of channels being scanned To keep the data aligned properly in the array set the total number of samples to be an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels in the scan Concurrent operations The following table lists the concurrent operations supported by the USB 1408FS UL function method Can be run with cbhAOutScan AOutScan cbDOut DOut BACKGROUND mode chCLoad CLoad chCLoad32 CLoad32 cbAOut AOut cbDIn DIn cbDBitIn DBitIn cbDOut DOut cbDBitOut DBitOut cbDConfigPort DConfigPort cbCIn CIn cbCIn32 CIn32 cbCLoad CLoad chCLoad32 CLoad32 cbAInScan AInScan BACKGROUND mode
175. lopment Following is an overview of the two methods Distributing nstaCal in addition to your custom UL application If you create an application using the Universal Library you may distribute the necessary runtime files Universal Library driver files with the application royalty free These files can be installed from Universal Library User s Guide Installation and Configuration Measurement Computing s nstaCal installation package To distribute a custom UL application provide the end user with two CDs or disks One CD or disk that contains Measurement Computing s JnstaCal application InstaCal must be installed before the custom UL application One CD or disk that contains the setup program for their custom VB or C application You may not distribute any files that give the end user the ability to develop applications using the Universal Library Integrating nstaCal into your custom UL installation CD or disk For developers who wish to distribute their application on one CD refer to the Universal Library Redistribution Guide This document contains procedures to merge the setup programs for both nstaCal and the custom UL application into one setup program that you can distribute on one CD or disk The merging process is complicated only experienced programmers should attempt to do this When you install the software the Universal Library Redistribution Guide ULRedistribution pdf is copied to the default in
176. m 1to2 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG2 40 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS6000 Series Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE GATEHIGH GATELOW For the PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 the following additional argument values are valid TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW Threshold PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 0 to 255 PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 and PCI DAS6052 0 to 4095 Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values Event Type ON_SCAN ERROR ON_PRETRIGGER ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN ON_END OF AO SCAN Note that the EventData for ON_PRETRIGGER events may not
177. measurements USB 5203 only this warm up time is also required to stabilize the internal current reference Calibration Any time the sensor category is changed in the configuration for the USB 5203 a calibration is automatically performed by nstaCal If the device has not been warmed up when this occurs you should re calibrate after the specified warm up time Error codes The UL returns 9999 when a value is out of range or an open connection is detected The UL returns 9000 when the device is not ready This usually occurs right after the device is powered up and calibration factors are being loaded Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the LED on the side of the module to blink twice for visual identification When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink 183 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards WEB TEMP WEB TC WEB TEMP WEB TC The WEB TEMP and WEB TC support the following UL and UL for NET features Temperature input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan UL for NET TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options N A Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan Oto7 Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigB
178. n Explorer window Solution Explorer TO Solution SoftWIREWinAppt 1 p E EE SoftwIREWinApp1 2 MccDaq d PoE Hanne The MccDaq Namespace is now referenced by your Visual Studio NET project General UL for NET language interface description The MccDaq Namespace provides an interface that exposes each Universal Library for NET method as a member of a class with virtually the same parameters set as their UL counterparts The MccDaq Namespace is a logical naming scheme for grouping related types The NET Framework uses a hierarchical naming scheme for grouping types into logical categories of related functionality When you develop a NET application that uses the Universal Library you add the MccDaq Namespace as a reference to your project There are no header files in a NET project The MccDaq Namespace contains the classes and enumerated values by which UL for NET applications access the Universal Library data types and functions The MccDaq Namespace contains five main classes MccBoard class ErrorInfo class MccService class GlobalConfig class m DataLogger class The MccDaq assembly allows you to design Common Language Specification CLS compliant programs A CLS compliant program contains methods that can be called from any existing or future language developed for the Microsoft NET framework Use CLS compliant data types to ensure future compatibility MccBoard class The MccBoard class provide
179. n about all MccBoard class methods This document is available on our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf Errorinfo class Most UL methods return ErrorInfo objects These objects contain two properties that provide information on the status of the method called ErrorInfo Message property gets the text of the error message associated with a specific error code ErrorInfo Value property gets the named constant value associated with the ErrorInfo object The ErrorInfo class also includes error code enumerated values which define the error number and associated message which can be returned when you call a method 21 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use MccService class The MccService class contains all members for calling utility UL functions This class contains the following static methods you do not need to create an instance of the MccService class to call these methods n DeclareRevision z ErrHandling FileGetInfo n FileRead n GetBoardName GetRevision n WinArrayToBuf WinBufAlloc WinBufAlloc32 WinBufFree WinBufToArray n WinBufToArray32 The following code examples demonstrate how to call a UL for NET memory management method from within a Universal Library program WindowHandle MccService WinBuffAlloc 1000 MccService WinBuffFree WindowHandle GlobalConfig class The GlobalC
180. n the main InstaCal form and selecting the Add Exp Board option from the Install menu The expansion board will then be shown in the device tree as a branch attached to the device it was added to 166 Universal Library User s Guide Expansion Boards AI EXP48 Al EXP48 The AI EXP48 expansion board can be used in combination with compatible parent boards such as a USB 1616HS Series board The AI EXP48 supports all of the analog input and temperature input capabilities of the parent board but expands the channel count as follows Analog Input Analog input argument values HighChan 16 to 63 in single ended mode 8 to 31 in differential mode Temperature Input Temperature input argument values HighChan 8 to 31 DAQ input DAQ input argument values ChanArray ANALOG 0 to 63 in single ended mode 0 to 31 in differential mode CJC 6 to 11 TC 8 to 31 Hardware considerations Associating CJC channels with TC channels The TC channels must immediately follow their associated CJC channels in the channel array For accurate thermocouple readings associate CJC channels with the TC channels as listed in the following table CJC channels TC channels CJC6 TC8 through TC11 CJC7 TC12 through TC15 CJC8 TC16 through TC19 CJC9 TC20 through TC23 CJC10 TC24 through TC27 CJC11 TC28 through TC31 The parent board must be configured for differential inputs when using thermocouples TC inputs are suppo
181. ne ence tended meee 157 GTRASeCres E oe tect one eer it Na oc te Ea oe ik Na oe oN E et a beat te coal Ey 158 INT 32 S Hies vcctor oso vcecces cette cue ted a eae cates ee nave taeu cation tho e eet nae 160 PPI lt GTROG cicero et ace Meet bares SA ts Nts tad E de Sgt is Sores Sth da 161 QUAD SEP ect tests Nee ee hd EN Sed ta tan ees E eto Saat ieee 162 USB 4300 SerieSiscsscisi ce sac E EE AEE ee hee ee Ma coe ee eee eet 164 12 Expansion Boards wii cssiccssisdecciusndccieendercdvantasncewedeccinantavsdeandewcdeardeecenane 166 INTOGUCTION MANE Eee E e EEEE NE EE EENE EEEE E AE ia wd EEOAE EE E wd os oee EERTE odes diene 166 ADA P46 EEE E E EA EEE E E tte tee E ES 167 CIO EXP Sere Si irrena co enes etanan ve dukotscedovees du cevdvs tec Ea Era A a NA AAAA raa ee Ma Naaa Kea ENEA ENAN ducvectvuneeedes 168 MEGA A O a 235 tec sot a a a Bld tb a a a a aaa Ue coed Ld 169 13 MetraBus Boards cccssscccssssecsseeecsseeeeseeeeeseeeenseeeeeeeeenseseuseesenenesenas 170 IIROGIICTION PATIN S ANET e AEREE EEO tens cae Menard ee hie etme eee Neotel At tae Mae a uae out eet ee 170 WIDI eier eTA E AE E E dace cee cotta A ca te tence Ae ete an oe eees 171 MIO and MII Digital V O e csesecseccssecieveteasevedaceessssvcsatessece cseeedsedieses ce suevesat etucea cuctevsbendodeesucreversa seeds 172 MEM Series R ENE EEA et nesez se A A stata setvaicn cave banded even A ETA 173 MSSR 24 SS a E actos conn cia ete bee erable cat cere cE hee too ekg 174 14 Temp
182. ng identical registers to the KM DAS1600 80 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DAS1400 and CIO DAS1600 Series Triggering and gating External digital TTL polled gate trigger supported Refer to Trigger support on page 29 Range The CIO DAS1400 and CIO DAS1600 A D ranges are configured with a combination of a switch Unipolar Bipolar and a programmable gain code The state of this switch is set in the configuration file using InstaCal After the UNI BIP switch setting is selected only matching ranges can be used in Universal Library programs 81 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DAS48 PGA CIO DAS48 PGA Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options CONVERTDATA HighChan 47 23 differential Rate This board does not have a timer so the Rate argument to the analog scanning functions is ignored Range The board may be configured with a jumper for either voltage or current input In voltage mode BIPLOVOLTS UNI1OVOLTS BIP5SVOLTS UNISVOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1LPT25VOLTS BIPPT625VOLTS In current mode MA4TO20 MA2TO10 MA1TO5 MAPT5TO2PT5 Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported The CIO DAS48 PGA board does not support any o
183. niversal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1208 Series Continuous scans When running cbAInScan with the CONTINUOUS option consider the packet size and the number of channels being scanned To keep the data aligned properly in the array make the total number of samples an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels in the scan Concurrent operations USB 1208LS Concurrent operations are not allowed If you invoke a UL or UL for NET function on a USB 1208LS while another function is running on that same unit the ALREADYACTIVE error is returned USB 1208FS The following table lists the concurrent operations supported by the USB 1208FS UL function method Can be run with cbhAOutScan AOutScan cC bDOut DOut BACKGROUND mode chCLoad CLoad chCLoad32 CLoad32 cbAOut AOut cbDIn DIn cbDBitIn DBitIn cbDOut DOut cbDBitOut DBitOut cbDConfigPort DConfigPort cbCIn CIn cbCIn32 CIn32 cbCLoad CLoad chCLoad32 CLoad32 cbAInScan AInScan BACKGROUND mode Channel gain queue USB 1208LS When using cbALoadQueue ALoadQueue the channel gain queue is limited to eight elements USB 1208FS When using cbALoadQueue ALoadQueue the channel gain queue is limited to 16 elements The queue accepts any combination of valid channels and gains in
184. nput Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The packet size is 128 samples Note that digital output is not compatible with concurrent cbAInScan AInScan operation since the channel multiplexer control shares the register with the digital output control Writing to this register during a scan may adversely affect the scan Triggering and gating Digital hardware triggering supported 64 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO PCI and PC104 DAS08 Series CIO PCI and PC104 DAS08 Series Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range Analog output EXTTRIGGER BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO 0to7 From 63 up to 50000 Refer to the Sampling Rate using SINGLEIO on page 30 DASOS series Since the DAS08 series does not have programmable gain the Range arguments for the analog input functions are ignored PCI DAS08 BIP5VOLTS 5 V CIO DAS08 and PC104 DAS08 BIP1OVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIP5VOLTS CIO DAS08 PGH and CIO DAS08 AOH BIP1OVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIP5VOLTS UNI1VOLTS BIP1VOLTS UNIPT1VOLTS BIPPT5VOLTS UNIPTO1VOLTS BIPPT1IVOLTS BIP
185. nt values are also valid 0 to 31 using FIRSTPORT A 154 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Output Boards USB ERB Series USB ERB Series The USB ERBO8 and USB ERB24 support the following UL and UL for NET features Digital I O Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum USB ERBO08 FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH USB ERB24 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue USB ERBO08 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH USB ERB24 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum USB ERBO8 16 to 23 on FIRSTPORTA USB ERB24 0 to 23 on FIRSTPORTA Miscellaneous Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink Do not change state of invert non invert switch S1 while program is running Do not change the state of the invert non invert switch labeled S1 on a USB ERB module while a program is running UL stores the current state of this switch and changing the switch setting while
186. of memory in kilobytes that you need for the acquisition To calculate the number of kilobytes required use the following formula of kilobytes KB of samples x 2 bytes sample x 1 KB 1024 bytes or of KB of samples 512 Memory is allocated in blocks of 4 KB As a consequence nstaCal adjusts the amount entered upward to the nearest integer multiple of 4 KB For example the contiguous memory requirements for a 10 000 sample acquisition would be 10 000 512 19 5 rounded up to multiple of 4 KB 20 KB The maximum number of samples allowed for the given contiguous memory size is displayed as the Sample Count displayed below the Memory Size edit box Note You can set the size of the contiguous memory up to 262144k or 134 217 728 samples 3 Reboot the computer The Universal Library attempts to reserve the desired amount of contiguous memory at boot up time If it is unable to reserve all the memory requested the amount successfully reserved memory displays in the Memory Size entry when you run JnstaCal 4 Run nstaCal In the Memory Size entry verify the size of the contiguous memory that was successfully reserved Repeat this procedure to change or free the contiguous memory The size of the block shown in nstaCal is the total contiguous memory that is available to all boards installed Other installed boards that call the cbWinBufAlloc function or WinBufAlloc method will also use this cont
187. ogram is running UL stores the current state of each switch and changing a switch setting while a program is running can cause unpredictable results 146 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards Switch amp Sense 8 8 Switch amp Sense 8 8 The Switch amp Sense 8 8 supports the following UL and UL for NET features Digital I O Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT Miscellaneous Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink 147 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards DEMO BOARD DEMO BOARD The DEMO BOARD is a software simulation of a data acquisition board that simulates analog input and digital I O operations Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options BACKGROU
188. oltage input of the thermocouple select VOLTS for the Scale parameter in cbTIn and cbTInScan or TIn and TInScan 177 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards USB TEMP Series USB TC Series USB TEMP Series USB TC Series The USB TEMP Series includes the USB TEMP and USB TEMP AI devices The USB TC Series includes the USB TC and USB TC AI devices Each series supports the following UL and UL for NET features Temperature input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan UL for NET TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options N A Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan USB TEMP and USB TC 0 to 7 USB TEMP AI and USB TC AI 0 to 3 Voltage input USB TEMP AI USB TC Al Voltage input functions and methods supported UL cbVIn UL for NET VIn Voltage input argument values Options N A HighChan 0 to3 Range This board uses the Range set in JnstaCal so the Range argument to this function is ignored Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 on AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported
189. on using digital output boards in conjunction with the Universal Library Boards released after the printing of this document will be described in Readme files on the Universal Library disk To fully understand and maximize the performance of this and other digital input function calls refer to the 82C55 data sheet in the Documents subdirectory of the installation C Program files Measurement Computing DAQ Documents by default or from our web site at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals 82C55A pdf Refer also to the 8536 data sheet this data sheet file is not available in PDF format 153 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Output Boards CIO RELAY Series CIO RELAY Series Digital I O Digital output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET Digital output argument values PortNum DataValue BitNum cbDOut cbDBitOut DOut FIRST PORT DBitOut A For CIO RELAY16 amp 16 M the following argument values are also valid FIRST PORT B For CIO RELAY724 the following argument values are also valid SECON SECON 0 to 255 DPORTA For CIO RELAY32 the following argument values are also valid DPORTB 0 to 7 using FIRSTPORTA For CIO RELAY16 amp 16 M the following argument values are also valid 0 to 15 using FIRSTPORT A For CIO RELAY724 the following argument values are also valid 0 to 23 using FIRSTPORT A For CIO RELAY32 the following argume
190. onfig class contains all of the members for getting global configuration information This class contains three properties MccDag GlobalConfig NumBoards property returns the maximum number of boards that you can install at one time ConfigGlobal MccDaq GlobalConfig NumBoards MccDag GlobalConfig NumExpBoards property returns the maximum number of expansions boards that are allowed to be installed on the board ConfigGlobal MccDaq GlobalConfig NumExpBoards MccDag GlobalConfig Version property is used to determine compatibility with the library version ConfigGlobal MccDaq GlobalConfig Version Each of these properties is typed as an Integer DataLogger Class The DataLogger class contains all members for reading and converting the data contained in binary log files This class contains one property and 14 methods FileName property returns the file name associated with an instance of the DataLogger class ConvertFile converts a binary log file to a comma separated values CSV text file or another text file format that you specify GetAIChannelCount retrieves the total number of analog channels that were logged in a binary file GetAIInfo retrieves the channel number and unit value of each analog input channel logged in a binary file GetCJCInfo retrieves the number of CJC temperature channels logged in a binary file GetDIOInfo retrieves the number of digital I O channels logged in a binary file
191. onfigString ConfigItem BIADTRIGCOUNT BINODEID Device Number 0 maxConfigLen At least 64 for BINODEID Event notification Even notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event types ON_SCAN ERROR ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN Hardware considerations Acquisition rate Since the maximum data acquisition rate depends on the system connected to the device it is possible to lose data points when scanning at higher rates If the requested speed cannot be sustained an OVERRUN error will occur Maximum rates may be lower in Windows operating systems that predate Windows XP Continuous scans When running cbAInScan with the CONTINUOUS option you should consider the packet size and the number of channels being scanned In order to keep the data aligned properly in the array make the total number of samples an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels Device identifier You can enter up to 64 characters for the value of the device s text identifier using the ConfigItem option BINODEID with cbSetConfigString 101 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1608HS USB 1608HS 2AO Output scan restriction You cannot access cbSet Trigger SetTrigger or call BINODEID while an analog output scan is in progress Analog triggering When
192. onnect an external hub to its power supply If you are using a hybrid hub one that can operate in either self powered or bus powered mode always connect it to its external power supply If you use a hub of this type without connecting to external power communication errors may occur that could result in corrupt configuration information on the wireless device You can restore the factory default configuration settings with nstaCal Factory default reset To restore factory default configuration settings click on the Reset Defaults button on InstaCal s configuration page The device must be connected locally to the computer s USB port to restore default settings Configuring the DIO channels to generate alarms WLS TEMP and WLS TC The WLS TEMP and WLS TC both provide eight independent temperature alarms Each alarm controls an associated digital I O channel as an alarm output The input to each alarm is one of the temperature input channels Use JnstaCal to set up the temperature conditions to activate an alarm and the output state of the channel active high or low when activated Digital channels that are configured as alarms will power up in an output state When an alarm is activated the associated DIO channel is driven to the output state defined by the alarm configuration The alarms function both in wireless mode and while attached to the USB port on a computer The alarm configurations are stored in non volatile memory on th
193. orted UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options NONE HighChan 1 max Count 2 Rate Ignored Range BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V DataValue 0 to 4095 Pacing Software only Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH 44 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS4020 Series DataValue 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported None Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATEHIGH GATELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW Threshold 0 to 4095 Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values Event Type ON_SCAN ERROR ON PR
194. pha numeric characters in the text box This value is write only it cannot be read back Unless you suspect that there are other users of WLS Series devices in the area there should be no need to enable encryption However if you suspect that there are other WLS Series devices in the area and you need to secure the devices from being accessed by other users enable this feature Note that enabling encryption does NOT secure the device from access through a local USB connection A remote device configured for encryption can be connected locally through the USB port to access other remote WLS Series devices with the same settings you may need to physically secure the remote devices to prevent tampering of the of device s network Set the PAN ID RF channel and AES key to the same value for each device that you want to communicate Only devices with matching parameter settings for PAN ID RF channel and AES encryption if set can communicate with each other InstaCal s configuration page also lists the unique 64 bit address assigned to the device You cannot change this address Use the Device Notes tab to enter up to 239 ASCII characters of additional text for example what the device is measuring and which device it is communicating with You can set the text to store in the device s memory using the ConfigItem option BIDEVNOTES with cbSetConfigString Received Signal Strength wireless operations When a WLS S
195. put Boards PCI DAS6000 Series Using the DS_CONNECT option with the Connection argument for the cbSelectSignal function generates a BADCONNECTION error Using the DsConnector option with the connectionPin parameter for the SelectSignal method generates a BADCONNECTION error Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The clock edge is selectable through InstaCal and cbSelectSignal SelectSignal When using EXTCLOCK and BURSTMODE together do not use the A D External Pacer to supply the clock Use the A D Start Trigger input instead Since BURSTMODE is actually paced by the internal burst clock specifying EXTCLOCK when using BURSTMODE is equivalent to specifying EXTTRIGGER Except for SINGLEIO transfers CONTINUOUS mode scans require enough memory for two packets or 1024 samples The packet size is 512 samples Analog input configuration 16 channel boards The analog input mode may be 8 channel differential 16 channel single ended referenced to ground or 16 channel single ended non referenced and may be selected using JnstaCal 64 channel boards The analog input mode may be 32 channel differential 64 channel single ended referenced to ground or 64 channel single ended non referenced and may be selected using InstaCal Triggering and gating Digital TTL hardware triggering is supported for the entire series cbSetTrigger SetTrigger is
196. q CounterSource Lists all counter input sources MccDaq CountingMode Lists all valid modes for a C7266 counter configuration MccDagq CtrlOutput Lists all of the options for linking counter 1 to counter 2 MccDaq DACUpdate Defines the available DAC update modes MccDaq DataEncoding Lists the format of the data that is returned by a counter MccDaq DigitalPortDirection Configures a digital I O port as input or output MccDagq DigitalLogicState Defines all digital logic states MccDagq DigitalPortType Defines all digital port types MccDaq DTMode Lists all modes to transfer to from the memory boards MccDaq ErrorHandling Defines all error handling options MccDagq ErrorInfo ErrorCode Defines all error constants 23 Defines the connector pins to associate with the signal type and direction Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library for NET Description amp Use Enumeration Name Description MccDagq ErrorReporting Defines all error reporting options MccDaq EventType Lists all available event conditions MccDagq FieldDelimiter Lists all options for specifying the delimiter character used to separate fields in a converted binary log file MccDaq FlagPins Lists all signals types that can be routed to the FLG1 and FLG2 pins on the 7266 counters MccDaq FunctionType List all valid function types used with data acquisition methods MccDagq
197. r buffer count size or use NONSTREAMEDIO mode if supported The minimum size buffer is 256 for cbAOutScan Values less than that result in a BADBUFFERSIZE error Settling time For most applications settling time should be left at the default value of 1 us However if you are scanning multiple channels and one or more channels are connected to a high impedance source you may get better results by increasing the settling time Keep in mind that increasing the settling time reduces the maximum acquisition rate You can set the time between A D conversions with the ADC Settling Time option in InstaCal Select between 1 us 5 us 10 us or 1 ms 112 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1616HS Series Setpoints You enable setpoints with the SETPOINT ENABLE flag This flag must be OR ed with the ChanTypeArray argument values You set the setpoint criteria with cbDagSetSetpoints DagSetSetpoints The number of channels set with the SETPOINT ENABLE flag must match the number of setpoints set by the SetpointCount argument cbDagSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints Output non streamed data to a DAC output channel With NONSTREAMEDIO mode you can output non streamed data to a specific DAC output channel The aggregate size of the data output buffer must be less than or equal to the size of the internal data output FIFO in the device The FIFO holds 524288
198. r many popular languages Each example program is fully functional and provides an ideal starting place for your own programming effort You can cut and paste from the example programs to create your own programs It s easier to cut and paste pieces from a known working program than to start writing everything from scratch Readme files The best way to get the latest most up to date information is through Readme files We incorporate this information into our documentation as quickly as we can but for the latest greatest information read the Readme file Universal Library overview The Universal Library is the software that you need to write your own programs for use with any of Measurement Computing s data acquisition and control boards The library is universal in three ways Universal across boards The library contains high level functions for all of the common operations for all boards Each of the boards has different hardware but the Universal Library hides these differences from your program So for example a program written for use with one A D board will work as is with a different A D board Universal across languages The Universal Library provides the identical set of functions and arguments for each supported language If you switch languages you will not have to learn a new library with new syntax and different features If you are programming for the NET framework you will find that the Universal Library for NET
199. r of digital devices The numbers stated for counter I O apply when both chips are configured for the maximum number of counter devices 160 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards PPIO CTRO6 PPIO CTRO6 Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1to6 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DIn DOut DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 15 or 0 to 255 depending on jumper setting BitNum 0 to 3 or 0 to 7 depending on jumper setting AUXPORT Is not configurable for this board 161 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards QUAD Series QUAD Series Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC7266Config cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 cbCStatus UL for NET C7266Config CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 CStatus Counter argument values CounterNum PCM QUAD02 CIO QUAD02 lto2 CIO QUAD04 PCI QUAD04 1lto4 RegName UL COUNT1 COUNT2 PRESET1 PRESET2 PRESCALER1 PRESCALER2 UL for NET QuadCount1 QuadCount2 QuadPresetl QuadPreset2 QuadPreScalerl QuadPreScaler2 CIO QUAD04 PCI QUAD04 also support UL COUNT3 COUNT4 PRESE
200. rature CountingMode DataEncoding IndexMode Invert Index FlagPins and GateEnable When using the Universal Library for NET use the C7266Config method The constant CARRYBORROW UPDOWN value of 3 is used for the parameter FlagPins 162 Universal Library User s Guide Counter Boards QUAD Series The IOR register cannot be read However you can read the values of the BADR2 49 register The value for Base 2 can be determined by looking at the resources used by the board The 8 bit region is BADR2 The BADR 9 register contains values for PhxA and PhxB for x to 4 to identify counters The diagram below indicates the routing of the FLG pins depending on the value of PhxA and PhxB The actual values of the BADR2 9 register are shown below Counter Cascading Functional Diagram 1B PH2A 1A _ s 1A 1B FLG1 C HBA FLG2 2B B PH4AB1 B0 Register BADR2 9 D0 D6 PH2A PH2B PH3A PH3B PH4A PH4B1 PH4B0 Value Case 1 4 24 bit counters 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Case 2 2 48 bit counters 1 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 53 Case 3 1 24 bit 1 72 bit 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3C Case 4 1 96 bit counter 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3F Defaults to 0x00 no inter counter connections Examples Case 1 4 24 bit counters 1 2 3 4 cbhC7266Config 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 cbhC7266Config 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
201. rd associated with an instance of the MccBoard class BoardConfig Gets a reference to a cBoardConfig class object Use this class reference to get or set various board settings CtrConfig Gets a reference to a cCtrConfig class object Use this class reference to get or set various counter settings DioConfig Gets a reference to a cDioConfig class object Use this class reference to get or set various digital I O settings ExpansionConfig Gets a reference to a cExpansionConfig class object Use this class reference to get or set various expansion board settings Class methods The MccBoard class contains close to 80 methods that are equivalents of the function calls used in the standard Universal Library The MccBoard class methods have virtually the same parameters set as their UL counterparts The following code examples demonstrate how to call the AIn method of the MccBoard object MccDaq Visual Basic ULStat DaqBoard AIn Chan Range DataValue C ULStat DagBoard AIn Chan Range out DataValue Many of the arguments are MccDaq enumerated values Enumerated values take settings such as range types or scan options and put them into logical groups For example to set a range value reference a value from the MCCDaq Range enumerated type such as Range Bip5Volts Refer to Table 1 on page 23 for a list of MccDaq enumerated values The Universal Library Function Reference contains detailed informatio
202. red 0 KB 2 gt Rate 2 048 4 096 Not Required 0 KB 2 20 gt Rate gt 6 6 131 072 262 144 Required 512 KB 6 6 gt Rate gt 2 65 536 131 072 Required 256 KB 2 gt Rate gt 1 4 096 8 192 Not Required 0 KB 1 gt Rate 2 048 4 096 Not Required 0 KB 4 10 gt Rate gt 3 3 131 072 262 144 Required 512 KB 3 3 gt Rate gt 1 65 536 131 072 Required 256 KB 1 gt Rate gt 0 5 4 096 8 192 Not Required 0 KB 0 5 gt Rate 2 048 4 096 Not Required 0 KB Note that the EventData for ON_PRETRIGGER events may not be accurate In general this value will be below the actual number of pretrigger samples available in the buffer 48 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI DAS64 Mx 16 Series PCI DAS64 Mx 16 Series Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbAPretrig cbFileAInScan cbFilePretrig cbALoadQueue UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig APretrig FileAInScan FilePretrig ALoadQueue Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO DMATO BLOCKIO BURSTMODE EXTTRIGGER HighChan 0 to 63 in single ended mode 0 to 31 in differential mode Rate PCI DAS64 M3 16 Single channel Single range Up to 3000000 Multi channel Single range Up to 1500000 Channel Gain Queue Up to 750000 PCI DAS64 M2 16 Single channel Single range Up to 2000000 Multi channel Sin
203. res a single reference GATEABOVE GATEBELOW TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW then DACO is available If the trigger function requires two references GATEINWINDOW GATE OUTWINDOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS then neither DAC is available for other functions Caution Gating should NOT be used with BURSTMODE scans Pacing analog output Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported The clock edge used to trigger analog output updates for the external pacer may be rising or falling and is selectable using InstaCal EventData for ON _PRETRIGGER events may not be accurate In general this value will be below the actual number of pretrigger samples available in the buffer These boards support concurrent analog input and output scans That is these boards allow for operations of analog input functions and methods cbAInScan and cbAPretrig AInScan and APretrig and analog output functions and methods cbAOutScan AOutScan to overlap without having to call cbStopBackground between the start of input and output scans Output pin 59 configuration Pin 59 may be configured as the DAC Pacer Output SSH Output with hold configured as high level or SSH Output with hold configured as low level These options are selected via InstaCal 51 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCI and CIO DAS6402 and DAS3202 Series PCI and ClIO DAS6402 and DAS32
204. rigType TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE GATEHIGH GATELOW Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported 61 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCIM DAS1602 and PCIM DAS16JR Series Analog input ranges For the PCIM DAS1602 16 the A D ranges are configured with a combination of a switch Unipolar Bipolar and a programmable gain code The state of this switch is set in the configuration file using JnstaCal After the UNI BIP switch setting is selected only matching ranges can be used in Universal Library programs Triggering and gating Digital TTL hardware triggering supported Pacing analog output Software pacing only 62 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO DAS800 Series ClIO DAS800 Series Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLETO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER HighChan Oto7 Rate CIO DAS802 16 100000 All others in series 50 000 Range CIO DAS800 Ignored Not programmable CIO DAS801 supports the following A D ranges BIPLOVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIP5SVOLTS UNI1VOLTS BIP1VOLTS UNIPT1VOLTS BIPPT5VOLTS UNIPTO1VOLTS BIPPTO5VOLTS BIPPTO1VOLTS CIO
205. rs may change in future versions but the symbolic names always remain the same Options arguments Some library functions have an argument called Options The Options argument is used to turn on and off various optional features associated with the function If you set Options 0 the function sets all of these options to the default value or OFF Some options can have an alternative value such as DTCONNECT and NODTCONNECT If an option can have more than one value one of the values is designated as the default Individual options can be turned on by adding them to the Options argument For example Options BACKGROUND will turn on the background execution feature Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS will select both the background execution and the continuous execution feature 15 Universal Library User s Guide Universal Library Description and Use Error handling Most library functions return an error code If no errors occurred during a library call 0 or NOERRORS is returned as the error code Otherwise it is set to one of the codes listed in the Universal Library Function Reference Error Codes chapter This document is available on our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf If a non zero error code is returned you can use cbGetErrMsg to convert the error code to a specific error message As an alternative to checking the error code after each function call
206. rt UL for NET DConfigPort 60 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCIM DAS1602 and PCIM DASI6JR Series Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT The PCIM DAS 1602 16 also supports PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH or AUXPORT 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 for FIRSTPORTA 0 to 3 for AUXPORT AUXPORT is not configurable for these boards Counter I O Counter functions and methods supported UL cbC8254Config cbCIn cbCLoad UL for NET C8254Config CIn CLoad Counter argument values CounterNum 1to3 Config HIGHONLASTCOUNT ONESHOT RATEGENERATOR SQUAREWAVE SOFTWARESTROBE HARDWARES TROBE LoadValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG2 LOADREG3 Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values Event Type ON SCAN ERROR ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values T
207. rted by differential mode configuration only 167 Universal Library User s Guide Expansion Boards CIO EXP Series CIO EXP Series Temperature Input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan UL for NET TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options NOFILTER Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan From 16 up to 255 for 16 channel boards and from 64 up to 303 for 64 channel boards The value depends on the number of boards connected and the application Hardware considerations CIO EXP boards are used only in combination with an A D board Channel numbers for accessing the expansion boards begin at 16 for 8 channel and 16 channel boards and at 64 for 64 channel boards To calculate the channel number for access to CIO EXP channels use the following formula Chan ADChan 16 16 MuxChan MuxChan is a number ranging from 0 to 15 that specifies the channel number on a particular bank of the expansion board An EXP32 has two banks so the channel numbers for one EXP32 connected to an A D board would range from 16 to 47 If all A D channels are not used for CIO EXP output direct input to the A D board is still available at these channels using channel numbers below 16 When CIO EXP boards are used for temperature input set the gain of the A D board to a specific range When using A D boards with programmable gain the range is set by the
208. s CTR32LOW 0 3 counters CTR32HIGH 0 3 counters CIC Oto2 TC 0 to 3 SETPOINTSTATUS 16 bit port that indicates the current state of the 16 possible setpoints ChanTypeArray flag value SETPOINT ENABLE Enables a setpoint Refer to Hardware considerations on page 119 for more information Analog Up to 1 MHz Digital Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz Counter Up to 12 MHz if no analog channel is selected Otherwise up to 1 MHz ANALOG only ignore for other ChanTypeArray values BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP1VOLTS 1 V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLT 0 1 V 100000 max DAQ trigger functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhDaqSetTrigger DaqSetTrigger DAQ trigger argument values TrigSource TRIG IMMEDIATE TRIG EXTTTL TRIG ANALOGHW TRIG ANALOGSW TRIG DIGPATTERN TRIG COUNTER TRIG SCANCOUNT 117 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 2500 Series m rigSense TrigEvent DAQ setpoint RISING EDGE FALLING EDGE ABOVE LEVEL BELOW LEVEL EQ LEVEL NE LEVEL START_EVENT STOP_EVENT DAQ setpoint functions and methods supported UL UL for NET DAQ setpoint argument values SetpointFlagsArray SetpointOutp
209. s USB 2500 Series Pacing Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDIn cbDOut cbDInScan cbDOutScan UL for NET DIn DOut DInScan DOutScan FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB must be set for output to use this function Refer to DIO PortNum on page 120 for more information Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK EXTTRIGGER WORDXFER NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK The EXTTRIGGER option can only be used with the cbDInScan function You can use the cbSetTrigger function to program the trigger for rising edge falling edge or the level of the digital trigger input TTL The WORDXFER option can only be used with FIRSTPORTA The NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG and ADCCLOCK options can only be used with the cbDOutScan function The NONSTREAMEDIO option can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples Rate 12 MHz PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTC DataValue 0 to 255 0 to 65535 using the WORDXFER option with FIRSTPORTA Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for
210. s access to all of the methods for data acquisition and properties providing board information and configuration for a particular board Class Constructors The MccBoard class provides two constructors one which accepts a board number argument and one with no arguments The following code examples demonstrate how to create a new instance of the MccBoard class using the latter version with a default board number of 0 Visual Basic Private DagBoard As MccDaq MccBoard DaqBoard New MccDaq MccBoard C private MccDaq MccBoard DagBoard DaqBoard new MccDaq MccBoard 20 Universal Library User s Guide The following code examples demonstrate how to create a new instance of the MccBoard class with the board number passed to it Visual Basic Private DaqBoard As MccDaq MccBoard DagBoard New MccDaq MccBoard BoardNumber C private MccDaq MccBoard DagBoard DagBoard new MccDaq MccBoard BoardNumber Class properties The MccBoard class also contains six properties that you can use to examine or change the configuration of your board The configuration information for all boards is stored in the CB CFG file and is loaded from CB CFG by all programs that use the library Universal Library for NET Description amp Use Properties Description BoardName Name of the board associated with an instance of the MccBoard class BoardNum Number of the boa
211. s displayed on the computer that controls the E PDISO16 from the Maximum Wait drop down list box 4 Click on the Send button to send the message Request Ownership x Message Could you please disconnect from this Ethernet board have some important testing to perform Maximum Wait 30 seconds jel f E Cancel Receiving a request for control of an E PDISO16 If your computer controls an E PDISO16 and you receive a message from another person requesting control of the device the message shows on your screen for the time set in the Maximum Wait drop down list Device Release Request 112 Another client is requesting ownwership of E PDISO1B 00 12 71 00 00 00 Client Message Could you please disconnect from this Ethernet board have some impor Will pou release this device and grant ownership i eply To disconnect and give control of the E PDISO16 to the person requesting click on the Yes button To retain control of the E PDISO16 click on the No button Receiving a message When a computer sends a message to the computer controlling the device the message displays on the monitor of the controlling computer for the time specified by the Time out value The message box has two buttons used to respond to the message When you receive a message enter a response in the message box and click on one of the following buttons Yes Click on Yes to give up ownership control over the network de
212. s supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument ranges Options SIMULTANEOUS cbAOutScan AOutScan only HighChan USB 3101 USB 3102 and USB 3110 0 to3 USB 3103 USB 3104 and USB 3112 0 to7 USB 3105 USB 3106 and USB 3114 0 to 15 Rate Ignored Count HighChan LowChan 1 max Range Ignored Not programmable selectable for BIP1OVOLTS 10 V UNI1OVOLTS 0 to 10 V or MAOTO20 0 to 20 mA via InstaCal USB 3102 USB 3104 USB 3106 Also selectable for MAOTO20 0 to 20mA via InstaCal DataValue 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 Digital I O Configuration functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDConfigBit cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigBit DConfigPort PortNum AUXPORT PortType AUXPORT Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 255 for AUXPORT Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum 0 to 7 on AUXPORT 131 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards USB 3100 Series Counter I O Counter I O functions and methods supported UL cbCIn cbCIn32 cbCLoad cbCLoad32 UL for NET CIn CIn32 CLoad CLoad32 Although c
213. settings ExpansionConfig Gets and sets expansion board configuration settings GlobalConfig Gets and sets global configuration settings MccService Access utility Universal Library functions DataLogger Reads and converts binary log files Refer to the Universal Library Function Reference available on our web site at www mccdag com PDFmanuals sm ul functions pdf for additional class information Methods Methods are accessed through the class containing them The following example demonstrates how to call the AIn method from within a 32 bit Windows application and also from a NET application VB Application using CBW32 DLL VB NET Application using MCCDAQ DLL Dim Board As Integer Dim Channel As Integer Dim Range As Integer Dim ULStat As Integer Dim DataValue As Short Board 0 Channel 0 Range BIP5VOLTS ULStat cbAIn Board Channel Range DataValue Dim BoardO As MccBoard Board0 new MccDaq MccBoard 0 Dim Channel As Integer Dim Range As MccDaq Range Dim ULStat As ErrorInfo Dim DataValue As UInt16 Channel 0 Range Range BIP5VOLTS ULStat Board0 AIn Channel Range DataValue Enumerated types Instead of using constants such as BIP5VOLTS the Universal Library for NET uses enumerated types An enumerated type takes settings such as range types scan options or digital port numbers and puts them into logical groups Some examples are Range Bip5Volts Range
214. signal In slave mode analog outputs may either be updated immediately or when a positive edge is seen on the SYNCLD pin this is under software control The SYNCLD pin must be at a low logic level for DAC outputs to update immediately If an external source is pulling the pin high no update will occur When you do not specify SIMULTANEOUS the analog outputs are updated in sequential order and the SYNCLD pin is ignored External current limiting may be required for high drive devices USB 3110 USB 3112 USB 3114 The voltage outputs on the USB 3110 USB 3112 and USB 3114 incorporate high drive current output capability The high drive current outputs allow each of the voltage outputs to sink source up to 40 mA maximum of load current The voltage outputs should not be kept in a short circuit condition for longer than the specified 100 ms For those applications that may potentially exceed the 40 mA maximum current limit or the 100 ms short circuit condition external current limiting must be used to prevent potential damage to the USB 3100 series device 132 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards USB 3100 Series Simultaneous update of voltage and current outputs USB 3102 USB 3104 USB 3106 Each voltage output channel on the USB 3102 USB 3104 and USB 3106 has an associated current output The voltage and current outputs are grouped as channel pairs Each D A converter output controls a voltage
215. signed integers guidelines on page 134 apply when using cbCIn or CIn for values greater than 32767 and when using cbCIn32 or CIn32 for values greater than 2147483647 RegNum LOADREG1 97 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1608FS Event notification Even notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event types ON_SCAN ERROR ON DATA AVAILABLE ON END OF AI SCAN Hardware considerations Acquisition rate Since the maximum data acquisition rate depends on the system connected to the device it is possible to lose data points when scanning at higher rates If the requested speed cannot be sustained an OVERRUN error will occur Maximum rates may be lower in Windows operating systems that predate Windows XP Continuous scans When running cbAInScan with the CONTINUOUS option you should consider the packet size and the number of channels being scanned In order to keep the data aligned properly in the array make the total number of samples an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels EXTCLOCK You can set the SYNC pin on the USB 1608FS as a pacer input or a pacer output from nstaCal By default this pin is set for pacer input If set for output when using the cbAInScan AInScan option EXTCLOCK results in a BADOPTION error BURS
216. stallation directory C Program Files Measurement Computing DAQ Documents on your local drive Getting Started The Universal Library is callable from many languages and environments including Visual Basic Visual C Borland C Builder and Delphi A list of the languages currently supported by the Universal Library is provided on page 11 Additionally the UL is now callable from any language supported by the NET framework This chapter describes how to use the library from each of the languages The first section of the chapter describes details of the library that apply to all languages The following sections describe the differences for each language Before starting your application you should perform the following Set up and test your boards with InstaCal The Universal Library will not function until JnstaCal has created a configuration file CB CFG Run the example programs for the language you program in Example programs You can install example programs for supported languages when you install the Universal Library software If selected the example programs are installed into the following installation subdirectories C C CWIN DELPHI VB NET VBWIN On Windows 2000 and Windows XP the example programs are installed by default to Program Files Measurement Computing DAQ On Windows Vista the example programs are installed by default to Users Public Documents Measurement Computing DAQ
217. ster than the internal update rate temperature readings repeat For example if using cbTIn ina loop to measure a rapidly changing temperature readings do not change for several iterations of the loop then jump when the update occurs internally Using single sensors with cbTInScan When using single sensors for RTD or thermistor sensors you should ignore the data for channels that do not have sensors attached It is best to use cbTIn for these configurations since you can select which channels to read If you use cbTInScan however data for all channels over the entire range of channels are returned Since some channels are not populated in this configuration you should filter out the data for channels without sensors Saving configuration settings InstaCal allows you to save USB 5203 and USB 5201 configuration settings to a file or load a configuration from a previously saved file Each USB 5203 channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of five categories of temperature sensors thermistors thermocouples one of eight types RTDs semiconductors and Disabled Each USB 5201 channel can be configured to measure temperature data collected by one of eight types of thermocouples Recommended warm up time Allow a warm up time of 30 minutes before taking measurements This warm up time minimizes thermal drift and achieves the specified rated accuracy of measurements For RTD or thermistor
218. supported for GATEHIGH GATELOW TRIGPOSEDGE TRIGNEGEDGE The A D PACER GATE input is used for gating with GATEHIGH or GATELOW The A D START TRIGGER input is used for triggering with TRIGPOSEDGE and TRIGNEGEDGE When using cbAPretrig or cbFilePretrig APretrig or FilePretrig use the A D Stop Trigger input to supply the trigger For the PCI DAS6030 PCI DAS6031 PCI DAS6032 PCI DAS6033 PCI DAS6040 PCI DAS6052 PCI DAS6070 and PCI DAS6071 Analog hardware triggering and gating are supported cbSet Trigger SetTrigger is supported for TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS GATEABOVE GATEBELOW GATEINWINDOW GATEOUTWINDOW The analog trigger source may be set via InstaCal as either the ATRIG input pin 43 on the I O connector or as the first channel in the scan CH IN To use the ATRIG input as the trigger source set the InstaCal Analog Input Trig Source to Analog Trigger Pin To use the first scanned channel as the trigger source set InstaCal to 1st Chan in the Scan Recommended trigger source when using analog gating features If using analog gating features we strongly recommend setting the ATRIG input as the trigger source Using the ATRIG input as the Trigger Input When the trigger source is set to Analog Trigger Pin analog thresholds are set relative to the 10 V range
219. t THIRDPORTA THIRDPORTB THIRDPORTCL THIRDPORTCH FOURTHPORTA FOURTHPORTB FOURTHPORTCL FOURTHPORTCH 0 to 15 using THIRDPORTCL or THIRDPORTCH 0 to 255 using THIRDPORTA or THIRDPORTB 0 to 95 using FIRSTPORTA 135 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards DIO Series DIO Series Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH For DIO48 DIO48H DIO96 and DIO192 the following values are also valid SECONDPORTA SECONDPORTB SECONDPORTCL SECONDPORTCH For DIO96 and DIO192 the following argument values are also valid THIRDPORTA THIRDPORTB THIRDPORTCL THIRDPORTCH FOURTHPORTA FOURTHPORTB FOURTHPORTCL FOURTHPORTCH For DIO192 the following values are also valid FIFTHPORTA through EIGHTHPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for PORTCL or PORTCH 0 to 255 for PORTA or PORTB BitNum 0 to 23 using FIRSTPORTA For DIO48 DIO48H DIO96 and DIO192 the following values are also valid 24 to 47 using FIRSTPORTA For DIO96 and DIO192 the following values are also valid 48 to 95 using FIRSTPORTA For DIO192 the following values are also valid 96 to 191 Event notification CIO and PCI DIO24 and DIO24H PCI DIO24 LP and PCI DIO24 S only Event
220. t Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options SIMULTANEOUS CIO DDAO6 Series only HighChan Oto5 Count HighChan LowChan 1 max Rate Ignored Range Ignored Not programmable DataValue 0 to 4095 For the 16 series the following argument values are also valid 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbDConfigPort UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTC 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB BitNum 0 to 23 using FIRSTPORTA Hardware considerations Pacing analog output Software only Initializing the zero power up state When using the CIO DDA06 zero power up state hardware option use cbAOutScan or AOutScan to set the desired output value and enable the DAC outputs 128 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Output Boards PCI and CPCI DDA Series PCI and CPCI DDA Series Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut coAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument ranges SIMULTANEOUS DDAO 2 0 to 1 DDAO4 0 to 3
221. t by an onboard oscillator running at 25 kHz The oscillator output may be divided by 2 4 or 8 resulting in rates of 12 5 kHz 6 25 kHz or 3 13 kHz When pacing a single channel from the onboard clock these are the four choices of rate available When a rate is requested within the range of 3000 to 25000 the library selects the closest of the four available rates Scanning more than one channel divides the rate requested among the number of channels requested The maximum rate when scanning eight channels is 3130 25000 divided by eight channels 70 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PPIO AI08 PPIO AI08 Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan UL for NET AlIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan Analog input argument values Options CONVERTDATA HighChan Oto7 Rate Ignored Range This board does not have programmable gain so the Range arguments for the analog input functions are ignored Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue cbDOut cbDIn Oto 15 Oto7 BitNum cbDOut cbDIn 0 to3 Oto2 AUXPORT Is not configurable for this board Hardware considerations Pacing analog input Software pacing only 71 Universal Library User s G
222. t functions is ignored All other boards in this series support the following ranges BIPSVOLTS UNILOVOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNISVOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS For all programmable gain boards in this series except the DAS16 M1 16 the following argument value is also valid BIP1OVOLTS 72 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards CIO and PC104 DAS16 For all programmable gain boards in this series except the CIO DAS16Jr 16 and PC104 DAS16Jr 16 the following argument value is also valid BIPPT625VOLTS Analog output CIO DAS16 amp CIO DAS16 F only Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options SIMULTANEOUS HighChan 1 max Rate Ignored Count 2 max Range Ignored Not programmable DataValue 0 to 4095 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut The CIO DAS16 amp 16 F CIO DAS16 M1 and CIO DAS16 M1 16 the following function is also supported UL cbDConfigPort UL for NET DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 15 BitNum 0 to 3 AUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards For CIO DAS16 amp 16 F CIO DAS16 M1 and CIO DAS16 M1 16 the following additional argument values are also valid
223. t of function calls and a set of constants The list of function calls and constants are identical for each language All of the functions and constants are defined in a header file for each language Refer to the sections below and especially to the example programs for each language This manual is brief with respect to details of language use and syntax For more detailed information review the example programs Example programs for each language are located in the installation directory Function arguments Each library function takes a list of arguments and most return an error code Some functions also return data via their arguments For example one of the arguments to cbAIn is the name of a variable in which the analog input value will be stored All function arguments that return data are listed in the Returns section of the function description Constants Many functions take arguments that must be set to one of a small number of choices These choices are all given symbolic constant names For example cbTIn takes an argument called Scale that must be set to CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT or KELVIN These constant names are defined and are assigned a value in the header file for each language Although it is possible to use the numbers rather than the symbolic constant names we strongly recommend that you use the names Using constant names make your programs more readable and more compatible with future versions of the library The numbe
224. through 10 USB 4301 and USB 4302 LOADREG1 5 HOLDREG1 5 ALARMICHIP1 ALARM2CHIP1 USB 4303 and USB 4304 LOADREG1 10 HOLDREG1 10 ALARMICHIP1 ALARM2CHIP1 ALARMLCHIP2 ALARM2CHIP2 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers USB 4301 1 USB 4302 1 USB 4303 1 2 USB 4304 1 2 CTRINPUT1 5 GATE 5 FREQ 5 These values refer to the sources on a particular 9513 chip so are limited to the sources on that particular chip For example to set the source to the input for counter 6 use CTRINPUT1 the first counter on the second 9513 chip TCPREVCTR CTRINPUT1 5 GATE 5 FREQ 5 These values refer to the sources on a particular 9513 chip so are limited to the sources on that particular chip For example to set the source to the input for counter 6 use CTRINPUT1 the first counter on the second 9513 chip Likewise for the TCPREVCTR value when applied to the first counter on a chip for counter 6 the previous counter is counter 5 on that chip for this example counter 10 Port I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET PortNum DataValue cbDIn cbDOut DIn DOut AUXPORT 0 to 255 AUXPORT Is not configurable for these boards Bit I O functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbDBitIn cbDBitOut DBitIn
225. ting USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink 145 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards USB SSR Series USB SSR Series The USB SSR24 and USB SSRO8 support the following UL and UL for NET features Digital I O Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum USB SSR08 FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH USB SSR24 FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB FIRSTPORTCL FIRSTPORTCH DataValue USB SSR08 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH USB SSR24 0 to 255 for FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB 0 to 15 for FIRSTPORTCL or FIRSTPORTCH Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType FIRSTPORTA BitNum USB SSR08 16 to 23 on FIRSTPORTA USB SSR24 0 to 23 on FIRSTPORTA Miscellaneous Miscellaneous functions and methods supported UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED Causes the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink When you have several modules connected to the computer use these functions to identify a particular module by making its LED blink Hardware considerations Do not change state of switches while program is running Do not change the state of any switches labeled S1 S2 and S3 on a USB SSR module while a pr
226. tion explained later in this topic EXTCLOCK You can set the SYNC pin as a pacer input or a pacer output from nstaCal By default this pin is set for pacer input If set for output using the cbAInScan AInScan option EXTCLOCK results in a BADOPTION error BURSTIO Allows higher sampling rates up to the size of the FIFO The USB 1616FS FIFO holds 32 768 samples Data is collected into the USB device s local FIFO Data transfers to the PC don t occur until the scan completes For BACKGROUND scans the Count and Index returned by cbGetStatus and GetStatus remain 0 and STATUS RUNNING until the scan finishes The Count and Index are not updated until the scan is completed When the scan is complete and the data is retrieved cbGetStatus and GetStatus are updated to the current Count and Index and STATUS IDLE BURSTIO is required for aggregate Rate settings above 100 kHz but Count is limited to sample counts up to the size of the FIFO 32 768 samples Count settings must be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan see Count above Continuous scans When running cbAInScan AInScan with the CONTINUOUS option you should consider the packet size and the number of channels being scanned In order to keep the data aligned properly in the array make the total number of samples an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels When running cbAInScan AInScan with the CONTINUOUS option you
227. tions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan UL for NET TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options NOFILTER Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan 0 to 31 Hardware considerations Pacing Input The rate of measurement is fixed at approximately 25 samples per second Selecting Thermocouples J K E T R S or B type thermocouples may be selected using JnstaCal 176 Universal Library User s Guide Temperature Input Boards DAS TC Series DAS TC Series Temperature Input Temperature input functions and methods supported UL cbTIn cbTInScan UL for NET TIn TInScan Temperature input argument values Options NOFILTER Scale CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT KELVIN HighChan Oto 15 Hardware considerations Pacing input The rate of measurement is fixed at approximately 25 samples per second Selecting thermocouples J K E T R S N or B type thermocouples may be selected using nstaCal Open thermocouples When using cbTInScan or TInScan with the DAS TC an open thermocouple error OP ENCONN ECTION on any of the channels will cause all data to be returned as 9999 0 This is a hardware limitation If your application requires isolating channels with defective thermocouples attached and returning valid data for the remainder of the channels use the cbTIn function or TIn method instead To read the v
228. trigger will be ignored Requires a call to cbSetTrigger SetTrigger for the analog trigger type Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA DMATO BLOCKIO EXTTRIGGER With EXTTRIGGER mode the first channel in the scan is the analog trigger channel USB 2537 USB 2533 0 to 63 in single ended mode 0 to 31 in differential mode USB 2527 USB 2523 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode Up to 1 MHz BIP1OVOLTS 10 V BIP5VOLTS 5 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIPIVOLTS 1 V BIPPT5VOLTS 0 5 V BIPPT2VOLTS 0 2 V BIPPT1VOLTS 0 1 V Analog output USB 2537 and USB 2527 only Analog output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbAOut cbAOutScan AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options HighChan Rate Range DataValue BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK NONSTREAMEDIO can only be used with the number of samples set equal to the size of the FIFO or less The FIFO holds 524288 samples 0 to 3 1 MHz Ignored Not programmable fixed at BIP1OVOLTS 10 volts 0 to 65535 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers 114 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Board
229. ts with the SETPOINT ENABLE flag This flag must be OR ed with the ChanTypeArray argument values You set the setpoint criteria with the cbDaqSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints The number of channels set with the SETPOINT ENABLE flag must match the number of setpoints set by the SetpointCount argument cbDaqSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints Output non streamed data to a DAC output channel With NONSTREAMEDIO mode you can output non streamed data to a specific DAC output channel The aggregate size of the data output buffer must be less than or equal to the size of the internal data output FIFO in the device The FIFO holds 524288 samples This allows the data output buffer to be loaded into the device s internal output FIFO Once the sample data are transferred or downloaded to the device the device is responsible for outputting the data You can t make any changes to the output buffer once the output begins Trigger DAC output operations with the ADC clock Specify the ADCCLOCKTRIG option to trigger a data output operation upon the start of the ADC clock DIO PortNum For cbDOutScan DOutScan and cbDaqOutScan DaqOutScan FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB are treated as one 16 bit port These functions can only be used with FIRSTPORTA You must configure both FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB for output using the cbDConfigPort function Synchronous scanning with multiple boards You can operate up to four
230. uide Analog Input Boards CIO and PC104 DAS16 CIO and PC104 DAS16 Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported UL UL for NET UL UL for NET UL UL for NET cbAIn cbAInScan cbATrig cbFileAInScan AIn AInScan ATrig FileAInScan The DAS16 330 DAS16 330i DAS16 M1 and DAS16 M1 16 also support cbAPretrig cbFileAInScan cbFilePretrig APretrig FileAInScan FilePretrig The DAS16 330i and DAS16 M1 also support cbALoadQueue cbALoadQueue Analog input argument values Options HighChan Rate Range BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA EXTTRIGGER For DAS16 330 DAS16 330i DAS16 M1 and DAS16 M1 16 the following argument values are also valid DTCONNECT BLOCKIO packet size 512 EXTMEMORY For DAS16 DAS16 F DAS16 Jr DAS16 Jr 16 and PC104 DAS16Jr series the following argument values are also valid SINGLEIO DMAIO For DAS16 M1 16 the following argument value is also valid BURSTMODE DAS16 M1 and DAS16 M1 16 0to7 All others 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode DAS16 M1 amp DAS16 M1 16 DAS16 330 amp 330i Up to 1000000 Up to 330000 PC104 DAS16Jr 12 CIO DAS16Jr Up to 160000 Up to 130000 DAS16 F amp DAS16Jr 16 CIO DAS16 Up to 100000 Up to 50000 CIO DAS16 amp CIO DAS16 F These boards do not have programmable gain so the Range argument to analog inpu
231. uide Analog Input Boards USB 2500 Series DIO PortNum For cbDOutScan DOutScan and cbDaqOutScan DaqOutScan FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB are treated as one 16 bit port These functions can only be used with FIRSTPORTA You must configure both FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB for output using the cbDConfigPort function Synchronous scanning with multiple boards You can operate up to four USB 2500 Series boards synchronously by setting the direction of the A D and D A pacer pins XAPCR or XDPCR in JnstaCal On the board used to pace each device set the pacer pin that you want to use KAPCR or XDPCR for Output On the board s that you want to synchronize with this board set the pacer pin that you want to use XAPCR or XDPCR for Input You set the direction using the nstaCal configuration dialog s XAPCR Pin Direction and XDPCR Pin Direction settings If you have an older version of JnstaCal these settings might be labeled ADC Clock Output set to Enabled to configure XAPCR for output or DAC Clock Output set to Enabled to configure XDPCR for output Wire the pacer pin configured for output to each of the pacer input pins that you want to synchronize 120 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards DEMO BOARD DEMO BOARD The DEMO BOARD is a software simulation of a data acquisition board that simulates analog input and digital I O operations Analog Input Analog input functions and methods supported
232. unter 4 is used as a residual counter by some of the analog input functions and methods PCI DAS1602 Series Counters 5 and 6 are used as DAC pacers by some analog output functions and methods Counter 4 is used as a residual counter by some of the analog input functions and methods 59 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards PCIM DAS1602 and PCIM DAS16JR Series PCIM DAS1602 and PCIM DAS16JR Series Analog input Analog input functions and methods supported UL cbAIn cbAInScan cbFileAInScan cbATrig UL for NET AIn AInScan FileAInScan ATrig Analog input argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK CONVERTDATA SINGLEIO BLOCKIO BURSTMODE EXTTRIGGER HighChan 0 to 15 in single ended mode 0 to 7 in differential mode Rate 100000 Range BIP1LOVOLTS UNI1LOVOLTS BIP5SVOLTS UNISVOLTS BIP2PT5VOLTS UNI2PT5VOLTS BIP1PT25VOLTS UNI1PT25VOLTS Analog output PCIM DAS1602 16 only Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options Ignored HighChan 1 max Count 2 Rate Ignored Range Ignored Not programmable DataValue 0 to 4095 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut The PCIM DAS1602 16 also supports UL cbDConfigPo
233. upported The PCI version also supports analog hardware triggering Analog thresholds are set relative to the 10 V range For example a threshold of 0 equates to 10 V anda threshold of 65535 equates to 9 999695 V When using the UL functions cbAPretrig or cbFilePretrig or the UL for NET methods APretrig or FilePretrig on the PCI DAS6402 16 or PCI DAS3202 16 use the A D Stop Trigger In pin 47 input to supply the trigger When using both EXTCLOCK and BURSTMODE on the PCI DAS6402 16 or PCI DAS3202 16 use the A D Start Trigger In pin 45 input to supply the clock and not the A D External Pacer pin 42 Since BURSTMODE is actually paced by the internal burst clock specifying EXTCLOCK when using BURSTMODE is equivalent to specifying EXTTRIGGER When using analog trigger feature one or both of the DACs are used to set the threshold and are unavailable for other functions If the trigger function requires a single reference GATEABOVE GATEBELOW TRIGABOVE TRIGBELOW then DACO is available If the trigger function requires two references GATEINWINDOW GATE OUTWINDOW GATENEGHYS GATEPOSHYS then neither DAC is available for other functions Caution Gating should NOT be used with BURSTMODE scans Gain queue When using the UL function cbALoadQueue or the UL for NET method ALoadQueue with the PCI version up to 8k elements can be loaded into the queue Pa
234. user name and password to the factory default settings press and hold the device s reset button for three seconds You do not have to be logged in to restore the default network settings Manually adding a device to InstaCal If a device is not yet connected to the local network or if it is connected remotely to a different LAN InstaCal will be unable to detect it If autodetection fails you can manually add the device to nstaCal using the Web tab on the Board Selection List dialog and specify the IP address and port to use in the broadcast The default IP address and port add a placeholder to the configuration of a WEB device detected on the network The default IP address broadcasts to all devices detected on the local subnet The default port lists the default port number that is used to interface with the UL Any instance of the device type responding to the broadcast will attach to the placeholder You can specify the device to attach to the placeholder by clicking the MAC check box and entering the device s type and instance ID Enter CO to locate a WEB TC or C2 to locate a WEB TEMP Enter any value from 0x00000 to Ox2FFFE except 0x1 FFFF for the instance ID The first three octets of a MAC address indicate the vendor ID and cannot be changed Configuring the DIO channels to generate alarms The WEB TEMP and WEB TC provide eight independent temperature alarms Each alarm controls an associated digital I O channel as an alarm output
235. using cbAInScan AInScan with EXTTRIGGER the value entered to cbSetTrigger threshold arguments for analog trigger modes should be a 16 bit value The resolution of the circuitry is actually 12 bits but the library uses a 16 bit value so that cbFromEngUnits can be used to obtain the trigger value Retriggering When using cbAInScan AInScan you can use RETRIGMODE to set up repetitive trigger events When using RETRIGMODE it is best to set the values for the Count argument cbAInScan AInScan and the BIADTRIGCOUNT argument cbSetConfig SetAdRetrigCount to an integer multiple of the packet size and the number of channels if using CONTINUOUS That way the entire buffer or the portion of the buffer defined by BIADTRIGCOUNT will contain updated data Remote sensing USB 1608HS 2A0 You can enable remote sensing for each of the two analog outputs on the USB 1608HS 2A0 with JnstaCal The remote sensing feature compensates for the voltage drop error that occurs in applications where the USB 1608HS 2A0 s analog outputs are connected to its load through a long wire or cable type interconnect The remote sensing feature can compensate for I R induced voltage losses up to 750 mV and for any series resistance up to 75 Q between its remote sensing terminal pins and its output load To configure the remote sensing connection connect two separate output wires one from the VDACn_F force output termin
236. using unsigned integers RegNum LOADREG1 LOADREG15 Event notification Event notification functions and methods supported UL cbEnableEvent cbDisableEvent UL for NET EnableEvent DisableEvent Event notification argument values EventType ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPT 138 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards PDISO8 and PDISO16 Series PDISO8 and PDISO16 Series Digital I O Port I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDOut cbDIn UL for NET DOut DIn PortNum AUXPORT DataValue PDISO8 0 to 255 for AUXPORT PDISO16 0 to 65535 for AUXPORT Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for information on 16 bit values using unsigned integers Bit I O functions methods and argument values supported UL cbDBitIn cbDBitOut UL for NET DBitIn DBitOut PortType AUXPORT BitNum PDISO8 0 to 7 on AUXPORT PDISO16 0 to 15 on AUXPORT Miscellaneous Miscellaneous functions and methods supported USB PDISO8 USB PDISO8 40 and E PDISO16 only UL cbFlashLED UL for NET FlashLED These functions cause the USB LED on a Measurement Computing USB module to blink and the LINK LED on a Measurement Computing Ethernet module to blink When you have several USB modules connected to the computer or Ethernet modules on the network use these functions to identify a particular module by
237. utArray LimitAArray LimitBArray Output Array OutputMask Array SetpointCount chDaqSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints SF_EQUAL LIMITA SF_LESSTHAN LIMITA SF_GREATERTHAN LIMITB SF_OUTSIDE LIMITS SF HYSTERESIS SF _UPDATEON TRUEONLY SF_UPDATEON TRUEANDFALSE SO_NONE SO_FIRSTPORTC SO_TMRO SO_TMR1 also available for USB 2537 and USB 2527 SO_DACO SO_DAC1 SO_DAC2 SO_DAC3 Any value valid for the associated input channel Ignored for SF_GREATERTHAN LIMITB Any value valid for the associated input channel and less than LimitA Ignored for SF EQUAL LIMITA SF_LESSTHAN LIMITA For SetpointOutputArray SO NONE Ignored For SetpointOutputArray SO FIRSTPORTC 0 to 65535 For SetpointOutputArray SO_TMR 0 to disable timer or 15 26 to 1000000 to set output frequency For SetpointOutputArray SO _DAC Voltage values between 10 and 10 For SetpointOutputArray SO_FIRSTPORTC 0 to 65535 For SetpointOutputArray all other values Ignored 0 to disable setpoints to 16 DAQ output USB 2537 and USB 2527 only DAQ output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhDaqOutScan DagOutScan DAQ output argument values Options ChanType ChanArray BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK ANALOG DIGITAL16
238. utputMask Array SetpointCount cbhDaqSetSetpoints DaqSetSetpoints SF_EQUAL LIMITA SF_LESSTHAN LIMITA SF_GREATERTHAN LIMITB SF_OUTSIDE LIMITS SF_HYSTERESIS SF_UPDATEON_TRUEONLY SF_UPDATEON TRUEANDFALSE SO_NONE SO _FIRSTPORTC SO_TMRO SO_TMR1 also available for USB 1616HS 2 SO_DACO SO_DAC1 also available for USB 1616HS 4 SO_DACO SO_DAC1 SO_DAC2 SO_DAC3 Any value valid for the associated input channel Ignored for SF_GREATERTHAN LIMITB Any value valid for the associated input channel and less than LimitA Ignored for SF EQUAL LIMITA SF_LESSTHAN LIMITA For SetpointOutputArray SO NONE Ignored For SetpointOutputArray SO FIRSTPORTC 0 to 65535 For SetpointOutputArray SO TMR 0 to disable timer or 15 26 to 1000000 to set output frequency For SetpointOutputArray SO _DAC Voltage values between 10 and 10 For SetpointOutputArray SO_FIRSTPORTC 0 to 65535 For SetpointOutputArray all other values Ignored 0 to disable setpoints to 16 DAQ output USB 1616HS 4 and USB 1616HS 2 only DAQ output functions and methods supported UL UL for NET cbhDaqOutScan DagqOutScan DAQ output argument values Options ChanType BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK SIMULTANEOUS NONSTREAMEDIO ADCCLOCKTRIG ADCCLOCK ANALOG DIGITAL16 111 Universal Li
239. ve 40 kHz aggregate Best results are obtained when using Windows XP or Windows Vista When using cbAInScan or AInScan the minimum sample rate is 1 Hz Range Single ended mode BIP10VOLTS 10 V Differential mode BIP20VOLTS 20 V BIP2PT5VOLTS 2 5 V BIP10VOLTS 10 V BIP2VOLTS 2 V BIP5VOLTS 45 V BIPIPT25VOLTS 1 25 V BIP4VOLTS 4 V BIP1VOLTS 1V Pacing Hardware pacing internal clock supported External clock supported via the SYNC pin Triggering Trigger functions and methods supported UL cbSetTrigger UL for NET SetTrigger Trigger argument values TrigType TRIGPOSEDGE and TRIGNEGEDGE External digital TTL hardware triggering supported Use the Trig In input for the external trigger signal 92 Universal Library User s Guide Analog Input Boards USB 1408FS Analog output Analog output functions and methods supported UL cbAOut cbAOutScan UL for NET AOut AOutScan Analog output argument values Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS The number of samples Count in a CONTINUOUS scan needs to be an integer multiple of the packet size 32 HighChan Oto 1 Count The Count needs to be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan In a CONTINUOUS scan Count needs to be an integer multiple of the packet size 32 Rate Up to 10 kHz maximum for a single channel Up to 5 kHz maximum for two channels Perform
240. vice The computer automatically disconnects from the network connection and control over the device transfers to the computer that sent the message The Device Owner property in JnstaCal updates with the name of the computer that gained control of the device No Click on No when you do not agree to give up ownership or control over the network device When you click on a button the message box and selected response displays on the computer that sent the message 140 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards CIO PDMA16 and CIO PDMA32 CIO PDMA16 and CIO PDMA32 Digital I O Digital I O functions and methods supported UL cbDOutScan cbDInScan cbDOut cbDIn cbDBitIn cbDBitOut cbhDConfigPort UL for NET DOutScan DInScan DOut DIn DBitIn DBitOut DConfigPort Digital I O argument values PortNum FIRSTPORTA FIRSTPORTB AUXPORT DataValue 0 to 7 using AUXPORT only cbDOut is supported 0 to 255 using FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB 0 to 65535 using WORDXFER FIRSTPORTA BitNum 0 to 2 using AUXPORT only cbDBitOut and DBitOut are supported 0 to 15 using PORTA Rate CIO PDMA16 125 Kwords CIO PDMA32 750 Kwords Options BACKGROUND CONTINUOUS EXTCLOCK WORDXFER Hardware considerations Digital I O Pacing Hardware pacing external or internal clock supported 141 Universal Library User s Guide Digital Input Output Boards USB 1024 and U
241. y installation disk Visual Basic signed integers When reading or writing ports that are 16 bits wide be aware of the following issue using signed integers which is required when using Visual Basic On some boards such as the CIO CTR10 count register or AUXPORT digital ports the ports are 16 bits wide When accessing the data at these ports the digital values are arranged as a single 16 bit word Using signed integers values above 0111 1111 1111 1111 82767 decimal can be confusing The next increment 1000 0000 0000 0000 has a decimal value of 32768 Using signed integers this is the value that is returned from a 16 bit counter at half of maximum count The value for full count just before the counter turns over is 1 Keep this in mind if you are using Visual Basic since Visual Basic does not supply unsigned integers values from 0 to 65535 or unsigned longs values from 0 to 4 294 967 295 Refer to 16 bit values using a signed integer data type on page 16 for more information The Universal Library provides functions for the initialization and configuration of counter chips and can configure a counter for any of the counter operations However counter configuration does not include counter use such as event counting and pulse width Counter use is accomplished by programs which use the counter functions The Universal Library provides the coCFreqIn function for counter use while the Universal Library for NET provides the

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