NuDAQ 6208/6216 Series
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1. 6 1 4 9 PCIS OPC OPC Server lande hlna hdr tanen 6 Chapter 2 Installation 7 2 1 What You 1 1 1 kk k k k k k k kk AK 7 2 2 uDnpackinig o e unte dice edu q awel ka nan 8 2 9 9 2 4 Connector Pin Assignment 11 2 5 Hardware Installation Outline 12 2 6 Device Installation for Windows Systems 13 2 7 Termination Board Connection 13 Chapter 3 Registers Format 14 3 1 PCI PnP 14 3 2 WO Address Map kk kk kk nno 15 3 3 Analog Output Status 15 3 4 Digital Output Register E er 16 3 5 Digital Input Register 16 Chapter 4 Operation Theorem 17 4 1 Voltage 17 4 2 Current Output and Range 18 Chapter 5 C C 19 5 1 Libraries Installation 19 Table of Contents i 5 2 Programming 20 5 2 1 Naming Convention sss nnn 20 52 2 Data2. A5 0x0C V6 V6 V6 A6 OxOE V7 V7 V7 7 0x10 V8 0x12 V9 0x14 V10 0x16 V11 0x18 V12 0x1A V13 0x1C V14 Ox1E V15 E 3 3 Analog Output Status Register The DAC is with series bus hence it take times to send digital value out The data transfer time for every DA data write takes 2 2us therefore the software driver must wait for 2 2us before send another data to any analog output port While the DA value is sending the Data Send bit is H The software driver should check this bit before write any data to output port This register is read only Offset Address D16 D1 DO 0x00 X Data Send Registers format 15 3 4 Digital Output Register DO D3 is the digital output signal written to output channel D4 D7 don t care Offset Address D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO 0x40 X X X X DO3 DO2 DOI DOO 3 5 Digital Input Register D4 D7 is digital input signal from CN1 DO D3 is read back signal from digital output channel Offset Address D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO 0x40 DI2 011 DIO DO3 DO2 DO1 DOO 16 Registers format Operation Theorem In this chapter the detail operation theorem of 6208 series cards is described Before programming or applying the 6208 series cards to your applications please
3. DIData amp 0xF0 gt gt 4 Syntax C C DOS U16 6208 DI U16 cardNo U16 DIData C C Windows 95 U16 W 6208 DI U16 cardNo U16 DIData Visual Basic Windows 95 W 6208 DI ByVal cardNo As Integer DIData As Integer As Integer Argument cardNo the card number of 6208 series card initialized The first card in the most prior PCI slot is with cardNo 0 DIData the value read from digital input port please refer to the above description paragraph for getting the correct DI data Return Code ERR NoError C C Library 25 5 8 _6208_DO Description This function is used to write data to digital output ports There are 4 digital output channels on 6208 series card i e the output value ranges from 0 to 15 Syntax C C DOS 016 6208 DO U16 cardNo U16 DOData C C Windows 95 U16 W 6208 DO U16 cardNo U16 DOData Visual Basic Windows 95 W 6208 DO ByVal cardNo As Integer ByVal DOData As Integer As Integer Argument cardNo the card number of 6208 series card initialized The first card in the most prior PCI slot is with cardNo 0 DOData the value written to digital output port Return Code ERR NoError 26 C C Library 5 9 _6208_I2V_Control Description This function is used to set cPCI PCI 6208A voltage to current mode control There are three modes of range for cPCI PCI 6208A Please refer to section 3 3 for the detailed desc
4. describes how to install the 6208 series products The layout of 6208 series products are shown the connectors specifications and the notes for installation are described Chapter 3 Registers Format describes the details of register format and structure of the 6208 series products this information is very important for the programmers who want to control the hardware by low level programming Chapter 4 Operation Theorem describes more detail concept about 6208 s functions including analog output and range control systems Chapter 5 Software Library describes the software libraries for programming the 6208 series cards The software libraries for DOS and Windows 95 are provided It helps users to control 6208 series cards in high level programming languages Chapter 6 Utility Calibration describes how to run the utility program included in the software CD And how to calibrate the 6208 series cards for accurate operation How to Use This Guide e iii 1 Introduction The 6208 series products are multi channel analog output cards They include the following three products 6208 8 CH voltage output card for cPCI PCI interface cPCI PCI 6208A 8 CH voltage and current output card for cPCI PCI interface PCI 6216V 16 CH voltage output card for PCI interface cPCH6208V PCL6208V cPCI PCI 6208V is a high density analog output card with 8 identical voltage output chann
5. 1 o O 29 A GND AND 11 30 V13 A5 V12 A4 12 O 31 V5 13 ii e 32 A GND AND 13 O 33 V11 A3 V10 A2 15 o GANA va 16 O 35 A GND A GND 17 O O 36 V9 A1 va Ao 18 O vo 19 e 37 Figure 2 2 Pin Assignment of CN1 connector The analog output pin names are specified as Vn or An where Vn means the voltage output with channel number n for cPCI PCI 6208V n 0 7 for PCI 6216V n 20 15 An means the current output with channel number n for cPCI PCI 6208A only n 20 7 The digital input and output pin names are specified as DIn and DOn respectively where n 0 3 Installation 11 2 5 Hardware Installation Outline Hardware configuration The PCI cards or CompactPCI cards are equipped with plug and play PCI controller it can request base addresses and interrupt according to PCI standard The system BIOS will install the system resource based on the PCI cards configuration registers and system parameters which are set by system BIOS Interrupt assignment and memory usage I O port locations of the PCI cards can be assigned by system BIOS only These System resource assignments are done on a board by board basis It is not suggested to assign the system resource by any other methods PCI slot selection The PCI card can be inserted to any PCI slot without any configuration for system resource The card can also be inserted to any Compa
6. PCI bus and all the hardware settings won t be changed either Syntax C C DOS void 6208 Software Reset U16 cardNo C C Windows 95 void W 6208 Software Reset U16 cardNo Visual Basic Windows 95 W 6208 Software Reset ByVal cardNo As Integer Argument cardNo The card number of 6208 series card initialized The first card in the most prior PCI slot is with cardNo 0 Return Code ERR NoError 22 C C Library 5 5 _6208_DA Description This function is used to write data to D A converters There are 8 and 16 Digital to Analog conversion channels on the cPCI PCI 6208 and PCI 6216 respectively The resolution of each channel is 16 bits with sign i e the digital value range from 32768 0x8000 to 32767 Ox7FFF The following table shows the output data format and the relation between the digital value and the analog output voltage Digital value HEX value Output Voltage 32767 Ox7FFF 9 99969V 16384 0x4000 5 00000V 8192 0x2000 2 50000V 1 0x0001 0 00031V 0 0x0000 0 00000V 1 OxFFFF 0 00031V 8192 0xE000 2 50000V 16384 0xC000 5 00000V 32767 0x8001 9 99969V 32768 0x8000 10 00000V Syntax C C DOS 016 6208 DA 016 cardNo 016 chn 116 DAData C C Windows 95 U16 6208 DA 016 cardNo 016 chn I16 DAData Visual Basic Windows 95 W 6208 DA ByVal cardNo As Integer ByVal chn As Integer ByVal DAData As
7. TVpess acis ep ROCCO dL GU Fr 20 5 3 6208 A a MH 21 5 4 6208 Software 22 5 5 _6208_ 23 5 6 6208 Get DA 24 5 7 6208 D Liki ka like nn nene n nnn nnn n ka k ka ia ke k kak 25 58 6208 DOZ lll lak n kake kaka kake k ka 26 5 9 6208 2 27 Chapter 6 Utility Calibration 28 6 1 Running the 6208 28 6 1 1 Functional Testing sss 29 64 2 Calibration eo doe ecu 30 6 2 Calibration of Analog Output 32 6 2 1 What YOU Need einsi Loss eo aveo o bed 32 6 2 2 VR Assignemnt of 6208 and PCl 6216 32 6 2 8 Voltage Output Calibration sees 33 6 2 4 Current Output Calibration sse 33 Product Warranty Service 34 ii e Table of Contents How to Use This Guide This manual is designed to help you use the 6208 series products It describes how to modify and control various functions on these products to meet your requirements It is divided into six chapters Chapter 1 Introduction gives an overview of the product features applications and specifications Chapter 2 Installation
8. by S W program For example to set the current range as 4 20 mA Step 3 Send digital value 0 to DA Adjust the offset trim VR n 2 until the current value equal to the minimum value of the current range For example adjust to 4mA if the current range is 4 20mA Step 4 Send digital value 32767 to DA Adjust the full range trim VR n 1 until the current value equal to the maximum value of the full range For example to adjust to 20 mA if the current range is 4 20mA Step 5 Repeat step 3 and step 4 until the accuracy is in user application s specifications Utility Calibration 33 Product Warranty Service Seller warrants that equipment furnished will be free form defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the confirmed date of purchase of the original buyer and that upon written notice of any such defect Seller will at its option repair or replace the defective item under the terms of this warranty subject to the provisions and specific exclusions listed herein This warranty shall not apply to equipment that has been previously repaired or altered outside our plant in any way as to in the judgment of the manufacturer affect its reliability Nor will it apply if the equipment has been used in a manner exceeding its specifications or if the serial number has been removed Seller does not assume any liability for consequential damages as a result from our products uses and in any event our li
9. free shipped with the board You can install and use them without license For detail information about PCIS LVIEW please refer to the user s guide in the CD Manual_PDF Software PCIS LVIEW 1 4 3 PCIS VEE HP VEE Driver The PCIS VEE includes the user objects which are used to interface with HP VEE software package PCIS VEE supports Windows 95 98 NT The HP VEE drivers are free shipped with the board You can install and use them without license For detail information about PCIS VEE please refer to the user s guide in the CD Manual_PDF Software PCIS VEE Introduction 5 1 4 4 DAQBench ActiveX Controls We suggest the customers who are familiar with ActiveX controls and VB VC programming use the DAQBench ActiveX Control components library for developing applications The DAQBench is designed under Windows NT 98 For more detailed information about DAQBench please refer to the user s guide in the CD Manual_PDF Software DAQBench DAQBench Manual PDF 1 4 5 DASYLab PRO DASYLab is an easy to use software package which provides easy setup instrument functions such as FFT analysis Please contact us to get DASYLab PRO which include DASYLab and ADLINK hardware drivers 1 4 6 PCIS DDE DDE Server and InTouch DDE stands for Dynamic Data Exchange specifications The PCIS DDE includes the PCI cards DDE server The PCIS DDE server is included in the ADLINK CD It needs license The DDE server
10. general purposed 37 pin screw terminal with DIN socket which provide the easily installation socket DIN 37D is shipped with a 37 pin cable Installation 13 3 Registers Format The detailed descriptions of the registers format are specified in this chapter This information is quite useful for the programmers who wish to handle the card by low level programming However we suggest user have to understand more about the PCI interface then start any low level programming In addition the contents of this chapter can help users understand how to use software driver to manipulate this card 3 1 PCI PnP Registers This PCI card functions as a 32 bit PCI target device to any master on the PCI bus There are three types of registers PCI Configuration Registers PCR Local Configuration Registers LCR and PCI 6308 registers The PCR which is compliant to the PCl bus specifications is initialized and controlled by the plug amp play PnP PCI BIOS User s can study the PCI BIOS specification to understand the operation of the PCR Please contact with PCISIG to acquire the specifications of the PCI interface The PCI bus controller PCI 9050 is provided by PLX technology Inc www plxtech com For more detailed information of LCR please visit PLX technology s web site to download relative information It is not necessary for users to understand the details of the LCR if you use the software library The PCI PnP BIOS
11. go through this chapter to understand the features of the functions 4 1 Voltage Output The DA converters used on the cPCI PCI 6208 are Burr Brown PCM 56U The DAC is 16 bit resolution with bi polar output The voltage output range is 10V Therefore the data register are all 16 bits value with sign The digital value range from 32768 0X8000 to 32767 Ox7FFF is corresponding to 10 Volt to 10 Volt Table 3 1 shows the relation between the digital value and the analog output voltage When the applications use smaller voltage range the cPCI PCI 6208 can still be applied For example if the application voltage range is uni polar 0 the user just use digital value range of 0716384 with 14 bit voltage resolution Digital Value HEX value Output Voltage 32767 Ox7FFF 9 99969V 16384 0x4000 5 00000V 8192 0x2000 2 50000V 1 0x0001 0 00031V 0x0000 0 00000V 1 OxFFFF 0 00031V 8192 0 000 2 50000V 16384 0xC000 5 00000V 32767 0x8001 9 99969V 32768 0x8000 10 00000V Operation Theorem e 17 4 2 Current Output and Range Control The current output is implemented by the precision voltage to current converter XTR110 The current output channel n An is control by the voltage of channel n Vn The block diagram of the current output channels is shown in Fig 3 1 o On Board 15V 0hm XTR110 Vn Ha lo gt External Load Y ResisterR 2 2500hm typica
12. product from Save the shipping materials and carton in case you want to ship or store the product in the future Installation 7 2 2 Unpacking Your 6208 series card contains sensitive electronic components that can be easily damaged by static electricity The card should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card module carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your module Be sure there are no shipping and handing damages on the module before processing After opening the card module carton exact the system module and place it only on a grounded anti static surface component side up Note DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE CARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED You are now ready to install your 6208 series card 8 Installation 2 3 PCB Layout td ve T Wr Wd WYD ven zu EFE c pu Figure 2 1a 6208 Layout Installation 9 Figure 2 1b cPCI 6208 Layout 10 Installation 2 4 Connector Pin Assignment The pin assignment of 6208 series card are shown in Figure 2 2 p 2 2 20 DO3 o O 21 2 bn 9 O 22 DO1 4 O o O 23 GND 5 O 24 GND 6 xe n o 9 5 asv xD O 26 A GND Via Ae e N27 V15 A7 28 v7 ve 10
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14. C Humidity 5 95 non condensing Connector 37 pin D sub connector female Bus interface 32 bit slave PCI bus Power consumption 6208 5VDC 9 580mA typical 12VDC 70mA typical Introduction 3 PCI 6208A 5VDC 670mA typical 12VDC 90mA typical or 12VDC 380mA when all current output channel is 20mA PCI 6216V 5VDC Q 1 20 typical 12VDC 110mA typical ecPCl 6208V 5VDC O 560mA typical 12VDC 70mA typical ecPCl 6208A 5VDC 650mA typical 12VDC 90mA typical or 12VDC o 370mA when all current output channel is 25mA PCB Dimension Half sized ePCI series 172 mm x 105 mm ecPCl series 160 mm x 100 mm 1 4 Software Supporting ADLINK provides versatile software drivers and packages for users different approach to built up a system We not only provide programming library such as DLL for many Windows systems but also provide drivers for many software package such as LabVIEW VEE DASYLab InTouch InControl ISaGRAF and so on All the software options are included in the ADLINK CD The non free software drivers are protected with serial licensed code Without the software serial number you can still install them and run the demo version for two hours for demonstration purpose Please contact with your dealer to purchase the formal license serial code 1 4 4 Programming Library For customers who are writing their own programs we provide function librar
15. Integer As Integer Argument cardNo The card number of 6208 series card initialized The first card in the most prior PCI slot is with cardNo 0 Chn D A channel number DAData D A converted value Return Code ERR NoError C C Library 23 5 6 6208 Get DA Status Description This function is used to check the DA data sending status Because the data transfer time for every DA data takes 2 2 us the software driver must wait for 2 2us before sending another data to any analog output port This function should be called before writing any data to output port While the DA value is sending the returned value is 1 otherwise the returned value is 0 Syntax C C DOS 016 6208 Get DA Status U16 cardNo C C Windows 95 U16 W 6208 Get DA Status U16 cardNo Visual Basic Windows 95 W 6208 Get DA Status ByVal cardNo As Integer As Integer Argument cardNo The card number of 6208 series card initialized The first card in the most prior PCI slot is with cardNo 0 Return Code 0 low no DA value is sending 1 high the DA value is sending 24 e C C Library 5 7 _6208_DI Description This function is used to read data from digital input ports There are 4 digital input channels on 6208 series card The retrieved value is stored in DIData However the returned value need to be handled further by including the following code in you program DIData
16. NuDAG 6208 6216 Series Multi channel Analog Output Cards User s Guide e Recycled Paper Copyright 1999 2000 ADLINK Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Manual Rev 3 21 April 2001 The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer Trademarks NuDAQG NulPC amp DAQBench are registered trademarks of ADLINK Technology Inc Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Getting service from ADLINK Customer Satisfaction is always the most important thing for ADLINK Tech Inc If you need any help or service please contact us and get it ADLINK Technology Inc Web Site http Awww adlinktech com Sales amp Service service adlinktech com NuDAQ nudaq adlinktech com Technical NuD
17. The message at the bottom of each window guides you how to select item go to the next step and change the default settings 3x PCI 6208 Utility Rev 1 0 seeeeex Copyright Cc 1995 1997 ADLink Technology Inc 011 rights reserved z Calibration z Function testing Quit 28 Utility Calibration 6 1 1 Functional Testing This function is used to test the D A functions of cPCI PCI 6208V 6208A 6216V When you choose one of the testing function from the functions menu a channel selection menu is displayed on the screen Move cursor and press Enter to select the channel you want to test After you select channel from the channel selection menu a testing window appears The figures below are the function testing menu window 6208V Testing window xxxxxx PCI 6208 Function Testing awx lt 1 gt 6208U Test 2 6216U Test lt 3 gt 62088 Test XEsc gt Quit Fig 6 1 Function Testing Menu Window PCI 6208 Utility Rev 1 0 Copyright 1995 1997 ADLink Technology Inc ALL rights reserved Up Down Change D A 8 5U lt ESC gt stop Fig 6 2 6208V Testing Window Utility Calibration 29 6 1 2 Calibration This function guides you to calibrate the 6208 series card The calibration program serves as a useful test of the 6208 series D A functions and can aid in troubleshooting if problems arise Note For an environment with frequently la
18. ability shall not exceed the original selling price of the equipment The equipment warranty shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of any Buyer of Seller equipment and the sole and exclusive liability of the Seller its successors or assigns in connection with equipment purchased and in lieu of all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchant ability or fitness and all other obligations or liabilities of seller its successors or assigns The equipment must be returned postage prepaid Package it securely and insure it You will be charged for parts and labor if you lack proof of date of purchase or if the warranty period is expired 34 Product Warranty Service
19. able shows the data type names and their range Type Name Description Range U8 8 bit ASCII character 0 to 255 116 16 bit signed integer 32768 to 32767 U16 16 bit unsigned integer 0 to 65535 132 32 bit signed integer 2147483648 to 2147483647 U32 32 bit single precision 0 to 4294967295 floating point 32 bit single precision floating point F64 64 bit double precision 1 797683134862315 08 to floating point 1 797683134862315E309 Boolean Boolean logic value TRUE FALSE F32 F3 402823E38 to 3 402823 38 20 C C Library 5 3 6208 Initial Description This function is used to initialize 6208 series cards You have to call this function to initialize all 6208 series cards plugged on your system then you can call other function to perform operations on the cards Syntax C C DOS U16 2 6208 Initial 016 existCards PCI INFO pciInfo C C Windows 95 U16 W_6208 Initial U16 existCards PCI INFO pciInfo Visual Basic Windows 95 W 6208 Initial existCards As Integer pciInfo As PCI INFO As Integer Argument existCards number of existing 6208 series cards pciinfo relative information of the 6208 series cards 2 Return Code ERR NoError ERR BoardNoInit ERR PCIBiosNotExist C C Library 21 5 4 6208 Software Reset Description This function is used to reset the I O port configuration Note that this function can not re start the
20. assigns the base address of the LCR The assigned address is located at offset 14h of PCR The PCI 6308 registers are shown in the next section The base address which is also assigned by the PCI PnP BIOS is located at offset 18h of PCR Therefore users can read the 18h of PCR to know the base address by using the BIOS function call Please do not try to modify the base address and interrupt which assigned by the PCI PnP BIOS it may cause resource confliction in your system 14 Registers format 3 2 Address There 8 and 16 voltage output channels for cPCI PCI 6208V and 6216V respectively For cPCI PCI 6208A there are 8 voltage and current out put channels the voltage output controls the current source The programming method of all the analog output channels are identical For the three analog output cPCI PCI cards the programming are compatible The 6208 registers are all 16 bits The users can access these registers by 16 bits I O instructions The following table shows the address of every analog output ports relative to the base address Note that the base address is assigned by the PCI BIOS The current output control of the 6208 is described in Section 3 4 Offset CPCI PCI PCI 6216V cPCI PCI Address 6208V 6208A 0x00 VO VO V0 A0 0x02 V1 V1 V1 A1 0x04 V2 V2 V2 A2 0x06 V3 V3 V3 A3 0x08 V4 V4 V4 A4 0 0 V5 V5 V5
21. can be used conjunction with any DDE client under Windows NT 1 4 7 PCIS ISG ISaGRAF driver The ISaGRAF WorkBench is an IEC1131 3 SoftPLC control program development environment The PCIS ISG includes ADLINK products target drivers for ISaGRAF under Windows NT environment The PCIS ISG is included in the ADLINK CD It needs license 1 4 8 PCIS ICL InControl Driver PCIS ICL is the InControl driver which support the Windows NT The PCIS ICL is included in the ADLINK CD It needs license 1 4 9 PCIS OPC OPC Server PCIS OPC is an OPC Server which can link with the OPC clients There are many software packages on the market can provide the OPC clients now The PCIS OPC supports the Windows NT It needs license 6 Introduction 2 Installation This chapter describes how to install the 6208 series card Please follow the following steps to complete the installation Check what you have section 2 1 Unpacking section 2 2 Check the PCB and jumper location section 2 3 Install the hardware and setup and jumpers section 2 4 2 7 Install the software drivers and run utility to test section 2 5 Cabling with external devices section 2 6 2 8 N 1 What You Have In addition to this User s Manual the package includes the following items 6208 Series Card e ADLINK CD Software Installation Guide If any of these items is missing or damaged contact the dealer whom you purchased the
22. ctPCI I O slot Installation Procedures 1 Turn off your computer 2 Turn off all accessories printer modem monitor etc connected to your computer 3 Remove the cover from your computer 4 Setup jumpers on the PCI or CompactPCI card 5 Select a 32 bit PCI slot PCI slot are short than ISA or EISA slots and are usually white or ivory 6 Before handling the PCI cards discharge any static buildup on your body by touching the metal case of the computer Hold the edge and do not touch the components 7 Position the board into the PCI slot you selected 8 Secure the card in place at the rear panel of the system 12 Installation 2 6 Device Installation for Windows Systems Once Windows 95 98 2000 has started the Plug and Play function of Windows system will find the new NuDAQ NUIPC cards If this is the first time to install NuDAQ NUIPC cards in your Windows system you will be informed to input the device information source Please refer to the Software Installation Guide for the steps of installing the device 2 7 Termination Board Connection The 6208 series boards are equipped with the DB 37 connector The available termination boards include ACLD 9137 A general purposed 37 pin screw terminal The ACLD 9137 is with male DB 37 connector which is used to directly attach on the PCI 6308 ACLD 9188 A general purposed 37 pin screw terminal which equipped with heavy duty screw terminal DIN 37D
23. els Each channel is equipped with BB PCM56U which is a state of the art fully monotonic digital to analog converter This device employs ultra stable nichrome NiCr thin film resistors to provide monotonicity low distortion and low differential linearity error over long period of time cPCL6216V PCL6216V cPCI PCI 6216V is a high density analog voltage output card it is a combination of cPCI PCI 6208 with EXP 8V daughter board The EXP 8V is an extended board which includes extra 8 voltage output channels cPCL6208A PCL6208A cPCI PCI 6208A is a high density current source output card it is a combination of cPCI PCI 6208V with EXP 8A daughter board The EXP 8A includes 8 precision voltage to current converters which convert voltage outputs from cPCI PCI 6028V to current source outputs Introduction 1 1 1 Features 32 bit cPCI PCI Bus Plug and Play 16 bit high resolution voltage outputs Output Range 10V 14 bit resolution guarantee for cPCI PCI 6208V and PCI 6216V only Output Range 0 20mA 4 20mA 5 25mA 14 bit resolution guarantee for cPCI PCI 6208A only 0 00196 of FSR typical Differential linearity error e Fast 2 us voltage settling time 10V 10V On board DC to DC converter to provide stable power and current source for analog outputs 1 2 Applications Industrial Process Control Pressure Temperature Transmitter Current Source for Testing Equipment Function Generat
24. ies for many different operating systems including DOS Library Borland C C and Microsoft C the functions descriptions are included in this user s guide Windows 95 DLL For VB VC Delphi BC5 the functions descriptions are included in this user s guide 4 Introduction PCIS DASK Include device drivers and DLL for Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 DLL is binary compatible across Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 That means all applications developed with PCIS DASK are compatible across Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 The developing environment can be VB VC Delphi BC5 or any Windows programming language that allows calls to a DLL The user s guide and function reference manual of PCIS DASK are in the CD Please refer the PDF manual files under Manual_ PDF Software PCIS DASK PCIS DASK X Include device drivers and shared library for Linux The developing environment can be Gnu C C or any programming language that allows linking to a shared library The users guide and function reference manual of PCIS DASKX Manual PDF Software PCIS DASK X The above software drivers are shipped with the board Please refer to the Software Installation Guide to install these drivers 1 4 2 PCIS LVIEW LabVIEW Driver PCIS LVIEW contains the Vls which are used to interface with NI s LabVIEW software package The PCIS LVIEW supports Windows 95 98 NT 2000 The LabVIEW drivers are
25. indows programming language that allows calls to a DLL It provides the C C VB and Delphi include files 5 1 Libraries Installation Please refer to the Software Installation Guide for the detail information about how to install the software libraries for DOS or Windows 95 DLL or PCIS DASK for Windows 98 NT 2000 The device drivers and DLL functions of Windows 98 NT 2000 are included in the PCIS DASK Please refer the PCIS DASK user s guide and function reference which included in the ADLINK CD for detailed programming information C C Library 19 5 2 Programming Guide 5 2 1 Naming Convention The functions of the NuDAQ PCI cards or NulPC CompactPCI cards software driver are using full names to represent the functions real meaning The naming convention rules are In DOS Environment hardware model action name e g 6208 Initial All functions in PCI 6208 driver are with 6208 as hardware model But they can be used by PCI 6208A PCI 6208V PCI 6216V or 6208 cPCI 6208V In order to recognize the difference between DOS library and Windows 95 library a capital W is put on the head of each function name of the Windows 95 DLL driver e g W 6208 Initial 5 2 2 Data Types We defined some data type in Pci 6208 h DOS and Acl pci h Windows 95 These data types are used by NuDAQ Cards library We suggest you to use these data types in your application programs The following t
26. l Current Output A GND Range Control Fig 3 1 Current Output Circuits The cPCI PCI 6208A provides an on board 15V power supply Each current output channel is a current source which is controlled by the voltage of the corresponding channel For example voltage output channel 3 control the current source channel 3 The output current range is programmable All the 8 current channels on cPCI PCI 6208A are controlled by one control register The control voltage range is always uni polar 0 10V There are three kinds of output current range Refer to the following table and Section 5 2 8 for programming the current range by 6208 2 Control function Mode dos Voltage Output Current ange Range 1 0 10V 0 20 mA 2 0 10V 4 20 mA 3 0 10V 5 25 mA 18 Operation Theorem 5 C C Library This chapter describes the software library for operating this card Only the functions in DOS library and Windows 95 DLL are described Please refer to the PCIS DASK function reference manual which included in ADLINK CD for the descriptions of the Windows 98 NT 2000 DLL functions The function prototypes and some useful constants are defined in the header files LIB directory DOS and INCLUDE directory Windows 95 For Windows 95 DLL the developing environment can be Visual Basic 4 0 or above Visual C C 4 0 or above Borland C 5 0 or above Borland Delphi 2 x 32 bit or above or any W
27. offset Function 32 Utility Calibration 6 2 3 Voltage Output Calibration Because there is internal reference voltage for every DA channels the calibration for every channels are independent In the following procedure VRn 1 and VRn 2 is used to represent the full range and offset of the nth channels The following is the calibration procedure of the DA output Step 1 Connect the n th DA output Vn to VDM of the digital multi meter Connect the AGND signal to VDM Step 2 Send digital value 0 to DA Roughly adjust the offset trim VR n 2 until the VDM value equal to zero Step 3 Send digital value 32767 to DA Record VDM value as V1 Send digital value 32767 to DA Record VDM value as V2 Adjust the full range trim VR n 1 until V1 V2 value equal to 20V Step 4 Send digital value 0 to DA Precisely adjust the offset trim VR n 2 until the VDM value equal to zero 6 2 4 Current Output Calibration The current output calibration is used only on cPCI PCI 6208A Because the current output channel n is controlled by the voltage of channel n the VR m1 and VR n2 is also used for calibrating the nth current output channel Step 1 Connect the nth current output An to VDM A of the digital multi meter Connect the both junction of the current load typical 250 ohm to the VDM A and ground AGND respectively Step 2 Select the current range
28. or 1 3 Specifications Voltage Output Numbers of channel 8 channels for cPCI PCI 6208V and cPCI PCI 6208A 16 channels for PCI 6216V Converter B B PCM56U or equivalent Conversion type Monolithic multiplying Resolution 16 bit 14 bit guarantee Voltage output ranges 10V Voltage output driving capability 5mA max Settling time 2u second 10V to 10V Gain error 0 2 max without trimming Differential Linearity Error 0 001 96 Full Scale Range Output initial status OV after RESET or POWER ON Data Transfer Programmed 1 2 Introduction Current Output Numbers of channel 8 channel for cPCI PCI 6208A Current output range programmable 0 20mA 4 20mA 5 25mA Voltage to current converter B B XTR110 or equivalent Settling time 17 second from 0 to 20mA Slew rate 1 3 mA us Non linearity 0 01 96 of Span Span error 0 3 of initial Span Output resistance 10 Ohms maximum Output initial status OMA after RESET or POWER ON Digital Channel 4 TTL compatible inputs and outputs Input Voltage Low Min 0V Max 0 8V High Min 2 0V Max 5 5V Input Load Low 0 8V 0 2mA max High 2 7V 20mA max Output Voltage Low Min Max 0 4V High Min 2 4V Max 5 5V Driving Capacity Low Max 0 5V at 8 0mA Sink High Min 2 7V at 0 4mA Source General Specifications Operating temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 20 80
29. rge changes of temperature and vibration a 3 months re calibration interval is recommended For laboratory conditions 6 months to 1 year is acceptable When you choose the calibration function from the main menu list a calibration items menu is displayed on the screen After you select one of the calibration items from the calibration items menu a calibration window shows The instructions will guide you to calibrate each item step by step If you select 1 the following figure displays on the screen xxxxoxx PCI 6208 Calibration 3eeeee lt 1 gt 6208U D A channel adjusting lt 2 gt 62160 D A channel adjusting lt 3 gt 6208A D A channel adjusting lt Esc gt Quit to quit calibration 30 Utility Calibration PCI 6208 Utility Rev 1 0 Copyright c 1995 1997 ADLink Technology Inc ALL rights reserved Please move cursor to select the channel Use lt Up Down gt to select a DA Channel or q to exit After you select a channel from the channel selection menu a calibration window appears The figures below are the 6208V calibration window dinner PCI 6208 Utility Rev 1 0 Copyright 1995 1997 ADLink Technology Inc ALL rights reserved lt 1 gt DA CHG offset Trim URB 2 to output BU If OK press any key to next step lt 2 gt DA CHB gain Trim UR 1 to output 100 and record data as Ul If OK press any key to next step lt 3 gt DR CH8 gain Trim VR 1 to ou
30. ription of voltage to current conversion The three voltage to current modes are Mode Input Voltage Output Current Range Range 0to20mA 0 10 0 20 mA 4to20mA 0 10V 4 20 mA 5to25mA 0 10 5 25 mA Syntax C C DOS 016 6208 I2V Control U16 cardNo 016 ctrl C C Windows 95 U16 W 6208 DO U16 cardNo U16 DOData Visual Basic Windows 95 6208 I2V Control ByVal cardNo As Integer ByVal ctrl As Integer As Integer 2 Argument cardNo the card number of 6208 series card initialized The first card in the most prior PCI slot is with cardNo 0 ctrl the voltage to current mode the valid modes are shown in the above table The constants are defined in Pci_6208 h DOS and Acl_pci h Windows 95 Return Code ERR NoError C C Library 27 Utility Calibration This software CD provides a utility program 6208util exe which provides two functions Calibration and Functional Testing This utility is designed as menu driven based windowing style The text messages are shown for operating guidance This utility is described in the following sections 6 1 Running the 6208util exe After finishing the DOS installation you can execute the utility by typing as follows assume your utility is located in ADLINKYNDOS 6208 Util directory C cd ADLINK DOS 6208 Util C 6208UTIL The following diagram will be displayed on you screen
31. tput 18U and record data as V2 press lt ESC gt to next step or any key to repeat step 2 and 3 54208 CHO offset Trim URB 2 to output BU If K press any key to channel selection window Utility Calibration 31 6 2 Calibration of Analog Output Channel 6 2 1 What You Need Before calibrating your 6208 series card you should prepare a 6 1 2 digital multimeter for measruing the voltage signals 6 2 2 VR Assignemnt of cPCI PCI 6208 and PCI 6216 There are 8 and 16 voltage output channels on cPCI PCI 6208 and PCI 6216 respectively For each channel two VRs are used for adjustment the full range and offset of the output voltage The follow table shows the assignment and function of the VRs VR of PCI6208V VR or PCI6216V PCI6216V VRO 1 Ch 0 full range VR8 1 Ch 8 full range VRO 2 Ch 0 offset VR8 2 Ch 8 offset VR1 1 Ch 1 full range VR9 1 Ch 9 full range VR1 2 Ch 1 offset VR9 2 Ch 9 offset VR2 1 Ch 2 full range VR10 1 Ch 10 full range VR2 2 Ch 2 offset VR10 2 Ch 10 offset VR3 1 Ch 3 full range VR11 1 Ch 11 full range VR3 2 Ch 3 offset VR11 2 Ch 11 offset VR4 1 Ch 4 full range VR12 1 Ch 12 full range VR4 2 Ch 4 offset VR12 2 Ch 12 offset VR5 1 Ch 5 full range VR13 1 Ch 13 full range VR5 2 Ch 5 offset VR13 2 Ch 13 offset VR6 1 Ch 6 full range VR14 1 Ch 14 full range VR6 2 Ch 6 offset VR14 2 Ch 14 offset VR7 1 Ch 7 full range VR15 1 Ch 15 full range VR7 2 Ch 7 offset VR15 2 Ch 15
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