CompuGen ISA Hardware Manual and Driver Installation Guide
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1. Product Order No Gage SDK Pack on CD 200 113 000 Manuals in PDF format provided on CD Gage SDK Pack on CD 200 113 002 Hardcopy of Manuals included CompuGen Analog SDK for C C 333 200 101 for Windows CompuGen Analog SDK for MATLAB 333 200 102 for Windows CompuGen Analog SDK for LabVIEW 333 200 103 for Windows CompuGen 1100 27 CompuGen 1100 block diagram av uone q leo ova p d s mo7 91607 Figure 20 1100 block diagram CompuGen 1100 28 CompuGen 1100 identifying your CompuGen card For future reference you should record the following information about your card on the copyright page found at the front of this guide CompuGen model and version The CompuGen 1100 actually consists of two boards an analog board the smaller of the two and a controller board To determine the model and version of CompuGen you have look at the top of the analog board for the model name and version number Analog board in front shorter board Model and Controller board in back longer board GaGa ry P N 0032073 PICK AHO73 IN CANADA 301 4402 Figure 21 Model and version Serial number Calibration label Option label The Calibration label is located on the controller board The serial number is written next to I D on the Calibration label You2. Clock In External Clock 32 CompuGen 1100 Master Slave connector The Master Slave connector near the top left corner of the CompuGen 1100 analog board is used to pass all the signals necessary to synchronize Slave cards with the Master Master Slave Connector JP2 FACING UP ON BACK OF ANALOG BOARD o soseen rover Galie E 7 m SS S355 4554 FE A Figure 25 Location of Master Slave connector The connector JP2 is a 10 pin dual in line IDC header The pinout of JP2 is shown below Function Function 7 8 clk OUT 9 GATE 10 TRIGGER A Master Slave Timing Module MSTM links the CompuGen 1100 Master Slave cards see page 39 for more information on installing Master Slave cards CompuGen 1100 33 CompuGen 1100 I O address The base I O address is determined by the eight position DIP Switch SW2 SW2 is located near the top right of the card partially hidden by the analog board I O Switch Sw2 ON FRONT OF DIGITAL BOARD N couen nove GAGE H E m 4 9 SS LOEN EAS SSS A PICK AHO73 Figure 26 Location of DIP switch SW2 Note The CompuGen 1100 will only read these switches on power up or hard reset The CompuGen 1100 v2 0 has an I O address space of four 16 bit words that can be re located anywhere between 0x200 and 0x3F8 on a four word boundary In other words four consecutive I
3. 61 32501 ones rat eb asan 63 CompuGen 3250 installing a single 66 CompuGen 3250 installing multiple 45 67 CompuGen 3250 troubleshooting with 69 CompuGen 3250 generating a pattern using 1 71 Compu Gen 3250 irigperin n n s s peuaneleeusa dusk rebovbusegneesaceaniebeaatensade niy s s d 72 CompuGen 3250 output drivers and connector s s s i8s es ies esasi ies 73 Comp Gen 3250 accessories deca dadeseca E s s n n n DA 74 CompuGen 3250 memory Organization ccccceceesseessesscesscesecesscesecesecaecsaecsaecseecseeeaeceaeenseseseceaecsaeceaecaeeaeeeaeeeaes TS Technical Support R Y MR R Y 77 GAGE I RI LI OAA DERA EAE AN T E 78 Gage CompuGen ISA Hardware Manual and Driver Installation Guide i Preface This manual provides detailed information on the hardware features of CompuGen Analog Output cards This information includes specifications block diagrams connector descriptions memory arc
4. CGVVIN from Top CG board found Click on See Configuration Verifying Proper Setup Using in Toolbar the CompuGen Application Page 42 Setup complete Figure 28 Installation process for a single card system Contact Gage for Assistance Check power supply for 12 5 lines Replace PSU and start PSU Power Supply Unit 38 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 installing multiple cards Use the flowchart on the following page to assist you in installing multiple CompuGen cards Below you will find detailed instructions to guide you through the installation process 1 Install the CompuGen ISA driver refer to the Driver installation guide section on page 3 for details 2 Power off your PC and consult your computer s user manual on installing expansion cards 3 To avoid contention with other host PC resources check that the I O address of each card is set correctly see pages 35 amp 36 Each card should have a label indicating the I O address set at the factory 4 Ensure that you have as many unused consecutive expansion slots as you have cards to install 5 Position your computer so that the external connectors of your computer s expansion cards are facing toward you The MASTER card will be installed in the rightmost vacant expansion slot with vacant slots to the left of the MASTER card 6 Insert the MASTER card into the rightmost vacant expansion slot as show
5. GaGe GAGE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES CompuGen ISA Hardware Manual and Driver Installation Guide Reorder MKT HWM ISAO1 0506 Copyright Gage Applied Technologies 1999 2000 2004 2005 First Edition June 2005 GAGE COMPUSCOPE and COMPUGEN are registered trademarks of Gage Applied Technologies Inc MS DOS WINDOWS 95 WINDOWS 98 WINDOWS ME WINDOWS NT WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS XP are trademarks of Microsoft Incorporated LabVIEW is a registered trademark of National Instruments MATLAB is a registered trademark of The MathWorks Inc IBM IBM PC IBM PC XT IBM PC AT and PC DOS are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation All other trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective companies Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated into new editions of the publication Gage Applied Technologies Inc may make improvements and or changes in the products and or programs described in this publication at any time The latest copy of this manual can be found on our web page at www gage applied com in the Support section Software amp Manuals Copyright 1999 2000 2004 2005 Gage Applied Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved including those to reproduce this publication or parts thereof in any form without permission in writing from Gage Applied Technologies Inc The installation program used to install the GageScope Software InstallShield is licensed software p
6. 16 bits and physical addresses are five hex digits 20 bits To test your card you must set the I O Address and the Memory Address using the Configuration utility in CGWIN as described in the following pages About the I O address The default of 0300 is set at the factory positions 7 and 8 of DIP switch SW2 on your card set to ENABLED You should have already verified and if necessary changed your card s I O Address upon installation For more information on this topic see pages 35 amp 36 About selecting memory space The CompuGen 1100 requires 4K of consecutive memory address space for use This memory lies in the upper memory block between 640K and 1M For example if the base memory address is D200 then physical addresses D200H to D2FFF will be occupied by the CompuGen card These settings are specified in software using the Configuration Utility as described below No hardware setting is required CGWIN assumes a default Memory Address of D200 Using the configuration utility To configure CGWIN 1 Run CGWIN and click on Configuration compugen Depending on the O S you are running you may Using Configuration file C WINSS GAGE_GEN INC see the following message stating the name of the configuration file CGWIN is using Click OK to continue 2 When the Configuration dialog appears the default values for the I O Address 200 and Memory Address d000 are automatically chosen If these settings
7. 43 CompuGen 1100 triggering n Gee ies cee a 45 CompuGen 1100 output amplifiers ese ee ec ee ann 46 CompuGen 1100 memory organization ccceccsseessesscesseeescesecesecesecsecaecseecseecaeecaeceaeensecesecaecaeeaecaeeeeeneeenes 48 CompuGen 1100 memory organization from a programmer s point Of VIEW 49 What you should receive with your CompuGen 3250 2 51 CompuGen 3250 S D d l l 53 325 0 s ip E iD E l 54 CompuGen 3250 rdering informati n soreer M eon ee este eed 56 3250 block D E m kl 57 CompuGen 3250 identifying your 58 CompuGen 3250 optional features 60 Master Slave optiot srera Sea BR T DU io Za R E a 33 60 Ext rnal Clock Optiot rn y m p y des Mb sr Pessoa Tac caren come ee 60 CompuGen 3250 connectors and eee esas ses
8. ISA driver refer to the Driver installation guide section on page 3 for details Power off your PC and consult your computer s user manual on installing expansion cards To avoid contention with other host PC resources check that the I O address of your card is set correctly see pages 35 amp 36 Choose an unused expansion slot There are no restrictions on the ISA slot that may be used Insert the card into the expansion slot and screw the backplate to the chassis ol 4 ANI l T L L T Figure 27 Installing a single card in your PC Slide the plastic card guide extender onto the non BNC end of the CompuGen 1100 to secure it in place After making sure the card is properly seated in the PC close the PC s cover and turn the main power switch back to ON If the computer starts properly proceed to the section CompuGen 1100 verifying proper setup using the CompuGen Application on page 42 If the power supply and fan do not start you may have an I O conflict and may need to change the I O address setting on the card See pages 35 amp 36 for details CompuGen 1100 37 Carefully install Conflict CompuGen card Yes See page 34 in the PC Turn on PC Yes Did the PC Did power Boot No supply fan No gore in another come on PC Yes No nstall and run CompuGen Application
9. Mem 9 Attach the Master Slave Timing Module MSTM to all of the cards The MSTM is polarized to avoid incorrect insertion Figure 31 Attaching the MSTM 10 After making sure the cards are properly seated in the PC screw the backplate of each card to the chassis 11 Slide the plastic card guide extender onto the non BNC end of the cards to secure them in place 12 Close the PC s cover and turn the main power switch back to ON 13 If the computer starts properly proceed to the section CompuGen 1100 verifying proper setup using the CompuGen Application on page 42 14 If the power supply and fan do not start you may have an I O conflict and may need to change the I O address setting on the card See pages 35 amp 36 for details Note Once upgraded to the Master Slave option the CompuGen 1100 Master or Slave card will not function without the Master Slave Timing Module CompuGen 1100 41 CompuGen 1100 verifying proper setup using the CompuGen Application This section will show you how to use the CompuGen Application also called CGWIN in order to verify that your card has been installed and configured properly Note For more detailed information on using the CompuGen Application refer to the CompuGen Application CGWIN Manual which is available on the Gage CompuGen ISA CD in Documentation gt Manuals Installing CGWIN Note that the system requirements for using CGWIN are a
10. O addresses are needed For example if the base address is 0300H then 0300 0301 0302 and 0303 will be occupied by the CompuGen card The default I O address The default I O Address setting is 0300 which corresponds to setting switch positions 7 and 8 AWAY from their switch numbers I O Switch Switches 7 and 8 are ENABLED set away from DIP switch numbers COMPUGEN 1100 V2 1 ANALOG BOARD GaGe x J If you must change the I O Address setting due to a conflict the information on the following pages can help you calculate which switch positions you must set 34 CompuGen 1100 DIP switch SW2 and ISA bus address lines Each of the switch positions through 8 corresponds to an address line A2 through A9 from the ISA bus Switch Position Address Line 1 A2 A3 A4 QO ON n HR gt aD As the CompuGen 1100 uses four I O locations there is no need to configure a switch for Address Lines AO and Al Calculating the switch settings Some of the more generally available I O addresses are listed on the following page with their equivalent SW2 switch settings If you need to calculate alternate settings use the following procedure 1 Choose a hexadecimal address you want to calculate 2 Convert the hexadecimal address into its binary form You can use the Windows scientific calculator for this purpose Each digit in the binary form corresponds to an address line the rightmost digit corresponds with AO
11. Windows 95 or newer Pentium based computer with 16 MB of RAM VGA Graphics card and monitor and 2 MB of available hard disk space A CompuGen card must be present in order to output data CGWIN can be installed from your Gage CompuGen ISA CD which was provided with your order Alternately you can download the software from the Gage website http www gage applied com support softwares php click on Drivers amp Free Application Software Please note that you will need to register for a password as this page is password protected Please refer to the section CompuGen Application CGWIN from the Driver installation Guide chapter within this manual for details on installing CGWIN It is recommended that you exit open programs before installing CGWIN Starting CGWIN To run CGWIN select CGWin from the Start gt Gage menu You can also run the CGWIN95 program directly from the folder you chose when you installed the program When CGWIN starts you will see the following window compugen Exiting the program To exit the program click on the Control menu at the top left corner of the window and choose Close You can also press ALT F4 Click on Control menu small Gage icon compugen compugen Size Minimize Hayimize Close AlteF4 Then click on Close 42 CompuGen 1100 Using CGWIN to test your card Note By convention segment addresses are defined as four hex digits
12. are correct click the Test Configuration x Master button If you are using different settings enter them in the appropriate fields then click Test Master Board Type N A Board Type NAA If all is in vvorking order you vvill receive 1 0 Address 300 Hex 1 0 Address Hex the message Memory Test Passed You will also be told the amount of memory Memory Address 3000 Hex Memory Address Hex your card has 3 Click Save to save these settings to the configuration file Test Master Cancel Test Slave CompuGen 1100 43 No board found If you see a No Board Found message you may have either an I O conflict or a memory conflict 4 Master Board Slave Board Board Type NAA Board Type N A 1 0 Address 300 Hex 1 0 Address m Hex Memory Address d t Hex Memory Address No Board Found Save Cancel Test Slave To solve the problem try the following 1 Check that I O Address in the Configuration dialog matches that of the card s I O Address setting DIP Switch SW2 see pages 35 amp 36 Compare the I O address of your card to the I O addresses of other cards in your system Ensure that no two cards have the same I O address Remember that the CompuGen 1100 requires four consecutive I O addresses For example if the base address is 0300H then 0300 0301 0302 and 0303 will be occupied by the CompuGen card Enter different memory segment addresses
13. to 10 V pk pk or 5V full scale when terminated with 50 Q The user can also select the scale through a software controlled attenuator factor of 1 or 10 The output stage is protected by opposite polarity zener diodes and a fuse 46 CompuGen 1100 sn polq ndino Bojeuy Ooo 1 oL L s 924 Joyenusyy Joyenueyy ddAoz 1011 Bold A ddas sova peeds sng Od va z y7 vz p ds ad enbia iagram Output amplifier block d Figure 32 47 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 memory organization Memory architecture The D A speeds at which the CompuGen 1100 card generates signals are too fast for the computer s ISA bus to handle the maximum transfer rate for the ISA bus is approximately 2 Mbytes s As such the CompuGen 1100 has high speed on board memory to store the digital data from the computer to generate waveforms Interface for the ISA bus In order to allow optimum data transfer rates from the PC memory or extended memory to the CompuGen memory the on board memory is mapped within the memory map of the 80x86 processor between 640K and IM factory default is DOOOH DOFFH for the CompuGen 1100 The CompuGen 1100 takes only 4 kilobytes of memory space between 640K and 1M This memory address is configurable by writing to the on board segment register i e it is configured by software not by DIP switches
14. CompuGen 1100 card of memory model type purchased 512K 1M 2M 4M 8M or 16M Model and one 1 plastic card guide 222 Standard items included with each independent CompuGen 1100 card Gage CompuGen ISA CD with CGWIN Software and CompuGen Software Development Kits The Gage CompuGen ISA CD shipped with all CompuGen ISA orders contains all of the user manuals and software drivers that you need to operate your CompuGen ISA hardware The CD also contains all of the installers for the CompuGen ISA SDKs and application packages provided by Gage including CGWIN Warranty card GaGe e Optional items if purchased 50 Ohm shunt CompuGen 1100 21 If you ordered Master or Slave upgrades you will receive one of the following Master Slave Timing Modules in addition to the number of CompuGen cards in your Master Slave system 2 Card Master Slave Timing Module 4 Card Master Slave Timing Module 8 Card Master Slave Timing Module Carefully inspect these articles before proceeding further If you find any damage caused by transportation please report it to the organization from which you purchased the CompuGen card 22 CompuGen 1100 Fundamental concepts The arbitrary waveform generation technology is based on the theory that a waveform can be represented by sequential discrete values of its amplitude These values can be represented by digital methods The larger the n
15. ITY Long Term 100 ppm CompuGen 1100 25 TRIGGER Source Internal or External External Trigger to5V TTL Trigger Slope Rising or Falling Connector BNC EXTERNAL CLOCK OPTIONAL Clock Frequency Min DC Max 80 MHz Voltage 0to5 VTTL Connector BNC Selection Software selectable MULTI CARD SYSTEMS Maximum Number of Cards Master Slave mode 8 1 Master and 7 Slaves Multiple Independent Limited by the backplane Operating Mode Master Slave or Multiple Independent APPLICATION SOFTWARE CompuGen Application CGWIN for Win 95 98 NT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS SDK CompuGen Analog SDK for C C for Windows Includes Sample Programs in Visual C CompuGen Analog SDK for MATLAB for Windows CompuGen Analog SDK for LabVIEW for Windows RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES 50 Q Shunt WARRANTY One year parts and labor All specifications subject to change without notice 26 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 ordering information Hardware upgrades amp options Product CompuGen 1100 512K Order No 110 101 001 CompuGen 1100 1M 110 101 002 CompuGen 1100 2M 110 101 003 CompuGen 1100 4M 110 101 004 CompuGen 1100 8M 110 101 005 CompuGen 1100 16M 110 101 006 CG1100 50 Ohm Shunt 110 111 001 Refer to the Gage website for a list of available upgrades for your CompuGen www gage applied com Software Development Kits SDKs
16. antistatic wrist strap while handling these modules and circuit boards Do installation and service of static sensitive modules only at a static free work station Nothing capable of generating or holding a static charge should be allowed on the work station surface Handle circuit boards by the edges when possible Do not slide the circuit boards over any surface Avoid handling circuit boards in areas that have a floor or work surface covering capable of generating a static charge Preventing ESD 1 General safety summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it To avoid potential hazards use this product only as specified Observe all terminal ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product Do not apply a potential to any terminal including the common terminal that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal Do not operate with suspected failures If you suspect there is damage to this product have it inspected by qualified service personnel Do not operate in wet damp conditions Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere 2 General safety summary What you should receive with your CompuGen 1100 If you order an independent CompuGen 1100 card you should receive the following articles e One
17. appropriate README TXT files 2 Type version and memory depth of your CompuGen card 3 Type and version of your operating system 4 Type and speed of your computer and bus 5 Any extra hardware peripherals i e CD ROM joystick network card etc 6 Were you able to reproduce the problem with standalone Gage Software e g CGWIN GageBit Gage Technical Support 77 Gage products For ordering information see Gage s Product Catalog or visit our web site at www gage applied com CompactPCIPPXI Bus Products PCI Bus Products CompuGen PCI CompuGen ISA Application Software Software Development Kits CompuScope 1610C CompuScope 14100C CompuScope 82GC CompuScope 3200C CompuScope 1610 CompuScope 1602 CompuScope 14200 CompuScope 14105 CompuScope 14100 CompuScope 1450 CompuScope 12400 CompuScope 12100 CompuScope 1250 CompuScope 82G CompuScope 8500 CompuScope 3200 CompuGen 4300 CompuGen 8150 CompuGen 11G CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 3250 GageScope Software GageBit Software CompuGen for Windows CGWIN CompuGen SDK for C C CompuGen SDK for LabVIEW CompuGen SDK for MATLAB 16 bit 10 MS s A D card 14 bit 100 MS s A D card 8 bit 2 GS s A D card 32 bit 100 MHz Digital Input Card 16 bit 10 MS s A D card 16 bit 2 5 MS s A D card 14 bit 200 MS s A D card 14 bit 105 MS s A D card 14 bit 100 MS s A D card 14 bit 50 MS s A D card 12 bit 400 MS s A D card 12 bit 100 MS s A D ca
18. csssssesssssssssesesnsesssessssessessessssssssessnsessessesseasssesessoessenseoes 3 Installing drivers and 5 4 CompuGen ISA Drivers 12 CompuGen Software Development Kits 5 15 CompuGen Application CGWIN ccccccssesssessseesceseceeeceseceaecsaeceaecseecaeecaeeeaecseecaeeeaeeeaeseeeseeseenaeseaeceeeaeeenes 19 GageBit Applications cicccicc sec ceeesceves aa ARA LARLA RAR ARAR T EEEE 20 What you should receive with your CompuGen 1100 21 F ndamehtal concepis s n coisa dens Do chee va s sin nai 23 CompuGen 1100 product introduction s 8 sse s s s ie s s s ER esse ise eee EE R i a 24 CompuGen 1100 specifications icc eo ARAS SUBAR ARAS RS D EE R Naai 25 CompuGen 1100 ordering information sse se sie s iiae ses e asas asas ses Eiai 27 CompuGen 1100 block diagram a EE EEE Re EEEa EA AS EEEE RE EEE Eaa 28 CompuGen 1100 identifying your CompuGen card sssesesssssesssseseessesetssstesessteressestestestesesstenessestesresrreres
19. e with memory depths from 512K to 16M samples MEMORY LOOPING Memory looping allows the on board memory to be optimized For example a 4096 point pattern can be repeated 1000 times using only 4096 words of memory instead of 4096 K TRIGGERING The CompuGen 1100 supports both internal and external triggering For internal triggering software generates the trigger signal through an on board register on a single or periodic basis The CompuGen 1100 also provides a TTL External Trigger Input External triggering can be software selected Software can also control whether the trigger occurs on the rising or falling edge of this external trigger signal The CompuGen 1100 also supports the retriggerable mode where a pattern is produced every time a trigger occurs In this mode the trigger is automatically re armed in hardware at the end of signal generation EXTERNAL CLOCK An External Clock option can be ordered from the factory where a special real time conversion frequency is required or when the output must be coherent with the rest of the system A new sample is output on every rising edge of the clock The user is responsible for ensuring that the maximum frequency remains lower than or equal to 80 MHz The input level is a TTL signal The user can also select a 50 Q AC termination through software MULTI CARD SYSTEMS A multi card system comprising one Master and up to 7 Slave cards can be ordered if more than one output channel is
20. etc This small memory window and software configuration mean that there is very little chance of memory conflicts in any PC The CompuGen 1100 has memory depths much greater than just 4 KB Therefore the on board memory is addressed in a segmented manner and is divided into 4 KB blocks On board memory address Block number 0 to 4095 0 4096 to 8191 1 8192 to 12287 2 12288 to 16383 3 Using the above method any byte of on board memory can be addressed using the BLOCK NUMBER and an OFFSET 48 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 memory organization from a programmer s point of view The CompuGen 1100 memory is too large to fit into the memory map of the PC below the one megabyte assigned to add in adapters on the ISA bus Although the area above one megabyte could be used only 15 megabytes of memory space is available and the memory can only be accessed via protected mode programs To simplify the access to the generation memory a paged scheme was created To avoid confusion with the typical PC Intel terminology that a page is 4 kilobytes of memory which is used when a paging memory mechanism is enabled inside the x86 CPU while in protected mode Gage refers to these pages as blocks Since the available memory is considerably larger than our block size all of the on board memory is not available to the programmer at one time Rather the memory is accessed via a movable block pointer actually a register in the I O map of the Co
21. hitecture descriptions etc In addition this guide takes you through the process of installing your CompuGen card s and describes available custom features It is assumed that the reader is familiar with using PCs Windows and ISA bus cards No description is included for these topics If you are not comfortable with these areas it is strongly recommended that you refer to the relevant product guides To maintain the accuracy of the information contained herein we reserve the right to make changes to this manual from time to time Note For brevity in this manual CompuGen 1100 is abbreviated as CG1100 CompuGen 3250 is abbreviated as CG3250 i Gage CompuGen ISA Hardware Manual and Driver Installation Guide Preventing ESD Before installing or servicing this product read the ESD information below CAUTION Static discharge can damage any semiconductor component in this instrument When handling this instrument in any way that requires access to the on board circuitry adhere to the following precautions to avoid damaging the circuit components due to electrostatic discharge ESD 1 2 S EON NS Minimize handling of static sensitive circuit boards and components Transport and store static sensitive modules in their static protected containers or on a metal rail Label any package that contains static sensitive boards Discharge the static voltage from your body by wearing a grounded
22. ible with the ultra fast low noise D A converters used Refer to the Output Amplifier Block Diagram on the following page When generating a waveform the CompuGen 1100 controller board outputs 24 bits of data every 25 ns at 40 MHz from its sample memory The CompuGen 1100 analog board latches and multiplexes this data and sends 12 bits every 12 5 ns at 80 MHz to a high speed Digital to Analog Converter DAC The 12 bit high speed DAC produces an analog output with a peak to peak pk pk voltage of 0 833V A series of low speed DACs controlled by software sets the reference and offset voltage for the high speed DAC A wide bandwidth amplifier provides a gain of 6 to produce a 5V pk pk output The user can select the required filter and range through a software controlled register and programmable filter and attenuation blocks The filter and attenuator maintain low impedance inputs and outputs to prevent noise pickup With a 5V pk pk input the attenuator operates as follows Attenuation Output V pk pk 1 5 0 2 5 2 0 5 1 0 The final driving stage provides a gain of 4 to produce a maximum output of 20 V pk pk The operational amplifiers are designed for data acquisition and feature wide bandwidth high slew rate low impedance output and low distortion The driving stage consists of two amplifiers each with 100 Q source impedance to provide high current drive into a matching 50 Q load The 20 V pk pk amplifier output corresponds
23. ing the internet to the fullest we are able to provide you better than ever technical support without increasing our costs thereby allowing us to provide you the best possible product at the lowest possible price To obtain technical support simply visit www gage applied com support support_form php Please complete this form and submit it Our form processing system will intelligently route your request to the Technical Support Specialist TSS most familiar with the intricacies of your product This TSS will be in contact with you within 24 hours of form submittal In the odd case that you have problems submitting the form on our web site please e mail us at tech support gage applied com As opposed to automatic routing of technical support requests originating from the Gage web site support requests received via e mail or telephone calls are routed manually by our staff Providing you with high quality support may take an average of 2 to 3 days if you do not use the web based technical support system Please note that Technical Support Requests received via e mail or by telephone will take an average of 2 to 3 days to process It is faster to use the web site When calling for support we ask that you have the following information available 1 Version and type of your CompuGen SDK and drivers The version numbers are indicated in the About CD screen of the CompuGen ISA CD Version numbers can also be obtained by looking in the
24. into the Memory Address box and click on the Test button to try again Some common addresses are listed below D000 D100 D200 D300 D400 D500 D600 D700 D800 D900 DA00 DB00 00 DD0O0 DE00 DF00 B000 B100 B200 B300 B400 B500 B600 B700 B800 B900 BA00 BB00 BC00 BDO0 BE00 000 C100 C200 C300 C400 C500 C600 C700 C800 C900 CA00 CB00 00 CD00 CE00 CF00 E000 E100 E200 E300 E400 E500 E600 E700 E800 E900 EA00 00 00 000 EE00 Note that 64 bit video cards such as the Diamond Stealth 64 may use addresses A000 through C7FF Consequently these addresses will not be available for the CompuGen card If problems persist contact Gage for assistance 44 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 triggering CompuGen 1100 features state of the art triggering A user can select the trigger source and trigger slope using software commands The user can software select the trigger source from any one of the following e External Trigger e Software Trigger also called Keyboard KBD Trigger in CompuGen Software Manual For more details on the software trigger see the CompuGen for Windows Software Manual Trigger bus for Master Slave systems CompuGen 1100 features a Trigger Bus on the Master Slave Timing Module which allows the Master to generate a trigger and cause the entire system to trigger CompuGen 1100 45 CompuGen 1100 output amplifiers Output amplifiers for the CompuGen 1100 are designed to be compat
25. lave cards the master clock is provided by another CompuGen 1 100 For information on identifying and installing multiple CompuGen 1100 cards in your system see 1100 connectors and headers page 32 1100 installing multiple cards page 39 External Clock option If your CompuGen card has been upgraded for External Clocking you can change between internal and External Clock through software There are no jumper settings for the External Clock on the CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 31 CompuGen 1100 connectors and headers CompuGen cards connect to the outside world through connectors both analog BNC and digital PC Bus Master Slave etc This section describes these connectors for the CompuGen 1100 card If you need further information on the timing specifications on any of the signal lines please contact the factory The connectors and headers on the CompuGen 1100 are shown below Analog board in front Master Slave Connector see following page gt FACING UP ON BACK Digital board in back OF ANALOG BOARD JP2 o u owwa GaGe o J1 Lo Output Ltt eas J3 T Clock In o uu JU 2 sob fu MADE IN CANADA Figure 24 Connectors and headers for the CompuGen 1100 As illustrated above the connectors that interface to the user on the CompuGen 1100 are as follows Connector Function Type Trig In External Trigger
26. may also see an Options Mod label which indicates any special modifications performed on your card 5517 sz Controller 2 Board Calibration E Label Label 0 G za Serial Number U 4 Option Mod Label Figure 22 Controller board labels CompuGen 1100 29 Master Slave labels If you have purchased a multi card system you will notice that one card has been designated as the MASTER card and the remaining cards are SLAVE cards SLAVE 1 SLAVE 2 etc The Master Slave label is located on the bracket beneath the BNC connectors as shown in the diagram below COMPUGEN 1100 V3 0 CONTROLLER BOARD CALIBRATION D No OPTION MOD Figure 23 Master Slave card label 30 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 identifying optional features Labels specifying all options upgrades or modifications are located on the solder side of each card The following options are currently available e Master Slave e External Clock Contact the factory for information on other options or custom upgrades available for the CompuGen 1100 Master Slave option The CompuGen 1100 can be operated as a Master card or as a Slave card All cards are set as Master cards unless specifically requested otherwise This manual assumes your card is a Master card As a Master card the CompuGen 1100 provides its master clock signal to other CompuGen cards For S
27. mpuGen card that points to an area that is 4 kilobytes long The full memory space of the card is broken into an integer number of these 4 kilobyte blocks The samples are organized as 16 bit words within each block The block address pointer is then moved to the next block and data can be moved into the next section of memory This process is repeated until all of the memory that will contain the signal to be generated has been updated Accessing the memory The data is organized as 16 bit samples As such the memory is accessed on even addresses or in other words on word boundaries Memory Address Sample0 0 2 4 8 The start address must be specified using the appropriate I O mapped register Similarly the end address must also be specified using an I O mapped register for this purpose The pattern loaded into memory can then be output starting from the start address continuing on to the end address This pattern may be output once one shot mode any preset number of times specified in the appropriate register looping mode or continuously One Shot Mode Looping Mode Continuous Mode Loop 1 Loop 2 Loop 3 Figure 33 Pattern modes CompuGen 1100 49 Notes 50 CompuGen 1100 Technical Support Gage Applied Technologies Inc offers technical support for all its products In order to serve you better we have created a web based technical support system that is available to you 24 hours a day By utiliz
28. n below Right side of chassis R GaGa ewe GaGa MASTER Slave 1 Slave 2 Slave 3 Expansion card connectors Left side of chassis Figure 29 Installing multiple cards in your PC 7 Insert subsequent SLAVE card s into adjacent expansion slots next to the MASTER card CompuGen 1100 39 C tum Pe O Conflict Yes See page 34 Carefully install CompuGen cards in the PC Replace PSU and enough power on No start from Top 7 12 5V Attach Interconnect Replace PSU and Tee No start from Top able to supply enough power on 12 5V Did power supply fan come on Did the PC Boot Yes lines Install and run CompuGen Application Yes Contact Gage for assistance CGWIN No Conflict See page 34 CG board found Yes See Verifying Proper Setup Using the CompuGen Application Page 42 Click on Configuration in Toolbar Setup complete Figure 30 Installation process for a Multi Card system 40 CompuGen 1100 8 Important Record the I O and memory segment addresses of each of the cards in order from the MASTER to the last SLAVE You will need this information when configuring the cards to work with the CompuGen software Master Slavel Slave2 Slave3 Slave4 Slave5 Slave6 Slave7 VO
29. needed All signals necessary for synchronization of multiple CompuGen cards are passed from the Master to the Slave cards using a Master Slave Timing Module 24 CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 1100 specifications PLEASE CHECK THE GAGE WEBSITE FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ISA bus compatible PC with at least one free ISA slot 128 MB RAM 50 MB hard disk and SVGA video SIZE Single slot full length ISA slot POWER MAX 5V 15W 12V 9W 12V 1W 5V 05W FEATURES Pattern Output Modes Record Length Record Resolution Trigger Modes Single shot Continuous looping 4 points min 2 points Single timed or retriggerable DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION Output Amplitude Resolution Accuracy Clock Frequency Conversion Rates Output Frequency Buffer Depth Full scale Output Range 1 per card 20 Vp p into 1 KQ 10 Vp p into 50 Q 12 bits 2 excluding offset Max 80 MHz Min 1 Hz 80 MHz 40 MHz 20 MHz 10 MHz 5 MHz 2 MHz 1 MHz 500 kHz 200 kHz 100 kHz 50 kHz 20 kHz 10 kHz 5 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz 10 MHz to 61 uHz 512K 1M 2M 4M 8M or 16M samples 100 mV 200 mV 500 mV 1V 4 2V 5 V Voltages are specified with 50 Q termination With no termination voltage is doubled Output Impedance 50 Q Filter Software selectable 5 MHz 20 MHz Infinite Output Protection Short protected up to 50 V Connector BNC FREQUENCY STABIL
30. rd 12 bit 50 MS s A D card 8 bit 2 GS s A D card 8 bit 500 MS s A D card 32 bit 100 MHz Digital Input Card 12 bit 4 channel 300 MHz Analog Output Card 12 bit 8 channel 150 MHz Analog Output Card 12 bit 1 GHz Analog Output Card 12 bit 80 MS s D A card 32 bit 50 MHz Digital Output Card World s Most Powerful Oscilloscope Software Digital Input Digital Output Software Arbitrary Waveform Generator Software for Windows CompuScope SDK for C C CompuScope SDK for MATLAB CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI Instrument Mainframes Instrument Mainframe 7500 Instrument Mainframes for Housing Instrument Mainframe 2000 CompuScope PCI bus and CompuGen ISA bus Products Instrument Mainframe 8000C Instrument Mainframes for Housing CompuScope CompactPCI PXI bus products 78 Gage Products
31. rovided by InstallShield Software Corp 900 National Parkway Ste 125 Schaumburg IL InstallShield is Copyright 1998 by InstallShield Software Corp which reserves all copyright protection worldwide InstallShield is provided to you for the exclusive purpose of installing Gage Software In no event will InstallShield Software Corp be able to provide any technical support for Gage software Please complete the following section and keep it handy when calling Gage for technical support Owned by Serial Number s Purchase Date Purchased From You must also have the following information when you call Software Driver amp Application Version Software Development Kit if applicable Brand name and type of computer Processor and bus speed Total memory size Information on all other hardware in the computer How to reach Gage Applied Technologies for Product Support Toll free phone 800 567 GAGE Toll free fax 800 780 8411 To reach Gage from outside North America Tel 1 514 633 7447 Fax 1 514 633 0770 Email prodinfo gage applied com Website www gage applied com Table of Contents Preface s i d d ca ER vas ceeded ER ETA R LYU aaa eaten ceeds ii Preventing ESD ciaee iee E EE e EER GN Gee aa E RETE R ae 1 General safety summary S LARLA daceucessecescsvseess ets LAYLA YAA ASAR 2 Driver installation guide sccsccssscssccsscssscesscssscsssss
32. sesees 29 CompuGen 1100 identifying optional 31 ERE EE E e EEEE Ei 31 External Clock Option megenni ie E E O A RAR AE RE E E EEA 31 CompuGen 1100 connectors and headers cecccesccssesssceeseeesceccesccesecsecaecseecseecseeeseceaeceeseeceeeeseeeesecaeeeeeaeeenes 32 CompuGen 1100 1 34 DIP switch SW2 and ISA bus address lines 35 Generally available I O addresses and corresponding SW2 5601195 36 CompuGen 1100 nstall ng a single card aa cesta cast eae sven A AR 37 CompuGen 1100 installing multiple cards s s s s s sis si assies ses s ees s s 39 CompuGen 1100 verifying proper setup using the CompuGen Application i 42 N N N E 42 Using G WIN A0 test your Card cei Bei s a s R Seca ene 43 Using thescon ti curation Mtiini ene aa S d y a Seema ates eens EARE
33. software The significance of arbitrary waveform generation is in the fact that real life electronics require non periodic asymmetric signals for proper evaluation It is now possible to simulate real signals with noise jitter spikes and the rest with as much ease as writing an equation CompuGen 1100 23 CompuGen 1100 product introduction CompuGen 1100 is a family of 80 MS s 12 bit IBM PC analog to digital waveform generator cards for the ISA bus Its key features are 80 MS s digital to analog conversion 12 bit resolution Up to 16 MSample memory buffer Characteristics of the CompuGen 1100 80 MS s SAMPLING The CompuGen 1100 uses a high quality D A converter that operates at a maximum of 80 MS s In other words a new sample is output every 12 5 nanoseconds An on board crystal controlled oscillator ensures timebase accuracy and long term thermal stability OUTPUT The CompuGen 1100 provides a maximum output of 10 Volts into a 1 KQ load and 5 Volts into a 50 Q load The output stage has a high slew rate and short circuit protection The 12 bit vertical resolution provides up to 4096 discrete output levels The CompuGen 1100 has on board selectable low pass filters for smoothing the output waveform by reducing the quantization error caused by the digital to analog converter These software controlled filters may be switched off when fast rising signals must be generated MEMORY DEPTH CompuGen 1100 is availabl
34. the second rightmost corresponds with A1 etc as shown in the table below Example the address 0300 converts to binary 1100000000 Binary form 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Address Line A9 AS 7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 Al AO SW2 DIP Switch 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 m 3 A 1 means enable and a 0 means disable In the above example switches to 6 are DISABLED and switches 7 and 8 are ENABLED Remember that to enable an SW2 switch means positioning the switch AWAY from the switch number CompuGen 1100 35 5 8 4 6 8 7 8 5 6 7 8 0210 0240 02A0 0300 03C0 3 4 5 6 7 8 5678 BEBEE Elo 2 8 3 4 8 3 6 8 3 4 5 6 8 3 4 6 7 8 0208 0230 0290 O2F0 03B0 4 8 6 8 4 5 6 8 4 6 7 8 0220 0280 02E0 03A0 Generally available I O addresses and corresponding SVV2 settings CompuGen 1100 0300 is the factory default The numbers to the right of each address are the switches you must ENABLE to use that particular address Remember that to ENABLE an SW2 switch position set it AWAY from the switch number CompuGen 1100 installing a single card Use the flowchart on the following page to assist you in installing multiple CompuGen cards Below you will find detailed instructions to guide you through the installation process l 2 3 Install the CompuGen
35. umber of discrete values per cycle of a waveform and the larger the number of bits representing the amplitude the better the representation of the waveform Ideally a scheme would have an infinite number of discrete values per cycle and an infinite number of bits representing the value the amplitude In practice the frequency of a signal can be recovered if at least two discrete values samples are available per cycle A sequence of these discrete values is stored in memory and clocked out to a digital to analog converter DAC The clock rate determines the frequency of conversion and thus the signal frequency The same bit pattern in the memory can produce a waveform of different frequency by changing the clock rate The DAC output is provided to an analog amplifier with selectable gain and the correct impedance to provide the desired waveform The inherent advantage of this technique of waveform creation lies in the bit pattern in the memory As it is a digital pattern it can be created by software and therefore any pattern may be created with the appropriate software This software allows the user to describe the waveform in familiar methods such as expressing the signal through an equation or a set of equations Methods are also provided to cut and paste and edit these waveforms Since it is very easy to connect such digital hardware to a computer arbitrary waveforms can be loaded stored printed edited and otherwise manipulated through
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