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1. MED Associates Inc2. D Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SUPERPORT CARDS Normal This setting is designed to work with a normally open contact such as those found in response levers and will cause an input to occur when the response lever is pressed or the switch contact is closed Invert This setting is designed to work with normally closed contacts such as those found in pigeon keys and produces a response when the key is pressed This setting should be used if an input should occur when a normally open response lever is released or a switch contact is opened Also use with photobeam inputs if an input is desired when the beam is uninterrupted instead of broken SuperPort Output Cards Figure 1 3 SuperPort Output Card Output Port Selection JP1 is used to select the output port SuperPort Output Cards always have jumpers on Ports 792 and 793 as shown in Figure 1 3 DOC 233 Rev 1 1 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SuperPort Address Selection JP2 is used to set the SuperPort Address The address is set in the same manner as the SuperPort Input Cards Table 1 1 indicates the jumper locations that correspond to each card number Appendix A Contact Information Please contact MED Associates Inc for information regarding any of our products Visit our website at www med associates com for contact information For technical questions email support med associates com DOC 233 Rev 1 1 Copyright 2012
3. MEO associates inc instrumentation and software for research SUPERPORT CARD USER S MANUAL DOC 233 Rev 1 1 Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved Med Associates Inc P O Box 319 St Albans Vermont 05478 Phone 802 527 2343 Fax 802 527 5095 www med associates com SUPERPORT CARDS SUPERPORT CARDS Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction SuperPort Input Cards Input Port Selection cccee SuperPort Address Selection Transition and Level Input Settings Normal and Inverted Input Settings SuperPort Output Cards Output Port 5666100 SuperPort Address Selection Appendix A Contact Information MED ASSOCIATES INC SUPERPORT CARDS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION SuperPort Input and Output cards are used to send signals from the computer using MED PC for example to devices in the chamber and vice versa Signals such as a command to turn on a light or a response reading from a lever press are sent to specific outputs or received from specific inputs based on the jumper setting of the Superport card SuperPort cards are shipped from the factory with all of the jumpers in the correct locations when they are purchased as part of a system If the card is relocated to a different chamber or the mode of operation changes then the jumper settings will need to be modified to accommodate these changes The jumper setting
4. on as shown in Figure 1 1 Table 1 2 Card Numbers and Corresponding Jumper Numbers Input Jumper Transition This setting provides a single input no matter how long the input is held When used with a response lever for example this requires the animal to both press and release the lever before another response could be detected The input may occur on either the press or the release depending on the switch contact normally open or normally closed and the input setting Normal or Invert Because the input of the card is filtered against switch bounce and latched until polled by the computer even the shortest contact or contact break if in Invert mode will not be missed Level This setting results in an input being detected each time the card is polled for as long as the input is maintained In MED PCe this occurs on each interrupt and is determined by the resolution setting when Med PC is installed See the MED PC manual for details This may be desirable when using photobeams or when timing how long a response lever is held Normal and Inverted Input Settings JP5 and JP6 are used for this setting are labeled for Normal and for Inverted The default jumper placement is Normal as shown in Figure 1 1 Table 1 3 Card Numbers and Corresponding Jumper Numbers Input Jumper DOC 233 Rev 1 1 Copyright 2012 ME
5. s are described in this user manual Note Locations of jumpers may vary from illustrations in this manual SuperPort Input Cards Figure 1 1 Example of a SuperPort Input Card TRANSITION NORMAL LEVEL SELECTION INVERT SELECTION INPUT PORT SELECTION SUPER PORT ADDRESS SELECTION DOC 233 Rev 1 1 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SUPERPORT CARDS Input Port Selection JP1 is used to select the input port SuperPort Input Cards always have a jumper on Port 789 as shown in Figure 1 1 SuperPort Address Selection JP2 is used to set the SuperPort Address Error Reference source not found indicates the jumper locations that correspond to each card number An example of a SuperPort Input Card addressed as card 6 is shown in Figure 1 2 Table 1 1 SuperPort Offset Settings Card JP2 Jumpers 1 NONE 2 A1 3 A2 4 A1 A2 5 A3 6 A1 A3 A2 A3 8 A1 A2 A3 9 A4 10 A1 A4 11 A2 A4 12 A1 A2 A4 13 A3 A4 14 A1 A3 A4 15 A2 3 A4 16 A1 A2 3 A4 Figure 1 2 SuperPort Input Card Addressed as Card 6 lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt SUPER PORT ADDRESS SELECT DOC 233 Rev 1 1 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc Transition and Level Input Settings JP3 and JP4 are used for this setting and are labeled L for Level or T for Transition The default jumper placement is Transiti
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