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PC-CARD-DIO48 Digit al I/O Board User ’ s Guide Document Revision 5, April, 2007 © Copyright 2007, Measurement Computing Corporation.
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Table of Contents Preface About this U ser's Gu ide .......................................................................................................................6 What you will learn from this user's guide .........................
Preface About this User's Guide What you will learn from this user's guide This user's guide explai ns how to install, configure, and use t he PC-CARD-DIO48 so that you get t h e most out of its digital I/O features.
Chapter 1 Introducing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Overview: PC-CARD-DIO48 features The PC-CARD-DIO48 is a data acqui sition and control board for IBM PC compat ible comput ers having PC- CARD/PCMCIA type slots. PC-CARD-DIO48 features two 82C55 digital I/O chips.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Introducing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Software features For information on t he features of Insta Cal and the other software i ncluded with your PC-C ARD-DIO48, refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device. The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at www.
Chapter 2 Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 What comes with your PC-CARD-DIO48 shipment? The following items are shipped with the PC-CARD-DIO4 8. Hardware PC-CARD-DIO48 Additional documentation In addition to this hardware user's guide, you should also receive the Quick Start Guide (available in PDF at www.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Unpacking the PC-CARD-DIO48 As with any electronic devi ce, you should take care while handling to avoid dam age from stat ic electricity .
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 2. 3. o o Select the Hardware tab and click on the Devic e Manager butt on. Verify that "PCMC IA adapters" is list ed in the Device Manager.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Cabling Measurement Com puting offers two cables for connecting the PC-CARD-D24/C TR3 to a screw-type term inal board or other signal c onditioning interface board: The CPCC-50F-39 cable: 39 inches (990 mm ) long; and com patible with standard 50-pi n screw termi nal products.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Figure 6 Figure 6. Connecting to screw terminal or relay boards shows a map of the two m ethods of cabling the PC-CARD-DIO48 to various screw term inal or signal conditioning boards.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Details on the CPCC-50F-39 cable are available on our web site at www.mccdaq.com /cbicatalog/cbi product.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Field wiring and signal termination You can use the following cabling, screw t erminati on, and signal conditi oning products with t he CPCC-50F-39 cable, or with the CPCC -50M-4 and C50FF-x cables: CIO-MINI50 – 50-pin screw term inal board.
Chapter 3 Programming and Developing Applications After following the i nstallation i nstructions in Chapte r 2, your board should now be install ed and ready for use.
Chapter 4 Specifications Typical for 25 °C unless otherwise specified. Specifications in italic text are guaranteed by design. Digital input/output Table 1. Digital I/O specifications Digital type 82C55 Configuration 4 banks of 8, 4 banks of 4, programmable by bank as input or output Number of channels 48 I/O Output high 3.
PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Specifications Connector and pin out Table 5. Connector specifications Connector type 50-pin connector CPCC-50F-39: 50-pin Micro connector to 50-pin female IDC, one-meter cable (39 inches). Compatible cables CPCC-50M-4: 50-pin Micro connector to 50- pin male IDC, 4 inch adapter cable.
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