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Chapter 1
PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual
Advantech Co., Ltd.
www.advantech.com
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1. Introduction
Thank you for buying the Advantech PCI-1712/1712L PCI card. The
PCI-1712/1712L is a powerful high-speed multifunction DAS card for
PCI bus. It features a 1MHz 12-bit A/D converter, an on-board FIFO
buffer (storing up to 1K samples for A/D, and up to 32K samples for D/
A conversion). The PCI-1712/1712L provides a total of up to 16 single-
ended or 8 differential A/D input channels or a mixed combination, 2
12-bit D/A output channels, 16 digital input/output channels, and 3
10MHz 16-bit multifunction counter channels. PCI-1712/1712L
provides specific functions for different user requirments:
PCI-1712 1 MS/s High-Speed Multifunction Card
PCI-1712L 1 MS/s High-Speed Multifunction Card w/o analog output
The following sections of this chapter will provide further information
about features of the DAS card, a Quick Start for installation, together
with some brief information on software and accessories for the PCI-
1712/1712L card.
1.1 Features
The Advantech PCI-1712/1712L provides users with the most re-
quested measurement and control functions as seen below:
q PCI-bus mastering for data transfer
q 16 single-ended or 8 differential or combination analog inputs
q 12-bit A/D converter, with up to 1 MHz sampling rate
q Pre-, post-,about- and delay-trigger data acquisition modes for
analog input channels
q Programmable gain for each analog input channel
q Automatic channel/gain/SD/BU scanning
q On-board FIFO buffer storing up to 1K samples for A/D and 32K
samples for D/A
q Two 12-bit analog output channels with continuous waveform
output function
q Auto calibration for analog input and output channels
q 16 digital Input and output channels
q Three 16-bit programmable multifunction counters/timers on 10MHz
clock.
The Advantech PCI-1712 offers the following main features: