Measurement Specialties PCI-CTR05 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Table of Contents
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................v
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................v
Conventions in this user's guide........................................................................................................................................ v
Where to find more information........................................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-CTR05 .............................................................................................................. 1-1
Software features............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Block diagram ................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-CTR05 .................................................................................................................. 2-1
What comes with your PCI-CTR05 shipment? .............................................................................................. 2-1
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................2-1
Software.........................................................................................................................................................................2-1
Documentation............................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Optional components.....................................................................................................................................................2-2
Unpacking the board....................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the software .................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the hardware ................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Connecting the board for I/O operations ........................................................................................................ 2-3
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector.......................................................................................................................2-3
Field wiring, signal termination and conditioning .........................................................................................................2-5
Chapter 3
Programming and software applications ....................................................................................... 3-1
Programming languages ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Packaged application programs...................................................................................................................... 3-1
Register-level programming........................................................................................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4
Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Digital input / output....................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Interrupt.......................................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Counter........................................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Power consumption ........................................................................................................................................ 4-3
Environmental ................................................................................................................................................ 4-3
Mechanical ..................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Main connector and pin out............................................................................................................................ 4-3
J1....................................................................................................................................................................................4-4
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