Contents
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................1
OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................1
WHAT’S INCLUDED........................................................................................................1
INSTALLATION...........................................................................................................1
CARD SETUP....................................................................................................................1
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION..........................................................................................1
Linux Users............................................................................................................1
SYSTEM INSTALLATION................................................................................................2
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION.....................................................................................3
SOFTWARE.......................................................................................................................3
LINUX USERS....................................................................................................................3
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rd
Party Software Support.................................................................................4
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS..................................................................................5
Pull Ups..................................................................................................................6
50 PIN RIBBON PIN OUT ................................................................................................7
APPLICATION PROGRAMMERS INTERFACE (API)....................................................8
Presetting an Output Port:.................................................................................8
Interrupts:..............................................................................................................8
PORT C..............................................................................................................................8
Port Configuration:.............................................................................................9
Relative Addressing vs. Absolute Addressing.................................................9
ABSOLUTE ADDRESS....................................................................................................12
DIRECT HARDWARE CONTROL..................................................................................14
Reading the Inputs:............................................................................................14
Reading the Outputs:.........................................................................................14
Presetting an Output Port:...............................................................................14
Writing the Outputs:..........................................................................................14
Bit Set/Reset........................................................................................................14
Port Configuration:...........................................................................................14
Interrupts.............................................................................................................15
Port C ...................................................................................................................16
Register Description (for direct hardware control)....................................16
SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................22
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................22
POWER CONSUMPTION................................................................................................22
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF).............................................................22
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS................................................................................................22