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DAQ
6527 User Manual
Isolated Digital I/O Interface
™
for PCI, PXI , and CompactPCI
6527 User Manual
August 2000 Edition
Part Number 322164B-01
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Important Information Warranty The PCI-6527 and PXI-6527 devices are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor. The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming
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Contents About This Manual How To Use the Manual Set..........................................................................................vii Conventions ...................................................................................................................viii Related Documentation..................................................................................................viii Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your 6527 About the 6527 Device ...................................
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Contents Output Channels.............................................................................................. 3-10 Overcurrent Protection.................................................................................... 3-12 Power-on and Power-off Conditions............................................................... 3-13 Chapter 4 Using the 6527 Functional Overview ..................................................................................................... 4-1 PCI Interfa
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About This Manual This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the 6527 devices, and contains information concerning their operation and programming. How To Use the Manual Set The 6527 User Manual is one piece of the documentation set for your data acquisition system. You could have any of several types of manuals, depending on the hardware and software in your system. Use the manuals you have as follows: Your DAQ hardware user manuals—These manuals have detailed information
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About This Manual Conventions The following conventions appear in this manual: <> Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example, DIG+0.<3..0>. ♦ The ♦ symbol indicates that the text following it applies only to a specific product, a specific operating system, or a specific software version. This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information. This icon denotes a caution, which advises you
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1 Getting Started with Your 6527 This chapter describes the 6527 devices, lists what you need to get started, software programming choices, and optional equipment, describes custom cabling options, and explains how to unpack your board. About the 6527 Device Thank you for purchasing a National Instruments 6527 device. Unless otherwise noted, the text applies to all devices in the 6527 family, which includes the PCI-6527 and PXI-6527. The 6527 devices are 48-bit, parallel, isolated digital I/O in
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your 6527 Using PXI with CompactPCI Using PXI-compatible products with standard CompactPCI products is an important feature provided by the PXI Specification, Revision 1.0. If you use a PXI-compatible plug-in device in a standard CompactPCI chassis, you will be unable to use PXI-specific functions, but you can still use the basic plug-in device functions. The CompactPCI specification permits vendors to develop sub-buses that coexist with the basic PCI interface on
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your 6527 Software Programming Choices There are several options to choose from when programming your National Instruments DAQ hardware. You can use LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Visual C++, or Visual Basic with the NI-DAQ driver software. National Instruments Application Software LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art user interface, and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library, a series of VIs for using LabV
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your 6527 LabVIEW Conventional or Programming Environment Measurement Studio NI-DAQ Driver Software Personal DAQ or Computer or SCXI Hardware Workstation Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of accessories to use with your 6527 device, such as: Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon Connector blocks, unshielded and shielded 50- and 100-pin s
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your 6527 Custom Cabling National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to prototype your application or to use if you frequently change board interconnections. If you want to develop your own cable, note that the 6527 device uses a 100-pin female cable header. AMP Corporation part number 749621-9 may be used for the mating connector. Backshells available for use on a cable with this connector include the following: AMP 749081-1 AMP 749854-1 These b
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your 6527 Unpacking Your 6527 device is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the board. Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the board. To avoid such damage in handling the board, take the following precautions: Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object. Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer chassis before removing the board from the package. Remove the boar
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2 Installing and Configuring the 6527 This chapter describes how to install and configure your 6527 device. Installing Software This section describes how to install your software. Note Install your software before you install your 6527 device. If you are using NI-DAQ, refer to your NI-DAQ release notes for specific instructions on the software installation sequence. Find the installation section for your operating system and follow the instructions given there. If you are using LabVIEW, LabWind
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Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the 6527 ♦ PCI-6527 To install a PCI-6527 in any available 5 V PCI expansion slot in your computer: 1. Turn off and unplug your computer. 2. Remove the top cover or access port to the expansion slots. 3. Make sure there are no lighted LEDs on your motherboard. If any are lit, wait until they go out before continuing your installation. 4. Remove the expansion slot cover on the back panel of the computer. 5. Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a
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Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the 6527 Your 6527 is now installed. You are now ready to configure your hardware and software. Configuring the 6527 Your 6527 device is completely software configurable, and you do not need to perform any configuration steps after the system powers up. The PCI-6527 is fully compliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.0, and the PXI-6527 is fully compliant with the PXI Specification, Revision 1.0. Therefore, all board resources are automaticall
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3 Making Signal Connections This chapter describes the pin arrangement, signal names, and signal connections on your 6527 device. Caution Connections that exceed any of the maximum ratings of input or output signals on your 6527 device can damage the board and your computer. Pay careful attention to the maximum input ratings included with the description of each signal in this chapter. National Instruments is not liable for any damages resulting from signal connections that exceed these maximum
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Chapter 3 Making Signal Connections Note For input ports, connect the higher voltage to the DIG+ pin and the lower voltage to the DIG– pin. For output ports, you can connect signals to the two pins of each line without regard to which voltage is higher. The output lines consist of solid-state relays and act as bidirectional switches. DIG+2.7 151 DIG+5.7 Input Output with Readback DIG–2.7 252 DIG–5.7 DIG+2.6 353 DIG+5.6 DIG–2.6 454 DIG–5.6 DIG+2.5 555 DIG+5.5 DIG–2.5 656 DIG–5.5 DIG+2.4 757 DIG+5
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Chapter 3 Making Signal Connections Table 3-1. Port Functionality for 6527 Devices Port Function 0 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Output with readback 4 Output with readback 5 Output with readback Cable Assembly Connectors The optional R1005050 cable assembly you can use with the 6527 device is an assembly of two 50-pin cables and three connectors. Both cables are joined to a single connector on one end and to individual connectors on the free ends. The 100-pin connector that joins the two cables plugs
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Chapter 3 Making Signal Connections Input Output with Readback DIG+2.7 12 DIG–2.7 DIG+5.7 51 52 DIG–5.7 DIG+2.6 34 DIG–2.6 DIG+5.6 53 54 DIG–5.6 DIG+2.5 56 DIG–2.5 DIG+5.5 55 56 DIG–5.5 DIG+2.4 78 DIG–2.4 DIG+5.4 57 58 DIG–5.4 DIG+2.3 910 DIG–2.3 DIG+5.3 59 60 DIG–5.3 DIG+2.2 11 12 DIG–2.2 DIG+5.2 61 62 DIG–5.2 DIG+2.1 13 14 DIG–2.1 DIG+5.1 63 64 DIG–5.1 DIG+2.0 15 16 DIG–2.0 DIG+5.0 65 66 DIG–5.0 DIG+1.7 17 18 DIG–1.7 DIG+4.7 67 68 DIG–4.7 DIG+1.6 19 20 DIG–1.6 DIG+4.6 69 70 DIG–4.6 DIG+1.5 21
