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PC-LPM-16/PnP
User Manual
Multifunction I/O Board for the PC
November 1996 Edition
Part Number 320287C-01
Copyright 1990, 1996 National Instruments Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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a.Book : a.Title Page 2 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Internet Support support@natinst.com E-mail: info@natinst.com FTP Site: ftp.natinst.com Web Address: http://www.natinst.com Bulletin Board Support BBS United States: (512) 794-5422 BBS United Kingdom: 01635 551422 BBS France: 01 48 65 15 59 Fax-on-Demand Support (512) 418-1111 Telephone Support (U.S.) Tel: (512) 795-8248 Fax: (512) 794-5678 International Offices Australia 03 9879 5166, Austria 0662 45 79 90 0, Belgium 02
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a.Book : b.Warranty Page 3 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Important Information Warranty The PC-LPM-16 and PC-LPM-16PnP 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 Instrume
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a.Book : c.Table of Contents Page v Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual .........................................................................................ix Conventions Used in This Manual.................................................................................x National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................xi Related Documentation....
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a.Book : c.Table of Contents Page vi Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Table of Contents Analog Input Circuitry .................................................................................... 3-5 Data Acquisition Timing Circuitry ................................................................. 3-6 Single-Channel Data Acquisition ..................................................... 3-7 Multichannel Scanning Data Acquisition......................................... 3-7 Data A
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a.Book : c.Table of Contents Page vii Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Table of Contents Glossary Index Figures Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware ...............................................................1-4 Figure 3-1. PC-LPM-16PnP Block Diagram ...........................................................3-2 Figure 3-2. PC I/O Interface Circuitry Block Diagram ............................................3-3 Figure
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a.Book : c.Table of Contents Page viii Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Table of Contents Tables Table 4-1. Signal Connection Descriptions ............................................................ 4-3 Table C-1. Comparison of Characteristics .............................................................. C-1 Table C-2. PC Bus Interface Factory Settings ........................................................ C-7 Table C-3. Switch Settings with Corresponding Base I/O Address and
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a.Book : d.ATM Page ix Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM About This Manual This manual describes the mechanical and electrical aspects of the PC-LPM-16PnP and contains information concerning its installation, operation, and programming. The PC-LPM-16PnP is a low-cost, low- power analog input, digital, and timing I/O board for the IBM PC/XT, PC AT, Personal System/2 Models 25 and 30, and laptop compatible computers. This manual also applies to the PC-LPM-16, a
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a.Book : d.ATM Page x Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM About This Manual • Appendix C, Using Your PC-LPM-16 (Non-PnP) Board, describes the differences between the PC-LPM-16PnP and the PC-LPM-16 non-PnP boards, the PC-LPM-16 board configuration, and installing the PC-LPM-16 into your computer. • Appendix D, Register-Level Programming, describes in detail information related to register-level programming the PC-LPM-16/PnP. • Appendix E, Customer Communication,
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a.Book : d.ATM Page xi Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM About This Manual Non-PnP Non-PnP (non-Plug and Play) means that the board requires you to manually configure the product’s base address and interrupt level with switches and jumpers. You must perform this configuration before installing the board into your computer. PC PC refers to the IBM PC/XT, PC AT, Personal System/2 Models 25 and 30, and laptop compatible computers. PC-LPM-16/PnP PC-LPM-16/PnP refers to both t
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a.Book : d.ATM Page xii Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM About This Manual installation and configuration instructions, specification information about your DAQ hardware, and application hints. • Software documentation—Examples of software documentation you may have are the LabVIEW, LabWindows /CVI documentation sets, and the NI-DAQ documentation. After you set up your hardware system, use either the application software (LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI) or the NI-DAQ doc
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a.Book : e.chapter 1 Page 1 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PC-LPM-16/PnP, lists what you need to get started, software programming choices, and optional equipment, and explains how to unpack the PC-LPM-16/PnP. About the PC-LPM-16/PnP The PC-LPM-16/PnP is a low-cost, low-power analog input, digital, and timing I/O board for the PC. The board contains a 12-bit, successive-approximation, self-calibrating ADC with 16 analog i
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a.Book : e.chapter 1 Page 2 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 1 Introduction What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your PC-LPM-16/PnP board, you will need the following: o PC-LPM-16/PnP board o PC-LPM-16/PnP User Manual o One of the following software packages and documentation: NI-DAQ for PC Compatibles LabVIEW for Windows LabWindows/CVI for Windows o Your computer Software Programming Choices There are several options to choose from when programmi
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a.Book : e.chapter 1 Page 3 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 1 Introduction included with the NI-DAQ software kit. The LabWindows/CVI Data Acquisition Library is functionally equivalent to the NI-DAQ software. Using LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI software will greatly reduce the development time for your data acquisition and control application. NI-DAQ Driver Software The NI-DAQ driver software is included at no charge with all National Instruments DAQ hardware. NI-DAQ
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a.Book : e.chapter 1 Page 4 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 1 Introduction Conventional
LabVIEW
LabWindows/CVI
Programming Environment
(PC, Macintosh, or
(PC or Sun
(PC, Macintosh, or
Sun SPARCstation) SPARCstation) Sun SPARCstation)
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 Register-Level Programming The final option
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a.Book : e.chapter 1 Page 5 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your PC-LPM-16/PnP board, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon • Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded with 50-pin screw terminals • SCXI modules and accessories for isolating, amplifying, exciting, and multiplexing signal
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a.Book : e.chapter 1 Page 6 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 1 Introduction The mating connector for the PC-LPM-16/PnP is a 50-position, polarized, ribbon socket connector with strain relief. National Instruments uses a polarized (keyed) connector to prevent inadvertent upside-down connection to the PC-LPM-16/PnP. Recommended manufacturer part numbers for this mating connector are as follows: • Electronic Products Division/3M (part number 3425-7650) • T&B/Ansle
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a.Book : f.chapter 2 Page 1 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter Installation and 2 Configuration This chapter describes the installation and configuration of the PC-LPM-16PnP. For information on installing and configuring the PC-LPM-16, a non-PnP board, refer to Appendix C, Using Your PC-LPM-16 (Non-PnP) Board. Hardware Installation You can install the PC-LPM-16PnP in any available expansion slot in your computer. The following are general installation instructio
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a.Book : f.chapter 2 Page 2 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Software Installation If you are using NI-DAQ, refer to your NI-DAQ release notes to install your driver software. Find the installation section for your operating system and follow the instructions given there. If you are using LabVIEW, refer to your LabVIEW release notes to install your application software. After you have installed LabVIEW, refer to the NI-DAQ relea
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a.Book : f.chapter 2 Page 3 Wednesday, November 20, 1996 6:36 PM Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Base I/O Address and Interrupt Selection You can configure your PC-LPM-16PnP to use base addresses in the range of 100 to FFF0 hex. The PC-LPM-16PnP occupies 16 bytes of address space and must be located on a 16-byte boundary. Therefore, valid addresses include 100, 110, 120…, FFE0, FFF0 hex. This selection is software-configured and does not require you
