Measurement Specialties PCI-CTR05 - Manual (Page 12)

PCI-CTR05 User's Guide Installing the PCI-CTR05
Installing the hardware
The PCI-CTR05 board is completely plug-and-play, with no switches or jumpers to set. Configuration is
controlled by your system's BIOS. To install your board, follow the steps below.
Install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board
The driver needed to run your board is installed with the MCC DAQ software. Therefore, you need to
install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for
instructions on installing the software.
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Turn your computer off, open it up, and insert your board into an available PCI slot.
Close your computer and turn it on.
If you are using an operating system with support for plug-and-play (such as Windows 2000 or
Windows XP), a dialog box pops up as the system loads indicating that new hardware has been
detected. If the information file for this board is not already loaded onto your PC, you will be
prompted for the disk containing this file. The MCC DAQ software contains this file. If required,
insert the Measurement Computing Data Acquisition Software CD and click
OK .
To test your installation and configure your board, run the InstaCal utility installed in the previous
section. Refer to the Quick Start Guide that came with your board for information on how to initially
set up and load InstaCal.
Connecting the board for I/O operations
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector
Table 2-1
Table 2-1. Board connectors, cables, accessory equipment
lists the board connectors, applicable cables and compatible accessory boards.
Connector type 37-pin shielded D-type, right angle (J1 – see )
Compatible cables C37FF-x, unshielded ribbon cable (Figure 2-2)
C37FFS-x, shielded round cable (Figure 2-3)
Compatible accessory
products
CIO-MINI37
CIO-MINI37-VERT
CIO-TERMINAL
SCB-37
Figure 2-1
The board connector is a male, 37-pin D-type connector ( J1 ). Digital input, digital output, interrupt, and
signals from the 9513 are all accessible on this connector.
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