Calibrating a device, Run instacal and add the demo-board – Measurement Computing DAQ Quick Start User Manual
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Run InstaCal and add the DEMO-BOARD
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Digital tests may include an External DI test and an External DO test which
verify the input or output operation of each digital bit.
Depending on the hardware, additional tests may also be available, such as
Internal CTR
and
External CTR
Calibrating a device
InstaCal can calibrate the analog input or output channels for DAQ devices
that support field calibration. Select the device from the InstaCal main form,
and choose
A/D
or
D/A
from the
Calibrate
menu. A
Board Calibration
dialog box displays. Follow the instructions on the dialog to calibrate the
desired channels.
Run InstaCal and add the DEMO-BOARD
After your device is detected by Windows, run InstaCal to detect the device
and add it to its configuration file.
To run InstaCal and add the DEMO-BOARD to the InstaCal configuration,
complete the following steps:
1.
Close any Universal Library application that uses the device before you
run InstaCal. Only one application that calls the MCC device driver can
be running at a time.
2.
Run
InstaCal
from the
Start
menu
3.
Right-click
PC Board List
and select
Add Board
from the pop-up menu.
4.
Click the
DEMO
tab on the
Board Selection List
dialog box.
If you are running InstaCal 6.33 or earlier, or if you are installing on
Windows XP, click the
ISA
tab on the
Board Selection List
dialog box.
5.
Select
DEMO-BOARD
and click
Add
.
The DEMO-BOARD is added to the InstaCal configuration.