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How to Use This Guide
This manual is designed to help you use the ACL-8112. The manual 
describes how to modify various settings on the ACL-8112 card to meet your 
requirements. It is divided into seven chapters: 
Chapter 1 Introduction
Gives an overview of the product features, applications, and 
specifications. 
Chapter 2 Installation
Describes how to install the ACL-8112. The layout of the ACL-
8112 is shown, the switch setting for base address, and jumper 
setting for analog input channel configuration, reference 
voltage setting, trigger source, interrupt level and DMA channel 
are specified. 
Chapter 3 Signal
Connection
Describes the connectors' pin assignment and how to connect 
the outside signal and devices with the ACL-8112. 
Chapter 4 Registers
Describes the details of register format and structure of the 
ACL-8112, this information is very important for the 
programmers who want to control the hardware by low-level 
programming. 
Chapter 5 Operation
Theory
Describes how to operate the ACL-8112. The A/D, D/A, DIO 
and timer/counter functions are introduced. Also, some 
programming concepts are specified. 
Chapter 6
Calibration & Utility
Describes how to calibrate the ACL-8112 for accurate 
measurement. 
Chapter 7
C Language Library
Describes how to program the ACL-8112 by using the C 
language library in DOS environment. 
Appendix A Demo Program
Describes some demonstration programs.