ADLINK PCI-7442 - Manual (Page 5)

Using this manual
1.1 Audience and scope
This manual guides you when using ADLINK NuDAQ
®
digital
input/output PCI cards. The card’s hardware and register informa-
tion are provided for faster application building. This manual is
intended for computer programmers and hardware engineers with
advanced knowledge of data acquisition and high-level program-
ming.
1.2 How this manual is organized
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction: This chapter intoduces the NuDAQ
®
digital input/output PCI cards including the card features, spec-
ifications, software support information, and package contents.
Chapter 2 Hardware Information: This chapter presents the
cards’ layout and pin definitions for internal and external con-
nectors.
Chapter 3 Operation Theory: This section illustrates the tech-
nology, features, and functions of the cards.
Chapter 4 Register Format: This chapter provides detailed
descriptions of the register formats that are necessary to oper-
ate the cards.
Warranty Policy: This presents the ADLINK Warranty Policy
terms and coverages.