Measurement Computing PC-CARD-D24/CTR3 User Manual

Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................6
What you will learn from this user's guide.........................................................................................................6
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................6
Where to find more information.........................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1
Introducing the PC-CARD-D24/CTR3..................................................................................................7
Overview: PC-CARD-D24/CTR3 features ........................................................................................................7
PC-CARD-D24/CTR3 block diagram .............................................................................................................................. 7
Software features................................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2
Installing the PC-CARD-D24/CTR3......................................................................................................8
What comes with your PC-CARD-D24/CTR3 shipment? .................................................................................8
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional documentation
................................................................................................................................................. 8
Optional com
ponents........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Unpacking the PC-CARD-D24/CTR3 ...............................................................................................................9
Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................9
Installing the PC-CARD-D24/CTR3..................................................................................................................9
If your PCMCIA card is not detected ............................................................................................................................... 9
Connecting the board for I/O operations..........................................................................................................10
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ........................................................................................................................10
Pin out – main I/O
connector...........................................................................................................................................10
Field wiring and signal term
ination .................................................................................................................................14
Calibrating the PC-CARD-D24/CTR3.............................................................................................................14
Chapter 3
Programming and Developing Applications....................................................................................15
Programming languages...................................................................................................................................15
Packaged applications programs ......................................................................................................................15
Counter operational modes...............................................................................................................................15
Register-level programming.............................................................................................................................15
Chapter 4
Specifications......................................................................................................................................16
Digital input/output ..........................................................................................................................................16
Counter.............................................................................................................................................................16
Power consumption..........................................................................................................................................17
Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................................................17
Environmental ..................................................................................................................................................17
Connector and pin out ......................................................................................................................................17
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Measurement Computing PC-CARD-D24/CTR3 Specifications

General

Brand	Measurement Computing
Model	PC-CARD-D24/CTR3
Category	I/O Systems
Language	English