Instruction manual

PC215E
PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL I/O AND COUNTER/TIMER BOARD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................1
1.1 The Amplicon 200 Series 1
1.2 The 200 Series Digital I/O Counter/Timer Family 1
1.2.1 Typical Applications 1
1.2.2 Product List 2
1.3 Product Configurator 2
1.4 Features of the PC215E 4
1.5 PC215E General Description 4
1.5.1 The Software 4
1.6 What the PC215E Package Contains 6
1.7 The Amplicon Warranty Covering the PC215E 6
1.8 Contacting Amplicon Liveline Limited for Support or Service 7
1.8.1 Technical Support 7
1.8.2 Repairs 7
2. GETTING STARTED.................................................................................................8
2.1 General Information 8
2.2 Installing the Board 8
2.3 System Requirements 8
2.4 Backing up the Software Diskettes 8
2.5 Software Installation 9
2.6 Configuration Switch and Jumper Settings 9
2.6.1 Base Address Selection 9
2.6.2 PC I/O Map 10
2.6.3 Selection of Interrupt Request (IRQ) Level 10
2.7 Test Points 11
3. MAKING THE CONNECTIONS..............................................................................12
3.1 The Input/Output Connector 12
3.2 Cable Connections 13
3.2.1 Features Summary of the Expansion Panels 13
3.3 Use of Shielded Cables 14
3.4 Digital Input/Output Conditions 14
3.5 Counter/Timer Input/Output Conditions 14
3.6 PC Back-plane Bus Connections 14
4. USING THE PC215E...............................................................................................16
4.1 Multiple PC215E Boards in a Single Application 16
4.2 User Applications 16
4.2.1 Differential Counter 17
4.2.2 Monostable Multivibrator 17
4.2.3 Astable Multivibrator 17
4.2.4 Stopwatch 18
4.2.5 Event Recorder 18
4.2.6 Frequency/Period Measurement 19
4.2.7 Frequency Generation 19
4.2.8 Frequency Multiplication 19
4.2.9 Digitally Controlled Oscillator 19