User`s guide

PCIe-DIO24 User's Guide Installing the PCIe-DIO24
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 Signal termination and conditioning accessories
Measurement Computing provides signal termination products for use with the PCIe-DIO24. Refer to the
section "Field wiring and signal termination" on page 13 for compatible accessory products.
Unpacking the PCIe-DIO24
As with any electronic device, you should take care while handling to avoid damage from static
electricity. Before removing the PCIe-DIO24 from its packaging, ground yourself using a wrist strap or by
simply touching the computer chassis or other grounded object to eliminate any stored static charge.
If your PCIe-DIO24 is damaged, notify Measurement Computing Corporation immediately by phone, fax, or e-
mail.
 Phone: [phone] and follow the instructions for reaching Tech Support.
 Fax: [phone] to the attention of Tech Support
 Email: [e-mail]
For international customers, contact your local distributor where you purchased the PCIe-DIO24.
Installing the software
Install the software included with your board before you install the hardware. Installing the software first
ensures that the information required for proper board detection is installed and available at boot up.
Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the software on the Measurement Computing Data
Acquisition Software CD. This booklet is available in PDF at www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-
Quick-Start.pdf.
Installing the hardware
The PCIe-DIO24 is completely plug-and-play. Configuration is controlled by your system's BIOS. To install
your board, follow the steps below.
Install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board
The driver needed to run your board is installed with the MCC DAQ software. Therefore, you need to install the
MCC DAQ software before you install your board. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing
the software.
1. Power off and unplug the computer, and remove the cover to expose the expansion slots.
2. Touch any metal part of the computer to discharge static electricity that may be present. Static electricity
can damage the board.
3. Insert the PCIe-DIO24 into an unused x1 PCIe expansion slot.
The PCIe-DIO24 is designed to install into an x1 slot. However, you can also install the board into an
unused x4, x8, or x16 PCIe slot.
Caution! Ensure that you install the board into a PCIe slot. Installing the PCIe-DIO24 into a non-PCIe slot
can damage both the board and the computer’s motherboard.
4. Close your computer and turn it on.
A dialog box opens as the system loads, indicating that new hardware has been detected. The information
file for this board should have already been loaded onto your PC when you installed the Measurement
Computing Data Acquisition Software CD supplied with your board, and should be detected automatically
by Windows. If you have not installed this software, cancel the dialog and install it now.
5. Run InstaCal to test your installation and to configure the pull direction of the digital port resistors.
Refer to the Quick Start Guide that came with your board for information on how to initially set up
InstaCal.
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