User manual
DBK Option Cards & Modules User’s Manual 917094 v
Manual Layout
This user’s manual includes several chapters and independent DBK sections. It also includes DBK
Basics, which is a stand alone document.
DBK Basics
– Explains what DBKs are and uses tables to identify the various types of DBKs. The
document module includes: tips for setting up a data acquisition system, how to determine system power
requirements, and various power options.
Chapters*
1 – Signal Management. Discusses signal management and signal conditioning, and CE compliance
information.
2 – System Connections and Pinouts. Provides instructions for connecting a DBK option to a Daq
or LogBook device. Pinouts are included for the P1, P2, and P3 DB37 connectors, as well as the
100-pin P4 connector used by /2000 Series Devices.
3 – DBK Set Up in DaqView. Provides instruction for setting up analog and digital DBKs in
DaqView’s Hardware Configuration screen.
4 – DBK Set Up in LogView. Provides instruction for setting up analog and digital DBKs in
LogView’s Hardware Configuration window.
5 – Troubleshooting. Explains solutions to common noise, wiring, and configuration problems.
Dimensional Drawings
DBK Cards and Modules**
– Independent DBK documentation is provided in alphanumeric order on a
DBK by DBK basis. Refer to the Table of Contents for a complete list.
Documentation for discontinued DBKs [listed at the end of the Table of Contents] is not included in the
DBK Options Manual, but can be downloaded or read from our website.
Note: During software installation, Adobe
®
PDF versions of user manuals will automatically install onto your
hard drive as a part of product support. The default location is in the Programs group, which can be
accessed from the Windows Desktop. Refer to the PDF documentation for details regarding both
hardware and software.
A copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader
®
is included on your CD. The Reader provides a means of
reading and printing the PDF documents. Note that hardcopy versions of the manuals can be ordered
from the factory.
Note that you can access PDF documents directly from the data acquisition CD via the <View PDFs>
button located on the CD’s opening screen.
* The chapters are included in Part 1 of the DBK Options Manual. DBKs up to and including DBK34A are also
included in Part 1.
** Part 2 of the manual begins with DBK41.