Owner's manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
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PowerDAQ DIO Models
PowerDAQ DIO model numbers are derived from the following:
PD[Series]-[Type Of Board]-[Channels][Features]
Series are PD2, PDL and PDXI
Type of the board is DIO
Channels options are 64 and 128 (PD2-DIO only)
Features are CT (event streaming) and ST (digital I/O streaming)
Note Only –ST and –CT boards are suitable for the streamed
I/O operations. Regular DIO boards provide only static
I/O that may be updated only based on the PC clock.
This will work only for the update rates below 1000Hz
under the Windows or 10000Hz under the Linux/QNX
Models Bus DIO Connector DIO Features
PD2-DIO-64 PCI 100-way boxed 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16)
PD2-DIO-64CT PCI 100-way boxed 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16) and 2
channel event counting
PD2-DIO-64ST PCI 100-way boxed 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16) with
high-speed streaming
PD2-DIO-128 PCI 100-way boxed 128 DI or DO (in banks of 16)
PDL-DIO-64 PCI 96-way CE metal 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16)
PDL-DIO-64CT PCI 96-way CE metal 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16) and 2
channel event counting
PDL-DIO-64ST PCI 96-way CE metal 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16) with
high-speed streaming
PDXI-DIO-64 cPCI/PXI 96-way CE metal 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16)
PDXI-DIO-64CT cPCI/PXI 96-way CE metal 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16) and 2
channel event counting
PDXI-DIO-64ST cPCI/PXI 96-way CE metal 64 DI or DO (in banks of 16) with
high-speed streaming
Table 1: PowerDAQ DIO Models
Furthermore, all DIO boards have the following additional features: