Owner's manual

How to Use This Manual

Introduction

This manual describes the PowerDAQ PD2/PDL/PDXI-DIO series Digital

Input/Output boards. These boards are designed for the PCI and

CPCI/PXI buses, 64 and 128 (PD2-only) channel models are available.

Following board models are covered in this manual:

PCI bus

PD2-series

PD2-DIO-64, PD2-DIO-64CT, PD2-DIO64ST

PD2-DIO-128

PDL-series

PDL-DIO-64, PDL-DIO-64CT, PDL-DIO-64ST

CPCI/PXI bus

PDXI-DIO-64, PDXI-DIO-64CT, PDXI-DIO-64ST

Who Should Read This Book?

This manual has been designed to benefit the user of PowerDAQ DIO

boards. To use PowerDAQ DIO, it is assumed that you have basic PC

skills, and that you are familiar with Microsoft Windows

98/Me/NT/2000/XP and/or Linux operating environments.

Organization of This Manual

The PowerDAQ DIO User Manual is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 - Introduction

This chapter gives you an overview of PowerDAQ DIO’s features the

various models available and what you need to get started.

Chapter 2 - Installation and Configuration

This chapter explains how to install and configure your PowerDAQ DIO

board.

Chapter 3 - Architecture