Page 2 - Quick Start; Unpacking; Hardware Installation; Verifying your Installation
Quick Start PCI-1712/1712L Unpacking The PCI-1712/1712L package should contain the following items: þ PCI-1712/1712L card þ Companion CD-ROM disc þ User’s Manual þ Quick Start Driver Installation Step 1 : Insert the companion disc into your CD- ROM drive. Step 2 : The Setup Program will be launched ...
Page 3 - Device Installation
Device Installation Step 1 : Run the Device Installation program (by accessing Start/Programs/ AdvantechDriver for 95 and 98 (or for NT)/DeviceInstallation). Step 2 : On the Device Installation program window, select the Device menu item onthe menu bar, and click the Setupcommand to bring up the I/O...
Page 4 - Visual C++ and Visual BASIC are trademarks of; Printed in Taiwan March 2001
Copyright ® This documentation and the software included with this product arecopyrighted 2001 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved.Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in theproducts described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be ...
Page 5 - Contents
Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................. 1 1.1 Features ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Installation Guide ........................................................................... 3 1...
Page 7 - D.18 D/A Channel Data for Continuous Output Operation Mode —
D.14 Counter gate and clock control/status — Write/ Read BASE+20 to 26 ............................................................................................. 96 D.15 Digital I/O registers — Write/Read BASE+28 .............................. 99 D.16 Digital I/O configuration registers — Write/R...
Page 8 - Figures
Figures Figure 2-1: The Setup Screen of Advantech Automation Software ....... 8Figure 2-2: Different options for Driver Setup ....................................... 9Figure 2-3: The device name listed on the Device Manager ............... 11Figure 2-4: The Advantech Device Installation utility prog...
Page 10 - Tables
Tables Table 3-1: I/O Connector Signal Description (Part 1) ........................ 21Table 3-1: I/O Connector Signal Description (Part 2) ........................ 22Table 3-1: I/O Connector Signal Description (Part 3) ........................ 23Table 5-1: Gains and Analog Input Range ................
Page 13 - Chapter 1; Chapter
– 1 – Chapter 1 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Chapter 1 1. Introduction Thank you for buying the Advantech PCI-1712/1712L PCI card. ThePCI-1712/1712L is a powerful high-speed multifunction DAS card forPCI bus. It features a 1MHz 12-bit A/D converter...
Page 15 - Installation Guide; Driver software
– 3 – Chapter 1 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Continuous Analog Output The PCI-1712 provides two analog output channels. Both of them canperform continuous waveform output. The analog output can be up to500kS/s for each analog output channel. Or you...
Page 17 - Application software ActiveDAQ, GeniDAQ or other third-party; software packages
– 5 – Chapter 1 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m q Application software ActiveDAQ, GeniDAQ or other third-party software packages After you have got the necessary components and maybe someaccessories for enhanced operation of your DAS card, you can the...
Page 20 - Chapter 2; Driver Installation; Figure 2-1: The Setup Screen of Advantech Automation Software
– 8 – Chapter 2 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Whenever you handle the card, grasp it only by its edges. DONOT TOUCH the exposed metal pins of the connector or theelectronic components. Note: ✎ Keep the antistatic bag for future use. You might need t...
Page 21 - Hardware Installation; Step 1: Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord and cables.
– 9 – Chapter 2 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Step 3: Select the DLL Drivers option. Step 4: Select the Windows 95/98 or Windows NT option according to your operating system. Just follow the installation instruc-tions step by step to complete your D...
Page 22 - Step 2: Remove the cover of your computer.; neutralize the static electricity that might be on your body.; Step 8: Replace the cover of your computer chassis. Re-connect the; cables you removed in step 2.; Step 9: Plug in the power cord and turn on the computer .; Access the Device Manager through Control Panel/System/Device
– 10 – Chapter 2 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Step 2: Remove the cover of your computer. Step 3: Remove the slot cover on the back panel of your computer. Step 4: Touch the metal part on the surface of your computer to neutralize the static electri...
Page 24 - Step 1: To install the I/O device for your card, you must first run the; Figure 2-4: The Advantech Device Installation utility program
– 12 – Chapter 2 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 2.4 Device Setup & Configuration The Device Installation program is a utility that allows you to set up,configure and test your device, and later stores your settings on thesystem registry. These se...
Page 26 - to xV; and -x to xV
– 14 – Chapter 2 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m output voltage range. When selecting voltage source as Internal,users will have options for the output voltage ranges : 0 ~ 5V and 0 ~10V for unipolar; -5 ~ 5V and -10 ~ 10V for bipolar.When selected as...
Page 31 - Chapter 3; Signal Connections; Pin Assignment
Chapter 3 – 19 – PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 3. Signal Connections 3.1 Overview Maintaining proper signal connections is one of the most importantfactors to ensure that your application system is sending and receivingdata correctly. A good signal ...
Page 36 - Analog Input Connections; Single-ended Channel Connections
Chapter 3 – 24 – PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 3.3 Analog Input Connections The PCI-1712/1712L supports either 16 single-ended or 8 differentialanalog inputs. Each individual input channel is software-selected. Single-ended Channel Connections The s...
Page 37 - signal source
Chapter 3 – 25 – PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m same voltage. The difference between the ground voltages forms acommon-mode voltage (V cm ). To avoid the ground loop noise effect caused by common-modevoltages, you can connect the signal ground to the...
Page 39 - Analog Output Connections
Chapter 3 – 27 – PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 3.4 Analog Output Connections The PCI-1712 provides two D/A output channels, AO0_OUT andAO1_OUT. Users may use the PCI-1712 internally-provided precision+5V (+10V) reference to generate 0 ~ +5 V and 0 ~...
Page 40 - Field Wiring Considerations; • The signal cables must be kept away from strong electromag-
Chapter 3 – 28 – PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 3.5 Field Wiring Considerations When you use the PCI-1712/1712L to acquire data from outside,noises in the environment might significantly affect the accuracy ofyour measurements if due cautions are not...
Page 41 - Chapter 4; Programming Choices; DLL Driver
– 29 – Chapter 4 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 4. Software Overview This chapter gives you an overview of the software programmingchoices available and a quick reference to source codes examples thatcan help you be better oriented to programming. Af...
Page 42 - DLL Driver Programming Roadmap; Programming Tools; Visual Basic
– 30 – Chapter 4 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 4.2 DLL Driver Programming Roadmap This section will provide you a roadmap to demonstrate how to buildan application from scratch using Advantech DLL driver with yourfavorite development tools such as V...
Page 45 - Principles of Operation; Analog Input Features; Analog input ranges and gains
– 33 – Chapter 4 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Chapter 5 5. Principles of Operation This chapter describes the analog input, analog output, digital I/O andcounter/timer features of the PCI-1712/1712L card. 5.1 Analog Input Features This section desc...
Page 47 - Chapter 5
– 35 – Chapter 5 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Figure 5-1: Post-Trigger Acquisition Mode q Delay Trigger Acquisition Mode In delay trigger mode, data acquisition will be activated after a presetdelay number of sample has been taken after the trigger...
Page 52 - Analog Output Features; Analog Output Ranges
– 40 – Chapter 5 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 5.2 Analog Output Features The PCI-1712 card provides two 12-bit multi-range analog output (D/A)channels. This section describes the following features of the D/Afunctions: w Analog output ranges w Anal...
Page 67 - Chapter 6
Chapter 6 – 55 – PCI-1712 User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 6. Calibration This chapter provides brief information on PCI-1712/1712L calibration. Regular calibration checks are important to maintain accuracy in dataacquisition and control applications. A calibration u...
Page 69 - mode. Adjust the gain until the AI0’s value converges between
– 57 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m mode. Adjust the gain until the AI0’s value converges between 0 and 1. 7. Repeat steps 4 to 6 several times. 6.3 D/A Calibration You can select an on-board +5V or +10V internal reference voltage oran ex...
Page 70 - the AOn output code reads AI4+2n equals; Calibration Utility; Figure 6-2: Selecting the device you want to calibrate
– 58 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m the AOn output code reads AI4+2n equals 0x0001 . 8. Set the bipolar output range of AO0 and AO1 the same as the reference voltage within -10 to +10 V. 9. Set the output value of AOn data register (BASE+...
Page 71 - forget to adjust VR1.
– 59 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Step 3: After you start to calibrate the PCI-1712/1712L, please don’t forget to adjust VR1. Figure 6-3: Warning message before start calibration A/D channel Auto-Calibration Step 4: Click the Auto A/D C...
Page 74 - Step 9: Click the Auto D/A Calibration tab to show the D/A channel
– 62 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m D/A channel Auto-Calibration Step 9: Click the Auto D/A Calibration tab to show the D/A channel auto calibration panel. Please finish the A/D calibrationprocedure first before you start the D/A calibrat...
Page 76 - Figure 6-13: Selecting Input Rage in Manual A/D Calibration panel
– 64 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m A/D channel Manual-Calibration Step 1: Click the Manual A/D Calibration tab to show the A/D channel manual calibration panel. Before calibrating, acquirethe reference voltage from a precision standard v...
Page 77 - Step 2: According to the difference between reference voltage and
– 65 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Step 2: According to the difference between reference voltage and receiving data in PCI-1712/1712L, adjust the gain, bipolar offsetand unipolar offset registers (Figure 6-14) Figure 6-14: Adjusting regi...
Page 78 - Step 2: For example, choose channel 0 select the Range and select the; Choosing Output Voltage
– 66 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m D/A channel Manual-Calibration Step 1: Click the Manual D/A Calibration tab to show the D/A channel manual calibration panel. Two D/A channels areindividually calibrated . Before calibrating, output des...
Page 79 - the D/A channel and the value in the multimeter.
– 67 – Chapter 6 PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Step 3: According to the difference between the output voltage from D/A channel and the value in the multimeter, adjust the gain,bipolar offset and unipolar offset registers (Fig. 6-17) Figure 6-17: Adj...
Page 81 - Appendix
– 69 – Chapter 4 PCI-1712 User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Appendix A A. Specification Analog Input: s l e n n a h C n o i t a n i b m o c r o l a i t n e r e f f i d 8 r o d e d n e - e l g n i s 6 1 n o i t u l o s e R t i b - 2 1 e z i S O F I F s e l p m a s K 1 ...
Page 82 - APPENDIX A
– 70 – APPENDIX A PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Analog Output: (PCI-1712 only) Digital Input /Output: s l e n n a h C 2 n o i t u l o s e R t i b - 2 1 e z i S O F I F s e l p m a s K 2 3 e d o m n o i t a r e p O t u p t u o m r o f e v a w , t u p...
Page 85 - APPENDIX B; Block Diagram
– 73 – APPENDIX B PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Appendix B 3 User 16bit Timer/ Counter Bi d ie rc ti o nal an d L at ch ed 8 b it D I O 1 2 b i t A / D 16 S/E or 8 DIFF MUX PCI BUS P G I A + _ PCI9054 PCI Interface 40MHz OSC. A I _ T R G A O _ T R G...
Page 87 - APPENDIX C; DIN-rail mounting case for easy mounting.
– 75 – APPENDIX C PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Appendix C C. Screw-terminal Board C. 1 Introduction The PCLD-8712 Screw-terminal Board provides convenient and reliablesignal wiring for the PCI-1712/1712L of which has a 68-pin SCSI-IIconnector. Due ...
Page 89 - signal
– 77 – APPENDIX C PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m C.5 Single-ended Connections a) Straight-through connection (factory setting)RAn = 0 Ω (short) RBn = noneCn = none b) 1.6 kHz (3dB) low pass filter RAn = 10 k Ω RBn = noneCn = 0.01 µFf 3dB = c) 10 : 1 ...
Page 90 - C.6 Differential Connections
– 78 – APPENDIX C PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m C.6 Differential Connections a) Straight-through connection (factory setting):RAn = 0 Ω (short) RAn+1 = 0 Ω (short) RDn = noneCDn = none b) 1.6 kHz (3dB) low pass filter RAn = 5 k Ω RAn+1 = 5 k Ω RDn =...
Page 91 - APPENDIX D; D. Register Structure and Format; Note; All base address is in hexadecimal in Appendix D.
– 79 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712 User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Appendix D D. Register Structure and Format D.1 Overview The PCI-1712/1712L is delivered with an easy-to-use 32-bit DLL driverfor user programming under Windows 95/98/NT operating system. Wedvise users to pr...
Page 96 - Write the gain code to Write BASE+2 bit 0 to bit2.; Single-ended or Differential
– 84 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m 0 means the data on AD11 to AD0 is stored before trigger. 1 means the data on AD11 to AD0 is stored after trigger. The trigger event flag plays an important role in post-, delay-, about-and pre-trigger...
Page 99 - Analog input acquisition mode register
– 87 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m Example 4 Suppose that the start scan input channel is AI14 and the stop scaninput channel is AI3. If AI14 is D, AI0 and AI1 are S, AI2 is D, then thescan sequence is AI14, AI0, AI1, AI2, AI14, AI0, AI...
Page 101 - D.8 Clear interrupt and FIFO; Table D-8: Register for clear interrupt and FIFO; Clear interrupt; Write 0 to this bit will clear the A/D FIFO.
– 89 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m You can write 1 to DMA_TCF, then it acts as if terminalcount occurred. This function is useful for user to test anddebug the application. Before initiating a delay-, about- orpre-trigger acquisition mo...
Page 102 - D. 9 Interrupt and FIFO status; Table D-9: Register for interrupt and FIFO status
– 90 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m D. 9 Interrupt and FIFO status — Read BASE+8 Table D-9: Register for interrupt and FIFO status INT_F Interrupt flag This bit indicates whether interrupt occurred or not. 1 means that an interrupt has o...
Page 108 - D.14 Counter gate and clock control/status; Table D-15: Register for counter gate and clock control/status
– 96 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m D.14 Counter gate and clock control/status — Write/ Read BASE+20 to 26 Table D-15: Register for counter gate and clock control/status Cn1 to Cn0 Counter clock source control register n = 0,1,2 Table D-...
Page 112 - D.16 Digital I/O configuration registers; Table D-22: Register for calibration command
– 100 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m . d d A e s a B 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 C 2 W a t a d d n a d n a m m o c n o i t a r b i l a C 3 M C 2 M C 1 M C 0 M C 7 D 6 D 5 D 4 D 3 D 2 D 1 D 0 D DI15 to DI0 Digital input da...
Page 114 - D.18 D/A Channel Data for Continuous Output; DA11 TO DA0 D/A data
– 102 – APPENDIX D PCI-1712/1712L User’s Manual Advantech Co., Ltd.w w w. a d v a n t e c h . c o m D.18 D/A Channel Data for Continuous Output Operation Mode — Write BASE+30 Table D-24: Register for D/A channel data DA11 TO DA0 D/A data DA0 is the least significant bit (LSB) of the D/A data DA11 is...
