Document Outline

• Revision History
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1 Introduction
  • Figure 1-1: PCI-9527 Product Image
  • 1.1 Features
  • 1.2 Applications
  • 1.3 Specifications
    • 1.3.1 Analog Input
      • Table 1-1: Channel Characteristics
      • Table 1-2: Crosstalk
      • Table 1-3: Transfer Characteristics
      • Table 1-4: Analog Input Channel Bandwidth
      • Figure 1-2: Analog Input Channel Bandwidth, ±10 V Input Range
      • Table 1-5: AC Coupling
      • Figure 1-3: Magnitude Response of AC Couple of Input Channel
      • Table 1-6: Integrated Electronic Piezoelectric (IEPE)
    • 1.3.2 Analog Output
      • Table 1-7: Channel Characteristics
      • Table 1-8: AO DC Accuracy
      • Table 1-9: Output Impedance
      • Table 1-10: AO Dynamic Characteristics
    • 1.3.3 Triggers, Timebase
      • Table 1-11: Triggers
      • Table 1-12: Analog Trigger
      • Table 1-13: Digital Trigger
      • Table 1-14: Timebase
    • 1.3.4 General Specifications
      • Table 1-15: Bus and Physical Specifications
      • Table 1-16: Environment Requirements
      • Table 1-17: Calibration
      • Table 1-18: Power Consumption
  • 1.4 Software Support
    • 1.4.1 Software Support
    • 1.4.2 Programming Library
    • 1.4.3 DSA-DASK
• 2 Getting Started
  • 2.1 Installation Environment
  • 2.2 Package Contents
  • 2.3 Device Layout and IO Connectors
  • 2.4 Installing the Module
  • 2.5 Signal Connection
    • 2.5.1 BNC Connector Polarity
    • 2.5.2 Analog Input Connection
      • Table 2-1: Analog Input Connection
    • 2.5.3 Analog Output Connection
      • Table 2-2: Analog Output Connection
• 3 Operation Theory
  • 3.1 Functional Block Diagram
  • 3.2 Analog Input Channel
    • 3.2.1 Analog Input Front-End Configuration
      • Input Configuration, Differential or Pseudo Differential
        • Table 3-1: Input Configurations
      • Input Coupling, DC Coupling or AC Coupling
      • Input for IEPE
    • 3.2.2 Input Range and Data Format
      • Table 3-2: Input Range and Data Format
    • 3.2.3 ADC and Analog Input Filter
      • ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter)
        • Table 3-3: ADC Sample Rates VS DSS Outpu Clock
      • Filter
    • 3.2.4 FIFO and DMA Transfer For Analog Input
      • FIFO
      • Bus-mastering DMA Data Transfer
        • Figure 3-1: Linked List of PCI Address DMA Descriptors
  • 3.3 Analog Output Channel
    • 3.3.1 Analog Output Front-End Configuration
      • Output Configuration - Differential, Pseudo Differential
        • Table 3-4: Output Configuration
    • 3.3.2 Output Range and Data Format
      • Table 3-5: Digital Input Code and Analog Output Range
    • 3.3.3 DAC and Analog Output Filter
      • DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)
        • Table 3-6: DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)
      • Analog Front-End Filter
    • 3.3.4 FIFO and DMA Transfer For Analog Output
      • FIFO
      • Bus-mastering DMA Data Transfer
  • 3.4 Trigger Source and Trigger Mode
    • 3.4.1 Trigger Sources
      • Figure 3-2: Trigger Architecture of the PCI-9527
      • Software Trigger
      • External Digital Trigger
      • Analog Trigger
        • Figure 3-3: Analog Trigger Conditions
    • 3.4.2 Trigger Mode
      • Post Trigger Mode
        • Figure 3-4: Post-trigger Acquisition / Waveform Generation
      • Delay Trigger Mode
        • Figure 3-5: Delay Trigger Mode Acquisition / Waveform Generation
  • 3.5 ADC and DAC Timing Control
    • 3.5.1 Timebase Architecture
      • Figure 3-6: PCI-9527 Timebase Architecture
    • 3.5.2 DDS Timing VS ADC/DAC Relationship
      • Table 3-7: Timing Relationship of the ADC, DAC and DDS Clock
    • 3.5.3 Timing Constraint When AI and AO Enabled Simultaneously
    • 3.5.4 Filter Delay in ADC and DAC
      • ADC Filter Delay
        • Table 3-8: ADC Filter Delay
      • DAC Filter Delay
        • Table 3-9: DAC Filter Delay
• 4 Calibration
  • 4.1 Calibration Constant
  • 4.2 Auto-Calibration
  • 4.3 Offset Error Compensation During AI Sampling Rate Change
    • Table 4-1: Offset Compensation Time Required for Different Sampling Rates
• 5 Calibration
  • 5.1 Loading Calibration Constants
  • 5.2 Auto-calibration
  • 5.3 Saving Calibration Constants
• Important Safety Instructions