Contec AI-1608GY-USB Owner's manual

PC-HELPER

Terminal for USB2.0

High-Resolution Analog I/O

AIO-160802GY-USB

High-Resolution Analog I/O

AI-1608GY-USB

User’s Guide

CONTEC CO., LTD.

AIO-160802GY-USB, AI-1608GY-USB i

Check Your Package

Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product.

The product consists of the items listed below.

Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing

items, contact your retailer.

Product Configuration List

- USB terminal [AIO-160802GY-USB, AI-1608GY-USB]…1

- Interface connector plugs…2

- First step guide…1

- Disk *1 [API-USBP(WDM)]…1

- USB Cable(1.8m)…1

- USB Cable Attachment…1

- Serial number label…1

- Product Registration Card & Warranty Certificate…1

*1 Driver software, User’s Guide (this guide)

USB terminal

Interface

connector plug

x2

USB Cable

(1.8m)

USB Cable

Attachment

Disk

First step guide

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Product Registration Card

& Warranty Certificate

Serial No. Label

Poduc t Registration C ard

&

Warranty Certificate

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Copyright

No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any me ans wit hout prior written

consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.

CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the i nformation contained in

this document. The information in this document is subject to change wit hout notice.

All rele vant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an

omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify CONTEC CO., LTD.

Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may

appear in this document or for results obtained by t he user as a result of using this product.

Trademarks

MS, Microsoft, Windows and Windo ws NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and

product names are trademarks of their respective holder.

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Table of Contents

Check Your P ackage.................................................................................................................................... i

Tr ademarks .................................................................................................................................................. ii

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................iii

1. BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 1

About the Product ....................................................................................................................................... 1

Features ................................................................................................................................................. 1

Support Software ................................................................................................................................. 2

Cable & Connector (Option) ............................................................................................................. 3

Accessories (Option) .......................................................................................................................... 3

Customer Support ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Web Site................................................................................................................................................ 4

Limited One-Year Warranty ...................................................................................................................... 4

How to Obtain Service ............................................................................................................................... 4

Liability ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

Safety Precautions....................................................................................................................................... 5

Safety Information ............................................................................................................................... 5

Handling Precautions .......................................................................................................................... 5

Environment ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Inspection ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Storage .................................................................................................................................................. 7

Disposal ................................................................................................................................................ 7

2. SETUP 9

What is Setup?............................................................................................................................................. 9

Installing t he dri ver ............................................................................................................................. 9

Step 1 Installing the Software.................................................................................................................. 10

Illustration of Menu Screen .............................................................................................................. 10

Starting the Install Program.............................................................................................................. 11

Installing C-LOGGER....................................................................................................................... 13

Step 2 Setting the Hardware .................................................................................................................... 14

Name of each parts ............................................................................................................................ 14

Step 3 Installing the Hardware ................................................................................................................ 15

Connecting t he Product ..................................................................................................................... 15

Setting with the Found New Hardware Wizar d ............................................................................. 16

Step 4 Initializing the Software ............................................................................................................... 17

Step 5 Operation Checks .......................................................................................................................... 19

Check Method .................................................................................................................................... 19

Using t he Diagnosis Program ........................................................................................................... 20

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Setup Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................. 24

Symptoms and Actions ..................................................................................................................... 24

If yo ur problem cannot be resolved................................................................................................. 24

3. EXTERNAL CONNECTION 25

Using t he On-terminal Connectors ......................................................................................................... 25

Connecting a terminal to a Connector............................................................................................. 25

Connector Pin Assignment ............................................................................................................... 26

Cable connection ............................................................................................................................... 27

Analog Input Signal Connection ............................................................................................................. 28

Single-ended Input ............................................................................................................................ 28

Analog Output Signal Connection .......................................................................................................... 29

Digital I/O signals Connection ................................................................................................................ 30

4. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 31

Reference to Online Help ........................................................................................................................ 31

Printing Function Reference .................................................................................................................... 31

Sample Program ........................................................................................................................................ 32

Distributing Developed Application....................................................................................................... 32

Use of utility program .............................................................................................................................. 33

Uninstalling the Driver Libraries ............................................................................................................ 34

5. ABOUT C-LOGGER 35

About C-LOGGER ................................................................................................................................... 35

6. FUNCTIONS 37

Analog Input Function ............................................................................................................................. 37

1. Setting the Conversion Conditions.............................................................................................. 38

2. Starting/Stopping Operation ........................................................................................................ 44

3. Monitoring the Status and Acquiring Dat a ................................................................................ 44

4.Reset ................................................................................................................................................ 47

Analog Out put Function .......................................................................................................................... 48

1. Setting the Conversion Conditions.............................................................................................. 49

2. Starting/Stopping Operation ........................................................................................................ 56

3. Monitoring the Status and Acquiring Data ................................................................................ 57

4.Reset ................................................................................................................................................ 58

Digital Input Function .............................................................................................................................. 59

Digital Output Function ........................................................................................................................... 60

7. ABOUT HARDW ARE 61

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Hardware specification............................................................................................................................. 61

Physical dimensions ................................................................................................................................. 65

Block Diagram .......................................................................................................................................... 66

Control Signal Timings ............................................................................................................................ 68

Control Signal Timi ngs for Analog Input ....................................................................................... 68

Control Signal Timi ngs for Analog Out put .................................................................................... 69

About Calibration...................................................................................................................................... 70

Differences between AIO-160802AY-USB and AIO-160802GY............................................................... 71

Differences between AI-1608AY-USB and AI-1608GY-USB .................................................................. 71

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1. Before Using the Product

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1. Before Using the Product

About the Product

This product is a USB2.0 compatible terminal module that extends the analog I/O function of USB

port of PCs. 8ch/16bits analog inputs and 2ch/16bits analog outputs(AI-1608GY-USB is only analog

input) are employed and signal lines can be directly connected to the screw terminals in the system.

Compact design to match Note PCs and excellent in mobility as operation is powered by USB bus.

This product accompanies Windo ws dri ver and f ull-fledged dat a logger software “C-LOGGER”.

With plug-ins for the dedicated libraries, this product also supports LabVIEW.

Features

- Input 4µsec/ch, 8ch, output 10µsec, 2ch, 16bit resolution

Equippe d with the analog input (4µsec/ch, 16bit, 8ch), analog output (10µsec, 16bit, 2ch) and digit al

I/O (4ch each, LVTTL level)

- Compatible to USB1.1/USB2.0 and not necessary to po wer this product externally as t he bus po wer

is used.

Compatible to USB1.1/USB2.0 and capable to achie ve high s peed transfer at HighSpeed (480 Mbps).

Not necessary to power this product externally as the bus power of USB is used.

- Equippe d with the buffer memory which can be used in either FIFO or ring format

This product includes buffer memory (8K data for analog input and 1K data for output) which c an be

used in either FIFO or ring format. You can perform analog I/O in t he background, i ndependent of

software and the current status of the PC.

- Windo ws compatible dri ver libraries are att ached.

Using t he attac hed dri ver library AP I-USBP(WDM) makes it possible to create applications of

Windo ws. In addition, a diagnostic program by which the operations of hardware can be checked is

provi ded.

- Supported to the data logger software [C-LOGGER] (Analog input onl y).

Supporting the data logger software [C-LOGGER] t hat e nables the gr aph display of recorded signal

data, file savi ng, and dynamic transfer to the spreadsheet software program “Excel”.

- Sampling can be dri ven by a clock or by various triggers

Sampling can be started and stopped by software or by an external trigger (timing controlled by an

externally input control signal).

The sampling period can be controlled by t he internal clock (high-precision timer included on the

board) or by an external clock (externally input control signal).

- Ter mi n al connector facilitating wiring

Wiring is easy as t he terminal connector (screw type) is used.

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- Software-based calibration function

Calibration of analog input/output can be all performed by software. Apart from the adjustment

information prepared before shipment, additional adjustment information c an be stored according to

the use environment.

- Plug-ins for the dedicated li braries, this product also supports LabVIEW. (AIO-160802GY-USB

only)

We offer a dedicated librar y [DAQfast for LabVIEW], which allo ws yo u to use the product on

LabVIEW by National Instrume nts.

These dedicated libraries are available, free of charge (downloadable), on our web site.

Support Software

You should use CONTEC s upport software according to your purpose and de velopment environment.

Windo ws version of analog I/O driver API-AIO(WDM)

[Stored on t he bundled disk dri ver librar y API-USBP(WDM)]

The AP I-AIO(WDM) is the Windows version dri ver librar y software that pro vides products in t he

form of Win32 API functions (DLL). Various sample programs suc h as Visual Basic and Vis ual C++,

etc and diagnostic program useful for checking operation is pro vided.

For more details on the supported OS, applicable language and ne w information, please visit the

CONTEC’s Web site.

Data Logger Software C-LOGGER

[Stored on t he bundled disk driver librar y API-USBP(WDM)]

C-LOGGER is a data logger software program compatible with our analog input products. This

program enables the graph display of recorded signal dat a, zoom observation, file saving, and dynamic

transfer to the spreadsheet software “Excel”. No troublesome programming is required.

For details on the s upported operating s ystems and applicable languages and to do wnload the latest

version, see the services on the CONTEC website

LabVIEW VI Library for Data Acquisition DAQfast for LabVIEW (AIO-160802GY-USB only)

(Available for downloading (free of charge) from the CONTEC web site.)

This is a data collection library to use our devices in the LabVIEW by Nationa l Instruments.

With Polymorphic VI, our design enables a LabVIEW user to operate seamlessly.

Our aim is for t he customers to perf orm eas ily, promptly what they w ish to do.

For more deta ils on the library and download of DAQfast for LabVIEW, please visit the CONTEC’s Web site.

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Cable & Connector (Option)

14pin Screw Terminal Connector Set(6 pieces) : CN6-Y1 4

Accessories (Option)

Bracket for USB I/O Terminal products : BRK-USB-Y

* Check the CONTEC’s Web site for more information on these options.

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Customer Support

CONTEC pro vides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently

and comfortably.

Web Site

https://www.contec.com/

Latest product information

CONTEC pro vides up-to-date information on products.

CONTEC also pro vides product manuals and various technical documents in t he PDF.

Free download

You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available

in se veral languages.

Note! For product information

Contact your retailer if you have any technic al question about a CONTEC product or need its price,

delivery time, or estimate information.

Limited One-Year Warranty

CONTEC products are warranted by CONTEC CO., LTD. to be free from defects in material and

workmans hip for up to one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser.

Repair will be free of charge only when this de vice is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the

original invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group

office, from which it was purchased.

This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the electronic circuitry and

original products. The warranty is not applicable if the de vice has been tampered with or damaged

through abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or unreasonable use, or if the original invoice is not included, in

which case repairs will be considered beyond t he warr anty policy.

How to Obtain Service

For replacement or repair, return the device freight prepaid, with a copy of the original invoice. Please

obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization number (RMA) from the CONTEC group office where

you purchased before returning any product.

* No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without the RMA number.

Liability

The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will the

warrantor be liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences

that arise from inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction of this de vice.

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Safety Precautions

Understand t he following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.

Safety Information

This document pro vides safety i nformation using the following symbols to prevent accidents resulting

in inj ury or death and t he destruction of equipme nt and resources. Understand the meanings of these

labels to operate the equi pment safely.

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will

result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could

result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoi ded, may

result in minor or moderate injury or in property damage.

Handling Precautions

Do not use the product where it is exposed to flammable or corrosive gas. Doing so may result in

an explosion, fire, electric shock, or failure.

- Do not strike or bend the converter.

Otherwise, the converter may malfunction, overheat, cause a failure or breakage.

- Do not touch the converter's pin parts (USB connector) with your hands.

Otherwise, the converter may malfunction, overheat, or cause a failure.

If the pin parts are touched by someone's hands, clean the parts with industrial alcohol.

- Do not touch the external connector (14 pin plug header) when the po wer is on.

Otherwise this may malfunction, overheat, cause a failure due to static electricity.

- Make sure t hat your PC or expansion unit can supply ample po wer to all the products installed.

Insufficiently energized products could malfunction, o verheat, or cause a f ailure.

- When connecting multiple units, do one at a time and complete setup for the pre vious unit before

starting to do t he next unit.

- The specifications of this product are subject to change without notice for enhancement and

quality improvement.

Even when using the product continuously, be sure to read the manual and understand the

contents.

- Do not modify the product. CONTEC will bear no responsibility for any problems, etc., resulting

from modifying t his product.

- Regardless of the foregoing statements, CONTEC is not liable for any damages whatsoever

(including damages for loss of business profits) arising out of the use or inability to use this

CONTEC product or the information contained herein.

DANGER

WARNING

CAUT

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D

ANGER

CAUTION

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- It may cause a trouble in recognizing and operati ng t he de vice according to the kind of USB hub.

If yo u use the USB hub, we e ncourage you to take advantage of the CONTEC’s product loan

service to confirm operation before purchasing.

FCC PART 15 Class A Notice

Environment

Use this product in the following environment. If used i n an unauthorized environment, the converter

may overheat, malfunction, or cause a failure.

Operating temperature

0 - 50°C

Humidit y

10 - 90%RH (No condensation)

Corrosive gases

None

Floating dust particles

Not to be excessive

Th

is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,

pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with th

e instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful

interference at his own expense.

NOTE

Change or modifications not expressly approved the manufacturer can void the user's authority to

operate this equipment.

WARNING TO USER

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Inspection

Inspect the product periodically as follows to use it safely.

Storage

When storing t his product, keep it i n its original packing form.

(1) Put the product in the storage bag.

(2) Wrap it in the packing material, then put it in the box.

(3) Store the package at room temperature at a place free from direct sunlight, moisture, shock,

vibration, magnetism, and static electricity.

Disposal

When disposing of the product, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws and

municipal ordinances.

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2. Setup

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2. Setup

This chapter expl ains ho w to set up the product.

What is Setup?

Setup means a series of steps to take before the product can be used.

Different steps are required for software and hardware.

The setup procedure varies with the OS and software used.

Installing the driver

This section describes the setup procedure to be performed before you can start de veloping application

programs for the board using the bundled media “Dri ver Library API-USBP(W32)”.

Taking the following steps sets up the software and hardware. Yo u can use the di agnosis program

later to check whether the software and hardware function normally.

Step 1 Installi ng the Software

Step 2 Setti ng the Hardware

Step 3 Installi ng the Hardware

Step 4 Ini ti alizi ng the Software

Step 5 Operati on Checks

If Setup f ails to be performed normally, see the “Setup Troubleshooting” section at the end of this

chapter.

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Step 1 Installing the Software

This section describes how to install the Driver libraries.

Before i nstalli ng the hardware on your PC, install the Dri ver li braries from the bundl ed

API-USBP(W32).

Altho ugh some user interfaces are different depending on the OS used, the basic procedure is the

same.

For the detailed installation procedures for different operating systems, see the help file on the

included media (\Help\Eng\APIUSBP.chm) or in the folder in which you i nstalled t he De velopment

Environment package downloade d from the CONTEC website (APIUSBP.chm) .

Illustration of Menu Screen

Ins tall the Development Environment such

as sample programs and online help, etc.

Ins tall the utility .

Refer to the user’s guide.

Refer to the description about the bundled media.

Ins tall the C-LOGGER.

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Starting the Install Program

(1) Load the bundled media [ API-USBP(WDM)] on your PC.

(2) The API-USBP(WDM) Instal l er wi ndow appears automati call y.

If the panel does not appe ar, run ( dri ve letter):\AUTORUN.exe.

(3) Click on the [Instal l Development or Execution Envi ronment] button.

Before installing the software in Windows 2000 or later, log in as a user with administrator

pri vileges.

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Selecting API-AIO(WDM)

(1) The following dialog box appears to select “Driver to install” and “Install option”, “Usage of

driver library”.

(2) Select the "Advanced Anal og I/O driver".

(3) Cli ck on the [Install] button.

Run the installation

(1) Compl ete the installation by fol lowi ng the i nstructions on the screen.

(2) The Readme file appears when the install ation i s complete.

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Installing C-LOGGER

Install the data collection software.

(1) Clicking o n “C-LOGGER”.

[Choose Setup Language] dialog box displ ays.

(2) Selecting “English”.

(3) Clicking o n “OK” Button.

Please perform installation following the directions on the screen. And thus the installation is

completed.

* The screen design may be different.

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