1. Advantech PCI DAQ Card Training
Jason Ng
Advantech IAG Product Support Group

2. Agenda Knowing the signal Select the right tools Setup the DAQ card
Setup the software
Develop software

3. Step by Step
Prepare:
Understand various type of input and output needs.
Understand with various data acquisition topologies and industrial technologies.
Understand each DAQ card’s specification and specialties.
Understand the connectivity.
Selection:
Select the right sensor.
Select the appropriate signal conditioner and/or wiring terminal.
Select the right DAQ card.
Select the appropriate software tools.

4. Knowing the signal Input signal: Voltage Current Temperature Speed
Pressure
Sensors:
Transducer /Conditioner
Thermocouple / RTD
Encoder
Strain gauge
Data type:
Voltage
Current
Counter / Frequency

5. Knowing the signal – Cont.
Analog Input
Analog Output
25 KHz to 30 MHz
12 to 16 bits
8 to 32 channels
Isolated input
12 to 16 bits
Voltage output
Current output
Isolated Output
Digital Input
Digital Output
24 to 144 bits
TTL and Isolated input
Vector Interrupt
Counter Function
01010
10111
10001
24 to 144 bits
TTL, Relay and Isolated output
Timer Function
10111
10011
00100
Here are the signals at a glance:
Signal Conditioning
Relay Output
Amplifier gain up to 1000
Thermocouple, RTD
Multiplex up to 256 channels
Signal Isolation
Rating form 30 VDC to 250 VAC
Form A, Form C and SSR
Opto-22 compatible

6. Analog Input More accurate Almost 16 times smaller!! A/D Resolution:
12 bits - 2resolution = 212 = 4,096 levels
16 bits - 2resolution = 216 = 65,536 levels
Each level also known as Least Significant bit (LSB) represent how small a voltage level can be detect in a specific full scale range.
For 12 bits AI, input range is +/-10V:
Resolution = 20V / 4096 = 4.88 mV per division
For 16 bits AI, input range is +/-10V:
Resolution = 20V / 65,536 = mV per division
Input range is ±0.005V (PCI-1710HG):
Resolution = 0.01 / 4096 = 2.44μV
Almost 16 times smaller!!
More accurate

7. Analog Input – Cont. ! Sampling rate:
1Hz, 100Hz, 1KHz, 100KHz, 250KHz, 1MHz, 30MHz
Nyquist sampling theorem: Sampling rate >= 2 x signal bandwidth
Measured signal
Sampling rate !
Multiplexing means that the sampling rate is shared across all active input channels.
For example, 100KS/s / 16 channels = 6.25KS/s per channel !!!
But PCI-1714 is capable of up to 30MS/s per channel – 4 A/D converters

8. Analog Input – Cont. Differential has advantage of immune to
Other spec:
Number of channels – 4, 8,16, 32
Input Ranges - Bipolar (0-0.01, 0-2.5, 0-10, etc)
- Unipolar (±10, ±5, ±1, ±0.005, etc)
Gain – High gain ( PCI-1710HG/L) , programmable gain
FIFO Buffer Size – 1K, 4K, 32K (PCI-1714) samples
Data transfer mode – Software, Interrupt transfer, DMA transfer (BUS master)
Trigger mode – Software, Pacer, Pre-Trigger, Post-Trigger, Delay-Trigger, About-Trigger
Auto-calibration - The built-in calibration circuitry corrects gain and offset errors in analog input and analog output channels eliminating the need for external equipment and user adjustments.
Board ID
Single Ended / Differential:
CH0
CH1
CH14
CH15 + -
CH0H
CH1H
CH0L
CH1L
Differential has advantage of immune to
induced noise on the two input terminals. Since these two signals are subtracted from each other, rather than one terminal to ground, hence, the term is differential.

9. Analog Input Card Selection
Model
Channel
Resolution
Sampling rate
Special
*PCI-1710/L
16 SE/8 Diff
12 bits
100 KS/s
*PCI-1710HG/L
With High Gain
*PCI-1711/L
16 SE
*PCI-1712/L
1 MS/s
Bus Master
*PCI-1716/L
16 bits
250 KS/s
Hi Res., Bus Master
PCI-1713
32 SE/16 Diff
Isolation
PCI-1714
4 SE
30 MS/s
Adv. High Speed
* Multi-function Card, /L means no Analog Output

10. Analog Input DAQ card - Quiz
Which board has High Gain that can accept Thermocouple input directly, without a signal conditioner?
Which board has the highest resolution of A/D converter?
Which board is capable to sample up to 15MHz of sine wave?
Model
*PCI-1710/L
*PCI-1710HG/L
*PCI-1711/L
*PCI-1712/L
*PCI-1716/L
PCI-1713
PCI-1714
Channel
Resolution
Sampling rate
Special
16 SE/8 Diff
12 bits
100 KS/s
16 SE
1 MS/s
Bus Master
32 SE/16 Diff
Isolation
16 SE/8 Diff
12 bits
100 KS/s
With High Gain
16 SE/8 Diff
16 bits
250 KS/s
Hi Res., Bus Master
4 SE
12 bits
30 MS/s
Adv. High Speed

11. Analog Output Analog Output Specs
Number of Output Channels - 2, 4, 8, 24 channels
Output Ranges - Bipolar (0-5V, 0-10V)
- Unipolar (±5, ±10)
- Current loop (0~20mA, 4~20mA)
D/A Resolution - 12, 14, 16 (PCI-1723) bits
Throughput - 15, 38, 250KHz and 10MHz
Advanced Features – Retain last output setting after system reset (PCI-1720), Waveform output, Synchronized output
FIFO Buffer Size – 1K samples
Calibration – Auto calibrate and save settings
Board ID

12. Analog Output Card Selection
Model
Channel
Resolution
Throughput
Special
PCI-1720
4 Isolated
12 bits
15 KS/s
PCI-1721 4
10MHz update
Bus master, Waveform output
PCI-1723 8
16 bits
Hi resolution
PCI-1724U 32
14 bits

13. Analog Output Card – Quiz
1. Which board has the highest resolution of D/A converter?
2. Which board has highest number of Analog Output channel?
Model
PCI-1720
PCI-1721
PCI-1723
PCI-1724U
Channel
Resolution
Throughput
Special
4 Isolated
12 bits
15 KS/s 4
10MHz update
Bus master, Waveform output 8
16 bits
15 KS/s
Hi resolution 32
14 bits
15 KS/s

14. Digital Input / Output Specs:
Number of channels – 16, 32, 48, 96, 192* channels / bits
I/O types – TTL level, Opto-Isolated up to 2500VDC, Relay output (Form A /C), Dry / Wet Contact
Transfer Rate – 10KB/s, 80MB/s (PCI-1755)
FIFO Buffer Size – 16KB for DI & 16KB for DO
Advance Features – Retain last output values when system hot reset, Pattern match and Change of state detection, PWM, Digital Filter
Mixture of I/O type – 32 TTL level and 32 Isolated (PCI-1730)
Universal PCI support – Support both 3.3V and 5V PCI slot (PCI-1760U)
On-board diagnostic – LED indicators to show activated relays
Board ID
Relay Form A: NO
Relay Form C: NC/NO
* Total of 192 bits is possible by expand a PCI-1753E to a PCI-1753

15. Digital Input / Output card selection
Category
Model
Input Channel
Output Channel
Counter Channel
Non-Isolated
(TTL)
PCI-1751 48
3 x 16 bits
PCI-1753/E
96 / 192
PCI-1755 32
PCI-1757UP 24
PCI-1730 16
Isolated
16 (Sink)
PCI-1733
32 (Sink)
PCI-1734
PCI-1750
1 x 16 bits
PCI-1752
64 (Sink)
PCI-1754
PCI-1756
PCI-1760U
8 (Sink)
8 (Relay)
2 Up Counter (16 bits)
PCI-1761
PCI-1762
16 (Relay)
Question:

16. Digital Input / Output card - Quiz
Which board can be extended for up to 192 bits?
Which board can be plug in to both 3.3V and 5V PCI slot?
Which board has low profile form factor?
Category
Model
Non-Isolation
(TTL)
PCI-1751
PCI-1753/E
PCI-1755
PCI-1757UP
PCI-1730
Input Channel
Output Channel
Counter Channel 48
3 x 16 bits 32 16
96 / 192 24

17. Digital Input / Output card - Quiz
Which board(s) is Relay output board?
Which board has counter for interrupt purpose?
Which board has both TTL and Isolated I/O?
Category
Model
Input Channel
Output Channel
Counter Channel
Isolated
PCI-1730
PCI-1733
PCI-1734
PCI-1750
PCI-1752
PCI-1754
PCI-1756
PCI-1760U
PCI-1761
PCI-1762
16 (Sink)
32 (Sink)
64 (Sink)
16 (Sink)
1 x 16 bits
8 (Sink)
8 (Relay)
2 Up Counter (16 bits)
16 (Sink)
16 (Relay)

18. Counter /Encoder Specification: Number of channels – 4, 8 channels
Resolution – 16, 32 bits independent counters
Input Frequency – 8, 20 MHz
Quadruple Encoder – 4 axis AB phase w/ w/t index (PCI-1784)
Digital filter – 4 stage with selectable sampling rate
Board ID
Model
Resolution
Channels
Frequency
I/O
PCI-1780
16 bits 8
20 MHz
8 In 8 Out
TTL
PCI-1784
32 bits 4
8 MHz
4 In 4 Out
Isolated

19. Counter /Encoder - Quiz
Which board support quadrature input?
Which board has maximum input frequency?
Model
Resolution
Channels
Frequency
I/O
PCI-1780
PCI-1784
16 bits 8
20 MHz
8 In 8 Out
TTL
32 bits 4
4 In 4 Out
Isolated
8 MHz

20. Think Now! You understand various type of input / output signal…
You know each Advantech DAQ card’s specification and specialties…
What else is needed in between the DAQ card and signal?

21. Signal Conditioning and Screw Terminal Board
ADAM-3000 Modules
Signal Conditioning (T/C, RTD, Strain Gauge, Amplifier)
Wiring Terminal (20pin flat, DB-25,37,62, Relay, etc.)
PCLD Signal Conditioning Boards
Opto-Isolation, Relay, T/C CJC, Screw Terminal

22. ADAM-3000 Series - Signal Conditioning Module
Thermocouple
RTD
DC Voltage /
Current
Strain
Gauge
ADAM-3011
J, K, T, E, S, R, B type
ADAM-3013
Pt or Ni type
ADAM-3014
±10mV, ±10V, 0~10mV, 0~10V, ±20mA, 0~20mA
ADAM-3016
±10, 20, 30, 100mV
Sensors
ADAM-3000
Analog Input Card
Platform

23. ADAM-3900 Series – Screw Wiring Terminal
Wiring cable:
Connector type is 68-pin SCSI-II female connector, also has 50, 37, 25 and 20 pin cable for different terminal board / configuration.
Two cable length: 1m and 2m
Wiring terminal boards:
All DAQ Boards
ADAM-3900 Series
Pin-to-pin screw terminal board
All Multi Function DAQ except PCI-1712
PCLD-8710 for
PCI-1710/1711/1716 boards
Ps. same pin assignments
PCI-1712
ADAM-8712 for PCI-1712 boards

24. PCLD Series – Multifunction DAQ Wiring Solution
Model
Type
Channel
Description
PCLD-782/B
Opto-Isolated DI
16/24
Provide isolation up to 24VDC to TTL level signal
PCLD-785/B
Relay Output
Provide relay output from TTL level control signal
PCLD-786
SSR Carrier Board 8
Hold up to 8 SSR I/O Modules
PCLD-788
Relay Multiplexer 16
Multiplex 16 AI channel to 1 AI
PCLD-885
Power Relay Output
Provide high power relay output from TTL level control signal
PCLD-7216
Hold up to 16 SSR I/O Modules

25. Ready?
Now we are going to look at a project and we will select appropriate components from what we had gone through to do measure and control of signals.

26. Criteria… Need to: Measure 4 channels of 5VDC analog signals
Control 2 channel of 5VDC analog signals
Input 8 digital signals and output 8 digital signals
16 bit of resolution
What do we need?
4 AI – 5VDC
2 AO – 5VDC
8 DI - TTL
8 DO – TTL
A multifunction DAQ card with 16-bit resolution

27. Select the DAQ card
Criteria: 4 AI – 5VDC, 2 AO – 5VDC, 8 DI – TTL, 8 DO – 24VDC, 16 bits
Type
Mode Name
Resolution AI
Max. Gain
Speed
AO/DI/DO
/CTR
Low Cost
PCI-1711
12 bits
16SE
1,2,4,8,16
100 KS/s
2AO,16DI,
16DO,1CTR
General
PCI-1710
16SE/8DI
0.5, 1,2,4,8
High Gain
PCI-1710HG
0.5 ~ 1000
High Speed
PCI-1712
0.5,1,2,4,8
1 MS/s
16DO,3CTR
High Resolution
PCI-1716
16 bits
250 KS/s
16DO, 1CTR

28. Select the terminal board
Model
Type
Channel
Description
PCLD-8710
Wiring terminal 68
Basic wiring terminal for PCI DAQ cards
PCLD-782/B
Opto-Isolated DI
16/24
Provide isolation up to 24VDC to TTL level signal
PCLD-785/B
Relay Output
Provide relay output from TTL level control signal
PCLD-788
Relay Multiplexer 16
Multiplex 16 AI channel to 1 AI output
PCLD-789D
Amp. & Multiplexer
Multiplex 16 AI channel to 1 AI with gain
PCLD-885
Power Relay Output
Provide high power relay output from TTL level control signal

29. The selected DAQ card and Terminal board
PCI-1716 – 16 bits, 16SE/8Diff, 16DI, 16 DO
PCLD-8710 – Basic wiring terminal for PCI DAQ cards

30. Software driver support
LabVIEW
MATLAB
Linux
Application
Windows Application
LabVIEW
Driver
Data Acquisition
Tool Box
Windows Utility
ActiveX
OCX
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP DLL Driver
Linux Driver
VC Example
VB Example
BCB Example
Delphi Example
In this presentation, I want to focus on two topics.
1st topic is our solution for test and measurement applications
2nd topic is to introduce detail about Advantech’s multifunction DAQ products including key specifications, signal conditioning modules and software driver support.
GPIB
Data Acquisition
Motion
Comm.
Signal Conditioning
How to get up-to-date driver support status:
Please visit for detail

31. Setup the DAQ card Hardware and software:
Install Advantech Device Manager
Install individual DLL driver
Configure any DIP switches or jumpers
Install the DAQ card in the platform
Connect any daughter board and signal conditioner
Launch Advantech Device manager
Configure DAQ card’s configuration – Input range, Output range, Daughter board

32. How to connect: PCL-10168 68 pin SCSI-II cable
to connect from PCI-1716 to
PCLD-8710

33. Additional wiring On PCLD-8710: Wire DA0 OUT to AI0
Wire AI2 to AI GND next to it
Plug the 20-pin ribbon cable on CN2 (DIG OUT) and CN3 (DIG IN)
Wire PACER OUT to DI15 for Counter test
Wire +5V to AI1

34. Advantech Device Manager

35. Device Manager Test Utility

36. Setup the software
Install programming examples file – All_Examples.exe
Install Advantech ActiveDAQ driver for ActiveX control – ActiveDAQ.exe
Install Advantech LabView driver – LabVIEW.exe
Now we are going to prepare the environment for the programming tools that we will use later today.
Advantech programming examples, ActiveDAQ driver and examples, and LabVIEW driver
You can find all three file on your desktop
Now install All_Example first, then ActiveDAQ, and lastly LabVIEW driver

37. Testing the DAQ card Step 1: Open MS Studio.NET
Step 2: Open an Analog Input example at
C:\Program Files\Advantech\ActiveDAQ\Examples\VBNET\AI\AI.sln
Step 3: Press F5 to run the example and select the PCI-1716 card.
Step 4: Configure the channels and input range.
Click on Start and then Get buffer to read values from channels.
Now we can run a quick example on analog input using ActiveX control

38. Auto-Calibration
What if the ADC is offset and cause the reading is not accurate?
Install the Auto-Calibration utility from the DAC CD’s utility folder – Utility.exe

39. Auto-Calibration – Cont.
Follow the step by step method on the utility to finish the calibration.
Note: Remember to configure the DA Voltage Ref as Internal and the range as +/-5V.

40. Now we are ready for the real programming hands on
We will exercise:
1. ActiveDAQ
LabVIEW
C++
DRV_DeviceOpen
Function Group
DRV_DeviceClose
All 3 programming method are no difference than one another, Open Device, Read, and Close Device

41. ActiveDAQ – Intro.
Advantech ActiveDAQ is a collection of ActiveX controls that allows you to perform versatile I/O operations easily through the control properties, methods, and events. It significantly reduces the complexity and effort of the programming.
First is the ActiveDAQ…
Note: ActiveDAQ only support PCI DAQ cards, for PCL ISA DAQ card support please install ActiveDAQ 1.56.

42. Exercise… ActiveDAQ
Create a simple analog read program by using ActiveDAQ in VB.NET.
You can refer to the C:\Program Files\Advantech\ActiveDAQ\ActiveDAQ User Manual.chm
Step 1: Add PCI-1716 card in Advantech Device Manager
Step 2: Open a new Visual Basic project in Visual Studio.NET
Step 3: On Tools menu | Add/Remove Toolbox Items…| COM Components | Check all (6 components) Advantech ActiveDAQ Controls. All the components can be found in Windows Forms of the Toolbox.
Step 4: Design the Form by referring to the ActiveDAQ hand out
Step 5: Configure AI Control in the Properties Window
Step 6: Writing Code for the ActiveDAQ Controls – Code can be find in here.
Step 7: Test Your Program with PCI-1716 card

43. Exercise… ActiveDAQ – Cont.!
Now we want to read it continuously.
Step 1: Add a Timer and 3 buttons control to the form and configure it
Step 2: Writing code for the additional ActiveDAQ controls
Step 3: Test your new program

44. LabVIEW driver – Intro.
The LabVIEW driver forms an interface between Advantech DAC device (DLL) drivers, which contain all the relevant functions to control the DA&C device, and the LabVIEW software.

45. Exercise… LabView
Create a simple analog read program by using LabView, follow the instructions on the LabVIEW handouts.
You can refer to the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.0\LabVIEW Driver Manual.chm for description on Advantech LabVIEW VI’s functions.

46. C++ Programming- Intro
Free DLL drivers available in all Advantech DAQ cards.
Lower software development cost.
Provide a flexible low level programming environment.

47. Exercise… C++ Create a simple analog read program by using VC++.
You can refer to the C:\Program Files\Advantech\ADSAPI\Examples\Console\AD_SOFT
Create a new project in Win32 Application
Name the project
Add the source codes (file) to the project
Add the resource library file to the project
Compile the project

48. Projects
Based on your choice of programming tools, try to add a Analog Output (AO) to the existing program so that you can read back the output values.
If you have time left, add a Digital I/O function as well.

49. Questions?

50. Wet Contact:
5~40VDC – High
0~2VDC – Low
Dry Contact: Open – High
Close – Low