Description
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
DATA ACQUISITION
The analog-input configuration is software controlled on a channel-by-channel basis and you can have any combination of single-ended and differential inputs that adds up to eight pins. The PAD128 has the following input range capabilities:
- Channel 0 and 1: +/-10V
- Channel 2 and 3: +/-5V
- Channel 4 and 5: 0-5V
- Channel 6 and 7: 0-100mV
Settle time for the input Multiplexer and Sample and Hold amplifier “front end” is programmable to permit use with signals that have source impedances higher than 80 ohms. The analog-to-digital converter provides 12-bit resolution on a 5-volt input voltage range. Overall throughput rate is a maximum of 140,000 samples/second. Conversions can be initiated either by an external “sync” input to the card or by a programmable on-card pacer clock. The A/D converter has self-calibration capability (to eliminate linearity and zero-drift errors) and a 32-sample FIFO buffer. The buffer allows accumulation of data while the computer is servicing other requests.