PCM-DAC Series and PC-CARD-DAC08

The PCM-DAC Series includes the following hardware:

PCM-DAC02
PCM-DAC08

This topic also includes the PC-CARD-DAC08.

The PCM-DAC Series and PC-CARD-DAC08 support the following UL and UL for .NET features.

Analog output

Functions

UL: cbAOut(), cbVOut(), cbAOutScan()

UL for .NET: AOut(), VOut(), AOutScan()

Options

PCM-DAC02: Ignored

PCM-DAC08 and PC-CARD-DAC08: SIMULTANEOUS

HighChan

DAC02: 0 to 1

DAC08: 0 to 7

Rate

Ignored

Count

HighChan - LowChan + 1 max

Range

PCM-DAC08 and PC-CARD-DAC08: Ignored - Not programmable; fixed at BIP5VOLTS (±5 volts)

PCM-DAC02:

BIP10VOLTS (±10 volts)	UNI10VOLTS (0 to 10 volts)
BIP5VOLTS (±5 volts)	UNI5VOLTS (0 to 5 volts)

DataValue

0 to 4,095

Digital I/O

Functions

UL: cbDOut(), cbDIn(), cbDBitIn(), cbDBitOut(), cbDConfigPort()

UL for .NET: DOut(), DIn(), DBitIn(), DBitOut(), DConfigPort()

PortNum

FIRSTPORTA, FIRSTPORTB

DataValue

0 to 15 using FIRSTPORTA or FIRSTPORTB

BitNum

0 to 7 using FIRSTPORTA

Hardware considerations

Pacing analog output

Software only

Digital configuration

Supports two configurable 4-bit ports — FIRSTPORTA and FIRSTPORTB. Each can be independently configured as either inputs or outputs via cbDConfigPort() or DConfigPort().