Advantech Device Specific Help

Advantech PCL-711 I/O Cards, V 3.0

The Advantech DLL driver supports the operation of  ADVANTECH data acquisition cards and signal conditioning boards. The following table lists the cards and functions supported:

TABLE 1: Advantech DLL Driver Software Support

Hardware Type	DLL Driver	A/D     D/A      DIO     TEMP   COUNTER   ALARM

PCL-711A/S	adPCL711.drv	YES    YES     YES    YES*    NO                  NO

PCL-711B	adPCL711.drv	YES    YES     YES    YES*    NO                  NO

A/D=ANALOG INPUT, D/A=ANALOG OUTPUT,  DIO=DIGITAL I/O,

TEMP=TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT

* Temperature measurement using the PCLD-789, PCLD-779, PCLD-5B16, or PCLD-770     daughterboards.

All cards listed can be used in an IBM PC or compatible.  A series of wiring terminal boards and signal conditioning boards, listed below, are also available for making your applications easier to implement:

*   PCLD-770  Signal conditioning board

*   PCLD-779  Thermocouple Amplifier/Multiplexer Board

*   PCLD-789  Amplifier/Multiplexer Board.

*   PCLD-5B16 5B Module Carrier Board

*   PCLD-774  Analog Expansion Board

*   PCLD-786  AC/DC Power SSR and Relay Driver Board.

*   PCLD-7216 SSR I/O Module Carrier Board

*   PCLD-7224 SSR I/O Module Carrier Board

*   PCLD-785  Relay Output Board.

*   PCLD-885  Power Relay Output Board

*   PCLD-782  Isolated D/I Board.

*   PCLD-7115 Wiring Terminal Board

*   PCLD-780  Wiring Terminal Board.

*   PCLD-880  Industrial wiring Terminal Board.

I/O CARD FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

PCL-711A/B/S

8 analog inputs

1 analog output

16 digital inputs

16 digital outputs

HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

Before an acquisition board can work properly with the DLL driver software, it must be configured correctly.  You must determine the hardware options (input range(s), I/O address, etc.) which suit your particular requirements.  On all ADVANTECH boards, configuration is a matter of setting jumpers and switches. Read the manual that comes with your ADVANTECH board in conjunction with this help to determine how to configure the hardware.   All ADVANTECH boards are shipped with factory default settings.  If the default configuration is appropriate for your system, no additional set-up is required.

Configuring the PCL-711A/S and PCL-711B

The following options must be configured before the cards  can be used with the Advantech DLL driver:

*  Base Address

*  D/A Reference Voltage

Software Gain Setting:

For the PCL-711B, the A/D gain is set directly through the application. For the PCL-711A/S, the gain is fixed at +/- 5V.