Analog Inputs

Analog Outputs

Digital I/O

Encoder Inputs

PWM Outputs

Counters and Watchdog Features

Special Function I/O and Multiboard Synchronization

Fuse Sense

Installing the Data Acquisition Card

Connecting the Terminal Board

Installing the Q8 Driver

-Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

-windows NT

Digital I/O

Encoder Inputs

-Encoder Connection

Analog Inputs

-Analog Input Channels 0-7

-Low-Pass Analog Filtering

Analog Outputs

Special Function I/O

Power

Ground Lugs

Launching the Quanser Toolbox

The Q8 Library

-Analog Input

-Analog Output

-Digital Input

-Digital Output

-Encoder Input

-Counter Output

-PWM Output

-Watchdog

Additional Q8 Blocks

-Encoder Extras

-Time Bases

-Asynchronous Interrupts

-Polling Interrupts

-Status

Card Identification

Register Map

Interrupt Sources

Interrupt Enable Register

Interrupt Status Register

Control Register

-Encoder Index Pulses

-A/D Channel and Timing Selection

-Starting A/D Conversions Manually

-Starting A/D Conversions Automatically

-A/D Standby Mode

-D/A Transparent Mode

-External Interrupt Control

Status Register

-Encoder Flags

-A/D Conversion Flags

Counter Preload Registers

Counter Preload Register

Counter Preload Low Register

Counter Register

Counter Preload High Register

Watchdog Preload Register

Watchdog Preload Low Register

Watchdog Register

Watchdog Preload High Register

Counter Control Register

-Watchdog Timer Support

-Watchdog Counter Support

-Watchdog output Support

-Watchdog Preload Control

-Counter Support

-Counter Gating

-Counter Output Support

-Counter Preload control

Digital I/O Register

Digital Direction Register

A/D Register

-Reading Conversion Results After all Conversious

-Reading Conversion Results During Conversion

Encoders

Encoder Data Register A

Encoder Data Register B

Encoder Control Register A

-Status FLAG Register

-Reset and Load Signal Decoders Register ( RLD )

-Counter Mode Register ( CMR )

-Input/Output control Register ( IOR )

-Index Control Register  ( IDR )

Encoder Control Register B

D/A Output Register A

D/A Output Register B

D/A Output Register C

D/A Output Register D

D/A Update Register

D/A Mode Register

D/A Mode Update Register

Configuring the Digital I/O

-Configuring All Channels as Inputs

-Configuring All Channels as Outputs

-Configuring 0-7 as Outputs, 8-15 as Inputs

Performing Digital I/O

-Reading Channels 8 and 10

-Writing to channels 0 and 2

configuring the Analog Outputs

-Configuring all channels as bipolar, 10V

-Configuring all channels as bipolar, 5V

-Configuring all channels as unipolar, 10V

-Configuring channels 0 and 2 as bipolar, 10V

-Configuring transparnet mode for channels 0-3

-Configuring transparent mode for all channels

Writing to the Analog Outputs

-Writing to Analog Output Channel 0

-Writing to Analog Output Channels 0 and 4

-Writing to Analog Output Channels 0 , 4 and 5

Configuring the Analog Inputs

-Selecting Analog Inputs 0 and 2 for Conversion

--Using the control Register

--Using the A/D Register

-Selecting Channels 0 and 4 for Simultaneous Sampling

Reading the Analog Inputs

-Reading Channels 0 and 2

--Reading the Results After Conversions Complete

--Reading the Results As Soon As Possible

-Reading Channels 0 and 4

-Reading All Eight Channels

Configuring the Encoders

-Initializing All Encoder Channels

-Configuring Channel 0 as a Non-Quadrature Input

-Configuring Channels 0 and 1 as Non-Quadrature Inputs

-Configuring Channels 0, 1 and 2

-Configuring the Index Input to Reset the Count

Reading the Encoders

-Reading Encoder Input 0

-Reading Encoder Input 0 and 1

-Reading Encoder Input 0 and 2

-Reading All Eight Encoder Inputs

Configuring the 32-Bit Counters

-Initializing the Counters

-Generating a Square Wave Output

-Generating a PWM Output

-Generating a Constant Output

--Setting CNTR_OUT to '1'

--Setting CNTR_OUT to '0'

--Setting WATCHDOG to '1'

--Setting WATCHDOG to '0'

-Generating Periodie Interrupts

-Using the Watchdog Feature

-Performing Periodie A/D Conversions

DataType.h

Hardware.h

Q8.h