Data Acquisition Toolbox

Is Your Hardware Functioning Properly?

To troubleshoot your Measurement Computing hardware, you should use the test feature provided by InstaCal. To access this feature, select the board you want to test from the PC Board List, and select Analog from the Test menu.

For example, suppose you want to verify that the analog input subsystem on your PCI-DAS4020/12 board is operating correctly. To do this, you should connect a known signal -- such as that produced by a function generator -- to one of the channels, using a BNC cable. The result of such a test is shown below for channel 0.

If InstaCal does not provide you with the expected results for the subsystem under test, and you are sure that your test setup is configured correctly, then the problem is probably with the hardware.

To get support for your Measurement Computing hardware, visit their Web site at http://www.measurementcomputing.com/.

Measurement Computing Hardware

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