Advantech's New PCI-bus Multifunction Card, the PCI-1716/1716L

Advantech Automation is pleased to announce the newest arrival to the PCI-bus High-Resolution Multifunction Card. The PCI-1716/1716L features a 250 kS/s 16-bit A/D converter, an on-board 1K sample FIFO buffer for A/D. The PCI-1716/1716L provides a total of up to sixteen single-ended or eight differential A/D input channels or a mixed combination, two 16-bit D/A output channels, 16 digital input/output channels, and one 10 MHz 16-bit counter channel.

New Pathways: PCI-Bus Mastering Data Transfer
The PCI-1716/1716L supports PCI-Bus mastering DMA for high-speed data transfer and gap-free analog input and analog output. By setting aside a block of memory in the PC, the PCI-1716/1716L performs bus-mastering data transfers without CPU intervention, setting the CPU free to perform other more urgent tasks such as data analysis and graphic manipulation. The function allows users to run all I/O functions simultaneously at full speed without losing data.

New Functions To Suit Your Needs
The PCI-1716/1716L also has a calibration utility. The built-in auto-calibration circuitry of the PCI-1716/1716L corrects gain and offset errors in analog input and analog output channels, eliminating the need for external equipment and user adjustments.

Scanning For Your Automated Projects
The PCI-1716/1716L features an automatic channel/gain/SD/BU scanning circuit. This circuit controls multiplexer switching during sampling in a way that is more efficient than software implementation. An on-board SRAM stores different gain, SD and BU values for each channel. This combination lets users perform multi-channel high-speed sampling with different gains, SD and BU values for each channel.

Contact Information
For more information, see ADVANTECH's web site at http://www.advantech.com/ia/