UserManualPCI-17618-chRelay&8-chIsolatedDigitalInputPCICardPCI-1761UserManualiiCopyrightThedocumentationandthesoftwareincludedwiththisproductarecopyrighted2011byAdvantechCo.,Ltd.Allrightsarereserved.AdvantechCo.,Ltd.reservestherighttomakeimprovementsintheproductsdescribedinthismanualatanytimewithoutnotice.Nopartofthismanualmaybereproduced,copied,translatedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanswithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAdvantechCo.,Ltd.Informationprovidedinthismanualisintendedtobeaccurateandreliable.How-ever,AdvantechCo.,Ltd.assumesnoresponsibilityforitsuse,norforanyinfringe-mentsoftherightsofthirdparties,whichmayresultfromitsuse.AcknowledgementsIntelandPentiumaretrademarksofIntelCorporation.MicrosoftWindowsandMS-DOSareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorp.Allotherproductnamesortrademarksarepropertiesoftheirrespectiveowners.ProductWarranty(2years)Advantechwarrantstoyou,theoriginalpurchaser,thateachofitsproductswillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipfortwoyearsfromthedateofpur-chase.ThiswarrantydoesnotapplytoanyproductswhichhavebeenrepairedoralteredbypersonsotherthanrepairpersonnelauthorizedbyAdvantech,orwhichhavebeensubjecttomisuse,abuse,accidentorimproperinstallation.Advantechassumesnoliabilityunderthetermsofthiswarrantyasaconsequenceofsuchevents.BecauseofAdvantech’shighquality-controlstandardsandrigoroustesting,mostofourcustomersneverneedtouseourrepairservice.IfanAdvantechproductisdefec-tive,itwillberepairedorreplacedatnochargeduringthewarrantyperiod.Forout-of-warrantyrepairs,youwillbebilledaccordingtothecostofreplacementmaterials,servicetimeandfreight.Pleaseconsultyourdealerformoredetails.Ifyouthinkyouhaveadefectiveproduct,followthesesteps:1.Collectalltheinformationabouttheproblemencountered.(Forexample,CPUspeed,Advantechproductsused,otherhardwareandsoftwareused,etc.)Noteanythingabnormalandlistanyonscreenmessagesyougetwhentheproblemoccurs.2.Callyourdealeranddescribetheproblem.Pleasehaveyourmanual,product,andanyhelpfulinformationreadilyavailable.3.Ifyourproductisdiagnosedasdefective,obtainanRMA(returnmerchandizeauthorization)numberfromyourdealer.Thisallowsustoprocessyourreturnmorequickly.4.Carefullypackthedefectiveproduct,afully-completedRepairandReplacementOrderCardandaphotocopyproofofpurchasedate(suchasyoursalesreceipt)inashippablecontainer.Aproductreturnedwithoutproofofthepurchasedateisnoteligibleforwarrantyservice.5.WritetheRMAnumbervisiblyontheoutsideofthepackageandshipitprepaidtoyourdealer.PartNo.2003176101Edition2PrintedinTaiwanMay2011iiiPCI-1761UserManualDeclarationofConformityCEThisproducthaspassedtheCEtestforenvironmentalspecifications.Testconditionsforpassingincludedtheequipmentbeingoperatedwithinanindustrialenclosure.InordertoprotecttheproductfrombeingdamagedbyESD(ElectrostaticDischarge)andEMIleakage,westronglyrecommendtheuseofCE-compliantindustrialenclo-sureproducts.TechnicalSupportandAssistance1.VisittheAdvantechwebsiteat:–Productnameandserialnumber–Descriptionofyourperipheralattachments–Descriptionofyoursoftware(operatingsystem,version,applicationsoftware,etc.)–Acompletedescriptionoftheproblem–TheexactwordingofanyerrormessagesWarnings,CautionsandNotesDocumentFeedbackToassistusinmakingimprovementstothismanual,wewouldwelcomecommentsandconstructivecriticism.Pleasesendallsuch-inwritingto:support@advan-tech.comWarning!Warningsindicateconditions,whichifnotobserved,cancausepersonalinjury!Caution!Cautionsareincludedtohelpyouavoiddamaginghardwareorlosingdata.e.g.Thereisadangerofanewbatteryexplodingifitisincorrectlyinstalled.Donotattempttorecharge,forceopen,orheatthebattery.Replacethebatteryonlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedbytheman-ufacturer.Discardusedbatteriesaccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.Note!Notesprovideoptionaladditionalinformation.PCI-1761UserManualivSafetyInstructions1.Readthesesafetyinstructionscarefully.2.KeepthisUserManualforlaterreference.3.DisconnectthisequipmentfromanyACoutletbeforecleaning.Useadampcloth.Donotuseliquidorspraydetergentsforcleaning.4.Forplug-inequipment,thepoweroutletsocketmustbelocatedneartheequip-mentandmustbeeasilyaccessible.5.Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.6.Putthisequipmentonareliablesurfaceduringinstallation.Droppingitorlettingitfallmaycausedamage.7.Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvection.Protecttheequipmentfromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.8.Makesurethevoltageofthepowersourceiscorrectbeforeconnectingtheequipmenttothepoweroutlet.9.Positionthepowercordsothatpeoplecannotsteponit.Donotplaceanythingoverthepowercord.10.Allcautionsandwarningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.11.Iftheequipmentisnotusedforalongtime,disconnectitfromthepowersourcetoavoiddamagebytransientovervoltage.12.Neverpouranyliquidintoanopening.Thismaycausefireorelectricalshock.13.Neveropentheequipment.Forsafetyreasons,th