Hardware Safety Notes
Hardware Handling Instructions
Attention: To avoid reading errors and serious
damage to your hardware, please keep the following general instructions in mind whenever
installing or removing your data acquisition hardware, changing switch or jumper settings,
or connecting and disconnecting cables.
 | Integrated circuits in general, and the CMOS modules
in analog input circuits in particular, are most sensitive to excess voltage. The voltage
limits can easily be exceeded when the human body is electrically charged. Touching any of
the connectors or components on the hardware device may result in the destruction of these
elements.
 | Discharge any static electricity by touching the back
of the system unit before you handle the board. |
 | Avoid contact with materials that create static
electricity, such as plastic, vinyl, and Styrofoam. |
 | The board should be handled by touching it only on
the edges. |
 | During operation, an input voltage of ±30 volt must
never be exceeded at any input channel. |
 | When the board is inactive, the maximum voltage at
any input channel is ±15 volt. |
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 | Ensure that the jumper and switch settings selected
on the hardware device always correspond exactly to the values entered in the dialog boxes
to ensure that the readings during an experiment will be interpreted correctly by the
software. |
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