
Before installation, please make sure that you have received
• Quick Start User Manual
If anything is missing or damaged, contact your distributor or
sales representative immediately.
For more detailed information on this product, please refer to
the 1737U User Manual on the CD-ROM (PDF format).
Declaration of Conformity
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause interference in which case the user is
required to correct interference at his own expense.
This product has passed the CE test for environmental
specifications when shielded cables are used for external
wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind
of cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your
local supplier for ordering information.
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This startup manual is for PCI-1737U.
Part No: 2003173720 1st Edition
24 channel Digital I/O Universal PCI Card
The PCI-1737U is a 24-bit DI/O card with PCI bus . It pro-
vides you with 24 bits of parallel digital input /output. It emu-
lates mode 0 of the 8255 PPI chip , but the buffered circuits
offer a higher driving capability than the 8255.The I/O bits
are divided into three 8-bit I/O ports: A0, B0, and C0.You can
configure each port as either input or output via software.
170 mm x 100 mm (6.9” x 3.9”)
Operation 0 ~ +60°C (32~ 140°F )
(refer to IEC 68 -2 - 1 ,2)
Storage -20 ~ +70°C (-4 ~158°F)
5 ~ 95% RH non-condensing
Number of Output Channels
Logic 0 : 0.8 V max. @+24
Logic 1 : 2 V min. @-15 mA