DS3131DK

2 of 33

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

GENERAL OVERVIEW................................................................................................................. 3

Figure 1-1. PCI Card Configuration ............................................................................................................. 4

Figure 1-2. Port PLD Schematic................................................................................................................... 5

Table 1-A. Header A Definition ................................................................................................................... 6

Table 1-B. Header B Definition.................................................................................................................... 7

Table 1-C. Header C Definition.................................................................................................................... 8

2.

SOFTWARE ..................................................................................................................................... 9

2.1

ARCHITECTURE ................................................................................................................................9

Figure 2-1. Software Architecture ................................................................................................................ 9

2.2

INTRODUCTION TO BOSS.................................................................................................................. 9

2.3

BOSS SOFTWARE GUI INTERFACE AND DESCRIPTION................................................................... 11

2.3.1

Main GUI Interface—Configuration ...................................................................................... 11

Figure 2-2. Software Main GUI.................................................................................................................. 11

2.3.2

Show Results ........................................................................................................................... 15

Figure 2-3. Show Results GUI (Driver Statistics) ...................................................................................... 15

Figure 2-4. Show Results GUI (Application Statistics).............................................................................. 16

Figure 2-5. Show Results GUI (BoSS Statistics) ....................................................................................... 17

2.3.3

Memory Viewer....................................................................................................................... 18

Figure 2-6. Memory Viewer GUI............................................................................................................... 18

2.3.4

Register Access ....................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 2-7. Registers Access GUI .............................................................................................................. 19

2.3.5

DMA Configuration ................................................................................................................ 20

Figure 2-8. DMA Configuration GUI......................................................................................................... 20

2.4

DRIVER........................................................................................................................................... 22

Table 2-A. Low-Level API Source Block Contents................................................................................... 22

Figure 2-9. Low-Level API Source Block Relationships........................................................................... 23

3.

INSTALLATION AND GETTING STARTED .......................................................................... 24

3.1

CARD INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................... 24

3.1.1

Windows 95 Systems ............................................................................................................... 24

3.1.2

Windows 98 Systems ............................................................................................................... 25

3.1.3

Windows NT Systems ..............................................................................................................25

3.2

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 26

3.3

OPERATIONAL TEST ....................................................................................................................... 26

4.

PC BOARD LAYOUT ................................................................................................................... 27

5.

APPENDIX A.................................................................................................................................. 28