
2-4
PC0
PC2
PC4
PC6
DIGITAL GND
EXT GATE 0
EXT CLK 1
T/C OUT 1
EXT GATE 2
DIGITAL GND
PC1
PC3
PC5
PC7
EXT CLK 0
T/C OUT 0
EXT GATE 1
EXT CLK 2
T/C OUT 2
DIGITAL GND
19 20
17 18
15 16
13 14
11 12
9
10
7
8
5
6
3
4
1
2
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7
PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3
PB4
PB5
PB6
PB7
PA0
PA1
PA2
PA3
PA4
PA5
PA6
PA7
+5 VOLTS
EXTINT
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
DIGITAL GND
39 40
37 38
35 36
33 34
31 32
29 30
27 28
25 26
23 24
21 22
19 20
17 18
15 16
13 14
11 12
9
10
7
8
5
6
3
4
1
2
49 50
47 48
45 46
43 44
41 42
P6
20-pin on-board I/O connector
P2
50-pin I/O connector
Fig. 2-1 — P2 and P6 I/O Connector Pin Assignments
Connecting the Digital I/O
The DM5806 is designed for direct connection to industry standard opto-22 isolated I/O racks and system
modules. Each digital I/O line on P2 has a digital ground, as shown in Figure 2-1. For all digital I/O connections, the
high side of an external signal source or destination device is connected to the appropriate signal pin on the I/O
connector, and the low side is connected to the DIGITAL GND. A cable to provide direct connection to opto-22
systems, the XO50, is available as an accessory from RTD.
Connecting the Timer/Counter I/O
External connections to the timer/counters on the DM5806 can be made by connecting the high side of the
external device to the appropriate signal pin on on-board connector P6 and the low side to a P6 DIGITAL GND.
Connecting the External Interrupt
The DM5806 can receive an externally generated interrupt signal, EXTINT, through I/O connector P2, pin 2
and route it to an IRQ channel through on-board header connectors P3 and P4. Interrupt generation is enabled
through software. When interrupts are enabled, a rising edge on the EXTINT line will cause the selected IRQ line to
go high, and the IRQ status bit will change from 0 to 1. The pulse applied to the EXTINT pin should have a
duration of at least 100 nanoseconds.
Running the 5806DIAG Diagnostics Program
Now that your board is ready to use, you will want to try it out. An easy-to-use, menu-driven diagnostics
program, 5806DIAG, is included with your example software to help you verify your board’s operation. You can
also use this program to make sure that your current base address setting does not contend with another device.