Conventions

This User Guide provides information needed to install, configure, program and use Marvin Test Solutions’s GT25-DIO, GT50-DIO digital input/output (DIO) boards and the line of DIO I/O Modules, I/O Module Carrier and Interface components.

Supporting boards, accessories and software are discussed in related User Guides.

Required User Knowledge and Skills

This User Guide assumes a general knowledge of PC-based computers, proficiency with a 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating system and some knowledge of electronics.

Style Conventions

Example
Description
Copy or Paste
Commands are indicated in bold type.
Shift+F1
Keys are often used in combination. The example to the left instructs the user to hold down the shift key while pressing the FI key at the same time. When key combination instructions are separated by commas (such as ALT+D, A), hold the ALT key while pressing D, then press A.
Direction Keys
Refer to the up arrow (h), down arrow (i), right arrow (g), and left arrow (f) keys.
cd bold
Bolded text must be entered from the keyboard exactly as shown.
cd directory name
Italicized text is a placeholder for variables or other items the user must define and enter from the keyboard.
examples
Examples and source code are indicated in Courier, a fixed pitch font.
0xhexnumber
An integer in hexadecimal notation, for example, 0x10A equals 266 in decimal.