Product category: Sensors and Data Acquisition
News Release from: Adept Scientific | Subject: Switch and Sense 8
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 26 April 2001
USB board provides eight
lines of digital I/O
Available now from Adept Scientific, Switch and Sense 8 is a USB-based digital I/O relay system from Measurement Computing Corporation of Middleboro, Massachusetts
The Switch and Sense 8 is a compact, rugged device that allows users to add digital I/O applications to any USB-equipped personal computer, quickly and easily. The Switch and Sense 8 expands the capabilities of desktop personal computers by providing eight isolated AC or DC inputs and eight electromechanical relays in a single USB compatible system.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 April 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The inputs monitor 24V AC or DC inputs while the output relays provide 6A (Form C, SPDT) outputs at 50V AC or 28V DC.
The Switch and Sense 8 is completely plug-and-play.
Housed in a rugged steel case, it is simple to install, with no switches or jumpers on the board.
All addresses, interrupt channels etc.
are set by the computer's USB plug-and-play software.
Screw terminals with strain relief provide easy, secure field wiring to all inputs and outputs Software supplied with the unit provides all of the components necessary to configure, test and control the device.
The programming interface library provides a set of functions that can be called from Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C/C++.
In addition to the library files, there are several application examples that demonstrate how to use the interface library.
A software enabled input filter is available on all channels.
The full range of data acquisition products from Measurement Computing Corporation, including analogue and digital I/O boards for the PCI, ISA, PCMCIA and PC104 buses, as well as RS-232/485 serial interfaces, signal conditioning products, accessories and software, is supplied and supported in the UK by Adept Scientific. Request a free brochure from Adept Scientific....
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