Product category: Sensors and Data Acquisition
News Release from: Adept Scientific | Subject: USB-1608HS and the USB-1608HS-2AO
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 30 July 2007
USB modules accelerate acquisition
USB-based modules provide true simultaneous data capture of up to eight channels of 16bit single ended or differential analogue input at 250kHz per channel.
Available now from UK distributor, Adept Scientific, the USB-1608HS and the USB-1608HS-2AO are the latest two high-speed USB data acquisition modules from Measurement Computing Corporation These new USB-based modules provide true simultaneous data capture of up to eight channels of 16bit single ended or differential analogue input at 250kHz per channel
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 Oct 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Both the USB-1608HS and 1608HS-2AO include 16bit of digital I/O and an extensive suite of software.
The USB-1608HS-2AO has an additional two channels of 16bit analogue output with a range of -10 to +10V; these can be configured with a remote sensing option to compensate for voltage drop errors that may occur at the field device.
Both units use a separate A/D convertor for each channel; and each device is capable of acquiring data in either a software paced or continuous scan mode.
Differential inputs offer increased accuracy by reducing measurement errors caused by ground loops and noise, errors that are often seen with single-ended measurements.
There's also an analogue trigger function that lets the user start and control analogue inputs based on the value of a digital or analogue signal.
A synchronisation input line provides an external sampling clock for the analogue inputs; while a synchronisation output line enables synchronisation with other devices in the system.
Ideal for those who require eight fully simultaneous analogue inputs along with high throughput, differential inputs and analogue outputs, the USB-1608HS and USB-1608HS/AO will find many applications in any field where high speed, accurate measurements are important.
The USB-1608HS and USB-1608HS-2AO ship with an impressive array of software, including a virtual instruments application, an installation, calibration and test utility, drivers and libraries that meet the needs of programmers and nonprogrammers alike.
They are also compatible with DasyLab, Measurement Studio MCC Edition and other third party data acquisition application software.
MCC's entire USB data acquisition family is fully compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0, and is supported by the Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems.
The complete range of Measurement Computing hardware and software for measurement data acquisition is supplied and supported in the UK by Adept Scientific. Request a free brochure from Adept Scientific ...
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