Multifunction USB DA Products from Measurement Computing

By DE Editors

Measurement Computing Corporation (Norton, MA) announced the release of three new 1-MHz, 16-bit multifunction USB data acquisition (DA) devices, and a cost- saving expansion module for high channel count applications.

The USB-1616HS, the USB-1616HS-2, and the USB-1616HS-4 offer synchronous analog, digital, and frequency I/O in one compact package. The AI-EXP48 plug-in expansion module coupled with any of the USB-1616HS series modules can quadruple the analog input channel count.

The USB-1616HS series modules have a unique, low-latency control output mode, whereby any input — analog, digital, or counter, can control an output — digital, analog, or timer, based on pre-defined limits, including hysteresis. The outputs are controlled directly from the USB-1616HS series module, and do not require PC intervention. This results in response times that are measured in microseconds instead of milliseconds.

The USB-1616HS series offers extensive trigger options, ranging from analog trigger with 1 µs max latency, to multichannel triggering, where any combination of analog, digital, and counter input channels can be combined to initiate the trigger. Other trigger modes include digital pattern, level, edge, inside/outside window, and pre- and post-trigger.

USB-1616HS series features include, in Analog I/O: 16 single-ended / 8 differential analog inputs, 16-bit resolution, 1-MHz throughput rate, 7 programmable input ranges from ±100 mV to ±10 V full scale; and more. In Digital I/O: 24 digital I/O bits, 4 MHz throughput for digital I/O and counter input data; 4 counter inputs capable of measuring frequency, period, pulse width, or quadrature encoders up to 20 MHz; and 2 timer outputs. And in Synchronous I/O: all analog inputs, analog outputs, digital I/O and counter/timer I/O can occur synchronously, resulting in precise time correlation among all I/O. Low latency control outputs are capable of responding to inputs in 2 microseconds.

The USB-1616HS series modules ship with TracerDAQ, a full-featured, out-of-the-box data logging, viewing, and analysis application; Universal Library; UL for LabVIEW; and Insta Cal installation, calibration, and test utility.

For full information, visit Measurement Computing Corporation.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.