New USB devices offer portable data acquisition

Test & Measurement

25 August 2004 Test & Measurement

Engineers can now access the high-quality measurement capabilities of National Instruments' data acquisition (DAQ) hardware as easily as plugging a USB cable into a computer. Five new USB DAQ products - the first in a series of new devices - deliver easy connectivity, portability and decreased system set-up time, says the company.

The new family of high-quality USB devices includes:

* DAQPad-6016 - 16-channel, 16-bit AI module, 200 kS/s max, two AO, 32 DIO, two CTR/timers.

* DAQPad-6015 - 16-channel, 16-bit AI module, 200 kS/s max, two AO, eight DIO, two CTR/timers.

* USB-9215 - four-channel, 16-bit simultaneous sampling AI module, ±10 V, 20 kS/s max.

* USB-9211 - four-channel, 24-bit thermocouple input, ±80 mV, 14 S/s max.

* SCXI-1600 - up to 352 channels, 16-bit AI module, 200 kS/s max.

The small size and easy connectivity of these USB DAQ devices make them ideal for operations such as in-vehicle data logging and environmental monitoring. They also are useful in academic settings where students and researchers must share hardware and labs. In addition, by combining the company's new SCXI-1600 data acquisition module and new SCXI sensors plug-and-play hardware, engineers can build a complete plug-and-play measurement system. This saves on time and resources previously spent installing hardware and manually entering configuration information from data sheets.

For more information contact National Instruments SA, 0800 203 199.

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