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News Release from: Sensor Systems | Subject: USBDAS
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 22 December 2006
Acquisition module handles almost any
sensor
Sensor Systems' USBDAS miniature multifunction data acquisition module provides reliable data acquisition at a low price.
Sensor Systems' USBDAS miniature multifunction data acquisition module provides reliable data acquisition at a low price With plug-and-play USB connectivity, these modules are simple enough to allow quick measurements, but are versatile enough for complex measurement applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Any sensor can be simply connected to one side of the box and the latter connected to PCs or handheld devices by means of a USB cable.
The required amplification, resolution and acquisition rate can be easily set via software.
Any acquired data can be displayed and saved.
USBDAS works relying on a high-performance, multithreaded driver software for interactive configuration and data acquisition dedicated to Windows OSs.
USBDAS also includes VI Logger software, a configuration-based data-logging software package.
You can use the same software to develop customised data acquisition applications with National Instruments LabView or C-based development environments.
USBDAS is compatible with almost all kinds of sensors.
Even excitation for strain-gauge sensors, for instance, can be supplied directly via USB.
In such circumstances, if power consumption is too high, an LED lights up to indicate that an external power supply will have to be connected.
Main features include: 21bit input resolution at 10sample/s and 16bit input resolution at 4.5Ksample/s; software programmable gain (13 levels); sensor excitation via USB; miniature housing; and output power supply of +/-5V DC stabilised, or +/-12V DC.
analogue input ranges are +/-10, 0-10, +/-5 and 0-5V; three differential channels and one single ended are available.
Applications where economy, small size and simplicity are considered essential include: environmental data logging, high resolution voltage measurements, sensors signal conditioning and sampling, academic lab use and embedded OEM applications.
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