Before Using The Product; About The Product; Features - Contec AIO-160802AY-USB User Manual

1. Before Using the Product

About the Product

This product is a USB2.0 compatible terminal module that extends the analog I/O function of USB port
of PCs. 8ch/16bits analog inputs and 2ch/16bits analog outputs are employed and signal lines can be
directly connected to the screw terminals in the system. Compact design to match Note PCs and
excellent in mobility as operation is powered by USB bus. This product accompanies Windows driver
and full-fledged data logger software "C-LOGGER".
Possible to be used as a data recording device for MATLAB, with dedicated libraries.

Features

- Input 10μsec/ch, 8ch, output 10μsec, 2ch, 16bit resolution
Equipped with the analog input (10μsec/ch, 16bit, 8ch), analog output (10μsec, 16bit, 2ch) and digital
I/O (4ch each, LVTTL level)
- Compatible to USB1.1/USB2.0 and not necessary to power this product externally as the bus power is
used.
Compatible to USB1.1/USB2.0 and capable to achieve high speed transfer at HighSpeed (480 Mbps).
Not necessary to power this product externally as the bus power of USB is used.
- Equipped with the buffer memory (1K data) which can be used in either FIFO or ring format
This product includes buffer memory (1K data each for analog input and output) which can be used in
either FIFO or ring format. You can perform analog I/O in the background, independent of software and
the current status of the PC.
- Windows compatible driver libraries are attached.
Using the attached driver library API-USBP(WDM) makes it possible to create applications of Windows.
In addition, a diagnostic program by which the operations of hardware can be checked is provided.
- Sampling can be driven by a clock or by various triggers
Sampling can be started and stopped by software or by an external trigger (timing controlled by an
externally input control signal).
The sampling period can be controlled by the internal clock (high-precision timer included on the board)
or by an external clock (externally input control signal).
- Terminal connector facilitating wiring
Wiring is easy as the terminal connector (screw type) is used.
- Software-based calibration function
Calibration of analog input/output can be all performed by software. Apart from the adjustment
information prepared before shipment, additional adjustment information can be stored according to the
use environment.
AIO-160802AY-USB
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