Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing USB-3100 Series User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface
About this User's Guide........................................................................................................................ 6
What you will learn from this user's guide ..........................................................................................................6
Conventions in this user's guide ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Where to find more information .........................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1
Introducing the USB-3105 .................................................................................................................... 7
Overview: USB-3105 features ............................................................................................................................7
USB-3105 block diagram ...................................................................................................................................8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2
Installing the USB-3105 ...................................................................................................................... 9
What comes with your USB-3105 shipment? ...................................................................................................9
Hardware ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Additional documentation ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Unpacking the USB-3105 .................................................................................................................................9
Installing the software .......................................................................................................................................10
Installing the hardware ......................................................................................................................................10
Connecting the USB-3105 to your system ...................................................................................................................... 10
Calibrating the USB-3105 ................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 12
External components.........................................................................................................................................12
USB connector ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Status LED ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Power LED ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Screw terminal banks ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Analog voltage output terminals (VOUT0 to VOUT15) ................................................................................................ 14
Digital I/O terminals (DIO0 to DIO7) ............................................................................................................................ 14
Digital I/O control terminal (DIO CTL) for pull-up/down configuration ....................................................................... 15
Ground terminals (AGND, DGND) ................................................................................................................................ 15
Synchronous DAC load terminal (SYNCLD) ................................................................................................................. 15
Counter terminal (CTR) .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Power terminal (+5V) ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Synchronizing multiple units ............................................................................................................................16
Chapter 4
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Analog voltage output .......................................................................................................................................17
Analog output calibration .................................................................................................................................18
Digital input/output ...........................................................................................................................................18
Synchronous DAC Load ...................................................................................................................................19
Counter .............................................................................................................................................................19
Memory ............................................................................................................................................................20
Microcontroller .................................................................................................................................................20
Power ................................................................................................................................................................20
USB specifications............................................................................................................................................20
Environmental ...................................................................................................................................................20
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