Introducing The Minilab 1008 - Measurement Computing miniLAB 1008 User Manual

Chapter 1

Introducing the miniLAB 1008

This user's guide contains all of the information you need to connect the miniLAB 1008
to your computer and to the signals you want to measure.
The miniLAB 1008 is a USB 1.1 low-speed analog and digital I/O device that is
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supported under Microsoft® Windows® 98 (2 edition), Windows ME, Windows 2000,
and Window XP. miniLAB 1008 is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports.
The miniLAB 1008 features eight 12-bit analog input signal connections and up to
28 digital I/O connections. It is powered by the +5 volt USB supply. No external power
is required.
Two screw terminals rows provide connections for eight analog inputs, two 10-bit
analog outputs, four digital I/O lines, and one 32-bit external event counter. You can
configure the analog connections with software as either four single-ended or
eight differential channels. All analog connections terminate at the screw terminals.
An on-board industry standard 82C55 programmable peripheral interface chip provides
24 digital I/O lines that terminate at a 37-pin connector.
The miniLAB 1008 USB device is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1. miniLAB 1008
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