Measurement Computing miniLAB 1008 User Manual page 6

miniLAB 1008 User's Guide
Adding the miniLAB 1008 to the InstaCal configuration file ................................................ 2-9
Configuring the miniLAB 1008 with InstaCal ..................................................................... 2-11
Chapter 3
Getting Started with TracerDAQ ..................................................................... 3-1
Launching TracerDAQ from InstaCal ........................................................................ 3-1
Selecting the channels to use for data ......................................................................... 3-3
Configuring channel 0 ............................................................................................................ 3-3
Configuring channel 3 ............................................................................................................ 3-4
Setting up a data log file ............................................................................................. 3-6
Plotting and logging data on the TracerDAQ strip chart............................................. 3-7
Chapter 4
Functional Details............................................................................................. 4-1
Theory of operation - analog input acquisition modes................................................ 4-1
Software paced mode ............................................................................................................. 4-1
Continuous scan mode............................................................................................................ 4-1
Burst scan mode ..................................................................................................................... 4-1
External components................................................................................................... 4-2
USB connector ....................................................................................................................... 4-3
Status LED ............................................................................................................................. 4-3
Digital I/O connector and pin out ........................................................................................... 4-3
Screw terminal wiring ............................................................................................................ 4-4
Main connector and pin out .................................................................................................... 4-6
Analog input terminals (CH0 In - CH7 In)............................................................................. 4-7
Digital I/O terminals (DIO0 - DIO3) .................................................................................... 4-10
Power terminals.................................................................................................................... 4-11
Ground terminals .................................................................................................................. 4-12
Calibration terminal.............................................................................................................. 4-12
Testing terminal.................................................................................................................... 4-12
Counter terminal................................................................................................................... 4-12
Accuracy ................................................................................................................... 4-12
Channel gain queue................................................................................................... 4-15
Digital connector cabling .......................................................................................... 4-16
Chapter 5
Calibrating and Testing the Device ................................................................ 5-1
Calibrating with InstaCal ............................................................................................ 5-1
Testing with InstaCal .................................................................................................. 5-4
Testing the digital functions ................................................................................................... 5-4
Testing the analog functions................................................................................................... 5-6
Chapter 6
Specifications ................................................................................................... 6-1
Analog Input Section .................................................................................................. 6-1
Analog Output Section................................................................................................ 6-3
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