Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing USB-3101 User Manual

Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 4
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 4
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 4
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1
Introducing the USB-3101 .................................................................................................................... 5
Overview: USB-3101 features ............................................................................................................................ 5
USB-3101 block diagram ................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2
Installing the USB-3101 ........................................................................................................................ 7
Unpacking........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Installing the hardware ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Calibrating the hardware..................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 3
Functional Details ................................................................................................................................. 8
External components .......................................................................................................................................... 8
USB connector .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Status LED ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Power LED ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Screw terminal banks ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Analog voltage output terminals (VOUT0 to VOUT3) ....................................................................................................10
Digital I/O terminals (DIO0 to DIO7)..............................................................................................................................10
Digital I/O control terminal (DIO CTL) for pull-up/down configuration ........................................................................11
Ground terminals (AGND, DGND) .................................................................................................................................11
Synchronous DAC load terminal (SYNCLD) ..................................................................................................................11
Counter terminal (CTR) ...................................................................................................................................................11
Power terminal (+5V) ......................................................................................................................................................11
Synchronizing multiple units ............................................................................................................................ 12
Chapter 4
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Analog voltage output ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Analog output calibration ................................................................................................................................. 14
Digital input/output........................................................................................................................................... 14
Synchronous DAC Load ................................................................................................................................... 15
Counter ............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Memory ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Microcontroller ................................................................................................................................................. 16
Power ................................................................................................................................................................ 16
USB specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Environmental .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Mechanical ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Screw terminal connector ................................................................................................................................. 17
EU Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................................ 18

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