Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing USB-3103 User Manual

Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 5
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 5
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 5
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1
Introducing the USB-3103 .................................................................................................................... 6
Overview: USB-3103 features ............................................................................................................................ 6
USB-3103 block diagram ................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2
Installing the USB-3103 ........................................................................................................................ 8
Unpacking........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Installing the hardware ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Calibrating the hardware..................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3
Functional Details ................................................................................................................................. 9
External components .......................................................................................................................................... 9
USB connector .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Status LED ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Power LED ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Screw terminal banks .......................................................................................................................................................10
Analog voltage output terminals (VOUT0 to VOUT7) ....................................................................................................11
Digital I/O terminals (DIO0 to DIO7)..............................................................................................................................11
Digital I/O control terminal (DIO CTL) for pull-up/down configuration ........................................................................12
Ground terminals (AGND, DGND) .................................................................................................................................12
Synchronous DAC load terminal (SYNCLD) ..................................................................................................................12
Counter terminal (CTR) ...................................................................................................................................................12
Power terminal (+5V) ......................................................................................................................................................12
Synchronizing multiple units ............................................................................................................................ 13
Chapter 4
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Analog voltage output ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Analog output calibration ................................................................................................................................. 15
Digital input/output........................................................................................................................................... 15
Synchronous DAC Load ................................................................................................................................... 16
Counter ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Memory ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Microcontroller ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Power ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
USB specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Environmental .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Mechanical ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Screw terminal connector ................................................................................................................................. 18

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