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Sept 2009 Test Point now with MCC
June 2009 Continuous new USB models
Mar 2009 New Improved DAQ Web Site
Oct 2008 USB DAQ modules, 24 bits, simultaneous sampling on some, high input voltage, large channel count
Sept 2008 New 96bit and 24 bit PCI Express DIO Cards for Industrial Control and Data Acquisition
Jun 2008 USB Family 2500
Jun 2008 DasyLab Nasa's Technical Product of the Month
Feb 2008 Measurement Studio 8.1.2
Oct 2007 48 CH analog Expansion Mux for USB 1616HS
Sep 2007 1MHZ USB-1616HS Series
Aug 2007  more on the Web Based Temperature DAQ
July 2007  Simultaneous Sampling 250KHZ USB DAQ
Jun 2007 Web Based Temperature DAQ
May 2007 Loggers
Apr 2007 Counters
Mar 2007 Battery Powered Loggers
Jan-Feb 2007 Wireless Temperature DAQ

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Sept 2009
Test Point now with MCC

Test Point version 7 is available on special order from MCC since it moved from CEC last year.

Read more

June 2009
Continuous new USB models

USB-1208HS this is the fast version of the 1208LS low speed. -- Now 1MS/S Bipolar and Unipolar Inputs, 8 single or 4 differential and now 13 bits rather than 11 to 12 bits, so a huge step if you need performance like this. link

USB-2404-10 this is simultaneous sampling on four +/- 10 V channels at 24 bits @ 50 KHZ on each channel with 250 Vrms channel-to-channel and channel-to-ground isolation. Now that is a mouthful of product. link

or

USB-2404-60 this is simultaneous sampling on four +/- 60 V channels at 24 bits @ 50 KHZ on each channel with 250 Vrms channel-to-channel and channel-to-ground isolation. Now that is a mouthful of product. link

more

USB-2416 this is isolated high channel count 32 single ended or 16 differential programmable gain ( +/- 0.078 to +/-20V) 24 bits @ 1 KHZ sampling aggregate with 500 VDC channel-to-channel and USB isolation. Now that is even more of a mouthful of product. Has 8 digital and 2 32 bit counters also. Need more channels just add a mux to double. And like all of the above screw terminals are included so no cables other than the USB. Forgot, it is designed for TCs or voltage link

USB-1616HS

Also look at the USB-1616HS with BNC connectors link

USB-QUAD08

There is one more but I have left that for the Encoder section -- oh why not, - 8 encoder channels

The USB-QUAD08 data acquisition device provides simultaneous input and decoding for up to eight incremental quadrature encoders at a resolution of up to 48-bits.

It's eight quadrature counters support both differential and single-ended inputs, and feature multiple programmable counting modes.

The counters have a jitter of less than 10 ns, and accept up to a 10 MHz input.

The streaming speed to the PC is software configurable up to 8 MS/s.

The USB-QUAD08 can also serve as a high-speed pulse counter for general counting applications.

The eight digital I/O bits support up to 42.4 Vpk/50 VDC with clamping diodes for CEMF suppression.

Each channel includes an encoder activity LED to simplify the setup and debug of the customers application. link

 

Mar 2009
New Improved DAQ Web Site

Have a look at this link

Now after the look I am sure you are amazed at the huge range of DAQ available.

Notice the model numbers say for the most common USB DAQ

So very easy to read the spec off the part number

The new 24 and 25 series are high pereformance - (24 series) 24 bit Simultaneous ADCs or (25 series board level) high channel 1MHZ SAR ADCs. (incredible value)

The 31 series are analog output modules, the numbering system is not quite as nice as the ADC range and they mean nothing really except the series and model.

The 43 series are counters of all sorts.

The DIO, ERB, PDIS & SSR series has every digital I/O and relay type or need covered.

TC and Temp cover all temperature types TC, RTD and Thermistor and even Semiconductor.

5 Series and 51 series loggers cover almost everything you need.

Now that is 68 USB DAQ models alone, impressive.

SWS has been using these units in house for all projects now for many years and they ae easy to use with C or LabVIEW.

We like the USB-1616FS for projects, lots of high accuracy, fast analog inputs, some analog gains, some digital I/O and a USB hub for expansion inside the OEM box, with only one USB cable back to the PC.

Future projects will use the new 25 series board level for OEM work, they give more, like analog out and counters on one board, a true multi purpose series.

Text language & LabVIEW support, and a half decent Chart, Logger, Scope combo ready to run App, called Tracer DAQ.

A more expansive Tracer DAQPro costs a few dollars but it might be all you need to do a project.

Don't forget PCI and PCI express boards also, plus ethernet, wireless even PCMCIA and ISA are still available.

Hundreds of choices.

Ask Loyal or Saera for help on these units. The software provided is extensive also.

Oct 2008
Five new USB DAQ modules
24 bits, simultaneous sampling on some, high input voltage, large channel count

USB-1616HS-BNC

1 MS/s 16-bit A/D converter
16 BNC differential analog inputs, with 7 programmable input ranges from ±100 mV to ±10 V full scale - calculate the resolution?!
Over-sampling mode, including line-cycle rejection for low-level voltage measurements, even in the presence of AC power line noise
Two 16 bit, 1 MS/s analog outputs
16 digital I/O
4 counter inputs capable of measuring frequency, period, pulse width, or quadrature encoders up to 20 MHz
2 timer outputs

USB-2416-4AO

32 single-ended/16 differential analog inputs
24-bit resolution
1 kS/s aggregate throughput
Configurable for voltage or thermocouples
9 programmable input ranges from ±0.078 V to ±20 V
8 digital I/O
Two 32-bit counters
Four 16-bit, 1 KS/s analog outputs
500 VDC minimum isolation between field wiring and USB interface

USB-2416

32 single-ended/16 differential analog inputs
24-bit resolution
1 kS/s aggregate throughput
9 programmable input ranges from ±0.078 V to ±20 V
Configurable for voltage or thermocouples
8 digital I/O
Two 32-bit counters
500 VDC minimum isolation between field wiring and USB interface

USB-2404-60

Four 24-bit analog inputs
Simultaneous sampling
50 kS/s per channel sampling rate
±60 VDC input voltage range
250 Vrms channel-to-channel and channel-to-ground isolation
Four 2-pole, detachable screw terminals
No external power is required

USB-2404-10

Four 24-bit analog inputs
Simultaneous sampling
50 kS/s per channel sampling rate
±10 VDC input voltage range
250 Vrms channel-to-channel and channel-to-ground isolation
Four 2-pole, detachable screw terminals
No external power is required

 

Also coming

The USB-1602HS and USB-1604HS are multifunction, high-speed, measurement and control modules supported under popular Microsoft Windows operating systems. They feature 16-bit, single-ended analog inputs, with one A/D converter per channel, and sample rates of 2 MS/s (2-channel USB-1602HS) or 1.33 MS/s (4-channel USB-1604HS). The input range is software programmable for 10 V, 2.5 V, or 500 mV.

Sept 2008
New 96 bit and 24 bit PCI Express DIO Cards for Industrial Control and Data Acquisition

 

96-bidirectional I/O channels (5 V compatible), in four independent port groups. Each digital port group is divided into two 8-bit ports and two 4-bit ports
Fully plug and play
Emulates 82C55 mode zero
Software selectable pull-up and pull-down resistor configurations
Digital I/O lines are accessed through a 37-pin D-type connector
Software and connector compatibility with PCI-DIO96H for seamless migration of existing applications

24 channels of digital I/O with selectable 3.3 V and 5 V logic levels:
8-bit Port A, 8-bit Port B, 8-bit Port C (may be made up of 4-bit C-HI, and 4-bit C-LO)
Fully plug and play
Emulates 82C55 mode zero
Software selectable pull-up and pull-down resistor configurations
Digital I/O lines are accessed through a 37-pin D-type connector
Software and connector compatibility with PCI-DIO24 and CIO-DIO24 for seamless migration of existing applications


Jun 2008
USB Family 2500


Also available:
USB-2523 16 SE/8 diff. AI, 1 MHz throughput; 24 DI0, 4 32-bit ctr. input chan., 4 TC inputs
USB-2527 16 SE/8 diff. AI, 1 MHz throughput; 24 DI0, 4 32-bit ctr. input chan., 4 16-bit, 1 MHz AO, 4 TC inputs
USB-2533 64 SE/32 diff. AIs, 1 MHz throughput; 24 DI0, 44 32-bit ctr. input chan., 4 TC inputs

Jun 2008
DasyLab Nasa's Technical Product of the Month

US web prices apply in NZ also.

more


Feb 2008
Measurement Studio 8.1.2

Product Description

Measurement Studio is an integrated suite of measurement and automation controls, tools, and class libraries for Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio .NET 2003. Measurement Studio dramatically reduces application development time with ActiveX and .NET controls, object-oriented measurement hardware interfaces, advanced analysis libraries, scientific user interface controls, measurement data networking, wizards, interactive code designers, and highly extensible classes.

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Oct 2007
ai-exp48- 48 CH analog Expansion Mux for USB 1616HS


Overview
Adds 24 differential/48 single ended inputs
USB-1616HS USB 1-MHz, 16-bit multifunction module
USB-1616HS-2 USB 1-MHz, 16-bit multifunction module with two analog outputs
USB-1616HS-4 USB 1-MHz, 16-bit multifunction module with four analog outputs

Any input can be a voltage or thermocouple
Convenient removable screw terminal connections

General Description
The AI-EXP48 analog input expansion module can be used with any of USB-1616HS series modules to increase analog input channel count from 16 SE/8 DI inputs to 64 SE/32 DI inputs. All of the features of the USB-1616HS series modules' built-in analog channels are included when the AI-EXP48 is attached, including the ability to measure thermocouples on any channel. Users can simply plug the AI-EXP48 directly into a USB-1616HS series module or use an optional CA-96A cable.

Sep 2007
1MHZ USB-1616HS Series




 Part Number   Description
   
 USB-1616HS  1MHz, 16-bit DAQ module w/ 16 AI and 8 TC inputs
 USB-1616HS-2  1MHz, 16-bit multifunction DAQ module with 16 analog inputs, 8 TC inputs and 2 analog outputs
 USB-1616HS-4  1MHz, 16-bit multifunction DAQ module w/ 16 AI, 8 TC inputs & 4 AO
 AI-EXP48   Analog Input Expansion Module for USB-1616HS Series. Adds 24 DI or 48 SE. Inputs can be either voltage or thermocouple.
 CA-96A  USB-1616HS/-2/-4 to AI-EXP48 cable, 2 feet

The USB-1616HS, the USB-1616HS-2, and the USB-1616HS-4 deliver outstanding performance with synchronous analog, digital, and frequency I/O in one compact package. The AI-EXP48 plug-in expansion module coupled with any of the USB-1616HS series modules can quadruple the analog input channel count.

USB-1616HS series features:

Analog I/O

• 16 single-ended / 8 differential analog inputs

• 16-bit resolution

• 1-MHz throughput rate

• 7 programmable input ranges from ±100 mV to ±10 V full scale

• Any analog input can measure voltage or thermocouples—any TC type on any channel

• Over-sampling mode, including line-cycle rejection for ultra stable TC and low-level voltage measurements, even in the presence of AC power line noise

• Two 16-bit, 1-MHz analog outputs (USB-1616HS-2 only)

• Four 16-bit, 1-MHz analog outputs (USB-1616HS-4 only)

Digital I/O

• 24 digital I/O bits

• 4 MHz throughput for digital I/O and counter input data

• 4 counter inputs capable of measuring frequency, period, pulse width, or quadrature encoders up to 20 MHz

• 2 timer outputs

Synchronous I/O—all analog inputs, analog outputs, digital I/O and counter/timer I/O can occur synchronously, resulting in precise time correlation among all I/O.

Low latency control outputs capable of responding to inputs in as fast as 2 µs

The packaging for the USB-616HS series is designed to make it easy for the user to use in a variety of applications. Removable screw terminals facilitate attaching and removing without having to re-wire. The modules can be easily DIN-rail mounted for applications where the device is mounted in a rack or with a protective enclosure.

The number of analog input channels on the USB-1616HS series can be quadrupled with the addition of the AI-EXP48 analog input expansion module option, increasing from 8 diff/16 single-ended inputs to 32 diff/64 single-ended inputs. All of the features of the built-in analog channels are included when the AI-EXP48 is attached, including the ability to measure thermocouples on any input channel. Users can simply plug the AI-EXP48 directly into a USB-1616HS series module, or use an optional cable.

The USB-1616HS series modules ship with the new TracerDAQ®, Universal Library™; UL for LabVIEW ™; and Insta Cal ™

Aug 2007     
Web Based Temperature DAQ

This device saves heaps of time for people wanting to do temp logging remotely.

An example may help.

Plug the Web-TEMP ot TC remotely through a ethernet hub, with wireless, copper or fiber and you are on the air ,if you have a browser.

If you use the TracerDAQ software you immediatley have a chart and logger.

It is so easy and these are precise devices, each channel has its own 24bit ADC with isolation.

Last goodie for the month;

Download the latest new product spread from MCC

July 2007     
Simultaneous Sampling 250KHZ USB DAQ

The models USB-1608HS and USB-1608HS 2AO have true simultaneous sampling of up to 8 channels of single ended or differential inputs up to 250Khz per channel. This is not a muxed input device. Each channel has its own A/D.

The USB-1608HS-2AO has 2 analog output channels that can be configured with remote sensing.

Eight analog input channels—differential or single-ended
True simultaneous sampling (1 A/D converter per input)
16-bit resolution
250 kS/s per channel (2 MS/s aggregate)
16 digital I/O bits—LED status indicators
32-bit event counter
Analog trigger input
Also available: USB-1608HS-2AO Multifunction, 8 channel, 16-bit, simultaneous sampling, USB-based device offering both analog I/O and digital I/O

 

June 2007     
Web Based Temperature DAQ

DAQ units with built in Web servers, so really Ethernet DAQ at last from MCC with webserver.

WEB-TC
Web-enabled thermocouple temperature module
Supports J, K, R, S, T, N, E & B thermocouples.

WEB-TEMP
Web-enabled temperature module
8-channel temperature measurement module with built-in Web server. Monitor temperatures from any-where in the world via the Internet. Sets up in seconds!
Supports J, K, R, S, T, N, E, & B type thermocouples, 2-, 3- and 4-wire RTDs, thermistors, and semiconductor temperature sensors.

Ask for details very new.

May 2007 Loggers

 Product  Data Type  Sampling/Logging Rate  Measurement Range  Storage  Price USD
 USB-501-LT  Temp   30-minute sampling rate   -10 to +50 °C  4K  $49
 USB-501  Temp   Intervals: 10 sec–12 hr  -35 to +80 °C  16K  $59
 USB-502  Temp/RH   Intervals: 10 sec–12 hr  -35 to +80 °C  16K  $79
 USB-503  Voltage  Intervals: 1 sec–12 hrs   0 to 30 VDC  32K  $69
 USB-504  Current  Intervals: 1 sec–12 hrs  4 to 20 MA  32K  $69
 USB-5201  Temp. TCs  2 S/s to PC; 1 S/s to CF card  Sensor dependent (See Specs)  2.3 Million Temp. Values (w/64MB CF Card)  $599
 USB-5203  Temp.
TCs, RTD, Thermistor or Silicon		  2 S/s to PC; 1 S/s to CF card  Sensor dependent (See Specs)  2.3 Million Temp. Values (w/64MB CF Card)  $699

Please note prices are USA list, NZ and other country prices will have handling charges of course.

April 2007 Counter Boxes and Boards

Robust five-channel, 16-bit, 9513-based counter/timer

Robust five-channel, 16-bit, 9513-based counter/timer
Event counting, PWM, frequency measurement/division, duty cycle generation
Input frequencies up to 20 MHz
8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs
USB 1.1, 2.0 compliant, cable included
Lifetime warranty

Also available:
10-channel version USB-4303
PCI-bus equivalent, 5 channels PCI-CTR05
PCI-bus equivalent, 10 channels PCI-CTR10


March 2007 MCC Battery Powered Loggers

Measurement Computing Corporation, the market leader in low-cost data acquisition, has released three new battery powered specialty loggers to its growing USB product line. The three data loggers are:

· USB-503—a 0–30 VDC voltage logger—$135

· USB-504—a 4–20 mA current loop logger—$135

· USB-501-LT—an ultra small (lite) version of the USB-501 temperature logger—$105 - in Qty $99 +GST

These products are the perfect, cost-effective solution for both long- or short-term data logging applications. They offer reduced setup time and eliminate the need to drag around expensive equipment to make field or factory measurements. The 500 series provides a low-cost and simple interface to configure, download, display, and export logged data. The growing USB-500 series units may be the most convenient, easy-to-use dataloggers on the market.

Bill Kennedy, MCC’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, commented, “Customers who already own our USB-501 and USB-502 temperature loggers really appreciate their size, price, and ease of use, and have asked if we could extend the line to include loggers for other types of data, and that’s exactly what we’ve done. We have one for voltage, one for current, plus, a new ‘lite’ temperature logger that looks like a USB flash drive.”

The USB-503 logs up to 32,510 voltage measurements over a 0 to 30 VDC measurement range. The USB-504 logs up to 32,000 current loop measurements in the 4–20 mA range. Both the 503 and the 504 have eight programmable logging rates—from once every ten seconds to once every twelve hours. Flashing LEDs indicate logger status.

The tiny USB-501-LT logs up to 4,080 temperature measurements in the -10 to 50 °C (+14 to +122 °F) range and operates at fixed 15-minute, 30-minute, 1-hour, and 2-hour sample rates. Status is indicated by a red/green LED. All the loggers plug directly into a standard USB port for setup and data download.

The USB-500 Series Data Logging Application software (included with each logger) supports all products in the series. This user-friendly application is used initially to configure the loggers—program alarm thresholds, logging rates, start times, measurement units, etc. When the loggers are retrieved from the field, the same application provides simple one-click access to download, display, and export the data.

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Jan-Feb 2007 MCC ... Wireless Temperature DAQ

Something new and very useful read more

WLS-TEMP

Wireless-based high-precision 8-channel temperature measurement module;
requires WLS-IFC wireless gateway device

WLS-TC

Wireless-based high-precision 8-channel thermocouple input module; requires WLS-IFC wireless gateway device

WLS-IFC

USB-to-wireless interface module

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