Owner’s Guide
14
The Rear Panel
The rear panel of the PowerLab C (Figure 4-3) provides the sockets to connect the
PowerLab to the computer, other devices and the power outlet. This section describes
each of the rear panel features:
Upstream facing USB Ports
1.
Computer Port: For connection to the host computer using either a USB-C to
USB-C Cable or a USB-C to USB-A Cable. The host computer requires only USB2.0
to be compatible. If the host computer features a USB-C port that supports
USB-PD the PowerLab can also be powered using this port. Note that the power
budget of the downstream facing ports will be limited by the power available
from the host computer.
2.
Aux Power Port: This port can optionally be used to power the PowerLab from a
USB-PD compliant power supply, such as battery packs, laptop chargers or car
chargers. Note that the power budget of the downstream facing ports will be
limited by the power available from the selected power supply.
Downstream facing USB Ports
The downstream facing ports are primarily intended for connection to any ADInstruments
C Series device. These devices should be connected using an ADInstruments supplied
USB-C to USB-C Cable. If using a third party cable it must support both alternate mode
and be capable of 100W USB-PD. Each of the 4 downstream facing ports functional
identically.
The downstream facing USB-C Ports do support standard USB-PD at up to 100W
(depending on how the PowerLab is itself powered) meaning it can be used as a power
source for other USB-PD compliant devices such as some laptops, tablets and mobile
phones.
Ground Connector
A special earthing stud is provided on the rear panel of the PowerLab. This is an
equipotential bonding connection post compatible with the DIN 42801 standard. It
Figure 4–3
The rear panel
of the
PowerLab C
Computer
Port
Aux Power
Port
Downstream
facing
USB Ports
Upstream facing USB Ports
Cooling
Fan
Power switch and
socker (with fuse
drawer)
WARNING:
PowerLab inputs
and outputs are
not electrically
isolated and so
should never be
connected to
human subjects.
Ground
