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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................6
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................6
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................6
Where to find more information .........................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1
Introducing the RedLab 1208FS ..........................................................................................................7
RedLab 1208FS block diagram ..........................................................................................................................8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................8
Connecting a RedLab 1208FS to your computer is easy ....................................................................................9
Chapter 2
Installing the RedLab 1208FS ............................................................................................................10
What comes with your RedLab 1208FS shipment?..........................................................................................10
Hardware .........................................................................................................................................................................10
Additional documentation................................................................................................................................................10
Unpacking the RedLab 1208FS........................................................................................................................11
Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................11
Installing the hardware .....................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3
Functional Details ...............................................................................................................................13
Theory of operation - analog input acquisition modes .....................................................................................13
Software paced mode.......................................................................................................................................................13
Continuous scan mode .....................................................................................................................................................13
External components ........................................................................................................................................13
USB connector.................................................................................................................................................................14
LED .................................................................................................................................................................................14
Screw terminal wiring......................................................................................................................................................14
Main connector and pin out .............................................................................................................................................16
Analog input terminals (CH0 IN - CH7 IN).....................................................................................................................17
Analog output terminals (D/A OUT 0 and D/A OUT 1)..................................................................................................19
Digital I/O terminals (Port A0 to A7, and Port B0 to B7)................................................................................................20
Power terminals ...............................................................................................................................................................21
Calibration terminal .........................................................................................................................................................21
Ground terminals .............................................................................................................................................................21
External trigger terminal ..................................................................................................................................................21
SYNC terminal ................................................................................................................................................................21
Counter terminal ..............................................................................................................................................................22
Accuracy...........................................................................................................................................................22
RedLab 1208FS channel gain queue feature ....................................................................................................25
Synchronizing multiple units............................................................................................................................25
Chapter 4
Specifications......................................................................................................................................27
Analog input .....................................................................................................................................................27
Analog output ...................................................................................................................................................29
Digital input/output...........................................................................................................................................29
External trigger.................................................................................................................................................30
External clock input/output...............................................................................................................................30
Counter .............................................................................................................................................................31
Non-volatile memory........................................................................................................................................31
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