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RedLab 1008

™

USB-based

Analog and Digital I/O Module

User's Guide

Document Revision 1.4 E, January, 2008

Summary of Contents for RedLab 1008

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Page 3: ...irm Meilhaus Electronic GmbH feels obliged to point out that they cannot be take on neither any warranty apart from the claims for warranty as agreed nor legal responsibility or liability for conseque...

Page 4: ...3 Functional Details 13 Theory of operation analog input acquisition modes 13 Software paced mode 13 Continuous scan mode 13 Burst scan mode 13 External components 14 USB connector 14 Status LED 14 Di...

Page 5: ...RedLab 1008 User s Guide 5 Power 31 General 32 Environmental 32 Mechanical 32 Main connector and pin out 32 4 channel differential mode 32 8 channel single ended mode 32 DB37 connector and pin out 33...

Page 6: ...bjects on the screen such as buttons text boxes and check boxes For example 1 Insert the disk or CD and click the OK button italic text Italic text is used for the names of manuals and help topic titl...

Page 7: ...powered by the 5 volt USB supply No external power is required Two screw terminals rows provide connections for eight analog inputs two 10 bit analog outputs four bidirectional digital I O lines and...

Page 8: ...he features of InstaCal and the other software included with your RedLab 1008 refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF on our RedLab...

Page 9: ...on DIP switches to set or interrupts to configure You can connect the RedLab 1008 before or after you install the software and without powering down your computer first When you connect an HID to your...

Page 10: ...ce USB cable Additional documentation In addition to this hardware user s guide you should also receive the Quick Start Guide available on our RedLab CD root directory This booklet supplies a brief de...

Page 11: ...have XP Hotfix KB822603 installed This update is intended to address a serious error in Usbport sys when you operate a USB device You can run Windows Update or download the update from www microsoft c...

Page 12: ...8 or you may lose data and or your ability to communicate with the RedLab 1008 If the LED turns off If the status LED is illuminated but then turns off the computer has lost communication with the Red...

Page 13: ...a is continuously written to an on board FIFO buffer This FIFO is serviced in blocks as the data is transferred from the RedLab 1008 to the user buffer in the host PC The maximum continuous scan rate...

Page 14: ...h the USB connector is system dependent and may be less than 5 V No external power supply is required Caution The USB 5V Out pins on the DB37 connector are outputs Do not connect an external 5 V suppl...

Page 15: ...nnector pin out Digital I O connections Port A0 through Port C7 The 24 digital I O pins Port A0 A7 Port B0 B7 and Port C0 C7 are TTL level compatible Each pin has a 47 kilohm k pull up resistor and is...

Page 16: ...or you may damage the RedLab 1008 and possibly the computer Screw terminal wiring The RedLab 1008 has two rows of screw terminals Each row has 15 connections Pin numbers are identified in Figure 5 Th...

Page 17: ...edge of the RedLab 1008 pins 16 to 30 provide the following connections Four digital I O connections DIO0 to DIO3 Two analog output connections D A OUT 0 to D A OUT 1 One external event counter connec...

Page 18: ...single ended mode on the RedLab 1008 CH0 IN 1 CH1 IN 2 GND 3 CH2 IN 4 CH3 IN 5 GND 6 CH4 IN 7 CH5 IN 8 GND 9 CH6 IN 10 CH7 IN 11 GND 12 PC 5 V 13 PC 5 V 14 CAL 15 16 DIO0 17 DIO1 18 GND 19 DIO2 20 DIO...

Page 19: ...configured for differential input mode four analog channels are available In differential mode the input signal is measured with respect to the low input The input signal is delivered through three wi...

Page 20: ...ntial Measured Signal Figure 7 Differential voltage example common mode voltage of 0 V If you increase the common mode voltage to 11 V the differential remains at 8 V Although the common mode voltage...

Page 21: ...lUL Documents Digital I O terminals DIO0 DIO3 Connect up to four digital I O lines to the screw terminals containing pins DIO0 to DIO3 Refer to the pinout diagrams on page 18 for the location of these...

Page 22: ...an calculate the total current requirement of the RedLab 1008 device s USB 5 V as follows RedLab 1008 20 mA 28 DIO 2 5 mA 2 AO 30 mA 150 mA For an application running on a PC or powered hub this value...

Page 23: ...affect the accuracy of a measurement system offset gain nonlinearity The primary error sources in the RedLab 1008 are offset and gain Nonlinearity is small in the RedLab 1008 and is not significant a...

Page 24: ...scale FS input by the error The accuracy plots in Figure 13 are drawn for clarity and are not drawn to scale FS FS Input V oltage 0 4095 Actual Ideal Output Code Gain error 0 2 or 20 mV Gain error 0...

Page 25: ...08 This list is made up of a channel number and range setting An example of a four element list is shown in the table below Sample channel gain queue list Element Channel Range 0 CH0 BIP10V 1 CH0 BIP5...

Page 26: ...t of the cable Table 3 1 Digital connector and accessory equipment Connector type 37 pin D type shielded C37FF x Figure 15 C37FFS x Figure 16 Compatible cables C37FM x Figure 17 Compatible accessory p...

Page 27: ...RedLab 1008 User s Guide Functional Details 27 Female connector Male connector 20 1 37 19 1 20 19 37 The red stripe identifies pin 1 Figure 17 C37FM x cable...

Page 28: ...V G 1 10 V G 2 5 V G 4 4 V G 5 2 5 V G 8 2 0 V G 10 1 25 V G 16 1 0 V G 20 Software selectable Software paced 50 S s Continuous scan 1 2 kS s Throughput Burst scan to 4K sample FIFO 8 kS s Channel gai...

Page 29: ...6 1 V 0 2 2 9 766 11 766 Table 9 Accuracy components single ended mode Range of Reading Gain Error at FS mV Offset mV Accuracy at FS mV 10 V 0 2 20 19 531 39 531 Analog output Parameter Conditions Spe...

Page 30: ...C55 Number of I O 24 Port A0 through Port C7 Configuration 2 banks of 8 and 2 banks of 4 or 3 banks of 8 Pull up pull down configuration All pins pulled up to Vs via 47K resistors default Positions av...

Page 31: ...x1FEF Read Write Calibration Data Memory configuration 0x1FF0 0x1FFF Read Write System Data Power Parameter Conditions Specification Supply Current Note 5 20 mA Connected to Self Powered Hub 4 5 V min...

Page 32: ...ors USB cable length 3 meters max User connection length 3 meters max Main connector and pin out Connector type Screw terminal Wire gauge range 12 AWG to 22 AWG 4 channel differential mode Pin Signal...

Page 33: ...C37FFS x Compatible Cables C37FM x Compatible accessory products CIO MINI37 SSR RACK24 SSR RACK08 CIO ERB24 CIO ERB08 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 n c 20 USB 5V Out 2 n c 21 GND 3 Port B7 22 Por...

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