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SKU 1013 

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Phidgets 

Inc. 

Hardware Description 

The PhidgetInterfaceKits are the most versatile of 

the Phidgets currently available.  This versatility 

comes at the price of some complexity.  In 

addition to the USB input port, the 

PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 has:  

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8 Analog Inputs, 

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8 Digital Inputs, 

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8 Digital Outputs, 

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2 USB output ports. 

An external power supply is required only to 

operate the USB output ports. 

 

 

 

Device Specification 

Digital Output Resistance 

300 ohm 

Digital Output Update Rate 

Approx. 125 Updates / sec. 

Digital Input Update Rate 

125 / sec. 

Analog Input Update Rate 

65 / sec. 

USB Current Consumption 

Max. 500 mA 

External Power Supply Voltage

6 to 12 V DC 

External Power Supply Current

Max. 1000 mA 

External Power Supply Rating 

Max. 6 to 12 VA 

 

Summary of Contents for SKU 1013

Page 1: ...rn is plugged into the USB port on your computer After that you can use the simple to program Phidgets software libraries to access these devices The PhidgetInterfaceKit 8 8 8 board is our most versatile Phidget designed to be the core of a wide variety of projects It is a USB based controller with 8 Analog Inputs 8 Digital Inputs 8 Digital Outputs 1 USB input port 2 USB output ports An external p...

Page 2: ...ware Development Environments The PhidgetInterfaceKit software component provides a high level programmer interface to the Phidget libraries details can be found in the API Manual for your chosen development environment Documentation link on our website Here is how to get started under Windows 2000 or Windows XP For users of Windows CE MAC OSX or Linux please go to the Downloads section of our web...

Page 3: ...the zip file to a place of your choosing and then uncompress it You will find many executables in the Visual Basic folder and their source in the sub folders PhidgetMonitor exe will show you what Phidgets are plugged in If you have followed Step 2 and Step 3 a PhidgetInterfaceKit should be displayed in the list along with its serial number The source for this exe is in the PhidgetManagerExamples f...

Page 4: ...0 and 1024 so a sensor value of 1 unit represents a voltage of approximately 5 millivolts Each analog input uses a 3 pin 0 100 inch pitch locking connector Pictured here is a plug with the connections labeled If this is wired backwards damage to your sensor may result The Interface Kit provides 5 VDC ground and an analog input with a range of 0 to 5V We offer an expanding line of packaged sensors ...

Page 5: ...the case of an LED wire the anode to a digital output labeled 0 to 7 on the Interface Kit and the cathode to a supplied ground labeled G The 300 ohm resistance is internal to the PhidgetIntefaceKit 8 8 8 and limits the current that can flow through the output This is intended to protect the device from being damaged if there is a short to ground or if an LED is used The output is intended to drive...

Page 6: ...alog Inputs 8 Digital Inputs 8 Digital Outputs 2 USB output ports An external power supply is required only to operate the USB output ports Device Specification Digital Output Resistance 300 ohm Digital Output Update Rate Approx 125 Updates sec Digital Input Update Rate 125 sec Analog Input Update Rate 65 sec USB Current Consumption Max 500 mA External Power Supply Voltage 6 to 12 V DC External Po...

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