miniLAB 1008
USB Device
for
Analog and Digital I/O
User's Guide
Document Revision 3, July, 2004
© Copyright 2004, Measurement Computing Corporation
Страница 1: ...miniLAB 1008 USB Device for Analog and Digital I O User s Guide Document Revision 3 July 2004 Copyright 2004 Measurement Computing Corporation...
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Страница 3: ...anufactured by Measurement Computing Corporation is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for the life of the product Products found defective are repaired or replaced promptly Lifetim...
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Страница 5: ...B6 1 6 Universal Library for LabVIEW 1 6 Connecting a miniLAB 1008 to your computer is easy 1 7 Chapter 2 Installing the miniLAB 1008 2 1 What comes with your miniLAB 1008 shipment 2 1 Hardware 2 1 So...
Страница 6: ...1 Continuous scan mode 4 1 Burst scan mode 4 1 External components 4 2 USB connector 4 3 Status LED 4 3 Digital I O connector and pin out 4 3 Screw terminal wiring 4 4 Main connector and pin out 4 6...
Страница 7: ...gital Input Output DB37 6 4 External Trigger 6 4 Counter Section 6 4 Non volatile Memory 6 5 Power 6 5 General 6 5 Environmental 6 5 Mechanical 6 6 Main connector and pin out 6 6 4 channel differentia...
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Страница 9: ...caution statements present information to help you avoid injuring yourself and others damaging your hardware or losing your data Angle brackets that enclose numbers separated by a colon signify a ran...
Страница 10: ...y Function Reference SM UL FUNCTION REF pdf MCC s Universal Library for LabVIEW User s Guide SM UL LabVIEW pdf miniLAB 1008 User s Guide miniLAB 1008 pdf this document Documents on MCC s web site The...
Страница 11: ...l connections and up to 28 digital I O connections It is 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...
Страница 12: ...B 1008 Functional Block Diagram Software features The miniLAB 1008 ships with the following software InstaCal installation calibration and test utility TracerDAQ strip chart data logging and scope vir...
Страница 13: ...AQ is installed with InstaCal TracerDAQ includes fully configured and ready to run virtual instruments such as a strip chart and oscilloscope You can use these instruments to plot data from the miniLA...
Страница 14: ...ibrary you can switch boards or even programming languages and the syntax remains constant The Universal Library provides the easiest way to program the miniLAB 1008 If you are planning to write progr...
Страница 15: ...h these components you can develop programs that read from and write to your miniLAB 1008 analog and digital channels Example programs that demonstrate how to use the data acquisition components are i...
Страница 16: ...a acquisition controls are included with the SoftWIRE MCC DAQ Controls for VB6 software package Universal Library for LabVIEW The Universal Library for LabVIEW software is a collection of Universal Li...
Страница 17: ...it is a standard and its performance delivers full control and maximizes data transfer rates for your miniLAB 1008 No third party device driver is required The miniLAB 1008 is plug and play There are...
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Страница 19: ...r 2 Installing the miniLAB 1008 What comes with your miniLAB 1008 shipment As you unpack your miniLAB 1008 device verify that the following components are included Hardware miniLAB 1008 device USB cab...
Страница 20: ...niversal Library data acquisition and control programming library SoftWIRE for VS NET fully functional limited time license SoftWIRE for VB6 fully functional limited time license SoftWIRE MCC DAQ Comp...
Страница 21: ...ch as the computer chassis Touch the antistatic container to the computer chassis before removing the miniLAB 1008 from the container Remove the miniLAB 1008 from the container If any components are m...
Страница 22: ...er To determine what version of MDAC is installed on your computer refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 301202 How To Check for MDAC Version This article is available at http support microsof...
Страница 23: ...or dialog closes the LED on miniLAB 1008 should flash and then remain lit This indicates that communication is established between the miniLAB 1008 and your computer Caution Do not disconnect any devi...
Страница 24: ...InstaCal TracerDAQ and the Universal Library InstaCal and the Universal Library are required to run the Universal Library for LabVIEW MCC DAQ Components for NET and MCC DAQ Controls for VB6 To instal...
Страница 25: ...CD restart your computer If you want to install other software you can wait to reboot the computer until after that software is installed Installing Universal Library for LabVIEW You must install Inst...
Страница 26: ...or Visual Basic 6 To install SoftWIRE 4 2 for VS NET or SoftWIRE 3 1 for VB6 follow the procedure below 1 Click on the SoftWIRE button A SoftWIRE Installation dialog opens 2 3 Click to select the Soft...
Страница 27: ...ing up the miniLAB 1008 with InstaCal Use InstaCal to configure the number of analog input channels eight single ended or four differential on the miniLAB 1008 and also to change the custom serial num...
Страница 28: ...miniLAB 1008 is not detected by InstaCal If the Plug and Play Board Detection dialog does not appear exit InstaCal Exit option on the File menu Make sure that you connected the USB cable properly and...
Страница 29: ...r source To change the custom serial number assigned by InstaCal to the miniLAB 1008 as part of a numbering scheme to keep track of multiple units in the field for example enter a number from 1 to 255...
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Страница 31: ...ed with the TracerDAQ strip chart by showing you how to Launch TracerDAQ from InstaCal Select the hardware and channels to use as your data source Log the data to a file Plot the data on TracerDAQ s s...
Страница 32: ...by default Each successive time you launch TracerDAQ the Data Source Setup dialog for either the strip chart or scope opens depending on which application you last ran TracerDAQ s virtual instruments...
Страница 33: ...d plot For each channel you can configure the following options the A D range of data to acquire the name that appears on the strip chart legend to identify the data the plot line to use for the data...
Страница 34: ...control arrows to select the number 4 From the Range list box select BIP10Volts Configuring channel 3 To configure the miniLAB 1008 s channel 3 as part of the data source to acquire and plot follow th...
Страница 35: ...list box click the down arrow and select BIP10Volts The Data Source Setup dialog should look like the one below 6 Click the OK button at the bottom of the dialog The Data Source Setup dialog closes a...
Страница 36: ...ce the scan began is saved to a file that you specify This exercise shows you how to specify a text file used to log data To do this do the following 1 From the TracerDAQ Strip Chart form click on the...
Страница 37: ...name and location you specified In this example the data is saved to miniLAB 1008 data txt in the root directory of the C drive 6 Click the OK button to save your text file settings The Data Logging...
Страница 38: ...DAQ strip chart continues to acquire plot and log data until you click on the icon An example of a strip chart data log file is shown below To stop acquiring data click on the icon To exit TracerDAQ s...
Страница 39: ...n You can also perform the following tasks with the strip chart set the acquisition rate to acquire data view data as it is acquired live mode or view all data acquired during a TracerDAQ session hist...
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Страница 41: ...in a single channel or multi channel sequence This sequence converts transfers and stores data to a user buffer until the scan is stopped In this mode digitized data is continuously written to an on b...
Страница 42: ...ory As with continuous mode the maximum sampling rate is an aggregate rate Consequently the maximum burst mode rates are 8 kS s 4 kS s and 2 kS s for one two and four channels respectively External co...
Страница 43: ...is connected to a computer or external USB hub Blinks continuously Data is being transferred Blinks three times Initial communication is established between the miniLAB 1008 and the computer Blinks a...
Страница 44: ...23 Port C6 5 Port B5 24 Port C5 6 Port B4 25 Port C4 7 Port B3 26 Port C3 8 Port B2 27 Port C2 9 Port B1 28 Port C1 10 Port B0 29 Port C0 11 GND 30 Port A7 12 n c 31 Port A6 13 GND 32 Port A5 14 n c 3...
Страница 45: ...7 IN Four GND connections GND One calibration terminal CAL Two power connectors PC 5 V Screw terminal pins 16 30 The screw terminals on the right edge of the miniLAB 1008 pins 16 to 30 provide the fol...
Страница 46: ...HI 10 CH3 IN LO 11 GND 12 PC 5 V 13 PC 5 V 14 CAL 15 16 DIO0 17 DIO1 18 GND 19 DIO2 20 DIO3 21 GND 22 D A OUT0 23 D A OUT1 24 GND 25 CTR 26 GND 27 GND 28 PC 5 V 29 PC 5 V 30 TST 8 channel single ended...
Страница 47: ...configured for single ended input mode eight analog channels are available In single ended mode the input signal is referenced to signal ground GND The input signal is delivered through two wires The...
Страница 48: ...onfiguration for applications in noisy environments or when the signal source is referenced to a potential other than PC ground A low noise precision programmable gain amplifier PGA is available on di...
Страница 49: ...ement see Figure 4 6 11V 7V 11V 8V 15V 8V Differential CHLO CHHI Measured Signal Figure 4 6 Differential voltage example common mode voltage of 11 V If you decrease the common mode voltage to 7 V the...
Страница 50: ...r general information regarding single ended and differential inputs refer to the Guide to Signal Connections available on our web site at www mccdaq com signals signals pdf Digital I O terminals DIO0...
Страница 51: ...utput current to 100 mA Just connecting the miniLAB 1008 to your computer draws 20 mA of current from the USB 5V supply Once you start running applications with the device each DIO bit can draw up to...
Страница 52: ...libration of the miniLAB 1008 is software controlled via InstaCal Refer to Calibrating with InstaCal on page 5 1 for calibration instructions Testing terminal The TST terminal is reserved for factory...
Страница 53: ...ed in the Specifications chapter of this document We use a 10 V range here as an example of what you can expect when performing a measurement in this range The accuracy plot in Figure 4 9 is drawn for...
Страница 54: ...the transfer function from the ideal and is typically expressed as a percentage of full scale shows the miniLAB 1008 transfer function with gain error Gain error is easily converted to voltage by mult...
Страница 55: ...hical version of the typical accuracy specification of the product Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Error band plot The accuracy plots in Figure 4 12 are drawn for clarity and are not drawn to scale FS FS Inpu...
Страница 56: ...pecified number of samples is gathered You must carefully match the gain to the expected voltage range on the associated channel otherwise an over range condition can occur Although this condition doe...
Страница 57: ...7 19 The red stripe identifies pin 1 Female connector Female connector Figure 4 13 C37FF x cable 20 1 37 19 20 1 37 19 Figure 4 14 C37FFS x cable Female connector Male connector 20 1 37 19 1 20 19 37...
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Страница 59: ...ng connections to the inputs Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 CH0 IN HI 16 DIO0 2 CH0 IN LO 17 DIO1 3 GND 18 GND 4 CH1 IN HI 19 DIO2 5 CH1 IN LO 20 DIO3 6 GND 21 GND 7 CH2 IN HI 22 D A OUT 0 8 CH2 IN...
Страница 60: ...analog input channels are selected for calibration To calibrate specific channels click on the Unselect All button to remove the check mark from each channel the button label also changes to Select A...
Страница 61: ...e CAL output pin 15 and press OK The second Update Input Connections dialog opens 6 Connect the analog input channels labeled CH0 IN CH2 IN CH4 IN and CH6 IN to the CAL output pin 15 and connect the a...
Страница 62: ...ut output operation of each digital bit is functional To access this test do the following 1 From InstaCal s main form pull down the Test menu and select the Digital option The Board Test dialog opens...
Страница 63: ...the OK button check your connections and repeat the test If you verify the connection and the test still fails contact MCC Technical Support 3 Repeat the test in each row until all of the signals have...
Страница 64: ...gle analog input is functional The scan test is a paced analog input test verifies that multiple analog inputs and the pacer circuit are functional To access these tests do the following 1 From InstaC...
Страница 65: ...reference for the pin numbers to connect Verify that the specified waveform appears in the plot area In the example below pin 1 signal CH0 IN is connected to pin 16 signal DIO0 This connection generat...
Страница 66: ...utton The Scan Options dialog opens This dialog is shown configured with its default settings 3 4 Select the channel s to scan range rate that you want to perform the scan test on and click OK Connect...
Страница 67: ...ton to launch the ScanView utility program and display the data in a table ScanView is included with the Universal Library software The following dialog shows the data generated from channel 0 and cha...
Страница 68: ...ver is in a proprietary format that cannot be exported or modified You can click on the InstaCal Scan Plots tab to display a graph of each channel 5 6 Click the X in the upper right corner of the dial...
Страница 69: ...70 A typ Vin 0 V 12 A typ Input current Note 1 Vin 10 V 94 A typ Number of channels 8 single ended 4 differential software selectable Input ranges single ended mode 10 V G 2 Input ranges differential...
Страница 70: ...roximately equal to 8 181 Vin 12 A The AD7870 converter only returns 11 bits 0 2047 codes in single ended mode Table 6 1 Accuracy differential mode Range Accuracy LSB 20 V 5 1 10 V 6 1 5 V 8 1 4 V 9 1...
Страница 71: ...h D A OUT 30 mA Slew rate 0 14 V mS typ Note 3 Vs is the USB bus 5V power The maximum analog output voltage is equal to Vs at no load V is system dependent and may be less than 5 volts Digital Input O...
Страница 72: ...r Parameter Conditions Specification Trigger source External digital DIO 3 0 only DIO may be selected as a trigger input Trigger mode Software selectable Level sensitive user configurable for TTL leve...
Страница 73: ...current Note 7 Connected to Bus Powered Hub 50 mA min 100 mA max Note 5 Note 6 Note 7 This is the total current requirement for the miniLAB 1008 which includes up to 5 mA for the status LED Self powe...
Страница 74: ...Mechanical Case dimensions 157 mm L x 102 mm W x 40 mm H including connectors USB cable length 3 meters max User connection length 3 meters max Main connector and pin out Connector type Screw termina...
Страница 75: ...V 14 PC 5 V 29 PC 5 V 15 CAL 30 TST 8 channel single ended mode Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 CH0 IN 16 DIO0 2 CH1 IN 17 DIO1 3 GND 18 GND 4 CH2 IN 19 DIO2 5 CH3 IN 20 DIO3 6 GND 21 GND 7 CH4 IN...
Страница 76: ...2 Port C7 4 Port B6 23 Port C6 5 Port B5 24 Port C5 6 Port B4 25 Port C4 7 Port B3 26 Port C3 8 Port B2 27 Port C2 9 Port B1 28 Port C1 10 Port B0 29 Port C0 11 GND 30 Port A7 12 n c 31 Port A6 13 GND...
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