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News Release from: Adept Scientific | Subject: DataShuttle/2000
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 July 2003
Plug-and-play acquisition takes on new
challenges
The new DataShuttle/2000 offers 200kHz analogue sampling and can synchronously measure analogue inputs, frequency inputs and digital inputs.
Over the past few years, one innovative product has opened up PC-based data acquisition to thousands of users worldwide That product, DataShuttle, has introduced many people to the concept of plug-and-play data acquisition: connect sensors to the DataShuttle, connect the DataShuttle to a PC port, and the system is ready to start taking measurements
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition, it can synchronously measure analogue inputs, frequency inputs, and digital inputs.
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In another major development, the 16bit/200kHz DataShuttle/2000 comes equipped with I/O capability which can be expanded and enhanced with over 40 expansion and signal conditioning options through plug-in boards.
These expansion channels can handle the same 200kHz rate of the built-in channels.
The new DataShuttle/2000 is available with either a built-in Ethernet interface (model /2000E), or a parallel-port interface (models /2000A or /2000X).
The DataShuttle /2000E can attach directly to the Ethernet port of a PC, or to an installed Ethernet network.
It contains three parallel expansion ports, which can attach to an additional three parallel DataShuttle units, thereby quadrupling the channel capacity of a single Ethernet link to the PC.
The DataShuttle/2000A and DataShuttle/2000X attach directly to the parallel port on a PC, or to a PC-Card slot, a PCI slot, an ISA slot or a parallel expansion port on a DataShuttle/2000E.
The /2000X includes three expansion card slots.
The DataShuttle/2000 has a rugged metal housing, with a similar footprint to a notebook PC.
It can be powered from an AC power adaptor, or by any 9 to 30V DC supply, such as a car battery.
The expandability options mean that the built-in eight differential, 16 single-ended analogue inputs can be expanded up to 256 analogue input channels, to handle measurements such as thermocouples, strain gauges, accelerometers and many more.
The onboard 40 digital I/O channels can also be expanded, up to 272, including TTL level, isolated and relay closure.
Digital inputs, either on the DataShuttle/2000, or on expansion options, can be scanned in 16bit increments along with analogue inputs, providing digital data that is time-correlated to acquired analogue data.
The four frequency and pulse-counting inputs on the DataShuttle/2000 can also be scanned synchronously with the analogue and digital inputs.
As an option, the DataShuttle/2000 has four 16bit, 100kHz analogue outputs, which install internally.
Drivers and programming tools for nearly every programming environment under Windows are also provided, including Visual Basic, C++, Delphi, LabView and DasyLab.
DaqView software is included for "out-of-the-box" setup, acquisition, display and analysis of acquired data.
Post-acquisition analysis is achieved via included eZ-PostView software. Request a free brochure from Adept Scientific ...
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