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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 5
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................5
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................5
Where to find more information.........................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1
Introducing the USB-1408FS-Plus-OEM ............................................................................................. 6
Functional block diagram...................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2
Installing the USB-1408FS-Plus-OEM ................................................................................................. 7
Unpacking...........................................................................................................................................................7
Downloading the software..................................................................................................................................7
Installing the hardware .......................................................................................................................................7
Installing on a Windows platform..................................................................................................................................... 7
Calibrating the hardware.....................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 3
Functional Details ................................................................................................................................. 8
Analog input acquisition modes .........................................................................................................................8
Software paced.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Hardware paced ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Board components..............................................................................................................................................9
USB connector.................................................................................................................................................................. 9
LED .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Header connectors............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Differential mode pinout..................................................................................................................................................10
Single-ended mode pinout ...............................................................................................................................................10
Signal connections............................................................................................................................................11
Analog input....................................................................................................................................................................11
Analog output ..................................................................................................................................................................13
Digital I/O........................................................................................................................................................................14
Counter input...................................................................................................................................................................15
External trigger input.......................................................................................................................................................15
SYNC I/O ........................................................................................................................................................................15
Power output....................................................................................................................................................................15
Ground.............................................................................................................................................................................15
Accuracy...........................................................................................................................................................15
Synchronized operations...................................................................................................................................17
Power................................................................................................................................................................18
Mechanical drawings........................................................................................................................................18
Chapter 4
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Analog input .....................................................................................................................................................19
Accuracy..........................................................................................................................................................................20
Noise performance...........................................................................................................................................................20
Analog output ...................................................................................................................................................20
Digital input/output...........................................................................................................................................21
External trigger.................................................................................................................................................22
External clock input/output...............................................................................................................................22
Counter.............................................................................................................................................................23
