Measurement Specialties USB-1616HS-2 manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide	7
What you will learn from this user's guide	7
Conventions used in this user's guide	7
Where to find more information	7
Chapter 1
Introducing the USB-1616HS-2	8
Overview: USB-1616HS-2 features	8
Software features	8
Chapter 2
Installing the USB-1616HS-2	9
What comes with your USB-1616HS-2 shipment?	9
Hardware	9
Optional components	9
Additional documentation	10
Unpacking the USB-1616HS-2	10
Installing the software	10
Installing the hardware	11
Configuring the hardware	12
Connecting the board for I/O operations	12
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector	12
Screw terminal pin outs	13
DSUB25F expansion connector	14
Cabling	15
Chapter 3
Functional Details	16
USB-1616HS-2 components	16
USB-1616HS-2 block diagram	18
Synchronous I/O – mixing analog, digital, and counter scanning	18
Analog input	19
Analog input scanning	19
Thermocouple input	22
Tips for making accurate temperature measurements	22
Analog output	23
Example: Analog channel scanning of voltage inputs and streaming analog outputs	23
Digital I/O	24
Digital input scanning	24
Digital outputs and pattern generation	24
Triggering	24
Hardware analog triggering	25
Digital triggering	25
Software-based triggering	25
Stop trigger modes	26
Pre-triggering and post-triggering modes	26
Counter inputs	26

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