Chapter 4

Specifications

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Typical for 25°C unless otherwise specified.

Specifications in italic text are guaranteed by design.

Analog input

Table 1. Analog input specifications

Parameter

Conditions

Specification

 

 

 

A/D converter type

 

Successive approximation type

 

 

 

Input voltage range for linear operation,

CHx to GND

±10 volts (V) max

single-ended mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input common-mode voltage range for linear

CHx to GND

-10 V min, +20 V max

operation, differential mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absolute maximum input voltage

CHx to GND

±28 V max

 

 

 

Input impedance

 

122KOhm

 

 

 

Input current (Note 1)

Vin = +10 V

70 microamperes (µA) typ

 

Vin = 0 V

-12 µA typ

 

Vin = -10 V

-94 µA typ

 

 

 

Number of channels

 

8 single-ended / 4 differential, software

 

 

selectable

Input ranges, single-ended mode

 

±10 V,

G=2

 

 

 

 

Input ranges, differential mode

 

±20 V,

G=1

 

 

±10 V,

G=2

 

 

±5 V,

G=4

 

 

±4 V,

G=5

 

 

±2.5 V,

G=8

 

 

±2.0 V,

G=10

 

 

±1.25 V, G=16

 

 

±1.0 V,

G=20

 

 

Software selectable

Throughput (Note 2)

Software paced

250 samples per second (S/s) typ,

 

 

PC-dependent

 

Continuous scan

50 kilosamples per second (kS/s)

 

 

 

Channel gain queue

Up to 16 elements

Software configurable channel, range, and

 

 

gain.

 

 

 

 

Resolution (Note 3)

Differential

12 bits, no missing codes

 

 

 

 

 

Single-ended

11 bits

 

 

 

 

CAL accuracy

CAL = 2.5 V

±36.25 mV max

 

 

 

Integral linearity error

 

±1 least significant bit (LSB) typ

 

 

 

Differential linearity error

 

±0.5 LSB typ

 

 

 

Repeatability

 

±1 LSB typ

CAL current

Source

5 milliamperes (mA) max

 

Sink

20 µA min, 100 µA typ

 

 

 

Trigger source

Software selectable

External digital: TRIG_IN

 

 

 

 

Pacer source

Software selectable

Internal

 

 

 

External (SYNC), rising edge triggered

 

 

Programmed IO

 

 

 

 

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Omega OM-USB-1208FS manual Specifications, Analog input

OM-USB-1208FS specifications

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