OM-USB-1208FS User's GuideSpecifications

External trigger

Table 12. Digital trigger specifications

Parameter

Conditions

Specification

 

 

 

Trigger source (Note 6)

External Digital

TRIG_IN

 

 

 

Trigger mode

Software selectable

Edge sensitive: user configurable for CMOS compatible

 

 

rising or falling edge.

 

 

 

Trigger latency

 

10 µs max

 

 

 

Trigger pulse width

 

1 µs min

 

 

 

 

Input high voltage

 

4.0

V min, 5.5 V absolute max

 

 

 

 

Input low voltage

 

1.0

V max, –0.5 V absolute min

Input leakage current

 

±1.0 µA

Note 6: TRIG_IN is a Schmitt trigger input protected with a 1.5 kilohm (kΩ) series resistor.

External clock input/output

Table 13. External clock I/O specifications

Parameter

Conditions

Specification

 

 

 

Pin name

 

SYNC

Pin type

 

Bidirectional

Software selectable direction

Output (default)

Outputs internal A/D pacer clock.

 

 

 

 

Input

Receives A/D pacer clock from external source.

 

 

 

Input clock rate

 

50 KHz, maximum

 

 

 

Clock pulse width

Input mode

1 µs min

 

 

 

 

Output mode

5 µs min

 

 

 

Input leakage current

Input mode

±1.0 µA

 

 

 

 

Input high voltage

 

4.0

V min, 5.5 V absolute max

Input low voltage

 

1.0

V max, –0.5 V absolute min

 

 

 

 

Output high voltage (Note 7)

IOH = -2.5 mA

3.3

V min

 

 

 

 

 

No load

3.8

V min

 

 

 

 

Output low voltage (Note 7)

IOL = 2.5 mA

1.1

V max

 

 

 

 

No load

0.6 V max

 

 

 

Note 7: SYNC is a Schmitt trigger input and is over-current protected with a 200 Ω series resistor.

Counter

 

Table 14. Counter specifications

 

 

Pin name (Note 8)

CTR

Counter type

Event counter

 

 

Number of channels

1

 

 

Input type

TTL, rising edge triggered

 

 

Input source

CTR screw terminal

 

 

Resolution

32 bits

 

 

Schmidt trigger hysteresis

20 mV to 100 mV

Input leakage current

±1 µA

Maximum input frequency

1 MHz

 

 

High pulse width

500 ns min

 

 

Low pulse width

500 ns min

 

 

Input high voltage

4.0 V min, 5.5 V absolute max

 

 

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Omega OM-USB-1208FS manual External trigger, External clock input/output, Counter

OM-USB-1208FS specifications

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