USB-Based Data Acquisition Modules0 pages

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KUSB-3100

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Series

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USB-Based Data Acquisition Modules

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Now, adding data acquisition capabilities to

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your PC is as easy as plugging in a mouse or

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keyboard. Within minutes of connecting one

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of our compact data acquisition modules to

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your computer and your sensor directly to the

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module, you're ready to make measurements of

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voltage, temperature, pressure—whatever you

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need. And you have done this without opening

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your PC, without complicated programming, and

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without spending time configuring the module,

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power requirements, or connection schemes.

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The Keithley KUSB-3100 Series brings true

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plug-and-play data acquisition to computers that

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contain Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 and 1.1

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ports. No more opening up your computer chassis

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to install boards—just plug in the module, install

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the included software, and you are ready to make

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measurements. It's easy and efficient.

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Why USB?

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Today, virtually all desktop and laptop PCs provide USB ports. In addition, USB ports can easily be

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added to existing PCI-bus machines. Equally important, these USB ports have full software support

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under the most popular computer operating systems, including Microsoft® Windows 2000, XP,

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Vista, and 7.

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Easy to Install, Easy to Share

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USB devices are true "plug-and-play." There is no setting of address lines, interrupts, or configuration

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jumpers. The host PC automatically identifies a KUSB-3100 Series module when it is plugged in and

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searches for the software necessary to operate it. The first time a module is used, the user is prompted

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to install the drivers and application, a process that takes just a few minutes. Ease of installation

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means the KUSB-3100 Series modules can be shared between both laptop and desktop computers.

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Hot-Swappable

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The KUSB-3100 Series USB modules are hot-swappable, designed to be installed and removed while

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the computer is running. All you need to do is plug the module into a USB port when you need to

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use the module, and remove it when you are done.

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Software

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Every KUSB module includes the following software tools:

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• Quick DataAcq: A menu-driven, ready-to-run application that lets you verify the operation of

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your KUSB module. You can exercise the major features of your module as well as plot data on the

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screen and save data to disk.

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• quickDAQ: A high performance .NET based data collection and analysis software application that

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allows you to acquire analog data, plot it during acquisition, analyze it, and save it to disk.

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• Open Layers: A DataAcq Software Development Kit (SDK), allowing programmers to develop

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application programs for the KUSB-3100 Series using ANSI C, Visual C++ 6.0, and Visual Basic 6.0

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in Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. Also included is DTx-EZ, a visual programming tool for Visual

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Basic and Visual C++.

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• Open Layers for .NET: A set of classes, methods, properties, and events that provide a program-

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ming interface for the KUSB-3100 Series in .NET development environments including Visual

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Basic.NET, Visual C#, Visual C++.NET with managed extensions, and Visual J#.NET.

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• LabVIEW® Vis: Allow LabVIEW programmers to access the capabilities of the

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KUSB-3100 Series modules in LabVIEW 8.0 and higher.

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Additional application software and examples are available at www.keithley.com.

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• USB 2.0 and USB 1.1, true plug-

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and-play compatibility

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• Five different USB-based

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compact measurement systems

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• 12- and 16-bit resolution

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• High and low programmable

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gains

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• Input/output speeds up to

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500kS/s

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• Up to 96 digital lines for

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monitoring or control

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• 500V isolation barrier protects

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the computer and module from

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voltage spikes, ESD, and surges

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• Runs under Windows® 2000,

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XP, Vista, and 7 platforms

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1.888.KEITHLEY (u.s.oniY)

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www.keithley.com

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KEITHLEY

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A GREATER MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE

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