In the last "Tips" column, you learned a bit about how instruments can take advantage of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) to simplify connection to a host computer. Most new instruments comply with the ...

Onlinecomponents.com, an authorized distributor of DLP Design products, features the DLP-IO8-G. The device is a lead-free USB-based 8-channel data acquisition module. The DLP-IO8-G is a low-cost, easy ...

Because the Universal Serial Bus (USB) was originally developed to replace low-speed peripheral cabling, many engineers fail to see its potential as a high-performance data-acquisition channel.

As PCs proliferate, their technologies become more affordable for a growing range of industrial applications. Programmable automation controllers, for example, are basically ruggedized PCs. Meanwhile, ...

CompactDAQ is a USB-based modular data acquisition system that is well-suited for sensor and electrical measurements on the bench top, in the field and on the production line. The CompactDAQ system ...

Billed by the vendor as the first USB-based multifunctional I/O module, the USB-4711 is a plug-and-play data acquisition module with no need to open the chassis to install. The USB-4711 features a ...