Boards turn PC into measurement system.
Press Release Summary:
PCI-DAS6025 and PCI-DAS6023 plug into PCI slot. Both offer 16 channels of 12-bit A/D measurements that may be taken at rates to 200,000 samples/second. Eight discrete digital bi-directional I/O lines control relays and solenoids, and monitor switch and contact closures. Each board supports 2 counters. PCI-DAS6025 has two 12-bit analog outputs and additional 24 digital I/O lines. Applications include automation of experiments and constructing product test standards.
Original Press Release:
Measurement Computing Announces Next Wave Of High Performance Boards
Provides Functionally Equivalent Performance to National Instruments' Products at Lower Prices
MIDDLEBORO, Mass.-March 4, 2002-Measurement Computing announced today its new PCI-DAS6025 and PCI-DAS6023 boards. The new boards are functionally equivalent in performance to National Instruments' PCI-6025E and PCI-6023E boards. Measurement Computing's new functionally equivalent product line costs 25 percent less than the National Instruments products.
PCI-DAS6025 and PCI-DAS6023 are accurate and powerful measurement instruments that plug into any PCI slot in a personal computer. Combined with powerful software, each board turns the personal computer into a measurement system that may be used to automate experiments, construct product test stands, monitor and control production equipment or be embedded in products such as airport security systems and jet fighter test simulators.
"Measurement Computing has been dedicated to producing equivalent measurement instrumentation for lower prices since our founding in 1989," said Ben Bailey, CEO of Measurement Computing. "This strategy has saved our customers more than ninety million dollars collectively over the span of our company's life. We are proud to introduce these new functionally equivalent products to NI's E series of DAQ boards, and we expect to save many of Ni's current customers additional millions over the next decade."
Both boards offer 16 channels of 12-bit analog-to-digital (A/D) measurements that may be taken at rates to 200,000 samples per second. Eight discrete digital bi-directional input/output (I/O) lines can control relays and solenoids, and monitor switch and contact closures. Each board supports two counters. The PCI-DAS6025 has two 12-bit analog outputs and an additional 24 digital I/O lines. Each digital-to-analog (D/A) output may be updated at rates to 10 kHz per channel.
Software programming libraries for professional developers and SoftWIRE graphical programming for occupational developers and non-programming measurement professionals completes a system using a PCI-DAS6025 or PCI-DAS6023. The board comes complete with Measurement Computing's powerful InstaCal - a complete
installation, calibration and test software program for data acquisition and control boards.
PCI-DAS6025 ($495 U.S. with delivery from stock) and PCI-DAS6023 ($375 U.S. with delivery from stock) compare to National Instruments' PCI-6025E and PCI-6023E, respectively. Measurement Computing, designs, manufactures and markets a full line of computer-based test and measurement hardware and software. These products include analog and digital I/O boards, serial and GPIB interfaces for the PCI, ISA, CPCI, PCMCIA and PC 104 buses, as well as RS-232/485 serial interfaces. Measurement Computing also provides an extensive line of signal conditioning products, a new expansion chassis series and a USB based I/O. The privately
owned company, founded in 1989, has more than 80 employees and markets its products worldwide through direct marketing, a distribution network and the Web. Visit www.mccdaq.com for more information.
