Data Acquisition System is USB 1.1 bus powered.
Press Release Summary:
Model DAQ24USB-5V supports standalone and networked environments with full-featured Java and ANSI C applications and API libraries. In addition to four 24-bit analog input channels, unit offers 3 digital inputs and outputs and three 10-bit, analog input channels. Up to 16 digitizers can be attached to one host. Device can also utilize external power supply and comes with DAQ24Eval, which graphically displays and records data while providing key statistics.
Original Press Release:
DAQ Systems Introduces USB High-Precision Data Acquisition System
DAQ Systems today announced the newest member of the DAQ24USB digitizer family, the DAQ24USB-5V, the industry's highest performance 24-bit USB data acquisition system. The DAQ24USB-5V is and is aimed at scientific and engineering applications requiring high-precision data such as in seismology, geophysics, structural studies, and others using high-resolution sensors. The DAQ24USB-5V provides a complete data acquisition solution supporting both standalone and networked environments with full-featured Java and ANSI C applications and API libraries. In addition to four 24-bit analog input channels, DAQ24USB-5V also offers three digital input, three digital output, and three auxiliary 10-bit analog input channels. Up to sixteen DAQ24USB digitizers can be attached to a single host for a total of sixty-four 24-bit channels, twelve 10-bit auxiliary input channels, and twelve digital inputs and outputs. The DAQ24USB-5V is a USB 1.1 bus powered device but it also has the ability to utilize an external power supply (provided) which might be needed when connecting multiple devices to a single USB host using passive USB hubs.
An optional networking package provides clients for real-time display, event triggering, format conversion, browser-enabled remote access and control as well as Telnet and FTP services. OEMs and developers can use the ANSI C and Java API libraries to build their own applications but for most users no development work is necessary as the DAQ24USB comes with DAQ24Eval, a finished Java application. All of the software runs identically under Windows 2000/XP and Linux. Drivers, libraries, and applications for both operating systems are furnished. DAQ24Eval is a simple-to-use yet powerful Java application that graphically displays and records data while providing useful statistics such as mean, standard deviation, range, and minimum and maximum values. Digital I/O line states are displayed and controlled via software radio buttons. Other buttons control the display center value and amplitude. A smooth scrolling real-time display avoids the jerks common in other real-time graphical displays. The DAQ24USB-5V offers more than 130 dB of dynamic range and a software programmable internal amplifier with 8 sensitivity ranges in steps of two. For active sensors with high-level outputs a lower sensitivity range is provided. All analog inputs are fully protected from static discharge. The standard software package supports ASCII-formatted output files that are compatible with MATLAB, Excel, and many other packages. The optional network package supports many common formats such as MATLAB variable files, GSE and SEG-Y with the data conversion client working in real-time to provide the desired format. "The high level of software support and adherence to current industry standards make the DAQ24USB-5V an excellent choice for high-precision data acquisition applications" says John Rogers, Chief Engineer for Product Development at DAQ Systems. "Customers using the DAQ24USB-5V now have a powerful and convenient solution for their data acquisition problems without the limitations of legacy ports and buses such as the parallel, serial or PCI. The DAQ24USB also offers a migration path to NetDAS, an embedded data acquisition solution with built-in IP-networking, a low-power Linux PC104 CPU, GPS and Compact Flash storage". (NetDAS is manufactured by DAQ Systems). Pricing and availability The DAQ24USB-5V is available at a unit cost of 750.00 USD complete with external power supply and cables. A board only OEM version is available at 695.00 USD. The optional network package is an additional $500. All products include DAQ Systems' lifetime "speak-with-an-engineer" technical support. DAQ Systems DAQ Systems was founded in 1996 and is a leading supplier of turn-key and OEM data acquisition systems based on open industry standards and are used in geophysical, seismic, and other scientific and engineering applications throughout the world. For more information please visit us at www.daqsystems.com. Note to editors: All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective corporations.
CONTACT: John Rogers, DAQ Systems, Bozeman, MT USA. +1 406-586-8028, mailto:jr@daqsystems.com
