WaveBook, Personal Daq, and

DaqBoard/3000 USB Overview

John Rys

Product Support Engineer

WaveBook/516E

WaveBook/516E

•1 MHz, 16-bit A/D

•1 µs/channel scanning of any combination of channels

•Single and multichannel analog triggering with programmable level and slope

•Digital TTL-level and pattern triggering

•Pulse trigger and external clock

•Programmable pre- and post-trigger sampling rates

WaveBook/516E

•Master/slave

– Allows multiple system to run from one clock as one large system

– Allows multiple sample rates across different mainframes

– Requires DASYLab or user created program

WaveBook/516E Connectivity

•Point-to-point Ethernet connection

Allows long distances between PC and WaveBook system.

WaveBook/516E Connectivity•Multi-WaveBook networked example

Each WaveBook has a unique IP addressmaking it addressable from anyplace in the plant

WaveBook/516E Connectivity

•Multi-WaveBook example with one Ethernet link

WaveBook/516E Connectivity

•Multi-WaveBook example with multiple Ethernet connections

WBK10A: 8 Ch Expansion Module

•Convenient BNC input

•No jumpers to set

•Accommodates WBK cards

– WBK11, WBK12, WBK13

•All interconnect cables included

WBK11A: Simultaneous Sample & Hold (SSH)

•Provides eight input channels with simultaneous sample and hold

•Samples all channels within 100 ns of one another

•Expands the WaveBook’s gain sensitivity

• Installs inside WaveBook or WBK10A

WBK12A: Low Pass Filter Card • 8-channel programmable low-pass anti-aliasing filtering

• Software-programmable 8-pole filters, configurable as elliptic or linear phase

• Programmable-cutoff frequencies from 400 Hz to 100 kHz

• 2 cutoff frequencies per card, configurable in two 4-channel banks

• Additional ranges: Unipolar: +100 mV to +10 V andBipolar: ±50 mV to ±10 V

WBK13A: Low Pass Filter with SS&H

•Combines the features of the WBK11 and WBK12A into one card

WBK15: 8-Channel 5B Expansion Module

•Analog Expansion Module that accommodates upto eight 5B isolated signal conditioning modules- enables the WaveBook system to measure T/Cs, RTDs, LVDTs, RPM, and many other input types

WBK16: 8 Channel Strain-Gage Module

•An 8 Channel module designed to measure strain gage, load cells and differential voltages.

WBK16: 8 Channel Strain-Gage Module

•8-channel strain gage module

•100% programmable; nothing to adjust

•Full, half, and quarter gage support

•60 to 1000 Ohm bridge

•Software-selected Shunt-Cal

• Independent filter per channel

•Programmable Excitation Voltage

– Select 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 and 10V excitation via software

– Two independent excitation sources

WBK16: Software Based Calibration

•Use WaveView to calibrate

•Shunt Calibration

•Nameplate calibration

•Auto calibration

•Two point manual calibration

WBK17: Frequency/Counter/Encoder

•8 independent 32-bit counters

•5 counter modes: totalize, period, pulsewidth, timing, and encoder

•Supports two X, Y, Z quadratue encoders

•Power output for quadrature encoders (+5 V @ 1000 mA and +15 V @ 500 mA total)

•Analog input mode (±50 V input range, AC/DC coupling)

•8 programmable digital outputs

•Up to eight WBK17s per Wavebook system

WBK18: Dynamic Signal Input Module

•100% software configurable

•Features set per channel

– 4 mA ICP biasing

– Over range detection

– Open & short detection

– 8-pole low pass filter

– High pass filter

– AC or DC coupling

WBK18: Key Features

• Input flexibility is the keyword!

– 4 mA ICP excitation for piezoelectric accelerometers

– Eight gain ranges: ±25 V to ± 25 mV

– AC Coupling with 0.1 or 1 Hz filter

– DC Coupling for non-ICP signals

WBK18: Key Features

•Over range detection

– Front panel LEDs indicate condition during acquisition

– LEDs latch until cleared or start of a new event

– Over Range level is user set in 1% increments

WBK18: Key Features

•Anti-Alias filter set per channel

– 8-pole Butterworth

– 10 Hz to 50 kHz in a 1-2-5 sequence

– 1° phase-match between channels

Personal Daq/50 Series Devices

•500V isolation from the PC

– Low probability of destroying your PC with a bad electrical connection

•Measure volts, TC, pulse, frequency, duty cycle and digital I/O - all in one box

•DaqView and driver software included

– Out-of-the-Box software does what most customers want

Product Features

•Up to 100 Personal Daq modules can be attached to one PC using USB hubs

– DaqView automatically expands.

•For use with unpowered USB hubs, an external power input jack is provided (accepts 6 to 16 VDC)

Versatile Voltage Measurement

•22 bit sigma-delta A/D converter

– Integrating A/D inherently removes noise

•16 programmable input ranges, from ±30mV FS to ±20V FS

– Don’t under estimate the value of this broad range.

•Measure TC, low voltage, and high voltage simultaneously

Versatile Voltage Measurement

•Each channel is software configurable for single ended (SE) or differential (DIFF)

– In many products you must choose all differential or all single-end

– Maximizes the flexibility

•Reading rates from 66 Hz (14 bit mode) to 1.6 Hz (22 bit mode)

•Each channel can have a different resolution and reading rate

– This allows you to optimize the test and not limit sample rates to your slowest signal

Temperature Measurements

•Built-in cold junction and auto zero compensation

•Automatic conversion to temperature for TC types J, K, T, E, R, S, B, & N

Digital I/O

•Each channel configurable as input or output

– Very convenient

– Most digital ports are configured 8 bits at a time for input or output

•Outputs capable of sinking up to 150 mA

Digital I/O

•Digital inputs capable of accepting up to ±15V, with TTL thresholds

– Good for many industrial applications where 0-5V is not common.

•Digital inputs can be scanned along with analog inputs

– Maintain synchronization between analog and digital inputs

Pulse/Frequency/Duty Cycle Measurements

• Input frequencies up to 1 M Hz with 7 digits of resolution

•Pulse counting up to 4 billion counts

•Measures the average % high and low during a scan

• Inputs synchronously scanned along with analog and digital channels

Channel Capacity

•Personal Daq/55

– 5 DIFF/10 SE volts or TC inputs

– 8 digital I/O

– 2 pulse/frequency inputs

•Personal Daq/56 (2 x Personal Daq/55)

– 10 DIFF/ 20 SE volts or TC inputs

– 16 digital I/O

– 4 pulse/frequency inputs

PDQ Expansion Modules

PDQ Expansion Modules

•One PDQ Expansion Module can be snapped on to a Personal Daq

•PDQ1 adds...

– 10 DIFF/20 SE volts or TC inputs

– 16 digital I/O

•PDQ2 adds...

– 20 DIFF/40 SE volts or TC inputs

Expansion Capacity

•Maximum Systems

– Personal Daq/56 + PDQ120 DIFF/40 SE volts or TC inputs32 digital I/O4 pulse/frequency inputs

– Personal Daq/56 + PDQ230 DIFF/60 SE volts or TC inputs16 digital I/O4 pulse/frequency inputs

Personal Daq/3000

•USB 2.0 interface

•Stretched Pdaq package with removable screw terminal connections

•USB powered

• Includes DaqView/3000 software

DaqBoard 3000 USB

•USB 2.0 interface

•Stretched PDaq package with removable screw-terminal connections

•USB powered

• Includes DaqView/3000 software

Personal Daq/3000• 1 MHz/16 bit A/D

• 16 SE/8 DIFF analog inputs

• 24 digital I/O

• 0, 2 or 4 1 MHz/16bit analog outputs

• 4 counters 32-bit/ 20 MHz

• 2 timers

– 12 MHz scanning of digital input lines

– Up to 12 MHz pattern generation

– Digital I/O & Counters synchronous with analog I/O, but consume NO time slot in scan sequencer

– users can scan 1 analog input at full 1 MHz along with digital inputs and counters

– Quadrature encoder capable counter inputs

Personal Daq Applications

•Portable volts, temperature (TC), frequency, pulse counting, duty cycle and digital I/O

•Lab/desktop measurements(a more-transportable solution than PC plug-in boards)

Software

•Personal DaqView

– Links to Excel

– Exports data to several popular formats

•Visual Basic and C++ drivers

•DASYLab drivers

•LabVIEW drivers