Measurement Computing miniLAB-1008 - Manual (Page 8)

Chapter 1
Introducing the miniLAB 1008
This user's guide contains all of the information you need to connect the miniLAB 1008 to your computer and
to the signals you want to measure.
The miniLAB 1008 is a USB 1.1 low-speed analog and digital I/O device that is supported under popular
Microsoft
® Windows ® operating systems. The miniLAB 1008 is fully compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB
2.0 ports.
The miniLAB 1008 features eight 12-bit analog input signal connections and 28 digital I/O connections. It is
powered by the +5 volt USB supply. No external power is required.
Two screw terminals rows provide connections for eight analog inputs, two 10-bit analog outputs, four
bidirectional digital I/O lines, and one 32-bit external event counter. You can configure the analog input
connections with software as either four single-ended or eight differential channels. All analog connections
terminate at the screw terminals.
24 bidirectional digital I/O lines are also available on a 37-pin connector.
An on-board industry standard 82C55 programmable peripheral interface chip provides 24 digital I/O lines that
terminate at a 37-pin connector.
The miniLAB 1008 USB device is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1. miniLAB 1008
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