Measurement Computing WaveBook rev.5.3 - Manual (Page 45)

Note: An optional CA-116 power cable is available. The CA-116 permits the system to be plugged into
a vehicle cigarette lighter, allowing use of the vehicle’s battery as a power supply for the
WaveBook device.
Calculate system amp load prior to creating a system daisy-chain. Although WaveBook
device connectors and CA-115 and CA-116 power cables have 5 amp limits, TR-40Us are
limited to 2.2 amps. Tables for determining amp load are provided in the following section,
Calculating the System Power Requirement.
CA-129 Expansion Control Cables. Control messages are carried by CA-129 expansion-control
cables with HD-15, plug and socket connectors. The first expansion unit’s control input is driven
from the main unit’s control output. Control inputs of additional WBK modules are driven from
the preceding unit’s control output.
CA-150 Expansion Signal Cables. Expansion signals are carried by a CA-150-1 male BNC to
male BNC coaxial cable. Each WBK module drives a common analog bus that carries the signals
to WaveBook’s Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Each WBK module has EXPANSION
SIGNAL IN and EXPANSION SIGNAL OUT connectors for daisy-chaining multiple units.
CA-177 Strain Gage Cables. CA-177 is an optional set of eight strain-gage cables intended for
use with the eight channels of WBK16. Discussions of the CA-177 strain-gage cable and bridge
applications are contained in the WBK16 document module.
CA-217 Digital Expansion Cables. These 8-inch cables are used for connecting one or more
WBK17s to a WaveBook/512A, /516, /516A, or /516E. The CA-217 cable has a DB25M
connector for Digital Expansion Out and a HD26M connector for Digital Expansion In. (See the
following page, second figure).
CA-242 and CA-242-7 Ethernet Patch Cables. CA-242 is a 1.5 foot cable that can be used to
connect a WaveBook/516E to an Ethernet port on a PC or network. CA-242-7 is a 7-foot cable
that can be used for the same purpose.
CA-74-1 and CA-74-5 SYNC Cables. 1-foot and 5-foot cables [respectively] used to synchronize
up to four “A” and/or “E” Series devices. The total combined SYNC cable length is not to
exceed 15 feet (4.57 m).
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