Understand Your Options
Most people believe USB connections are constrained to 5 meters from the PC. In PC based automation projects they toil with PC and device placement.
It's never been easier to free yourself from this restriction. Read the rest of this entry »
In TIED IN KNOTS – A Must-Have Guide to Untangling USB Extension Options for PC Based Automation, I discussed several methods for extending the USB connection between the computer and the device. While these solutions exist, not all of them are easy to find. Here are a few product links for each solution. Read the rest of this entry »
Expert I/O Timing
I often get questions about the Expert I/O 1000’s access time characteristics. The short answer is that you can change outputs at a rate of 100Hz and you can read inputs at 50Hz. However, the complete answer is more complicated.
When dealing with MS Windows on a PC, it’s not possible to get absolute realtime results. You will always have some variability in timing. However, Dajac’s USB implementation directly associates the timing to guaranteed values in the USB specification. Therefore, we know the guaranteed worst case access times at the USB level. Read the rest of this entry »
Single-IC USB isolation.
Worried about using USB connected devices because they lack electrical isolation? Worry no more. Your life is about to get incredibly simpler. Analog Devices has answered your prayers with their new iCoupler ADuM4160 single chip USB isolation solution. Combine it with the ADuM5000 and isolate the power as well.
The ADuM4160 is the industry’s first single-IC USB isolator that meets medical and industrial standards while replacing complex board level solutions. The ADuM4160 offers 5kV rms medical-grade isolation as well as upstream short-circuit protection. Read the rest of this entry »
David Novak, Owner and Engineer
Hi, I’m David Novak, owner of Dajac Inc. I want to take a few moments to introduce myself and tell you about Dajac. I graduated from Kansas State University with a BSEE degree in 1993 and continued at KSU in a masters program the following semester. In 1994, I graduated with a MSEE degree. During my masters work, I specialized in machine vision and image processing. This was put to good use when I went to work for Hopkins Manufacturing. Read the rest of this entry »
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"The Expert I/O is an easy to use configurable device for testing
automation and rapid turn times. It also features two convenient DC
motor controllers for any additional needs one might have."
Quentin Kramer
Hardware Engineer
