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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................5
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................5
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................5
Where to find more information.........................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1
Introducing the USB-3103 ....................................................................................................................6
Overview: USB-3103 features............................................................................................................................6
USB-3103 block diagram...................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2
Installing the USB-3103 ........................................................................................................................8
Unpacking...........................................................................................................................................................8
Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................8
Installing the hardware .......................................................................................................................................8
Calibrating the hardware.....................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 3
Functional Details .................................................................................................................................9
External components ..........................................................................................................................................9
USB connector.................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Status LED........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Power LED ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Screw terminal banks.......................................................................................................................................................10
Analog voltage output terminals (VOUT0 to VOUT7)....................................................................................................11
Digital I/O terminals (DIO0 to DIO7)..............................................................................................................................11
Digital I/O control terminal (DIO CTL) for pull-up/down configuration ........................................................................12
Ground terminals (AGND, DGND).................................................................................................................................12
Synchronous DAC load terminal (SYNCLD)..................................................................................................................12
Counter terminal (CTR)...................................................................................................................................................12
Power terminal (+5V)......................................................................................................................................................12
Synchronizing multiple units............................................................................................................................13
Chapter 4
Specifications......................................................................................................................................14
Analog voltage output ......................................................................................................................................14
Analog output calibration.................................................................................................................................15
Digital input/output...........................................................................................................................................15
Synchronous DAC Load...................................................................................................................................16
Counter.............................................................................................................................................................16
Memory ............................................................................................................................................................17
Microcontroller.................................................................................................................................................17
Power................................................................................................................................................................17
USB specifications ...........................................................................................................................................17
Environmental ..................................................................................................................................................18
Mechanical .......................................................................................................................................................18
Screw terminal connector .................................................................................................................................18