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Equipment overview
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Equipment overview
PicoLog takes measurements using one or more converters. These devices connect to
the serial or parallel port on your computer and convert electrical signals into
measurements.
PicoLog can work with up to 20 converters at the same time in real time recording
mode but with only one in fast block mode.
6.1
24
ADC-10/12/40/42
These units plug into the parallel port and provide a single analogue input. The
following table shows their differences:
Converter
ADC-10
ADC-12
ADC-40
ADC-42
Resolution
8 bits
12 bits
8 bits
12 bits
Range
0 to 5 V
0 to 5 V
-5 to +5 V
-5 to +5 V
Both real-time and block modes are supported.
You can connect these units to signal conditioners using a CM001 signal conditioner
adapter.
You can connect up to three units to the same computer.
6.2
ADC-11/22
The ADC-11 and ADC-22 are 10-bit converters with an input range of 0 to 2.5 V. The
ADC-11 has 11 input channels and the ADC-22 has 22 channels.
There is no provision for connection to signal conditioners as these devices are
unipolar. It would be possible to use these devices with signal conditioners that do not
produce negative voltages.
Both realtime and block modes are supported.
You can connect up to three units to the same computer.
6.3
ADC-16
The ADC-16 is high-resolution converter that offers eight analogue input channels.
You can use the CM002 signal conditioner adapter to connect up to four signal
conditioner modules.
The conversion time for the ADC-16 is over a second, so block mode is not
supported.
You can connect up to nine ADC-16 units to the same computer.
6.4
ADC-20/ADC-24
The ADC-20 and ADC-24 are high-resolution USB data loggers with multiple input
ranges up to +/- 2.5 V. The ADC-20 has 8 analog input channels and the ADC-24 has
16 channels. The analog channels can be joined in pairs to operate as differential
inputs. The ADC-24 also has four digital input/output channels.
Both real-time and streaming 24 modes are supported.
You can connect up to four units to the same computer.
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