User Manual

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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................6
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................6
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................6
Where to find more information .........................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1
Introducing the RedLab 1208LS ..........................................................................................................7
RedLab 1208LS block diagram ..........................................................................................................................8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................8
Connecting a RedLab 1208LS to your computer is easy....................................................................................9
Chapter 2
Installing the RedLab 1208LS ............................................................................................................10
What comes with your RedLab 1208LS shipment?..........................................................................................10
Hardware .........................................................................................................................................................................10
Additional documentation................................................................................................................................................10
Unpacking the RedLab 1208LS........................................................................................................................11
Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................11
Installing the hardware .....................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3
Functional Details ...............................................................................................................................13
Theory of operation - analog input acquisition modes .....................................................................................13
Software paced mode.......................................................................................................................................................13
Continuous scan mode .....................................................................................................................................................13
Burst scan mode...............................................................................................................................................................13
External components ........................................................................................................................................14
USB connector.................................................................................................................................................................14
LED .................................................................................................................................................................................14
Screw terminal wiring......................................................................................................................................................15
Main connector and pin out .............................................................................................................................................16
Analog input terminals (CH0 IN - CH7 IN).....................................................................................................................17
Digital I/O terminals (Port A0 to A7, and Port B0 to B7)................................................................................................19
Power terminals ...............................................................................................................................................................20
Ground terminals .............................................................................................................................................................21
Calibration terminal .........................................................................................................................................................21
Trigger terminal...............................................................................................................................................................21
Counter terminal ..............................................................................................................................................................21
Accuracy...........................................................................................................................................................21
RedLab 1208LS channel gain queue feature ....................................................................................................24
Chapter 4
Specifications......................................................................................................................................26
Analog output ...................................................................................................................................................27
Digital input/output...........................................................................................................................................28
External trigger.................................................................................................................................................28
Counter .............................................................................................................................................................28
Non-volatile memory........................................................................................................................................28
Power................................................................................................................................................................29
General .............................................................................................................................................................29
Environmental ..................................................................................................................................................29