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7.4.2

USB DrDAQ Digital Outputs control

Location:

USB DrDAQ Channels toolbar > Digital Outputs button:

Purpose:

allows you to set the characteristics of the four digital outputs on the

screw-terminal block.

Each output has its own set of controls:

PWM/Out Control: Set to Out: you can set the output to either a fixed logic low

(near 0 V) or a fixed logic high (near 3.3 V)

Set to PWM: the output is a two-level waveform (alternating

between 0 V and 3.3 V) with variable Duty Cycle and

Period. The signal can be filtered to produce a DC level

proportional to the duty cycle.

Period: the time between successive pulses on the output

Duty Cycle: the percentage of the Period for which the output is high.

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