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Data Acquisition

We provide custom solutions for your data acquisition requirements, either one-offs or OEM. For our sensors, we use our own boards too. PCI and ISA architectures are available, from frame grabbers to I/O boards or any special function requirement. 

The main advantage of going into a custom solution is that an application-specific R&D or production problem can be addressed without compromising on the solution. We supply the set of Gerber files for the board, firmware and source code examples. 

ISA configurations features
  • 8 or 16-bit data bus.
  • DMA capability.
  • Up to 3 hardware interrupts.
  • Provides -12V, +12V, +5V for peripherals.
  • Both memory and port accesses.
  • 2-layer circuit boards.
  • Access under DOS and Windows, no custom drivers required.
PCI configuration features 
  • 32-bit data bus, 5V or 3.3V slots.
  • One hardware interrupt.
  • Provides up to 7W of power for peripherals -12V, +12V, +5V.
  • 4-layer circuit boards.
  • Up to 4 devices on the same bus.
  • Port accesses, memory accesses in both below 1-Mb or in the 32-bit memory space.
  • No DMA
  • Ports and memory below 1Mb can be accessed under DOS.
  • 32-bit memory space access under DOS in the DOS Protected Mode (DPMI) with a 32-bit DOS extender, no custom drivers required.
  • Access under Windows, for some applications no custom drivers required
Board examples:
ISA

ISA interface board for Color Sensor, Line Scan Camera, Polarimeter

ISA data acquisition board for up to eight 4-20mA temperature sensors with 12-bit signal conversion.

ISA control board with 16 telecom relays

Digital ISA interface board for 2 sensors, absolute 16-bit encoder

PCI
PCI control board with 6 telecom relays, 6 discrete and incremental encoder inputs.
Digital PCI RS-466 frame grabber with 2MB of RAM

 
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