Elan’s Miniature USB Test Equipment Family
USB interface digital measurement devices are increasingly popular, allowing for small, portable instruments to take advantage of the processing power and display capibilities of a PC to store and manipulate data.
All of the items in the Elan USB measurement range share 3 key features along with industry-beating specifications :
- Small Size - although they use standard BNC probes, all of the items fit into a shirt pocket meaning that they can easily be transported and stored.
- Isolation - measuring high voltages is much safer when your instruments are properly isolated. All of Elan's range are isolated to 300V Cat II rating for safety, making them ideal for use in educational establishments.
- Stackability - a unique concept allows you to connect multiple devices together for maximum flexibility. Want a dual channel scope? No problem, simply click two USBscope50 units together. Need a synchronised signal generator and oscilloscope? The USBwave12 and USBscope50 work in this way too. You can click and unclick according to your needs today - which means that you and your colleagues can share devices.
There are 4 devices in the measurement family :
USBscope50
1Gsps/75Mhz Digital Storage Oscilloscope offers input range from 0.3V to 300V (using x10 probe)
USBwave12
12.5MHz Function Generator with square, triangle and sine wave outputs
USBpulse100
Digital Pulse/Clock Generator with 11.6mHz to 100MHz frequency range
USBcount50
Freqency/Period counter with an input supply programmable to from 1.5 to 5.0V in 256 steps
Software
For maximum flexibility, the source code for the application software and drivers is available for free download under the GNU licence for all of the USB measurement family. You can modify Elan's application software to your own requirements.
See the Elan USB test and measurement family featured in ElectronicsTalk magazine