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PCI-QUAD04
$439.00

4-Channel Quadrature Encoder Board
Key Highlights

Extremely low cost

Interfaces to industry standard encoders

4 input channels

Inputs are configurable for single-ended or differential mode

An interrupt controller yields powerful interrupt management capabilities

Quad receivers can tolerate long lines in noisy environments

Uses integrated digital filtering and 8-bit counter prescaler

Programmable index functionality provided

Programmable multiple-counter modes possible including non-quadrature cascaded counting up to 96 bit

Each 24-bit counter can count in either binary or BCD modes

Software

TracerDAQ® software included for acquiring and displaying data and generating signals

Universal Library includes support for Visual Studio® and Visual Studio® .NET, including examples for Visual C++®, Visual C#®, Visual Basic®, and Visual Basic® .NET

InstaCal software utility for installation, calibration, and testing

Supported Operating Systems: Windows® 8/7/Vista®/XP SP2, 32-bit or 64-bit

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PCI-QUAD04

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Part Number Description Price Quantity Purchase
Prices shown are in U.S. dollars for orders placed within the U.S. For international orders, please contact one of our distributors in your area.
PCI-QUAD04 PCI-based 4-channel quadrature encoder board
$439.00 Add to cart
Accessories & Cables
C37F-4X9F-1M Cable, DB37F to 4 x DB9F for PCI-QUAD04, 1 meter
$35.00 Add to cart
C37FF-2 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 2 ft.
More Options... 		$30.00 Add to cart
C37FF-10 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 10 ft. $54.00 Add to cart
C37FF-15 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 15 ft. $69.00 Add to cart
C37FF-20 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 20 ft. $84.00 Add to cart
C37FF-25 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 25 ft. $99.00 Add to cart
C37FF-3 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 3 ft. $33.00 Add to cart
C37FF-4 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 4 ft. $36.00 Add to cart
C37FF-5 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 5 ft. $39.00 Add to cart
C37FF-50 Cable, 37-conductor ribbon, female to female, 50 ft. $174.00 Add to cart
C37FFS-5 Cable, 37-conductor shielded, female to female molded connectors, 5 ft.
More Options... 		$39.00 Add to cart
C37FFS-10 Cable, 37-conductor shielded, female to female molded connectors, 10 ft. $49.00 Add to cart
CIO-MINI37 Universal screw-terminal board, 37-pin
More Options... 		$79.00 Add to cart
CIO-MINI37-VERT Universal screw-terminal board, 37-pin D male connector, vertical $79.00 Add to cart
CIO-TERMINAL Universal screw-terminal board, prototyping area 37 terminals $109.00 Add to cart
SCB-37 Signal connection box, 37-conductor, shielded $199.00 Add to cart

Rated 3.5 out of 5 by 2 reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Does the job nicely Good product and easy to control. But, needs an easier driver install method to incorporate into OEM install shields. 12V output line would be great to drive encoders. Finally fix the index bug so we dont have to tie the lines. March 26, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Bug in the basic counter read routine The basic function of 4 quadrature inputs to a PC is useful. InstalCal worked well enough. TraceDAQ is not particularly useful. Hard to adjust which channels are active, what the displayed gains are. Mostly the aqusition depth is tiny for a PC based system. Most of your demerits come because of a bug in cbCIn32(), the routine provided that reads a counter. Several hours of bug chasing later, I find that this function reads a low word and a high word sequentially, and does not check whether a count has occured between the two reads. This causes random falacious data. The problem is fixed by putting a wrapper around cbCIN32() that reads it repeatedly until it reads the same twice. March 19, 2013
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Summary
Measurement Computing's PCI-QUAD04 is a PCI plug-in board that provides inputs and decoding for up to four incremental quadrature encoders. The PCI-QUAD04 can also be used as a high speed pulse counter for general counting applications.

Incremental quadrature encoders are used to provide feedback signals from motors, that is, to count rotations and convert the physical movement into a series of electrical signals. These signals are sent to the computer which then decides whether or not to trigger signals that control the motor?s movement and what those control signals should be. The PCI-QUAD04 is the link between up to four incremental quadrature encoders and the computer.
Counter Timer
Counter Inputs: 4
Measurement Type
Measurement Type: Counter , Quadrature Encoder
Interface List
Interface: PCI
Part Number Description Price Quantity Purchase
Prices shown are in U.S. dollars for orders placed within the U.S. For international orders, please contact one of our distributors in your area.
USB-1608FS USB-based multifunction DAQ device with 8 SE simultaneous analog inputs, 16-bit resolution, 200 kS/s sampling, and 8 digital I/O
 $399.00 Add to cart
USB-1608HS USB-based DAQ device with eight 16-bit simultaneous sampling analog inputs and 16 digital I/O lines
 $1,199.00 Add to cart
USB-1608HS-2AO USB-based multifunction DAQ device with eight 16-bit simultaneous sampling analog inputs, two 16-bit analog outputs, and 16 digital I/O
 $1,399.00 Add to cart
USB-1602HS USB-based 16-bit, 2 MS/s simultaneous sampling analog input device
 $1,999.00 Add to cart
USB-1602HS-2AO USB-based 16-bit, 2 MS/s simultaneous sampling multifunction DAQ device
 $2,199.00 Add to cart
USB-1604HS USB-based 16-bit, 1.33 MS/s simultaneous sampling analog input device
 $1,999.00 Add to cart
USB-1604HS-2AO USB-based 16-bit, 1.33 MS/s simultaneous sampling multifunction DAQ device
 $2,199.00 Add to cart
USB-1616HS-BNC USB-based 16-bit, 1 MS/s multifunction device with 16 differential, 16-bit analog BNC inputs, multiple ranges, 16 digital I/O, 4 counter inputs, and 2 timer outputs
 $1,999.00 Add to cart
USB-2533 USB-based 64 single-ended/32 differential analog inputs, 1 MS/s throughput; 24 digital I/O lines; four 32-bit counter input channels and 4 thermocouple inputs
 $1,099.00 Add to cart
USB-2537 USB-based 64 single-ended/32 differential analog inputs; 1 MS/s throughput; 24 digital I/O; four 32-bit counter inputs; four 16-bit, 1 MS/s analog output channels; and 4 thermocouple inputs
 $1,299.00 Add to cart
USB-2523 USB-based DAQ board with 16 single-ended/8 differential analog inputs, 1 MS/s throughput, 24 digital I/O, four 32-bit counter input channels, and four thermocouple inputs
 $899.00 Add to cart
USB-2527 USB-based 16-channel analog input board, 1 MS/s throughput; 24 digital I/O lines; four 32-bit counter input channels; four 16-bit, 1 MS/s analog outputs
 $1,099.00 Add to cart
USB-1616HS USB-based 16-bit, 1 MS/s multifunction device with 16 SE/8 DIFF analog inputs analog inputs, four counter inputs, two timer outputs, and 24 digital I/O lines; TR-2U external power supply included
 $1,399.00 Add to cart
USB-1616HS-2 USB-based 16-bit, 1 MS/s multifunction device with 8 differential or 16 single-ended analog inputs, two analog outputs, four counter inputs, two timer outputs, and 24 digital I/O; TR-2U external power supply included
 $1,499.00 Add to cart
USB-1616HS-4 USB-based 16-bit, 1 MS/s multifunction device with eight differential or 16 single-ended analog inputs, four analog outputs, four counter inputs, two timer outputs, and 24 digital I/O; TR-2U external power supply included
 $1,599.00 Add to cart
USB-QUAD08 USB-based 8-channel quadrature encoder device supports both differential and single-ended inputs
 $599.00 Add to cart

Included Software
InstaCal InstaCal Installation, calibration, and test software in one package simplifies these important steps as you turn your PC into a measurement system. Installation detects new hardware and configures your computer and board. Calibration software automates this critical step and keeps your measurements accurate. Test routines verify that all the board's features are operating, and will speed you to a quick resolution. If you need to, call our free technical support. Included free with every board.
TracerDAQ® TracerDAQ® TracerDAQ is an out-of-the-box application that allows data to be generated, acquired, analyzed, displayed and exported within seconds of installing Measurement Computing data acquisition hardware. TracerDAQ has been completely redesigned to provide significant performance and feature improvements over previous versions. It now offers four different data acquisition applications; a Strip Chart, an Oscilloscope, a Function Generator and a Rate Generator, all of which are accessed via a common, easy-to-use menu page. TracerDAQ is provided standard with all Measurement Computing PCI-and USB-based data acquisition products to get customers up and running quickly and efficiently.
ULx for NI LabVIEW™ ULx for NI LabVIEW™ Advanced Driver for use with NI LabVIEW™ 8.5 – 2011. Allows quick development of instrumentation, acquisition, and control applications with Measurement Computing hardware devices
Universal Library Universal Library Programming libraries for Windows® Visual Studio® programming languages, and others. A complete function library to simplify the configuration and operation of your measurement board. A single, universal set of functions operates all our products so you only have to learn to use our library once.