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Personal Daq/56

$1,379.00

USB-Based, 22-Bit Data Acquisition Module
Key Highlights
Please consider our newer 24-bit voltage and temperature measurement devices.

Multifunction data acquisition modules attach to PC via USB (1.0 and 2.0 compatible)

Ultra low-power design requires no external power or batteries

Can be located up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) from the PC

High-resolution, 22-bit A/D converter offers reading rates from 1 to 80 Hz

Built-in cold-junction compensation for direct thermocouple measurements

Frequency/pulse, or duty-cycle measurements up to 1 MHz*

Convenient removable screw-terminal signal connections

500V optical isolation from PC for safe and noise-free measurements

Programmable inputs from ±31 mV to ±20 V full scale

Digital I/O lines with open collector output for direct drive applications*

Expandable up to 80 channels of analog and digital I/O*

Up to 100 Personal Daq modules can be attached to one PC using USB hubs, for a total capacity of 8,000 channels

Digital calibration — no potentiometers or adjustments required

Supported Operating Systems: Windows® 7 (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), XP SP2 and SP3

View the complete Personal Daq/50 Series product line


* The Personal Daq/54 does not have frequency, digital I/O, or expansion capability

 
Personal Daq/56

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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.
Personal Daq/56 USB-based, 22-Bit data acquisition module with 20 SE/10 DIFF inputs, 16 digital I/O, and 4 frequency/pulse inputs
 $1,379.00 Add to cart
Other Options
Personal Daq/3000 USB-based, 16-bit, 1 MHz multifunction module with 16 SE/8 DE inputs, 24 DIO, four CTR, and two analog outputs $1,499.00 Add to cart
Personal Daq/3001 USB-based, 16-bit, 1 MHz multifunction module with 16 SE/8 DE inputs, 24 DIO, four CTR, and four analog outputs $1,599.00 Add to cart
Personal Daq/3005 USB-based, 16-bit, 1 MHz multifunction module with 16 SE/8 DE inputs, 24 DIO, and four CTR $1,399.00 Add to cart
Signal Conditioning Options
PDQ1 Snap-on expansion module for the Personal Daq/50 Series, provides 20 volts/TC inputs and 16 digital I/O
$649.00 Add to cart
PDQ2 Snap-on expansion module for the Personal Daq/50 Series, provides 40 volts/TC inputs
$749.00 Add to cart
Accessories & Cables
CA-179-1 High-speed USB cable, 1 meter
$35.00 Add to cart
CA-179-3 High-speed USB cable, 3 meter
$55.00 Add to cart
CA-179-5 High-speed USB cable, 5 meter
$65.00 Add to cart
CN-153-12 Terminal block for USB-1616HS Series and IOtech Personal Daqs
$24.00 Add to cart
PDQ10 DIN-rail mounting adapter for the Personal Daq/50 and Personal Daq/3000 Series
$42.00 Add to cart
PDQ11 4-Port Powered Hub for the Personal Daq/50 and Personal Daq/3000 Series
$209.00 Add to cart
PDQ12 USB Extender Cable for the Personal Daq/50 and Personal Daq/3000 Series
$74.00 Add to cart
TR-2U External power supply, 90 to 264 VAC; requires additional cable, CA-1 (US) or CA-216 (European)
More Options... 		$49.00 Add to cart
CA-1 Required cable for use with TR-xx external power supply; US version $15.00 Add to cart
CA-216 Required cable for use with TR-xx external power supply; European version $20.00 Add to cart
RTDs & Thermocouples
745690-E001 E-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 1 m
More Options... 		$29.00 Add to cart
745690-E002 E-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 2 m $29.00 Add to cart
745690-J001 J-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 1 m $29.00 Add to cart
745690-J002 J-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 2 m $29.00 Add to cart
745690-K001 K-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 1 m $29.00 Add to cart
745690-K002 K-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 2 m $29.00 Add to cart
745690-T001 T-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 260 °C, 32 °F to 500 °F) 1 m $29.00 Add to cart
745690-T002 T-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 260 °C, 32 °F to 500 °F) 2 m $29.00 Add to cart
Software
DASYLab® LITE DASYLab Lite includes all drivers, comes without analysis, limited module count, and includes one Layout Window
More Options... 		$499.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® BASIC DASYLab Basic includes all drivers, all standard modules (except Signal Analysis and Actions), and one Layout Window $1,299.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® FULL DASYLab Full includes all drivers, all standard modules, 200 Layout Windows, and Control Sequencer $1,799.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® PRO DASYLab Pro includes all drivers, DASYLab Full version, plus all add-on modules (without third-party modules) $2,499.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® RUNTIME DASYLab Runtime allows you to run an existing worksheet application on an additional computer (with compatible hardware configurations) $449.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® UPD Basic DASYLab upgrade to the latest Basic license $259.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® UPD Full DASYLab upgrade to the latest Full license $359.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® UPD Lite DASYLab upgrade to the latest Lite license $99.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® UPD Pro DASYLab upgrade to the latest Pro license $499.00 Add to cart
DASYLab® UPD RT DASYLab upgrade to the latest Runtime license $99.00 Add to cart

Designed for high accuracy and resolution, IOtech's 22-bit Personal Daq data acquisition systems directly measure multiple channels of voltage, thermocouples, pulse, frequency, and digital I/O*. A single cable to the PC provides high-speed communication and power to the Personal Daq. No additional batteries or power supplies are required in most applications**.

The Personal Daq modules are a family of low-cost, USB-based products from IOtech. Because of the strict power limitations of the USB, the modules incorporate special power-management circuitry to ensure adherence to USB specifications.

The Personal Daqs avoid many of the limitations of PC-Card (PCMCIA) data acquisition devices. The Personal Daq/54 data acquisition system offers 10 single-ended or five differential analog (up to ±20 V full scale), or thermocouple input channels. The ­Personal Daq/55 offers 10 single-ended, or five differential analog (up to ±20 V full scale) or thermocouple input channels, 16 programmable ranges, 500 V optical ­isolation, eight digital I/O lines, and two frequency/pulse/duty-cycle channels. The ­Personal Daq/56 offers twice the I/O ­capacity of the Personal Daq/55, in the same size package.

To simplify attachment of signals and transducers, the Personal Daq modules feature convenient, removable screw-­terminal ­input connections.

The Personal Daqs are supplied with ­Personal DaqView, IOtech’s Windows®-based data logging application that allows you to set up your acquisition applications and save acquired data directly to disk. The Personal Daqs are also shipped with ­PostView, a post-acquisition application that permits you to display acquired data previously saved to a file.

As a USB product, the Personal Daq data acquisition system can be located up to five meters (16.4 feet) from the PC, allowing it to reside close to the point of measurement for improved accuracy and reduced noise. If USB hubs or USB-powered extension cables are used as repeaters between USB cable segments, the Personal Daq can be located up to 30 meters (98.4 feet) from the PC.

Both the Personal Daq/55 and the Personal Daq/56 can be easily expanded with one of two available snap-on expansion modules, bringing the total capacity up to 60 analog or thermocouple channels, 32 digital I/O lines, and 4 frequency input channels.


* The Personal Daq/54 does not have frequency, digital I/O, or expansion capability
** In rare instances an external power source is required when PC-supplied power is inadequate
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.
Personal Daq/3000 USB-based, 16-bit, 1 MHz multifunction module with 16 SE/8 DE inputs, 24 DIO, four CTR, and two analog outputs $1,499.00 Add to cart
Personal Daq/3001 USB-based, 16-bit, 1 MHz multifunction module with 16 SE/8 DE inputs, 24 DIO, four CTR, and four analog outputs $1,599.00 Add to cart
Personal Daq/3005 USB-based, 16-bit, 1 MHz multifunction module with 16 SE/8 DE inputs, 24 DIO, and four CTR $1,399.00 Add to cart

Included Software
Personal DaqView Personal DaqView is IOtech’s included Out-of-the-Box graphical data acquisition software, is an easy-to-use yet powerful application. It allows users to configure a test, and display or record data within minutes, without programming. Together with included PostView post-acquisition viewer software, Personal DaqView offers the most functionality of any included software of its kind.
NI LabVIEW™ Support NI LabVIEW™ Support is organized in a tiered modular architecture allowing improved VI customization and rapid device integration capabilities. Block diagrams have consistent wiring conventions which greatly increase the ability to adapt VI’s to specific application needs. Diagrams are well annotated to minimize application design effort. Clean, easy to understand front panels allow end users to quickly configure channel and acquisition settings.
PostView PostView is a time and frequency domain post-acquisition data viewing package which is integrated and ready to use from within your View package when you install it. PostView provides easy to use basic time and frequency domain data viewing for IOtech data acquisition View packages including DaqView, WaveView, Personal DaqView, LogView, and ChartView.
Optional Software
DASYLab<sup>&reg;</sup> Software DASYLab® Software lets you interactively develop PC-based data acquisition applications by simply attaching functional icons. DASYLab offers real-time analysis, control, and the ability to create custom graphical user interfaces (GUIs). What’s more, in contrast to other graphical programming environments, which can require weeks of training to master, DASYLab has a very short user-learning curve. Many applications can be configured in a few minutes, rather than days or weeks.
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CE Information – Here you will find declaration of conformity documents on IOtech products.
Repairs and Warranties – Learn more about our Repair and Calibration services, Limited Lifetime Product Warranty, and Limited Lifetime Harsh Environment Program