Part Number	Description	Price
USB-2416	USB-based 24-bit, isolated, high-channel-count multifunction DAQ device	$1,099.00
USB-2416-4AO	USB-based 24-bit, isolated, high-channel-count multifunction DAQ device with 4 analog output	$1,299.00
Signal Conditioning Options
AI-EXP32	Analog input expansion module for USB-2416 Series	$649.00

Accessories & Cables
ACC-202	DIN-rail kit for use with USB-2416, AI-EXP32, and USB-QUAD08	$31.00
ACC-216	DST kit with 6 detachable screw terminals	$104.00
PS-5V2AEPS	Replacement power supply, 12-watt, for TC-32, USB-1602HS Series, USB-1604HS Series, USB-1608HS Series, USB-2416 Series, USB-3110, USB-3112, USB-3114, WEB-TEMP, WEB-TC - plugs available separately More Options...	$29.00
Australia Plug	Australian interchangeable plug for power supplies	$10.00
Europe Plug	European interchangeable plug for power supplies	$10.00
UK Plug	UK interchangeable plug for power supplies	$10.00
US Plug	US interchangeable plug for power supplies	$10.00

Thermocouples
745690-J001	J-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 1 m More Options...	$31.00
745690-J002	J-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 2 m	$31.00
745690-K001	K-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 1 m	$31.00
745690-K002	K-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 482 °C, 32 °F to 900 °F) 2 m	$31.00
745690-T001	T-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 260 °C, 32 °F to 500 °F) 1 m	$31.00
745690-T002	T-type thermocouple wire, fiberglass (0 °C to 260 °C, 32 °F to 500 °F) 2 m	$31.00
Software
DAQami™ v4.2	Data acquisition companion software for acquiring data and generating signals	$49.00
DASYLab® LITE	Icon-Based Data Acquisition, Graphics, and Control Software More Options...	$499.00
DASYLab® BASIC	Icon-Based Data Acquisition, Graphics, Control, and Analysis Software. Includes standard analysis modules and unlimited module count. - Most Popular	$1,299.00
DASYLab® FULL	Icon-Based Data Acquisition, Graphics, Control, and Analysis Software. Includes all DASYLab Basic features plus standard modules, 200 layout windows, unlimited module count, and control sequencer.	$1,799.00
DASYLab® PRO	Icon-Based Data Acquisition, Graphics, Control, and Analysis Software. Includes all DASYLab Full features plus advanced signal analysis and control modules.	$2,499.00
DASYLab® RUNTIME	DASYLab Runtime allows you to run an existing worksheet application on an additional computer (with compatible hardware configurations)	$449.00
TracerDAQ® Pro	Out-of-the-box virtual instrument suite with strip chart, oscilloscope, function generator, and rate generator – professional version	$199.00

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USB-2416

April 07, 2017

Only one little issue.

The DAQ works well. It interfaced with the computer easily. I needed some support from MCC to get it to talk to Dasylab. The tech support recognized immediately that my older version of Dasylab was incompatible with the updates so he linked me to a previous version of the MCC software. It worked. Excellent service. The only issue I have are the digital I/Os. Previously we have use IOTech DAQs to drive solid-state-relays directly. The USB-2416's I/Os do not have enough current capability to directly drive the SSRs. In order to drive SSRs you will need a separate drive buffer or a conditioner. Otherwise, so far so good.

Job Title: Technologist
Industry: Government research
Application: Sensor monitoring / valve control

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Measurement Computing,
April 12, 2017
While the digital I/O architecture differs between the USB-2416 and the IOtech series, a separate buffer/conditioner is not necessary. However, an external power supply and external resistors would be needed. The USB-2416 has the added flexibility to switch much more current (up to 150 mA total divided by the # of bits used), and at a much higher voltage (up to 15V). To do so you would connect one (user-supplied) external supply, thru a resistor per bit (to limit current), to each USB-2416 output bit. The open-drain design of the USB-2416’s digital outputs is such that when you write a “1” out in software, the output will be taken (shorted) to ground.

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USB-2416

August 18, 2016

Great product

I needed many analog inputs, and this device delivered at a very reasonable price. Great flexibility with the digital I/O, and the libraries provided with the device allowed me to write my own C# code on the back end. Highly recommended!

Job Title: Engineer
Industry: Consumer Products
Application: Custom test development

Nick
From: Maryland
Company Size: 5000*
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USB-2416

July 01, 2016

not supported by linux very well

linux drivers hard to use

Job Title: engineer
Industry: electrical engineering
Application: communications

Response from MCC

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July 11, 2016
We’re sorry to hear that you are having problems with our Linux support. Please refer to our KnowledgeBase articles below for assistance with installing the drivers and Example programs. If you continue to have issues, please contact us by calling 1-800-234-4232 Ext-2 or by emailing us at info@mccdaq.com

Bluetooth KB http://kb.mccdaq.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50608.aspx
Ethernet KB http://kb.mccdaq.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50606.aspx
USB KB http://kb.mccdaq.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50607.aspx

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USB-2416

January 18, 2016

USB 2416

I like the software upgrade so that you can adjust the sample rate to minumize outside noise sources.

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Industry: Medical products
Application: Oxygen concentrator

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USB-2416

September 14, 2015

works really well

The USB-2416 is easy to setup and works well. The product is light weight and the screw terminals provide easy setup. The base could use some mounting holes to secure the product to a work bench. Overall very satisfied.

Job Title: Engineer
Industry: Consumer products
Application: temperature mapping

Chuck50
From: Portland, Or
Company Size: 1-100
Software Used: TracerDAQ
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USB-2416

November 12, 2014

Product works great!!

This product works great out of the box. Very little setup time to get started and was cost effective.

Job Title: Engineer
Industry: Energy
Application: Data Acquisition

FabSoln
From: Albemarle, NC, USA
Company Size: 1-100
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USB-2416

February 24, 2014

Great functionality and flexibility

The USB-2416-4AO is a great value along with being very reliable. Having 4 analog outputs, the ability to configure each channel as a voltage or a thermocouple input along with the ability to add analog channels makes this product a must have for any R&D lab.

Job Title: new product development engineering
Application: R&D test systems

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From: Chandler, AZ, USA
Company Size: 101-500
Software Used: NI LabVIEW
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USB-2416

February 24, 2014

Very nice and convenient with good feature set

We got this unit to allow calibration of multi-channel high resolution device. Being an isolated unit I can connect the GND to the non-ground reference of my channels and obtain really good results. Being able to connect an extension for extra channels is just dandy, eh :-)

Job Title: Engineer
Industry: Lab Equipment
Application: Lab Equipment

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USB-2416-4AO

February 20, 2014

Device works great for what we needed

So far this device has worked great for what we needed it to do. Our main use for this is with various long term life testing. It works fine with the TracerDAQ software and for fairly long test cycles. Discovered that it is unstable when trying to use at less than 1 Hz, but it works fine at 1 Hz and above and that is usually sufficient. Note: there is a 1 million sample limit across all 32 channels, possibly to accommodate Excel worksheet limits. Of course it is easy enough to save the current data and restart recording if longer is needed. The only other issue we've had is that the device stopped recording once due to an Adobe upgrade prompt. We've since made sure all upgrades were good and disabled the wireless and have had no other problems. One suggestion for anyone putting large data results into an Excel sheet is to apply Conditional Formatting; this can make the data very easy to quickly analyze. Lastly, we do plan on trying to add Labview control over this device for more direct channel control. It works great without it, but am excited to see what other capabilities it may have.

Job Title: QA Technician
Industry: Manufacturing
Application: Product Life Testing

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From: Milford, NH
Company Size: 101-500
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USB-2416

February 20, 2014

Has Great features

This product has great features. A little hard to hook it up at first but once it is hooked up and the parameters are set correctly the device works great. I recommend it to any technical department that monitors voltage and temperature.

Job Title: Engineering Technician
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Application: Monitoring input/output voltage and temperature of componenets

joela
From: Nashville, TN, USA
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I want to buy this and don't know whether I have to add other accessories along with this device or not. I think there must be a USB cable coming with the package, so when we plug it into the computer, nothing else would be required; but there are other accessories mentioned below the product which makes me confused about whether I must buy them or not.

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5 months ago

Asghar Pullman, WA

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With the exception of thermocouples, everything needed to operate the USB-2416 is included with your order. You will receive with your USB-2416 a USB cable, a DC Power supply, and our MCC DAQ CD. Which contains all the software that ships with our products. All other accessories are optional.

5 months ago

Measurement Computing

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Job Title: Engineer/Researcher
Industry: R&D
Application: various - primarily radiation detection

15 months ago

Phil61

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Measurement Computing is not an accredited metrology laboratory. However, our calibration equipment is NIST traceable and a calibration certificate is provided with the product.

15 months ago

Measurement Computing

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Hi We have USB-2408 , we plan to add USB-2416 to our test setup , question is can we run them together ? ( 24 differential inputs or 48 single inputs ) , we use DASYLab 13 Thanks

Job Title: Engineer
Industry: Flashlight
Application: Measurement

20 months ago

VH Torrance, CA

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Yes, you can run USB-2408 and a USB-2416 on one PC and program them using DASYLab or any of our software options for that matter. Most PCs support multiple Root controllers. If you do not have an available USB port then there are many options on the market for adding additional USB ports to your PC. Please refer to our Knowledge Base article that covers this exact topic of interest. Although the USB-2416 nor the USB-2408 are mentioned in this article. The same information will apply to both the USB-2408 and the USB-2416. http://kb.mccdaq.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50341.aspx?Keywords=USB+Hub

20 months ago

Measurement Computing

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I don't see it on the DAQFlex site, but that page hasn't been updated for some time. Also, I notice even supported devices no longer list DAQFlex compatibility on their product pages. Is DAQFlex being abandoned?

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20 months ago

steve AZ

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Hello Steve, Thank you for your question. The USB-2416 does not support DAQFlex. While MCC continues to offer and support DAQflex on certain devices, we have decided to limit its marketing to minimize confusion with UL, ULx and UL for Android.

20 months ago

Measurement Computing

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Sir/Ma'am, Kindly spread some light on these doubts related to the specifications of your DAQ. 1) We would like to measure 20 nano Volts (which is the sensitivity of our accelerometer module). Is your DAQ capable of reading such an input? 2) What is the amplitude of the digitization noise the DAQ produces? 3) Also, what is the true bit rating of the DAQ? Thank you.

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27 months ago

Manu Chennai, India

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1) Unfortunately, the USB-2416 will not be able to resolve down to 20 nanoVolts. 2)The Peak to Peak noise performance for the +-0.078125 volt input range is 2.40 uVolts. 3) The Noise free resolution spec is 17 bits. You can review all of the detailed specification in the User’s manual located here: http://www.mccdaq.com/PDFs/manuals/usb-2416.pdf Please refer to pages 34 and 35 for the information you are looking for.

27 months ago

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As titled. I would like to expand 2416 to 32 thermocouple reading and would like to purchase 2416 and AL-EXP32. What else do I need to purchase?

Job Title: Research Assistant Professor
Industry: Academea
Application: Thermal Management

32 months ago

Simon United States

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Hello Simon - Everything you need to setup the USB-2416 and the AI-EXP32 is included with your purchase (including the software to get you up and running)

32 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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Job Title: ENGINEERING WORKS
Industry: SUNMACHX ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
Application: ENGINEERING WORKS

33 months ago

SIVA12345 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

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The USB-2416 is not compatible with RTD temperature measurement sensors, it is only compatible with voltage or thermocouple signals. If you require the use of a 3 wire RTD please use our USB-TEMP device (link below) The USB-TEMP is a multi-sensor device that supports thermocouples, RTDs, thermistors and semi-conductor devices. USB-TEMP Page: http://www.mccdaq.com/usb-data-acquisition/USB-TEMP.aspx INDIA Distributor: http://www.mccdaq.com/templates/distributor.aspx?cid=18

33 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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41 months ago

habby Addis Ababa

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Depends if you want Differential or single ended measurements and maybe on how many channels you need to measure. For example, if unsure about grounding, you can connect your signal between C0L and C0H (or any CnL-CnH) and use differential reading; this way grounding doesn't matter. Make sure to connect a resistor between 2416 GND and your device ground; maybe 100Khm; read manual if you want to know why.

39 months ago

Cata

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The USB-2416 is somewhat unique, in that you can select a mix of single-ended and differential channels. This selection is made, channel-pair by channel-pair, from within InstaCal. After configuring the channels, next you should use InstaCal’s analog test … which will display the recommended wiring connection for each channel. It will show you which screw terminal to connect to, and whether or not you need to also connect to a ground (GND) screw terminal.

41 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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I need to measure voltage and 200 microvolts order what I can do with this card or that you recommend, these are m necesiades: Sampling at a rate of 1000 S / s Two differential channels analogous Minimum voltage 200 microvolts Maximum voltage greater than

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Industry: Petroleum
Application: Applications for external corrosion control on underground lines

42 months ago

PeterSB Coatepec Ver

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Thank you for your inquiry. The USB-2416 is accurate down into the uVolt range. Your absolute accuracy will depend on the selected input range. Based on your input range of 200 uV up to 5 volts, you would have to select the +- 5 volt range. So if we looked at the accuracy for this range you could expect to see on average about 150 uV of error. Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

42 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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On the data sheet for the USB-2416 it says: "The USB-2416-4AO output voltage level defaults to 0 V whenever the host PC is reset, shut down or suspended, or if a reset command is issued to the device." I am using ULx with LabView and would like to know

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Industry: Energy
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43 months ago

Jandro2 United States

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The spec that you reference is the hardware spec. There is no reset command for USB devices in ULx (or in the Universal Library itself) A reset command should not be needed at the application level. Please feel free to contact us if you have any more questions.

43 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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The max temp of my thermocouple is 1300 F but when I run the program I only see 752 F.

Job Title: Calibration Specialist
Industry: Calibration
Application: Oven Mapping

45 months ago

qtscaltech Maryland Heights, MO, USA

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You don’t say what thermocouple type you are using with the USB-2416, but it is likely T-type.The upper limit for T-Type with the USB-2416 hardware is indeed about 750 deg F. (Table 3 in the USB-2416 hardware manual’s specs lists the T-type upper limit as 400 deg C). Each of the 7 other thermocouple types listed are supported to much higher temperatures.

45 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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24-bit, isolated, high-channel-count multifunction DAQ module

Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician
Industry: Sensors
Application: Testing

47 months ago

SSIQAT Smith Systems, Inc. Brevard NC

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The software can be used to calibrate the device. The calibration is stored in the device and should only need to be re-calibrated if the ambient temperature changes by more than 10 degrees or your calibration period elapses.

45 months ago

StrykerOne

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The calibration would need to be handled in-house at Measurement Computing. Please call us at 1.800.234.4232 to schedule a calibration.

47 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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The hardware spec says 1000 samples/sec while Tracerdaq Pro tells me that the max rate is 152 samples/sec. Why is Tracerdaq telling me 152 samples/sec and how to fix.

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36 months ago

Sparky

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Hello Wizz - The maximum AI sample rate in your application program (in this case TracerDAQ) will be affected by the “data rate” setting made for each channel in InstaCal. In order to sample at 1000 Hz, all channels being sampled must be set to the 3750 Hz data rate. Lowering the data rate for a channel tells the A/D converter to spend more time on that channel, slowing down the aggregate sample rate that all channels can be sampled. There is a formula in the user manual that describes the tradeoff. Lowering the data rate on a channel improves the accuracy on that channel, and can also help filter noise.

36 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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Mostly figured it out. The sample rate is the 'aggregate' rate (great marketing term). The 1K/sec is only for one channel. The rate ~ halves for every channel added for the smaller daqs. For this daq I'm hoping it's 1000/32~31hz...although I haven't read the fine print so it could be better than this.

36 months ago

Sparky

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48 months ago

JoshI Detroit, MI, USA

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Hi JoshI - The two counter channels can accept a maximum of 1 MHz.

48 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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I want to use a USB-2416--4AO with your TracerDAQ Pro to monitor voltage and temperature on a board. If I set an alarm condition in the Strip Chart can/will that alarm be sent out to the USB-2416 as a digital bit to stop a temperature chamber? The questio

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Industry: Security
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49 months ago

KCJoe New York, NY, USA

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The alarm feature that is included with TracerDAQ PRO is only a visual alarm. Regrettably, there is no association between the TracerDAQ PRO alarm settings and the USB-2416-4AO’s digital output bits. Our recommendation would be to use our DASYLab Graphical programming language. With DASYLab you could easily build your application and with the use of a comparator or trigger, control the digital output bits based on feedback from your inputs. You may download a FREE 28-day DASYLab evaluation here: http://www.mccdaq.com/products/dasylab.htm Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance getting your application up and running.

49 months ago

MeasurementComputing

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Included Software

TracerDAQ^® for acquiring and displaying data and generating signals
InstaCal^TM software utility for installing, configuration, and testing
Universal Library includes support for Visual Studio^® and Visual Studio^®.NET, including examples for Visual C++^®, Visual C#^®, and Visual Basic^®.NET
ULx for NI LabVIEW^TM Library of VIs and example programs to speed your NI LabVIEW development
Linux^® Support for MCC DAQ products

Optional Software

DAQami^TM - data acquisition companion software for acquiring data and generating signals
DASYLab^®2016 Software lets you interactively develop PC-based data acquisition applications by simply attaching functional icons
TracerDAQ^®Pro - Out-of-the-box virtual instrument suite with strip chart, oscilloscope, function generator, and rate generator – professional version

Product Manuals

USB-2416

USB-2416-4AO

Quick Start Guide

DAQami™ v4.2

DASYLab® LITE

ULx for NI LabVIEW™

Product Videos

MCC Video Library

Analog Input
Channels	Resolution	Max Sample Rate	Sampling
32 SE/16 DIFF expandable to 64 SE/32 DIFF	24-bit	1 kS/s	Multiplexed
Ranges		Isolation
±20 V, ±10 V, ±5 V, ±2.5 V, ±1.25 V, ±625 mV, ±312.5 mV, ±156.25 mV, ±78.125 mV		500 VDC ch-host
Sensor
Thermocouple	RTD	Thermistor	Voltage
Yes	—	—	Yes
Analog Output
Channels	Resolution	Speed
Up to 4	16-bit	Up to 1 kS/s
Digital I/O
Channels	Counter/Timers	Encoder
8	2/—	—

Software		Power
OS Support	Drivers	Power
Windows® and Linux®	Universal Library™ SW Suite	External

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