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Electromechanical Relay USB Devices

USB-ERB Series
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

The USB-ERB Series relay interface devices provide support for Form C electromechanical relays. Each device is designed with a heavy-duty chassis for rugged DAQ applications.

Digital I/O
Channels Counter/Timers Encoder Inputs
Up to 24 relays — —
Software Power
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Windows® and Linux® Universal Library™ SW Suite External

Part Number Description Price
USB-ERB08 Electromechanical relay interface device with 8 channels
 Buy at Digilent.com $325.00
USB-ERB24 Electromechanical relay interface device with 24 channels
 Buy at Digilent.com $449.00
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CB-PWR-9V3A Replacement power supply, 9V, for E-PDISO16, USB-1616FS, and USB-ERB24
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Product Reviews


4.5 / 5
Ease of Use
4.5 / 5
Value
4.5 / 5
Technical Support
4.3 / 5

96% of new reviewers recommend this product

USB-ERB08
September 11, 2020
Easy to Use, Great Value

We use these ERB devices in our test systems when we need a cheap or quick way to add switching to a test system. These are easy to use and integrate into a test system. My only knock would be that it is only available in USB which does occasionally drop out for our systems that run 24/7 requiring a hard reset. We prefer Ethernet devices, when available.

  • Job Title: Test Design Engineer
  • Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
  • Application: Manufacturing Test
  • From: Appleton, WI
  • Company Size: 5000*
  • Software Used: NI LabView
  • Ease of use
  • Value
  • Technical Support
Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB08
September 09, 2020
Does what it says

The product works as described. When completing an engineering project, there isn't much higher praise.

  • Job Title: Engineering Manager
  • Industry: Manufacturing
  • Application: Automation
  • From: Philadelphia, PA
  • Company Size: 1-100
  • Software Used: Python
  • Ease of use
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB24
August 24, 2018
Easy to use and great support

The USB-ERB24 is very easy to install and configure and the customer support is superb. The product made it from Hungary to Puerto Rico in less than a week with no additional cost for next day shipping.

  • Job Title: Sr. Systems Engineer
  • Industry: Security
  • Application: Perimeter Intrusion Detection
  • From: Caguas, PR
  • Company Size: 1-100
  • Software Used: Other
  • Ease of use
  • Value
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB24
April 02, 2018
Reliable and easy to use product

We have used 24-channel electromechanical relay interface for many computer controlled reliability test setups. This product is reliable, easy to set up and use, easy to program and wire for automation control. LabVIEW setup and programming of this board is especially simple. Highly recommended.

  • Job Title: Automation Engineer
  • Industry: Appliance Controls
  • Application: Reliability Testing
  • From: Itasca, IL
  • Company Size: 101-500
  • Software Used: NI LabView
  • Ease of use
  • Value
  • Technical Support
Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB24
May 30, 2017
great product!

Delivered quickly and performed to expectations.

  • Job Title: purchasing
  • Industry: manufacturing
  • Application: SMT
  • From: grand rapids, mi
  • Company Size: 101-500
  • Software Used: DAQami
  • Ease of use
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB24
March 13, 2017
This product is great value for the application

This product has great features and arrived in a timely manner to support our business.

  • Job Title: Senior Buyer
  • Industry: manufacturing
  • Application:
  • From: spring lake, MI
  • Company Size: 101-500
  • Software Used: Other
  • Ease of use
  • Value
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB24
January 09, 2017
Good unit but has internal hub issues losing addresses on power down

Good unit but has internal hub issues losing addresses on power down using multiple units

  • Job Title: Eng
  • Industry: automotive
  • Application: test
Response from MCC
Measurement Computing,
February 06, 2017
When AC power is interrupted for only a brief moment, the USB-ERB24’s 3 amp power brick’s output may drop down only enough that some ICs on the USB-ERB24 are reset while others are not. The resulting re-enumeration issue can be cleared by powering down the 3A power supply longer. We recently needed to re-design the USB-ERB series due to a component obsolesce issue, and we took that opportunity to review and improve the power/reset circuit. The now-shipping new design re-enumerates very reliably in this scenario.
  • From: Southfield , MI
  • Company Size: 5000*
  • Software Used: C++/C#/VB
  • Ease of use
  • Value
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB24
June 13, 2016
It's a good relay

It's a good relay. Cheap price and good quality. It will be better if more examples of LabVIEW are provided.

  • Job Title: Research assisstant
  • Industry: Civil engineering
  • Application: multichannel data acquisition
  • From: Omaha.NE
  • Company Size: 1-100
  • Software Used: NI LabView
  • Ease of use
  • Value
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB08
June 06, 2016
Excellant out of the box.

This product is great right out of the box, with built in relays you can just wire in components and go.

  • Job Title: Engineering Project Manager
  • Industry: Power Utilities
  • Application: Controls
  • From: Albemarle, NC
  • Company Size: 1-100
  • Software Used: DASYLab
  • Ease of use
  • Value
  • Technical Support
Yes, I recommend this product!

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USB-ERB08
April 11, 2016
Compact Relay Box

This relay box has controlled our test machines reliably using labview. I've enjoyed using USB only devices for minimal connection points to the PC (using USB hubs).

  • Job Title: Sr. Test Engineer
  • Industry: Construction Equipment OEM
  • Application:
  • From: Kansas
  • Company Size: 5000*
  • Software Used: NI LabView
  • Ease of use
  • Value
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Yes, I recommend this product!

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Is there drivers or source code available so that it can be used on Linux?

  • Job Title: Engineer
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70 months ago
rickt Seattle, WA


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Hello Rick, Many of our USB devices have Linux support including our USB-ERB24. Linux drivers for all supported USB devices can download here: http://mccdaq.com/daq-software/Linux-Support.aspx

70 months ago
Measurement Computing

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  • Job Title: Hardware Test Engineer
  • Industry: Biomedical
  • Application:
81 months ago
danny Palm Springs, CA


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Here is some general advice:

  • Use a maximum 3 meter USB cable to directly connect the USB-ERB24 to the PC. Remove any hub or USB cable extender that may be in-between, to see if they are a factor.
  • Don't plug anything into the USB hub that is built into the USB-ERB24, except perhaps another USB-ERB.
  • Route your signal wires, as well as any other miscellaneous cables, away from the USB circuit area of the USB-ERB24
  • Try changing the power supply to the USB-ERB24, make sure no devices (except other USB-ERBs) are drawing from the same power supply.

81 months ago
Measurement Computing

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By usage i mean, usage of the given universal library, for this specific model.

  • Job Title: Intern
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111 months ago
Vivek


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There are no specific UL examples for the USB-ERB24. However, the UL installs examples onto your hard drive that will exercise at least the first 8 relays: The examples are named: ULDO01, ULDO02, ULDI01, ULDI02. Information on accessing the rest of the relays can be found in the UL help file on your hard drive, named ULHELP.CHM (search in this file for your model board: USB-ERB24).

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MeasurementComputing

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Included Software

  • DAQamiTM - data acquisition companion software for acquiring data and generating signals
  • TracerDAQ® for acquiring and displaying data and generating signals
  • InstaCalTM 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 LabVIEWTM Library of VIs and example programs to speed your NI LabVIEW development
  • Linux® Support for MCC DAQ products
  • Python™ Support for MCC DAQ Products

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