Middleboro, Mass.—Data acquisition equipment vendor Measurement Computing Corp. now offers three 16-bit high-drive analog-output USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices. These are intended for use on ...

In our previous two issues, we discussed troubleshooting digital output modules. Troubleshooting analog modules is a bit more complicated, for two reasons: Analog modules aren't on/off, as digital ...

In industrial automation and process control applications, the analog output module transmits analog signals (voltage or current) that operate controls such as hydraulic actuators, solenoids, and ...

Offered as a convenient and cost-effective method for adding I/O functionality in embedded designs, the VCM-DAS-3 PC/104 analog-output module provides 16-channels of 12-bit analog output and 24 ...

AutomationDirect’s Productivity2000 programmable controller line now includes 12 and 13-bit resolution current and voltage analog input and output modules for cost-conscious applications.

In the broad-brush view of the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) versus its complement, the digital-to-analog converter (DAC), there’s no doubt that the DAC has an easier functional challenge. What’s ...

Does the module's output correspond correctly to its input? Determine that by forcing the PLC output to 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% and measuring on the output terminals at the corresponding range ...