USB-200 Series

The USB-200 Series includes the following devices:

USB-201, USB-201-OEM
USB-202, USB-202-OEM
USB-204, USB-204-OEM
USB-205, USB-205-OEM

The USB-200 Series supports the following features. Unless otherwise indicated, OEM versions support the same features as the equivalent standard versions.

Analog input

Functions

UL: cbAIn(), cbAInScan(), cbALoadQueue(), cbFileAInScan(), cbATrig(), cbVIn()

UL for .NET: AIn(), AInScan(), ALoadQueue(), FileAInScan(), ATrig(), VIn()

Python for Windows: a_in(), a_in_scan(), a_load_queue(), a_trig(), v_in()

Options

BACKGROUND, BLOCKIO, CONTINUOUS, EXTCLOCK, EXTTRIGGER, HIGHRESRATE, NOCALIBRATEDATA, SCALEDATA, SINGLEIO

Mode

Single-ended

HighChan

0 to 7

Count

Count must be an integer multiple of the number of channels in the scan.

Packet size

Rate dependent. The default packet size is 32 samples. At higher rates, the packet size increases by a multiple of 32.

Rate

USB-204 and USB-205: 500 kS/s

USB-201 and USB-202: 100 kS/s

When using cbAInScan()/AInScan(), the minimum sample rate is 0.016 Hz.

Range

BIP10VOLTS (±10 volts)

Pacing

Hardware pacing, internal clock supported.

External clock is supported via the AICKI pin.

Triggering

Functions

UL: cbSetTrigger()

UL for .NET: SetTrigger()

Python for Windows: set_trigger()

TrigType

TRIGPOSEDGE, TRIGNEGEDGE, TRIGHIGH, TRIGLOW

External digital (TTL) hardware triggering is supported. Set the external trigger signal with the TRIG input.

Analog output (USB-202 and USB-205 only)

Functions

UL: cbAOut(), cbAOutScan()

UL for .NET: AOut(), AOutScan()

Python for Windows: a_out(), a_out_scan()

Range

UNI5VOLTS (0 to 5 volts)

HighChan

0 to 1

Count

Count must be equal to the number of channels in the scan.

Rate

Ignored

Digital I/O

Configuration

Functions

UL: cbDConfigBit(), cbDConfigPort()

UL for .NET: DConfigBit(), DConfigPort()

Python for Windows: d_config_bit(), d_config_port()

PortNum

AuxPort

PortType

AuxPort

Port I/O

Functions

UL: cbDIn(), cbDOut()

UL for .NET: DIn(), DOut()

Python for Windows: d_in(), d_out()

PortNum

AuxPort (eight bits, bit-configurable)

DataValue

0 to 255

Bit I/O

Functions

UL: cbDBitIn(), cbDBitOut()

UL for .NET: DBitIn(), DBitOut()

Python for Windows: d_bit_in(), d_bit_out()

PortType

AuxPort

BitNum

0 to 7 on AuxPort

Counter I/O

Functions

UL: cbCClear(), cbCIn()*, cbCIn32(), cbCLoad()**, cbCLoad32()**

UL for .NET: CClear(), CIn()*, CIn32(), CLoad()**, CLoad32()**

Python for Windows: c_clear(), c_in()*, c_in_32(), c_load()**, c_load_32()**

*Although cbCIn()/CIn()/c_in() are valid for use with this counter, cbCIn32()/CIn32()/c_in_32() may be more appropriate, since the values returned may be greater than the data types used by cbCIn() and CIn() can handle.

**cbCLoad()/cbCLoad32(), CLoad()/CLoad32(), and c_load()/c_load32() only accept Count=0. These functions are used to reset the counter.

CounterNum

Count

2³² – 1 when reading the counter.

0 when loading the counter.

cbCLoad()/CLoad() and cbCLoad32()/CLoad32() are only used to reset the counter for this device to 0. No other values are valid.

The Basic signed integers guidelines in the Digital Input/Output Hardware topic apply when using cbCIn() or CIn() for values greater than 32,767 and when using cbCIn32() or CIn32() for values greater than 2,147,483,647.

RegNum

LOADREG1

Event notification

Functions

UL: cbEnableEvent(),cbDisableEvent()

UL for .NET: EnableEvent(),DisableEvent()

Python for Windows: enable_event(), disable_event()

Event types

ON_SCAN_ERROR (analog input and analog output), ON_DATA_AVAILABLE, ON_END_OF_INPUT_SCAN, ON_END_OF_OUTPUT_SCAN

Miscellaneous

Functions

UL: cbFlashLED()

UL for .NET: FlashLED()

Python for Windows: flash_led()

Causes the LED on a USB device to blink. When you have several USB devices connected to the computer, use this function to identify a particular device by making its LED blink.

Configuration

This hardware supports device detection with the API. Refer to the InstaCal, API Detection, or Both? section for information about whether to use InstaCal or the API to detect and configure hardware.