Advantech Ships the USB-4718

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The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the USB-4718. The USB-4718 is Advantech's first dedicated USB-based thermocouple module. The USB-4718 supports seven different types of thermocouples (J, K, T, E, R, S, B), six voltage input ranges, 0 ~ 20mA or 4 ~ 20mA current input (to support variety of sensors), and 16 isolated digital I/O channels. The USB-4718 supports either USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 buses.

The USB-4718 provides eight 16-bit analog input channels with up to 0.01% input range accuracy for thermocouples, voltage signals, and current signals. Users can configure input type and range by individual channel. In addition, the USB-4718 provides 16 isolated digital I/O channels which have wide input and output ranges for safety integration, protection, and industry on/off control applications.

With its bus-powered design, no additional battery or power supply is required. Simply connect the module to any computer or notebook, install the supplied software, and the signal will connect directly to the USB-4718.

Advanced user-friendly designs such as detachable screw terminals, pin-assignments displayed clearly on the module, bus-powered, and full driver and utility support are Advantech standards. The freely bundled drivers and utilities, such as Advantech's own Scaling, Waveform, and Data Logging software make the USB-4718 a ready-to-use DAQ device without much programming effort. The USB-4718 drivers support Windows 2000 and XP. The Windows API (DLL) driver, ActiveX control (ActiveDAQ), and LabVIEW driver are included at no additional cost.

The USB-4718 is a solution for all temperature measurement control applications with its rugged, versatile, and efficient portable design. Temperature measurement jobs couldn't be any easier or more cost-effective.

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