User manual

IUSB DrDAQ User's Guide
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Contents
.....................................................................................................................................11 Welcome
.....................................................................................................................................22 Introduction
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1 Contact information
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2 Overview
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3 Safety warnings
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4 Legal information
.....................................................................................................................................53 Product information
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1 Using PicoScope and PicoLog
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2 Getting started with PicoLog
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1 Using PicoLog for the first time
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3 Getting started with PicoScope
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1 Using PicoScope for the first time
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2 Displaying channels
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3 Changing the oscilloscope timebase
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4 Using the trigger
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5 Adding spectrum views
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6 Adjusting the RGB LED
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7 Controlling the digital outs
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4 Specifications and connections
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1 General specifications
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2 Input, output and sensor specifications
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3 Connections
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5 Channel scaling
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6 External sensors
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1 Overview
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2 DD100 Temperature Sensor
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3 DD011 pH Electrode
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4 EL029 Reed Switch
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5 DD101 Humidity Sensor
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6 DD103 Oxygen Sensor
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7 Making your own sensors
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1 Overview
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2 Powering the sensor
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3 Scaling
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4 Examples of digital out use
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5 USB DrDAQ scaling files (.DDS)
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6 Calibration
.....................................................................................................................................394 Software information
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1 Software updates
.....................................................................................................................................405 Glossary
.....................................................................................................................................416 Appendix A: Declaration of Conformity
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Index