Portable Data Acquisition Products
| Hardware for the PC's serial ports | Software for DOS, Windows |
8 Channels In, 12 bits, Micropower, Dongle-size (2.1"x2.5"x.65")
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Low-Cost Windows / C Starter Code
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1 Channel In and Out at 12 bits, Micropower
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Multichannel Waveform Editor for DOS
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Preamps for Low-Level Signals, Micropower
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Waveform Editor for Windows
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Ultra-Small Self-Contained Data Logger
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Real-Time Bar Graph Display
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| Hardware that operates from the PC's parallel ports | Microcontroller Hardware for PC's, Mac's |
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8 Channels In at 12 bits, Pod-size (5.1" x 5.25" x 1.5")
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8 Chs In, 12 bits, No Programming, Dongle-size
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8 Channels Out at 8 bits, Pod-size
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8 Chs In, 12 bits, Programmable, Dongle-size
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1 Channel Out at 8 bits, Dongle-size
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Preamps for Low-Level Signals
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Preamps for Low-Level Signals, Low Power
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Windows Tools
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DOS Tools
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SiliconSoft is pleased to offer to our Internet Visitors a selection of Portable Data Acquisition hardware and software. We will be adding more products to these pages, so be sure to check back with us. If you have a specific requirement or need, please contact us.
Special Offer for a Limited Time
We have a limited number of our most popular ISA plug-in single channel A/D D/A DacqCards. It is your best buy for a high-speed, single channel card.Smallest Data Acq Unit - Take it Along Anywhere!
(AdcDongle 12A series are temporarily out of stock).
Our most popular product line is the AdcDongle 12A series. These are our smallest, lightest, lowest power 8 channel A/D modules available. No extra batteries are needed to run these products, since they draw power from the PC serial port. These models are so efficient, at 10 milliWatts power usage, they will not even cut down on your laptop battery operation time!
Some User Comments to Us:
E.J. 'like the performance & cost & software'.
D.F. 'low price, good functionality!'
W.S. 'like size / ease of use'.
H.H. 'how can you sell this first class product for less than $100?'
Dr. W.A. 'I am glad I heard about you from my colleague in the states.'
Prof. C. G. 'Your dongles and pods are just what I was looking for.'
Prof. M. R. 'We've been using your cards for years. Thanks for the new portable series.'
Purchasing Mangager, Fortune 400 company 'Your product has the lowest failure rate of any product we have ever used - 0 out of 12,000 units. Thanks, you make my job easier.'
The AdcDongles use the latest integrated circuits and surface mount technology to give the highest performance in the smallest package.
For Latest Operating Systems - Mac's, UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95
New! The PicDongle series has a microcontroller, EEPROM memory and crystal clock to give you controlled sampling even on the latest preemptive operating systems. The sample rate, signal processing, and data storage are all handled by the PicDongle to give you the lowest host CPU useage. Just plug in the PicDongle and the data sampling stream is sent to the PC's serial port.
Coming to You Soon! PicDongle PDE
The PicDongle Program Development Environment lets you quickly design, test and program your PicDongle for custom signal acquisition and processing code. Add real-time filtering, transducer linearization, adaptive sample rates and other special processes without loading down your host PC.
8 Channels A/D, Serial/Parallel Interface
If you want to use one portable data acquisition unit on either the parallel or serial port and also have a prototyping area for special added circuitry, check out the DacqPod 12A series. It has automatic internal battery backup if the parallel port is too low in power (as with some laptops).
We have customers that are using these units with HP "palmtops" where size and weight is critical in real time data collection operations. (ie... stress. vibration, etc.) Other customers are using the DacqPods for data acquisition in car and airplane systems.
The DacqPods use the latest integrated circuits and surface mount technology to give the highest performance in a small package. The prototyping area is perfect for added circuitry for your special applications
Great for Forcing Complex Signals
If you are looking for portable multichannel D/A output modules, the DacqPod 12B series may be what you want. This module only runs off the parallel port since it is a higher speed unit. It has automatic internal battery backup if the parallel port is too low in power.
Have Low-Level Signals? Boost Them With AmpDongles
Use the AmpDongles with the AdcDongle 12A8IX model series to increase the A/D sensitivity, expand the input channels or allow the use of longer analog signal cables. Powered from the AdcDongle, the AmpDongles give 1X, 2X, 5X, 10X, 20X, 50X or 100X gain with up to 500 KHz gain bandwidth product.
DacqEditor Series - Capture/Generate Complex Waveforms
Our hardware is the easiest to install and operate because we offer turnkey programs for DOS and Windows. Minutes after you open the package you'll have our data acquisition units measuring data. There are no IRQ's or DMA channels to set up. The DacqEditor is a fast DOS based GUI waveform editor.
Low-Level Libraries for Hands-On Programmers
The DOS/Windows Starter Code package lets you get down to the hardware level if you want. No megabytes of Windows software are needed to get you going with Visual Basic or C because the functions are written in compact assembly code.Want a Simple-to-Use 8 Bit D/A?
Try the Low-Cost DacDongle. This is the lowest-cost, easy way to add analog output to PC's.
The DacDongle can be used in 1000s of various applications. It is for low noise audio applications and can directly drive a set of headphones. It can also be used in open loop controls. The output is ratiometric to the printer port data line logic high level. That is, for the lowest cost to you, the digital to audio converter R/2R network is directly connected the data port, with range switches and voltage follower buffered outputs.
Low-Cost Plug-In ISA card
The DacqCard8CI plug-in ISA card is perfect for your applications where you need a simple to use high-speed, 8-bit single channel in and out, A/D D/A board. There are no IRQ or DMA jumpers to set or change. There will be no conflict with your other cards. The DacqCard 8C1 is very easy to install and set up.
You can also get the complete schematic for the DacqCard if you if need to know exactly what's on the card and how you can use it.
If you want to write your own special Basic Language code for use with the card, it is as simple as you can get:
