Matlab support for high performance USB modules

Measurement data from Data Translation hardware can now be directly acquired and analysed within Matlab using the new Daq adaptor for Matlab software interface.

The extensive analysis and visualisation capabilities of Matlab are an ideal complement to the high performance features of the DT9836 series.

The state of the art DT9836 series offers the user simultaneous data capture on up to 12 parallel A/D input channels at a sampling rate of 225kS/s per channel.

Daq adaptor for Matlab is a software interface that allows users of the popular Matlab environment direct access to analog and digital I/O data.

Daq adaptor for Matlab when used with Matlab and Matlab's data acquisition toolbox provides a single environment for data acquisition and analysis.

"Our customers require high performance yet easy to use USB data acquisition solutions," commented Tim Ludy, product marketing manager at Data Translation.

"Matlab, with over 1,000,000 users, is a standard environment for developing applications containing both data acquisition and analysis.

"The Daq adaptor for Matlab offers our customers a powerful, yet simple-to-use interface between Data Translation hardware and Matlab".

"Data Translation has made a significant investment integrating these leading-edge data acquisition modules into Matlab's data acquisition toolbox," comments Steven Kolak, test and measurement product manager at MathWorks.

"This added support will enable applications to be developed in the Matlab environment that are both high performance and low cost".

The Daq adaptor for Matlab supports the complete range of Data Translation USB and PCI boards and is available immediately as a free download.

Matlab and the data acquisition toolbox are available separately from MathWorks.

The DT9836 series modules are available in two packaging configurations: a BNC connection box and an OEM embedded version, both are available immediately.