Phidgets has announced that the 1012 Phidget Interface Kit 0/16/16 has built-in hardware noise filtering on the digital input to eliminate false triggering from electrical noise.
The digital input is first RC filtered by a 15K/100nF node, which rejects noise of higher frequency than 1Khz.
This filter generally eliminates the need to shield the digital input from inductive and capacitive coupling likely to occur in wiring harnesses.
The 1012 Interface Kit provides: 16 digital inputs sensing up to 30VDC with built-in noise filtering; 16 digital outputs controlling up to 30VDC; and LED indicators on all I/O channels.
It can be used in projects that need to switch loads like incandescent lights, relays, solenoids, and motors.
Digital inputs can be used to convey the state of push buttons, limit switches, or relays.
Digital outputs can be used to drive LEDs, solid-state relays, or transistors.
Product specifications include: digital input impedance (-0.5V to +5.5V): 110kohm; digital input impedance (>5.5V): 10kohm; digital output impedance (on): 0.2ohm; digital input update rate: 125 updates/second; digital output update rate: 125 updates/second; digital output current sinking (30V) 2A max; USB power current specification: 200mA max; device quiescent current consumption: 18mA; and device active current consumption: 120mA max.
Users can program Phidgets using an Application Programming Interface (API) that is supported under Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Windows CE, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Users can write programs in Visual Basic, VB.NET, Flash/Flex, Java, Labview, Matlab, Actionscript 3.0, Python, and Cocoa.
Phidgets also provides programming examples for all its products to help programmers write their own programs.
The API Libraries as well as the examples and the documentation are available at no charge on Phidgets' website.
The new version of the 1012 Phidget Interface Kit 0/16/16 is available now, at a suggested resale price at CAD100.00 (GBP53).
