The
Toradex® Oak USB I/O modules allow to acquire digital and analog signals
over the USB port of your PC, implementing a low
cost data acquisition system.
All modules support the USB
2.0 full speed specification.
The product
family combines the cost and performance advantage of highly integrated sensors
with the ease-of-use of a standard USB interface.
In the same product family are available sensor
modules for direct acquisition
of physics magnitudes.
Up to 110 Oak sensor modules
can be connected to the port using common USB hubs.
It's possible to process data from Oak modules in LabVIEW® environment
or by using the Toradex® libraries into your own software applications
by using the USB native support available in major operating systems. It's
also provided a specific Application Programming Interface (API).
The unique identification of each Oak USB Sensor, including
the format and SI-unit of the measured values, is an integral part of the
sensor. Additionally, you can assign individual sensor names to the non-volatile
memory of your Oak USB Sensors in your sensor network. The concept of Oak
USB Sensors automatically leads to a very flexible and scalable model for
measurement systems. Extending your sensor network is as simple as plugging
another USB device to your USB port.
No external power supply is required. All sensors are powered
through the USB cable. The power consumption of Oak USB Sensors is very low.
This allows to supply multiple sensors through a single USB host port. All
Oak USB Sensors are designed to support USB standby mode, where the supply
current is below 500µA. Oak USB Sensors support USB 2.0 Full Speed.
All Oak sensors
are implemented as so-called human interface devices (HID). This is the same
class of USB devices as keyboards, mice and gamepads use, therefore driver
support is included in all major operating systems, such as Windows98 to Vista,
Windows CE and Linux |