NI USB 6008 and Pressure Regulator

[Drops]

Hello everyone,

I would like to control this pressure regulator: http://www.parker.com/literature/Literature%20Files/pneumatic/Literature/PDN1000US_Products/PDN1000-...

The specifications are: Analog Control 0 -10V ; OutPut signal: Digital PNP or Analog 1-10V or 4-20 mA.

I want to use the USB-6008 but i saw that it can only supply 0-5V analog signal. Is it possible to get a higher voltage? And is it good enough to acquire the signal?

Thank you for your help and happy holidays!

Ilan

[Drops]

Anyone? 

[James-B]

Hi Drops,

The USB-6008 can only output 0-5V.  You could use a simple op-amp circuit to scale this up to 0-10V, though.

The output of this regulator seems to be a 24V digital signal.  This is standard for industrial applications.  The USB-6008, however, is only rated to recieve a maximum of 5.8V for digital signals.  You could also get around this with an op-amp (or a comparator for that matter).

I hope thsi helps,

-Jim