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Data Acquisition Processor (DAP) Board Specifications

Compare DAP board technical specifications

This is an abbreviated version of our complete specifications table. Download the table for additional information:
Microstar Laboratories Specifications Table (30kB PDF file) or request a copy from Microstar Laboratories.

Microstar Laboratories also offers the iDSC 1816 board, a specialized DAP with onboard filters. It combines brick-wall anti-aliasing filters on each of 8 simultaneous channels with 16-bit data acquisition all on one board.

 

DAP boards for the PCI bus

 

DAP 5400a

DAP 5380a

DAP 5216a

DAP 5200a

DAP 5016a

DAP 5000a

DAP 4000a

DAP 840

INPUT

Analog inputs

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

8

Expandable to

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

n/a

Samples (x1000) per second

10000*

5000*

500*

800*

500*

800*

800*

800*

A/D Converters / Resolution (bits)

8/14

8/14

1/16

1/14

1/16

1/14

1/14

1/14

Digital inputs (synchronous)

n/a

n/a

16

16

16

16

16

8

Expandable to

n/a

n/a

128

128

128

128

128

n/a

OUTPUT

Analog outputs

n/a

n/a

2

2

2

2

2

2

Expandable to

n/a

n/a

66

66

66

66

66

n/a

Digital outputs

n/a

n/a

16

16

16

16

16

8

Expandable to

n/a

n/a

1024

1024

1024

1024

1024

n/a

MICROPROCESSOR

Onboard Processor

AMD K6 III+

Intel Pentium

AMD K6 III+

AMD K6 III+

Intel Pentium

Intel Pentium

486SXLC2

486SXLC2

Clock Speed (MHz)

400

233

400

400

233

233

50

50

Onboard RAM (Mbytes)

128

128

32

32

32

32

8

8

PC INTERFACE

Samples (x1000) transferred per second**

5000

3200

2000

1666

1666

1666

800

800

Samples (x1000) logged per second**

5000

3200

2000

1666

1666

1666

800

800

* To maintain full 14-bit or 16-bit resolution may require a lower sample rate when sampling more than one channel per ADC.
** Maximum disk logging and data transfer rates vary with PC platform.

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