Pico ADC-24 BASIC High-Resolution Data Logger.
High-resolution data acquisition
- 24-bit resolution
- Up to 8 true differential inputs
- Up to 16 single-ended inputs
- 7 input ranges (±39 mV to ±2500 mV)
- Fast conversion time
- Digital outputs for control
- Galvanic isolation from the PC to eliminate noise pickup
- PicoLog data acquisition software included
- Software drivers and SDK included
The ultimate in resolution and accuracy
With up to 24-bit resolution the ADC-20 and ADC-24 USB data loggers are able to detect small signal changes. Features such as true differential inputs, galvanic isolation, and software selectable sampling rates, all contribute to a superior noise free resolution, and ensure that your measurements are reliable and are accurate.
All Pico data acquisition products come complete with PicoLog — this powerful, yet flexible, data acquisition software allows you to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display and export data. With PicoLog you can sample up to one million readings at selectable sampling rates; and using PicoLog, or our driver with your own software, you can connect up to four units to one PC.
Flexible, multichannel data acquisition
Both the ADC-20 and ADC-24 feature true differential inputs for excellent noise rejection. To give you a very flexible system each differential input can also be configured as two single-ended inputs. With up to eight differential or 16 single-ended inputs on the ADC-24, this flexibility gives you complete control on what type of inputs you use. If you require more channels then you can use multiple PicoLog data loggers on the same PC.
With as many as seven bipolar voltage ranges, the ADC-20 and ADC-24 are also flexible enough to be used with a wide range of sensors and signal types. There's also an optional terminal board provides screw terminals to allow you to quickly connect and disconnect different sensors.
Additionally, the ADC-24 has four configurable digital input/output channels that can be used to control alarms or other devices.
The flexibility of these precision data loggers allows you to use the ADC-20 and ADC-24 as an advanced multichannel data acquisition system with a low cost per channel.
No need for power supplies or batteries
The high-resolution ADC-20 and ADC-24 are powered directly by your PC — eliminating the need for batteries or a separate power supply, and making them ideal when you need a portable data logger.
The answer to your data acquisition needs
High-resolution, true differential inputs, galvanic isolation, and selectable sampling rates combine to ensure your measurements are always precise and accurate. Configurable inputs, digital inputs and outputs, and programmable voltage ranges give you a truly flexible answer to your data acquisition needs.
When you need the ultimate in high resolution and accuracy, the versatile ADC-20 and ADC-24 provide you with a portable answer with the performance and flexibility you need.
PicoLog Software
ADC-20 and ADC-24 software
PicoLog data acquisition software is a powerful but flexible program for collecting, analyzing and displaying data.
- Collect up to 1 million samples
- Easy and intuitive to use
- Real-time data collection, analysis and display
- Programmable alarm limits can be set for each channel
- Data can be exported to spreadsheets and databases
- Supports multiple different Pico data loggers on the same PC
- Uses your PC monitor to give large color display, ideal for education and training
- Waveforms can be saved, printed or emailed from your PC
- Supports Windows XP, 7 & 8
PicoLog views
PicoLog displays data in a number of views, which can be activated as and when required. These views can be activated both during and after data collection.
Recorder view
Enables you to start/stop recording and specify recording files. It shows the current readings and alarm conditions for each channel. All settings such as scaling, channels and sampling are controlled from the recorder view.
Spreadsheet view
Displays text data in a format that can be easily copied and pasted into other applications. Data can also be saved to disk in standard ASCII text format.
Graph view
Graphs can be displayed both during and after data collection. Each channel can be displayed in its own graph or multiple channels can be displayed in the same graph. Axes can be set up manually, automatically or in chart recorder mode. Multipliers allow you to magnify areas of interest. Graphs can be copied and then pasted into reports.
XY graph view
Displays one parameter against another. Useful for plotting voltage against current, for example.
Notes view
Notes view allows you to attach notes to data.
Player view
Displays previously recorded data. It enables you to scroll quickly through stored files to compare results on successive runs. The player can be used to examine old data while new data is still being recorded.
Exporting data and remote logging
Data can easily be transferred (either as graphs or raw data) to other Windows applications by using the clipboard (copy and paste). Graphs can also be saved to disk (as Windows Metafiles) and data from the spreadsheet can be saved in text format.
PicoLog data acquisition software also supports IP networking. This enables remote data collection from Pico’s full range of data acquisition products.
Scaling and alarms
Parameter scaling can be used to convert raw data into standard engineering units. A wide range of equation and table lookup scaling options are provided.
Additional parameters can be calculated. For example, to calculate power output from a boiler you may need to multiply a flow reading from one channel with the temperature difference between two further channels.
Alarm limits can be set for each channel to alert the user should a parameter go out of a specified range.
Software Development Kit (SDK)
As well as the supplied PicoLog software, also included are drivers and examples for those who want to write your own software or interface to other programs.
Software drivers are supplied for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac (OS X) and Linux (including Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone).
Example code shows how to interface to third-party software packages such as Microsoft Excel and National Instruments LabVIEW as well as how to write your own software in C++ / C#.