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WinDaq Starter Kit / DI-100 Series Instruments Raw Data Format

All the info provided here is "AS IS", please do not email DATAQ for further support/explanation
If you have questions regarding programming these devices click here
(Samples in various programming languages are available)

RS-232 Connections

  Pin# (DB-9) DI-100 DI-110 DI-120 DI-130 DI-140 DI-151RS/150RS/ 190/195B DI-170 DI-180 DI-194/154
CD 1 NC +V NC +V NC Power for 5B of DI-195, NC for others +V NC NC
Rx 2 Dout Dout Dout Dout Dout Data Dout Dout Data
Tx 3 CLK, -V Din -V NC -V Command Command CLK, -V Command
DTR 4 +V +V +V RESET +V +V   +V +V
GND 5 GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND
DSR 6 +V +V +V +V +V +V   +V +V
RTS 7 +V +V NC NC +V +V   +V +V
NC = No connection;    +V = 9 to 12 volts;    -V = -9 to -12 volts

Specification Summary

  DI-100 DI-110 DI-120 DI-130 DI-140 DI-151RS/150RS/ 190/195B DI-170 DI-180 DI-194/154
A/D Channels 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 4
Digital Bits (In/Out) 1/0 8/8 1/0 0/0 0/0 Model-depended/0 1/1 1/0 3/0
Resolution (Bits) 10 8 10 16 18 12 12 12 8
Baud Rate 2,400
to
115,200		 9,600
19,200
38,400		 2,400
4,800
9,600
19,200
38,400		 9,600
19,200
38,400		 38,400 4,800 19,200 2400
to
115,200		 4,800
Format 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1 8, N, 1
Encryption Table T100 T110 T120 T130 T140 T190 T170 T180 T194
WinDaq
Support		 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

DI-100 Encryption Table (T100)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 1 1
Byte2 1 1 Din A3 A2 A1 A0 0
Ax is the inverse of the xth bit of the ADC reading.
Din is the digital input bit

DI-110 Encryption Table (T110)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
Dx is the xth bit of digital I/O. The output is the inverse of the data sent to the DI-110.

DI-120 Encryption Table (T120)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 0 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 0
Byte2 0 Din Chn A0 A1 A2 A3 1
Byte3 0 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 1
Byte4 0 Bat 0 B0 B1 B2 B3 1
Ax is the inverse of the xth bit of the ADC reading from channel one.
Bx is the inverse of the xth bit of the ADC reading from channel two.
Din is the digital input bit.
Chn is the number of channels setting.
Bat is the battery status.

DI-130 Encryption Table (T130)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8
Byte2 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0
Ax is the xth bit of the ADC reading.

DI-140 Encryption Table (T140)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 A15 A16 A17 A18 A0 A1 A2 0
Byte2 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 1
Byte3 0 0 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 1
Ax is the xth bit of the ADC reading, which is in 2's complement format.

WinDaq Starter Kit DI-151RS/DI-190 Encryption Table (T151RS/T190)

All the info provided here is "AS IS", please do not email DATAQ for further support/explanation
If you have questions regarding programming these devices, click here.
(Samples in various programming languages are available).

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 1 Din 0
Byte2 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 1
Byte3 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 1 Din 1
Byte4 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 1
Commands
Cmd Data Default Action
C 0, 1, 2 0 channel (0, 1, both)
D 0, 1 0 DI-190: (digital output, input)
DI-151RS: (single-ended, differential)
L 0...255 ? LS byte of counter
M 0...255 0 MS byte of counter
G 0, 2 0 DI-150RS only
0 = gain x1 channel 1
2 = gain x100 channel 1
H 0, 2 0 DI-150RS only
0 = gain x1 channel 2
2 = gain x100 channel 2
S 0, 1 0 ADC (stop, start)
R none  - reset
Ax is the xth bit of the ADC reading from channel one.
Bx is the xth bit of the ADC reading from channel two, if enabled.
Din is the digital input bit.
Send NULL before any command.
? is 20 for single channel setup, 40 for dual channel setup.
Throughput rate = baud rate/counter.

T194 Encryption Table of WinDaq Starter Kit DI-194/154

All the info provided here is "AS IS", please do not email DATAQ for further support/explanation
If you have questions regarding programming this device, click here.
(Samples in various programming languages are available).

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 A4 A3* A2* A1* D2/A0* D1 D0 0
Byte2 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 1
Byte3 B4 B3* B2* B1* D2/B0* D1 D0 1
Byte4 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 1
Byte5 C4 C3* C2* C1* D2/C0* D1 D0 1
Byte6 C11 C10 C9 C8 C7 C6 C5 1
Byte7 E4 E3* E2* E1* D2/E0* D1 D0 1
Byte8 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 1
Notes * 8 bit device uses bit 11 to bi4
10 bit device uses bit 11 to bit 2
12 bit device uses bit 11 to bit 0

Ax is the xth bit of ADC reading from channel one
Bx is the xth bit of ADC reading from channel two if enabled
Cx is the xth bit of ADC reading from channel three if enabled
Ex is the xth bit of ADC reading from channel four if enabled
Dx is the digital input bits


To program DI-194/154 under VisualBASIC or LabView, please click here
Commands
Cmd Data Default Action
C 0 thru 15 0 Channels 000 thru 1111
D 0, 1 0 0 = output square wave
1= input
L 0...255 0 Ls byte of counter
M 0...255 0 Ms byte of counter
S 0, 1 0 ADC stop, start
R Z   reset
E key N.A. If you don't have the key when you got the unit, you can purchase it from DATAQ for $15. (RS version doesn't require key to unlock the channels)
N Z   Return 10 bytes serial number of the device. If you run WinDaq, you can also inqure the serial number from the About dialog box
Send NULL before any command, which can be sent out by keying in <Ctrl-2> under VT100 mode if you are using HyperTerminal

DI-170 Encryption Table (T170)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 Dig 1 0
Byte2 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 1
Byte3 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 Dig 0 0
Byte4 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 1
Byte5 C11 C10 C9 C8 C7 Dig 0 0
Byte6 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 C0 1
Byte7 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 Dig 0 0
Byte8 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 1
Commands
Command (Binary) Dependence Action
1ccc cccc None Burst count = 1ccc ccccm ranging from 0x80 to 0xFF.
0000 0000 None No operation.
0001 0000 None Reset.
0001 1000 None Stop scanning.
0001 1001 None Start scanning.
0001 110d None Set digital output pin to state d.
01eb ChGa None Enable/Bipolar/Channel/Gain.
0001 0001 Stopped Inquiry
bit 7 = 1 is PGH (gain = 1, 2, 4, 8)
bit 7 = 0 is PGL (gain = 1, 10, 100, 1000)

bits 5, 4, 3 are the range index as follows:

   000:  ± 5V
   001:  ± 10V
   010:  ± 2.5V
   011:  ± 2.048V
   100:  ± 1.28V
   101:  ± 500V
   110:  Reserved
   111:  ± 100%
If all four channels are running, then
A = Channel 0, B = Channel 1, C = Channel 2, D = Channel 3.

If channels 0, 2, and 3 are running, then
A = Channel 0, B = Channel 2, C = Channel 3 (" D" group will not exist).

The throughput rate = 307200/(65536 - burst count × 256), except when the burst count = 0xFF, in this case the data throughput rate = 800

The sample rate per channel = throughput rate / number of channels

When the data throughput rate is lower than 600 S/s, the data transmitted through the RS-232 port will be spread evenly.

The default data throughput rate from RESET is 2.5 S/s

DI-180 Encryption Table (T180)

  B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte1 0 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11
Byte2 1 0 Din A0 A1 A2 A3 A4
Ax is the xth bit of the ADC reading.
Din is the digital input bit.
Sample rate = baud rate/24.

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