A single,compact-sized PowerDNA Cube is able to acquire up to 288 digital or 150 analog I/Os, and is the most cost-effective solution in the class of distributed I/Os. For a larger channel count, we offer the ability to daisy-chain multiple cubes together, allowing a central PC to control multiple Cubes and ensuring the scalability of your networked data acquisition system. The PowerDNA is definitely the solution of choice for your distributed control and data acquisition system.

Based on a modular design, PowerDNA Cube is an intelligent computer packaged in a light-weight aluminium enclosure and suitable for both in-lab and industrial application. It works with both analog and digital signals and can be configured to perform virtually any kind of tasks by installing in it additional hardware modules - I/O Layers. Right now UEI provides wide range of I/O Layers featuring analog input, analog output (including high-current and high-voltage options), strain gage, digital I/O, temperature measurements, counters/timer, power conversion and much more. The new software lets Linux users develop custom applications for any of the PowerDNA I/O layers.

The driver includes extensive C based API and examples with source code, PowerDNA Explorer and a complete Java-based API.

Price and Availability

PowerDNA for Linux is FREE of royalty charges and requires no license fees. It can be downloaded from our website. In addition all the I/O layer are available through our COTS program.

About PowerDNA

PowerDNA— Distributed Networked Automation, Acquisition and Control—is an extremely compact Cube (4 x 4 x 4” or 4 x 4 x 6”) that users can connect to an Ethernet-based network for distributed data acquisition and control. Users can daisychain as many as 64 Cubes to one network port. A PowerDNA Cube consists of a core module (that holds a network power layer and a processor layer) along with either three or six open layers. UEI supplies a complete family of I/O layers including analog input (with resolutions of 16, 18 or 24 bits, inputs to 100V or 0-20 mA), analog output (to 40V), digital input/output, frequency measurements, CAN bus interface, multiport RS-485 and RS-232, and power conversion layers that can generate power for local sensors. A full description of PowerDNA is available at http://www.ueidaq.com/products/powerdna/.

About United Electronic Industries, Inc

Known as "The High-Performance Alternative," UEI (Canton, MA, www.ueidaq.com) is a supplier of leading-edge PowerDAQ PCI- and PXI-based data acquisition cards, the PowerDNA Ethernet-based distributed data-acquisition and automation system, signal-conditioning accessories and software. In particular, it has emerged as a market leader in the field of hard realtime data acquisition on PCs through its support of realtime Linux implementations and commercial RTOSs. A proprietary protocol on the PowerDNA Cube gives Ethernet-based I/O systems true realtime performance, but the system also runs with conventional Ethernet protocols, as well. Among the firm's major markets are sophisticated production test systems, process monitoring and control as well as research/development.