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Phidgets - 1017 - PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/8

Phidgets are an easy to use set of building blocks for low cost sensing and control from your PC. Using the Universal Serial Bus (USB) as the basis for all Phidgets, the complexity is managed behind an easy to use and robust Application Programming Interface (API). Applications can be developed quickly in Visual Basic, VBA (Microsoft Access and Excel), LabView, Java, Delphi, C and C++.

PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/8
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PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/8

The PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/8 provides Small Signal Relays with 8 Relay Outputs, rated at 250VAC, or 2 Amps, for a maximum of 65 Watts. It is typically used for switching small signals, as opposed to high current applications.

For high current applications see PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/4.

The relays are Single Pole Double Throw (SPDT).

  • Maximum DC Switching Voltage: 220VDC
  • Maximum DC Switching Current: 2 Amps
  • Maximum AC Switching Voltage: 250VAC
  • Maximum AC Switching Current: 2 Amps

Note: When a relay is in one switch position for a period of time, oxidation of the open contact(s) can occur. Depending upon the internal coating material of the contacts, oxide films of varying density will be displaced upon the surface of open contacts; this film acts as an insulator to current flow. When the relay is switched, a certain amount of current flowing through the contacts, known as the wetting current, is required to remove the film of oxides and ensure proper conduction. The wetting current required to operate this relay is low enough for use in signal switching applications.

Product Features

  • Allows the digital control of 8 Double-Pole Double-Throw (DPDT) relay outputs
  • Used to switch small signals
  • Rated at 250VAC, or 2 Amps, for a maximum of 65 Watts
  • Connects directly to a computer’s USB port

Comes packaged with:

  • 180cm USB Cable
  • A mounting hardware kit

What are people building with Phidgets?

Datasheets

Technical Information / Manual Download PDF (453 Kb)
COM API Manual - Windows Download PDF (487 Kb)
C API Manual-Windows/MacOSX/Linux Download PDF (339 Kb)
Action Script API Manual Download PDF (470 Kb)
.Net API Manual ZIP Download (579 Kb)
Java docs ZIP Download (181 kb)

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