CALGARY, Alberta – January 15, 2008 – Phidgets Inc. announced the Precision Voltage Sensor, which measures voltages from –30 to +30 Volts, The typical error is ±100mV and the maximum error over the sensor range is ±500mV.Product Specifications
Typical Error: ±100mV
Maximum Error: ±500mV
Sensor Range: -30 to +30 VoltsThe Precision Voltage Sensor also uses differential Inputs and does not require a common ground. A differential voltage sensor is more flexible than a fixed-point voltage sensor, and has the ability to measure voltages across components or at other points in a circuit. This is the most common kind of voltage sensor and is the type commonly found in most bench-top and hand-help multimeters.Software Environment“Unlike a lot of our competitor’s products that require their users to write some firmware code in order to use their sensor, we are completely “Plug and Play” says Bernard Rousseau, Director of Marketing. “With Phidgets, you plug it in and start using it and when it comes to programming, the user, not us, decides which operating system and which computer language he wants to use”, added Rousseau.Users can program Phidgets using a simple yet powerful and well documented Application Programming Interface (API) that is supported under Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Windows CE, Mac OS X, and Linux. Users can write programs in Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, C/C++, Flash/Flex, Java, Labview, and Matlab and Cocoa. Phidgets also provides programming examples for all its products to help programmers write their own programs. Pricing and AvailabilityThe Precision Voltage Sensor is available now. The suggested resale price is $29 Canadian. About PhidgetsPhidgets, Inc. is a technology leader in the design and manufacture of low-cost control and sensing modules connected to personal computers through the USB port. Phidgets products are ideally suited for fast prototyping. The privately held company is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
