VINT Hub Phidget
If you place an order with Phidgets, it’s very likely you’ll want a VINT Hub Phidget to tie it all together.
Six Versatile I/O Ports
With a VINT Hub Phidget, you can interface six devices to your computer through a single USB port. Each VINT port can perform one of four roles: Communicating with an intelligent VINT Device, reading a 0-5V Voltage or ratiometric sensor, acting as a digital output, or reading switches as a digital input. Each port has a power and ground pin, so you can also use the ports to gain access to the USB voltage supply directly.
Plug in one of our many VINT-enabled Phidgets that perform a wide variety of functions. Control motors and LEDs, measure temperature or motion, or build a large scale system with many inputs and outputs.
Easy to Use
VINT Devices are ‘plug and program’: automatically discovered by the Phidget API with the same ease of programming you’ve come to expect from Phidgets. Each VINT device has a full API with functions and events to make programming a snap.
Analog Sensor Compatible
Sometimes, you just need a few simple analog voltage sensors. Luckily, your collection of Phidget Analog Input sensors is not obsolete; each port on the USB VINT Hub can interface a 0-5V sensor. The VINT Port is backwards compatible with both ratiometric and non-ratiometric Phidget analog sensors.
Digital I/O Mode
In digital output mode, a VINT port can be used to drive LEDs, relays, digital circuits, and other simple electronics. Each port is PWM-enabled, allowing you to dim LEDs to a specific brightness.
Wire a switch or sensor contact directly into a VINT Port, and use the Digital Input mode to read the state of the switch.
If you need more than six inputs or outputs, you can expand by attaching a VINT I/O module. For example, there are VINT digital output modules with 16 outputs, allowing 96 digital outputs on a single VINT HUB Phidget!
Product Specifications
Board | |
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Controlled By | USB (Mini-USB) |
Number of VINT Ports | 6 |
Electrical Properties | |
USB Voltage Min | 4.5 V DC |
USB Voltage Max | 5.3 V DC |
USB Speed | High Speed |
Current Consumption Min | 32.5 mA |
Available External Current | 470 mA |
Voltage Inputs | |
Voltage Input Resolution | * 16 bit |
Sensor Input Impedance | 324 k?© |
Input Voltage Min (DC) | 0 V DC |
Input Voltage Max (DC) | 5 V DC |
Voltage Input Noise | ?± 630 ?¼V DC |
Sampling Interval Max | 60 s/sample |
Number of Voltage Inputs | 6 (Shared) |
Sampling Interval Min | 1 ms/sample |
Digital Inputs | |
Pull-up Resistance | 124 k?© |
Low Voltage Max (True) | 1 V DC |
High Voltage Min (False) | 1.8 V DC |
Low Voltage Trigger Length Min | 3 ms |
High Voltage Trigger Length Min | 3 ms |
Digital Input Voltage Max | 5.5 V DC |
Digital Input Type | Switch (Active Low) |
Number of Digital Inputs | 6 (Shared) |
Digital Outputs | |
Series Resistance | 510 ?© |
Digital Output Available Current | 8.1 mA |
Digital Output Voltage Min | 0 V DC |
Digital Output Voltage Max | 3.3 V DC |
PWM Frequency Max | 50 kHz |
PWM Resolution | 0.8 % |
Number of Digital Outputs | 6 (Shared) |
Physical Properties | |
Operating Temperature Min | -40 ?°C |
Operating Temperature Max | 85 ?°C |
*Voltage measured with a 10-bit ADC, oversampled to 16-bits.
Software Objects
Channel Name | API | Channel | Hub Port |
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Hub Port – Digital Input Mode | |||
Digital Input | DigitalInput | 0 | 0 – 5 |
Hub Port – Digital Output Mode | |||
Digital Output | DigitalOutput | 0 | 0 – 5 |
Hub Port – Voltage Input Mode | |||
Voltage Input | VoltageInput | 0 | 0 – 5 |
Hub Port – Voltage Ratio Mode | |||
Voltage Ratio Input | VoltageRatioInput | 0 | 0 – 5 |
6-Port USB VINT Hub Phidget | |||
VINT Hub | Hub | 0 |