Daqarta
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
Scope - Spectrum - Spectrogram - Signal Generator
Software for Windows
Science with your Sound Card!
The following is from the Daqarta Help system:

Features:

Oscilloscope

Spectrum Analyzer

8-Channel
Signal Generator

(Absolutely FREE!)

Spectrogram

Pitch Tracker

Pitch-to-MIDI

DaqMusiq Generator
(Free Music... Forever!)

Engine Simulator

LCR Meter

Remote Operation

DC Measurements

True RMS Voltmeter

Sound Level Meter

Frequency Counter
    Period
    Event
    Spectral Event

    Temperature
    Pressure
    MHz Frequencies

Data Logger

Waveform Averager

Histogram

Post-Stimulus Time
Histogram (PSTH)

THD Meter

IMD Meter

Precision Phase Meter

Pulse Meter

Macro System

Multi-Trace Arrays

Trigger Controls

Auto-Calibration

Spectral Peak Track

Spectrum Limit Testing

Direct-to-Disk Recording

Accessibility

Applications:

Frequency response

Distortion measurement

Speech and music

Microphone calibration

Loudspeaker test

Auditory phenomena

Musical instrument tuning

Animal sound

Evoked potentials

Rotating machinery

Automotive

Product test

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Numato_Oscillator Slow Square Wave Generator

By default this macro produces a 1 Hz square wave on Pin 0 of any Numato 8, 16, 32, or 64 USB device.

Note that it assumes you don't also have an Arduino simultaneously plugged into a USB port, since this macro just looks for the first supported device and presumes it's a Numato.

The output defaults to pin 0. The generated square wave will be 0 to +5 V on the Numato 8, while the others will be 0 to +3.3 V.

This is a simple way to get a calibrated AC voltage source for full-scale range calibration using the input voltage method. You can measure the power supply voltage (+5 or +3.3) with a DC meter, and be certain that the oscillator output will run between 0 and that value. Even if you don't have a meter, the voltage will be pretty close to the nominal value.


Numato_Oscillator Macro Listing:

;<Help=H492C

;Slow square or pulse LED flasher for Numato.
;Hit any key to stop.

H=0.5         ;High duration of wave/flash period, sec
L=H           ;Low duration (default 1 Hz square wave)

Posn#0=0               ;Numato08-64
Posn#1=0
@_ComDev_Scan       ;Scan COM devices, open port

UK=0
WHILE.UK=0             ;Loop until key found
    Port="gpio set 0"      ;Pin 0 high
    WaitSecs=H             ;Output HIGH duration
    Port="gpio clear 0"    ;Pin 0 low
    WaitSecs=L             ;Output LOW duration
    UK=Key?!               ;Get current key, if any
WEND.                  ;Back to test key

Port#O=0               ;Close port

See also Macro Examples and Mini-Apps, USB / Serial Communications Port Access

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