Replaced by the 1018 - PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8.
Analog Inputs
The Analog Inputs are used to measure continuous quantities, such as temperature, humidity, position, or pressure. Phidgets offers a wide variety of sensors that can be plugged directly into the board using the cable included with the sensor.
Digital Inputs
The Digital Inputs have a Digital Input Hardware Filter to eliminate false triggering from electrical noise. They can be used to convey the state of devices such as push buttons, limit switches, relays, and logic levels.
Digital Outputs
The Digital Outputs can be used to drive LEDs, solid state relays (such as the 3052 - SSR Relay Board), transistors; in fact, anything that will accept a CMOS signal.
Comes packaged with
| Customs Information | |
|---|---|
| Canadian HS Export Code | 8471.80.00 |
| American HTS Import Code | 8471.80.40.00 |
| Country of Origin | CN (China) |
| Device | Object Name | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Voltage Inputs | VoltageInput | 0 - 7 |
| Ratiometric Voltage Inputs | VoltageRatioInput | 0 - 7 |
| Digital Inputs | DigitalInput | 0 - 7 |
| Digital Outputs | DigitalOutput | 0 - 7 |
| API | Detail | Language | OS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VoltageInput | Visual Studio GUI | C# | Windows | Download |
| VoltageInput | Java | Android | Download | |
| VoltageInput | Multi-Channel Example | JavaScript | Browser | Download |
| VoltageInput | JavaScript | Browser | Download | |
| VoltageInput | Objective-C | macOS | Download | |
| VoltageInput | Swift | macOS | Download | |
| VoltageInput | Swift | iOS | Download | |
| VoltageInput | Visual Basic .NET | Windows | Download | |
| VoltageInput | Max/MSP | Multiple | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | Visual Studio GUI | C# | Windows | Download |
| VoltageRatioInput | Load Cell Calibrator | C# | Windows | Download |
| VoltageRatioInput | Java | Android | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | JavaScript | Browser | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | Objective-C | macOS | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | Swift | macOS | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | Swift | iOS | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | Visual Basic .NET | Windows | Download | |
| VoltageRatioInput | Max/MSP | Multiple | Download | |
| DigitalInput | Visual Studio GUI | C# | Windows | Download |
| DigitalInput | Java | Android | Download | |
| DigitalInput | JavaScript | Browser | Download | |
| DigitalInput | Multi-Channel Example | JavaScript | Browser | Download |
| DigitalInput | Objective-C | macOS | Download | |
| DigitalInput | Swift | macOS | Download | |
| DigitalInput | Swift | iOS | Download | |
| DigitalInput | Visual Basic .NET | Windows | Download | |
| DigitalInput | Max/MSP | Multiple | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | Visual Studio GUI | C# | Windows | Download |
| DigitalOutput | Java | Android | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | JavaScript | Browser | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | Multi-Channel Example | JavaScript | Browser | Download |
| DigitalOutput | Objective-C | macOS | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | Swift | macOS | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | Swift | iOS | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | Visual Basic .NET | Windows | Download | |
| DigitalOutput | Max/MSP | Multiple | Download |
| Date | Board Revision | Device Version | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | 0 | 824 | Product Release |
| September 2007 | 0 | 825 | SPI Overclocking issue fixed |
| May 2008 | 1 | 826 | Added RC Filtering to Digital Inputs, PCB X Dimension increased to 3.27” |
| April 2010 | 2 | 900 | Configurable data sampling speed. Replace USB connector with Mini-USB connector |
| April 2010 | 2 | 901 | Fixed bugs relating to changing the ratiometric setting and overflow reporting |
| September 2010 | 2 | 902 | Fixed certain output set commands from PC being ignored |
| November 2010 | 2 | 903 | USB Product Name descriptor changed from "Phidget" to "PhidgetInterfaceKit" |
| May 2011 | 2 | 904 | getLabelString fixed for labels longer than 7 characters |
The 1018 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 has:
Each analog port can be opened as a VoltageInput or a VoltageRatioInput object, depending on what kind of sensor you're connecting to.
You can use your Control Panel to explore your Phidget's channels.
1. Open your Control Panel, and you will find the following channels:
2. Double click on a channel to open an example program. Each channel belongs to the Digital Input, Digital Output, Voltage Input or Voltage Ratio Input channel class:
In your Control Panel, double click on "Digital Input":
In your Control Panel, double click on "Digital Output":
In your Control Panel, double click on "Voltage Input":
In your Control Panel, double click on "Voltage Ratio Input":
1. Setting up your Programming Environment
Before you open a Phidget channel in your program, you can set these properties to specify which channel to open. You can find this information through the Control Panel.
1. Open the Control Panel and double-click on the red map pin icon:
2. The Addressing Information window will open. Here you will find all the information you need to address your Phidget in your program.
See the Phidget22 API for your language to determine exact syntax for each property.
In the Phidget Control Panel, open the channel for your device and click on the 
icon next to the data type that you want to plot. This will open up a new window:
If you need more complex functionality such as logging multiple sensors to the same sheet or performing calculations on the data, you'll need to write your own program. Generally this will involve addressing the correct channel, opening it, and then creating an Event Handler and adding graphing/logging code to it.
The quickest way to get started is to download some sample code for your desired programming language and then search google for logging or plotting in that language (e.g. "how to log to csv in python") and add the code to the existing change handler.
You can perform filtering on the raw data in order to reduce noise in your graph. For more information, see the Control Panel Graphing page.
You can perform a transform on the incoming data to get different graph types that may provide insights into your sensor data. For more information on how to use these graph types, see the Control Panel Graphing page.
The Change Trigger is the minimum change in the sensor data needed to trigger a new data event. The Data Interval is the time (in ms) between data events sent out from your Phidget. You can modify one or both of these values to achieve different data outputs. You can learn more about these two properties here.
If you want to know more about the capabilities of the analog inputs on this device, check the Analog Input Primer.
If you want to know more about the capabilities of the digital inputs on this device, check the Digital Input Primer.
If you want to know more about the capabilities of the digital outputs on this device, check the InterfaceKit Digital Outputs.
| Channel Name | API | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Voltage Input | VoltageInput | 0 - 7 |
| Voltage Ratio Input | VoltageRatioInput | 0 - 7 |
| Digital Input | DigitalInput | 0 - 7 |
| Digital Output | DigitalOutput | 0 - 7 |
