You can put a magnetic reed switch on the cabinet door like one of these: https://www.phidgets.com/?prodid=416 https://www.phidgets.com/?prodid=418 One of them can just be nailed into the door and the frame, and the other is designed to be drilled and fit flush into the frame. When the magnet gets n...

Normally when a channel disconnects, it will reconnect automatically once the channel becomes available again. For example, if you try unplugging and plugging back in a device, it should come back without restarting the flow. If the node disconnects and stays that way, there must be something else c...

I don't have any experience with HMIs but I doubt you'll find much compatibility between them and Phidgets. Phidgets are designed specifically to run on computers running Windows, MacOS, or Linux. Even if the HMI is running on Linux, I would think it's locked down and customized to the point where y...

The TMP1101_0 needs a VINT Hub to plug into so it can connect to your computer via USB. If you want a single board that goes direct to USB, you can still get the 1048 - PhidgetTemperatureSensor 4-Input, but it's more cost effective to get the newer thermocouple board and a VINT Hub.

The isolation voltage for the OUT1001 is 1kV DC.

The read range on the 1024 caps out at around 10cm with the largest tags, and that's assuming the tag is held directly above and parallel to the reader. Deviation side to side and rotation of the tag from this position will reduce the range, and smaller tags have a shorter read distance. I doubt the...

When opening a Phidget locally, you are limited to one process accessing it at a time.

If you start the Phidget Network Server on the computer the Phidget is attached to, then you can open it remotely simultaneously from both applications.

Channel is only checked when Open() is called, so changing the channel number while the channel is still open won't have any effect unless you close and reopen. But if you want to use both channels, it's usually easier to simply open both channels at the start of the program using different variable...

Press the windows key and type "about" and click on the "About my computer" entry that comes up. In the screen that pops up, Look for "system type" under "device specifications". If it says "64-bit operating system" you should use the 64 bit installer.

The VCP1001 is oversampled, so the effective resolution is much higher than the base 10-bit resolution of the ADC. We recognized that this was confusing so we removed it from the product name, but the enclosure couldn't be changed for our existing stock.