Four tiers covering the range from a first teaching module to 24-bit dynamic signal analysers and 1.25 MS/s M-series modules. Every tier uses the same NI-DAQmx compatible driver.
Where teaching labs, student projects and first bench setups start. Analog and digital modules side by side — eight to twenty-four lines, powered entirely from the USB port, at the lowest cost per station in the range.
The 6009 generation, replaced by something better: true 16-bit resolution, 20 to 100 kS/s depending on the model you pick, a fixed ±10 V front end, and a 96-line digital module for when the job is switching rather than measuring.
For when 100 kS/s runs out. Sixteen to thirty-two inputs at 250 kS/s, or 400 kS/s on the 6212 and 6216, with two 16-bit outputs, up to 32 digital lines and 60 V channel-to-ground isolation on the 6215, 6216 and 6218 — enough to sit on a machine frame without dragging the noise in.
The top of the range. M-series modules sampling to 1.25 MS/s with as many as 80 analog inputs and 48 digital lines, alongside 24-bit IEPE instruments with built-in signal conditioning for accelerometers and microphones.
The full table with filtering lives on the selection guide page.
| Model | Tier | Channels | Resolution | Max sample rate | Analog output | Digital I/O | IEPE | Isolation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USB-6008 | Entry | 8 SE / 4 DI | 12-bit | 10 kS/s | 2 × 12-bit | 12 | — | — |
| USB-6009 | Entry | 8 SE / 4 DI | 14-bit | 48 kS/s | 2 × 12-bit | 12 | — | — |
| USB-6501 | Entry | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
| USB-6525 | Entry | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
| USB-6001 | Value | 8 SE / 4 DI | 14-bit | 20 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 13 | — | — |
| USB-6002 | Value | 8 SE / 4 DI | 16-bit | 50 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 13 | — | — |
| USB-6003 | Value | 8 SE / 4 DI | 16-bit | 100 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 13 | — | — |
| USB-6509 | Value | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — |
| USB-6210 | Multi | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | — | 8 | — | — |
| USB-6211 | Multi | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 8 | — | — |
| USB-6212 | Multi | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 400 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 32 | — | — |
| USB-6215 | Multi | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 8 | — | Yes |
| USB-6216 | Multi | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 400 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 32 | — | Yes |
| USB-6218 | Multi | 32 SE / 16 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 16 | — | Yes |
| USB-4431 | Pro | 4 DI | 24-bit | 102.4 kS/s | 1 × 24-bit | — | Yes | — |
| USB-4432 | Pro | 5 DI | 24-bit | 102.4 kS/s | — | — | Yes | — |
| USB-6221 | Pro | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 24 | — | — |
| USB-6229 | Pro | 32 SE / 16 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | 4 × 16-bit | 48 | — | — |
| USB-6225 | Pro | 80 SE / 40 DI | 16-bit | 250 kS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 24 | — | — |
| USB-6251 | Pro | 16 SE / 8 DI | 16-bit | 1.25 MS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 24 | — | — |
| USB-6259 | Pro | 32 SE / 16 DI | 16-bit | 1.25 MS/s | 4 × 16-bit | 48 | — | — |
| USB-6255 | Pro | 80 SE / 40 DI | 16-bit | 1.25 MS/s | 2 × 16-bit | 24 | — | — |
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