DAQ device finder
38 USB, Ethernet and SCPI data acquisition devices from MCC, LabJack, Digilent, NI, Keysight and Keithley. Filter by channels, sample rate, resolution, price and whether the vendor’s driver runs on macOS or Linux.
38 devices
| AO | DIO | Interfaces | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analog Discovery 2Digilent · discontinued | Scope / instrument | 2 | 14 | 200 MS/s | 2 | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | – |
| Analog Discovery 3Digilent | Scope / instrument | 2 | 14 | 250 MS/s | 2 | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $379 |
| Analog Discovery Pro ADP2230Digilent | Scope / instrument | 2 | 14 | 250 MS/s | 1 | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $499 |
| Analog Discovery Pro ADP3450Digilent | Scope / instrument | 4 | 14 | 500 MS/s | 2 | 16 | USB, Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Direct | $1,360 |
| Analog Discovery Pro ADP5250Digilent · discontinued | Scope / instrument | 2 | 8 | 1 GS/s | 1 | 8 | USB | No | No | Direct | – |
| Digital DiscoveryDigilent | Logic analyzer | – | – | – | – | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $229 |
| DAQ6510Keithley | DAQ mainframe | 80 | – | 800 S/s | – | – | USB, LAN | Unverified | Unverified | Direct | $3,060 |
| DAQ970AKeysight | DAQ mainframe | 120 | 22 | 450 S/s | – | – | USB, LAN | No | Yes | Direct | $2,917 |
| T4LabJack | Multifunction | 12 | 12 | 50 kS/s | 2 | 16 | USB, Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Direct | $305 |
| T7LabJack | Multifunction | 14 | 16 | 100 kS/s | 2 | 23 | USB, Ethernet, WiFi | Yes | Yes | Direct | $570 |
| T8LabJack | Multifunction | 8 | 24 | 320 kS/s | 2 | 20 | USB, Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Direct | $1,400 |
| U3LabJack | Multifunction | 16 | 12 | 50 kS/s | 2 | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Not yet | $160 |
| U6LabJack | Multifunction | 14 | 16 | 50 kS/s | 2 | 20 | USB | Yes | Yes | Not yet | $445 |
| USB-1208FS-PlusMCC | Multifunction | 8 | 12 | 50 kS/s | 2 | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $204 |
| USB-1408FS-PlusMCC | Multifunction | 8 | 14 | 48 kS/s | 2 | 16 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $297 |
| USB-1608G SeriesMCC | Multifunction | 16 | 16 | 500 kS/s | 2 | 8 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $479 |
| USB-1808XMCC | Multifunction | 8 | 18 | 200 kS/s | 2 | 4 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $1,014 |
| USB-201MCC · discontinued | Multifunction | 8 | 12 | 100 kS/s | – | 8 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | – |
| USB-205MCC | Multifunction | 8 | 12 | 500 kS/s | 2 | 8 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $215 |
| USB-231MCC · discontinued | Multifunction | 8 | 16 | 50 kS/s | 2 | 8 | USB | No | No | Not yet | – |
| USB-2408MCC | Multifunction | 16 | 24 | 1 kS/s | 2 | 8 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $830 |
| USB-TCMCC | Temperature | 8 | 24 | 16 S/s | – | 8 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $430 |
| USB-TEMPMCC | Temperature | 8 | 24 | 16 S/s | – | 8 | USB | Yes | Yes | Direct | $645 |
| NI-9205NI | C Series module | 32 | 16 | 250 kS/s | – | – | C Series | No | Yes | Bridge | $1,816 |
| NI-9211NI | C Series module | 4 | 24 | 14 S/s | – | – | C Series | No | Yes | Bridge | $811 |
| NI-9215NI | C Series module | 4 | 16 | 400 kS/s | – | – | C Series | No | Yes | Bridge | $1,239 |
| NI-9234NI | C Series module | 4 | 24 | 204.8 kS/s | – | – | C Series | No | Yes | Bridge | $3,829 |
| USB-6000NI | Multifunction | 8 | 12 | 10 kS/s | – | 4 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $289 |
| USB-6001NI | Multifunction | 8 | 14 | 20 kS/s | 2 | 13 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $361 |
| USB-6002NI | Multifunction | 8 | 16 | 50 kS/s | 2 | 13 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $715 |
| USB-6003NI | Multifunction | 8 | 16 | 100 kS/s | 2 | 13 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $928 |
| USB-6008NI | Multifunction | 8 | 12 | 10 kS/s | 2 | 12 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $532 |
| USB-6009NI | Multifunction | 8 | 14 | 48 kS/s | 2 | 12 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $781 |
| USB-6211NI · discontinued | Multifunction | 16 | 16 | 250 kS/s | 2 | 8 | USB | No | No | Bridge | – |
| USB-6212NI | Multifunction | 16 | 16 | 400 kS/s | 2 | 32 | USB | No | No | Bridge | $1,903 |
| cDAQ-9171NI | cDAQ chassis | – | – | – | – | – | USB | No | Yes | Bridge | $576 |
| cDAQ-9174NI | cDAQ chassis | – | – | – | – | – | USB | No | Yes | Bridge | $1,787 |
| cDAQ-9178NI | cDAQ chassis | – | – | – | – | – | USB | No | Yes | Bridge | $2,444 |
AI ch counts single-ended inputs. Max rate is the aggregate analog input rate; see each device page for per-channel rates and simultaneous sampling. “Bridge” means NI-DAQmx runs on a Windows or Linux PC and DAQAtlas Bridge streams the device to DAQAtlas. Prices are vendor list prices in USD at the time of writing.
Shared and per-channel sample rates
Most low-cost multifunction DAQ devices use one ADC multiplexed across their inputs, so the max rate is shared: a 50 kS/s device scanning 8 channels gives about 6.25 kS/s per channel. Simultaneous-sampling devices such as the LabJack T8, MCC USB-1808X and NI-9215 have one converter per channel. The sample rate calculator works out the per-channel rate you need, and the ADC resolution calculator shows what a given bit depth means on your input range.
The macOS and Linux columns describe the vendor’s own driver or library. MCC devices run on macOS and Linux through MCC’s open-source uldaq library, LabJack T-series devices through LJM, and Digilent instruments through WaveForms. NI-DAQmx runs on Windows and supports CompactDAQ on several Linux distributions; it doesn’t run on current macOS. For buying advice, see choosing a USB DAQ under $1,000.