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[[Image:TNG-3B.jpg |thumb|TNG-3B Serial A/D Computer Interface.]]
TNG-3B is a data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. TNG is pronounced 'thing' in partial reference to The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, and stands for "totally neat gadget". It is manufactured and sold by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC].

The visual programming environment [[NeatTools]] has built-in support for TNG-3B, though it can operate with other devices. TNG-3B can operate with software other than NeatTools. Any software package that can control a standard PC serial (COM:) port can communicate with TNG-3B. That software must be able to continuously assert DTR and RTS which are RS-232 handshake lines. However, since NeatTools and TNG-3B have been designed, from the outset, to work together, there are clear advantages in doing so.

== Installation ==

TNG-3B is easy to install and to use. No card has to be installed on the inside of the computer. Sensors and other devices simply plug into TNG-3B. Multiple TNG-3Bs may be attached to a single computer and used simultaneously. With a single serial cable connecting a TNG to the host computer, cabling is often simplified over installed-board solutions. TNG-3B works with many USB to RS-232 adapters. A 6' 9-conductor M-F serial cable is included.

==Technical Specifications==

TNG-3B is an input-only device that streams analog (8 channels with 8-bit resolution) and digital data (8 lines) to a host computer connected by an RS-232 serial port at 19.2 kbps. Operating power is derived from otherwise unused RS-232 handshaking and data lines. Each input has its own connector jack: a 3.5 mm stereo phone jacks for analog inputs, and 2.5 mm mono phone jacks for digital inputs. TNG-3B is a 5 volt device.

==NeatTools Integration==

[[TNG-3B Module]]

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 Please read the manual: [http://www.sensyr.com/NeatLab/NeatLab.pdf]
-NeatLab has eight 10-bit analog-to-digital (4 on 3.5 mm stereo jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), eight digital I/O lines (4 on 3.5 mm jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), and two SPI ports (lower RJ-45 connectors). All digital I/O lines can be independently configured as either input or output. A second digital I/O port, Port D, is available on an unpopulated header.
+NeatLab has eight 10-bit analog-to-digital (4 on 3.5 mm stereo jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), eight digital I/O lines (4 on 3.5 mm jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), and two SPI ports (lower RJ-45 connectors). All digital I/O lines can be independently configured as either input or output. A second digital I/O port, Port D, is available on an unpopulated header. Unlike TNG-4 and TNG-5, NeatLab has no optical isolation circuitry.
 NeatLab has two jumpers. JP1 selects TNG-3B emulation mode. JP2 selects 8-bit A/D resolution. NeatLab will stream data like a TNG-3B with the two jumpers installed. NeatLab has to be power-cycled for jumper selections to be recognized. NeatLab is compatible with the NeatTools TNG-3B module with these jumpers installed.

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−	NeatLab is a USB-based data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. NeatLab is under development by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC].	+	NeatLab is a USB-based data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. NeatLab is under development by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC] and has not been generally released.

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 == Installation ==
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 NeatLab has eight 10-bit analog-to-digital (4 on 3.5 mm stereo jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), eight digital I/O lines (4 on 3.5 mm jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), and two SPI ports (lower RJ-45 connectors). All digital I/O lines can be independently configured as either input or output. A second digital I/O port, Port D, is available on an unpopulated header.
-NeatLab has two jumpers.
+NeatLab has two jumpers. JP1 selects TNG-3B emulation mode. JP2 selects 8-bit A/D resolution. NeatLab will stream data like a TNG-3B with the two jumpers installed. NeatLab has to be power-cycled for jumper selections to be recognized. NeatLab is compatible with the NeatTools TNG-3B module with these jumpers installed.

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		+	Please read the manual: [http://www.sensyr.com/NeatLab/NeatLab.pdf]
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		+	NeatLab has eight 10-bit analog-to-digital (4 on 3.5 mm stereo jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), eight digital I/O lines (4 on 3.5 mm jacks; 4 on RJ-45 connector), and two SPI ports (lower RJ-45 connectors). All digital I/O lines can be independently configured as either input or output. A second digital I/O port, Port D, is available on an unpopulated header.
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		+	NeatLab has two jumpers.

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	NeatLab is a USB-based data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. NeatLab is under development by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC].		NeatLab is a USB-based data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. NeatLab is under development by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC].

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 [[Image:TNG-3B.jpg |thumb|TNG-3B Serial A/D Computer Interface.]]
-TNG-3B is a data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. TNG is pronounced 'thing' in partial reference to The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, and stands for "totally neat gadget".  It is manufactured and sold by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC].
+NeatLab is a USB-based data-acquisition device for general-purpose and human-computer interfacing. NeatLab is under development by [http://www.sensyr.com/ SenSyr LLC].
 == Installation ==
 ==Technical Specifications==
 ==NeatTools Integration==
 [[TNG-3B Module]]