Advanced Imaging 9376910 8-Bit D-A Converter Digital to Analog PCB Card

Advanced Imaging 9376910 8-Bit D-A Converter Digital to Analog PCB Card

The Advanced Imaging 9376910 is an 8-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) expansion board manufactured by Advanced Imaging, Inc. The card converts 8-bit digital input signals into corresponding analog output voltages, making it a core component in systems that require computer-controlled analog signal generation. It is a bare PCB card designed to interface with a host system via edge-connector ribbon cable headers.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Advanced Imaging, Inc.
• Part Number: 9376910
• Type: 8-Bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) PCB Card
• Resolution: 8-bit
• Form Factor: PCB card / bare board
• Interface: Edge-connector ribbon cable headers (two connectors on reverse side)
• Key ICs: MM74HC138N and MC74HC138N (74HC-series 3-to-8 line decoder/demultiplexer)
• Additional ICs: Multiple 74HC-series logic chips visible across board
• Board color: Green, with blue electrolytic capacitors and trim potentiometers
• Included: Board only — no cables, mounting hardware, or documentation

Applications

8-bit DAC boards like the Advanced Imaging 9376910 were commonly used in industrial machine vision systems, imaging equipment, and automated inspection platforms — exactly the types of systems Advanced Imaging, Inc. produced. In these systems, the DAC card serves as the interface between a digital controller or computer bus and analog signal inputs such as camera gain controls, light source intensity regulators, or analog positioning references. The 74HC-series logic devices on this board are consistent with designs from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, when TTL-compatible CMOS logic was standard in industrial embedded control and imaging hardware. Such boards are still sought today for maintaining or repairing legacy imaging systems and custom automation equipment where original replacement parts are no longer commercially available.