The USB-2019 provided by ICP DAS is a new solution for data acquisition. It provides easy USB plug-and-play operation and equips accurate measurement for all kinds of automation applications. Compared with the traditional PC-based card like PCI, PC/104 and ISA cards, users can achieve data acquisition easier and quicker via USB-2019. The USB-2019 is an 8-channel universal analog input module and provides the following features. First, it supports the over-voltage protection of up to 240 Vrms. Second, it has voltage and current input types. Third, it widely supports thermocouple devices with J, K, T, E, R, S, B, N, C, L, M and LDIN43710 types. Fourth, it provides extremely accurate thermocouple measurement and automatically cold-junction compensation for each channel. Fifth, it features open wire detection for thermocouple and 4 ~ 20 mA inputs for each channel. Besides, through ICP DAS USB I/O utility, users can configure and test USB-2019 directly and easily without any coding. The friendly API library is also provided for users to develop own USB application.