HBM is now selling its QuantumX, MX410 universal amplifier and catmanAP data acquisition software as a bundle to provide a simplified yet flexible choice of equipment. The package provides users with a quick and integrated method of getting started in data acquisition for a wide variety of applications.
The universal QuantumX system can be used to synchronize the acquisition of different physical quantities such as force, pressure, displacement, voltage, current and acceleration. Integrated Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) technology allows the automatic detection and configuration of all TEDS-compatible transducers for added reliability.
The MX410 amplifier features four individually configurable inputs, each electrically isolated and each with an analog output. Digitalization is implemented with a high resolution of 24 bit while a sampling rate of up to 96 kHz/channel enables dynamic quantities to be acquired resulting in high measurement quality. The amplifier is suitable for SG trans-ducers in half or full bridge circuits, inductive half or full bridges, current-fed piezoelectric sensors (IEPE), analog voltage signals (± 10 V) and currents (± 20mA). An Ethernet TCP/IP interface is integrated for PC communication.
The bundle also includes HBM’s powerful and intuitive catmanAP software for user-friendly acquisition and analysis of measurement data. Any acquired data are immediately available for further evaluation and analysis in the software. It is very easy to set up measurement tasks with catman®AP reducing set-up times to a minimum.
HBM’s catmanAP also features a new interface that helps users to concentrate focuses on their measurement tasks with its easy-to-follow operator guidance while menus have been replaced by function keys that adapt to each measurement task.
HBM has also launched the TEDSdongle to automatically configure transducers and sensors for measurement tasks without needing an additional amplifier. The TEDSdongle extends HBM’s support of Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) technology which ensures measurement chains can be automatically and securely recognized and configured.
The use of the dongle in combination with TEDS-compatible sensors significantly reduces the time and costs for the set-up of a test system or test configuration. The automatic configuration of the sensors delivers reliable and reproducible measurement results.
The TEDSdongle allows users to read and write TEDS information rapidly and inexpensively to the memory chip for configuring sensors and to prepare them for measurement tasks. TEDS data are stored according to the international IEEE standard 1451.4, which defines manufacturer-independent standards for electronic data sheets. Transducer data can also be archived to a PC and easily used as a template for new sensors.
The TEDS-Editor software, supplied by HBM, aids users to parameterize the corresponding TEDS information for their measurement tasks. The software automatically recognizes the TEDS memory and enables the modification and configuration of sensors in the laboratory or on site.
The TEDSdongle is connected via a USB port to a Windows PC; no additional voltage supply is required. Typical applications include test bench engineering, in production or in the laboratory sector.