Data Acquisition Package 01

Perfect for characterizing your propellant or collecting data from test firings.

Integration includes:

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  our Aerocon Amp LCA1 Single Channel Instrument Amplifier

• 20kG, 50kG, 100kG Load Cell - Your choice of one. Higher capacity load cells are available.
• SuperDAQ Four ±10 V Differential Analog Input Data Acquistion Module with Windows software, USB cable, and nifty screwdriver
• Complete instructions

The only thing you supply is two 9 V batteries, signal wire, and a Windows compatible computer system. Optional signal wire, 100 feet, is available separately.

Because load cells are more accurate over a specific range of force we recommend getting the lowest and highest force load cell anticipated. For example, bench testing the DAQ system with the 20 kG load cell is very easy. Hand pressure on the cell registers easily. If you anticipate having a 400 kG load then you will also want a 500 kG load cell.

Load Cell Highlights:

The package includes a force single point shear beam load cell. Mount one end of the load cell in a fixture of your choice and apply force to the other end. As the load cell bends under force the signal through the bridge changes in a way that can be sensed by electronics.

2mV/V

Non-linearity(%F.S) : .03%

Hysteresis(%F.S) : .03%

Repeatability(%F.S): .02%

Output Resistance: 350 ohms

Single Channel Amplifier Highlights:

A simple yet sophisticated amplifier for millivolt load cells and pressure transducers.

Perfect for 2 and 3 mV/V load cells and transducers

FEATURES:

Precision design and quality construction.

Versatile and completely adjustable, customize your gain, balance, and offset to your specific needs.

High Quality Euro style screw terminals for input, output, and power.

Excellent front end for popular data acquisition (DAQ) modules such as Dataq and many others.

Bipolar output for full +/- 10 volt swing to input of DAQ module resulting in maximum DAQ resolution.

Eliminates need to modify DAQ for single ended or half resolution operation. +/- 9 volt to +/- 12 volt DC power.

Low power consumption, suitable for short term battery operation, 20 to 30 mA typical.

Configurable for full bridge or half bridge operation, half bridge operation includes a zero balance adjustment.

Half bridge configuration is handy for basic “home brew” two element load cells and for connection to low cost, three wire bathroom scale cantilever mounted strain gauges.

Stable when driving high capacitance long coaxial or shielded output cable. Internal precision 5 volt reference source for driving half or full bridge load cells and pressure transducers.

Configurable for popular 100 millivolt, 4 wire pressure transducers.

500 Hz bandwidth typical for load cells and pressure transducers.

Output noise of 1.3 mV rms typical for load cell configuration.

Output short circuit protected.

DAQ Highlights

• Four ±10 V Differential Analog Inputs
• 12-bit Resolution
• High sample rates per channel (dependent on the number of channels enabled):
  • 40 kHz, 1 enabled channel
  • 30 kHz, 2 enabled channels
  • 24 kHz, 3 enabled channels
  • 20 kHz, 4 enabled channels
• 2 Dedicated Digital Inputs
• Analog inputs are protected to ±100 V
• Digital inputs are protected to ±30 VDC or peak AC

Provided with Software

Suitable for measuring preamplified analog signals, the DI-1100 in tandem with the included WinDaq software allows real time data acquisition, playback, and analysis performance equal to or better than other products that cost many times its low price. Predecessors of this instrument have been sold to over 35,000 hobbyists and professionals for countless data acquisition applications around the world. The DI-1100 continues this legacy with a higher resolution and faster ADC than its predecessor while retaining its noise-cancelling differential analog inputs that are level-protected to ±100 VDC or peak AC. This is our fastest, most flexible, and value-oriented starter kit ever. The DI-1100 offers four analog input and two discrete (digital) input channels. The analog inputs offer a fixed measurement range of ±10VFS, and are multiplexed to an integrated 12-bit ADC. Digital inputs are protected to ±30 V dc. Sample rates as slow as 20 Hz and as fast as 40 kHz with a single enabled channel are supported. The DAQ01's two digital inputs are dedicated for remote stop/start and remote event operations using WinDaq software. WinDaq also includes software to review recorded data files, including waveform analysis and data file export to Microsoft Excel and other applications.

Included software

Our data acquisition software offers real time display and disk streaming for the Windows environment. The real time display can operate in a smooth scroll or triggered sweep mode of operation, and can be scaled into any unit of measure. Event markers with comments allow you to annotate your data acquisition session with descriptive information as you're recording to disk. Raise your productivity to new heights with WinDaq's unique multitasking feature. Record waveform data to disk in the background while running any combination of programs in the foreground — even WinDaq Playback software to review and analyze the waveform data as it's being stored! Playback supports waveform analysis (Statistics, X-Y plots, frequency analysis) and the ability to export data to Microsoft Excel. Recording and playback software is provided free with every DAQ01 purchase.

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