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Measurements Group Strain Gauge Instrumentation

System 6000 StrainSmart Data System

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Vishay Measurements Group System 4000 revolutionized strain measurement with the introduction of a complete hardware/software approach to data acquisition, reduction, and presentation for strain gauges and related sensors for stress analysis testing. System 5000, introduced in 1995, took this concept into the next generation of static data acquisition by using new developments in hardware and software to add features not previously possible.
Today, more than fifty thousand channels of Vishay Measurements Group stress analysis data systems are in use around the world in virtually every industrial test application, major research facility, and university laboratory.
Now, the latest generation – System 6000 – breaks through the barrier of static measurements with data acquisition rates of up to 10,000 samples per second per channel.

Features

From 1 to 1200 input channels.
Individual input cards for strain gauge and strain-gauge-based transducers (Model 6010), thermocouples (Model 6020), sensors with high-level voltage outputs (Model 6030), and LVDT's (Model 6040),and peizoelectric sensors (Model 6050).
Built-in bridge completion for 120-, 350-, and 1000-ohm strain gauges.
Maximum scan rate of 10 000 samples per second per channel; maximum throughput of 200 000 samples per second.
Simultaneous sampling with anti-aliasing filter and analogue-to-digital conversion for each channel.
Stable, accurate, low-noise signal conditioning.
Selectable digital filtering of measurement signals.
High-speed PCI hardware interface (Model 6100) and Ethernet network interface (Model 6200).
Digital I/O for triggering external events.

Description
System 6000 hardware is designed to incorporate all the features required for precision strain measurement under a variety of loading conditions, while maintaining flexibility and ease of use. A system can be configured with 1 to 1200 sensors. Strain gauges, strain-gauge-based transducers, thermocouples, LVDT's, potentiometers, accelerometers, piezoelectric sensors and other transducers can be intermixed by choosing the appropriate sensor card. All System 6000 components can be easily configured for each test requirement. Both the Model 6100 Scanner (holding up to 20 input cards) and the Model 6200 Scanner (holding up to 16 input cards) function independently. Additionally, the smaller, lighter, portable Model 6200 can operate from a variety of dc power sources, and can be configured to remotely perform data acquisition and storage.

Utilizing the benefits of individual analogue-to-digital conversion on each channel and simultaneous sampling data acquisition for all channels, System 6000's Model 6100 Scanners record test data at rates of up to 10 000 samples per second per channel of instrumentation hardware. The PCI hardware interface between the scanners and a PC running StrainSmart® software in the Windows NT environment enables a combined throughput of up to 200 000 samples per second for all channels (for example, 20 channels at 10 000 samples per second per channel or 40 channels at 5000 samples per second per channel).

Selectable, digital FIR low-pass filtering is incorporated into each instrumentation channel to meet a variety of testing requirements. Custom filters are also available.

Related Equipment

Scanners
Model 6100 Scanner
Model 6200 Scanner
Model 6204 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)

Sensor Cards
Model 6010 Strain Gauge Card
Model 6020 Thermocouple Card
Model 6030 High-Level Transducer Card
Model 6040 LVDT Card
Model 6050 Piezoelectric Card
Model 6090 Digital I/O Card

Software
StrainSmart Software