Datasheet

System 6000
Vishay Micro-Measurements
StrainSmart
®
Data Acquisition System
www.vishaymg.com [e-mail] Document Number: 11270
38 Revision: 14-Nov-06
FEATURES
• From 1 to 1200 input channels
• Individual input cards for strain gage and
strain-gage-based transducers (Model 6010A),
thermocouples (Model 6020), sensors with high-level
voltage outputs (Model 6030A), LVDT's (Model 6040A),
piezoelectric sensors (Model 6050), and digital tachometer
(Model 6095)
• Built-in bridge completion for 120-, 350-, and 1000-ohm
strain gages
• 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
analog-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 6200A)
• Digital I/O for triggering external events
DESCRIPTION
System 6000 features data acquisition rates of up to 10,000
samples per second per channel. The 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 con-
figured with 1 to 1200 sensors. Strain gages, strain-gage-
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 (hold-
ing up to 20 input cards) and the Model 6200A Scanner
(holding up to 16 input cards) function independently. Addi-
tionally, the smaller, lighter, portable Model 6200A can oper-
ate from a variety of dc power sources, and can be
configured to remotely perform data acquisition and storage.
Utilizing the benefits of individual analog-to-digital conver-
sion on each channel and simultaneous sampling data ac-
quisition 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 run-
ning Strain-Smart software in the Windows NT/2000/XP en-
vironment enables a combined throughput of up to 200 000
samples per second for all channels (for example, 20 chan-
nels at 10 000 samples per second per channel or 40 chan-
nels 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 re-
quirements. Custom filters are also available.