GENERAL

Sample Rate (scan rate for all active channels)
• High Speed 850 - 12,800 Hz
• Low Speed 2.5 hr/sample - 1000 Hz
* When using low speed, up to three different sample rates may be used simultaneously.
Sample Rate Time Base
• Accuracy ± 100 ppm
• Drift ± 5 ppm/year
Data Memory 524,218 data points
Analog Input Channels 8 (Differential input)
Counter Input Channels 4
Trigger Input Channels 1

ANALOG CHANNELS

• High or low speed data acquisition
• Self-calibrating for ratiometric transducers
• 8th order, linear phase, anti-aliasing filter
• Programmable transducer excitation of 5 or 10 Vdc
• Indefinite short circuit protection
• Independent input range (Gain) for each channel
• Independent zero-offset voltage for each channel

Input Ranges:

• Gain = 1000 ± 2.500 mV
• Gain = 100 ± 25.00 mV
• Gain = 10 ± 250.0 mV
• Gain = 1 ± 2.500 V

Post-Gain Channel Offset Range: ± 2.50 V
Data Resolution 0.024% of full scale
Data Accuracy (min) 0.195% of full scale

• (Includes all internal noise & temperature drift)
Lowpass Filter Range (Fc) 0.45 - 14,750 Hz

• (The programmed Fc is common to all 8 channels)
Input Impedance (typical) 1.0 M Ohm
Protected Input Range (max) ± 25.0 V
Transducer Excitation Drive (per 4 channel group)
125 mA @ 10 Vdc 65 mA @ 5 Vdc

COUNTER CHANNELS

• Low speed data acquisition only
• Counters are sampled without affecting the count
• 14 bits of resolution
• Internal 2 bit prescaler for extended count range
• 5 Vdc digital transducer excitation
• Extended input range protection

Positive Going Threshold (min) 3.0 Vdc
Negative Going Threshold (min) 0.7 Vdc
Hysteresis (min) 1.0 Vdc
Digital Excitation Drive (max) 90 mA
Protected Input Range (max) ± 25.0 V

TRIGGER CHANNEL

Three Trigger Options:
• One shot data acquisition with pre-trigger samples
• Multi-trigger data acquisition with a fixed number of samples taken for each trigger event
• Level sensitive trigger - data taken as long as the trigger input level is high
Programmable trigger state (NO or NC)
Positive Going Threshold (min) 3.0 Vdc
Negative Going Threshold (min) 0.7 Vdc
Hysteresis (min) 1.0 Vdc
Protected Input Range (max) ± 25.0 V

REAL TIME CLOCK

Year, month, day, hours, minutes, and seconds
± 5 minutes/month accuracy
Date and time stamp for each triggered data acquisition cycle

COMMUNICATIONS

High speed RS-232-C serial port
Baud rates: 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K

POWER SUPPLY

Protected against voltage surges common to automotive alternator systems
Wide input voltage range
Indefinite reverse polarity protection
Supply Voltage Range 10.0 - 17.0 Vdc
Protected Supply Voltage Range ± 25.0 Vdc
Data BRICK Power Requirements (@ 25 °C) 4.8 W
plus (1.5 x transducer excitation load [amps]) W

HOST COMPUTER SOFTWARE

• Available for PC compatible DOS computers
• VGA graphics support
• Graphical, Menu Driven Features Include:
• Data BRICK setup screens
• Real time data acquisition screens
• Auto calibration functions
• Data reduction and display screens
• Single, overlay and cross plots
• ASCII data file support
• High speed serial communications

PHYSICAL

6061 T6 Machined aluminum enclosure
6" x 4" x 2.3" (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 5.8 cm)
(excluding the mounting flange)
2.86 lb. (1.3 Kg), w/o battery
Rugged, latching connectors
Splash resistant enclosure and connectors

ENVIRONMENTAL

Operating Temperature Range 32 to 140°F (0 to 60°C)
Operating Humidity Range 0 to 95 % RH
Operating Shock Loading 100 g, 30 msec (half-sine equivalent, any orientation)