C3008 Data Acquisition
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Imatek Test Systems - data capture & analysis C3008 Data Acquisition Imatek data acquisition systems are based around the C3008 controller and a PC running the ImpAcqt software. This is a general-purpose system for analysing the results of high-speed tests, such as impact testing and high-speed servo-hydraulic testing. The C3008 has the following specifications: Analogue channels Digital channel Resolution Sample rate Sample depth Gain Input mode Bandwidth Signal to noise Gain error Trigger Timing Digital input Digital output High speed camera 4 as standard, 16 optional. All channels sampled simultaneously at the maximum sample rate Quadrature encoded input in addition to analogue channels 16-bit (1 in 65536), no missing codes 3,000,000 samples per second (maximum) Up to 50,000 samples per channel Input range ±10V, ±5V, ±2.5V, ±1.25V software selectable Differential, bi-polar or uni-polar, selected per channel. 1.5MHz <2 bit system noise ±0.1% maximum By velocity-measurement laser, external TTL trigger in, analogue channels (trigger level configurable). Rising/falling edge. 0% to 100% pre-triggering. Trigger output. Velocity measurement by time-of-flight, 20ns resolution 26 channel opto-isolated input 18 channel NPN output, short-circuit and over-current protected. Camera trigger output and lighting controller output to interface to high-speed video systems. See separate data sheet for details. T1000 Laser Trigger High precision laser/detector trigger interfaces directly to the C3008 data acquisition hardware. The T1000 can provide a trigger to the data acquisition when the optical path between the laser and the detector is obscured, and with a suitable target can provide highly accurate, low noise velocity measurement. Data Sheet - C3008 Page 1 of 4

IMATEK ImpAcqt Software The ImpAcqt software is a single package that is used to configure the data acquisition hardware and to analyse the resulting data. It may also be used in stand-alone mode for offline analysis. The software is designed for high productivity and includes many ease-of-use features and very powerful analysis and reporting. The user interface is highly configurable to let the customer work in the way required. A series of user levels can be defined to restrict access to certain features of the software so that less advanced users can use the software without the risk of...

Imatek Test Systems – data capture & analysis Documentation Two types of documentation information are saved along with the test data: automatically recorded documentation (data acquisition parameters for example), and user-entered documentation. Documentation fields are configurable depending on your particular requirements, and fields can be made mandatory to ensure that critical information is recorded for every test. Graphs are used for displaying measured data and calculated curves. Multiple tests and multiple quantities may be displayed on the same graph. Highly configurable...

Imatek Test Systems – data capture & analysis High speed video Support for the high-speed video option is fully integrated into the software, including camera set-up, automatic control over lighting, and the display of video data from within the software either as still images, moving images, or linked to a graph marker to correlate captured data and video. It also lets you extract calibrated measurements from the video data. User levels The software provides for three password-protected user levels. The software functions available to each level may be defined, preventing access to...