Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the development of the SMARTDAC+® GX20W wireless paperless recorder. This new product supports the ISA100 Wireless™ industrial automation wireless communication standard and is expected to become an essential component of the SMARTDAC+ data acquisition and control system. The GX20W will be released to the market on November 12. The GX20W comes […]
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Omega introduces data acquisition modules for temperature and voltage measurement
Omega’s new 24-bit multifunction USB data acquisition models for temperature and voltage measurement feature up to 16 single ended (SE)/8 differential (DIFF) analog inputs. Each device includes 8 digital I/O and two counter inputs. The OMB-DAQ-2408-2AO also features two analog outputs. Each device in the series offers 24-bit resolution for ultra-accurate voltage or thermocouple measurements. […]
Digitizers capture, transfer data simultaneously
Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of new signal processing firmware for its family of U53xxA PCIe digitizers. The new firmware (option -TSR) allows simultaneous capture and transfer of acquired data in triggered applications. According to Keysight’s validation measures, the digitizer’s architecture, with the new firmware, is able to sustain triggered acquisitions of thousands of […]
Capacitance: Friend and Foe
By David Herres Capacitance is everywhere. Electronic circuits make use of this phenomenon of the physical universe because of it can be used to separate dc from high-frequency signals, to store electrostatic energy, to block reverse-polarity current flow, and for many other applications. The other side of the coin is that unwanted, or parasitic, capacitance becomes […]
H-P, Agilent, Keysight: New name, same reputation
Those of us who have been around electronic instrumentation for a while can remember the days when Hewlett-Packard instruments were considered the cream of the crop. Where I worked, we always tried to get to the lab early on the days we had tests to run so we could get our hands on the highly […]
New Low-Cost 16-Bit DAQ from Measurement Computing
Measurement Computing Corporation, a provider in data acquisition, announced the release of two, 16-bit, multifunction USB DAQ devices with sample rates up to 100 kS/s. The USB-230 Series are the lowest priced 16-bit multifunction USB devices available from MCC. They feature eight single-ended/four differential analog inputs, eight digital I/O, one counter input, and two, 16-bit […]
New Rigol M300 Data Acquisition and Datalogging System
Rigol Technologies USA, Inc. announces their newest product category with the M300 Data Acquisition System. Integrating Rigols 6.5 digit DMM technology into a robust and versatile system mainframe with modules enabling applications from multichannel scanning to switching and control. The M300 mainframe can hold up to 5 modules and up to 320 switch points. The […]
Fluke 2638A Hydra Series III Data Acquisition System
Fluke Corporation introduces the Fluke® 2638A Hydra Series III, the latest addition to the Hydra line of Data Acquisition Systems / Digital Multimeters. The Fluke 2638A features a full-color display with an easy-to-use menu system, DC measurement accuracy of 0.0024 percent, 6.5 digit DMM mode, and CAT II safety ratings, making it a truly industrial […]
Renishaw will launch SPRINT high-speed analogue contact scanning system
Global engineering technologies company Renishaw has announced it will launch its SPRINT high-speed analogue contact scanning system for CNC machine tools, in autumn 2013. The SPRINT system incorporates a new generation of on-machine analogue scanning technology that will deliver a step-change in the benefits of process control, enabling fast and accurate form and profile data […]
Mobile technology’s influence on data acquisition trend
If there were an overarching theme – Moore’s Law would be it. As DAQ devices have grown more intelligent, these devices can do more than acquire and save data. They can intelligently adapt to conditions and communicate with devices through standard networks (such as WiFi or Ethernet). Mobile devices have become so prolific in our […]
