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Advanced Modular Hardware Design
and Sophisticated Software Tools 
Yield Customized High-Speed "Front-End" Measurement and Control Solutions of the Highest Reliability

Daytronic modular systems are universal front ends with extraordinary stand-alone intelligence.  

Every Daytronic System 10, SPS6000, and SPS8000 incorporates a unique array of selected Signal Conditioner Cards, as dictated by the specific collection of sensors to which it is connected (see Instrument Models for Specific Transducers, below).  Thus, these systems support an exceptionally wide range of transducer inputs.

They also interface with virtually any computer under any operating system and programming language, but with no required computer overhead.  

This means that the speed, accuracy and stability of low-noise, real-time analog signal conditioning and processing are made easily available to all kinds of PC-based data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, and industrial PLC's—when you want split-second control decisions, but not the expense of high digital sampling rates.  

In fact, for a modular Daytronic front end, the overall throughput for finished engineering-unit answers—not just "samples"—is typically faster than for a comparable PC-based system, when the computer's signal-processing overhead is taken into account.  Given the wide scope of concurrent functions offered by every "intelligent" Daytronic system, the front-end processing possibilities are truly endless—and are never limited by the computer's own capabilities or resources.

The use of an external chassis to provide a low-noise front-end environment helps ensure drift-free measurement and dependable control action even in the face of substantial dynamic content, while open-architecture linkage makes real-time and historical data acquired by Daytronic systems accessible via many popular third-party software packages.

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Summary of System Capabilities  [Top ]
 

Signal Conditioning and Data Display

Real-Time Signal Processing and Process Control

Data Communications

Programmability and Operability

Table Legend:

S

 Standard for ALL models

SS

Standard for SOME models

O

 Optional for ALL models

OS

 Optional for SOME models

C

 System capability with appropriate installed card(s) and/or function module(s)

Signal Conditioning and Data Display  [Back ]

  System 10 SPS6000

SPS8000

Analog Signal Conditioning, using transducer-specific Signal Conditioner Cards, mixed as desired

 S S S

Number of Transducer Inputs1

 Up to 768
C		 Up to 32
C		 Up to 640
C

Microprocessor-Based 16-Bit A/D Conversion

 S   S

TRANSDUCER INPUTS Accommodated
(see Signal Conditioner Cards for Systems):

THERMOCOUPLE

 ● ● ●

THERMISTOR

 ●    

PLATINUM RTD

 ● ● ●

LVDT & Variable Reluctance

 ● ● ●

SHAFT ENCODER (Quadrature)

 ●   ●

FREQUENCY (Pulse, RPM, etc.)

 ● ● ●

DC VOLTAGE

 ● ● ●

DC CURRENT

 ● ● ●

AC VOLTAGE (RMS)

 ● ● ●2

DC-EXCITED STRAIN GAGE

 ● ● ●

AC-EXCITED STRAIN GAGE

 ● ● ●

AMPLIFIED PIEZOELECTRIC ACCELEROMETER

 ● ●  

Accuracy (% of full scale, typical following end-to-end calibration with transducer(s))

 ±0.02%
S		 ±0.02%
S		 ±0.02%
S

Scan Rate (Finished-Answer Throughput)

 2500 to 3000
chns/sec typical
S		   Up to 80,000
chns/sec
S3

Multipole Low-Pass Active Filtering

 S S S

Selectable Analog Filtering

 C4 C4 C4

Selectable Digital Smoothing

 S   S

Internal Custom Linearization

 S    

Data Display

 Local and/or Remote
LCD/VFD Display
SS, OS
Local and/or
Remote
VGA CRT Display
SS, OS		 Front-Panel Digital
Indication
O		 As provided by Optional Third-Party Software

Real-Time Signal Processing and Process Control  [Back ]

  System 10 SPS6000

SPS8000

Continuous Limit Monitoring 

 LO/OK/HI Zones
S		 LO/OK/HI Zones
C		 5 Limit Zones
S

Visual Annunciation of Limit Status

 S
with VFD and CRT Displays		   As provided by Optional Third-Party Software

Logic Outputs for Process Control

 C C C

Programmable Logic I/O

 C C C

"Live" Analog Outputs (VOLTAGE)

 Multiple ±5 VDC or ±10 VDC
C		 Up to 32
 ±10 VDC
C		 Multiple ±5 VDC or ±10 VDC
C

"Live" Analog Outputs
(4-20 mA CURRENT)

 C   C

Real-Time Analog Peak Capture

 C C C

Real-Time Analog Track and Hold

 C C C

Real-Time Math Processing (including Constants and Digital Max/Min)

 S C S

Real-Time SPC

 C    

Auto-Zero / Auto-Tare

 S C S

Counter or Counter/Timer Functions

 S
additional C		   C

"History" Logging

 C    

Automatic Bit-Controlled Command Execution

 S    

Data Communications  [Back ]

  System 10 SPS6000

SPS8000

Data Communications
(Single-Node)

 RS232
S
IEEE-488 and/or RS422
C		 RS232
for Setup Only
S		 Proprietary
D-Net
S

Data Communications
(Multi-Node Network)

 Proprietary
Satellite Network
C		 RS485 Multidrop for Setup Only
S		  

Formattable Serial-ASCII Data Transmissions

 S    

"Time-Coherent" Data

 C S C

Programmability and Operability  [Back ]

  System 10 SPS6000

SPS8000

Setup via Keyboard and/or External Computer/Terminal

 S   S

Setup via Configuration Software

 S S5 S

DC-Powered Operation

 OS    

Panel-Mount Provisions

 SS S  

Rack-Mount Provisions

 SS,OS O S

Diagnostic System "Health" Monitoring

 C S S

1

Per model/mainframe unit.  Networking of multiple units, where allowed—or the use of a Data Concentrator (in System 10)—will increase the total analog input count accordingly.  [Back ]

2

Specially modified AC RMS Conditioner Card required.  [Back ]

3

Up to 20,000 channels/second per conditioner-card rack.  [Back ]

4

New "AA" Conditioner Cards feature programmable analog filtering.  [Back ]

5

Front-panel keypad/display may be used for limited setup/operation.  [Back ]

 


Signal Conditioner Cards for Systems
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Temperature

Displacement

Frequency

Voltage / Current

Force

Vibration

    Temperature  [Back ]

Conditioner Card Model

 System
10		 SPS
6000

SPS
8000

10A9-8C Eight-Channel Thermocouple Card

 ●   ●

10A10-4  Quad Isolated Thermocouple Card

 ●   ●1

10A15-8  Eight-Channel Thermistor Card

 ●    

10A16-4C  Quad Platinum RTD Card

 ●   ●

10A17-2  Dual High-Voltage Isolation RTD Card

 ●    

10A18-4C  Quad 100-Ω Platinum Linear RTD Card

 ● ● ●

AA14-4F010  Thermocouple Card (Four-Channel)

 ● ● ●
    Displacement  [Back ]

Conditioner Card Model

 System
10		 SPS
6000

SPS
8000

10A30-2C Dual LVDT Card

 ● ● ●

10A35 Encoder Card

 ●   ●

AA30-4  LVDT Card (Four-Channel)

 ● ● ●
    Frequency  [Back ]

Conditioner Card Model

 System
10		 SPS
6000

SPS
8000

10A40 Frequency Input Card

 ●    

10A41-2C Dual Frequency Input Card

 ● ● ●

AA41-2  AA41-4  Frequency Input Card
(2 or 4 Channels)

 ● ● ●
    Voltage / Current  [Back ]

Conditioner Card Model

 System
10		 SPS
6000

SPS
8000

10A60-4 Quad Voltage Card

 ● ●  

10A61-2 Dual 4-20 mA Input Card

 ● ●  

10A62-8C Eight-Channel 4-20 mA Input Card

 ●   ●

10A63-2 Dual Voltage Card

 ● ● ●2

10A64-8C  Eight-Channel Voltage Card

 ●   ●

10A65-8 Eight-Channel Low-Level Voltage Card

 ●    

10A68-2 Dual AC RMS Card

 ● ● ●3

10A69-4 Quad AC RMS Card

 ●    
    Force  [Back ]

Conditioner Card Model

 System
10		 SPS
6000

SPS
8000

10A72-2C Enhanced Dual Strain Gage Card

 ● ● ●

10A74-4C Quad Strain Gage Track-Hold Card

 ●   ●

10A78 AC Strain Gage Card

 ● ●  

AA72-2  AA72-4  Strain Gage Card
(2 or 4 Channels)

 ● ● ●
    Vibration  [Back ]

Conditioner Card Model

 System
10		 SPS
6000

SPS
8000

10A96  Amplified Accelerometer Vibration Card

 ● ●  

1

Specially modified Quad Isolated TC Conditioner Card required.  [Back ]

2

Specially modified Dual Voltage Conditioner Card required.  [Back ]

3

Specially modified Dual AC RMS Conditioner Card required.  [Back ]

 

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