OMEGA INET-600 Offers

The iNET-600 Series A/D module provides 16SE/8DI voltage input channels (Ch#1...#16), each of which are independently software programmable with Windows software that support the direct connection to many common sensor types.

Alternatively, you can attach iNET-600 Series to the following optional wiring boxes: iNET-510, iNET-511, iNET-512. If you are working with thermocouples, an iNET-510 wiring box is required due to its internal cold junction compensation.

iNET-600 Series is a stand-alone USB data acquisition system. No additional components, such as external power supply, are required.

Each channel provides the following software programmable parameters: A/D Signal-Averaging-Per-Point (0 to 100 mSec), Sample-Rate (samples-per-second-per-channel), Digital IIR Filter (Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, or Band Stop), Voltage Measurement Range (±20 mV to ±10V), Sensor Type, and Single-Ended or Differential Wiring.

Excitation power (+3.3V ±0.2V, <80 mA, 28 mA per sensor max) is provided for sensors, along with other End User Power voltages. This 3.3V, which is referenced to instruNet Ground, is automatically read back by A/D when calculating sensor values.

The 4 mA sink/source digital I/O port consists of 4 individual TTL-compatible lines (Ch#25...#28), each of which can be configured as: input or output bit. When configured as an input, a channel can be used to sense a digital high (2 to 5.5V) or digital low (0V to 0.8V). When configured as an output, a channel can be set high (e.g. >2V) or low (e.g. <0.8V).

These I/O pins are short-circuit protected against high voltages up to 6.0V and down to -6.0V.

Waveforms are recorded in one long continuous stream (strip chart mode); or they are digitized in short segments where each segment begins after a specified trigger event (oscilloscope mode). Any one of the instruNet analog or digital input channels can be used as a trigger.

Data is either placed into RAM memory, a file on disk, or is deleted after being plotted. One uses the Setup dialog box to set the sample rate (i.e. points-digitized-per-second-per-channel) and number of points digitized; and uses the Network page to select which channels are digitized.

instruNet World Software is a FREE application program that manages, monitors and operates instruNet data acquisition and control hardware. Additionally, it digitizes long continuous waveforms, spools them to disk, views incoming waveforms in real-time and then allows post acquisition viewing, like an oscilloscope or strip chart recorder.

instruNet is compatible with Excel, LabVIEW(R), DASYLab(R), MATLAB, Origin, C & Visual BASIC software. Application software is used to configure all I/O channels, store your settings, view digitized data in real-time, analyze, stream data to disk, and scroll through your waveform post-acquisition.

Features

• 16SE/8DI voltage input channels with extremely accurate 24-bit A/D converter that supports ±20 mV to ±10V ranges
• 4 digital I/O (4 mA sink/source, 0 to 3.3V)
• Controls process via Windows(R) software using analog inputs and digital I/O
• iNET-600 connects I/O signal ground to computer ground
• Receives power from the USB bus and provides excitation power (+3.3V, 80 mA) to sensors
• Easily set-up sensors using the included instruNet World software
• Connect a computer directly to sensors: voltage, thermocouple, thermistor, RTD, load cell, strain gage, potentiometer, current, resistance

Applications

• Direct-to-sensor temperature monitoring with thermocouples, RTDs and thermistors
• Strain gage and load cell measurement for structural and weighing test setups
• Real-time waveform recording and plotting in strip chart or oscilloscope mode
• Streaming digitized sensor data directly into Excel or LabVIEW for analysis
• Process control loops using analog inputs and digital I/O via Windows software