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1. 310100000000 am WaveBook 516E Notebook PC Desktop PC Enterprise wide Ethernet connection WBK40 Example Ethernet Parallel WBK4O0 thermocouple module ted e 00000000 mmn e lOa WBK14 Up to fifteen DBK84 TC expansion modules WaveBook 516E with up to eight 8 channel WBK options Note The WBK40 and WBK41 are not currently supported in WaveView We recommend using DASYLab when using these modules which includes full support for the WBK40 41 The WBK40 41 are also supported in LabVIEW DaqCOM and with our Windows API DaqX DLL If it is necessary to use these modules in conjunction with a WaveView application then it is necessary to launch a second concurrent application to acquire data from the WBK40 41 into separate data files 25 www iotech com e lOtech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com YOOTIARM uonismboy WIOJIARMA PIdds YSIP s qewod eres General Information WaveBook 516E 288 Channel System Example RE Ethernet l oan ae ROOOOOOOOOr 6 e00Q0000000 eam A eceoeeccoe 7 00000000 ws CTIE Oen OO o0oo0o0o o 0o0 0 0Q Q yey Ga Ga Sa a TRER WaveBook 516E2. 3 O i Expansion 2 oS gt M input select i Digital signal EEPROM PSP 1 Scan Real time 100 MHz __ sequence digital time m gt table correction base BNC Inputs i Control amp ta gt timing Wide band _ Pulse We amplifier discriminator 16 Pulse and analog Ea input trigger gt Tri ger 75Q selec l y External DAC o High k TTL trigger t input u A 4 aa interface high speed Pg buffer digital B Ext inputs o clock and 3 frequency Communications K counter processor Ea 10 100BaseT ooo0o0o0o000 0000 ooo0o000000000 Expandable with WBK30 option up to 128 Mbytes z z Ethernet o000000000000 o00000000000 0 Expansion port 1 Expansion port 2 Expansion port 3 To additional WaveBook 512A WaveBook 516A or WBK40 series options the system s calibration process The con stants are stored in the system s nonvolatile memory The DSP also permits the WaveBook to accept user supplied calibra tion constants enabling it to automatically scale the input signal for gain and offset individually on every channel The WaveBook offers both bipolar and uni polar input ranges which are per channel 18 programmable via the sequencer Bipolar ranges can extend from 0 0SV to 10V Unipolar ranges can span from 100 mV to 10V The WaveBook also features a 16 bit high speed TTL digital I O port for recording discre
3. LabVIEW MATLAB and DASYLab Alsoincludedis DagqCOM an ActiveX COM based set of development tools that allow users to easily develop their own custom applications in either Visual Basic or C C DaqCOMallowsusers to distribute WaveBooks throughout a facility of net enabled PCs al lowing data acquired on any WaveBook at tached on the network to be viewed on other PCs on the network Optional software for the WaveBook includes eZ Analyst a comprehensive real time vibration and waveform analysis package eZ Analyst converts the WaveBook and your PC into a flexible interactive waveform analyzer DASYLab is also available for the WaveBook allowing a user to simply con nect icons to develop custom test and analysis applications WaveBook system with 8 strain inputs and 8 accelerometer inputs WaveView supports up to 72 high speed input channels Applications with multiple WaveBooks or with WBK40 41 thermocouple options should use DASYLab or other programming applications supported by the WaveBook including C Visual Basic or LabVIEW 17 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com BET T n TE i Ei tt jj YOOToAem uonismboy WIOJIAeMA Psdds YSIP s qewog A family of 8 channel WBK expansion options provide volts accelerometer strain gage frequency and quadrature encoder measurements Other WBK op
4. Sequencer Operation Programmable for channel gain and for unipolar bipolar range in random order Depth 128 location Channel to Channel Rate 1 us to 1 1 us channel all channels equal Maximum Repeat Rate 1 MHz Minimum Repeat Rate 100 seconds per scan Expansion Channel Sample Rate Same as on board channels 1 to 1 1 us fixed High Speed Digital Inputs General Purpose Outputs Connector DB25 Female Configuration 16 TTL compatible pins selectable for input or output Input Characteristics TTL compatible Output Characteristics ALS TTL output in series with 33 Ohms Output Updates program control Input Output Protection Diode clamped to ground and 5V Outputs may be changed via Ordering Information Description 16 bit Ethernet 1 MHz portable data acquisition system includes WaveView and eZ PostView support for Visual Studio and Visual Studio NET drivers for DASYLab LabVIEW and MATLAB and WaveCal software application and AC adapter WaveBook 516E Part No 31 Description Part No 16 bit parallel 1 MHz portable data acquisition system includes WaveView and eZ PostView support for Visual Studio and Visual Studio NET drivers for DASYLab LabVIEW and MATLAB and WaveCal software application and AC adapter WaveBook 516A 12 bit parallel 1 MHz portable data acquisition system includes WaveView and eZ PostView support for Visual Studio and Visual St
5. Features e 16 bit 1 MHz A D e 1 us channel scanning of any combination of channels Single and multichannel analog trig gering with programmable level amp slope e Digital TTL level and pattern triggering e Pulse trigger and external clock Programmable pre and post trigger sampling rates Sixteen digital inputs can be scanned synchronously with analog signals Operable from AC line a 10 to 30 VDC source such as a car battery or optional compact rechargeable battery module Expandable up to 288 high speed channels e SYNC connection allows multiple units to sample synchronously e Add up to 854 lower speed thermo couple channels e DSP based design provides real time digital calibration on all channels Signal Conditioning Options ICP dynamic signal inputs Strain gages Programmable filtering Simultaneous sampling Quadrature encoder inputs Pulse frequency measurements Thermocouples High voltage measurements Vehicle bus network Software e Includes WaveView for Out of the Box setup acquisition amp real time display Scope mode for real time waveform display Logger mode for continuous stream ing to disk Optional eZ Analyst for real time spectrum analysis e Support for Visual Studio and Visual Studio NET including examples for Visual C Visual C Visual Basic and Visual Basic NET e Comprehensive drivers for DASYLab LabVIEW and MATLAB e WaveCal softw
6. with up to eight 8 channel WBK options WaveBook 516A with up to eight 8 channel WBK options A large WaveBook system can be configured with one Ethernet link to the PC and would include one WaveBook 516E and three WaveBook 516A or WaveBookS512A units Each WaveBook system can be configured up to its standard maximum of 72 channels for a total system capacity of 288 channels In addition each WaveBook in the system can be run indepen dently or synchronized using the built SYNC ports on each WaveBook When synchronized any WaveBook in the system can be configured as the master or controlling unit The master WaveBook 512A amp 516A General Information The 12 bit WaveBook 512A and 16 bit WaveBook 516A attach to the WaveBook S16E via their built in parallel port interface Other than the interface the WaveBook 512A and WaveBook 516A are identical to the WaveBook 516E For applications where the con tinuous data transfer rate may not be fast enough to insure that no data is lost the WBK30 series of internal memory options can be installed into any model of the WaveBook The WBK30 series act as a large data FIFO Use of WBK40 41 modules allows the total channel capacities of each WaveBook system to be much higher a SYNC i SYNC pan A Ars Aes Oren One 00000000 KKA K o0 0000000 i OOVOAAOAOAAA a a 12348 j aem em lf Ea a tect Orech 25 WaveBook 516A with up to eight 8 channel W
7. aliasing of high frequency signal components For addi tional gain and filtering the WaveBook can be factory configured with a WBK11A WBK12A or WBK13A The WaveBook s DSP automatically com pensates for offset and gain errors in each of its amplifiers including those found in the WBK expansion options on a per reading real time basis This compensation is based on calibration constants calculated during WaveBook 516E eres General Information WaveBook 516E Block Diagram Power supply Power from included BNC Expansion input 2 AC adapter optional signal input 15 rechargeable battery Buffers 115 module 12V car from optional eS iss Power battery or any 10 to WBK10A WBK14 Differential input WBK15 WBK16 che amplifier 30 VDC source WBK17 or WBK18 DC DC converter HD 15S A connector Expansion R unit control RHS 0 Buffers ampiffer Fixed 5 pole anti allas Titer PGA SG So apr ane x1 2 5 10 TN 22 B 32 TN T Unipolar gt E gt bipolar Eight 3 a ama level shifter differential analog inputs 4 i JIU U L 1 MHz 16 bit Ta A D converter _ ek circuitry lt gt
8. auto zero to remove small offsets such as transducer drift or pre load conditions prior to acquisition Enhanced features such as filter type cutoff frequency 6 J ICP current source and bridge configuration automati cally appear when hardware is added to the WaveBook system There are no switches to set and WaveView auto matically updates itself for new configurations D Click to review system configuration and acquisition pa rameters such as scan rate pre and post trigger usage and trigger criteria O Scope Mode allows customizing and displaying of mul tiple traces it supports cursors re scaling and more 9 Store data to disk in real time the auto re arm function with automatic file naming supports back to back acquisition of over one million captures without user intervention Review acquired waveforms with a strip chart style display via eZ PostView D Strain gage setup to calibrate WBK16 strain gage channels 28 www iotech com e lOtech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com WaveView Scan and Trigger Configuration The WaveBooks powerful event capture capability is made available through the simple fill in the blank style boxes in WaveView In addition to single channel manual and external TTL advanced triggering for multichannel digital pattern and pulse trigger is also available When using multichannel trigger all channel
9. high speed input can be measured via one Ethernet link Also additional channels are possible using an Ethernet expansion hub allowing multiple WaveBook 516E units to be attached to one PC A virtually unlimited number of WaveBook 516E units can be attached to a PC when multiple Ethernet ports are employed The WaveBooks can be operated as one synchronous system or can be operated as entirely independent systems each with their own independent triggering and sampling rates The WBK40 series of options connect to one of the WaveBook 5S16E s parallel expansion ports Since the WBK40 has its own 200 kHz A D converter it does not consume band width from the WaveBook s 1 MHz A D The SYNC connection insures that both A Ds measure synchronously Ethernet WaveBook 516E SYNC Desktop PC Paralle WaveBook 516A WaveBook 516A Multiple WaveBooks attached via one point to point Ethernet connection The maximum continuous data transfer rate from a multiple WaveBook system to the PC on a dedicated Ethernet link is 2 Mreadings s WaveBook 516E Pull TS MOLGAOA COAG AOA GLO ML Ta The WaveBook S16E includes a 10 100BaseT Ethernet interface There are two advantages of seamlessly supporting multiple WaveBooks in one system First is the ability to expand beyond the 72 channel capacity of a single WaveBook Second if the per channel sampling rate of asingle WaveBook system is in
10. post trigger acquisitions Digital TTL Trigger The WaveBook ac cepts a single TTL level signal input to the DB25 digital I O connector with rising or falling edge trigger sensitivity selected through software Trigger la tency in this mode is less than 300 ns for post trigger acquisitions Digital Pattern Trigger In addition to digital trigger the WaveBook supports digital pattern triggering This allows data collection to start when a user defined 16 bit digital pattern is matched on the digital I O connector For ex ample it is useful when trying to cap ture noise vibrations or some other physical disturbance which occurs at a particular point in a digitally sequenced WaveBook 516E process froma PLC or relay logic control system Trigger latency of the digital pattern trigger is less than 300 ns for post trigger acquisitions Pulse Trigger This high bandwidth input enables the triggering and the correlation of lower speed waveforms with the occurence of a high speed pulse With Pulse Trigger the user defines a pulse by an amplitude between SV and a pulse width from 300 ns to 0 8 sec Analog Trigger Source Analog sources are the most commonly used triggers The WaveBook supports both single channel analog triggers for quick captures as well as multichannel analog triggering Single Channel Analog Trigger Simple single channel trigger performs analog com parison of channel one to a programmable 12 bit D
11. provides data in formats compat ible with a variety of sophisticated display and analysis packages including MATLAB Note The WBK40 and WBK41 are not currently supported in WaveView We recommend using DASYLab when using these mod ules which includes full support for the WBK40 41 The WBK40 41 are also supported in LabVIEW DaqCOM and with our Windows API DaqX DLL If it is necessary to use these modules in conjunction with a WaveView application then it is necessary to launch a second concurrent application to acquire data from the WBK40 41 into separate data files 5000 00 Butterworth 0 1 He 0n 2000 00 Butterworth 0 1 Hz Off 500 00 Butterworth 0 1 Hz 24 Included WaveView is an Out of the Box setup acquisition and real time display program Designate an individual data channel as active or inactive by clicking on a select channel dition before acquisition begins Choose different ranges or gains for each channel based on the particular WBK options installed Bipolar and unipolar scales can also be selected for each channel Assign each channel a unique label which will be auto matically referenced throughout WaveView Choose the desired engineering units in which to display acquired data based on the installed WBK options Parameters can also be entered to perform mX b scaling on each reading before displaying it 2 Reading column provides quick indication of sensor con Use
12. tions provide isolated inputs as well as temperature measurement capability Most WBK options are fully program mable for gain range filter cut off frequency AC DC coupling etc The WaveBook s design is optimized for ex pansion reconfiguration and portability There are no bulky expansion chassis that must be purchased in anticipation of future applica tions The compact all metal chassis features a low profile package with front panel inputs The WaveBook provides sophisticated multichannel triggering usually associ ated with larger more expensive wave form recorders The DSP based design also makes the system more compact than others of similar performance The WaveBook operates on a wide range of power sources such as a standard AC line an optional rechargeable battery supply or even a 12V car battery All WaveBooks feature an input buffer amplifier on each of its eight channels This architecture isolates the input sig nals from any multiplexing transients and greatly improves frequency response It also provides far less sensitivity to input signal source impedance To achieve superior signal fidelity ex cellent noise immunity and greater ac curacy the WaveBook follows the input buffer amplifier with individual differ ential and programmable gain amplifiers on each channel In addition a 5 pole 20 kHz Butterworth anti aliasing filter can be software enabled on a per channel basis to protect against
13. virtually unlimited number of modules Vt ti A One handle is included with each WaveBook and additional handles can be purchased for in vehicle applications where a handle on both sides of the system is desirable for securing the sys tem to the vehicle When multiple mod ules are attached in a system the handle can be easily moved from the WaveBook to any other module in the system For owners of existing WaveBook and or WBK systems the new bumpers can be easily added to your existing hardware Contact IOtech or your local IOtech representative for details Built in connection tabs in every expansion module make assembling a system easy above illustrates how a WBK18 would attach to a WaveBook S5 16E Pirey ier te ot Titi sr An assembled system consisting of a WaveBook S 16E plus one WBK18 accelerometer module plus one WBK16 strain gage module 2 www iotech com e Otech Inc e 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 e Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com YOOTIARM UOT ISINDIY WIOJIARM p ds ys1H jqenod WaveView WaveView WaveView is a Windows based setup and acquisition applica tion that allows you to configure display and save data to disk within minutes of taking the WaveBook Out of the Box WaveView provides a point and click interface that simplifies operation of the WaveBook by allowing setup of all hardware including the field installable WBK optio
14. 74 1 WaveBook software establishes one of the WaveBooks as the master and the others as slaves Master WaveBooks can run at the full 1 MHz aggregate sampling rate Slave WaveBooks must have 0 1 us of un assigned sampling time in the scan group some trigger modes are not supported in multi WaveBook systems Simultaneous Sampling The WaveBook samples each channel in sequence at a fixed 1 us channel rate For example when eight channels are scanned sequentially the time between sampling the first channel and the eighth channel is 7 us For applications that require si multaneous sampling within 100 ns of all channels the optional WBK11A eight channel simultaneous sample and hold card and the WBK13A programmable low pass filter card with simultaneous sample and hold are available The WBK11A or WBK13A can be installed in the WaveBook or the WBK10A expansion chassis they provide simultaneous sam pling of all channels in a module Even when multiple WBK11A or WBK13A cards are used within one system all channels with simultaneous sample and hold ac tive are sampled within 100 ns of one another Some WBK options include built in simultaneous sampling including the WBK16 SSH and WBK18 eZ PostView software does not support pre trigger scan rates that differ from post Pre trigger linear mode and auto re arm in the WaveBook hardware are not supported in WaveView f External clock counter and th
15. AC value You can also select rising or falling edge criteria Trigger latency is less than SOO ns When a WBK11A WBK12A or WBK13A option is installed providing simultaneous sample and hold or filtering the trigger input signal is amplified by the simulta neous sample and hold amplifier before being compared against the analog trigger level This can increase the trigger signal s sensitivity by a factor of 100 Multichannel Analog Trigger Multichan nel triggering eliminates spurious data by letting you enter a more selective trigger condition to capture events of specific interest In multichannel mode any com bination of up to 72 analog channels can contribute to the trigger condition You can individually program each channel to satisfy its trigger criteria using one of eight states from a combination of above below level rising falling edge and in stantaneous latched duration In addi tion you can also define a hysteresis band for each channel reducing false triggers when used with auto re arm Finally you can join all trigger channels together using 19 ANY logical OR condition or ALL logical AND condition Boolean logic operands to form a single unified trigger condition The maximum latency possible in post trigger acquisitions of the multichannel trigger mode is 2 us per designated trigger channel plus 4 us For example if five trigger channels are designated the maxi mu
16. BK options WaveBook 516A with up to eight 8 channel WBK options unit then controls the triggering and clocking of all the other WaveBooks in the system WaveBook software can establish one of the WaveBooks as a master and the others as slaves Master WaveBooks can run at the full 1 MHz aggregate sampling rate slave WaveBooks must have 0 1 us of unassigned sampling time in the scan group some trigger modes are not supported in multi WaveBook systems The maximum data throughput rate with the system above is approxi mately 2 Mreadings s Alternatively for highest performance use 4 Ethernet WaveBook 516Es with a 4 port Ethernet switch WaveBook S16A includes a parallel port for connecting to the WaveBook S 16E 26 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com Module to Module Connection for WaveBook Systems Assembling a WaveBook system is easy with our new packaging and module to module connection system Every WaveBook and WBK option is housed in an all metal enclosure and is en cased with rugged molded bumpers on all corners The bumpers serve to pro tect the connectors as well as to attach multiple modules together Within each bumper is a tab which can be rotated 90 to lock with other modules attached to either the top or bottom of each module The end result is a rugged sys tem that can be expanded to a
17. adequate then additional WaveBooks can provide more bandwidth per channel For example a 16 channel single WaveBook S16E system with one WBK option provides a maximum bandwidth of 1M 16 62 5 kHz channel Instead the system could have one WaveBook 516E with one slave WaveBook 516A providing a per channel sampling rate of 1M 8 125 kHz WaveBook 516E switch Desktop PC with multiple Ethernet ports or a hub Ethernet Ethernet 101000000000 Ethernet WaveBook 516E 0000000000 m Ethernet WaveBook 516E SYNC Parallel WaveBook 516A WaveBook 516A Multiple WaveBook systems attached via an Ethernet switch to a single PC 24 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 e Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com eres General Information The most common and highest performance WaveBook 516E connection is with dedicated point to point Ethernet link be tween the PC and the WaveBook 516E Data transfer rates in this configuration will accommodate continuous 1 Mreading s transfers from the WaveBook 516E to the PC Ethernet WaveBook 516E 101000000000 cm Notebook PC Point to point Ethernet connection With an enterprise wide Ethernet network connection any number of WaveBook 516E s can be connected to the network which is shared amongst a potentia
18. al software modules When needs exceed the capabilities of the free eZ PostView add on eZ PostView options are avail able that provide additional data viewing and management tools along with data analysis capabilities Ham OO eZ PostView a Windows based post acquisition waveform viewing application WaveCal The WaveBook is shipped with WaveCal an application that facilitates periodic calibration of the system Although all WaveBook components are factory calibrated to their rated accuracies prior to shipment annual recalibration is recom mended WaveCal s simple on screen instructions and direct access to the WaveBook s components make recalibration fast and easy For acquisitions in excess of 100 million scans use DASYLab or other available software 30 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com General Specifications Warm up 30 minutes to rated specifications Environment Operating 0 to 50 C 0 to 95 RH non condensing Storage 20 to 70 C Power Consumption 516E 1 8A max 15 VDC 516A amp 512A 1 4A max 15 VDC Input Power Range 10 to 30 VDC Vibration MIL STD 810E PC Communication 516E 10 100baseT Ethernet 300 ft max 512A and 516A Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Channel Capacity 516E 8 built in voltage channels expandable to 72 channels with WBK options Also can accommo date up t
19. ample rate until all channels within a scan group are completed Upon completion of a scan group the WaveBook can be configured to pro ceed in one of several fashions For example the system can be pro grammed to begin the next scan after a period of 1 us to 100s programmable in 0 05 us increments It can also be pro grammed to wait indefinitely until the trigger condition is next satisfied after which it will again perform a specified number of scans from 1 to 100 million The WaveBook also supports pre triggering and is capable of acquiring up to 100 million scans prior to satis faction of the trigger condition The pre trigger buffer is circular and thus always provides the most recently ac quired readings prior to the occur rence of the trigger In addition the system permits pre trigger scan group repetition at one rate and post trigger scan group repetition at another rate For example the system can be con figured to repeat scans 1 000 times per second prior to the trigger and then 100 000 times per second after receipt of the trigger WaveBook Scanning Example Scan group TIT Programmab from either an internal oman external clock Digital input lines tach inputs and encoders can also be sampled before the analog inputsina sequence 1 us 1 hannel gt D 2 4 Gain x1 x10 nipolar or Uni Bi bipolar Unipolar or bipolar operation can be programmed for each channel dynamicall
20. and OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com BET T n TE i Ei tt jj YOOTIAeM uOTsINnboy wiojosem PIddS YSIP s qewod eves Triggering acquired data thus the buffer always con tains the most recently acquired data This mode is most useful for applications in which file size is limited by PC resources or an indeterminate number of scans will occur before the stop condition occurs and only the last scans are required A typical applica tion is destructive testing in which acquisi tion is complete when the device fails and only the final failure mode characteristics need to be captured Finite Linear Mode When operating in finite linear mode the system acquires data after receipt of the trigger until a specified number of scans from 1 to 100 million are acquired Finite linear mode is suitable for applications in which the duration of the event is known Re arm Finite linear mode permits the specification of the re arm condition Under such a condition after a specified number of scans is acquired the system automatically prepares for a new acquisition by re arming and re enabling the trigger and then capturing a new finite number of scans without the need for either user or computer intervention This capability is useful in emulating a DSO Digital Storage Oscilloscope which typically offers continuous retrace It is also beneficial for unattended captures in which criti
21. are application for easy user calibration The WaveBook 516E digitizer offers multi channel waveform acquisition and analysis for portable or laboratory applications The WaveBook 516E eres Ethernet Based Portable High Speed Waveform Acquisition E For Vibration Applications also consider the ZonicBook 618E The WaveBook 516E is ideal for measuring dynamic signals in portable and laboratory applications WaveBook includes 8 built in channels ex pandable up to 72 channels of voltage accelerometer microphone strain gage thermocouple position encoder frequency high voltage and other signal types For applications beyond 72 channels up to four WaveBooks can be combined within one measurement system for a total capac ity of 288 channels You can also add up to 854 thermocouples without consuming measurement bandwidth ofthe WaveBooks using the WBK40 series and DBK90 signal conditioning options WaveBooks are supported with a wide variety of software to address different applications and skill levels Included WaveView software allows effortless set up time domain waveform viewing and real time storage of acquired data to disk Also included is eZ PostView a post acquisition waveform viewing applica tion allowing you to visually scroll through multiple waveforms on your PC screen For users who prefer to program the WaveBook also includes support for Visual Studio Visual Studio NET C C
22. cal trigger events occur at indeterminate intervals making manual re arms awkward It is further useful for applications in which trigger events occur so quickly that it is difficult to respond manually or under software control Finite Circular Mode In this mode the WaveBook acquires datainto acircular buffer until a specified number of scans from 1 to 100 million is acquired When the circular buffer becomes full it writes over previ ously acquired data and thus always con tains the most recently acquired data This mode is useful for trigger delays for ex ample the unit can be pre configured to record 100 000 scans after the trigger at 10 us intervals and to save only the last 10 000 of the 100 000 In this example the final record would contain only data acquired 900 ms after the trigger WaveBook 516E Channel Scanning Flexibility The WaveBook provides maximum scanning flexibility viaa programmable channel range sequencer You can load the sequencer with any combination of channels and associated ranges Once loaded the sequencer waits for the trig ger condition to be satisfied after which it begins scanning and digitizing When scanning begins the WaveBook selects the appropriate channel and gain digi tizes the input signal calibrates the reading and transmits it to the PC via the on board 65 Kword FIFO buffer or into optional internal memory up to 128 Mbytes This process is repeated at a 1 us s
23. dent upon your exact configuration WaveBook System Power Example To included TR 40U AC power adapter DBK30A or DBK34A POWER WaveBook system Sy K122 oO m 1 POWERIN POWER OUT 10VDC TO 30VDC CA 115 cable MADE IN USA WBK10A expansion module POWER Sl 0 1 POWERIN POWER OUT Typical single source two module power connection www iotech com e lOtech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com BET T n E i O ff 6jj WaveBook 516E eres External Power Modules DBK30A For small portable applications the optional DBK30A re chargeable battery module provides up to 3 5 hours of operation at 2 0A current draw The DBK30A which is housed in a rugged metal enclosure of the same footprint as the WaveBook and can be mounted under the system by using the built in mounting brackets The DBK30A includes an AC charging supply Notebook PC WaveBook DBK30A The DBK30A rechargeable battery excitation module enables autonomous operation of the WaveBook The DBK3OA rechargeable battery excitation module DBK34A Notebook PC The DBK34A provides back up power as an uninterruptible F power supply UPS to the WaveBook If DC power is inter rupted during an acquisition this module provides tempo rary power so the measurem
24. e high speed digital inputs are mutually exclusive adding the external clock counter to the scan list is equivalent to adding two analog channels ft Requires two locations in the scan sequencer 1 MHz 1 ttt The maximum scan rate when using SS amp H is n 21 where n number of channels in the scan list www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com BET T n TE i Ei tt jj YOOTIAeM uonismboy wiojosem PIddsS YSIP s qewWog The WaveBook and its associated WBK modules offer the flexibility to be pow ered either directly from a 10V to 30V DC source or via the included TR 40U AC power adapter Options such as the WBK11A WBK12A and WBK13A signal conditioning cards install directly into the WaveBook or WBKI10A and derive their power from those units Table 1 Maximum Output 1 9 Amps 5 0 Amps 3 3 Amps Input DBK30A DBK34A TR 40U Calculating the Current WaveBook 516E Oech System Power Connection If you are operating each module with its included TR 40U AC power adapters then no calculations are required just connect the power adapters In certain applications however it may be advantageous or more convenient to operate all components from a single source such as a battery or UPS such as the DBK34A In those cases the follow ing worktables provide the necessary infor mation for calculating current r
25. ent is not disturbed The DBK34A is powered from an external DC power supply it does not fag gd ae include an AC charger es aa J WaveBook DBK34A ccccccccre To vehicle DC power If the WaveBook s primary DC power source is interrupted the DBK34A UPS module can serve as a backup power supply so that acquisition can continue uninterrupted The DBK34A rechargeable lead acid battery UPS uninterruptible power supply module The CA 116 optional cigarette lighter power adapter provides DC power to the WaveBook in automotive applications 23 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com YOOTIAeM UOTsINboYy wiojaosem PIdds YSIP s qewog eres Ethernet Features The WaveBook 516E transfers acquired data to the PC via 10 100BaseT Ethernet allowing a continuous stream of a virtually unlimited amount of data to be collected and stored in a PC s memory or hard drive The 8 channel WaveBook 516E can be expanded up to 72 channels using 8 channel WBK expansion options The WaveBook 516E also has 3 built in parallel expansion ports permitting connection of up to three additional WaveBook 516A WaveBook 512A or WBK4O0 series units A sync signal between all devices insures that multi device systems acquire data synchronously In total up to 288 channels of
26. equirements for your particular system The table below shows the current draw available from JOtech s DBK30A rechargeable battery module the DBK34A DC UPS and the included TR 40U AC power adapter To minimize cabling each Table 2 provides the approximate required amperage for each component in your system when using a 15V supply Using this table calculate the maximum amount of amperage your system will draw by multiplying the quantity of components used by the amperage Total the values in the last column to arrive at the maximum amperage then verify that your power source has enough current capacity see Table 1 Table 2 Wavebook amp Option Current Usage Units WBK14 8 channel dynamic signal conditioning module WBK15 8 channel 5B signal conditioning module Qty Amps Total X 2 l0 X 1 40 X 0 30 X 0 45 X 0 45 X 0 50 X 0 85 X 0 10 WBK15 with 8 5B strain modules max load WBK40 series modules for WaveBook 516E with no expansion WBK40 series modules for WaveBook 516E with five DBK84 s DBK65 8 channel transducer interface module X 0 60 X 1 30 X 0 83 DBK70 vehichle network interface X 0 50 Typically draws power from diagnostic connector 22 module has a pass through connector allowing a number of modules to be daisy chained up to the 5 ampere limit of the connector and CA 115 power ex pansion cable The exact number of daisy chained modules is depen
27. lly large number of Ethernet connected devices In this mode the data transfer rates from the WaveBook 516E will be dependent on other network traffic at The parallel expansion ports on a WaveBook 516E can also be used to attach a fourteen channel WBK40 thermocouple interface module The WBK40 has an internal A D converter so that it does not consume valuable bandwidth from the WaveBookS16E s 1 MHz A D converter The SYNC signal on the WaveBook at taches to the SYNC input on the WBK40 insuring that both A D s are operating synchronously to one another The WBK40 can be expanded up to 244 thermocouple channels using DBK84 14 channel TC interface modules In synchronous master slave systems or when using a WBK40 41 module it is possible to run the slave units at a slower clock rate than that of the master device in the system This configuration may be necessary when it is desirable to have a system which has signals that need to be sampled at widely varying rates while remaining time synchronous to the master unit VOODOO ODAO WaveBook 516E the time of data transfer This connection method is not recommended when continuous 1 Mreading s transfers from the WaveBook 516E are required To improve the data transfer performance of WaveBook 516E s in this configuration the WBK30 memory options may be installed into the WaveBook WaveBook 516E 121000000000 Enterprise Ethernet Network
28. m latency is 14 us The minimum latency in this mode is half the maximum rate thus the multichannel trigger jitter time is 1 us per trigger channel plus 2 us Acquisition Modes The WaveBook lets you select one of sev eral acquisition modes for collecting your pre and post trigger data The system offers four post trigger modes and two pre trigger modes The WaveBook uses a combination of internal memory PC RAM and your PC s hard disk to seamlessly record all acquired data during the acquisition process Post Trigger Acquisition In post trigger acquisition the WaveBook acquires data only after a trigger condi tion has been met You have a choice of four post trigger acquisition modes each offering benefits suited to particular applications Infinite Linear Mode In infinite linear mode the system acquires data for an infinite amount of time after a trigger occurs This mode is most useful for chart recorder replacement applications that require long recordings Once started the system keeps digitizing until a stop com mand is issued by your PC The amount of data you can acquire depends on your PC s available memory resources Infinite Circular Mode In infinite circular mode the system acquires data into a circu lar buffer indefinitely until it receives a stop command from the PC When the circular buffer is full it overwrites previously www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Clevel
29. mode permits the WaveBook to begin recording post trigger data as soon as the trigger condition is met regardless of the number of pre trigger scans collected This modeis useful for applications in which the desired number of pre trigger scans is inde terminate prior to the start of acquisition and all data must be acquired External Clock Input The WaveBook supports an external clock input allowing the scanning of data to be dependent upon an external pulse train This feature is useful in rotating machine or motion applications where data collection is dependent upon rotational speed or axial position In addition to allowing one scan per pulse the WaveBook s external clock input features a programmable divider capable of reducing the incoming clock by up to 255 This is useful when the external clock source is faster than the optimum sample rate for the data collection task External Clock Timer The WaveBook fea tures an internal timer capable of reporting the period of the external clock input This value can be read with each scan of the analog data and is reset by the rising edge of the incoming clock This is often beneficial in later analysis where physical phenomena needs to be correlated to speed Multi Unit Synchronization Multiple WaveBook 516As WaveBook S12As WaveBook 516Es and WBK40 41s can be synchronized via the rear panel SYNC ports Simply connect 2 3 or4 WaveBooks together using SYNC cables CA
30. ns without program ming or connecting icons Unlike the mere example programs that many suppliers provide with data acquisition hardware WaveView is a full featured acqui sition and display engine that provides all the functionality needed for many data logging and display applications For more frequency domain analysis applications use eZ Analyst or DASYLab im WaveView WAVEVIEW CFG File Edt View System Help Jii 1 012 5 0to5 0 Flow 2 007 25to25 Pipel 3 017 50t05 0 Ppe2z 0 010 Oto 10 07 CHO4 1 004 Oto 2 07 CHOS 2 014 Oto 1 0 CHOG 3015 5 0 t0 50V CHO 002 50t05 0 CHOS 1 016 5 0to5 0 CHOS On 2 003 5 0to5 0 CHI0 On 3 016 1 0 to 1 0v CHIT No On mm a pe ee ee eres Out of the Box Software WaveView s intuitive approach to hardware control simplifies system setup by automatically querying the WaveBook upon connection to your PC As WBK options are added for signal conditioning or increased system channel count WaveView s channel configuration spreadsheet automatically expands to accommodate the additional channels Specific channel charac teristics such as gain unipolar bipolar and channel labels are automatically updated and any additional functionality such as low pass filtering filter cutoff or excitation output also automatically appear in the channel configuration spreadsheet WaveView is also designed for easy operation with display and analysis packages WaveView
31. o 3 additional WaveBook 516A 512A or WBK40 series options any combination Each 516A or 512A can be expanded up to 72 channels Maximum WBK41 capacity is 854 TC input chan nels 4 analog output channels 272 digital I O channels and 6 counter timer channels see WBK40 on for details 516A amp 512A 8 built in voltage channels expandable up to 72 channels using WBK options Dimensions 516E 285 mm W x 220 mm D x 70 mm H 11 x 8 5 x 2 70 516A amp 512A 285 mm W x 220 mm D x 45 mm H 11 x 8 5 x 1 75 Weight 516E 1 9 kg 4 2 lbs 516A amp 512A 1 5 kg 3 3 Ibs Handle One carrying handle is included with each WaveBook Analog Inputs 18 to 28 C Channels 8 differential expandable up to 72 differential Connector BNC Resolution 516A amp 516E 16 bit 512A 12 bit Ranges Unipolar bipolar operation is software selectable via sequencer Unipolar 0 to 10V 0 to 4V 0 to 2V Bipolar 10 5V 2V 1V Maximum Overvoltage 35 VDC Input Bandwidth DC to 500 kHz Input Impedance Single Ended 5M Ohm in parallel with 30 pF Differential 10M Ohm in parallel with 30 pF Accuracy 516A amp 516E 2 to 10V 0 012 of reading 0 006 of range 1V 0 018 of reading 0 008 of range 512A 0 03 of reading 0 006 of range Input Noise 516A amp 516E lt 2 LSB RMS 512A lt 1 LSB RMS Total Harmonic Distortion 84 dB typ Signal to Noise and Distortion 74 dB typ CMRR 80 dB
32. rement file names to provide the unattended capture of millions of back to back events without user intervention Acquired data can be stored in several data formats for direct import to packages such as MATLAB Excel or eZ PostView WeveVjew Direct To Disk File E Base Path d iotech software utils CIBIN CIDADISP _IMATLAB T Auto Increment Filename Start 3 Reset Goren ner WaveView s Logger Mode can stream data direct to disk in a variety of formats Allows the collection of single shot or auto increment file names for back to back acquisitions File name path and auto increment index can be entered by simply filling in the blank Auto increment creates multiple data files one per trigger Choose from an ever growing list of data file formats for easy importing into other software packages such as DADiSP DASYLab MATLAB Snap Master ASCII Excel Universal File Format UFF 58A ASCII Universal File Format UFF 58B Binary and WAV eves Out of the Box Software eZ PostView The basic eZ PostView system that is included free with the Out of the Box application software is powerful yet easy to use eZ PostView s interactive graphics make it possible to quickly inspect enormous data files at fast speeds Interactive zooming and cursors allow the user to view even the smallest details of collected data As needs evolve the basic system can be enhanced by adding option
33. s can be combined with boolean AND amp OR operators to begin the acquisition at just the right time In digital pattern mode the WaveBook triggers on a user defined bit pattern making it easy to associate analog data with digital sequences Unique to the WaveBook is the pulse trigger capability shown below Typically available in systems many times its price pulse trigger allows capturing that elusive event by defining the level of the signal and pulse width criteria Now runt pulses or glitches buried in apparently good signals can be easily captured Acquisition Configuration Thes 22 ide 450 lms F Pulse Trigger Channel Masmum Minimum Trigger if tha Pulse Trigger cite fees through the threshold value of 22V and then crosses the t Tigger iMa Width a a You can configure the WaveBook via WaveView s scan and trigger configuration screen Q Allows selection of internal or external clock Lets you individually set acquisition duration for both pre and post trigger data Offers separate scan rates for both pre and post trigger data Select the trigger mode you need immediate manual multichannel digital pattern or pulse Oech Out of the Box Software Scope Mode Unlike a traditional scope with only two to four channels WaveView s Scope Mode allows any eight channels to be displayed Furthermore WaveView is not handicapped by the small memory limita
34. te TTL level signals at the begin ning of each scan providing time correlation with the analog inputs www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 e Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com BET T n TE i Ei tt jj Itech Triggering Triggering The WaveBook offers a variety of trigger modes Selection of the optimal trigger mode for your particular application requirements saves time and disk space by ensuring that you capture only the data of interest A wide selection of programmable analog and digital trigger modes are available for starting an acquisition All trigger modes along with the number of scans and the sample rate for pre and post trigger data are software programmable prior to the start of ascan sequence The WaveBook also supports digital pattern and pulse trigger ing Trigger latency the maximum time from the trigger to the first reading of ascan group and jitter the variation of the la tency from acquisition to acquisition de pend on the specific trigger source and type of acquisition Descriptions of each trigger source and the various trigger modes follow Software Trigger A software trigger is issued by the PC and causes the WaveBook to begin scanning the setup predefined in the scan buffer The trigger latency in this mode is longer than in other trigger modes and is a direct function of the PC s performance It is typically 100 us or less in
35. tions of DSOs In fact WaveView dynamically and transparently allocates a PC s RAM prior to beginning an acquisition A simple point and click is all that s necessary to initiate multi Msample acquisitions In addition because the data is already in the PC s RAM asecond point and click on the disk icon automatically saves this data to disk for import into eZ PostView a post acquisition waveform review package or into analysis packages such as MATLAB DADiSP or Excel AABS ay Scope Mode allows you to display any eight of the WaveBooks channels Supports continuous or single shot capture and display modes Provides zoom in and zoom out window control of the X axis Displays user label and cursor data values Scroll through all data Provides auto scale for quick maximization of the y axis display Automatically scales axis in user defined engineering units Enables cursor for on screen measurements 29 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 e Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com YOOTIAeM uonismboy wiojaosem PIdds YSIP s qewod WaveView Logger Mode For applications where PC RAM is insufficient to record the entire test or where rapid back to back recordings need to be saved to disk WaveView provides a Logger Mode It complements WaveView s Scope Mode by allowing continuous recording data directly to disk Logger Mode can auto inc
36. trigger scan rate until the trigger occurs Once the trigger is detected the system finishes collecting the current pre trigger scan switches to the post trigger scan rate acquires readings using one of the four post trigger modes described above and then stops the acqui sition The number of pre trigger and post trigger scans are each independently programmable from 1 to 100 million Pre Trigger Circular Mode requires WBK30 installed In this mode data is placed into a circular buffer until the buffer fills after which the buffer writes over previously acquired data The system stays in this mode waiting for the pre set trigger condi tion to be met until the condition occurs or the acquisition is halted by the PC Upon detection of the trigger condition thesystem begins the post acquisition readings Since for practical applications the WaveBook is WaveBook 516E only limited by the PC s resources extremely deep circular buffers can be configured for both the pre and post trigger data Pre Trigger Linear Mode In this mode the WaveBook continues collecting data without writing over old data Since the amount of pre trigger data can be nearly infinite if the trigger takes a very long time to occur this mode may require extensive PC resources to avoid data loss Unlike the pre trigger circular mode which delays the trigger arm condition until a predefined number of scans is collected the pre trigger linear
37. typ 70 dB min DC to 20 kHz Anti Alias Filter Type 5 pole Butterworth 20 kHz low pass software enabled No unipolar mode or anti alias filter with WBK11A WBK12A or WBK13A installed www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 e Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com BET T n TE i Ei tt jj WaveBook Series ices Specifications amp Ordering Information Triggering Channel 1 Analog amp Pulse Trigger Input Signal Range 10 to 10V Bandwidth 1 MHz Latency 300 ns Multi Channel Analog Trigger up to 72 channels Range Selectable per channel to input range Latency 2 us channel plus 4 us maximum TTL Trigger Input Signal Range 0 to 5V Input Characteristics TTL compatible with 10K Ohm pull up resistor Latency 300 ns Software Trigger Latency 100 us typical Pulse Trigger Input Input Signal Range 5V Input Characteristics 75 Ohm Input Protection 10V maximum Minimum Pulse Width 100 ns Maximum Pulse Width 0 8 sec Latency 300 ns External Clock Connector Available on DB25 digital input Input Signal Range 5V TTL compatible Input Characteristics S0K Ohms pull up to 5V in parallel with 50 pF Input Protection Zener clamped 0 7 to 5V Delay 200 ns Signal Slew Rate Requirement 20V us minimum Rate Up to 1 MHz Divisor Ratio Divide by 1 through 255 selectable Clock Counter Accuracy lt 0 02 error Clock Counter Range 0 01 Hz to 100 kHz
38. udio NET drivers for DASYLab LabVIEW and MATLAB and WaveCal software application and AC adapter WaveBook 512A Accessories Rack mount kit for 516A 512A RackDBK3 Rack mount kit for 516E RackDBK4 Optional hardcopy manual set 2 includes programmer s manual and WBK option cards amp modules user s manual 489 0900 Cables Ethernet patch cable 1 5 ft CA 242 Ethernet patch cable 7 ft CA 242 7 DB25 male to DB25 female parallel cable 2 ft CA 35 2 SYNC cable 1 ft CA 74 1 5 pin male DIN to 5 pin male DIN CA 115 5 pin DIN to automobile cigarette lighter power cable 8 ft CA 116 DB25 to external clock BNC CA 178 CE Compliant Cables 1 male BNC to male BNC CA 150 1 8 male BNC to male BNC CA 150 8 Software Icon based data acquisition graphics control and analysis software with WaveBook driver DASYLab Real time vibration analysis and recording software for the ZonicBook and WaveBook eZ Analyst Post acquisition time domain analysis software for data acquired from the WaveBook Post acquisition fequency domain analysis software for data acquired from the WaveBook eZ FrequencyView eZ TimeView For complete information on accessories and cables visit www iotech com acc Related Products Hardware ZonicBook WBK Options DBK Options Software WaveView eZ Analyst DaqCOM DASYLab eZ TimeView eZ FrequencyView YOOTIARM uOTsINboYy wiojosem PIdds YSIP s qewWog
39. y Gain can be programmed for each channel dynamically Channels can be sampled arbitrarily 20 www iotech com e Otech Inc 25971 Cannon Rd Cleveland OH 44146 e 440 439 4091 e Fax 440 439 4093 sales iotech com All channels within a scan group are measured at a fixed 1 us channel or t 7 2 18 9 16 x5 x10 x10 x5 x1 Uni Uni Bi Bi Uni Expansion channels are sampled at the same rate as internal channels eres Triggering Pre Trigger Acquisition Pre trigger permits the acquisition of read ings prior to the receipt of a trigger condi tion Pre trigger can be used with any of the four trigger modes described above When pre trigger is selected the rate at which ascan group repeats can differ before and after a trigger Please note while the sample rates between pre and post trigger scan groups can differ the time between consecutive samples within a group is fixed at 1 us For example a scan group of 8 channels can be repeated at 1000 scans per second prior to a trigger condition and at 100 000 scans per second after the trigger The number of scans acquired during both time periods is also programmable The WaveBook first acquires a specified number of pre trigger scans at the pre trigger scan rate and then arms the trig ger guaranteeing that at least the speci fied number of scans have been acquired before the trigger The system continues to collect scans at the pre
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