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DAQ eases error analyser installation
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Lion Precision product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jul 19, 2007
The Lion Precision Spindle Error Analyser has adopted the National Instruments USB-6251 Multifunction DAQ as its data acquisition solution.
The Lion Precision Spindle Error Analyser has adopted the National Instruments USB-6251 Multifunction DAQ as its data acquisition solution.
Previously, 20-30% of sales engineers' support time was spent helping users install PCI or PCMCIA plug-in DAQ cards.
The USB-6251 has eliminated the vast majority of that support time and made life considerably easier for Spindle Error Analyser users and Lion Precision Sales Engineers.
The higher scan rates of the USB-6251 have also enabled more detailed FFT analysis by the Spindle Error Analyser.
Lion Precision sensor systems include a high-density connector configured for instant connection to National Instruments hardware.
The USB-6251 connects to the sensor system through this connector and connects to the computer through any available USB port.
Drivers, installed automatically during the installation of the Spindle Error Analyser, capture the sensor data for use with the analyser's software.
The DAQ installation and intialisation process is now transparent to the user, who simply connects the hardware after installation of the spindle error analyser software and the system is ready to collect data.
"This is a major step forward in simplifying a complicated process for our customers", says Don Martin, Lion Precision Director of Development.
He adds, "Our long-term partnership with National Instruments has yielded better products and processes for our mutual customers".
The Spindle Error Analyser is a hardware/software package for measuring the error motions of high-precision spindles on machine tools and disk drives.
Users have reported savings of millions of dollars by pretesting expensive machine tools before acceptance.
Lion Precision sensor systems feature National Instrument compliant connectors, and the company provides virtual instrument drivers to make their sensing systems easily used with LabView.
Lion Precision equipment also fully embraces the TEDS (transducer electronic data sheet) standard.
Lion Precision is National Instruments' exclusive Alliance Partner for noncontact displacement sensors.
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