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News Release from: Magna Projects and Instruments | Subject: DSJ4
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 June 2002
Card allows heavyweight acquisition
The DSJ4 allows up to four DSC digital strain cards to be fitted, with easy-to-wire plug-and-socket connector for the strain gauges, common power supply connection and a single RS485 bus.
The DSJ4 from Magna Projects allows up to four DSC digital strain cards to be fitted, with easy-to-wire plug-and-socket connector for the strain gauges, common power supply connection and a single RS485 bus A D-connector loop allows multiple units to be "daisychained" to a single RS485 port on the computer, plc, or mainframe
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 8 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The DSC card is an advanced, robust digital signal conditioning amplifier with low drift, high resolution (up to 19bit, or 1 part in 500,000), and allows most types of strain gauges to be connected directly to a computer system.
Each DSC has onboard calibration and temperature compensation features, and is fitted with an onboard temperature sensor (though there is a facility to fit an externally-mounted temperature sensor).
With the VisualLink HMI/SCADA software package multiple DSCs and other devices may be easily configured customised application interfaces constructed.
The instruments are invaluable for process instrumentation, R and D, OEM and troubleshooting applications, and are available, with other strain gauge conditioning and process monitoring equipment, on rapid delivery via Magna's online store.
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