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BM – a market leader in the field of test and measurement – is pleased to announce the arrival of the CX23-R data recorder and the EX23-R Ethernet switch, designed to make the SomatXR data acquisition system even more powerful and flexible. The SomatXR CX23-R data recorder with web interface provides direct access to measurement data without any software installation.
This allows for convenient channel
New Handheld Scanners with Bluetooth
andheld 1D/2D Scanners are available from wenglor as of immediately with a practical Bluetooth interface. The high-performance, but thus far cable-connected FIS-H21 and FIS-HS41X Handheld Scanners are being supplemented with wireless models CSLH001 and CSLH002 including Bluetooth version 2.0. The Scanners read printed, needle punched, laser printed and embossed 1D and 2D codes in nearly any industrial setting – extremely accurately and at very high speeds. Bluetooth, which has established itself as a standard wireless technology,
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Scanners’ working radius to roughly 10 meters and makes wireless transmission possible to any other system user with a permanently installed Bluetooth interface. Consequently, the Scanners are capable of transferring their data to the control computer quickly and simply for further processing, as well as to tablets and smartphones.
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parameterisation, motoring of measurement tasks and visualisation of measured data to be conveniently and easily accessed off site. The EX23-R Ethernet Switch features 10GB Ethernet ports for connecting SomatXR measurement modules and other accessories, five of which are able to supply electrical power to external devices with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).
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IP65 & IP67 Data Loggers for Temperature, Voltage & Strain
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RYPTON data loggers from DEWESoft provide the ultimate environmental specification for harsh operating conditions.
KRYPTON loggers operate from minus 40°C up to +85°C with a shock & vibration specification exceeding 100g. KRYPTON loggers are connected via EtherCAT over distances up to 100m and can be Daisychained with full synchronization. With this high level of environmental specification KRYPTON loggers can be situated very close to the measurement sensor, which increases accuracy, avoids connection errors and reduces cabling costs. For thermocouple measurements KRYPTON is available with 8 or 16 channel inputs sampling at 100Hz with 24bit resolution and for Voltage/Strain measurements sampling at 10Khz with 24bit resolution.
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The Man from Hawaii F
Engineers installing a PI Hexapod at a sub-reflector of an ALMA telescope in Chile
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rankfurt Airport: The jet from San Francisco touches down in the rain. The passenger on seat 5f has been travelling for hours and coming all the way from Honolulu. Not being accustomed to the cold temperatures, he curses as he stands waiting for a taxi as he has only packed shorts and t-shirts and is completely unprepared for the April weather. “We were quite relieved when the customer had to go shopping for long trousers and a sweater – this gave us two more hours to perform some final changes to the hexapod controller”, remembers Dr. Rainer Glöß from Physik Instrumente (PI). Hexapods are in demand in Hawaii, as astronomy on the islands is on the rise and the need for precise alignment of telescopes is critical. That was back in 1993 and the small team at PI used the extra hours for final alignments to the Hexapod. Later that day the interferometer measurements shown in the lab gave the man from Hawaii a show of the superiority of the Hexapod technology compared to conventional stacked architectures. The telescope market has been one of the key markets of Physik Instrumente ever since. More than 20 years later, Hexapods from PI are still sought after by science and research, as the in-house programming of the controller guarantees precise positioning which is crucial when searching for new galaxies and stars. Hexapods are sophisticated automation solutions and the controller has to coordinate six struts for an object to be moved in all degrees of freedom with incredible precision. “The controller design has to be as simple and intuitive as possible, so that the Hexapod system can be easily integrated in the customer’s automation environment – this is our challenge”, Glöß says. The experience with the ‘Man from Hawaii’ had a lasting impact on Glöß and he continues to be very proud of the simplicity of controlling and integrating the Hexapod into a client’s environment. With its six degrees motion, precision and accurate positioning, it was first assumed that the technology is too complex, but users quickly dispel this myth and can even now use a mobile app to control their Hexapod. The passenger on seat 5f could only dream of such a scenario. But the connections to Hawaii have remained intact. PI Technology still helps astronomers from Hawaii and Chile control their telescopes – in spite of April weather.
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