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New
Features with the New Generation:
Baud rates to 230,400
High speed to 500 readings/second
Lower cost "Industrial Stability" option
±15kV ESD protected
Real mV/V calibration
Extreme noise immunity 5 x heavy industrial level
Transducer calibration
Remote shunt calibration
Very high stability
Peak and trough recording
Programmable dynamic filter
Wide operating voltage (5.4V - 18V)
DC Excitation for longer cable lengths
Diagnostics LED
Advanced Characteristics:
An Intelligent
Strain Transducer High
Performance 3 Year
Manufacturer's Warranty Serial
Communications - excellent stability, RS232 and RS485 versions Fieldbus
connectivity - universal systems compatibility Direct
output in Engineering Units if required Resolution
selectable to 1 part in 400,000 "Plug
in and go" sensor - no need for a separate amplifier No need
for an expensive A-to-D Card Outstanding
performance-to-cost ratio Five-point
transducer temperature compensation via comms Seven-point
transducer linearisation via comms Sensor
operation limit alarms
Reverse polarity protected Continuous
auto-zero operation On-board
temperature measurement as option Optionally,
temperature may be measured with an external probe RS232
versions may be programmed to "stream" data continuously Ideal
for high precision measurement at low cost Non-expert
maintenance
Capable
of ATEX Approval Self
diagnostics alerts user to common Strain Gauge faults:
Excitation short-circuits
Input over- or under-range
Cell scaling over- or under-range
System scaling over- or under-range
Temperature over- or under-range
Communication errors Small
package size Works
with most common strain gauge devices Saves
cost and space All
you need to add is a DC power supply Simple
to use Competitive
prices with generous quantity discounts Ideal
for OEM, R&D, Production, QA, QC applications Can
connect up to 254 devices on one RS485 bus Full
CE approval
Options:
Temperature
compensation via external sensor
OEM
Application Software through Bootloader,
allowing
special functions to be programmed via RS485
RS232
- RS485 Converter
Alternative
sensitivities (1 - 20 mV/V)
Precision vs Speed of Reading:
Generally, the higher the precision required from
an analogue-to-digital system, the slower the speed of conversion to digital
format. The DSC allows you to select the resolution and speed of reading
that you require according to the Table below:
Speed
Readings/sec
(Hz)
Resolution
DSCH
Models
High Stability
DSCS
Models
Industrial Stability
Divisions 1 part in...
ppm
%
of
Full Scale
Divisions 1 part in...
ppm
%
of
Full Scale
1
400,000
2.5
0.00025
100,000
10
0.0010
10
120,000
8.3
0.00083
40,000
25
0.0025
100
50,000
20
0.0020
10,000
100
0.0010
500
18,000
56
0.0056
5,000
200
0.0500
Choice
of Communication Options:
RS232:
ASCII
Protocol - Data Streaming possible
.
MANTRABUS
II Protocol
.
MODBUS
Protocol
RS485:
ASCII
Protocol
.
MANTRABUS
II Protocol
.
MODBUS
Protocol
CAN
Versions:
CAN
Protocol
CANOpen Protocol
Product
Order Codes:
.
High
Stability DSCH
Industrial
Stability DSCS
RS232
ASCII Protocol
DSCH2ASC
DSCS2ASC
RS232
MANTRABUS II Protocol
DSCH2MAN
DSCS2MAN
RS232
Modbus RTU Protocol
DSCH2MOD
DSCS2MOD
RS485
ASCII Protocol
DSCH4ASC
DSCS4ASC
RS485
MANTRABUS II Protocol
DSCH4MAN
DSCS4MAN
RS485
Modbus RTU Protocol
DSCH4MOD
DSCS4MOD
MantraCAN
Protocol
DSCHCAN
DSCSCAN
CANOpen
Protocol
DSCHCOP
DSCSCOP
Accessories:
DSJ1Junction box for easy mounting of one DSC, either RS232 or RS485 DSJ4
Junction box for easy mounting of up to 4 DSCs, RS485 versions only
DSC
Evaluation Kits
RS232
- RS485 Converter VisualLink
Rapid Development SCADA software
Specifications:
Description
Units
High
Stability
Industrial
Stability
Min
Typ
Max
Min
Typ
Max
Bridge
Excitation:
VDC
4.5
5
5.25
4.5
5
5.25
Bridge
Impedence:
Ohms
320
350
5,000
320
350
5,000
Bridge
Sensitivity:
mV/V
-3
-
+3
-3
-
+3
Offset
Temperature Stability:
ppm/°C
-
1
4
-
5
10
Gain
Temperature Stability:
ppm/°C
-
3
5
-
30
50
Offset
Stability With Time:
%
FR
-
0.002
0.008
-
0.0035
0.016
Gain
Stability With Time:
ppm
of FR/1st Year
-
-
30
-
-
300
Nonlinearity:
%
FR
-
0.0005
0.0025
-
0.0005
0.0025
Internal
Resolution:
Counts/Divisions
-
16
Million
-
-
16
Million
-
Resolution @
1 Hz:
Counts/Divisions
over 100s
-
400,000
-
-
100,000
-
Resolution
@ 10 Hz:
Counts/Divisions
over 100s
-
120,000
-
-
40,000
-
Resolution
@ 100 Hz:
Counts/Divisions
over 100s
-
50,000
-
-
10,000
-
Resolution
@ 500 Hz:
Counts/Divisions
over 100s
-
18,000
-
-
5,000
-
Optional:
Temperature Measurement Resolution
°C
-
0.1
-
-
Not
available
-
Optional:
Temperature Measurement Accuracy
°C
-
1
-
-
Not
available
-
Power
Supply Voltage:
VDC
5.4
12
18
5.4
12
18
Power
Supply Noise/Ripple:
mV ac peak-peak
-
-
100
-
-
100
Power
Supply Current (350R Bridge):
mA
-
45
60
-
45
60
Power
@ 10V Supply (350R Bridge):
mW
-
350
-
-
350
-
Sensor
Impedence:
Ohms
320
350
5,000
320
350
5,000
Excitation
System:
-
-
4-wire
-
-
4-wire
-
Operating
Temperature Range:
°C
-40
-
+85
-40
-
+85
Operating
Temperature Range for OIML 6000d:
°C
-10
-
+55
-
-
-
Storage
Temperature:
°C
-40
-
+85
-40
-
+85
Humidity:
%
RH Non-condensing
0
-
95
0
-
95
RS485
Data Rate:
Baud
2,400
-
230,400
2,400
-
230,400
CAN
Bit Rate:
Bits/s
10k
-
1M
10k
-
1M
Package:
PCB
with metal shield, IP40 protected
Dimensions:
Length
87 x Width 20 x Height 11.75 (mm)
Environmental
Approvals:
EMC
Directive 89/336/EEC
EMC Emissions
EN 50 081-1 :1992 (Light Industrial)
EN 50 081-2 :1992 (Heavy Industrial)
EMC Immunity
EN 50 082-1 :1992 (Light Industrial)
(RF Field Test 0.001% FS over 30 to 500MHz)
EN 50 082-2 :1992 (Heavy Industrial)
(RF Field Test 0.005% FS over 30 to 500MHz)
Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC amended by 93/68/EEC
IEC 1010-1 :1990
BSEN 610101 :1993
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