Gage Interface Modules
The module provides a way to convert the electronic output of a measurement gage or device into standard RS-232/ASCII format for the host system, whether it's a dedicated data collector, PC, minicomputer, or mainframe. Measurement systems the interface module can accept data from includes micrometers, calipers, comparators, scales, balances, counters, column gages, LVDT probes, indicators, surface analyzers, hardness testers, torque and angle transducers, and more.
The basic system contains an interface module, RS-232 cable between the module and the host system, and the appropriate cable between the measuring device and the module. Module multiplexers are used to interface any combination of up to 32 gages on a single RS-232 input. The module provides the interconnectivity and also enhances the gage's capabilities with dynamic functions of Min, Max, and TIR. In addition, modules can support most types of gages.
The Digital GagePort-NT can be used to interface digital gages, including micrometers, calipers, indicators, and other digital devices, to a host PC or data collector. This model operates in dynamic or static modes. For RS-232 applications, the NT module supports scales, balances, counters, CMMs, and other gages with RS-232 serial output.
The Combo GagePort-NT, it's possible to simultaneously connect digital, RS-232, analog, torque, strain, and gap and flushness gages to the same interface module. This model also can interface analog gages such as column gages, pressure gages, and temperature transducers to a PC and accepts high-level analog voltage input (1.25 V and higher) as well as gages and systems with voltages less than 1.25 V. It can be operated in several different modes including force read, peak read, valley read, and dwell.
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