Number input channels

Four (4) differential inputs standard, 12 optional

Input amplifier

Instrumentation amp, 110 dB CMRR, hardware programmable gain from 1 to 1000

Bridge excitation

3 VDC, regulated to 0.1%, up to 10 milliamps at 3 VDC available for 10 millisecond duration pulsed bridge excitation

Sensor types

Piezoresistive bonded foil & semiconductor strain gauges, pressure/load/torque transducers, thermocouples

A/D converter

12 bit resolution successive approx. type (standard)
24 bit resolution, sigma delta type (optional)
A/D conversion synchronous with pulsed bridge excitation

Identification (ID)

Factory programmable, 16 bits

Update rates

20 Hz/channel w/ 44 kHz operating freq., 12 bit A/D
1 Hz/channel w/ 44 kHz operating freq., 24 bit A/D
200 Hz/channel w/ 125 kHz operating freq., 12 bit A/D

Communication method

Switched reactance, pulse code modulated serial (RS-232), clocked synchronous

Coil-to-coil separation

Coil geometry dependent, ~20 mm w/ matched 50 mm diameter coils

EmbedSense power

200 microamperes at 3 VDC, not including bridge excitation, obtained by rectification of external AC magnetic field

Operating temperatures

-40 to +150 degrees Celsius

Operating G levels

Independently tested to 50,000 G's