Santa Barbara, Calif.—Featuring internal RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) for recording media, TEAC DS-Series data recorders from R.C. Electronics provide high-capacity accessible data storage. The DS-Series supports sampling rates from 20-kHz to 1-MHz per channel, for a usable frequency bandwidth of 8-kHz to 400-kHz.
DS-Series instrumentation data recorders comprise a digital acquisition, storage, and data file retrieval approach for wide-bandwidth data collection applications such as pyrotechnic shock, structural dynamics, and rotational analysis.
In use, you get ease of access to digital data files for analysis by software. Data is recorded in TEAC's TAFFmat file format. Data can be transferred from the system's internal hard drive to a networked PC via a Gbit Ethernet connection. In addition, DS-Series recorders can record data directly to a network drive via an Ethernet connection.
Multiple Channels
Each DS-Series recorder can be configured to handle up to 64 channels of input. Internal time-code, external IRIG-B (Inter Range Instrumentation Group) time-code, and voice memos, can also be recorded. The maximum sampling rates per channel are 16 channels at 1-MHz, 32 channels at 500-kHz, and 64 channels at 250-kHz.
The unit's input amplifiers are designed to accept DC voltage signals, and can also provide excitation power for IEPE-TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet) transducers. Using the DS-Series amplifiers, IEPE accelerometers and IEPE microphones can be connected directly to the data recorder, reducing the need for additional equipment.
With TEDS connectivity, DS-Series recorders can automatically read transducer sensitivity and calibration values. That can eliminate set-up errors and reduce test preparation and data processing time.
Browser Controlled
Control and monitoring of a DS-Series instrument is achieved via a Web browser on a networked PC, without the need for dedicated software on your host computer. This enables multiple user access to DS-Series recorders, via a secure network.
Standalone operation of the DS-Series is also possible via front-panel keys and displays. What's more, multiple DS-Series units can also be synchronized to provide up to 1024 channels of data recording, with one master control.
DS-Series recorders also feature internal and external record trigger modes with pre-trigger. That supports efficient use of recording time and media. An endless record mode is also provided, using the internal RAID as a ring-record buffer.
DS-Series data files are accessed and displayed using included LXView data viewer and file conversion software. LXView can also convert DS-Series data files to formats compatible with many popular data analysis software packages. This enables data review and transfer for in-depth analysis.
Analog output amplifiers are also available for data playback to outboard devices.
The DS Series is priced starting from $54,000 for 32-channels of recording. Unfortunately, there's no engineering data, nor additoional detail on R.C.'s Web site.
For more details, try contacting Steve Astulfi, Director of Sales at R.C. Electronics (TEAC Instruments Corp.), 6464 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, Calif. 93117. Phone: 805-685-7770. Fax: 805-685-5853. E-mail: info@rcelectronics.com
R.C. Electronics, 805-685-7770, www.rcelectronics.com
