Dart Controls DP10 multipurpose signal conditioner and generator

The Dart Controls DP10 is a panel-mounted, multipurpose signal conditioner and signal generator that allows the operator easy access to required system adjustments. The product has many uses in machine control applications and may be used in OEM equipment designs, plant operation or laboratory applications.

Most other signal conditioners are DIN rail-mounted types which need to reside inside a panel and are designed to be set up once. Many applications however require frequent adjustments to meet application needs, and the workaround is to have a potentiometer wired on the front panel for regulation.

The DP10’s front panel design addresses this by making output adjustment easily accessible via convenient up and down push-buttons with a large, easy-to-read LED display. The device is configurable for several modes of operation: signal conditioning to scale or attenuate incoming process signals (analog voltage or current); signal conversion of incoming signals to another format (voltage to current or current to voltage); and analog signal generation (voltage or current).

The signal generator mode is especially useful for ECM/brushless DC motor applications where the motor includes integrated commutation electronics. These applications typically require an analog voltage input to change the motor speed. Set up as a voltage generator, the product not only provides a repeatable setting, its display can also be configured to any engineering units meaningful to the application, such as L/min for pump applications or m/min for conveyors applications.