Data acquisition systems

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems has announced the release of the DSC-2200.Net network-centric data acquisition systems. Housed in compact 2U rackmount enclosures, the systems are designed to offer low cost yet high performance with maximum ease of use.

The DSC-2200.Net is designed to support low to medium speed network-centric applications via the addition of a 16 bit, 1 MHz analog to digital converter (ADC) with an ethernet controller to the DSC-2200. LXI-compliant, the DSC-2200.Net system supports between 16 and 256 (in increments of 16) channels of analog input through a single master unit, and multiple units can be synchronised for higher channel counts. It provides user-programmable sampling up to 1 MHz at 16 bit resolution. The DSC-2200.Net is provided with the DSS160 software suite to enable turnkey operation, supporting real-time tabular and graphical displays.

The user has full control of the DSC2200.Net configuration over the network. Sampling rate is provided by an internal programmable clock, which can also be used as an output to synchronise external equipment or other units. Onboard memory provides data buffering to manage network traffic variations while configured to minimise data latency.