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Astro-Med Dash 8u Portable 8 Channel Chart Recorder
(universal inputs)
- 10.4" Color Monitor for real-time viewing and playback
- Internal 4 GByte Hard Drive for data storage
- 100 MByte Removable ZIP Drive for storage
- 8 Channels with Isolated Inputs
- Real-time Mathematics: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication ( option )
- Rugged, Compact and Portable - Less than 20 lbs.
- Internal signal conditioning for single ended voltage, differential voltage,
thermocouple and DC bridge signals
- Optional input modules for high voltage, RTD, and frequency-to-voltage
SPECIFICATIONS
Inputs
- Number of channels: 8
- Input Type: universal
- Connector: Screw terminal with removable connector
Voltage Inputs
- Types: Isolated single-ended, isolated differential
- Measuring Range: Single-ended: 500mV to 40V full scale. Differential: 5mV
to 500mV full scale
Accuracy
- Bandwidth: 2 kHz ( -3dB )
- Input Coupling: DC
- Input Impedance: 1 Megohm
- Zero Offset: Yes
- Engineering Units: Yes
Thermocouple Inputs
- Types: J, K, E and T
- Measuring Range:
Type J: 0 °C to 760 °C
Type K: 0 °C to 1370 °C
Type T: -160 °C to 400 °C
Type E: -100 °C to 1000 °C
- Engineering Units: °C or °F
DC Bridge Inputs
- Type: Isolated full bridge
- Excitation: Isolated 10V at 30 mA
- Measuring Range: Differential: 5mV to 500mV full scale
- Autobalance: Yes
- Engineering Units: Yes
Digital Signal Processing
- Sample Rate: 20 kHz
- ADC Resolution: 16-bit
- Functions: Filter, RMS, Integration, Differentiation
- Filter Choices: Low pass with stops from 1 Hz to 1000 Hz; High pass with starts
from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz; Notch with 50 or 60 Hz center
Event Inputs - Number of Inputs: 8 external event markers
Front Panel Display
- Type: Active Matrix Color LCD
- Viewing Area: 10.4" (diagonal), Resolution: 640 x 480
Chart Recorder
- Recording Method: Direct thermal
- Chart Size: 216 mm (8.5") W x 139 mm (5.5") L; Z-fold, 300 sheets,
137.5 ft
- Resolution: 8 dpm (200 dpi) amplitude axis; 10 dpm time axis
- Chart Speed: 1 mm/hr to 100 mm/sec
- Dual Speed: Automatic change of speed with trigger
- Remote Start / Stop: TTL level or switch closure
- External Speed Control: TTL pulse
- Text Printing: Print ASCII files from ZIP disk
- Maximum Waveform Size: 200 mm
- Amplitude Grids: 8 independent grids up to 200 mm user defined
- Annotation: System Log printed automatically ( time, date, speed )
Data Capture
- Sample Rate: 0.2 Hz to 20 kHz per channel
- Disk Capacity: 800 million samples, 1000 records
- Maximum Record: 800 million samples
Record Review
- Formats: Strip chart, numeric, tabular, XY plot
- Display: Use cursors to select sections and make measurements
- Chart: Playback all or any section and x1/8 to x8
- ZIP Archive: Up to 45 million samples
- ASCII conversion: Direct conversion to ASCII format
ZIP Drive
- Format: MSDOS
- Function: Setup files, software upgrades and data transfer / archive
Power - Input Voltage: 90 - 250 VAC at 50 or 60 Hz
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