Category: Engineering

Integrated Sensor Cable

New Integrated Cables for FUTEK Load Cells

Ease your frustrations!  Dumping a perfectly good sensor due to sensor cable damage may soon be a thing of the past! FUTEK’s awesome hardworking engineering team have been on the case.  They have developed new integrated connectors.  This allows for easy …

protecting electronics with new conformal coating

Crystal Group innovative new solution protecting electronics

This blog on the innovative solution protecting electronics originally comes from our friends USA based Crystal Group, Inc.  Technology leaders in rugged computer hardware, specialising in the design and manufacture of custom and commercial rugged servers, embedded computing, networking devices, displays, and data storage for high reliability …

Ethernet Remote I/O Modules Busworks NT Series Dimensions

Ethernet Remote I/O Modules

Acromag’s Busworks NT2000 Series is an Expandable Ethernet Remote I/O Modules Solution. There are two model types:  NTE Ethernet Models & NTX Expansion Models Firstly, NTE handle the network communication and interface up to 16 analog or digital I/O channels for …

QTA163 Miniature Torque Sensor

QTA163 Miniature Torque Sensor

FUTEK has released the QTA163, a custom-built miniature torque sensor that weighs a mere 28.3 grams! With a 5mm shaft it is capable of measuring torque of up to 150 RPMs at a capacity of 8.851 in-lb. Firstly, housed in 17-4 …

Single Channel Isolated Transmitters & Signal Splitters TT Series

Dependable Value with Isolated Transmitters & Signal Splitters

Get real value for money with the Acromag Signal Conditioners.  They are ideal for single or hundreds of I/O points.  These isolated transmitters and signal splitters meet or exceed their published specification.  Plus, you receive superior before and after sales service …

Analog to Digital Converter Diagram

Analog to Digital Converter in DAQ

Problem: Setting the optimum gain for DAQ Channels using Analog to Digital Converter.  Sometimes engineers have a signal which is less than 5 volts.  However, at other times it can range towards 100 Volts.  Therefore, if the resolution of the Analog …

Large Scale Aerospace Structural Testing Facility in India

Large Scale Aerospace Structural Testing

This case study on a Large Scale Aerospace Structural Testing Facility at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was provided by our friends Dewesoft and written by their Partner Innovative Solution in Chennai, India. For further information on this case study …

Embedded DAQ with ARM Processor

Embedded DAQ with Arm Processor

The Dewesoft IOLITE LX is an Embedded DAQ with ARM processor with Linux-based open architecture. Firstly, the IOLITE LX can act like a standalone data logger, real-time control system, and signal conditioning frontend, all at the same time. For the first …

AV Thermal Management by using Servers and Embedded Computers

AV Thermal Management

The article titled “Getting to the core of AV thermal management” was written by Jim Shaw who is VP of Engineering at the Crystal Group and was recently published by SAE International.  Metromatics provide local sales, service and support of the …

Dewesoft software EOL

Dewesoft VMC2020 Conference Materials Online

A short note from our friends at Dewesoft, who have advised that the Dewesoft VMC2020 Conference Materials are now available online for any sessions you may have missed.  As always, for more information on Dewesoft Data Acquisition Products and Software in …