DI-5B38-100 Programmable Strain Gage Signal Conditioner

FEATURES
INTERFACES TO 120 INTERFACES TO 120 INTERFACES TO 120 INTERFACES TO 120 INTERFACES TO 120 THROUGH 10K THROUGH 10K THROUGH 10K THROUGH 10K THROUGH 10K
STRAIN GAGES STRAIN GAGES STRAIN GAGES STRAIN GAGES STRAIN GAGES
FULL, HALF OR QUARTER- BRIDGE INPUT FULL, HALF OR QUARTER- BRIDGE INPUT FULL, HALF OR QUARTER- BRIDGE INPUT FULL, HALF OR QUARTER- BRIDGE INPUT FULL, HALF OR QUARTER- BRIDGE INPUT
PIN COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OTHER 5B PIN COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OTHER 5B PIN COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OTHER 5B PIN COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OTHER 5B PIN COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OTHER 5B
MODULES MODULES MODULES MODULES MODULES
HIGH PERFORMANCE RISC PROCESSOR HIGH PERFORMANCE RISC PROCESSOR HIGH PERFORMANCE RISC PROCESSOR HIGH PERFORMANCE RISC PROCESSOR HIGH PERFORMANCE RISC PROCESSOR
BASED BASED BASED BASED BASED
WINDOWS BASED SETUP PROGRAM WINDOWS BASED SETUP PROGRAM WINDOWS BASED SETUP PROGRAM WINDOWS BASED SETUP PROGRAM WINDOWS BASED SETUP PROGRAM
REMOTE PROGRAMMABLE: REMOTE PROGRAMMABLE: REMOTE PROGRAMMABLE: REMOTE PROGRAMMABLE: REMOTE PROGRAMMABLE:
MODULES IDENTIFIED BY UNIQUE MODULES IDENTIFIED BY UNIQUE MODULES IDENTIFIED BY UNIQUE MODULES IDENTIFIED BY UNIQUE MODULES IDENTIFIED BY UNIQUE
ADDRESS ADDRESS ADDRESS ADDRESS ADDRESS
CONFIGURE USING RS- 232 CONNECTION CONFIGURE USING RS- 232 CONNECTION CONFIGURE USING RS- 232 CONNECTION CONFIGURE USING RS- 232 CONNECTION CONFIGURE USING RS- 232 CONNECTION
TO MODULE PIN 21 TO MODULE PIN 21 TO MODULE PIN 21 TO MODULE PIN 21 TO MODULE PIN 21
BALANCE, UP +/ - 100% SPAN WITH 16- BIT BALANCE, UP +/ - 100% SPAN WITH 16- BIT BALANCE, UP +/ - 100% SPAN WITH 16- BIT BALANCE, UP +/ - 100% SPAN WITH 16- BIT BALANCE, UP +/ - 100% SPAN WITH 16- BIT
RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION
GAIN, 5 TO 2500 WITH 12- BIT GAIN, 5 TO 2500 WITH 12- BIT GAIN, 5 TO 2500 WITH 12- BIT GAIN, 5 TO 2500 WITH 12- BIT GAIN, 5 TO 2500 WITH 12- BIT
RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION
VOLTAGE OUTPUT, 0.5V TO 5V VOLTAGE OUTPUT, 0.5V TO 5V VOLTAGE OUTPUT, 0.5V TO 5V VOLTAGE OUTPUT, 0.5V TO 5V VOLTAGE OUTPUT, 0.5V TO 5V
INVERTED OR NON- INVERTED OUTPUT INVERTED OR NON- INVERTED OUTPUT INVERTED OR NON- INVERTED OUTPUT INVERTED OR NON- INVERTED OUTPUT INVERTED OR NON- INVERTED OUTPUT
FOUR INTERNAL PRECISION SHUNT FOUR INTERNAL PRECISION SHUNT FOUR INTERNAL PRECISION SHUNT FOUR INTERNAL PRECISION SHUNT FOUR INTERNAL PRECISION SHUNT
CALIBRATION RESISTORS CALIBRATION RESISTORS CALIBRATION RESISTORS CALIBRATION RESISTORS CALIBRATION RESISTORS
0.08% ACCURACY 0.08% ACCURACY 0.08% ACCURACY 0.08% ACCURACY 0.08% ACCURACY
0.02% LINEARITY 0.02% LINEARITY 0.02% LINEARITY 0.02% LINEARITY 0.02% LINEARITY
DESCRIPTION
Each DI- 5B38- 100 programmabl e strai n gage i nput
modul e provi des a si ngl e channel of strai n gage i nput
whi ch i s fi l tered, ampl i fi ed, and converted to a hi gh
l evel vol tage output. The modul es are easi l y
confi gured usi ng a Wi ndows based spreadsheet styl e
setup program, whi ch accepts user i nputs and
communi cates to the modul es usi ng a standard RS-
232 seri al port. Standard communi cati ons ports 1- 4
can be used and the baud rate i s fi xed at 4800. Each
modul e has a uni que seri al number stored i n EEROM
that i s used for addressi ng up to 64 modul es i n a
system. However, the seri al number i s user program-
mabl e and can be set as an al pha- numeri c l abel . Ei ght
and 16- channel backpanel s are avai l abl e whi ch have
the communi cati on ci rcui try for i nterfaci ng to the
modul es and mul ti - droppi ng mul ti pl e backpanel s.
Once confi gured, the modul e(s) may be used i n the
same backpanel or removed and used i n any standard
5B backpanel .
The DI- 5B38- 100 can i nterface to transducers wi th a
nomi nal resi stance of 120 to 10K. Input confi gura-
ti ons of ful l bri dge, hal f- bri dge or quarter bri dge can
be accomodated by sel ecti ng or de- sel ecti ng the
i nternal preci si on bri dge compl eti on resi stors. Strai n
gage exci tati on i s provi ded from the modul e by a
stabl e 5V source.
The key feature of the DI- 5B38- 100 modul e i s the
remote programmabl e bal ance and gai n. The Bal ance
command can be used to offset bri dge i mbal ances and
to provi de pedestal offsets up to +/ - 100% span wi th
16- bi t resol uti on. The Gai n command can be used to
program the modul e gai n over the wi de range from 5
to 2500 wi th 12- bi t resol uti on. One of four preci si on
i nternal shunt cal i brati on resi stors wi th val ues of
20K, 40K, 80K and 200K can be sel ected
to si mul ate a ful l scal e condi ti on for setti ng modul e
Input Range 2mV to 100mV
Input Bi as Current 0.5nA
Input Resi stance
Normal 50M
Power Off 20k
Overl oad 20k
Si gnal Input Protecti on
Conti nuous 40V max
Exci tati on 5V
Hal f- Bri dge Vol tage Level 2.5V
Internal Shunt Cal i brati on Resi stors 20k, 40k, 80k, 200k
Output Range 0.5V to 5.0V
Output Protecti on
Short to Ground Conti nuous
CMV, Input to Output or Input to Power 7.5 (Non- i sol ated)
CMR (50Hz or 60Hz) 55dB
Accuracy
(1)
0.08% Span
Nonl i neari ty 0.02% Span
Adj ustabi l i ty
Zero (Bal ance) Up to 100% Span, 16- bi t resol uti on
Gai n 5 to 2500, 12- bi t resol uti on
Stabi l i ty
Input Offset 1V/ C
Output Offset 20ppm/ C
Gai n 55ppm/ C
Output Noi se, 100kHz Bandwi dth 350Vrms
Bandwi dth, - 3dB 5kHz
NMR 20dB/ decade above 5kHz
Response Ti me, 90% Span 70s
Power Suppl y
Vol tage 5VDC 5%
Current 90mA No Exc. Load, 220ma Ful l Exc. Load
Sensi ti vi ty 0.0001%/ %
Envi ronmental
Operati ng Temp. Range - 40C to +85C
Storage Temp. Range - 40C to +85C
Rel ati ve Humi di ty 0 to 95% Noncondensi ng
Mechani cal Di mensi ons (h)(w)(d) 2.28 x 2.26 x 0.60
(58mm x 57mm x 15mm)
Confi gurati on Wi ndows Based, Spreadsheet Styl e
Hardware Confi gurati on EEPROM, 40 years wi th power off
Seri al Number Al pha- Numeri c, stored i n EEPROM
Communi cati ons RS- 232 to modul e pi n 21
Port 1- 4
Baud Rate 4800
Max. Channel Count 64 i n groups of 8
Modul e
DI- 5B38- 100
NOTES: (1) Incl udes exci tati on error, nonl i neari ty, hysteresi s and repeatabi l i ty.
SPECIFICATIONS Typi cal at T
A
= +25C and +5V suppl y vol tage.
MODEL INPUT RANGE OUTPUT RANGE
DI- 5B38- 100 2mV to 100mV 0.5V to 5.0V
ORDERING INFORMATION
gai n. Addi ti onal l y, an external cal i brati on resi stor can
be sel ected.
Vol tage output can be programmed to val ues
between 0.5V and 5.0V i n 0.5V steps. It can al so be
programmed to be i nverti ng or non- i nverti ng. Si gnal
fi l teri ng i s accompl i shed wi th a 5kHz bandwi dth
si ngl e- pol e fi l ter to opti mi ze step response.
When confi guri ng the modul es, a Wi ndows
spreadsheet- l i ke software i nterface i s used to enter the
confi gurati on parameters on a channel - by- channel
basi s. A secondary spreadsheet i s used to l i st modul e
seri al numbers for channel s 1- 64. Modul es 1- 64 are
di vi ded i nto 8 groups of 8 for l ocal i zed programmabi l -
i ty. Any commands sent to the modul es can be
addressed to i ndi vi dual modul es, groups of 8
modul es, or to al l 64 modul es. Among other thi ngs,
thi s al l ows si mul taneous bal anci ng or setti ng gai n for
si gnal condi ti oners i n speci fi c l ocati ons. Al l setup
i nformati on i s stored i n non- vol ati l e memory on the
modul e, al l owi ng the modul es to be programmed and
i nstal l ed at a l ater ti me. Setup i nformati on can al so be
saved to a fi l e so modul es can be easi l y returned to
thei r ori gi nal confi gurati on or new modul es can be
programmed to match previ ousl y programmed
modul es.