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Agile-Link™ Wireless Data Acquisition System
Wireless sensor and data acquisition system
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Description
This system allows for simultaneous data collection from multiple sensing nodes,
including MicroStrain's G-Link®, V-Link®, and SG-Link® wireless sensors.
MicroStrain® announces the Agile-Link™ product family. Agile-Link™ is a
wireless data acquisition system capable of simultaneous, high-speed data acquisition,
for use with wireless strain gauges, accelerometers, temperature, and millivolt
level inputs.
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Applications
Structural monitoring, smart structures and smart materials
Vibration and acoustic noise testing
Assembly line testing with "smart packaging"
Sports performance and sports medicine analysis
Distributed security and machine health monitoring networks
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How it works
MicroStrain, Inc. has developed "frequency agile" sensor transceiver nodes and base
stations, which can use a wide range of RF communications frequencies through software
configuration. This technique, termed frequency division multiplexing (FDM), allows
multiple wireless sensing nodes to communicate simultaneously without RF interference
between them.
Test and measurement applications often require the combination of wireless strain
measurement systems to be used alongside hard-wired sensors, all connected to an
existing analog data acquisition system. In order to easily support these applications,
MicroStrain has released Agile-Link™ analog output base stations that collect
analog data from multi-channel Agile-Link™ sensor nodes and then reconstructs
the analog waveforms on the base station's outputs.
To facilitate the use of wireless strain gauges, MicroStrain® has released a PC based
Agile-Link™ software package for Windows 95/98/2000/XP machines. In addition,
a new Strain Wizard® plug-in for Agile-Link™ supports wireless automatic
offset balancing, wireless gain adjustment, and wireless shunt calibration. The
Strain Wizard® is important for stress analysis because it allows the end user
to convert from bits out to physical units of strain.
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Specifications for Agile-Link™ wireless strain sensing nodes used with 1000 ohm foil
strain gauges.
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Data Storage Capacity |
2 megabytes (approximately 1,000,000 data points) |
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Data Logging Mode |
Log up to 1,000,000 data points (from 100 to 65,500 samples or continuous) at 32
Hz to 2048 Hz |
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Sensor event driven trigger |
Commence datalogging when threshold exceeded |
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Real-time streaming mode |
Transmit real time data from node to PC - rate depends on number of active channels:
1 channel - 4 KHz, 2 channels - 2 KHz, 3 channels - 1.33 KHz, 4 channels - 1 KHz,
5 channels - 800 Hz, 6 channels - 666 Hz, 7 channels - 570 Hz, 8 channels - 500
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Low duty-cycle mode |
Supports multiple nodes on single RF channel, total update bandwidth of 500 Hz divided
by number of nodes |
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Radio Frequency (RF) Transceiver Carrier |
2.4 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum, license free worldwide (2.450 to 2.490
GHz -16 channels) |
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RF Data Packet Standard |
IEEE 802.15.4, open communication architecture |
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RF Programming & Downloading |
8 minutes to download full memory |
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Range for Bi-directional RF Link |
70 m line-of-sight, up to 300 m with optional high gain antenna |
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Operating System |
Windows XP® Compatible |
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PC Comm |
Serial port, 115.2 kBaud |
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Sensor Specifications |
SG-Link®, G-Link®,
V-Link® |
Patents Pending
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General Documentation
FAQ's
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How To Order
For individual components, additional system configurations, or quantity discounts,
please contact sales@microstrain.com
or call 802-862-6629.
Lead Time
Standard Lead Time for shipping is one week. In the event that longer lead times
are anticipated, MicroStrain® will contact the buyer. Credit cards are billed on
the date the order is shipped.
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