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Motherboards, Enclosures and Power Supplies

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Motherboards, Enclosures and Power Supplies

Multichannel enclosures designed to easily house, power and control DEMOD-DVRT and DEMOD-DVRT-TC cards.

Overview

MicroStrain® multichannel signal conditioner enclosures AKA Motherboards are designed to house our DEMOD- DVRT® or DEMOD-DVRT®-TC signal conditioner cards. The Motherboards have a desktop console form factor and provide a plug and play chassis for the cards. The Motherboards variously provide power, grounding, multiplexing, analog-to-digital conversion, configuration, analog output, RS-232 output and LCD display. Motherboards can support 1 to 8 signal conditioner cards, have a small footprint, and operate within a wide temperature range.

Motherboards come in five different models:

The MB-STD-4 houses 1 to 4 DEMOD-DVRT® or DEMOD-DVRT®-TC, and includes EMI/RFI chassis shielding, power supply and analog output.
The MB-STD-8 houses 1 to 8 DEMOD-DVRT® or DEMOD-DVRT®-TC, and includes EMI/RFI chassis shielding, power supply and analog output.
The MB-SMT-4 houses 1 to 4 DEMOD-DVRT® or DEMOD-DVRT®-TC, and includes multiplexer, 14 bit A/D converter, microprocessor, serial communication chip, power supply, EMI/RFI chassis shielding, analog output, RS-232 output, software and manual.
The MB-SMT-8 houses 1 to 8 DEMOD-DVRT® or DEMOD-DVRT®-TC, and includes multiplexer, 14 bit A/D converter, microprocessor, serial communication chip, power supply, EMI/RFI chassis shielding, analog output, RS-232 output, software and manual.
The MB-SMT-D houses 1 or 2 DEMOD-DVRT® or DEMOD-DVRT®-TC, and includes multiplexer, 14 bit A/D converter, microprocessor, serial communication chip, power supply, EMI/RFI chassis shielding, analog output, RS-232 output, programmable LCD display, software and manual.

Motherboards, Enclosures, and Power Supplies for Signal Conditioners
Applications

Used with MicroStrain DVRT® sensors for:

  • miniature control elements for automotive and robotic systems
  • process control for production-line monitoring
  • dimensional gauging for quality control applications
  • measuring strain and deflection in materials science and civil structures
  • linear/angular positioning of optical components
  • miniature force, torque, acceleration sensors
  • measuring strain, micromotion and deformation in bone and tissue
  • plug and play chassis for MicroStrain DEMOD-DVRT® and DEMOD-DVRT®-TC signal conditioning cards
  • compatible with all DVRT® sensors
  • small desktop footprint
  • programmable LCD display available
  • RS-232 interface and software available
  • short warm up time
  • operating temperature is -40°C to +85°C
  • universal power supply including medical grade
  MB-STD-4 MB-STD-8 MB-SMT-4 MB-SMT-8 MB-SMT-D
Number of DEMOD® cards 1-4 1-8 1-4 1-8 1-2
Supports all DVRT® x x x x x
110 VAC power supply x x x x x
220 VAC power supply x x x x x
110 VAC medical grade power supply x x x x x
Power indicator LED x x x x x
Analog output x x x x x
LCD display         x
RS-232 output (digital)     x x x
RS-232 interface cable     x x x
Software XP/Vista/Win7     x x x
Software devlopment kit     x x x
Dimensions 8” x 6-1/4” x 2-1/2” x x x   x
Dimensions 8” x 6-1/4” x 3-1/4”       x  
Operating temperature -40 °C to +85 °C x x x x x

How To Order

To discuss configuration for your specific system requirements, please contact sales at sales@microstrain.com or call  802-862-6629.

For large quantity orders or OEM discussions, please contact mirobinson@microstrain.com.

If you are outside the US, please contact one of our distributors.