WSDA® -Base -101 -LXRS®

LORD MicroStrain’s WSDA® -Base -101 -LXRS® is a USB operated gateway with eight analog outputs that relay data collected from any sensors within its local network.

Product Highlights

  • Data acquisition gateway collects synchronized data from scalable networks of wireless sensors
  • Quick deployment with USB host computer interface
  • Supports up to eight channels of analog outputs to data acquisition equipment (DAQ) from multiple nodes
  • Can be used as a stand-alone device or simultaneously with a host computer
  • Compatible with all LORD MicroStrain® sensor nodes

Specs

General

Connectivity

USB 2.0 virtual serial communication @ 921,600 bps

Analog Outputs

Analog output

Eight channels, 0 to 3 V dc, 1 analog update indicator channel and 1 input/output pulse per second channel, supports streaming and low duty cycle data collection

Analog stand alone operation

Front panel buttons provide access to most software functions including trigger, sleep, beacon and more

Analog low pass filter

-3 dB cutoff @ 375 Hz

Zero scale error + 5 mV (typical), + 20 mV (maximum)
Full scale error - 4.5 mV (typical), - 30 mV (maximum)
Zero to full scale error ± 3 mV (maximum)

Sampling

Supported node sampling modes

Synchronized, low duty cycle, continuous, periodic burst, event-triggered, and datalogging (analog output support in low duty cycle mode only)

Synchronization beacon interval

1 Hz beacon provides ± 32 μsec node-to-node synchronization

Synchronization beacon stability

± 3 ppm

Network capacity

Up to 2000 nodes per RF channel (and per gateway) depending on the number of active channels and sampling settings. Refer to the system bandwidth calculator: http://www.microstrain.com/configure-your-system

Operating Parameters

Radio frequency (RF)

transceiver carrier

2.405 to 2.470 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum over 14 channels, license-free worldwide, radiated power programmable from 0 dBm (1 mW) to 16 dBm (39 mW); (low power option available for use outside the U.S.A.- limited to 10 dBm (10 mW)

RF communication protocol

IEEE 802.15.4

Range for bi-directional RF link

70 m to 2 km line of sight with RF power setting

Power source

Screw terminal connector: 3.6 to 13.0 V dc, USB port: 5 V dc standard

Power consumption

Idle: 45.7 mA; Eight active node channels operating at 256 Hz low duty cycle: 65.6 mA

Operating temperature

-40 °C to + 85 °C (electronics)

-30 °C to +70 °C (enclosure/antenna)

Physical Specifications

Dimensions

128 mm x 70 mm x 20 mm without antenna

Weight

140 grams

Enclosure material

Black anodized aluminum

Integration

Connectors

Micro-USB, screw terminal block

Communications cable

USB standard to USB micro-B (3 foot cable included in starter kit)

Front panel interface

Buttons for controlling node operation and sampling

Compatible sensor nodes

All LXRS® sensor nodes, all legacy 2.4 GHz nodes

Firmware

Firmware upgradeable through software interface

Software

SensorCloud™, SensorConnect™, Node Commander®, Windows 7 (or newer)

Software development

Open-source MicroStrain Communications Library (MSCL) with sample code available in C++,Python,and.NET formats (OS and computing platform independent): http://lord-microstrain.github.io/MSCL/

Regulatory compliance

FCC (U.S.), IC (Canada), ROHS

 

Software

SensorConnect

Free

SensorConnect is the next generation in desktop sensing software.

From configuration of nodes and starting networks, to collecting and analyzing data in real-time, SensorConnect provides a modern, powerful experience with our Wireless, Inertial, and Displacement products.

Using our intelligent data collection and graphing algorithms, you are able to visualize massive amounts of data instantly, and then zoom in on points of interest just as fast.

Built in MathEngine functionality allows for both real-time and post-processed math, such as generating FFTs, averages, RMS, etc.

SensorCloud

Free and paid plans available

SensorCloud is a unique sensor data storage, visualization, and remote management platform that leverages powerful Cloud computing technologies to provide excellent data scalability, rapid visualization, and user programmable analysis.

LORD sensors can instantly upload their data to SensorCloud via an ethernet-connected WSDA-2000. Once uploaded, your data is securely stored in the Cloud and can be accessed from anywhere, or downloaded for offline use.

Configurable alerts can be set to help notify you of real-time event in your data.

MathEngine allows you to perform analytics on your data, all in the Cloud. Pre-built functions are available for ease of use, while IPython Notebooks allow advanced users to write custom scripts to be run on their data once, or on a schedule.

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Free and open source API

The MicroStrain Communication Library (MSCL) makes it simple to write code that interacts with our Wireless, Inertial, and Displacement sensors.

MSCL is completely open source and hosted on GitHub under the MIT license.

Full documentation, example code, and a quick start guide are provided to help you get started.

Available for C++, Python, and .NET.

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