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The isoLynx® SLX718 data logger/data acquisition system, available from Dataforth Corporation, Tucson, AZ, is composed of compact SLX718 units and Dataforth's miniature SensorLex^® 8B isolated analog signal conditioners. The versatile family of SLX718 instruments created by the combination offers stand-alone or PC-tethered data logging operation. The flexibility to change I/O on a per channel basis for each of eight signal conditioner locations, in conjunction with the very small size and low cost, is unrivaled in the marketplace.

The fully isolated 8B modules provide the SLX718 family with Instrument Class^® performance in a package 20% the size of competing modular products. Up to eight 8Bs - of any input type - can be installed directly into the SLX718 unit, thereby allowing signal conditioning functions to be mixed and precisely matched to each application, ensuring an advanced signal conditioning solution for nearly any industrial measurement.

Applications for both stand-alone and PC-tethered versions of the SLX718 include:

• Data acquisition for industrial monitoring and recording in maintenance, troubleshooting, and quality control measurements, such as:

• Load cells for strain, force, torque
• Voltage ranging from millivolts to 60V
• 4 to 20mA process current loops
• RTDs and thermocouples

• Design applications requiring mechanical and/or electrical measurements, including:

• In-vehicle automotive testing
• New product qualification testing
• Agricultural equipment testing
• Electromechanical timing and amplitude measurements

Download the isoLynx® SLX718 data logger/data acquisition system datasheet.

For temperature measurement applications, Dataforth's 8B34 linearized 2- or 3-wire RTD input modules and 8B35 linearized 4-wire RTD input modules are ideal when the most stable and accurate measurements are required. The non-linearized 8B37 and linearized 8B47 thermocouple modules also are designed for precise temperature measurement.

Instrument versions are differentiated by packaging, interface type, and PC-tethered or stand-alone data logging operation.

There are three packaging options:the SLX718N NEMA 4 (IEC 529, IP 66) Enclosure, the SLX718B Benchtop Enclosure, and the SLX718S Skeleton PCB-Board-Only for OEM/Embedded Use. Interface options are USB or Ethernet. SLX718 instruments with the stand-alone data logging option feature a built-in multimedia socket that accepts standard Secure Digital (SD) memories. SLX718 instruments without stand-alone capability must remain tethered to a PC's USB or Ethernet port during data acquisition.

Dataforth teamed with Dataq Instruments to create the isoLynx^® SLX718 data logger/data acquisition system, which incorporates Dataq's popular WinDaq software. Together, the WinDaq-driven SLX718 unit and the Dataforth 8B modules create the smallest data logger/data acquisition instrument on the market offering the advanced features of this system.

SLX718 features include:

• High resolution 14-bit analog to digital conversion
• Programmable channel scan list
• Programmable sample rate throughput, ranging from milli-Hertz to more than 14,400Hz
• Built-in remote control jack

Stand-alone data logger versions of the SLX718 are the first in their price range to offer data acquisition server capability. They stream data to their removable SD memory cards at a maximum sample throughput rate of 14,400 samples per second; the minimum sample throughput rate is 6.2 samples per hour. For PC-tethered instruments, the maximum sample throughput rate is 4,800 samples per second, and the minimum throughput rate is 0.048 samples per second.

In sum, the special features of the SLX718 unit and the 8B isolated signal conditioning modules combine to produce a robust instrument that can be applied to virtually any industrial data acquisition or data logging situation, especially those that require a rugged, amplified, isolated solution.

About Dataforth

Dataforth Corporation was established in 1984 and is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products for industrial and institutional markets. Dataforth products are manufactured in the USA and the Dataforth Quality Management System is ISO9001:2000 registered.

For additional information, call 800-444-7644 toll-free, email sales@dataforth.com, or visit our website at www.dataforth.com.