VTI Instruments - APEX Turbine Data System (DS)
The APEX Turbine Data System (DS) is the next generation of data acquisition, control, setup, and online analysis. It reliably acquires time-synchronized data from a network of digitizers, regardless of sample rate or sensor type.
Setup & Control
- Very high reliability – Unit Under Test doesn’t wait for data system
- Can use same software with different hardware
- Operators only need to learn one interface
- Pick whatever hardware is best for the test
- Completely open architecture
- Data format non-proprietary, public
- Seamless integration of dynamic data and Static Data Acquitsition System data
- Used extensively by most major OEM’s
Online Data Analysis
- Complete online, real time engineering analysis of data saves time and money
- Improve Unit Under Test safety
- Eliminate useless testing
- Accelerate offline analysis
- Use multiple monitoring stations/engineers to distribute analysis workload
- Sophisticated use of frequency domain limits provides advanced online analysis capability
- FREE Data Viewer
More Product Information
- Typical accuracies of ±0.20°C
- 16-channel isolated universal thermocouple/voltage inputs
- Power over Ethernet+ (PoE+)
- 20K samples/second/channel sample rate
- 24-bit ADC per channel
- 500 V channel-ground isolation
- 1000 V channel-channel isolation
- Data logger acquisition mode
- Built-in parallel data streaming
- Full-featured embedded web interface
- LXI Ethernet interface
- 8-bit bank isolated digital I/O
- Compact 1U half-rack form factor

The EMX-4xxx product family contains high-performance breakout boxes (EMX-4008 and EMX-4016), smart high density dynamic signal analyzers (EMX-4250 and EMX-4251), smart PXIe 625 KSA/s 4-channel digizers (EMX-4350), and charge and IEPE PXIe 625 KSA/s 4-channel digitizers (EMX-4380).

- Ideal for UUT loading or simulation
- Wide resistance range from 0.5 Ω to 1.5 MΩ
- 0.1 Ω step size
- Over-voltage, over-current, and over-temperature sensing protects unit under test
- External voltage and current sense for monitoring built-in

The SMX-3xxx product family includes the SMX-3001 through SMX-3007 and SMX-3276 through SMX-3280 multiplexers.

- Up to 10 kM distance from PC to mainframe through fiberoptic interface
- 40 MB/s block transfer rates
- Embedded Web Interface provides interactive utility to control instruments
- Rack-Rack TTL trigger extension through on-board LXI Trigger Bus
- Backward compatibility with VXI 1.4 and 2.0 products
- External Clock In/Out with on-board options for TCXO/OCXO
- VXIplug&play compliant

VXI Chassis include 6-slot VXIbus mainframes (CT-100C), 5-slot VXIbus mainframes (CT-310A), and modular 13-slot VXIbus mainframes (CT-400, pictured).

- Large switching capacity in a small footprint
- Switch up to 16 A current - highest in its class
- High breakdown voltage (1,000 V rms between open contacts)
- Ideal for applications such as high current/high power switching, AC line power switching, driving relays for industrial machinery, solenoid switching, and automotive engine control
- Fail-safe interrupt inputs that can detect a fault condition automatically open up relays to their default state

- Highest resolution – 12 bits all the time
- More capability – integrates multiple instruments into one
- Comprehensive probe support – supports over 30 probes in 9 categories
- MAUI with OneTouch user interface for intuitive and efficient operation

- Dual Voltage ranges that support over-voltage testing on 480V-based systems
- Separate terminal blocks for single-phase and three-phase AC power supply outputs
- High Power AC and DC Source
- Auto paralleling for higher power system expansion
- Single and three-phase modes
- Arbitrary & Harmonic Waveform Generation
- Standard LXI LAN, USB, and RS-232, Optional GPIB
- Step, list, and pulse voltage transients with down to 500usec resolution
- Complete avionics power quality test suites
- 15kVA to 1MVA Power Levels
- Intuitive 5” color display for ease of navigation
- Internationally accepted test routines for EMI/EMC, Safety Compliance

VTI Instruments
VTI Instruments, an AMETEK Programmable Power brand, provides products and systems which are used to monitor and record data that characterizes the physical integrity and performance of aircraft, engines, and other large structures, as well as automate the functional testing of complex electronic systems. VTI Instruments is recognized as an industry leader with a reputation of providing reliable data, first time, every time. A sustained focus on innovation and technology enables customers to optimize their capital investment through product longevity, while ensuring unmatched measurement integrity and data reliability.
VTI Instruments has customers in over 30 different countries and in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, defense, power generation, automotive and consumer electronics.
Contact Details
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. (VTI Instruments) − San Diego
9250 Brown Deer Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Phone: 858-450-0085
Fax: 858-458-0267
Email: sales.ppd@ametek.com for general inquiries
Test & Measurement
