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
- High power density in 1U / 2U / 4U / 14U chassis up to 18kVA
- Intuitive touch panel control
- Innovative iX2™ current doubling technology
- Multi-language display for global operation
- Auto paralleling for higher power
- Single phase 1U models and 1 or 3 phase selectable 2U / 4U / 14U models
- Complete avionic test suites (optional)
- ATE version available in 1U, 2U and 4U models
- Standard LXI LAN, USB and RS232, optional GPIB
- Legacy CSW5550 Emulation on the AST6003A1 Model
The SMX-5xxx product family includes the SMX-5001 and SMX-5002.
- 24-bit, delta-sigma ADC, simultaneous sampling
- Programmable Sample Rate up to 128kSPS
- Full, Half & Quarter Bridge with 120Ω, 350Ω & 1kΩ bridge completion
- Voltage Excitation: 0.5V to 10V
- Current Excitation: 0.46mA
- 2-Wire & 4-Wire Ohms/RTD
- Bridge Zero Balancing
- Built-In-Self-Test (BIST)
- Strain Lead Wire Calibration
- Shunt Calibration: 50kΩ, 100kΩ & External provided by User
- TEDS Support
- LXI Ethernet Interface
- IEEE-1588 Synchronization
- Power over Ethernet (PoE) or 10–50 V DC input
- Built-in Parallel Data Streaming
- Full-featured Embedded Web Interface
- Compact 1U Half-rack Form Factor
VXI Chassis include 6-slot VXIbus mainframes (CT-100C), 5-slot VXIbus mainframes (CT-310A), and modular 13-slot VXIbus mainframes (CT-400, pictured).
The SMP4xxx product family is made up of the SMP4001, SMP4001-S, SMP4002, SMP4003, SMP4004, SMP4005, SMP4006, SMP4007, SMP4028, and SMP4044.
The SMP1xxx product family is made up of the SMP1100 and the SMP1200 (pictured).
PureLine 3 Technology
- Provides an effectively noise free environment around the device under test (DUT)
- First automated probe station to achieve -190dB spectral noise*
- Up to 32x lower noise (1kHz), for improved device characterization and modelling at the 7/5/2 nm technology nodes targeted for 5G and beyond applications
- Eliminates over 97% of the environmental noise experienced in previous probe systems
- Extensive collection of FormFactor patents, electrical design knowledge, and measurement system IP
Plug In and Go
- World’s first probe station with integrated TestCell Power Management (a TestCell is a connected set of equipment, including test software, instruments, probe station, thermal system, and related measurement accessories such as cables and on-wafer probes)
- Eliminates all ground-loop induced TestCell noise
- Low field emissions
- Provides fully managed and filtered AC power to the entire system, prober and instruments
See "Specifications & Details" tab for more key features
- High-density, compact (1U) precision data acquisition instruments
- LXI™ LAN connectivity
- Fully integrated signal conditioning maximizes performance and accuracy
- Easily integrate thermocouples, voltages, RTDs, thermistors, frequency, strain and pressure on an per-channel basis
- Distributed, synchronized measurements over the wire
- Scalable architecture easily expands from tens to thousands of channels
- DC version available for test cells requiring closer proximity to test article
- End-to-end self-calibration ensures optimum runtime performance
- Web-based access for monitoring and control
- Exlab turnkey software for simplified setup, control and data display
- 4-Channel, 204.8 Ksa/s per channel, 24-Bit DACs
- -115 dB spurious free dynamic range
- Integrated 2-Channel 64-bit tachometer
- Integrated 4-Channel DIO
- Tight synchronization with DSA analyzers
- Ideal for rotational measurement, and stimulus-response applications such as vibration test
- Output modes including Sine, Burst Sine, Chirp, Burst-random and continuous random
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
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