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SC11 Sensor Interface Analysis System
Magnetic Field, Vibration and Acoustics - In-depth analysis from the compact, all-in-one easy to use system

 
SC11 Introduction
 
Basic System Description
Basic System Specification
 
SC11 Sensor Interface System Description
SC11 Sensor Interface System Specification
 
  SC11 Software
SC11 Wizard
SC11 Spectrum Analyser
SC11 Chart Recorder
SC11 Oscilloscope
SCplot
 
  View a comparison table of the Basic System and the Sensor Interface.

SC11 Sensor Interface Product Specification

System
  Carrying Case Size 58 x 36 x 19 cm (23 x 14 x 7.5 in) approx.
  Weight 11 kg (24 lb) approx. including typical laptop PC.
     
Laptop Personal Computer
  Processor 700 MHz Pentium min, 1 GHz Pentium rec.
  Memory 64 MB min, 128 MB rec.
  Free Hard Disc 100 MB min.
  Screen 1024 x 768 pixels min.
  CDROM 24X rec.
  PCMCIA Slot Type 2
  Operating System Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
 
Data Acquisition Card
  Type National Instruments DAQCard-6024E
  Resolution/Range Bits Input Range Resolution
      12 Fine: ±0.5V, Coarse: ±10V Fine: 0.24 mV, Coarse: 4.8 mV
 
Core System: SC11 Sensor Interface
  Inputs  
    MAG 3-axis magnetic field sensor (SC20 AC or wideband DC sensor)
    VIB1, VIB2, VIB3 3-axis vibration (3 x Wilcoxon 731A)
    MIC Precision microphone (Brüel & Kjær, 4190/2669L)
    AUX BNC voltage input, DC coupled, ±10 V range, 100 kΩ input impedance
  Anti-aliasing filters 5 kHz, 250 Hz (switchable)
  Power 100 - 240 V AC, 50 - 60 Hz, 0.25A max
 
3-axis Magnetic Field Sensor: SC20/AC
  Co-ordinate System X, Y, Z rectangular Cartesian
  Bandwidth 5 Hz - 20 kHz
  Dynamic Range 40 mG (4 µT) Pk-Pk
  Noise Limit 100 nG (10 pT)/√Hz RMS at 50 Hz, 10 nG (1 pT)/√Hz RMS at 250 Hz, typ.
  Accuracy ±1 %
 
3-axis Magnetic Field Sensor: SC20/DCMR
  Co-ordinate System X, Y, Z rectangular Cartesian
  Bandwidth DC - 5 kHz
  Ambient Field Range ±2 G (±200 µT)
  Dynamic Range 40 mG (4 µT) Pk-Pk
  Noise Limit DC: 5 µG (0.5 nT) Pk-Pk typ. (0.0001 - 0.01 Hz)
    AC: 0.1 µG/√Hz (10 pT/√Hz) RMS typ. at 50 Hz
  Accuracy ±1 % (after >2hour warm up). (±15 % cold)
 
Vibration Sensor: Wilcoxon 731A Accelerometer
  Type Wilcoxon Research, model 731A
  Dynamic Range 20 mm/s2 Pk-Pk
  Bandwidth 0.1 - 500 Hz
  Noise Limit 7 µm/s2 RMS max.
    0.35 µm/s RMS at 1Hz, 0.11 µm/s RMS at 5Hz
    0.07 µm RMS at 1Hz, 0.0035 µm RMS at 5Hz
  Accuracy ±5 % (with gain calibration file)
 
Acoustic Sensor: B&K 4190/2669L Precision Microphone
  Type Brüel & Kjær, Condenser microphone 4190, Pre-amplifier 2669L
  Bandwidth 1.5 Hz - 20 kHz
  Dynamic Range 103 dB (in this system)
  Noise Limit 20 dB (in this system)
  Accuracy ±1 dB 3 Hz - 20 kHz
 
Acoustic Sensor: Sound Level Meter
  Type Radio Shack, Model 33-2050 or 33-4050
  Bandwidth 32Hz - 20 kHz, dBA and dBC weightings
  Dynamic Range 126 dB
  Noise Limit 50 dB
  Accuracy ±2 dB at 114 dB sound level
  Meter Response Fast, Slow
  Signal Output 1.0 V peak into open circuit with full scale meter deflection at 1 kHz
  Load Impedance 10 kΩ min.
  Distortion < 2 % at 1 kHz and 0.5 V
 
1-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor: Flux Gate Magnetometer
  Type MEDA µMAG-01N
  Bandwidth 0 - 100 Hz (some models 0 - 400 Hz)
  Ranges ±20.00, ±200.0, ±2000 mG full scale
  Accuracy ±0.5% of full scale
  Linearity ±0.05% of full scale
  Signal Output ±2 V full scale
 
Programs (General)
  Clipping Audio/visual indication
  Pause control Freeze/resume instrument operation
  Calibration panel Add/select sensors, set ranges, calibrate offsets, microphone self check, add/edit user defined units, set export file options.
  Setup file Open/save instrument controls
  Export Export results for spreadsheet
  Comment pad 3 lines
  Print window Print current screen display
  Help Context help on controls, online help file
  Year 2000 All SC11 programs are year 2000 compliant
 
Oscilloscope
  Channels 4 (X, Y, Z and A) each with style and position controls
  Divisions 10 X 10
  Amplitude Units
    Magnetic Field mG, nT, mT, mA/m, A/m
    Vibration mg's*, mm/s2
    Acoustic mPa, Pa
    Voltage mV, V, user defined units
    Resultant |XYZ| Magnetic Field, Vibration, Voltage units
  Timebase 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 ms/div
  Bandwidth 5 kHz (0.5 ms/div - 5 ms/div)
    250 Hz (10 ms/div - 200 ms/div)
  Digital Meter RMS, Peak to Peak (all channels)
  Trigger Auto/Manual level, +/- edge, Auto/Manual source
    Single Shot
 
Spectrum Analyser
  Channels 4 (X, Y, Z and A)
  Displays Waveform (autoscaling), Spectrum
  Amplitude units
    Magnetic field mG, nT, µT, mA/m, A/m
    Vibration µg's*, mg's*, µm/s2, mm/s2, µm/s, mm/s, nm, µm
    Acoustic mPa, Pa, dB, dBa, dBC
    Voltage mV, V, user defined units
    Resultant |XYZ| Magnetic Field, Vibration, Voltage units
  Amplitude ranges 0.5, 0.7, 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 5, 7, 10, 15, 25, 35, 50, 70, 100, 150, 250, log full scale
  Frequency ranges 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 125, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1250, 1500, 2000 Hz full scale
  Number of points 200, 250, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1600, 2000,3200, 4000
  Accuracy Amplitude: ±5% (not including sensor accuracy or noise)
    Frequency: ±0.01% ±0.02 div
  Waveform windows None, Hanning, Flat top
  Spectrum modes RMS, 0-Pk, Pk-Pk, PSD, Third Octave
  Combine spectra Average/Peak, Max no. spectra
  Cursor modes Total RMS between 2 tracking cursors, 10 harmonic cursors
  Pan & Zoom Palette Pan, zoom and format spectrum display
  Capture indicator Indicates progress of data acquisition
  Specification files Create, edit, add & remove. Compare with measurements.
  Data logging Start: Now, At time, Triggered by flat level, Triggered by spec
    Stop: Period, File size, Disk space
    Min. time step: 1 minutes
 
Chart Recorder
  Channels 4 (X, Y, Z and A) each with style and position controls
  Divisions 10 X 10
  Amplitude units
    Magnetic field mG, nT, µT, mA/m, A/m
    Vibration mg's*, mm/s2, µm/s, mm/s, µm
    Acoustic mPa, Pa, dB
    Voltage mV, V, user defined units
    Resultant |XYZ| Magnetic Field, Vibration, Voltage units
  Timebase 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 50 s/div (50 points/div)
  Chart length 200 div. max. (1.6 minutes – 2:45 hours:minutes)
  Max Bandwidth (Bandwidth may be reduced by bandwidth controls)
    Magnetic field (SC20/DC sensor) DC - 5 kHz
    Magnetic field (SC20/AC sensor) 5 Hz - 5 kHz
    Vibration 0.1 Hz - 500 Hz
    Acoustic (Precision Microphone) 1.5 Hz - 5 kHz
    Acoustic (SLM) 32 Hz - 5 kHz
    Voltage DC - 5 kHz
  Bandwidth controls XYZ/A upper/lower for all modes except narrow band
  Narrow band filter Centre frequency, f0 range: 1 Hz - 1250 Hz
Accuracy: ±1% within pass band (f0 ± 3%)
Attenuation: 60 dB min. in stop band (f0 ± 20%)
  Chart modes Waveform, RMS, Peak to Peak, Narrow band RMS, Narrow band Pk-Pk.
  Markers Time, text string
  Update modes Strip chart, scope chart, sweep chart
  Chart palette Pan, zoom, format, reset and clear chart
  Data logging Start: Now, At time, Triggered
Stop: Period, File size, Disk space
Min. time step: Whole number of points (0.01 s at 0.5 s/div)
 
* g is the acceleration due to gravity