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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
 

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 2.53GHz Dual Core Pentium min (or equivalent)
  Memory 2GB rec.
  Free Hard Disc 120GB typ.
  Optical Drive CD/DVD reader (DVD+R compatible)
  Operating System Windows XP/Vista/7
 
Core System: SC11/SI/USB (Sensor Interface)
  Inputs  
    MAG1, MAG2 3-axis magnetic field sensor (2 x SC20 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 20 kHz
  Power 100 - 240 V AC, 50 - 60 Hz, 0.25A max
 
3-axis Magnetic Field Sensor: SC20/DCMR
  Co-ordinate System X, Y, Z rectangular Cartesian
  Bandwidth DC - 10 kHz
  Ambient Field Range ±2 G (±200 µT)
  Dynamic Range ±20 mG (2 µT)
  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). (±5 % cold)
 
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 1 µG (100 pT) RMS over 25Hz-20kHz band
  Accuracy ±1 %
 
3-axis Magnetic Field Sensor: SC20Fast/AC
  Co-ordinate System X, Y, Z rectangular Cartesian
  Bandwidth 25 Hz - 20 kHz
  Dynamic Range 40 mG (4 µT) Pk-Pk
  Noise Limit 1 µG (100 pT) RMS over 25Hz-20kHz band
  Accuracy ±1 %
 
Vibration Sensor: Wilcoxon 731A Accelerometer
  Type Wilcoxon Research, model 731A
  Bandwidth 0.1 - 500 Hz
  Dynamic Range 2 m/s2 (0.2g'sα) Pk-Pk (in this system)
  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 110 dB (in this system)
  Noise Limit 20 dB (in this system)
  Accuracy ±1 dB 3 Hz - 20 kHz
 
Programs (General)
  Channel modes 4 channel & 8 channel
  Channels 4 channel mode X, Y, Z, A
8 channel mode X1, Y1, Z1, A1, X2, Y2, Z2, A2
  Clipping Audio/visual indication
  Pause control Freeze/resume instrument operation
  Calibration panel Set channel mode, 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 SCplot or spreadsheet
  Print window Print current screen display
  Help Context help on controls, online help file
 
Oscilloscope
  Amplitude Units
    Magnetic Field mG, nT, µT, mA/m, A/m
    Vibration µg'sα, mg'sα, µm/s2, mm/s2
    Acoustic mPa, Pa
    Voltage mV, V, user defined units
    Resultant |XYZ| Magnetic Field, Vibration, Voltage units
  Time ranges (ms) 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000
  Bandwidth (Hz) 20,000 for time ranges 0.5, 1, 2, 5
At least 100,000/(time range) for other time ranges
  Digital Meter RMS, Peak to Peak (all channels)
  Trigger Auto/Manual level, +/- edge, source, one-shot
  Capture indicator Indicates progress of data acquisition
 
Spectrum Analyser
  Displays Waveform (autoscaling), Spectrum
  Select Highlight and attach cursor to selected signal
  Amplitude units
    Magnetic field mG, nT, µT, mA/m, A/m
    Vibration µg'sα, mg'sα, 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 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, log full scale
  Frequency ranges 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 8000, 10000, 12000, 16000β, 20000, Hz full scale
  Number of points 200, 250γ, 400, 500γ, 800, 1000γ, 1600, 2000γ, 3200β, 4000β
  Accuracy Frequency: ±0.01% ±0.02 div
  Waveform windows None, Hanning, Flat top
  Waveform windows None, Hanning, Flat top
  Spectrum modes RMS, 0-Pk, Pk-Pk, PSD, Third Octave (RMS, 0-Pk, Pk-Pk)
  Combine spectra Average/Peak, Max no. spectra
  Cursor modes Total RMS between 2 tracking cursors, 10 harmonic cursors
  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 minute
 
Chart Recorder
  Position Set or zero vertical positions
  Amplitude units
    Magnetic field mG, nT, µT, mA/m, A/m
    Vibration µg'sα, mg'sα, 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
  Page length 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 s
  Chart length 20 Pages
  Max Bandwidth (Bandwidth may be reduced by bandwidth controls)
    Magnetic field DC - 2.5δ kHz for Sensor SC20/DCMR
5 Hz - 2.5δ kHz for Sensor SC20/AC
25 Hz - 2.5δ kHz for Sensor SC20Fast/AC
    Vibration 0.1 Hz - 500 Hz
    Acoustic (Precision Microphone) 1.5 Hz - 2.5δ kHz
    Voltage DC - 2.5δ 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
  Clear Clear chart data
  Buffer indicator Indicates state of data acquisition buffer
  Update modes Page, scroll
  Chart palette Pan, zoom, format, reset and clear chart
  Data logging Start: Now, At time, Triggered
Stop: Period, File size, Disk space
Log rate limit, time step: ≥ (page length)/500
 
α g’s are units of the acceleration due to gravity
β 4 Channel mode only
γ Not available on 20000 Hz range in 8 channel mode
δ 1.25 kHz in 8 channel mode