Astro-Med TMX-18 High-Speed Data Acquisition Recorder
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Astro-Med TMX-18 is a complete 18-channel data acquisition system with 1 TB removable data drive, 800 kHz sample rate, and 17-inch multi-touch display.
Product details
| Model | TMX-18 |
| Manufacturer | Astro-Med |
| Category | Multimeters & DMMs |
| Availability | Made to order |
Description
Overview
The Astro-Med TMX-18 is a complete, rugged data acquisition system providing 18 channels of synchronized voltage and DC bridge inputs. Designed for field deployment and production environments, it features a 17-inch color multi-touch display, dedicated 1 TB removable data capture drive, and modular architecture for flexible application configuration. The system is tested to MIL-STD-810 standards for shock and vibration resistance.
Key Features
- 18 channels of simultaneous voltage and DC bridge measurement
- Dedicated 1 TB removable data capture hard drive (SSD options available)
- Up to 800 kHz sample rate per channel with independent 16-bit A/D converters
- 17-inch high-resolution color LCD multi-touch display
- 50 MS/s optional 2-channel scope card for high-speed transient capture
- Perfectly synchronized analog, audio, video, and data bus inputs via BackChannel technology
- Advanced triggering with circular data buffer for pre-trigger recording
- Multiple independent sample rates per channel for flexible file management
- 100 kHz bandwidth per input module
- Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0 ports for data export and remote control
Applications
- Long-term data trending with embedded high-speed event detection
- Power monitoring and analysis with DSP-based RMS filtering
- Acceleration and deceleration measurement with integration/differentiation
- Synchronized audio and video recording with analog data
- Production floor commissioning and troubleshooting
- Field testing in harsh industrial environments
Included Accessories
- Power supply (102-264 VAC or 24 VDC compatible)
- Ethernet cable for networking and remote control
Specifications
| Precisely Synchronized Data Capture | No matter how many milliseconds, hours or days, the TMX-18 won’t miss a glitch. With its dedicated, 1 TByte hard drive for data capture, the TMX-18 is ideal for long-term trending and high-speed event detection. Each channel uses a separate 16 bit A/D for perfect data synchronization. AstroNova’s powerful BackChannel technology ensures precise synchronization of analog, audio, video and data bus inputs. We do not rely on Windows® to synchronize your data |
| Embedded Scope Captures | Using the powerful embedded scope capture and intelligent triggering, the TMX-18 provides low speed trending while simultaneously monitoring and storing highly sampled time synchronized transients or events. The TMX® will time stamp and embed that important data into the trend recording, assuring that you capture all details of critical data. |
| Multiple Sample Rates | Up to four sample rates can be used per TMX data capture. This allows you to manage file size by assigning higher sample rates to critical signals and lower sample rates to trending signals. |
| Triggering | The TMX-18 contains advanced triggering capabilities that allow you to start and/or stop a recording based on changes in your input signals. The circular data buffer of the TMX-18 allows you to set and record large amounts of pre-trigger data. Window, level and slew triggering let you set up trigger conditions precisely for your application, while ensuring that you trigger only on events that are important to you. |
| Dedicated Hard Drive | Unlike Windows-based systems, the TMX-18 features a 1 TByte hard drive dedicated solely for capturing data. Removable drives allow your data to be easily transferred and stored securely, leaving no proprietary data on the machine. |
| Video | Don’t waste time and money on a separate video record of your important tests. The TMX records 30 frame per second video data, perfectly synchronizing with your analog data. Each frame is linked to a sample point giving you amazing detail of any test. |
| IRIG / GPS (optional) | TMX-IR IRIG/GPS time option provides precise time-synchronization of data, video, and all TMX-18 inputs with other devices. |
| Audio Notes | Save audio annotation into your data capture giving you a verbal account of your test. |
| Bus Inputs (optional) | The TMX CAN bus input options allow your critical bus data to be displayed and recorded with great precision along with your analog signals. |
| Filtering | The TMX-18 provides the most flexible data filtering options available. The raw unfiltered data is stored to the hard drive, allowing you the choice of pre- or post- data acquisition, low pass, high pass, band pass, and band stop filtering using Bessel, Butterworth or Chebyshev topologies. Advanced DSP filtering allows you to see your real-time analog data as an RMS measurement, which is ideal for power monitoring applications. The integration and differentiation filter functions provide useful tools for acceleration and deceleration measurement applications. |
| Hardware Counters | The TMX analog input modules all contain hardware counters that provide Frequency to Voltage (time and cycle based), Pulse Counter, Duty Cycle, Pulse Width, Quadrature and Period Detector measurements. |
| Real-time Viewing & Setup | The TMX-18 has a large 17″ color display which allows you to view your data in real-time and post capture. Operation of the TMX-18 is quick and easy with the intuitive touch-screen display. Interface icons and menus provide for straightforward setup and operation. There are no switches, push-buttons or other controls — complete operation is from the touch-screen. And, you can easily customize it to fit your exact needs. This means less setup time and more time for gathering data. |
| Meters/Gauges/Bar Graphs | The advanced channel meters provide a variety of ways to visually indicate channel activity. View your data numerically or in other visual representations such as a gauge or horizontal/vertical bar, needle and LED readouts. |
| Scope Mode | Scope mode acts like a digital storage oscilloscope, providing high time-base resolution for viewing high-frequency signals. Scope mode is useful for timing and synchronization analysis, transient capture, and high-speed testing. It can be used while continuously capturing data and monitoring signals on the display. |
| Compressed Capture | For long-term recording of data using a min/max method which keeps the file size small. It fully records the input signal amplitude at the full bandwidth of the system (glitch capture). Compressed Capture has real-time digitizing sample rates up to 800 kHz (input module dependent) and selectable capture rates for a wide variety of applications. It can be combined with Scope captures for capturing transient signals. Glitches are clearly seen when reviewing the data. |
| Alarms | Alarms provide a visual indicator when signals extend below or above specified boundaries. These boundaries are defined by setting up low and high alarm levels. The utility / DIO port provides an alarm output pin that can be used to trigger an external process when alarm conditions for selected signals occur. |
| Automation & Stimulation | Test stimulation and automation is possible with the analog outputs, digital outputs, relays and counters found on the DIOC-16 when coupled with a background program running on the TMX. Quick creation of temporary or unique test cells and even report files is possible with programs as simple as script files and as large as third party graphical programming packages. |
| QuickLook | The innovative QuickLook feature calculates compression and expansion factors while recording data allowing you to review GB of data in seconds and scan through large data files quickly and easily. |
| LookBack | The TMX-18’s unique LookBack feature allows you to review data during a capture and also allows the user to transfer previously recorded data without interruption to the active trend capture –an immense time saving benefit. |
| Exporting Data | The TMX-18 offers a number of ways to archive and export captured data. Data can be exported in our packed binary format, minimizing file size, or a generic ASCII format which is compatible with most analysis packages. The TMX-18 provides eight USB 2.0 ports that open up a world of possibilities. TMX-18 also has an integral 1000BaseT Ethernet port. Simply connect the TMX-18 to a network and upload only the data of interest. The Ethernet connection also provides the capability to control a TMX from a remote location using a suite of host commands. |
| Feature | Parameter |
| Max. Number of Modules | TMX: 3 Slots TMX with TMX-E: 6 Slots TMX-R: 6 Slots TMX-R with TMX-E: 9 Slots |
| Event Inputs (TTL) | 16 |
| Type | Active matrix color LCD (TFT) |
| Viewing Area | 13.3” H x 10.6” W Diagonal 17" (43.2 cm) |
| Resolution | 1280px x 1024px |
| Touch | Full screen, resistive |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) |
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 90% non condensing |
| Storage Temperature | -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) |
| Shock | MIL-STD-810F Method 516.5, Procedure I |
| Vibration | MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5, Procedure I |
| Safety | IEC 61010-1:2010 (3rd edition) IEC 61010-2-030:2010 EMC: IEC 61326-1 Ed. 2.0 (2012) |
| Enclosure | Aluminum with armored end caps |
| Dimensions | 14.5” H x 19” W x 7.5” D (36.8 cm x 48.3 cm x 19.1 cm) without handle |
| Weight | 37 lbs. (16.78 kg) for TMX including 3 modules |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Base-T) RJ-45 connector |
| VGA | For displaying data on an external monitor |
| USB 3.0 | For external peripherals and file export 4 ports per unit |
| Expansion Port | For connection of optional TMX-E |
| Input Voltage Range | 102 to 264 VAC or 24 VDC at 11A |
| Frequency Range | 47 Hz to 63 Hz |
| Power Consumption | 300W |
| TMX-18 | 18-Channel TMX Data Acquisition System (fully equipped with 3 UNIV-6 input modules) 42880530 |
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