Vibration sensor works with Windows Mobile handhelds

Staff | Date: Sep 2, 2005 | Comments: 1

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Design Maintenance Systems has introduced a USB-interfaced accelerometer and vibration sensor compatible with the company's machinery inspection software running on Windows Mobile handhelds. The company's InspectCE software uses the InspectVibe sensor to collect both spectrum and time waveform data, according to the...

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The InspectVibe is completely self-contained, including a piezoelectric accelerometer, power supply, digital signal processor, and filters. According to Design Maintenance Systems, the installation and configuration process is as simple as plugging the sensor's cable into a USB host port.


InspectCE screenshots of InspectVibe data
Design Maintenance lists the following key specifications for the InspectVibe:

• Full scale range -- 35G
  
• Frequency response -- 0.4 Hz to 12 kHz
  
• Sampling rate -- 125Hz to 65kHz
  
• Resolution -- 16 bit
  
• Measurement parameters -- acceleration, velocity, displacement, bearing check (envelope spectrum)
  
• Envelope Filters -- 50 to 1,000 Hz band, 500 to 10,000 Hz band
  
• Current Draw:
  • Active mode -- 40 mA
    
  • Idle mode -- 15 mA
    
  • USB suspend mode -- 0.5 mA
• Dimensions -- 3.28 in. long x 1.37 in. diameter
  
• Weight -- 8.6 oz

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