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Configurable 5B module?  11/08/2007
The world's first configurable "5B" is now here … Dataforth engineering has created the configurable SCM5B48-01 Accelerometer Module.
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Shielding and Grounding  11/09/2006
Protecting signal lines against electromagnetic interference is important if you want accurate, reliable, repeatable data. Although this may be a universally accepted statement, many overlook some of the sources of electromagnetic interference.
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Using Thermocouples - Part 2  09/27/2006
This time, in Part 2, we will look at some modern thermocouple specs. For example, you will see how linearity is effected by TC metallurgy, how mathematical models are used to plot response characteristics, how cold-junction-compensation is applied, and why linearization performed in the signal conditioner can be the best solution!
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Thermocouples Part 1  09/12/2006
In this Part 1 application note "Introduction to Thermocouples", we explore the history of the thermocouple from its origins in the 1820s right up to its modern usage today!
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5B for Piezo-electric Accelerometers  06/14/2006
Dataforth now has a new 5B modular signal conditioner designed specifically to interface to IEPE type accelerometers! The SCM5B48 signal conditioner provides DIP switches (yes, DIP switches in a potted 5B) for configuration
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Hysteresis Specifications  12/21/2005
Hysteresis specifications are often combined with other phenomena such as repeatability, reproducibility, linearity, and dead band as part of the overall product specifications. However, some elements in a data acquisition system, sensors as an example, may have a denominate individual hysteresis behavior that should be considered in determining a total system error budget.
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Miniature electronics... 8B modules  12/08/2005
Tiny microprocessor chips containing millions of MOS type (metal oxide silicon) “transistor” cells now permeate all aspects of our daily lives … Dataforth's 8B module has reduced earlier designs to 20% the size at a lower cost yet still provide "Instrument Class" performance.
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Strain Gage SCM's  09/19/2005
If temperature, pressure and flow are the most measured analog phenomena then pressure measurement in all its various forms – stress, strain, load, weight, torque, force, tension, etc – is perhaps the most difficult to master … our new application note, AN118, will use the bridge circuit to measure strain gages.
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A Question from Dataforth’s President  09/01/2005
What’s next? As you use Dataforth’s products, and we manufacture hundreds of analog signal conditioners as well as data acquisition system solutions, I need to hear what you want next!
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Unbalanced Voltages Increase Cost  08/02/2005
The electric 3-phase induction motor is the work horse of industry and represents a significant portion of industry’s electrical utility cost … An often overlooked phenomenon is that unbalanced three phase voltages are responsible for adding significant additional operational motor costs.
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