Measurement & Simulation
Highland Technology offers a wide array of tools for measurement, simulation, and control. Tachometers, thermocouples, RTDs,
precision voltages, current loops, strain gauges, and more can be measured or simulated by Highland's products.
V120 VME PCI express crate controller
VME bus master crate controller, usable as a crate slot 0 arbiter or as a secondary controller.
- Cabled PCIe connects to PC
- Provides 8184 16K VME mapping pages
- Includes concurrent Ethernet and USB ports
V124 VXI PCI express crate controller
VXI bus master crate controller, usable as a crate slot 0 arbiter or as a secondary controller.
- Cabled PCIe connects to PC
- Provides 8184 16K VME mapping pages
- Includes concurrent Ethernet and USB ports
V180 16-channel VME AC power analysis module
Allows accurate and comprehensive measurement of AC power circuits by acquiring powerline current and voltage inputs.
- Pulse counting and KWH pulse output capability
- Analog input capability
- Waveform acquisition option
V210 64-channel VME relay module
VME-2210 compatible relay module includes 64 SPDT relays and drivers, user-configured to operate in static or latching modes.
- Provides 64 VME-controlled SPDT relays
- Operates in static or latching mode
- 2 A, 60 W, 250 VAC/220 VDC relay contacts
V220 12-channel VME current loop/process control I/O module
Drives and senses transducers in computer or PLC-based control systems, and simulates complex industrial processes.
- 0-24 mA output using internal power source
- Independently isolated/programmable channels
- Continuous voltage and current measurement
V230 64-channel VME analog input module
VME-3122 compatible analog input module provides high channel-count data acquisition for dense monitoring applications.
- Automatically-scanned differential input
- 16-bit resolution
- 3 individually programmable bipolar input ranges
V360 8-channel VME tachometer
Acquires low frequency inputs from industrial speed sensors and measures frequency and period over a wide dynamic range.
- Period/frequency/RPM measurement
- High noise immunity
- Conditions direct input from common speed sensors
V365 8-channel VME tachometer with overspeed/underspeed capability
Provides V360 functions plus four independent overspeed blocks, each programmable to trip on static or latched overspeed or underspeed conditions.
- Period/frequency/RPM measurement
- High noise immunity
- Accepts direct input from common speed sensors
V380 8-channel VME strain gage/weighing module
Excites and measures up to eight strain gage load cells, and includes tare (zero reference), DSP-based high-order filtering, averaging,
and triggered weighing.
- Supports digital filtering/triggered weighing
- 16-bit resolution after tare compensation
- All module functions are programmable
V385 8-channel VME strain gage/load cell module
Excites and measures up to eight strain gage load cells, with separate, remotely sensed excitation supply for each channel.
- CMRR better than 100dB
- Faster access to raw sensor data
- Generic bridge-type transducer applications
V420 8-channel VME isolated resistance simulator
Eliminates transient errors associated with relay switching, and provides for monotonic resistance changes using entirely solid-state simulation.
- Resistance ranges from 5 ohms to 65.5 Kohms
- Isolated channels, wide-range, 2/4 wire
- RTDs, thermistors, strain gages, load cells
V450 16-channel VME analog/thermocouple input module
Acquires a wide range of DC voltages, including thermocouple temperatures, and includes four precise RTD reference junction sensors.
- Fully isolated analog input acquisition
- Input ranges from ±25 mV to ±250 volts
- Reports temperature for types J K E T R S B N
V460 16-channel VME current source and analog measurement module
Measures nearly any mixture of resistive-, bridge- or semiconductor-type sensors, using 4-wire connections.
- Ideal for cryogenic temperature measurement
- Ultrastable constant current source
- Includes precision analog-to-digital converter
V470 16-channel VME analog output/thermocouple simulator module
Simulates most common thermocouples with sixteen independent, isolated analog outputs that may be user-programmed to operate as voltage outputs or
thermocouple simulators.
- Thermocouple types J K E T R S B and N
- 4 non-isolated precision RTD signal conditioners
- Outputs from microvolts to ±12 V
V490 16-channel VME multi-range digitizer
Provides triggerable, simultaneous data acquisition for mid-speed tasks with programmable preamplification and filtering.
- DSP filter modes from 1 Hz to 100 KHz
- Simultaneous realtime and FIFO-buffered data
- Sample rate up to 500 Ks/s per channel
V545 24-channel VME synchro/LVDT simulation/acquisition module
Performs LVDT and synchro/resolver simulation and acquisition using internal or external excitation.
- 24 transformer-isolated channels
- Generalized ADC-DAC-DSP architecture
- Realtime voltage and frequency measurement
V550 8-channel VME LVDT/RVDT scanner
Acquires position data from up to 8 LVDT (linear variable differential transformer) position sensors.
- Self-scanning with onboard microprocessor
- 16-bit resolution w/ programmable noise filtering
- Better than ±50 PPM accuracy
V660 12-channel VME picosecond resolution time-interval measurement module
Records the time of occurrence of twelve independent electrical pulse inputs, in time-interval or timestamp modes.
- 32-bit resolution timestamper
- Measures time intervals up to 6.71 seconds
- Jitter typically < 75 picoseconds RMS
V680 8-channel VME time-to-digital converter
Records the time of occurrence of eight independent electrical pulse inputs, each measured relative to a single, common reference input.
- 48-bit, 48-picosecond resolution
- Fast readout available 200 ns after events
- Jitter typically < 40 picoseconds RMS
K20 8- or 16- channel energy survey meter/recorder
Measures, logs, and acquires electrical energy, pulse counts, temperatures, and analog input.
- Electric submetering of multiple loads
- Apartment submetering/energy allocation
- True RMS power measurement