Micro-Measurements
Software eases strain-data acquisition and calibration
The StrainSmart 9000 dynamic data-acquisition software (photo), launched to support the company’s resistive-foil sensors for high-precision strain and high-stress measurements, allows for the simultaneous sampling of up to 48 channels, at speeds of up to 50,000 samples per second. It offers easy setup and minimal-to-no downtime, says the company. This allows it to perform accurate, realtime data recording, analysis, display and export within just minutes of software setup, with one-touch autobalance and post-processing data filtering. Channel settings within StrainSmart 9000 are performed automatically from sensor properties, largely without manual intervention. Sensor-specific input assignments associated with various strain gages, thermocouples and other sensing types helps to ease mathematical data manipulation. Signal-visualization algorithms within the system provide full graphical representation of channel assignments, for reduced potential connection errors. — Micro-Measurements, Malvern, Pa.