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Data Acquisition : : KAM-500

ACRA CONTROL is an international leader in airborne data acquisition hardware and services.

The KAM-500 data acquisition unit (DAU) has been developed with decades of experience and heavy investment in R&D. It's driven by hardwired finite state machines making it extremely reliable; while it's compact, low power design makes it ideal for installing in locations that have limited space.

The KAM-500 unit comes in varying size and form factors - all KAM-500s comprise of the power supply (running of typical aircraft, 28V nominal, power supply), backplane and housing for your choice from the 100+ modules that ACRA CONTROL has developed to customise your ruggedised DAU to your specific needs. The KAM-500 can be used in applications ranging from a handful of channels through to widely distributed networked systems with hundreds of synchronised channels across large platforms.

With a KAM-500 you are future-proofing your data acquisition system. You can always add new capability or expand your capability by adding modules to your equipment to meet emerging and future needs.

In terms of reliability and durabilility, there are airborne KAM-500 systems that have been in almost continuous use for 10+ years and are expected to operate reliably and efficiently for many more to come.

The KAM-500 has passed rigorous environmental testing ensuring it is fully qualified for aerospace applications, enabling rugged data acquisition in the harshest of environments.

Features

Rugged data acquisition - MIL-STD environmentally qualified to operate in harsh environments
Reliable data acquisition - Driven by hardwired finite state machines
High speed data acquisition - High system throughput and data integrity
Compact and low power - Ideal when space and power are limited
Modular COTS hardware - 100+ plug-in modules fit all chassis
Powerful software - Intuitive, fast set-up and programming; tightly integrated with display/analysis

KAM-500 : : Chassis

Different form factors allow the most effective and efficient KAM-500 to be selected for the job at hand.

Each KAM-500 includes space for a backplane controller module as well as a number of user modules.

KAM/CHS/13U
KAM-500 chassis with 13 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/09U
KAM-500 chassis with 9 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/06U
KAM-500 chassis with 6 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/12R
KAM-500 circular form chassis with 12 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/05F
KAM-500 chassis with 5 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/04L
KAM-500 narrow form chassis with 4 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/03U
KAM-500 chassis with 3 user-slots
(includes built-in power supply)

KAM/CHS/03F
KAM-500 chassis with 3 user-slots, built with base-mounted power supply and housing

MKM/CHS/02U
MicroKAM chassis with 2 user-slots
(extremely compact unit
includes built-in power supply)

Click on images or contact us to learn more about the KAM-500 chassis options.

KAM-500 : : Modules

The KAM-500 data acquisition system is customised/tailored to specific applications by selecting modules with the required capability. The KAM-500 philosophy of 'any module, any position' - resulting in great flexibility to make the 'right' system.

Each KAM-500 module has been designed for accuracy, high performance, durability and reliability. The tables below show an overview of selected modules available for use with the KAM-500 (click on the module for detailed information).

Analog modules:

Module Comment/notes/examples of signal sources

ADC/002 2 X Piezoresistive pressure/microphone
ADC/008 3+3 X Three phase power supplies
ADC/010 2 X Differential voltage sources
ADC/011 48 X Single ended voltage sources
ADC/105 8 X Differential voltage sources
ADC/106 6+2 X 6 ICP type accelerometers + 2 differential
ADC/109/QB 8 X ¼ bridge strain gages (120 or 350 Ohm), excitation buffer + balance
ADC/109/S1 8 X X X X X S1: Full, ½, ¼ bridge strain, S2: pressure, DC Accel, potentiometer
ADC/112 24 X Differential voltage sources
ADC/113 16 X PT100 temperature sensors
ADC/114 16 X X X X X Full, ½, ¼ bridge strain gages, shared excitation
ADC/116 12 X ICP^®, Isotron^®, Piezotron^® and Deltratron^® accelerometers
ADC/117 8 X Full, ½, ¼ bridge strain gages, individual excitation per channel
ADC/118 12 X Full, ½, ¼ bridge strain gages, individual excitation+balance/channel
ADC/120 12 X X X X X Full, ½, ¼ bridge strain gages, DC Accelerometers, potentiometers
ADC/126 4 X ICP^®, Isotron^®, Piezotron^® and Deltratron^® accelerometers
ADC/129 4 X Full, ½, ¼ bridge strain gages, individual excitation per channel
CDC/002 24 X Differential-ended current channels
CDC/101 4 X Piezoelectric accelerometers, 300Hz & 3kHz variants available
LDC/101 4 X LVDT and RVDT sensors, excitation frequency options
MDC/001 8x64 X Interface to analogue pressure scanners
MDC/002 2x64+2 X Interface to Scanivalve analogue pressure scanners
MDC/103 2x64+2 X Interface to Esterline analogue pressure scanners
SDC/101 2 X Synchro sensor, measures angle and angular velocity
TDC/002 15+1 X Thermocouples (k, J, E, R, S, T). K type
TDC/107 2 X Thermocouples (k-type), high accuracy, reference compnensation