Instruments / Electronics

Sensing Systems offers a wide range of Instrument and Electronic solutions to interface our sensors to meet the requirements of any application.  All our sensors may be interfaced to electronic equipment to display, monitor, log and analyze the desired measurements.  Electronics include stand alone digital indicators and data loggers.  It also includes other equipment such as analog to digital computer boards, voltage and current amplifiers, digital communication boards (RS-232, RS-485) and wireless systems.    Other applications require that sensors be interfaced to control equipment such as computers and programmable loop controllers (PLC).  Sensing Systems provides all of these electronics using our own designs and through arrangements with several well known manufacturers.  We also setup and calibrate our sensors and electronics together to produce a system calibration that is traceable to NIST standards.

Sensing Systems provides instruments and electronics in the following categories:

  • Digital Displays
  • Amplifiers
  • Digital Communication Cards
  • Intrinsically Safe Barriers/Modules
  • Wireless Systems
  • Data Loggers
  • Computers
  • Customer Supplied Instruments / Electronics

Digital Displays

Digital displays are usually stand alone instruments displaying load or torque directly in engineering units.  They can also be used to interface sensors to computers and PLCs.  These units come in all sizes and shapes with every option imaginable including: 

  • Digital outputs including RS-232 and RS-485 protocols
  • Analog outputs including voltage (5 & 10 VDC, bi-polar outputs) and current (4-20 mA)
  • Submersible operation
  • Peak detection and display
  • Relays
  • Portable / Battery Operated

We setup and calibrate Sensing Systems’ or customers supplied digital displays with any sensor and calibrate them as a system.  NIST certificates are provided detailing system components and performance.

Amplifiers

We routinely interface our sensors to Sensing Systems’ amplifiers or third party amplifiers.  Amplifiers may be integral to the sensor (located inside) or housed externally.  Available outputs include

  • Voltage:  0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, ±5 VDC, ±10 VDC filtered or unfiltered
  • Current:  4-20 mA, 0-20 mA filtered or unfiltered

Junction Boxes and various housing options are available for all amplifiers.  We setup and calibrate Sensing Systems’ or customers supplied amplifiers with any sensor and calibrate them as a system.  NIST certificates are provided detailing system components and performance.

Digital Communication Cards

Sensing Systems supplies high performance digital signal conditioners that can be interfaced to any sensor for direct communications with a PC based data acquisition system.  The digital communication cards output digital data in any of the standard serial communication protocols such as RS-232 and RS-485.  Depending on sensor size, the digital communication card may be incorporated inside the sensor or housed separately.

Intrinsically Safe Barriers/Modules

Sensing Systems supplies sensors and measurement systems for operation in Hazardous Environments.  We interface our sensors to intrinsically safe modules to allow operation in hazardous environments up to Class I, Division 1, Groups C, D, E, F and G.  The modules we utilize also conform to ATEX requirements for operation in European Community countries.

There are very specific requirements regarding the location and housing of intrinsically safe modules.  Each application must be fully described and analyzed to insure compliance with all requirements.

Click on Intrinsically Safe Systems for additional information.

Wireless Systems

Sensing Systems incorporates wireless systems into its sensors including the newest and smallest transmitters with low power requirements.  Depending on the system, receivers may be placed adjacent to the transmitter (i.e. rotating shafts) or several feet away.

Data Loggers

Sensing Systems has setup and interfaced data loggers to all sensors for continuous data acquisition and monitoring of test and process variables.  The data loggers we use are capable of communicating with computers either directly or through telephone or internet links when installed in remote locations.

Computers

All of our sensors are capable of communicating or interfacing with computer based data acquisition systems.  Sensing Systems provides the hardware (i.e. A/D cards, “black boxes”) and data acquisition software to interface any sensor to PC based systems. 

Sensing Systems can also provide a turnkey system to accomplish any desired measurement task including acquisition, storage, display and analysis. 

Customer Supplied Instruments / Electronics

When available, we encourage our customers to provide their existing Instruments and/or Electronics for use with Sensing Systems sensors.  We will setup and calibrate customer supplied Instruments and/or Electronics with any sensor and calibrate them as a system.  NIST certificates are provided detailing system components and performance.

Technical Assistance

Sensing Systems engineers will analyze your project requirements and recommend the sensors and electronics to accomplish your objectives.

Contact Us now to discuss your application.