SLICE6 DAS
User’s Manual
June 2018
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SLICE6 DAS Sensor Interface
Supported Sensor Types
Supplying 5 V excitation up to 20 mA per channel, the SLICE6 DAS supports many types of
sensors including accelerometers, load cells and pressure sensors. The following general
sensor types are supported:
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Full- (4-wire) or half-bridge (2- or 3-wire) resistive and piezo-resistive types.
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Voltage input range: 0.1 to 4.9 V; larger ranges supported with range expander cable.
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Conditioned sensors with 5 V excitation and 2.5 V centered signal output.
For additional questions regarding supported sensors, please contact DTS and provide the
sensor manufacturer and model number, if available. For specific implementation
schematics, see Appendix B.
Input Range
The nominal sensor input range is -2.4 V to +2.5 V (2.5 V center with respect to -Ex) at a
gain of 1. At higher gains, the maximum range decreases correspondingly. For example, at
a gain of 10, the input range is ±240 mV. (The software will automatically calculate the gain
based on the user-specified input range and other sensor parameters.)
Excitation Sources
The excitation source for each sensor measurement channel is individually regulated.
Excitation sources are not turned on until the software initializes the system during
diagnostics. The excitation is fixed at 5.0 V.
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