MEMS Tilt Beam Instruction Manual
RST Instruments
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2 MATERIALS
2.1 R
EQUIRED
T
OOLS
/C
OMPONENTS
Before beginning the installation of the Horizontal or Vertical MEMS Tilt Beam,
ensure that all of the components and tools required for installation are present. See
the list below for tools and equipment required for a typical installation:
MEMS Tilt Beam(s)
(1) Readout (IC6800-V, or FlexDaq 1000/800 Datalogger)
(1) Level
(1) Phillips screw driver
(1) Anchor kit (consisting of (2) 10mm SS anchors, (4) belleville washers, (4) nylon
washers, (2) nylon bushing, (4) 10mm SS nuts
(2) 16mm wrench
3 INSTALLATION
Determine the MEMS Tilt Beam installation location. The location must allow for
access inside the beam to connect the sensors after the unit has been mounted. The
mounting angles should be securely attached with the supplied hardware to a rigid
structure that is free of vibration. Care should be taken to avoid areas of rapid or
extreme changes in temperature such as direct sunlight or near heating or cooling
equipment. For exposed units, a sun shade and or external insulation is
recommended.
The output of the MEMS sensor(s) is in Volts, which can be read with an RST IC6800-
V Readout or a FlexDaq 1000/800 Datalogger. The MEMS sensors have excellent
zero and full scale stability. As a result, precision sensor zeroing is not necessary.
This is in contrast to electrolytic sensors which have high coefficients of thermal
sensitivity, necessitating precise leveling on the structure.
3.1 A
NCHOR
I
NSTALLATION
It is important to install the anchors at a distance equal to the MEMS Tilt Beam
mounting angles pattern (using a level, ensure the anchors are installed inline
horizontally or vertically) (see figure 3).
The anchors should:
1. Protruding horizontally, in all planes, from the structure (not necessarily
perpendicular to the structure)
