
MA1044 MAQ20-RTD31/-RTD41 Hardware User Manual
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1.0 System Features
The MAQ20 Data Acquisition System encompasses more than 35 years of design excellence in the
process control industry. It is a family of high performance, DIN rail mounted, programmable, multi-
channel, industrially rugged signal conditioning I/O and communications modules.
Instrument Class Performance
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±0.035% Accuracy
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Industry leading ±0.3°C CJC Accuracy over full operating temperature range
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Ultra-low Zero and Span Tempco
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Over-range on one channel does not affect other channels
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1500Vrms Channel-to-Bus Isolation
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240Vrms Continuous Field I/O Protection
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ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1 Transient Protection
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Ventilated Communications and I/O Modules
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Industrial Operating Temperature of -40°C to +85°C
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Wide Range 7-34VDC Power
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CE Compliant, UL/CUL Listing and ATEX Compliance pending
Industry Leading Functionality
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The system is a Modbus Server and can be operated remotely with no local PC
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Up to 8GB of logged data can be transferred via FTP during real-time acquisition
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Up to 24 I/O modules, or 384 analog or 480 digital
channels, per system, 19” rack width
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Per-channel configurable for range, alarms, and other functions
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Backbone mounts within DIN rail and distributes power and communications
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System firmware automatically registers the installation and removal of I/O modules
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I/O modules can be mounted remotely from the Communications Module
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Equal load sharing power supply modules allow for system expansion
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Hot Swappable I/O modules with Field-side pluggable terminal blocks on most models
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Sophisticated package enables high density mounting in 3U increments
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DIN Rail can be mounted on a continuous flat panel or plate
Distributed Processing Enables Even More Functionality
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Output modules are programmable for user-defined waveforms
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Discrete I/O modules have seven high level functions:
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Pulse Counter
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Frequency Counter
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Waveform Measurement
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Time Between Events
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Frequency Generator
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PWM Generator
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One-Shot Pulse Generator
Multiple Software Options
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Intuitive Graphical Control Software
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ReDAQ Shape Graphical HMI Design & Runtime Solution
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IPEmotion Muli-Vendor and Multi-Language Solution
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Programming examples and LabVIEW VIs
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OPC Server
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C and Python Application Program Interfaces (APIs)