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We thank you for your decision to purchase a quality
Futek product. Please read through this Operating
Manual carefully in order to make best use of the
versatile features of your product.
This product is an
IBT
100 Supply and Evaluation
Instrument for Torque and Force Sensors.
Torque sensors with speed and angle of rotation outputs
as well as force sensors can be connected directly to this
tabletop unit. Sensors based on the strain gage
measurement method without their own amplifier as well
as sensors with normalized voltage or frequency outputs
have direct connections on the
IBT
100 instrument.
The supply and evaluation instrument provides passive
strain gage sensors with a unipolar voltage of 5V. The 6-
conductor technique is used to compensate voltage
drops over the supply lines as a result of so-called Sense
connections. This means the
IBT
100 instrument is able to
record and to evaluate measured values more precisely.
As well as bipolar, analog measurement signals in the
±
5V or
±
10V range, a torque-equivalent frequency with
definable offset and frequency deviation can also be
recorded.
For better evaluation of units such as electrical or
combustion engines, gearboxes, compressors, fans,
crank assemblies, etc., the input torque and the speed of
the mechanical power must be specified. The
IBT
100
instrument accomplishes this by calculating the
performance from the measured parameters and
displaying the result.
The functionality of the supply and evaluation instrument
extends from monitoring functions, through trigger
options, assignable analog outputs, digital input and
outputs, up to serial interfaces such as the RS-232C and
the USB port.