Data acquisition  and recording devices

Integrated data acquisition and GR33A graphic recorder  Remote control display keyboard  Modular design, multiprocessor architecture Fully user programmable from extensive configuration menus

Compact, lightweight, rugged package, suitable for mobile and aircraft installations SCSI module allows wide selection of recording devices Optional modules (intelligent) - 32-channel (differential) A/D with 16 bit resolution, 4-channel Serial I/O, 4-channel ARINC (419, 429, 568, etc.), SCSI, Tape Interface (9-track), Gamma Ray Spectrometer Data on disk recorded in DOS format for direct reading from PC Other options - IEEE-488, Video Overlay, BCD, Parallel +28 VDC power   DGR33A Data Acquisition System Data Sheet

Light, rugged package for airborne and mobile applications Fully user programmable from extensive configuration menus Remote control or front panel display keyboard

Modular design, multiprocessor architecture SCSI module allows wide selection of recording devices Data on disk recorded in DOS format for direct reading from PC Optional modules (intelligent) - 32-channel (differential) A/D with 16 bit resolution (up to 3 modules supported), 4-channel Serial I/O, 4-channel ARINC (419, 429, 568, etc.), SCSI, Tape Interface (9-track), Gamma Ray Spectrometer Other options - IEEE-488, Video Overlay, BCD, Parallel +12 or +28 VDC power     DAS8 Data Acquisition System Data Sheet

Combines hard disk drive and streamer tape with SCSI interface Internally shockmounted DC power input 12 -28 VDC or 115/220 VAC Contact RMS Instruments for other options/capacities

Lightweight 19 inch rack mountable package for airborne, mobile and laboratory applications Contact the factory for current hard disk options; for tape drive 60MB, 150 MB and 525 MB are available (QIC-type cartridges) Simultaneous recording or back-up mode when used with DGR33A or DAS8 Totally compatible with DGR33A and DAS8 data acquisition systems; data on disk recorded in DOS format for direct reading from PC HDS Hard Disk and Tape Streamer Data Sheet

Rugged removable hard disk cartridge drive with SCSI interface Internally double shockmounted Cartridge capacity to 200 MB

Lightweight 19 inch rack mountable package for airborne, mobile and laboratory applications Totally compatible with DGR33A and DAS8 data acquisitions systems; data recorded in DOS format for direct reading from PC DC power input 12 - 28 VDC or 115/220 VAC Contact RMS Instruments for other options/capacities     RHD40 Removable Hard Disk Cartridge Drive Data Sheet

The purpose of our data acquisition systems is to accept all the data outputs from various geophysical, navigation and auxiliary sensors of an airborne and mobile survey system or other monitoring installation, recording them in digital form on disk and/or tape, and displaying the data on a graphic recorder.

By today's standards, the data system should be programmable allowing the user to define the sampling rates for the incoming data as well as the recording format. Since there are many different data types occurring at different rates such as analog (EM systems, altimeters etc.) and digital (serial RS232, ARINC, Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, etc.), multiple scans with variable rates must also be available. The programming language should be at a level that operators and technicians can easily use.

The main point of configuring the system, is to define the order and format of the data to be recorded, and the frequencies at which the data is read and recorded on tape, disk, and on the chart recorder.

The data acquisition interfaces to the various primary data sources, i.e. EM consoles, magnetometer/compensator consoles and navigation systems, should be multi-channel and multi-port devices which can easily be programmed on/off by the user. Analog inputs should have at least 16 bits of resolution with a wide dynamic range. The analog interface should also have an automatic self calibrating feature.

 During data acquisition, the system should supply various modes of monitoring the real-time system performance, error and problem reporting, etc.. These should be both graphic and alphanumeric. The displays should be crisp and easily read by the operator for immediate and possibly post flight interpretation of the system performance.

 The survey data that is to be recorded and later transferred to a main computer for processing, should be on a reliable medium that has a sufficient capacity for the flight or project. The recording media should be easily transportable and use a recording format that is a commercial standard.