Modal Shop adds USB port to TEDS interface kit

-- Test & Measurement World, 7/12/2010 3:02:43 PM

A new version of The Modal Shop's TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet) interface kit, the Model 400B76, offers the capability to communicate with TEDS sensors over the USB port of a Windows PC. An intuitive graphical interface allows you to read TEDS data from and write TEDS data to sensors with a single mouse click.

The Model 400B76 supports multiple IEEE 1451.4-compliant TEDS sensors. Principal transducer types include single-axis and triaxial accelerometers, impact hammers, impedance heads, charge amplifiers, microphones, and microphone amplifiers. It also supports IEEE 1451.4 templates, plus IEEE preliminary templates (also referred to as IEEE P1451.4, version 0.9). These include IEEE transducer templates numbered from 0 to 28, as well as manufacturers' templates, such as the geometry formats established by LMS International.

You can use the interface tool for reading, verifying, and updating TEDS sensor information and format, including calibration information, to ensure smooth operation of the transducer with your data-acquisition equipment.

Specification sheets and application data for the Model 400B76 TEDS sensor-interface kit can be found at www.modalshop.com/electronics.asp?ID=20.

The Modal Shop, www.modalshop.com.