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New sensor signal conditioning module costs less than £35
Penny
+ Giles has launched a new high-performance, low-cost, sensor signal conditioning
module for any sensor that produces a 0-5Vdc output signal. The SSC unit,
which retails in the UK for less than £35 for OEM quantities, is housed
in an IP68 rated rugged metal enclosure and is suitable for OEMs wanting
to convert sensor output voltage signals to a 4-20mA current signal.
The SSC is easy to use and features many options for a flexible-set up.
As a result it suits a variety of applications, for example transmitting
the output signal of a rotary position sensor linked to a steam valve in
a power generating plant, over a long distance to a control room. SSC reliably
converts a sensor’s output voltage signal to a 4-20mA (or optional
5-19mA) current output, or by using additional module cards, into a variety
of different voltage formats or a digital pulse width modulated output.
The SSC module also provides a 5Vdc source that may be used as a supply
for many types of sensor, including potentiometers, contactless position
transducers, tilt sensors, pressure transducers and load cells.
Module SSC operates reliably from an unregulated 10 – 30Vdc supply,
but where low noise performance is required with the optional voltage module
card, a negative supply in the range –10 to –30Vdc may also
be employed.
The unit has a rugged aluminium alloy housing which is sealed to IP68 and
submersible to two meters. It carries the CE mark, and is designed for harsh
environmental conditions and electrically noisy installations, with electromagnetic
interference immunity to 100 V/m.
The SSC module is suitable for mounting on a bulkhead close to the sensor
and is easily secured in place using M5 fixing holes. The supply, output
and sensor connections are routed through two IP68 rated cable glands that
can accommodate cables three to eight mm in diameter.
The SSC module is available from stock and is supplied from Penny + Giles’s
ISO9001 certified facility in Christchurch, Dorset, UK. For more information
about the SSC and the range of rotary and linear position sensors available,
visit www.pennyandgiles.com.
For further information contact:
Mike Iles, Penny & Giles Controls Ltd, 15 Airfield Road, Christchurch,
Dorset. BH23 3TJ.
Tel : 01202 409409. email : mike.iles@pennyandgiles.com
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