EM AwareÔ
ESD Event monitors are designed to be networkable. They require essentially
no effort in order to be connected to any factory control monitoring
system or to any data acquisition system. If your company doesn't have
a data acquisition system or a factory control system already in place,
we can supply you with a data acquisition system that suits your needs.
EM AwareÔ monitors also work in a stand-alone mode. For that they will need
only external plug-in power supply (also available).
Interface
There are two basic interface types that AwareÔ monitors provide: voltage
(0..5V) and current loop (4..20mA). Depending on the specific type of
EM AwareÔ
monitor, either ESD Event or both the ESD Event and its magnitude are
represented by either 0..5VDC levels or 4..20mA current. Any industrial
control system or data acquisition system that accepts voltage or current
inputs can easily accommodate EM AwareÔ monitors. Though ESD Events may last
only nanoseconds, EM AwareÔ monitors "stretch" the signals so that
they could be easily read by any network.
Power
EM AwareÔ monitors can be powered either by the network or via independent
power supply. Network needs to supply 12 to 24VDC with current capacity
of up to 100mA per each monitor. In addition, each EM AwareÔ monitor has power jack for
independent power of 12VDC (500mA min. recommended due to inconsistency
in specifications of the power supplies).
Programmability
Each EM AwareÔ monitor can be easily programmed via the network. In a voltage version,
a 0..5 DC voltage provided by a network or data acquisition system will
set the threshold sensitivity level so that EM AwareÔ
monitor will register only those ESD Events that exceed set level. Similarly,
in current loop version applied 4..20mA current value will set the threshold
level.
Please contact us with any questions you might have
regarding networking of EM AwareÔ monitors.

An Example of EM AwareÔ Monitors
With a Multi-Channel Data Acquisition System