QuantumX MX1615B Bridge Amplifier + catmanAP Software Package

Advanced Strain Gauge Measurements

This is an advanced hardware+software package for strain gauge measurements with convenient channel parameterization using TEDS (or the sensor database), measurement parameterization, individual data visualization, multi data recorders, video recording, data storage, cloud integration, navigational/map-based analytics and reporting.

The package includes: QuantumX MX1615B strain gauge bridge amplifier, power supply, 16 transducer plugs, Ethernet cross­over cable, catman^® AP software and software maintenance for the first 12 months.

Key hardware features

• Universal sensor support: 
  • Full-, half-, and quarter‑bridge strain gauges
  • Strain‑gauge‑based transducers
  • Potentiometers
  • RTDs (Pt100, Pt500, Pt1000)
  • ±10 V inputs
• Integrated 120 Ω or 350 Ω quarter‑bridge completion
• Selectable bridge excitation voltage: DC or carrier frequency with 1,200/1,250 Hz
• Wide nominal (rated) temperature range from –20 to +65 °C (–4 to +149 °F)
• Exceptional thermal stability throughout the whole range
• Internal 100 kΩ shunt for quick calibration checks
• Digital low‑pass filters (Bessel, Butterworth)
• Individually configurable sampling rates up to 20 kS/s per channel
• Patented 4‑, 5‑, and 6‑wire circuitry
• Cyclic auto‑adjustment
• TEDS‑based automatic sensor
• Synchronization via FireWire, EtherCAT^®, PTPv2 or PROFINET
• Open software concept (Visual Studio^® .NET, LabVIEW™, etc.)
• Factory calibration stored per ISO10012; optional DAkkS (ISO17025)

Key software features

• Online and offline setup
• Acquisition and recording of data
• Event monitoring
• Online visualizations
• Continuous data transfer
• Annotations
• Error detection, logging and diagnosis
• Filtering and phase correction
• General scientific math
• Structural durability math
• Electrical power math
• Noise analysis
• Human body vibration filter
• Crash test filters
• Support of CAN raw data
• Data cleansing and processing
• Save and export data in various formats
• Video integration
• Integration with third-party peripherals
• Reporting

Typical applications

• Static stress tests and FEM model validation
• Quasi‑static fatigue and durability testing
• Material characterization and residual stress analysis
• Structural health monitoring
• Maintenance and reliability testing (for example, PCB mechanical tests)
• General load‑data acquisition in field environments

Ready for any system architecture

You can achieve real-time system integration via Ethernet using QuantumX Gateway module CX27C, connect to CAN using the QuantumX CAN FD bus module MX471C, or provide voltage output using the QuantumX Analog Voltage module MX878B. catman AP software combines perfectly with HBK sensors and QuantumX hardware, allowing you to go from sensor to the software and simply ‘plug and measure’.

Similar hardware modules

The QuantumX family has two similar 16-channel strain gauge bridge amplifiers:

• MX1615B with a 120 Ω or 350 Ω quarter‑bridge completion
• MX1616B with a 350 Ω or 1000 Ω quarter‑bridge completion

Each can be purchased stand-alone or part of a software/hardware bundle.