QUANTUMX MX1616B Bridge Amplifier + catmanEasy Software Package

Simplified Strain Gauge Measurements

This is a basic hardware+software package for strain gauge measurements with convenient channel parameterization using TEDS (or the sensor database), measurement parameterization, individual data visualization, data storage and reporting

The package includes: QuantumX MX1616B strain gauge bridge amplifier, power supply, 16 transducer plugs, Ethernet cross­over cable, catman^® EASY 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
• Annotations
• Error detection, logging and diagnosis
• Filtering and phase correction
• General scientific math
• Structural durability math
• Save and export data in various formats

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.

To expand the capabilities of the system, the catmanEasy software can be combined with one or both of the following add-on modules:

• EasyMath: Mathematics module and auto sequences
• EasyScript: Free programming under VBA in measurement and analysis mode

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.