QuantumX MX410B Dynamic Universal Amplifier + catmanEasy Software Package

Simple, Precise and Fast Data Acquisition

This is a basic hardware+software package for measuring a variety of quantities including force, displacement, pressure, acceleration, vibration and sound, with very high precision and speed. The package enables uncomplicated measurement parameterization, individual data visualization, data storage and reporting.

The package includes: QuantumX MX410B dynamic universal amplifier, power supply, 4 transducer plugs with TEDS, Ethernet cross­over cable, catman^®Easy software and software maintenance for the first 12 months.

Key hardware features

• Four individually configurable inputs (electrically isolated)
• Four analog real‑time outputs with 16‑bit resolution and low latency
• Extremely versatile transducer support:
  • Strain gage full or half bridge (DC or carrier frequency 4.8 kHz)
  • IEPE (CCLD, ICP^®)
  • Piezoresistive full bridge
  • Inductive full or half bridge
  • Voltage 10 V
  • Current 4 to 20 mA
• Wide supply voltage range (5 – 24 V) for active transducers configurable per channel
• High signal bandwidth of 40 kHz, 80 kHz at 2-channel operation
• Individual sample rates up to 100 kS per channel, 200 kS at 2-channel operation
• Accuracy class up to 0.05%
• Digital low‑pass filters (Bessel, Butterworth) from 0.1 to 20,000 Hz for optimal noise reduction
• Real‐time computation on the module (peak and rms)
• TEDS support
• 1 × Ethernet port with PTP support
• 2 × FireWire ports
• Factory calibration data in accordance with DIN/ISO10012 saved on the device

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

• Automotive and aerospace testing (for example, vibration, sound, crash tests)
• Machine building and industrial R&D tasks involving force, pressure, displacement, and acceleration measurements
• Acoustic and NVH analyses supported by the module’s high dynamic range of 160 dB for vibration and sound measurements
• Highly dynamic test bench analyses, from component characterization to system‑level evaluation

Ready for any system architecture

The MX410B integrates effortlessly into the QuantumX modular data acquisition system for scalable distributed or centralized setups with synchronized measurements provided by FireWire and Ethernet PTPv2 support.

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