QuantumX MX840B Universal Amplifier + catmanAP Software Package

Universal Data acquisition with Advanced Measurement and Analysis Functions

This is an advanced hardware+software package for measuring a variety of quantities including force, displacement, pressure, acceleration, vibration and shock for efficient mechanical and structural testing. This combination enables 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 MX840B universal amplifier, power supply, 4 transducer plugs with TEDS, Ethernet cross­over cable, catman^® AP software and software maintenance for the first 12 months.

Key hardware features

• 8 individually configurable inputs (electrically isolated)
• Connection of more than 17 transducer technologies including:
  • Strain gauges: full-, quarter and half-bridge
  • Current fed piezoelectric transducers (IEPE, CCLD, ICP^®)
  • Piezoresistive full bridge
  • Resistance thermometers: Pt500, Pt100, Pt1000
  • Thermocouples type K, N, R, S, T, B, E, J with cold junctions in the plug
  • Resistance transducer (for example, PTC, NTC, KTY): 5000 Ω
  • Potentiometric transducer
  • Inductive full or half bridge sensors
  • Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT)
  • Electrical voltage transducer: 100 mV, 10 V or 60 V
  • Electrical current transducer: 20 mA
  • Torque sensors
  • Incremental encoder
  • Pulse counter
  • Frequency measurement
  • Rotational speed (rpm)
  • Synchronous serial interface (SSI)
• Data rate: max. 40 kS/s
• 24-bit A/D converter per channel for synchronous, parallel measurements
• Supply voltage for active transducers (DC): 5 to 24 V
• Digital low pass filter: Bessel, Butterworth
• TEDS support
• 1 × Ethernet port with PTP support
• 2 × FireWire ports
• Factory calibration data in accordance with DIN/ISO10012 saved on the device (generate certificate using MX Assistant)

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 match
• 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

• Component and system test stands
• Mobile data acquisition in vehicles or machinery
• Service and field diagnostics
• Monitoring of mechanical, electrical, and thermal parameters
• R&D and multi‑sensor experiments requiring rapid setup and high accuracy

Ready for any system architecture

The MX840B integrates effortlessly into the QuantumX modular data acquisition system for scalable distributed setups with synchronized measurements provided by FireWire and Ethernet PTPv2 support. The catman AP software combines perfectly with a multitude of HBK sensors and MX440B hardware, allowing you to go from sensor to the software and simply ‘plug and measure’.