imc CRONOSflex: Frameless Modular Measurement System for Electromechanical Testing

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Flexibility is already on every engineer's mind when discussing test and measurement options; but imc's latest addition to the imc CRONOS family is certain to broaden the discussion!

Just try to visualize a truly modular measurement system where no oversized rack or chassis is necessary, yet scaling from 4 to 4,000 channels as you need.
Picture a unit able to directly connect to a computer for live testing one day, yet work as a standalone black box system thousands of miles away the next.
Imagine configuration of this system with easy to use software whenever necessary, locally or over any sort of wireless connection, tackling testing challenges in the lab or in the field.
Envision a centralized arrangement before lunch, and a decentralized instrument after, one that not only logs data, but provides on-the-fly results, signal I/O, and test stand control signals when needed.

If you can see all of this, then you are already looking at an imc CRONOSflex system.

imc CRONOSflex is easy to reconfigure, even in the field From test stand and bench top, to mobile and remote field installations, imc CRONOSflex provides you with a modular data acquisition system, integrating hardware and software, for use in electromechanical and mechanical measurement and control.

The rackless modular structure of imc CRONOSflex, and the universal connectivity of the input modules, offers the flexibility you need for a diverse range of multi channel, mixed signal measurement and control tasks.

Imagine, one instrument for all of your signals: voltage/current, high voltage/high isolation, strain gauge/measurement bridges, noise and vibration, including accelerometers and microphones (IEPE/ICP, conventional), temperature, pressure, humidity, speed, etc. are synchronously recorded with fieldbus (CAN Bus, FlexRay), GPS (time, position, velocity), and calculated virtual channels.

imc CRONOSflex Works without a PC

imc CRONOSflex works independently of the PC. Captured data are stored within the device on ruggedized IDE hard drive or removable solid state CF-cards. The data carriers ensure seamless storage of measured data and provide the maximum safety for data.

If direct live display of measured data is desired, the PC is certainly a great option, but not the only one: the robust and bright TFT graphical terminal from imc is an excellent alternative. A variety of different setups, and graphical data display modes are available at the push of a button.

Remote Control and Data Transfer

Wireless access to imc CRONOSflex is possible via WLAN, UMTS or GPRS data links. An internal modem allows long-term monitoring and SMS or e-mail notification of significant state changes or measurement values, for example, value limit violations. This can be extended with constant online monitoring and remote parameterization via the Internet.

Universal, Network-Capable Intelligence

With its freely configurable measurement amplifier design, imc CRONOSflex allows direct connection of any desired signals and sensors, and provides both power and conditioning.

This enables ideal system adaptation to a wide variety of measurement tasks. Besides the acquisition of raw data, freely defined processing of channel signals can be performed in real time. All analog or digital channels, as well as computed data streams, are available for use in open and closed-loop control tasks, or for value limit monitoring. Meanwhile, measurement channels carried on the CAN/LIN-Bus, and encoded in a variety of protocols, can be acquired in synchronization with the others and processed in the same way as the analog measurement channels.

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