Destructive Test Facility Relies on VXI Fiber Optic Network for Synchronous Data Acquisition

Author

Faubert, Nicole ; Kelm, Louis ; Krebs, Steven C.

Author_Institution

DynamicSignals LLC, Lockport, IL

fYear

2006

fDate

18-21 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

7

Abstract

VXIbus is an ideal standard for instrumentation associated with developmental test systems used by industrial applications due to its adaptability, accuracy, and responsiveness. This application note is one such example of a VXI solution for a worldwide leader in commercial property and risk management that operates a destructive test facility to analyze the results of disasters predominantly caused by fire. The company implemented a re-configurable 2,400 channel test system based on KineticSystems´ VXI modules that used a fiber optic ring to synchronize multiple chassis and multiple channels. Technical details of the VXI implementation and results will be discussed.

Keywords

data acquisition; optical fibre networks; peripheral interfaces; test facilities; VXI fiber optic network; destructive test facility; synchronous data acquisition; Data acquisition; Delay; Fires; Instruments; Optical fiber networks; Risk analysis; Risk management; Standards development; System testing; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autotestcon, 2006 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1088-7725

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0051-1

Electronic_ISBN

1088-7725

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.2006.283594

Filename

4062323