Model 6068, 2-Channel Transducer Amplifier-Filter-Digitizer, 300CMV

Measurement Type

Bridge
Charge
ICP/IEPE
RTD
Strain Gage

Analog Bandwidth

50 kHz
100 kHz

Excitation/Transducer Power

Current
ICP
Voltage

Filter

6-Pole

Sample Rate

Up to 200 kS/s

Analog Output

Buffered Analog Output

Configuration

Input configuration based on installed Features Cards. Features cards available for Bridge, IEPE, Charge and RTD. Other features cards available upon request.

Bridge Configuration

2 to 10 wire plus shield; input (2), excitation (2), sense (2) and shunt calibration (4). Programmable bridge completion for half bridges and 120 Ohm and 350 Ohm quarter bridges. Other gage resistances by request.

Bridge Balance

Automatic by program control. Balance accuracy ±0.05% of range, ±1 mV RTO. Stability ±0.02% for 8 hours, ±0.005%/ºC.

IEPE Configuration

Voltage input, AC-coupled, 2-wire with shield.

IEPE Excitation

Current source 1 to 20 mA, set for 6 mA.

IEPE Input Impedance

100K Ohms

IEPE Input Protection

±30 Volts without damage.

Charge Configuration

Two ranges: 1 mV/pC (high) and 0.1 mV/pC (low).

Charge Gain Range

0.05 mV/pC to 2,500 mV/pC with 0.05% resolution.

Charge Gain Steps

Calibrated gains of 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 mV/pC with ±0.1% accuracy.

Charge Stability

±0.005%/ºC.

Charge Linearity

0.1% of full scale at 1 kHz.

Noise (10 kHz)

0.02 pC RMS plus 0.006 pC RMS per 1000 pF of source capacitance referred to input.

Maximum Input

200,000 pC on low range (0.05 to 250 mV/pC), 20,000 pC on high range (0.5 to 2,500 mV/pC) without charge converter overload.

Overload Flag

Overload flag set when output of charge converter exceeds full scale.

O.L. Reset

Program command provides recovery when using long time constants.

Charge Calibration

Signal from external calibration source applied through a 2,000 pF capacitor to the charge input and calibrated to ±0.1%.

Charge Test

Signal from external calibration source applied in series with the input transducer for testing transducer, cable, connections and amplifier.

Voltage Excitation

Programmable from 0.1 to 20 Volts with 0.5 mV resolution. Calibrated in 2-Volt steps ±0.1%. 50 mA limited to 70 mA maximum.

Voltage Excitation Regulation

Each channel individually regulated. ±0.01% over input voltage range and no-load to full-load.

Voltage Excitation Stability

±0.01% for 30 days. Temperature coefficient less than ±0.005%/ºC.

Voltage Excitation Noise

200 µV peak-to-peak, DC to 10 kHz

Voltage Monitor

Excitation voltage or current is read by a program instruction. Accuracy is ±0.2%.

Current Excitation

Programmable 0.1 mA to 51.2 mA with 1 µA resolution. Calibrated 5 mA steps ±0.1%.

Minimum Compliance

0.1 to 20 V

Current Regulation

±0.01% or ±0.1 µA for 10% line change.

Current Excitation Noise

2 µA or 5 µV peak-to-peak DC to 10 kHz.

Current Excitation Stability

±0.01% or ±2 µA for 30 days. Temperature coefficient is less than ±0.005% or ±1 µA/ºC.

Current Monitor

Excitation voltage or current is read by a program instruction. Accuracy is ±0.2%.

Input Range

±2 mV to ±10 Volts full scale, DC or AC coupled.

Gain

Programmable from 1 to 5,000 with 0.05% accuracy.

Gain Stability

±0.01% for 30 days, ±0.005%/ºC.

Gain Linearity

±0.01% for gains < 1000, ±0.02% gain 1000, and above

Input Impedance

50 Megohms, shunted by 500 pF DC coupled, 100K Ohms AC coupled.

Input Protection

±50 Volts, differential without damage.

Common Mode

74 dB plus gain in dB to 120 dB for balance input and 110 dB for a 350 Ohm source unbalanced, ±300 Volts, DC to 60Hz.

CM Voltage

±300 Volts operating, ±350 Volts without damage.

Zero (Amplifier)

Automatic zero to ±2 µV RTI or ±1.0 mV RTO whichever is greater.

Zero Stability

±5 µV RTI, ±1 mV RTO at constant temperature, ±1 µV RTI, ±0.2 mV RTO/ºC.

Source Current

±40 nA, ±0.05 nA/ºC.

Noise (10 kHz)

2.0 µV RTI plus 0.3 mV RTO, RMS.

Bandwidth

100 kHz (-3 dB) for gains 1 to 1,000, 50 kHz (-3 dB) for gains above 1,000. Slew rate is 5 V/µS.

Overload Recovery

120 µS to within ±0.1% for a 10 times overload to ±10 Volts.

Analog Output (Amplifier)

Two ±10 Volt full scale outputs. Accuracy is ±0.05%. Each may be programmed for filtered or wideband response.

Type

Six-pole, low-pass Bessel (36 dB/octave).

Frequency

Continuous programmable filter frequency from 4 Hz to 30 kHz with 1 Hz resolution below 1 kHz and 10 Hz resolution above 1 kHz and wideband.

Other

Other filter characteristics and cut offs are available.

Sample

±50 ns channel-to-channel time correlation.

Resolution

16 bits, two's complement output.

Rate

Programmable up to 200 kS/s per channel.

Linearity

±1 1/2 LSB (±0.004%)

Continuity

Monotonic to 15 bits.

Alarms

Two alarms each with upper and lower limits that are programmable from negative to positive full scale. Limits checked on each ADC sample.

Voltage Substitution

Voltage substitution, signal from external calibration source is applied to the amplifier input. Programmable attenuator with steps of 1, 0.1 and 0.01, ±0.02% accuracy. Output of the attenuator is provided for calibration.

Shunt Calibration

Shunt Calibration based on capability of Installed Features Card. FC1: Four steps of unipolar resistive shunt (8-wire). Four-step bipolar resistive shunt (10-wire) is optionally available. Jumpers provided for 4 and 6-wire connections and for shunting the internal completion resistor.

Zero Calibration

Amplifier input disconnected and shorted.

Mounting

Occupies one slot in Series 6000 enclosures.

Connectors

Bridge Inputs are 15-pin and Charge/IEPE are BNC. Outputs are 9-pin Type D. Mating connectors supplied for bridge input.

Operating Temperature

0 to +50 ºC

Ordering Information

6068-FC1 - Features Card: Bridge, 4-step shunt.
6068-FC2 - Features Card: Bridge, single-step shunt.
6068-FC4 - Features Card: IEPE, AC coupled voltage.
6068-FC5 - Features Card: 4-20mA.
6068-FC8 - Features Card: RTD.
6068-FC9 - Features Card: Charge, piezoelectric.
6068-PF4/30K-BE6 - 2-Channel Transducer Amplifier, PF 4Hz-30kHz 6-Pole Bessel.
6068-PF4/30K-BU6 - 2-Channel Transducer Amplifier, PF 4Hz-30kHz 6-Pole Butterworth.

The 6068 uses a plug-in module to configure the input of each channel for a particular type of transducer or specific type of calibration. Modules can be easily modified or created to handle special customer requirements. The more popular modules are described here and include those for AC and DC coupled voltage, full and partial bridges, and IEPE or piezoelectric charge.

The bridge input is eight or ten-wire shielded accommodating even the most complex transducer wiring schemes. The base board provides both programmable constant voltage with remote sensing and constant current excitation. Programmable completion is provided on the bridge module for quarter, half and full bridge transducers. Automatic bridge balance accommodates large unbalances without limiting dynamic range or loading the transducer output. It can be used to provide voltage offsets in the hundreds of millivolts for non-bridge transducers such as MEMS and variable capacitance.
Depending on the function card selected the capability is provided for up to four-steps of bipolar resistive shunt calibration or DAC shunt calibration that provides 4096 calibration steps using a single calibration resistor. The FC1 Bridge Module shown has four steps of unipolar resistance shunt that can be applied to either an external bridge arm or strain gage or to the internal completion resistor. This module may also be used to apply low-level voltage inputs to the instrumentation amplifier on the base board.

The IEPE module is for piezoelectric and other transducers with built-in electronics and a voltage output. It provides constant current excitation to the transducer that is programmable from 1 to 20 mA with 26 Volt compliance. The output of the transducer is AC coupled to the input of the instrumentation amplifier on the base board.