Sherborne Sensors has launched the DTI series, a range of five-digit, programmable digital panel meters offering improved tilt measurement, system versatility and performance. The DTI series is designed to take an output from any Sherborne Sensors gravity-referenced inclinometer, provide the necessary trigonometric conversions and display the output as an angle with a resolution down to 0.001deg.
For seamless interface with a data-acquisition system, two supplementary outputs, an analogue voltage output and a RS422/485 serial output are supplied. The enclosure is manufactured from recyclable and flame-retardant (VO) materials with front-panel conformance to IP65: NEMA 4. The DTI Series can be implemented into simple, measurement-only applications, as well as those requiring digital communications, alarms and mathematical functions.
The menu-driven software, also supplied, enables fast and flexible setup from the front panel or via a serial-communications link. Built-in, comprehensive alarm functions for the DTI Series makes them particularly suitable for monitoring, switching and control functions. The hysteresis facility prevents noisy signals from switching alarms erroneously, with high and low deviations facilitating control around a set point. On and off delay times can be set with individual alarms, configured as latching or non-latching depending on user requirements.
The DTI Series is suitable for use with most Sherborne Sensors gravity-referenced inclinometers, as well as other manufacturers’ products. An integral 12V DC power supply is intended to provide excitation voltage for MEMS-based inclinometers. Bipolar voltage-supplied inclinometers may be also powered via Sherborne Sensors’ XT-0102 or XT-0103 series power-supply modules. The DTI Series can also be supplied as a completely calibrated tilt-monitoring system, including the inclinometer.
