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THE DASH 18X – COMBINE WAVEFORM DATA,VIDEO, AUDIO AND ANALYSIS IN A “READY-TO-GO” SYSTEM In today’s work environment, you need to be ready to test at a moment’s notice.You need a system that will handle all of your recording requirements in one instrument, so you don’t have to carry a scope, a meter, a data recorder, a datalogger and an audio recorder.The Dash 18X gives you all of this in a system with the footprint of a laptop computer.
THREE DATA ACQUISITION MODES Three different data acquisition modes make the Dash 18X adaptable for any application. Real-time recording mode lets you see your data in real-time while capturing continuously to the hard drive. Scrolling waveforms show you exactly what is happening in real-time. Scope mode gives you the power of a Digital Storage Scope at the tip of your fingers! Scope mode gives you a detailed, real-time view of high frequency signals while capturing data to the hard drive in the background.
INTELLIGENT ACQUISITION The Dash 18X can capture data based on user defined trigger conditions, letting you capture exactly the data you want to see.You can stack thousands of captures on the hard drive, ideal for unattended, triggered operation. Each Dash 18X offers pre- and post-trigger memory storage, so you can program it to show you what caused an event, what followed an event, or both.
TOUCH-SCREEN FOR SETUP, MONITORING & REVIEW The built-in touch-screen and the intuitive graphical user interface make the Dash 18X one of the easiest instruments you’ll ever use.The interface is completely customizable, allowing you to design controls that even the most casual user can understand. If you forget how to use a particular function, on-line help will step you through the operation.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE DASH 18X GRAPHIC U S E R I N T E R FA C E ON-SCREEN CURSORS FOR WAV E F O R M M E A S U R E M E N T S REAL-TIME WAV E F O R M D I S P L AY DASH 18X W I T H S TA N D HANDS-FREE HEADSET ALUMINUM UNIVERSAL INPUTS CASE WEBCAM PRINT TO STRIP CHART, LASERJET, INKJET AND MORE! For applications requiring a strip chart output, the Dash 18X features an optional 11-inch wide chart and a 300 dot per inch thermal array recorder to give you the recording resolution you need.
SET-UP, REVIEW AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE ASTROVIEW® X PC-BASED REVIEW SOFTWARE Each Dash 18X system includes AstroVIEW X, our PC-based data review and analysis program. AstroVIEW X runs on any Windows PC and lets you upload and review data captured from your Dash 18X. AstroVIEW X has built-in analysis with basic functionality and easily converts data into ASCII, Excel, MathCAD™, DADiSP™ and other popular formats.
COLOR DISPLAY Type Resolution Touch Functions 17-inch Active Matrix color LCD (TFT) 1280 x 1024 Full screen, resistive User interface with touch-based icons and menus; Real-time waveform monitoring; Review previous waveform records while recording; Overlay numeric values in Engineering Units ANALOG INPUT BOARDS Maximum Boards 3 Maximum Waveforms 18 STANDARD EVENT INPUTS Number of Inputs 8 TTL via 9-pin, D-shell connector REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING Low Pass Filter Stops from 1 Hz to 10,000 Hz High Pass Fil
