Signal flow ..............................7 Galvanic isolation ............................7 Dimensions ..............................8 BX8-HD15 15-pin HD D-Sub ........................ 8 BX8-HD44 44-pin D-Sub ........................8 BX8-AS 24-pin M16 ..........................9 ............................. 9 Specifications Analog input ............................9 Digital input / digital output ........................10 Analog output ............................
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..........................39 ........................39 Digital inputs and outputs Digital-I/O Numbers ..........................39 Digital I/O Functions ..........................40 Inverting digital inputs .......................... 42 Further Notes Digital I/O ........................43 Master-Slave Frame Synchronization ....................43 ....................... 43 Data acquisition and Bandwidth Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Data frames and Bandwidth ........................46 Frequency output 60kHz ±30khz ......................47 Changelog ............................. 48 Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598 ...
The 8-channel BX8 measuring amplifier features high data resolution at frequencies of 1 Hz to 48000 Hz. The 8 channels acquire data simultaneously. Versions Type Sensor Input Signal-Output BX8-HD15 8x 15-Pin HD D-Sub 1x USB, UART, Analog, Digital-I/O BX8-HD15-EC 8x 15-Pin HD D-Sub 1x USB, EtherCat, Analog, Digital-I/O...
Communication interfaces such as USB port or EtherCAT or CANbus are available. The device has 8 configurable analog outputs (±10 V and 4...20 mA among others). UART interface serves to control the measuring amplifier via the Raspberry PI (not for versions with EtherCat).
2.5 V 7 mV/V Signal flow Galvanic isolation The supply voltage UB+ / 0V is galvanically isolated from the modules for analog input analog output digital in- outputs interfaces The isolation voltage is 50 V Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Supply voltage 12...28V DC Ground Supply voltage GNDE Ground analog-input Negative bridge supply GNDA Ground analog-output GNDD Ground digital input / output GNDU Ground UART port („Raspberry PI Port“) GNDR Ground RS232 port (only for Model 9330) Dimensions BX8‐HD15 15‐pin HD D‐Sub BX8‐HD44 44‐pin D‐Sub Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
(data frequency), which is send via USB-interface or made available to the field bus. Additionally there are two adjustable digital filters: 1x FIR filter and 1x IIR filter. Each filter is individually adjustable for any of the 8 input channels.
The cut-off frequency is configurable for low and high pass filters. The cut-off frequency refers to a signal frequency already attenuated by -3dB. This corresponds to a factor of Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
„Tara“, Set-Zero“: trigger an automatic zero adjustment for all outputs (analog and digital) ECR-LED EtherCat EC Run; Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Positive differential input GNDE Ground, analog input Negative sense line (6-wire connection only) Positive sense line (6-wire connection only) Q120 Quarter bridge completion 120Ohm Negative differential input Quarter bridge completion 1000Ohm Half bridge completion Analog input voltage, single ended ±10V Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Negative differential input Quarter bridge completion 1000Ohm Halt bridge completion Analog input voltage, single ended ±10V GNDIO Not equipped sep.galv.isol (optional) VCCIO Not equipped sep.galv.isol (optional) 1,2,3 TEDS Transducer Electronic Data acc. to IEEE 1451.4 Negative bridge supply Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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The labelling on the front panel is 4/6 for connecting the channels 4 to 6. 4/6 Channels 4,5,6, D-Sub HD 44 Signal Description Channel Shield Earth (housing) TEDS Transducer Electronic Data acc. to IEEE 1451.4 Negative bridge supply Positive bridge supply Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Not equipped sep.galv.isol (optional) Earth (housing) TEDS Transducer Electronic Data acc. to IEEE 1451.4 Negative bridge supply Positive bridge supply Q350 Quarter bridge completion 350 Ohm Positive differential input GNDE Ground, analog input Negative sense line (6-wire connection only) Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Positive bridge supply Q350 Quarter bridge completion 350Ohm Positive differential input GNDE Ground, analog input Negative sense line (6-wire connection only) Positive sense line (6-wire connection only) Q120 Quarter bridge completion 120Ohm Negative differential input Quarter bridge completion 1000Ohm Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Positive bridge supply Positive differential input Negative differential input Negative bridge supply Negative sense line (6-wire connection only) TEDS Transducer Electronic Data according IEEE 1451.4 Positive sense line (6-wire connection only) Positive bridge supply Positive differential input Negative differential input Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Transducer Electronic Data according IEEE 1451.4 Positive sense line (6-wire connection only) Positive bridge supply Positive differential input Negative differential input Negative bridge supply Negative sense line (6-wire connection only) TEDS Transducer Electronic Data acc. to IEEE 1451.4 Earth (housing) Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Note: Socket "1/6 connects the six-axis sensors "6AXX" with 44-pin D-Sub connectors. At the 44-pin Sub D socket 7/8 up to 2 channels can be connected (channel 7 and channel 8). Channels 7, 8, D-Sub HD 44 Signal Description Channel Shield Earth (housing) Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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GNDE Ground, analog input Analog input voltage, single ended ±10V GNDE Ground, analog input Earth (housing) Earth (housing) Earth (housing) TEDS Transducer Electronic Data according IEEE 1451.4 Negative bridge supply Positive bridge supply Q350 Quarter bridge completion 350Ohm Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Not equipped sep.galv.isol (optional) TEDS Transducer Electronic Data according IEEE 1451.4 Negative bridge supply Positive bridge supply Q350 Quarter bridge completion 350Ohm Positive differential input GNDE Ground, analog input Negative sense line (6-wire connection only) Positive sense line (6-wire connection only) Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Channels 7, 8, D-Sub HD 44 Signal Description Channel Q120 Quarter bridge completion 120Ohm Negative differential input Quarter bridge completion 1000Ohm Half bridge completion Analog input voltage, single ended ±10V GNDIO Not equipped sep.galv.isol (optional) Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
The active strain gauges R3 and R4 connect to +Us, +Ud and -Us. For very long cable lengths, use sense lines +Uf and -Uf. The internal half bridge R1, R2 is activated with a wire jumper from HB to -Ud. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
To measure temperature, activate the input type "PT1000" using software. Connection of the active sensors The single-ended voltage signal of active sensors connects to Ue and GNDE. The +Us terminal supports potentiometer sensors. The energy supply for active sensors can be via galvanic isolated voltage VCCIO and GNDIO. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
DGND Digital ground (GND) DGND Digital ground (GND) DIO 2 Group 1, 1.2 DIO 4 Group 1, 1.4 DIO 6 Group 2, 2.2 DIO 8 Group 2, 2.4 DIO 10 Group 3, 3.2 DIO 12 Group 3, 3.4 Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Group 2, 2.1 DIO 7 Group 2, 2.3 DIO 9 Group 3, 3.1 DIO 11 Group 3, 3.3 DIO 13 Group 4, 4.1 DIO 15 Group 4, 4.3 Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Meaning Shield Shielding Power (UB+) GND (0V) CAN_H Dominant High CAN_L Dominant Low Housing Shield UART Port 9‐pin D‐Sub socket Use the UART Port for connecting to the Raspberry PI. The UART Port is not available for variants "EC" with EtherCat. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Transmit data of BX8, 3.3 Volt level Internal usage Ground supply voltage Supply voltage Internal Supply voltage BX8 Disable Housing Shield Voltage supply M8, 4‐pin Positive supply voltage 10-27V, brown Earth (housing) PE, white Negative supply voltage (GND), blue Earth (housing) PE, black Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Analog output, current or voltage GNDA Ground, Analog output TEDS Transducer Electronic Data according to IEEE 1451.4 Voltage, Analog input GNDE Ground, Analog input Quarter bridge completion 1000 Ohm Q350 Quarter bridge completion 350 Ohm Q120 Quarter bridge completion 120 Ohm Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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EEPROM to GNDE and the signal line “supply line” at the TEDS side. TEDS, however, are only supported by BX8 firmware version 1.32 and hardware version 4.0 (devices purchased from 11/2016) and following. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
FUNCTION-LED EC-RUN-LED EtherCAT State=INIT (not active) Permanently on EtherCAT State=PREOP Blinking 200ms on 200ms off EtherCAT State= SAFEOP Single flash 200ms on, 1s off EtherCAT State= OP Permanently on USB-Bootloader active (EtherCAT not 300ms on used) 300ms off Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Checksum error after writing to flash memory during firmware Firmware- update update failed FUNCTION LED The FUNCTION LED lights up permanently in yellow (blue for BX8-HD) during normal operation. It blinks after activating the firmware update function (see Annex A). Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
The DIOs can be configured as an input or output function, whereby the DIOs within one group must all have the same data direction. Digital-I/O Numbers In the devices and windows API (DLL), the numbers of assigned DIOs to the terminal connections are identification as follows: Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
General input. Query the logic level with Purpose Input GetDIOlevel / BX86getDIOlevel. Sync-Slave Input 0x000002 Input for synchronous measurement data frame transmission in combination with several BX8, Input whereby the line is connected to the master (see no.18) Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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USB interface at the active-to-inactive edge. Trigger Send Output 0x000800 While the input level is active, a USB interface at a set data rate sends measured value frames with actual actual value measured values. General-...
Logic 1 = High = 5V Only when using the general-purpose functions (no. 1 and 10 in the above table) does the inversion have no effect. The functions BX86get/setDIOlevel and Get/SetDIOlevel always read the level directly, i.e. not inverted. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
In this case, the data frequency also automatically corresponds to the update of the analog output. However, the analog output updates up to 16000 samples / s. The analog output is switched off from 24000 samples / s and higher. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Data frequency in frames/s Decimation divisor -3 dB cut-off frequency in Hz 48000 24000 16000 12000 9600 8000 6000 4800 4000 3200 3000 2400 2000 1920 1600 1500 12,8 1200 1000 19,2 38,4 Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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Data frequency in frames/s Decimation divisor -3 dB cut-off frequency in Hz 76,8 153,6 1000 1200 1500 1600 1920 2000 2400 3000 1200 3200 1280 4000 1600 4800 1920 6000 2400 Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Data frames and Bandwidth The BX8 transmits measured data in single frames via a serial USB interface, whereby each measured data frame contains samples of all 8 channels acquired simultaneously. The data format is selectable for measured data. There are 3 different data formats available:...
A user scaling value can be supplied which allows for changing the output scaling. from Firmware 1.36 and higher This value does not apply for the BX8, if the configured data type is float. Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
Chapter Interfaces, Buttons & LEDs, DIOs expanded, TEDS added, corrected bx8_ver7h.odt Chapter "noise amplitude of analog output"; Paragraph over the bandwidth of the analog output; Maximum bandwidth with K6D sensors; Interface Inc. ● 7401 East Butherus Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 USA ● Phone 480.948.5555 ● Fax 480.948.1924 www.interfaceforce.com ● Email: contact@interfaceforce.com ● ORDER TOLL‐FREE 800.947.5598...
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(1) one year from the date of dispatch. If the 'Interface' product you purchase appears to have a defect in material or workmanship or fails during normal use within the period, please contact your Distributor, who will assist you in resolving the problem. If it is necessary to return the product to 'Interface' please include a note stating name, company, address, phone number and a detailed description of the problem.