First Steps - FAG Detector III Manual

3.3 First steps

3.3.1 Adding a sensor
Before you can set up configurations, you must define the sensors you want to
use. Detector III is delivered with all necessary sensors. They are pre-defined in
the Trendline software.
Proceed as follows to add new sensors:
· In the Detector menu click Sensor > Add.
· In Sensor type choose from Acceleration, Temperature or Trigger sensor.
· In the Name field, enter a name for the sensor, e.g. "IMI 627".
Acceleration sensor
· Enter sensor sensitivity in mV/g in the Sensitivity field. Sensitivity is printed on
the sensor or indicated in the enclosed specifications.
· When you add an active sensor, select Active sensor and enter minimum and
maximum bias voltage in the appropriate input boxes. On the one hand, this
activates sensor supply voltage in the Detector before the measurement is
performed and activates a high pass to filter the supply voltage out of the
measuring signal. On the other hand, the Detector checks whether sensor bias
voltage is within the set thresholds. Minimum bias voltage must be at least 3,
maximum bias voltage must not be greater than 17. The difference between the
two values must not be less than 10.
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