National Instruments cDAQ-9188XT CompactDAQ rugged 8-slot ethernet chassis

The NI cDAQ-9188XT is an 8-slot NI CompactDAQ ethernet chassis designed for distributed or remote measurements in rugged environments. With a temperature range of -40 to 70°C, 50 g shock, 5 g vibration operating specifications and Class 1 Division 2 and Ex hazardous location certifications, the user can take any measurement, anywhere.

A single chassis can measure up to 256 channels of electrical, physical, mechanical or acoustic signals. By combining more than 50 sensor-specific NI C Series I/O modules with NI Signal Streaming technology, the platform delivers high-speed data and ease of use in a flexible, mixed-measurement system. The device can measure in minutes with the NI-DAQmx software and automatic code generation using the DAQ Assistant.

Set-up is simplified with zero configuration networking and a built-in, web-based configuration utility. The product allows the user to configure a watchdog timer for any of the output channels (analog, digital or counter) used on the chassis. This feature provides a fail-safe mechanism to take over the output channel and place the system into a user-configurable known safe state if an undesired event occurs, such as the ethernet cable becoming disconnected.