PhoenixKonnect

96-channel configuration for transient data

20 Channel System with Passive Interface Panel

Broadband vs Damped Sensor Response

High-Speed Video Synchronized with Event Time-Zero

MECALC ALI25 Transient Data Capture

Signal Directory Manages Configuration and Data Capture

ALI Stack

PhoenixKonnect™

An intuitive software solution for control, channel/signal validation, capture, analysis, and archiving of data. Supports simultaneous transient and streaming capture from multiple sources. PhoenixKonnect post-processing options support custom Python scripts and Kornucopia (The Noisy Data Experts™), a Matlab-based tool for analyzing physical test data. Download our brochure here.

MECALC

The ALI²⁵ is the industry’s first 5M Sa/s, 24-bit acquisition module (datasheet) with a flat bandwidth response greater than 2 MHz, slew rates greater than 50 V/us and built-in signal conditioning for bridge-type transducers. WSB and ICP streaming modules are also available and supported by PhoenixKonnect.

SD-VXI

The SD VX2824x & VX2805x have been an industry standard for high-speed transient data capture for over 20 years. PhoenixKonnect supports existing VX2824x & 2825x cards, while offering sites a means to extend the operational life of their existing hardware investment.

OLD MEETS NEW

PhoenixKonnect provides a cost-effective upgrade path from aging SD VIDAS systems utilizing SD-VXI and legacy IMPAX / IMPAX-SD software running on deprecated operating systems, while offering new features and the support SD customers are accustomed to.

Our software is compatible with modern Windows platforms. PhoenixKonnect provides the flexibility to conduct testing on dedicated SD-VXI and MECALC systems, or transparently blend both platforms for a unified data acquisition test plan.

KEY SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:

5 MSa/s at 24 bits
Slew Rate >50 v/µs
Bandwidth:

DC 1.0 MHz ±0.1dB at 5 MSa/s
DC 2.375 MHz -3dB at 5 MSa/s

Creates test plans for configuring sensors in a wide range of options (voltage substitution, current-excitation, bridge-balancing) with support for temperature sensors, strain gauges and TEDS.
Verifies measurement integrity prior to data capture with continuous pre-trigger monitoring, summarized channel information and sensor-fault detection.
Groups channels in clusters to support independent triggers and sample rate settings.
Applies templated transducer settings for quick and convenient channel configurations.
Supports high speed type K,T Thermocouple-to-Voltage Module >1 MHz bandwidth.
Multi-chassis coordination ensures detection of events is time and phase synchronous.
Post-event signal processing scans each channel and graphically highlights both analog and digital overloads.
Interfaces with Kornucopia® ML™, a MATLAB-based tool for post-processing of transient data (video).

Hypersonics Research at Purdue University

High-speed data acquisition systems with rapid triggering capabilities are essential for hypersonic shock tube testing where valuable data is captured within milliseconds. During our facility build-out, experts in our field recommended MECALC for our data collection system. The MECALC system has performed exceptionally well, consistently capturing high-speed sensor data in a reliable and repeatable way.

Colt Parker, Hypersonic Test Engineer

Mecalc ALI25 - Sample of FFT resonant frequencies from a triple-axis block arrangement.

Sandia National Labs

Data submitted courtesy of Mike Willis

Computer Methods offers turnkey systems utilizing the latest Mecalc QuantusSeries hardware capturing high-bandwidth transient and shock events.