LCM Releases Wireless Telemetry System

LCM's new telemetry system enables various sensors, including load cells, inclinometers, accelerometers, displacement LVDT, pressure, temperature, humidity, pH and shock, to be wirelessly monitored. The T24 wireless telemetry system provides multiple data acquisition in real time. The modular T24 range is a set of products based around proprietary acquisition devices that can be mixed and matched to provide high-quality remote readings for critical applications.

The low-power radio units allow data collection over many years with no sustained power and are, therefore, more cost effective than hardwired systems, according to the company. One acquisition module can provide data to multiple output devices and the output devices can accept data from multiple acquisition modules. Any strain bridge, voltage or current output sensor can integrate with the T24 acquisition devices to create wireless instrumentation monitoring systems with a direct line-of-sight range of 120m, which can be further extended with the use of antennas and passive repeaters.

Engineers at LCM Systems can provide advice and guidance on how the optimum system should be configured. A number of acquisition modules are available. For strain gauges, there is a five-wire measurement device (the T24-SA), while the T24-VA voltage acquisition accepts 0-10V and the T24-IA accepts 0-20mA, suitable for a range of sensors with a 4-20mA output. Real-time results from multiple inputs can be displayed on either a static or a handheld device, both of which can be provided by LCM Systems.

Alternatively, a single acquisition output can be relayed using the T24-AO1 analogue output module to a data logger. Software and accessories include antennas and batteries, as well as the free-of-charge T24 Toolkit Software, a Windows package for the configuration and calibration of all T24 modules. The company can offer a fully integrated system solution comprising load cells and wireless telemetry products, packaged into a fully functional bespoke solution to meet customers' specific requirements.

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