This data acquisition system can be connected with a wide variety of sensors (flow rate, pressure, etc.) and together with the included software allows to easily monitor and feedback data acquired from up to four independent sensors. Its performance is perfectly adapted to many microfluidic applications.
General
This Sensor Reader is an interface to monitor different parameters of a typical your microfluidic setup (flow rate, pressure, etc.). It can work with 4 independent sensors at the same time and it is compatible with several flow control instruments (syringe pump, peristaltic pump and pressure controllers).
The Sensor Reader can be easily connected to your PC via a USB port, and the included software allows data acquisition, real-time monitoring and feedback control of your pressure/flow system.
Features & Benefits
| Capable of reading 4 sensors simultaneously |
Measure a wide range of physical parameters (such as flow rate and pressure). Multiple modules can be used simultaneously if more than 4 sensors are required! |
| Compact size and aluminum body |
- Dimensions without connectors (length x width x height): 91 x 69 x 29 mm
- Weight: 320 g
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| High speed and precise operation |
11 bit resolution and a sampling speed of up to 10 kHz per channel |
| Real time feedback |
Thanks to its high speed and easy integration into any microfluidic system. |
| Compatibility with a wide range of analog sensors |
By using the two independent embedded 5-25 V power supplies, the device can simultaneously read sensors powered by two different voltages. |
| Three different analog input ranges |
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| Noise reduction |
An embedded 60 Hz low pass analog filter which can be independently activated on each of the four channels |
| Included software |
It supports a sampling rate of up to 1 kHz and allows simple control and data acquisition (graphical visualization, data recording, downstream analysis) |
Typical Setup
This is the typical flow/pressure sensor setup in which the Sensor Reader can be used as acquisition module together with the integrated software.
Find here the available sensors (click on them for more information!):
Content
1x Sensor Reader bow with 4 sensors ports
1x USB cable
1x USB key loaded with ESI software
Specifications
| Max number of sensors |
4 |
| Sensor connectors |
M8 female (4 pins) |
| USB reading current min - max |
100 mA – 500 mA |
Sensor power supplies voltage
(2 power supplies tunable independently, each of which feeds 2 sensors) |
5 – 25 V |
| Total power on the 4 channels |
0.9 W |
| Impedance |
1 MΩ |
| Max acquisition frequency |
0 – 10 kHz |
| Acquisition resolution |
11 bits (2048 cts) |
| Input range |
0 – 10 V |
0 – 5 V |
0 – 1 V |
| Resolution (1 bit) |
5 mV |
2.5 mV |
0.5 mV |
| Noise (full band) |
5 mV rms |
2.5 mV rms |
0.5 mV rms |
| Analog low-pass filter function characteristics |
| Cutoff frequency |
60 Hz |
| Filter order |
3 |
Documentation
MSR sensor reader user guide
The Elveflow Smart Interface ESI allows an intuitive control of microfluidic instruments in a few clicks. Its user-friendly interface can manage both basic control and complex tasks. The ESI microfluidic software has many applications in microfluidics, such as: generation of continuous fluid streams, dosing of volumes, generation of dynamic flow profiles, optomicrofluidic control, etc...
Features
- Pressure and flow rate real-time monitoring and recording
- Programming and automation of complex sequences
- Possibility to control different instruments through the provided C++, Python, MATLAB® and LabVIEW® libraries
