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DI-4730

High Speed Industrial Data Acquisition System

with 8 High Voltage Isolated Channels, Programmable Gain,

Expandability with ChannelStretch™, and Stand-alone Capability

User's Manual

Manual Revision B

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Summary of Contents for DI-4730

Page 1: ...electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without expressed written authorization from the com pany The distribution of this material outside the company may occur only as a...

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Page 3: ...products that have been repaired or altered by persons other than DATAQ Instru ments employees or products that have been subjected to misuse neglect improper installation or accident DATAQ Instrumen...

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Page 5: ...e 13 Rear Panel 14 Digital Inputs 14 Status LED 14 USB Drive 15 USB Mini B USB Connection 15 Ethernet port 15 Control Button Operations 16 Record Data to USB Thumb Drive 16 Stop Recording to USB Thumb...

Page 6: ...DI 4730 Series Hardware Manual Table of Contents vi Channel Selection 28 5 Unlock WinDaq and Stand alone Data Logging 33 6 Dimensional Drawing 35...

Page 7: ...gh their PC then record data in the field to removable flash memory via the USB drive port without being connected to their PC Stand alone data logging requires Unlock code to record more than 1 chann...

Page 8: ...r free from our web site www dataq com WINDAQ Data Acquisition software free can be used to record waveforms directly and continuously to disk while monitoring a real time display of the waveforms on...

Page 9: ...y response each ch 1000 100 10 1V 3 db 5 0 kHz 100mV 3 db 4 50 kHz 10mV 3 db 1 30 kHz Channel to channel crosstalk rejection 75 dB 100kHz into100 unbalanced Analog input connector type Safety banana s...

Page 10: ...Format FAT32 Indicators and Connections Rear Panel USB port USB 2 0 mini B style connector PC communications USB Drive A type Connector USB drive for Stand alone data logging Cannot be used concurrent...

Page 11: ...typical Synchronization Conditions Syncs with any combination of DI 4108 DI 4208 DI 4718B and DI 4730 Ethernet instruments For most accurate synchronization all instruments should be connected to the...

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Page 13: ...vent that your unit must for any reason be sent back to DATAQ Instruments Install WINDAQ Software All software for the DI 4730 can be installed via a download able executable directly from the DATAQ I...

Page 14: ...llation All DI 4730 instruments are shipped DHCP enabled We recommend you setup a DHCP reservation on your network for your data acquisition applications 1 Find the MAC address of your DI 4730 The dev...

Page 15: ...configure the Ethernet settings to allow for DHCP If the device is available in WinDaq Dashboard but you cannot run WinDaq Acquisition software you may have the application blocked in Windows Firewall...

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Page 17: ...of analog input signals Analog Inputs All analog input signal connections are made to the banana plugs Each terminal is clearly labeled to correspond with the physical channel Each analog input measu...

Page 18: ...tor comb type that uses as many as 512 samples per channel to calculate in real time as data is acquired Filter response is optimized when sampling frequency is set to ten times the highest frequency...

Page 19: ...tion of Sample Rate The resolution of the DI 44730 is a function of sample rate The lower the sample rate the higher the resolution ADC resolution R is a function of selected sample rate per channel F...

Page 20: ...of each state as well as a description of some states not displayed on the label State Mode Description Connecting The device is looking for a connection to your PC or USB thumb drive It will check t...

Page 21: ...power interruption could result in data file cor ruption Blinking Blue Green Armed USB thumb Drive is waiting for a trig ger condition The device is acquiring data and waiting for a trigger condition...

Page 22: ...LibUSB but it can be switched to the USB CDC Communication Device Class CDC mode allows the USB port of DI 4730 devices to appear like a traditional RS 232 port which is common across most operating...

Page 23: ...3 Push and hold the Control button 4 Plug the thumb drive into the device Drive while holding the button in 5 Release the button when the mode LED changes to Red Black 6 The device will read and load...

Page 24: ...30 contains 7 general purpose digital input ports Many of the ports also provide specific functionality in WINDAQ or a third party program D0 Event is for WINDAQ Remote Events This bit inserts an even...

Page 25: ...to set WINDAQ to place event markers on low to high transitions of the Event input Use the menu command Options Remote Events to set WINDAQ to place event markers on high to low transi tions of the Ev...

Page 26: ...ftware they only display in the WINDAQ playback software WWB WINDAQ Remote Storage D1 Record To use a switch closure or TTL signal to begin recording data remotely connect signal leads to the appropri...

Page 27: ...d Rate or the number of falling edge transitions per unit of time that are applied to this input Click on Edit Channels in the WINDAQ Acquisition menu to open the Channel Selection grid Channel 10 is...

Page 28: ...s reported in cycles per minute instead of cycles per sec ond the measurement interval remains the same Tachometer measurements in units of RPM revolutions per min ute is just one example that benefit...

Page 29: ...count value is 65 535 before the counter resets to zero automatically Use the Edit Reset Count command in WINDAQ Acquisition software to reset counts immediately to zero This feature is available in...

Page 30: ...tal Input channel Click on the Channel 9 channel box to enable disable the digital inputs The Channel 9 channel box will display an I when enabled Channel 9 records and displays all the digital inputs...

Page 31: ...hernet settings configure your instrument for stand alone data logging to record data to a USB flash drive and access the USB thumb drive via the Ethernet interface Devices in a ChannelStretch Group c...

Page 32: ...l count of your DI 4730 with ChannelStretch Connect up to 16 DI 4730 DI 4718B DI 4108 and or DI 4208 devices with a powered USB hub multiple cascaded connected powered USB hubs can be used or Ethernet...

Page 33: ...vices must be on the same subnet as the PC that is recording the data preferably the same Ethernet switch Please Note Because of the way Windows operating systems manage USB controllers the only way t...

Page 34: ...ntrols Indicators and Connections 28 Channel Selection Devices are listed in the Channel Selection grid in alpha numeric order of the serial numbers of the device Devices must be connected to the USB...

Page 35: ...ducts di 4730 to purchase the unlock code under Accessories or call 330 668 1444 Once pur chased you will be given a Key code to enter into WinDaq Data Acquisition software Please Note If you ordered...

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Page 37: ...DI 4730 Series Hardware Manual Dimensional Drawing 35 6 Dimensional Drawing 2 450 7 450 9 900 7 500 1 802 side view front view...

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