using 6015 to measure acceleration

[Zschocke]

How can I use the "acceleration" option of the NI-DAQmx/Measurement Explorer to measure accelerations via the DAQ-Pad 6015?

[KaiKratt]

Hello Zschocke,

it is not possible to measure acceleration with the DAQPads 6015/6016 directly. You only can measure voltage, therefore you need a "acceleration-voltage-converter" and you have to know which acceleration corresponds to which voltage.

If you want to measure acceleration try e.g. the SCXI 1531.


Kai Kratt
National Instruments

[E Murphy]

Hi Zschocke:
You can use a piezoelectric accelerometer like the ones provided by CTC (ctconline.com) You will also need a constant current power supply (2 to 4 mA) to power the accelerometer (it has an integrated circuit inside)The sensitivity is 100 mV / g. The output of the power supply can be connected directly to your DAQCard
Regards
Eduardo Murphy