Category: General

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Considering application needs, Simex have adapted some of their industrial meters to 12V (10-30V DC) power supply systems. These include the economic electronic indicators of the SWE-94 series (-U, -S versions) and SWE-73 (-A, -T, -S versions). The meters are able to freely scale and display such measurement signals as: current 0/4..20mA, voltage 0..10V, millivolt, and temperature from RTD or thermocouple sensors.

12V DC is considered to be safe voltage and is often the only option available. The new supply voltage makes it possible to use certain devices in various applications, e.g. in motor boats, agricultural machinery or transport vehicles.

Here at Metrix Electronics we have an extensive range of High Speed Data Recorders. A large selection of which belong to the DAS (Data Acquisition Solution) range from Sefram.

All with touchscreen and plenty of models to choose from offering a variety of options. Options such as paperless or thermal, handheld or bench and a number of channels ranging from 2 to 200. You are sure to find the Data Recorder of your dreams right here!

For Process Applications there is the DAS 240. These recorders have been designed to measure and record up to an impressive 200 analogue channels.

For the Industrial Maintenance and Servicing, the DAS 30/ DAS 50/ DAS 60 family will fulfil your needs for voltage, current, frequency measurement and recording.

For Recording Specialists, the paper-free ranges DAS 700, DAS 701, DAS 1700, offer you not only more effective recordings but also data entry and processing technology. On top of all that an interface which make the devices interconnective. Available with or without fan depending on your environment.

For all measurement campaigns which require paper printing, the 8460 series is available with a paper width of 270mm and a printing speed of up to 200mm/s.

So it seems Sefram have every base covered for your High Speed Data Recording needs. With years of innovation leading to technical perfection and simplicity of use.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding these Data Recorders. We are always happy to hear from you and will endeavour to answer any questions or quote requirements with our usual technical expertise and efficiency.

As a regular donator and supporter of Thrive, a local gardening charity, we are thrilled to be able to give you a brief update on what they have achieved over the past year.

Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable.

During 2018, with the support of donations, Thrive has delivered nationally a whopping 10,000 gardening sessions, assisted 3,000 people with inquiries about Social and Therapeutic Horticulture and trained more than 500 people who attended their courses. Quite an achievement!

Our local Thrive at Reading

At Thrive Reading they have a magnificent Christmas tree donated by Notcutts Garden Centre near Oxford which the clients enjoyed decorating to help celebrate the festive period. Apparently preparations are well underway for the highlight of the year: the Christmas party!

If you are interested in donating and want to help Thrive continue to help more people then it is not too late to bag yourself some splendid Thrive Christmas cards!

If you need to generate electrical waveforms an essential piece of electronic test equipment for your bench is the Analogue Waveform Generator or the more advanced Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG). The waveforms produced can be either repetitive or single-shot and injected into a device under test, confirming the proper operation of the device or pinpointing a fault.

Analogue Function Generators

Analogue Function Generators are perfect for generating waveforms especially common waveforms such as the sine wave, square wave, triangular wave and saw tooth shapes. Function generators are heavily used in the development, test and repair of electronic equipment. For example, they may be used as a signal source to test amplifiers or to introduce an error signal into a control loop.

Pulse Generators

Function generators are primarily used for working with analogue circuits, whereas related pulse generators are primarily used for working with digital circuits.

Arbitrary Waveform Generators

More advanced function generators are called arbitrary waveform generators (AWG). They use direct digital synthesis (DDS) techniques to generate any waveform that can be described by a table of amplitudes. Some AWG’s also operate as conventional function generators and can generate standard waveforms such as sine, square, ramp, triangle, noise and pulse.

Here at Metrix we have a range of high quality devices for generating waveforms of all shapes, sizes and frequencies. Test equipment to satisfy all your waveform generating needs from BK Precision, OR-X and Sefram.

Here at Metrix Electronics we have an extensive range of High Speed Data Recorders. A large selection of which belong to the DAS (Data Acquisition Solution) range from Sefram.

All with touchscreen and plenty of models to choose from offering a variety of options. Options such as paperless or thermal, handheld or bench and a number of channels ranging from 2 to 200. You are sure to find the Data Recorder of your dreams right here!

For Process Applications there is the DAS 240. These recorders have been designed to measure and record up to an impressive 200 analogue channels.

For the Industrial Maintenance and Servicing, the DAS 30/ DAS 50/ DAS 60 family will fulfil your needs for voltage, current, frequency measurement and recording.

For Recording Specialists, the paper-free ranges DAS 800, DAS 801, DAS 1600, offer you not only more effective recordings but also data entry and processing technology. On top of all that an interface which make the devices interconnective. Available with or without fan depending on your environment.

For all measurement campaigns which require paper printing, the 8460 series is available with a paper width of 270mm and a printing speed of up to 200mm/s.

So it seems Sefram have every base covered for your High Speed Data Recording needs. With years of innovation leading to technical perfection and simplicity of use.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding these Data Recorders. We are always happy to hear from you and will endeavour to answer any questions or quote requirements with our usual technical expertise and efficiency.

Thrive, the gardening charity, is having an open gardens day at its Beech Hill location – not far from the Metrix HQ.

There will be garden tours, plants and produce for sale as well as home made cakes and refreshments to purchase.

Dates for your diary – open gardens

Open Gardens, Thrive, Beech Hill, 2pm – 4pm. Entrance by donation
Friday April 13
Tuesday July 31
Wednesday August 22
Monday September 17
Click here for more details

Metrix along with our partners Simex are pleased to announce the new MultiLog data recorder on sale from January 2018!

The process of controlling industrial processes is not based solely on control systems, but also on comprehensive recording and controlling of the course of such processes, as required for any subsequent verification of their correctness. The new MultiLog SRD-99X device is designed to record and display current values as well as to present technological parameters in the form of graphs. The device is equipped with up to eight universal inputs: temperature (RTD + TC) or analogue (mA + V), which enables connecting different types of sensors to one device, one pulse (digital) input for controlling the recording process; 2 electronic relays with max. load 24V AC (35V DC) 200 mA and one USB Host port (front or rear) for a USB flash memory. White or amber colour LCD backlight available. In addition, for outdoor type applications, an option with an extended operating temperature range is also available (-20°C ÷ +50°C).

Metrix Electronics has been working with Simex of Poland since 2008  – let us help you to a SRD-99 based solution for your data recording needs and make 2018 a “fully recorded” New Year!

Metrix Electronics is very pleased to announce the listing of a new range of high quality, outdoor LED displays ideal for industrial use, from RGB Technology.

From our partners, RGB in Poland, comes the high quality UPWT range for Universal Industrial Text Display.

Boasting 5 different LED colour possibilities, power supply options 110-230VAC as well as 12VDC and 24VDC and LAN and serial port interfaces these really are the LED displays to satisfy all industrial text display needs.

Click here to view the full list of industrial displays from RGB Technologies available from Metrix Electronics.

Metrix with our partner Orbit Controls are very pleased to announce the latest in their line of programmable bargraphs.

After much success with the OCB201 and OCB301 programmable bargraphs for process signals, Orbit Controls are now introducing the same winning bargraph with PT-100 temperature sensor.

OCB201 and OCB301 are programmable bargraphs with 20 or 30 Bar Segments.

The OCB-201-PT and OCB301-PT versions are designed for panel mount for connection to Pt-100 temperature sensor with two or four terminals and permit visualizing of the temperature process. The three colours can be free distributed across the entire bar length. The intensity of the bar can be set between 20% and 100% to permit visibility under different lighting conditions.

The temperature range will be factory calibrated in accordance with the customer requirement and can be selected from -20ºC to +850ºC.

The parameters are entered by using three keys behind the front lens. The menu contains assigning of the input signal to the bar length, selection of the bar colours and settings of two Set Point Relays.

OCB301-Pt permits setting of two Set Points SP1 and SP2 with Relays 5A-230VAC, SPST.

The Bargraphs are supplied from 18-36VDC and can be used for horizontal or vertical mount. Also the reading direction from left to right or down to up can be selected.

Specification Example

(Please contact us to request a quote specific to your requirements or request a quote via our website product listing)

OCB301 Programmable Bargraph

Dimensions: 96 x 24 mm
IP Rating: IP40
Bar length (mm): 75
Format:  Horizontal
Input:  Pt100 2-wire
Scale markings:  0…100
Caption:  °C
Relays:  2 Set Point Relays
Auxiliary Power Supply:  18…30V AC/DC

Click here to request a quote specific to your requirements

Here at Metrix we are pleased to announce we are listing the new ProSens Line from Simex.

ProSens is a new line of modern industrial instruments, which integrates sensors, converters, meters and controllers functionalities. Using the latest miniaturisation technologies these compact instruments are able to be equipped with two independent universal inputs, two binary or two analogue outputs, as well as communication port RS-485 with Modbus protocol.

High quality ProSens line industrial instruments with integrated or cable temperature and relative humidity sensor or without sensor. Wide operating temperature range (-30 ÷ +120°C), mathematical functions (e.g. to calculate dew point, sum or difference of two measured values), two independent universal inputs, two binary or two analogue outputs, as well as communication port RS-485 with Modbus protocol.

Check out the full range on our website – click here.

Optical Input is now available for TV Meters Sefram 7872, 7875 and 7876.

This new factory option allows you to,

• measure optical power measurement on 3 bands
• convert the optical signal (from optical LNB or from FTH cable) to an RF signal that can be measured and decoded by the TV Meter
• convert the auxiliary 5GHz RF input into a signal within the TV meters band

Already have a Sefram 7872, 7875 or 7876? That’s ok, this option can be retrofit (with a factory return).

Check out the full listing of Sefram TV Meters in our shop.

When automation is required in an industrial environment, turn to Simex’s excellent CMC 99 with 3.5 inch touchscreen.

Together with its bigger brother the CMC-141, these versatile DIN size panel-mount units are:

meters, controllers with PID, dataloggers, HMI, SCADA-like networkable AND they’ll email you  – with good or bad news depending how you have programmed them.

Click here for full details – and don’t miss out on the Simex video featuring Bob.

Metrix Electronics has been working with Simex of Poland since 2008  – let us help you to a CMC 99-based solution for your next measurement and control project.