FROM DIAGNOSTICS TO APPRAISALS

Metrix® is introducing a line of digital oscilloscopes - 40 MHz for industrial maintenance and 100 MHz for electronic maintenance - that includes the first 600 V Cat. III insulated self-contained portable oscilloscope on the market. These oscilloscopes, a perfect illustration of what might be called "pluri-instruments", combine five complementary devices in one and provide original functions, outstanding readability, and great performance, thanks in particular to their 12-bits/1GS/s converter, all in a minimum footprint.

With 33 direct control keys and "Windows-like" menus on screen, OX 7000s can also be controlled from their touch pads. On-line help in five languages is available at all times.

Oscilloscopes, multimetres, "real-time" FFT analyzers with calculation functions on the channels (standard); harmonic analyzers and recorders (optional); they go where you go.

·         In addition to their advanced triggering functions (pulse duration, counting, delay, TV), these oscilloscopes have "MATH" functions that let you define a mathematical function for each trace, scale vertically, and specify the true physical unit.

·         A must for diagnostics, the 8000-point, 50-kHz, multi-channel TRMS digital multimetre measures amplitudes, resistance, continuity, capacitance, frequency, and temperatures and runs tests on components.

·         In the harmonic ANALYZER function (optional), the instrument can display the first 32 orders of signals having fundamental frequencies between 40 and 450 Hz.

·         The digital recorder (optional) allows acquisition rates of 500 µs between 2 measurements, for records that can extend over 1 month, starting from the surveillance of tolerance thresholds, in particular.

·         With the FFT function, qualitative analyses of harmonics, of signal distortion, and of impulse responses, and searches for noise sources in logical circuits, lead to effective diagnostics. The autoset feature makes it easier to obtain an optimal spectral representation on which a graphic zoom can be applied and precise measurements made with the help of the cursors.

The patented Probix system of plug-and-play accessories is your assurance of fast and, more particularly, error-free setting up of the instrument. The coefficients, scales, and units of the sensors and the configurations of the channels are managed automatically, and the probes and adapters are recognized as soon as they are connected.

The Ethernet interface with web server makes it possible to control the instrument from a distance, and to transfer curves or screen shots, without additional software, using only its Ethernet address. Problems with printing, or in communicating with PCs, are history.