Automated r&D & data acquisition system2
Project summary:
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Often in testing for product development there are many physical phenomenon affecting the operation of the product being tested that are all constantly changing. It can become very difficult for a person to track more than a few parameters manually.
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For that reason, engineers at this manufacturing company in the HVAC industry needed a central data logging station that can receive measurements from various transducers to measure and analyze various physical parameters.​​​
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End Result:
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A comprehensive data-acquisition system was designed, built and commissioned for an R&D lab at a manufacturing facility. This system enabled on-site engineers to better analyze and develop their products (industrial and commercial gas fired boilers) during different stages of the design (including certification).
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This system included 50 channels that were designed to receive a variety of signals (digital, analog, frequency, etc.) associated with a variety of instruments: gas meters, watt transducers, pressure transducers, air velocity transducers, RTDs, flow meters and many more. ​​
A HMI showing displays unique to each channel was designed such that engineers can view, interact with and record live data being captured by the data logging station.
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A custom-made trolley track was built and installed on the ceiling which allowed for moving some of the transducer wiring from one test station to another. ​​
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​A custom-made electrical panel was designed and built by one of our fabricators, to accommodate the data logging equipment, power sources and all other electrical wiring.
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Working with the manufacturer's IT department, remote operation of the datalogging station was commissioned. Also three monitors were placed across the lab such that engineers at different test stations can easily view real-time data.
From this point onwards, engineers and/or lab techs could save data from tens of different instruments sampling at every second, tests that could run for multiple days.
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