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Mosquito

The Mosquito provides an ultra-portable yey rugged 4-channel Data Acquisition (DAQ) unit with built in Signal Conditioning options.

THe Mosquito includes HGL’s standard interface connections presented on the Hardware Overview page; this means that Mosquito units can connect with and operate with any other HGL Modular Front-Ends (with some cable converters).

Mosquito is presented in 190mm x 110mm x 35mm Milled Aluminium Hard Anodised Chassis with a pleasant to hold / carry shape. Multiple modules can be used together either stacked or distributed for larger channel count systems with USB/PoE power / comms, and HGL standard LVDS, IEEE 1588 (PTP) or IRIG A/B synchronisation.

Mosquito is intended for relatively hostile Environmental locations including close to Test Vehicle applications. The modules are rated to IP64/65 depending on Signal Conditioing options.

All Mosquito units are supported fully by HGL’s Data Acquisition Software, and can be provided with LabVIEW drivers if required.

Features

4/5 Channels

Mosquito Front Ends are provided with 4 Analogue input channels plus one Digital Input / Trigger Channel.

Analogue Generator

Mosquito includes as standard an Analogue Signal Generator which can be programmed to be a simple analogue output Trigger / Alarm or a full signal generator including Sine, Square, Trangle and Chirp for use as a stimulation signal for Modal Analysis applications.

Multiple Conditioning Types

Depending on Signal Conditioning option(s) chosen, Mosquito can support Voltage & IEPE as standard.
Support for Bridge (all types), Dynamic Strain, SE & DF Charge (including High Temperature sensors), 4-20mA, RTD (PRT) and TC is on the product road map.

Multiple Synchronizing Types

Mosquito natively supports IEEE-1588 (PTPv2), IRIG A/B and HGL LVDS for precise synchronisation to < 50nS resolution across entire systems. GPS is optionally available.

Simultaneous Sampling

Mosquito supports individual Sigma-Delta ADCs per channel synchronized to better than 10ns across individual channels.

Flexible Sample Rates

Mosquito allows sample rates from 1kHz to 256kHz (in 1Hz steps) to be chosen across the unit. Due to careful design the majority of these sample rates are precise.

140dB Dynamic Range

Mosquito utilises instrumentation grade Sigma-Delta 24-bit ADCs across the range. These provide up to 140dB Dynamic Range and with oversampling rates to 1024x provide superb anti-alias capabilities.

Flexible Power

Mosquito supports PoE and USB Power (USB 3.1), AC power supplies are supported through a range of external adaptors

Environmentally Sealed

Mosquito has been designed to be used in a wide range of environments all units have no exterior openings and are sealed to IP64/65 (min) standard against water ingress.

Rugged

In addition to the environmental sealing, the Mosquito range are intended for use in relatively harsh vibration environments in test cells close to test vehicles and even on test vehicles.

Conduction Cooled

All Mosquito unit are conduction cooled through innovative internal design and materials.
All models are able to operate accurately from -55 to +80C.

Flexible and Scalable

Every HGL DAQ module is fully interoperable with other DAQ modules and this includes Mosquito. Connection of multiple units is simple and quick and allows complex systems up to and above 1000 channels to be realised easily (with other HGL units)

Mosquito Models

Mosquito is available in a range of models and signal conditioning options.

The table below indicates the Signal Conditioning types in the first column and the types of conditioning supported by that type.

Downloads

Mosquito Family Product Flyer PDF • 1.6MB
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