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THREE COMPONENT

DIGITAL FEEDBACK
ACCELEROMETER

SIGMA Σ - TSD4G - ACC

SIGMA Σ - TSD4G - ACC digital

force feedback accelerometer
is based on a truly rectilinear
suspension system, with 8 channel
24 bit high resolution digitiser.
Three axis strong motion
accelerometer is housed in an
‘O’ ring sealed Hard Anodised Figure 1:
waterproof Aluminium case. Strong motion Accelerometer with Mil spec connectors

The system is self-contained, except for The low and high gain outputs are set digitally
the power source. Three separate digital using the (PGA) Programmable Gain Amplifiers of
data outputs ports are provided, these the 8 channel Acquisition system.

being Ethernet, USB and serial RS-232. Nominally the high gain outputs are set to have a
12 times larger output than the low gain outputs.
An isolated dc-dc converter ensures galvanic
isolation of the system and operates from The sensor analogue differential outputs are
9 to 36 Volts. interfaced to the differential inputs of the digitiser.
The digital part of the circuity is optically isolated
The analogue feedback accelerometer has an
form the front end ADC converter circuitry.
extremely large dynamic range and 8 channel 24
bit acquisition system is incorporated to exploit The photo Figure 1 shows the sensor connector
the full dynamic range of the sensor as high gain turret. The connector turret allows easy
and low gain digital outputs. connection to the sensor.

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 All the connectors are waterproof with O ring
seals to a depth of 2 meters of water. The display
provides State of health information of the Figure 2:
feedback sensor and the digitiser. Feedback accelerometer
with Gaiacode -D Type
Full-scale low and high gain sensitivity is digitally waterproof connectors
user-adjustable from ±4.0 g to ±0.33 g on
individual channels of the digitiser.

The standard frequency pass band is flat to

acceleration from DC to 350 Hz.

Detailed sensor calibration information is

provided with every sensor, including sensor
dc calibration levels, frequency response of the
instrument and the transfer function in poles/
zeros notation. The digitiser calibration values are Figure 3:
also provided and the calibration values are stored Sealed water proof
with in the digitiser. GPS antenna/receiver

It is extremely simple to install the digital sensor,

Single point slotted base bolt point ensures that
the sensor to be fixed firmly to the installation
point. Three levelling feet ensure that the sensor to
be levelled and locked to the installation bolt.

The North/South ordination pointes are machined

on the sensor base and the sensor component North
fixing crews are fixed with dowel pins to achieve
highest possible orientation accuracy. The errors
in pointer to the sensor orientation is less than
± 0.1 degrees.

After installation the sensor output offsets are

nulled electronically, without exposing the insides
of the accelerometer.

The digital sensor noise performance is better

than 0.15 µ m/s2/√ Hz. The sensor dynamic range
exceeds 145 dB.

The digital accelerometer is provided with Single fixing Figure 4:

point Accelerometer base with
different connector options. Either with
fixing point and Orientation
Gaiacode D type water proof connectors or indicators machined to the
Mil-spec. connectors. base of the sensor

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Standard Frequency Response: Wave forms: Square, Sine, Step, Pulse with duty
Flat Acceleration response DC to 350 Hz cycle and frequency control and Pseudo random
signals. Generated with an internal synthesizer.
Analogue sensor sensitivity:
Differential: ±4g~2*0.5V/m/s2 for ± 20 Vdc Digital filters: User selectable, high pass and band
Configurable, ±2g, ±1g ±0.5g pass digital filters.
The sensor sensitivity is configurable according
Decimation Filter Options:
to customer’s requirement.
Causal (minimum phase) and a-causal (linear
SENSOR CONTROL LINES: phase) filters, applicable to all the sample rates
Centre the sensor mass Positions: Serial (RS 232) and concurrently available.
and Logic line control. Four separate same rates are available
concurrently and can be mixed with Causal and
Offset Adjustment: On demand.
a-causal output options.
Calibration On/Off: Serial (RS 232) and Logic
DATA STORAGE:
control line.
Format: MiniSEED and PCF (Proprietary
Calibration signal: can be applied to each axis. data Format).
The calibration signal can be any form of signal.
Internal Memory: 2 G Byte
Feedback calibration Constant: Provided in the
Data Storage: 32 G Byte SD card. Data
calibration document for each sensor axis.
downloadable via USB or Ethernet.
Cross axis Rejection: 0.001g/g
Internal storage Memory: 32 G Byte SD card
Three axis orthogonal Rectilinear suspension
system. TRIGGERS:  
Linearity: 0.01%. 90% of full-scale. Threshold trigger with high-pass filter.
User selectable high pass filter.
Lowest spurious Resonance: 550 Hz for Vertical
and Horizontal modules. STA/LTA: Band passed ratio-metric trigger.
Concurrently available in addition to continuous
DIGITAL RECORDER MODULE: data streams.
Operational Performance Independent 8--24 bit
LED Indicators: TCP/IP activity.
Delta Sigma Digitizer with simultaneous sampling.
Colour display: Displays operational parameters,
Dynamic Range:
State of health information.
Sample rate: Sample rate: 1K Hz: -122.2dB, at:100
Hz:-136.3 dB, at: 10 Hz -138.4dB. TIME SYNCHRONIZATION
(Full scale P-P to RMS Shorted input Noise)   Time Source: GPS, GNSS, NTP or internal source.
Gain Accuracy: ± <0.5%, Each channel calibrated. GPS: Maximum 50 meters cabling.

Configurable Preamplifier (PGA): NTP: NTP option software selectable.

Gain settings *1, *2, *4, *8 *12. Each channel USER INTERFACES:
independently controlled.
Available interfaces: 10/100 Base-Ethernet, USB,
Sample rates: Serial RS232
User selectable sample rates: 1,2,5,10,20,40,50,100,
RS232 Serial input: Control and acquire digital
125,200,250,500,1000. Four separate same rates
data. Interface to e.g.: Weather stations, digital
are available concurrently.
infrasound sensors, digital strain/stress gauges.
Calibration signal: 24 bit buffered output DAC
Logic Control Lines: Calibration enable and centre
with adjustable amplitude.
via serial interface.

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IP Addressing: Static, dynamic (DHCP)

Protocols: UDP/IP unicast/multicast

Recording/acquisition Software Options:

SeisGram2K: Swarm: Earthworm: jAmaSeis

Operating temperature: -20 to 75 degrees

centigrade

Power Supply: +9 - +36 V DC, Galvanically

Isolated Supply input.

Power Consumption: Less than 2.1 Watts

Isolation and transient Protection:

Sensor casing is isolated for the signal ground
and sensor input power.

All outputs are transient protected.

PHYSICAL:
Power/signal connector:
• Mil-spec connectors on the connector turret
• GaiaCode D type Connectors GaiaCode D
type connector is waterproof connector
designed and manufactured for GaiaCode

Case diameter: 165 mm

Case height: 155 mm with Mil-Spec Connector

Case height: 145 mm with GaiaCode ”D”
Connector

North South Pointer: Machined to the base.

North- Black Pointer. South-white Pointer

Base plate, casing and top cap: Hard Anodised

Aluminium. Environmental: IP-68

Weight: 2.45 Kg with GaiaCode ”D” Connector

Weight: 2.75 Kg with Mil-Spec Connector

The product specifications and the stated data are subject to change without prior notice.

For more information contact us:

Dickers Farm, Bramley Road, Call: 01234 567890
www.gaiacode.com Silchester RG7 2LU, United Kingdom. Email: contact@gaiacode.com