Features:
- Factory Set for Your Specified Range
- Full 3-Way Input/Output/Power Isolation
- Internal Excitation Power Supply
- DC Voltage or Current Output
- Simple Plug-In Design for Faster Installation
- Input and Output LoopTracker® LEDs
- Output Test or Calibration Resistor Options
Applications:
- Load Cell Weighing Systems and Scales
- Strain Gauge Pressure Sensors and Transducers
- Tanks, Scales, Extruder Melt Pressure, Crane Loads
The API 4051 GI accepts a strain gauge, bridge, or load cell input and provides a proportional, isolated DC voltage or current output. It includes filtering and processing to allow effective use of low-level transducers in the noisy environments common in industrial applications.
The built-in bridge excitation power supply generates a stable source of excitation voltage to drive a 350 W (or greater) bridge type sensor such as a load cell, pressure transducer, or strain gauge and amplifies and converts the resulting millivolt signal into the factory configured output.
The API 4051 GI is factory configured to a specific excitation voltage, millivolt input (mV/V rating of the sensor multiplied by the excitation voltage), DC voltage or DC current output, and power. The input can be configured as zero-based (i.e., 0 to 20 mV), bi-polar (i.e., -30 to +30 mV) for push-pull applications, or offset (i.e., 5 to 33 mV) to electronically compensate for deadweight (tare).
The output can be configured as zero-based, bi-polar, or offset. In addition to the standard output ranges, the API 4051 GI output can be configured meet most non-standard requirements. Contact the factory for assistance.
LoopTracker
API exclusive features include two LoopTracker LEDs (green for input, red for output) that vary in intensity with changes in the process input and output signals. These provide a quick visual picture of your process loop at all times and can greatly aid in saving time during initial startup and/or troubleshooting.
Output Test
An API exclusive feature includes the test button to provide a fixed output (independent of the input) when held depressed. The output test button greatly aids in saving time during initial startup and/or troubleshooting. The test output level is potentiometer adjustable from 0 to 100% of output span. A calibration resistor switch replaces the test button.
Mounting
The API 4051 GI plugs into an industry standard 11-Pin octal socket sold separately. Sockets API 011 and finger-safe API 011 FS allow either DIN rail or panel mounting.