Four amplifier modules have been added to the IOLite platform, which combines high-performance data acquisition with real-time control. The modules are 8xSTGS, an eight-channel strain gauge amplifier module; 16xLV, a 16-channel voltage amplifier module; 8xLA, an eight-channel current amplifier module; and 16xAO, a 16-channel analog output amplifier module. These modules can be used in any IOLite main-frame chassis. The platform is equipped with two parallel EtherCAT buses. The primary bus is used for full-speed buffered data acquisition to a PC computer hard-drive. The secondary bus is used mainly for the real-time low-latency data feed to any third-party EtherCAT-based control system.
