Key Features:

• Modern, cost-eff ective automatic data acquisition hardware, software and accessories to enhance teaching and laboratory sessions
• Real-time traces, data capture, monitoring and display of your experiment readings on a computer (PC)
• Intuitive and easy-to-use software, with clear, customisable display and layout option
• Automatic calculation, recording, charting and data export for efficient use of students and lecturers time
• Available in both frame-mounting and bench-top options for convenience
• Similar software layout for all compatible products – no need to learn new software when changing experiments

Key Specifications

• All mains connectors and cables
• STP (shielded twisted pair) cables for equipment connection

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Description:
The modern, cost-eff ective and accurate Versatile Data Acquisition System  improves laboratory teaching. It works with a growing list of over 50 products, enabling real-time display and capture of experiment data. For both individual student use or for lecturers demonstrating experiments to a whole class, gives real-time calculation, recording and charting with fast data export. This makes effi cient, productive and eff ective use of time for both students and lecturers. mkII consists of mkII hardware and Version 2 software. The hardware off ers a choice of either a frame mounting interface  or a bench-top interface .

Both interface units work the same but the choice gives more convenience to the user. For example, some compliant products have an integral instrumentation frame so the frame-mounting interface unit is the best choice. To reduce costs, you may order just one unit for each classroom and connect it to each product as needed.

The digital inputs on each interface connect directly to instrumentation on suitable products.These inputs are non-specific, for easy experiment setup and reduced connection errors. The mostly digital communications circuits make the equipment more resistant to electrical noise than purely analogue systems. The mkII interface units also have two analogue inputs.These are for fast-moving (transient) signals from some products or for transducers and sensors. These may include displacement or pressure measuring sensors and fl ow meters.  Version 2 can display the analogue signals in real-time as traces on your computer screen. This allows to work as a user-friendly alternative to an oscilloscope on selected products. The output from the interface unit connects to a computer (computer not supplied) running the software.

The Version 2 software has extra features that allow you to add derivative traces and reference traces, based on each of the two analogue input signals. You may also adjust software filtering and smoothing of each signal trace, and scale the traces to best fit your trace area. The software is intuitive and easy to use, with clear and convenient data display options. The software looks similar and works in a similar way for each - compliant product. This saves time as students do not have to learn to use new software when changing experiments.
Version 2 Software features include:

• Works with existing compatible products
• Recording data manually or automatically
• Data capture set by time or intervals
• Display of real-time data, in digital form or as an analogue meter
• Real-time traces of analogue signals
• Logging data for printing and later analysis
• Exporting data for use by other software
• Performing real-time calculations to generate userdefi ned data
• Creating and printing charts and data tables
• Customisable layouts

Standard Features

• Supplied with comprehensive user guide
• Five-year warranty
• Manufactured in accordance with the latest European

Essential Ancillary

• Suitable computer

Ancillary For
Nozzle Flow Apparatus 
Subsonic Wind Tunnel 
Supersonic Wind Tunnel (Intermittent)
Supersonic Wind Tunnel (Continuous) 
Centrifugal Pump Test Set 
Two-Stage (Series And Parallel) Pumps 
Pipe Surge and Water Hammer 
Centrifugal Pump Module 
Axial Flow Pump Module
Positive Displacement Pump Module 
Reciprocating Compressor Module 
Centrifugal Compressor Module 
Centrifugal Fan Module 
Axial Fan Module 
Universal Testing Machine 
Torsion Testing Machine (30 Nm) 
Bench Top Tensile Testing Machine 
Unsymmetrical Cantilever 
Beam Apparatus
Loading And Buckling Of Struts 
Order Code – 22235750.9
mkll (Bench Mounted Version)
Creep Testing Machine 
Thin Cylinder
Diaphragm 
Strain Gauge Trainer 
Digital Strain Display 
Thick Cylinder 
Rotating Fatigue Machine 
Small Engine Test Set 
Regenerative Engine Test Set
Heat Exchanger Service Module 
Temperature Measurement And Calibration
Boyle’s Law Apparatus 
Gay-Lussac’s Law Apparatus 
Heat Transfer Experiment Base Unit 
Radiant Transfer Experiments 
Free And Forced Convection Experiment 
Marcet Boiler Experiment 
Water-to-Air Heat Exchangers 
Thermoelectric Device Demonstrator 
Natural Convection And Radiation 
Steam Motor And Energy Conversion 
Focusing Solar Energy Collector 
Flat Plate Solar Energy Collector 
Cross Flow Heat Exchanger 
Gyroscope 
Centrifugal Force 
Free and Forced Vibration
Geared Systems 
Cam Analysis Machine 
Governors 
Free Vibrations of a Mass-spring System 
Free Torsional Vibrations 
Free Vibrations of a Cantilever 
Free Vibrations of a Beam and Spring 
Essential Services
Electrical supply (for ® Hardware):

• -B (mkII) 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz
• -F (mkII) 90 VAC to 250 VAC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz

Minimum computer hardware:

• Intel® i5 or equivalent processor. Multi-core processors give better performance.
• 1280 x 768 screen resolution
• USB 2 or USB 3 port
• 500 MB of hard disc space
• Standard two-button mouse (three-button mouse with scroll wheel is better)

PC operating system:

• Microsoft® Windows 8 or later Operating Conditions

Operating environment: 
Laboratory environment
Storage temperature range:
–25°C to +55°C (when packed for transport)
Operating tempe rature range : 
+5°C to +40°C
Operating relative humidity range:
30% to 95% (non-condensing)
Detailed Specifications:
Is committed to a programme of continuous improvement; hence we reserve the right to alterthe design and product specifi cation without prior notice.
Frame-Mounting Interface Unit (-F):
Nett dimensions and weight:
Width 190 mm x depth 130 mm x height 445 mm and 4.5 kg
Approximate packed volume and weight:
0.07 m3 and 9 kg
Bench Top Interface Unit (-B):
Nett dimensions and weight:
Width 330 mm x depth 205 mm x height 45 mm and 2 kg
Approximate packed volume and weight:
0.05 m3 and 9 kg
Computer connection:

• USB (lead included) 

Accessories (supplied):

• All mains connectors and cables
• STP (shielded twisted pair) cables for equipment connection

Digital Inputs:

• 6 off RJ45 connection
• 4 off SPC (DTI) inputs

Analogue Inputs:

• 1 DIN type socket for dual trigger input 
• 2 DIN type sockets for signal inputs of 0 to 10 V or 4 to 20 mA 
• Sample rate up to 25 kHz with 12 bit resolution
• Bandwidth/Filter cut-off 3 kHz (nominal)

Data Export:

• XLSX fi le (default)
• HTML fi le (optional)