Accelerometers (EP1816-3008 only)

Technical data

Accelerometers

Sensor type

Two 3-axis accelerometers, offset by 90°

Resolution of the measured acceleration values

10-bit

When displayed in mg: 1 mg per LSB 1)

Resolution of the measured inclination values

Depending on where the measured acceleration values are converted to angles of inclination:

  • 1° when converted in EP1816-3008
  • < 0.1° when converted in the controller

Measuring range of the acceleration measurement

±2 g / ±4 g / ±8 g / ± 16 g adjustable 1)

Special features

Self-test

Sampling rate

1 Hz to 5 kHz

1) 1 g is the acceleration of gravity, 9.81 m/s2.

 

Accelerometers (EP1816-3008 only) 1:

Maximum transfer rate

Die EP1816-3008 reads sensors with sampling rates between 1 Hz and 5 kHz. Since the smallest cycle time is limited to 500 µs due to the internal processing, the resulting maximum transfer rate is 2.5 kHz.