AMR New Data Acquisition Display (DAD)- MC-4000 System Portable Troubleshooting Device
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17 February 2005
"Don’t go underground alone… bring your DAD along!"
AMR announces an unmatched addition to its MC-4000 Mine Monitoring System, the Data Acquisition Display or DAD. The DAD greatly expands maintenance personnel’s ability to monitor and troubleshoot the entire MC-4000 system while inside the mine. The DAD also virtually eliminates time spent communicating with personnel outside the mine at the MC-4000 Master Station.
Capabilities
In Listen Mode, DAD views real-time:
- Remotes/sensors'
- Alarms and locations
- Comm and enable/disable status
- Digital, analog and control channels
- Voltage levels
- Errors
- Bias and termination
- Acts as the Master Station to poll remotes/sensors
- Selectively polls system branches to isolate problems
- Views same status as in Listen Mode
Features
- Backlit touchscreen LCD
- System configuration downloadable via serial port direct or with optional interface module
- Battery backup with down-line charging
- “Sleep” mode to conserve power
Models
- Rugged, hand-carried portable
- Fixed-mount section remote
- Integrated into BMS-4000 Belt Master
