Data acquisition with Genesis HighSpeed and Perception

High speed data acquisition in one solution

 Versatile applications:
the gateway to high speed
The data acquisition instruments and transient recorders of
the Genesis HighSpeed family open the gateway to high speed
measurements. Owing to the combination of continuous and
transient acquisition function, these devices allow you to
acquire and store highly dynamic one-time events or
recordings that last for hours.

Aerospace

Testing on-board electronics

Rocket motor burn testing

Satellite shock & vibration tests

Lightning strike monitoring

“Chicken gun” testing

Automotive

Injection and ignition test

“Battery to road” efficiency measurements

Electric and hybrid motor test rigs

EV battery short circuit tests

Power grid and electrical machines

Testing inverter driven e-machines

Power measurement and grid analysis

Efficiency mapping of e-drives

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Application examples for high speed measurements

High power and high voltage labs

Circuit breaker and switchgear testing

Lightning impulse analysis

Switching impulse analysis

Analysis of Transient Recovery Voltage (TRV)

Fuse tests

Highly dynamic material testing

Drop tests

Impact tests

Split-Hopkinson bar tests

Notched-bar impact-bending tests

Crash tests

Explosion and ballistic tests

Vibration tests

Service and maintenance

Preventive maintenance and inspection

Revisions according to maintenance plan

Troubleshooting

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 Measuring at high speed
Genesis HighSpeed is the modular platform for fast measurements of electrical and mechanical parameters.
It’s a transient recorder, data recorder and data acquisition system – all in one. Devices with signal conditioning
for all commonly used sensors and optically isolated digitizers for signal acquisition, even in the high-voltage
range, are available.

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Thanks to its modular architecture, Genesis HighSpeed is equipped Genesis HighSpeed offers a wide
for any high speed measurement task. Build your own configura- selection of data acquisition cards
tion consisting of a mainframe with or without an integrated PC, with sampling rates of 20 kS/s to
data acquisition cards and Perception software. 250 MS/s.

Using the synchronization function, you can operate several Store your data on-board with up
mainframes simultaneously – with thousands of channels in to 8 GB memory per card without
parallel. any speed limit or stream to hard
disk with up to 400 MB/s.

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 Overview of the modular platform

Perception software

Safe
Dual acquisition mode makes it Even in challenging application environments, you can be sure that
possible to switch sampling rates – your measurement results are secure with Genesis HighSpeed –
up to 400 times per second if especially for non-repeatable tests.
necessary.
For highest data security, choose one of the “t” mainframes
Our patented display technology that acquire and store data while exclusively running LINUX,
enables the display and review no Windows OS involved.
of gigabytes of data in just a few
seconds.

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 Analysis with high speed software

Instrument setup

Ready for use without any programming

Multiple devices can be configured with just one PC

Sensor database ensures easy setup

Displays

Unlimited number of y-t / x-y / FFT displays, and meters

Displays gigabytes in seconds - patented display technology

Review while recording – analysis while the measurement is running

Powerful tools like seven cursors, trace markers, waveform calculator

Real-time capabilities

Real time calculations like RMS, Max, Mean per channel

User programmed formulas executed in real time

Live display and storage of computed results

Real time transfer of computed results to control system

Reporting
Create reports with a high-performance report generator

Quick Report to Word – simply click to transfer data

Analysis

Formula database with over 150 analysis functions

Logfile to store results across recordings

Automate analysis with user-defined macros

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 Perception data acquisition and analysis software

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Full 64-bit software support: Perception is designed to work

quickly and reliably with large datasets, which makes it ideal
for the high speed acquisition of measurement data.

Designed for international use: Perception is available in eight

languages (English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Russian, Portuguese).

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 Hardware and software interfacing

Genesis HighSpeed DAQ system Perception set up and a

You can control Genesis storing it on embedded SSD Would you like to unpack
HighSpeed hardware “out just on triggers - without any your new instrument and
of the box” using Perception PC involved. start using it right away?
Input signals

software or from your own With an user interface that

application software. can be adapted to your
After setup, Genesis High- requirements? Perception
Speed can even run stand offers instrument setup,
alone, acquiring data and acquisition, review, analysis

GEN DAQ API PNRF

or CAN FD
TTL basic
remote
control

Genesis HighSpeed integration in your software Data analysis with your

You can use Genesis Results are streamed over Would you like to have
HighSpeed hardware as EtherCAT, CAN FD or the API access to the acquired
an acquisition system and to your application software data in your usual software
“number cruncher” with and raw data is stored on environment, but none
your own software. local SSD. of our 25 export formats
The GEN DAQ API enables do the job? You can avoid
full hardware setup and exporting and read the
acquisition control, while acquired data directly in
basic control can also be your program.
achieved using TTL signals
or CAN bus.

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 Interfacing with Genesis HighSpeed hardware or Peception software

nalysis software Customization of Perception

and documentation in a single, Would you want to expand Perception

integrated package - without by designing a special user interface
any programming. or adding your own calculation to the
formula database?
The Custom Software
Interface (CSI)
feature enables you
to do this.

PNRF RPC

software Interfacing Perception with your software

Use the PNRF reader API Would you like to control Then you can use the COM
and get direct access to the Perception (and all attached interface (Component Object
data. Most popular analysis hardware) remotely or to Model) for easy integration
packages like LabView and retrieve data? Then you can under Windows.
MATLAB do this already. use cross-platform Remote
Procedure Calls (RPC).
Is your software installed on
the Perception PC?

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 Mainframes – with integrated PC ...
The “i = integrated” mainframes feature a built-in high end Windows PC. They are perfect for portable or bench
top use in an “instrument-like” fashion. No external PC, no cables, no power supplies to worry about - just switch
on and use the pre-installed Perception software to work like you would with a scope or a tape recorder.
Third party softwares for control or analysis can be installed on the built in PC.

Product GEN3i GEN7i

Portable, PC integrated system; Portable, PC integrated system;

Description
for low to medium channel count for medium to high channel count

Integrated PC Intel i3, 8 GB RAM Intel i5, 16 GB RAM

Touchscreen 17” TFT, 1280x1024 17” TFT, 1280x1024

Installed / included software Perception Advanced 64bit Perception Enterprise 64bit

Slots for data acquisition cards 3 7

Number of channels up to 96 up to 224

Data transfer rate

... to PC, 1 GBit Ethernet 100 MB/s 100 MB/s

... to PC, 10 GBit Ethernet –– ––

... to internal SSD, not removable 200 MB/s 350 MB/s

... to internal SSD, removable –– 200 MB/s or 350 MB/s

Digital events / timers / counters 32 / 4 96 / 12

Data bus Standard / High Speed Standard / High Speed

EtherCAT data transfer –– ––

CAN FD data transfer and control –– ––

Synchronization PTPv2, master/slave, IRIG, GPS

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 A variety of mainframes to meet your needs

... or stand alone

The “t = tethered” mainframes are supposed to be used stand alone or with a PC connected via Ethernet.
They are the first choice for fixed installations in a test bench/rack, mobile in a car or distributed in a larger
installation. They feature the LINUX OS, local hard disk storage and can be controlled either using the
Perception software or via low level API from other DAQ softwares like LabView.

GEN2tB GEN4tB GEN7tA GEN17tA

To be used with external PC; To be used with external PC; To be used with external PC; To be used with external PC;
portable use or rack mount; portable use or rack mount; for rack mount for rack mount
for small channel counts for small channel counts and for medium channel counts and for high channel counts

–– –– –– ––

–– –– –– ––

Perception Standard 64bit Perception Standard 64bit Perception Standard 64bit Perception Standard 64bit

2 4 7 17

up to 16 up to 32 up to 224 up to 544

100 MB/s 100 MB/s 100 MB/s 100 MB/s

–– 400 MB/s 400 MB/s 400 MB/s

200 MB/s 200 MB/s or 350 MB/s –– ––

–– –– 350 MB/s 350 MB/s

32 / 4 64 / 8 96 / 12 96 / 12

High Speed High Speed Standard / High Speed Standard / High Speed

–– ✔ ✔ ✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

PTPv2, master/slave, IRIG, GPS

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 High speed data acquisition cards
Data acquisition cards of the Genesis HighSpeed family combined with the mainframes offer
maximum flexibility. That means you can find the right solution for all your measurement tasks.

Product GN3211 GN3210 GN815 / GN816

Voltage signals;
Voltage signals;
Features Voltage signals IEPE sensors (with TEDS);
IEPE sensors (with TEDS)
Charge sensors

Input circuit Differential Differential / IEPE / Charge Asymmetrically differential / IEPE

Isolation –– –– ✔

Voltage Voltage Voltage

Current-fed piezoelectric Current-fed piezoelectric

transducer (IEPE) transducer (IEPE)

Passive piezoelectric
transducer (charge)

Analog inputs

Incremental Incremental
Digital In/Out Digital In/Out Digital In/Out
encoder encoder
Digital inputs
Pulse counter, Pulse counter,
f frequency f frequency

Input range ± 10 mV … ± 20 V ± 10 mV … ± 20 V ± 10 mV … ± 50 V

Sampling rate 20 kS/s 250 kS/s 2 MS/s / 200 kS/s

Resolution 16 bits 24 bits 18 bits

Memory 200 MB 1800 MB 2000 MB / 200 MB

Channels 32 32 8

Digital inputs /
16 / –– 16 / 2 16 / 2
timers / counters

Note: GN3211 and GN3210 support standard data bus only.

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 Mix and match boards to fulfill your requirements

Newest B-type boards offer on-board DSPs to execute real time calculations, e.g. predefined formulas such as
for power or efficiency measurements, or user defined formulas to do any specific analysis in real time.

GN610B / GN611B GN310B / GN311B GN840B / GN1640B GN8101B / ..02B / ..03B

Power analyser module; 1/4, 1/2 and 1/1 bridge circuits;

Voltage signals;
Voltage and current signals; Voltage excited sensors; Voltage signals
600 V RMS CATII
1000 V RMS CAT III IEPE, PTx, TC, charge, 4-20 mA

Differential Differential Bridge / Differential / IEPE / Charge Single ended (differential via probes)

✔ ✔ ✔ ––

Voltage Voltage Voltage Voltage

Current-fed piezoelectric
High Voltage High Voltage transducer (IEPE)
Current Current SG (resistance)
(via burden resistor) (via built-in burden resistors) quarter bridge circuit
Current SG (resistance)
(as voltages from current probes) half bridge circuit
SG (resistance)
full bridge circuit

Potentiometer

Piezoresistive
transducer

Current 4-20 mA

Thermo-resistors

Passive piezoelectric
transducer (charge)

Thermocouple

Incremental Incremental Incremental Incremental

Digital In/Out Digital In/Out Digital In/Out Digital In/Out
encoder encoder encoder encoder
Pulse counter, Pulse counter, Pulse counter, Pulse counter,
f frequency f frequency f frequency f frequency

Voltages: ± 50 V to ± 1500 V
± 20 mV … ± 1 kV ± 1 mV … ± 10 V ± 500 mV … ± 100 V
Currents: ± 75 mA to ± 2 A

2 MS/s / 200 kS/s 2 MS/s / 200 kS/s 500 kS/s 250 MS/s / 100 MS/s / 25 MS/s

18 bits 18 bits 24 bits 14-16 bits

2000 MB / 200 MB 2000 MB 2000 MB 8000 MB

3 power channels
6 8 / 16 8
(3 voltage and 3 current inputs)

16 / 2 16 / 2 16 / 2 16 / 2

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 High speed isolated digitizers
Optically-isolated digitizers are the first choice for performing potential-free measurements and reliable tests in high-
voltage environments using Genesis HighSpeed DAQ systems. Typical applications include circuit breaker testing,
switch gear testing in short-circuit and high-voltage laboratories, and analyzing high-voltage lightning strikes.
The isolated digitizers can also be used for electrical machine testing where extremely high input voltages are needed.

Product GN110 / GN111 GN112 / GN113 GN1202B

Optically-isolated digitizer for the

Optically-isolated digitizer for the
medium-voltage range
high-voltage range (digitizer only), Receiver card with 12 channels for
(digitizer only) with integrated,
Description battery-powered; connecting optically isolated digitizers;
isolated power supply (1.8 kV RMS);
for connecting to receiver card optional real time math
for connecting to receiver card
GN1202B
GN1202B

Channels 1 1 12 (1 channel per digitizer)

Input circuit Asymmetrically differential Asymmetrically differential ––

Floating and isolated Floating and isolated

Isolation ––
through fibre-optic link through fibre-optic link

Input range ± 20 mV … ± 100 V ± 20 mV … ± 100 V ––

Sampling rate 100 MS/s / 25 MS/s 100 MS/s / 25 MS/s ––

Resolution 14 bits / 15 bits 14 bits / 15 bits ––

Memory –– –– 8000 MB

Automatic cable
✔ ✔ ✔
length compensation

Data bus –– –– High Speed

Test sequencer for short-circuit and high-voltage laboratories

The BE3200 is a high speed, optically isolated sequencer
offering precise timing control for testing in low-voltage,
high-voltage and high-power laboratories. Fully controlled
by the Perception software, it offers 32 or 64 optical outputs
for control and 16 qualifier inputs to allow safe start of
sequencing. It is equipped with extensive safety functions
to protect the equipment, instruments and users against
power failures and synchronization errors, while an internal
watchdog timer monitors proper function.

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 Options and probe systems for high voltage and high power

Isolated probe system ISOBE5600

The ISOBE5600 is the perfect probe to isolate any digitizing instrument from high voltages. It is used for safe
measurement using high voltage dividers or for current measurements using shunts. It offers safe and digital optical
signal transmission and convenient analog output to connect to a DAQ or Scope. The “4M” receiver adds transient
memory to the system to be used as stand alone, 4 channel transient recorder in high voltage environments like
impulse labs. Then, the system acts under Perception control (Perception Standard 64bit included).

4-channel receiver GENIS-4R GENIS-4M

Isolated, stand alone 1-4 channel transient

Isolation system for existing DAQ or scope; recorder; consisting of 1 to 4
Description consisting of 1 to 4 digitizers and one receiver; digitizers and one receiver;
digital data transfer via fiber optic cable digital data transfer via fiber optic cable;
remote controlled using Perception

Receiver with analog output and

Model Receiver with analog output
integrated memory for data acquisition

Memory –– 256 MB

Digital / analog conversion rate 100 MS/s

Resolution (DAC) 14 bits

Single-channel digitizer GENIS-1T GENIS-1TM

Battery-operated, with an operating
Continuous operation with isolated
Model types duration of 12 hours (one battery)
power supply (1.8 kV RMS)
or 24 hours (two batteries)

Input circuit Asymmetrically differential

Input range ± 100 mV … ± 50 V

Isolation Floating and isolated through fibre-optic link

Sampling rate 100 MS/s

Sampling rate (analog-in to analog-out) 20 MHz

Resolution (ADC) 14 bits

Automatic cable length compensation ––

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