ASTRO-MED TMX-18 Recorder
Experience unparalleled efficiency in data capture with the Astro-Med TMX-18 Recorder. Designed for seamless operation, the TMX-18 boasts a high-resolution 17" touch screen display, simplifying test setup with pre-defined configuration options. Get started quickly without the need for complicated buttons or knobs!
Multiple User Configurations
The TMX-18 easily accommodates groups with diverse setup requirements, allowing for the creation and effortless switching between different configurations.
Robust Data Capture Capabilities
No matter the duration of your test—be it 100 milliseconds or 100 hours—the TMX-18 captures every detail with its dedicated 1 TByte hard drive. Perfect for long-term trending and high-speed event detection, each channel utilizes a separate 16-bit A/D converter for impeccable data synchronization, supported by advanced BackChannel technology for precision across analog, audio, video, and data bus inputs.
Embedded Scope Capture
Enhance your testing with the embedded scope capture feature, which intelligently triggers recording while monitoring low-speed trends and storing highly sampled synchronized events. Critical data is time-stamped and embedded within trend recordings.
Flexible Sample Rates
Select from up to four sample rates per data capture, enabling you to prioritize critical signals while managing file sizes effectively.
Advanced Triggering Mechanisms
With comprehensive triggering capabilities, the TMX-18 starts and stops recordings based on input signal changes. Its circular data buffer allows large amounts of pre-trigger data to be recorded, while various triggering options—including window, level, and slew triggering—can be precisely defined for your applications.
Dedicated Storage Solutions
The TMX-18 is equipped with a dedicated 1 TByte hard drive for exclusive data capture, ensuring that no proprietary data is left behind. Removable drives facilitate easy and secure data transfer.
Optional Synchronization Features
Enhance your setup with the optional TMX-IR IG/GPS time synchronization, allowing precise timing alignment for data, video, and all TMX-18 inputs across multiple devices. The TMX-18 can also record 30 frames per second of video, perfectly synchronized with your analog data for detailed insights into your tests.
Audio Annotation
Take advantage of audio note capabilities to enrich your data captures with verbal annotations, reducing the need for manual note-taking.
Bus Input Options
Record critical CAN bus and MIL-1553 data alongside your analog signals, providing a comprehensive overview of test performance.
Advanced Filtering Techniques
The TMX-18 offers versatile data filtering options, allowing raw unfiltered data storage and post-capture filtering with various topologies. Utilize real-time DSP filtering for enhanced measurements, ideal for power monitoring and acceleration applications.
Real-Time Viewing & Setup
The intuitive touch-screen interface on the TMX-18 lets you view data both in real-time and post-capture. With customizable operation, setup time is minimized, allowing you more time for analysis.
Visual Data Metrics
Channel meters present data visually in numerous formats, such as gauges and bar graphs, with quick cursor measurements for instant access to critical statistics.
Scope Mode
In Scope mode, the TMX-18 resembles a digital storage oscilloscope, providing high-resolution views for detailed analysis of high-frequency signals while continuously capturing data.
Alarms and Notifications
Visual alarms indicate when signals exceed predefined boundaries, allowing timely interventions during testing.
Automation & Stimulation
The TMX-18 offers automation capabilities thanks to its analog and digital outputs, enabling easy integration into test systems and automated development platforms.
Compressed Capture Technology
Utilize compressed capture for long-term data recording while retaining full bandwidth signal input. This method features real-time digitizing sample rates and can be combined with Scope capture for identifying glitches.
QuickLook and LookBack Features
QuickLook allows rapid review of recorded data with calculated compression factors, while the LookBack feature offers the ability to review data during capture and transfer previously recorded data without interrupting active trends.
Data Exporting Options
The TMX-18 supports various data archiving and exporting methods, including packed binary and ASCII formats. With eight USB 2.0 ports and an integral 1000BaseT Ethernet port, it enables efficient data transfer and remote control.
AstroVIEW® X Software
Included with every TMX-18 is the AstroVIEW X PC-based data review and analysis program, compatible with Windows PCs. This powerful tool allows for data upload, review, and conversion into various formats, including ASCII and Excel.
LabVIEW® Compatibility
Enhance your testing workflow with LabVIEW compatibility, enabling seamless integration and communication for automated testing and data acquisition processes.
