HCS1

Three-Axis Helmholtz Coil System

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HCS1 Three-Axis Helmholtz Coil System

HCS1 Three-Axis Helmholtz Coil System

The system consists of three pairs of coils (HC1) and a drive amplifier (PA1) that
generate a magnetic field of known frequency and intensity, up to 500T per axis
for a DC field and up to 100T for a 5kHz field. Running from a standard single
phase AC line supply, the 40cm diameter coils produce a 0.1% homogeneous
field of 4.5cm3. A mounting table is provided to hold the test item inside the
homogeneity volume.

A unit (CU1) can be supplied to control the system using LabVIEW-based

software. It can be offered with a National Instruments PXI system which
allows the user to set the field, set any DC compensation as required and receive
feedback from the coils. This control unit takes inputs from any Bartington
Instruments magnetometer to provide a reference reading of the local
magnetic field. Inputs can also be taken from the coil current and from a spare
magnetometer if required.

It can also be offered with a PCI card that will allow it to be connected to an existing PC.

Features
Field generated in three axes, up to 500T per axis for DC and 100T at 5kHz

Separate System Control Unit (CU1) available

Current monitor output

Applications
Calibration of three-axis magnetic field sensors

Cancellation of magnetic fields

Creation of a known magnetic environment

HC1 Coil and PA1 Amplifier Specifications
Performance
Number of axes 3
Parallelism 1 (electronic adjustment possible to <0.1)
Orthogonality to datum 1 (electronic adjustment possible to <0.1)
Mounting to datum 3 points with orthogonality error <0.1 (electronic adjustment possible to <0.05)
Maximum field generated
Supply >150V 500T at DC per axis; 100T at 5kHz; total 900T for three axes together
Supply <150V 500T at DC per axis; 100T at 5kHz; total 750T for three axes together
Scaling error 0.25%
Temperature coefficient of scale factor 0.05% /C
Linearity error 0.001% (Least Squares Fit)
DC compensation 100T

Electrical
Amplifier input 1V/100T differential
Input connector Hirose RM15TRD-10S
Coils output connector Neutrik Speakon 8 poles
Current monitor output 1V/100T differential
Current monitor output connector Hirose RM15TRD-10P
Power requirement 100V230V AC, <10A, 50/60Hz
Maximum power 1kW

Mechanical
Coil dimensions X Coil: nominal diameter 600mm
Y Coil: nominal diameter 554mm
Z Coil: nominal diameter 508mm
Coil assembly dimensions Height: 632mm
Width: 620mm
Depth: 574mm
Coil system volume 0.5m3
Coil homogeneous volume (<0.1% error) 4.5cm3
Coil homogeneous volume (<1% error) 165cm3
Coil gross weight 30kg
Electronics enclosure dimensions 6U 19in rack mount box
Height: 270mm
Width: 510mm
Depth: 600mm
Electronics enclosure gross weight 59kg

Environmental
Operating temperature range +15C to +30C
Storage temperature +10C to +40C
Operating humidity Up to 90% RH non-condensing

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CU1 Control Unit Specifications
Performance
Input channels
Input filters
Sensor power output
DAC output channels
ESD protection
Electrical
Maximum cable length
Power supply voltage
Power supply current
Power input (rear panel)
Working signal input voltage
Working common mode input voltage
Absolute maximum input voltage
Input connectors (front panel)
Input mating connector
Output connectors (front panel)
Output mating connector
Output connector (rear panel)
Mechanical
Dimensions
Weight
Environmental
Operating temperature range
Operating humidity
Storage temperature
Magnetometer Input compatible with most Bartington magnetometers with up
to 3 axes, differential or single-ended output, dual or single rail
AUX Compatible with Mag-03 three-axis magnetic field sensors or
Mag-03RC range magnetometers, differential or single-ended
output
Current sense Three axis 10V differential connected to current sense output
on Helmholtz drive amplifier
Type Butterworth 2-pole 12dB per octave low pass
Frequencies (software selectable): 10kHz,1kHz, 100Hz & 10Hz
Magnetometer 0 to 20V programmable, limited to 100mA
(compatible with single or dual supply devices)
AUX & current 15V limited to 50mA per sensor channel. Power output
sense protected by self resetting semiconductor fuses
Three axes 10V balanced/differential connected to Helmholtz drive amplifier
Comprehensive ESD surge protection on input and output channels for ESD and
lightning protection
20m all inputs and outputs
100230 VAC 50/60 Hz
1100 mA (115V) / 640 mA (230V) type
3-way IEC 320 with integral filter (mains cable provided)
Up to 10V differential or single-ended (see above)
Up to 8V: balanced / differential output sensors
Up to 3V: single ended sensors
15V on any input pin
Hirose RM15TRD-10P
Hirose RM15TPD-10S
Hirose RM15TRD-10S
Hirose RM15TPD-10P
2 x 68-way Harting 6001 068 5232; interfaces with National Instruments 6289 DAQ card
using NI cables SHC68-68EPA
930 x 575 x 360mm (in wheeled flight case)
46kg (in wheeled flight case)
+10C to +50C
0 to 50% RH non-condensing
-40C to +85C
PXI Data Acquisition Unit Specifications
PXI Cardframe NI PXI-1042*
Power supply voltage 100 to 240 VAC 50/60 Hz
Power supply current 8A (peak)
Power requirement 500W (max)
Operating temperature 0 to 55C
Storage temperature -20 to 70C
Operating humidity 10 to 90% RH non-condensing
Height 177mm
Width 271mm
Depth 397mm
Weight 8.4kg

Processor NI PXI-8106*
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400 (2.16 GHz dual core)
Hard drive 60 GB minimum, internal 9.5 mm Serial ATA 1.0 interface
Chipset Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset
RAM 2 x SO-DIMM sockets, DDR2 SDRAM, PC2 5400, dual channel
512 MB (1 x 512 DIMM) standard, 4 GB (2 x 2 GB DIMMs) maximum
Ethernet 10/100/1000BaseTX, RJ45 connector
Video Intel GMA 950 graphics media accelerator, DVI-I connector
Serial RS232
Parallel port IEEE 1284 Type C miniature connector
GPIB PCI-GPIB/TNT, micro D25 connector
Hi-speed USB 4

PXI-6289 DAQ module*

Analogue inputs 16 differential or 32 single ended
Analogue outputs 4
Digital output 48
DAC resolution 16 bits
ADC resolution 16 bits expandable to 24 bits by over-sampling
Maximum sampling rate 625 MS/s single channel, 500kS/s multi-channel
Minimum sampling rate No minimum
Timing accuracy 50 ppm of sample rate
Timing resolution 10ns
Input coupling DC
Input range 10V, 5V, 2V, 1V, 0.5V, 0.2V, 0.1V
Maximum working voltage for analogue 11V of analogue input GND
inputs (signal + common mode)
Small signal bandwidth (3 dB) 750 kHz filter off, 40 kHz filter on
Input FIFO size 2,047 samples
Scan list memory 4,095 entries

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Overvoltage protection
Device ON 25V for up to eight analogue input pins
Device OFF 15V for up to eight analogue input pins
Input current during overvoltage 20mA max / analogue input pin
condition

PCI Card Specifications

NI PCIe-6353 card*
Card type PCI Express for PC
Analogue inputs 16 differential or 32 single ended
Analogue outputs 4
Digital output/input 48
DAC resolution 16 bits
ADC resolution 16 bits expandable to 24 bits by over-sampling
Maximum sampling rate 1.25 MS/s single channel, 1MS/s multi-channel
Minimum sampling rate No minimum
Timing accuracy 50 ppm of sample rate
Timing resolution 10ns
Input coupling DC
Input range 10V, 5V, 2V, 1V, 0.5V, 0.2V, 0.1V
Maximum working voltage for analogue 10V of analogue input GND
inputs (signal + common mode)

* See the National Instruments website at www.ni.com for any changes to these specifications.
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