For load-cells, torque measurements, or for almost any bridge completion circuit, Dataforth probably has the "strain gage" signal conditioner you need! We have full, half and quarter bridge signal conditioners. Analog voltage or current output as well as RS-232 or RS-485 output conditioners. Packaged in DIN mount enclosures or in small, modular panel-mount enclosures, we can match the best solution to your application needs.

Besides our outstanding ±0.03% accuracy specs, Dataforth's excitation supplies are built-in and are fully protected from external high voltages (both continuous and transient) and it's isolated! We might be the only manufacture to design both into the excitation circuit.

Although excitation circuits are designed to provide small amounts of very stable voltage and current to your strain gage, only Dataforth's excitation circuits are isolated to 1500Vrms and protected against accidental continuous overloads up to 240Vrms. Our excitation circuits can also withstand severe transient surges as defined under ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1, read more ...

Dataforth has over 35 DIN mount models, DIN packaged analog output strain-gage conditioners.

We have 7 narrow & 7 wide bandwidth modular packaged analog output strain-gage conditioners:
- Narrow Bandwidth
- Wide Bandwidth

There are 24 models that output RS-232 or RS-485, Modular packaged RS-232 or RS-485 output strain conditioners.

Together with our custom designs, Dataforth has over 150 strain gage solutions!

There's three pages (pg. 9-11) within our tutorial that discuss the many issues associated with interfacing to strain gages.

Dataforth's 20 page "Industrial Signal Conditioning, A Tutorial" (1.1MB PDF, See Strain Gage pages 9, 10, and 11)

Remember, our Application Engineers can assist you with signal conditioner selection over the phone or via fax and email. Call us at our manufacturing facility in Tucson at 520-741-1404 (fax 520-741-0762) or Email us at techinfo@dataforth.com.