Highland Technology, Inc.
Is an electronics design and manufacturing company specializing in high quality precision instrumentation and control applications including: Precision analog measurement and control, Capture of very high-speed transient phenomena, High speed, high resolution timing instruments, Electrical and thermal energy metering, Precision thermocouple and RTD temperature measurement, General purpose process inputs and outputs, Cryogenic temperature instrumentation, Custom "smart" instrumentation applications and Pulse-gradient drivers for NMR applications.
- 415 551 1700
- 415-551 5129
- 650 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
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8-Channel VME Delay Generator for Facility Timing Systems
V880
The V880 is a VME-based system timing module, used to distribute picosecond-precision timing pulses across physically distributed facilities. The V880 receives a 155.52 MHz (OC3 rate) fiberoptic master timing signal and outputs eight local triggers.
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4-Channel VME Arbitrary Waveform Generator
V375
The V375 is a versatile VME four-channel arbitrary waveform generator. The module architecture was designed in cooperation with major aircraft engine and power systems manufacturers to provide the features needed for accurate simulation of real-world sensor inputs.
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8-Channel VME Function Generator
V340
The V340 provides eight independent DDS-synthesized waveform outputs, each programmable for frequency and amplitude. Any output may be switched to a front-panel test connector, allowing in-crate calibration check without removing field cables.
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Measurement & Simulation
Highland Technology offers a wide array of tools for measurement, simulation, and control. Tachometers, thermocouples, RTDs, precision voltages, current loops, strain gauges, and more can be measured or simulated by Highland's products.
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16-Channel VME RTD/Resistance Input Module
V410
The V410 is a 6U VME module that provides sixteen independent analog inputs that may be used to read RTDs, thermistors, and other similar resistive sensors. It can also read cryogenic diodes. Users may set input range and adjust other settings at VMEbus speed, and depending on the range selected the microprocessor will do the necessary calculations and output voltage, resistance, or temperature. Temperature conversion is available for 100Ω and 1000Ω, series 385 and 392, platinum RTDs.
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8-Channel VME Strain Gauge/Load Cell Module
V385
The V385 is a VME/VXI compatible eight-channel strain-gauge signal conditioner applicable to generic bridge-type transducer applications. The V385 adds individual remote-sensed excitation supplies to each channel, increasing its precision over the V380's single excitation supply.
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8-Channel VME Isolated Resistance Simulator
V420
The V420 is an 8-channel, isolated, programmable resistance simulator. It uses entirely solid-state simulation to eliminate transient errors associated with relay switching, and provide for monotonic resistance changes. Channels are individually programmable in four resistance ranges, from 5 ohms to 65.5K. Channels can operate from microvolts up to 35V / 50mA. Overload protection and channel error detection are included.
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8-Channel VME Tachometer
V360
The V360 is a single-width, 6U height VME module designed specifically to acquire low frequency inputs from industrial speed sensors. The module can measure frequency and period over a wide dynamic range, and is specifically designed to ensure reliable measurement in high-noise industrial environments.
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8-Channel VME 32 MHz Arbitrary Waveform Generator
V344
The V344 provides eight independent digitally synthesized waveform outputs, each programmable for frequency, amplitude, and phase.
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24-Channel VME Synchro/LVDT Simulation/Acquisition Module
V545
The V545 is a generalized- DSP-based sinewave processor intended for both simulation and acquisition of LVDTs, RVDTs, synchros, and resolvers. 24 generalized, isolated channels are provided. Each channel can be a signal source or a measurement input. Users can program any desired relationship between input and output channels, allowing simulation and measurement of a wide range of inductive transducers, using internal or external excitation.
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16-Channel VME Current Source & Analog Measurement Module
V460
The V460 is a VME-based versatile source/measurement unit. It includes a programmable constant-current source, a precision programmable gain 16-bit analog-to-digital converter, and a 4-wire, 16-channel analog multiplexer. An internal microprocessor supervises channel scanning according to user loaded parameters, reporting sensor voltage drops or, for selected sensor types, engineering-unit data.
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Diode Laser Driver
D200
The D200 is a compact, DC-coupled fast laser driver, providing up to 4 amps of regulated constant current. A built-in edge-triggered pulse generator produces up to 1 microsecond pulse widths and 2 nanosecond transition times, capable of driving lasers with forward voltages up to 9 volts. A pulse-follower mode is also provided, accommodating externally-defined trigger widths up to 100% duty continuous-wave (CW). Power, pulse width, drive current and differential triggering functions are accessible through a ribbon cable header for embedded OEM applications. A low-inductance laser drive interface permits direct laser connection or custom interposer and flex-cable attachment.
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Photonics
Precision fiberoptic and free-space interfaces provide high-speed, low-jitter and low noise signal conversion, and transport of analog and digital signals.
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16-Channel VME Analog Output/Thermocouple Simulator Module
V470
The V470 is a 6U VME module that provides sixteen independent, isolated analog outputs that may be user-programmed to operate as voltage outputs or thermocouple simulators. Users may write temperature or voltage values at VMEbus speed, and the microprocessor will transparently do all necessary calculations and update the channel electronics.
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64-Channel VME Analog Input Module
V230
The V230 provides high channel-count data acquisition for dense monitoring applications. The 64 channels are individually programmable for both input range and filtering. The three input ranges slightly exceed ±10 V, ±1 V, and ±100 mV, allowing confident measurements all the way to the end of common signaling ranges.
