Atec Dash-8PM Specifications

Measurement has never been this easy

• 8 channels of inputs for single and three phase power monitoring

• Days of continuous recording at a sample rate of 6,250 Hz per channel

• Transients, glitches and disturbances captured at 200 kHz per channel

• Measures a wide range of power parameters with AstroPower

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software, including

RMS current and voltage, real and reactive power, power factor and THD

POWER MONITORING &

POWER MONITORING &

DATA ACQUISITION

DATA ACQUISITION

AUTO-CONFIGURATION

IN ONE SYSTEM

IN ONE SYSTEM

Astro-Med has combined the versatility of our Dash 8Xe with our innovative AstroPower™ monitoring software to give you

the all new Dash 8XPM. The Dash 8XPM delivers the capabilities of a high-end data acquisition recorder and a dedicated

power monitoring system in one useful tool.

Using the standard Dash 8Xe software, the system operates as a powerful data acquisition recorder

that can be used for long term trend recording, traditional data capture and oscil-

loscope recording for maintenance troubleshooting applications.

Switching to AstroPower monitoring software allows monitoring of power

quality and disturbances that can disrupt the operation of electrical

equipment. The user can record power trends, events and transients for

days, weeks or months at a time.

REAL-TIME DISPLAY

View voltage and current wave­forms side by side, overlapped or
grouped together logically. User
defined waveform and back­ground colors.

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SIMPLIFIED OPERATION

Action buttons mimic menu
selections for ease of use.

TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY

15-inch color touch-screen display
provides you with an easy-to-use
graphical interface.

Choose a recording setup and AstroPower automati­cally configures your inputs for single phase, split
phase, Delta or Wye recording applications.

Channels 7 & 8 can be used as auxiliary inputs to
record any signal type, including tachometer signals,
thermocouples, and other AC or DC, high or low
voltage signals.

MODULAR INPUTS

SPLIT-SCREEN ANALYSIS

In addition to seeing raw power sig-

ONE TOUCH
ACQUISITION

Start recording at the
touch of a button.

DASH 8XE FUNCTIONALITY

In addition to power monitoring, the Dash 8XPM
gives you the functionality of the popular Dash
8Xe data acquisition recorder. You can capture 8
channels of data directly to a 73 GB hard drive at
sample rates from one sample per minute to 200
kHz per channel. It lets you capture trend data,
transient/glitch data based on intelligent triggers
and gives you high speed digital scope recording.

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nals, the Dash 8XPM lets you view
power information, phase diagrams,
phase relationships and RMS data in
real-time.

The Dash 8XPM’s modular inputs give you the flexibili­ty you need in a portable troubleshooting tool. From
high voltage, isolated inputs for voltage and current
channels to DC bridge and thermocouple inputs for
auxiliary channels, the Dash 8XPM has a variety of
modules to meet your needs.

CURRENT CLAMPS AND
VOLTAGE PROBES

Various sizes and ranges are
available for a wide variety of
power applications.

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real-time data display

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REAL-TIME POWER MONITOR

The monitoring screen provides real-time display of waveform data.

real-time data display

RECORDER ENVIRONMENT

Based on user input of target parameters, AstroPower optimizes input
performance and resolution by automatically configuring settings such
as display and unit scaling along with attenuator selection...all prior
to recording!

Key system parameters such as target voltage and current, transformer
ratios and 50 or 60Hz power frequency are all user definable.

SPLIT-SCREEN ANALYSIS

The analysis window provides voltage and current harmonics, phase
relationships and diagrams along with RMS voltage and current
information in real time.

The Dash 8XPM operates with an intuitive real-time touch-screen display that allows the user to view, record and analyze

data in a variety of formats.

data capture:

continuous recording mode

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data capture:

continuous recording mode

AstroPower allows you to monitor and log power trends, including power interrupts, power sags, power swells, frequency deviations,

harmonics, interharmonics and unbalances, in real-time. Thousands of power events can be logged to file for later review!

MONITOR AND LOG EVENTS

Capture power trends in continuous mode which allows up to 88 hours of continuous recording at a sample rate of
6,250Hz per channel.

EVENT DEFINITION

AstroPower allows a user to easily setup and record critical power
events.

Voltage: Interrupts, sags, swells and frequency.
Current: RMS threshold definition that allows triggering on target

current and event thresholds.

Voltage & Current: Transients, individual/total harmonics, Individual

interharmonics and unbalance conditions.

Power: Power factor, absolute, active, reactive and leading/lagging

power events.

MULTIPLE VIEWS – ALL DATA

The informative split screen analysis screen provides real time
information while recording.

data capture:

transient/snapshot recording mode

review and analyze results

data capture:

transient/snapshot recording mode

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The Dash 8XPM with AstroPower lets you monitor and record transients and glitches for later review and analysis. Transients

are sampled at 200 kHz per channel, which provides great resolution for identifying power glitches and other problems.

TRANSIENT RECORDING

The Dash 8XPM will monitor your signals and trigger a capture
on a pre-defined event. No data is recorded until your signals
violate pre-defined parameters, optimizing hard drive space. The
system will automatically re-arm after a capture so you won’t
miss capturing any power anomaly.

TRANSIENT/SNAPSHOT EVENT SETUP

When a transient event occurs, the Dash 8XPM captures
100 milliseconds of pre-event data and 100 milliseconds of
post-event data, giving you just the information you need while
minimizing hard drive usage. Transient events are captured at a
sample rate of 200 kHz per channel, quick enough to capture
even the fastest glitch.

INFORMATIVE REVIEW SCREENS

Use the marker text function to provide event labels for ease of
viewing. Cursors are available for measurements and for zooming
in on critical events.

EVENT LOG

AstroPower’s event log allows you
to pinpoint the anomaly of interest
and jump right to it. It lets you
quickly find the exact data point in
a long capture.

review and analyze results

Once events, transients and continuous data have been captured, the AstroPower review software lets you quickly and easily

review and analyze results. With no PC required for review and analysis, the system is the ideal on-site troubleshooting tool.

TRANSIENT EVENT VIEWER

The system lets you evaluate transients captured at
200 kHz per channel with the transient event viewer.
You can view one or all channels simultaneously for
each event while cursors allow detailed measurements
of your data.

review and report

your data

AstroPower - offline review

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review and report

your data

AstroPower lets you rescan captured files for power events, ideal for sorting your captured data. AstroPower’s multifunctional

review capabilities give the user all the information needed to evaluate and troubleshoot power quality issues.

VIEWING WINDOW

The reviewer environment allows you to analyze a data capture
in a number of ways. You can expand or compress your viewing
area, scroll through your data or add additional plots of events
that have been recorded.

REDEFINE EVENTS POST DATA CAPTURE

AstroPower’s unique graphical interface gives the user the
capability to rescan a previous capture to view specific events of
interest and focus on data of interest.

AstroPower - offline review

AstroPower Review is a versatile offline analysis package that is included with the Dash 8XPM. This offline tool provides

the same review functionality as the Dash 8XPM on your personal computer. In addition, AstroPower Review features a

comprehensive report generator, which compiles your data into clear, easy-to-read reports and exports them in either ASCII

text or Microsoft Excel

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format.

Dash 18X: Features 18
channels of universal
inputs, data acquisition
to internal hard drive at
100 kHz sample rate
per channel.

Dash 8Xe: Features 8
channels of modular
inputs, data acquisition
to internal hard drive
at 200 kHz sample rate
per channel.

OTHER EXCITING PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM ASTRO-MED

World Headquarters

Astro-Med Industrial Park
West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893 U.S.A.
Phone [phone] • Fax [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web Site: www.astro-med.com

Toll-Free Phone (U.S.A. only):

[phone]

Astro-Med is system certified to ISO9001.

083006

FACTORY SALES AND SERVICE CENTERS
CANADA • Astro-Med, Inc., 648 Rue Giffard

Longueuil, QC J4G 1T8 Canada • Tel. [phone] / Fax [phone]

Toll-Free Phone (Canada only): [phone]
UNITED KINGDOM • Astro-Med House, 11 Whittle Parkway

Slough, Berkshire SL1 6DQ • Tel. [phone] / Fax [phone]
FRANCE • Astro-Med SNC, Parc d’Activités de Pissaloup, 1 Rue Edouard Branly,
78190 Trappes • Tel. [phone] / Fax [phone]
GERMANY • Astro-Med GmbH, Senefelderstrasse 1/T6 D-63110 Rodgau
Tel. [phone] / Zentrale 28368-0 / Fax [phone]
ITALY • Astro-Med S.R.L., Via Plezzo 8, 20132 Milano
Tel. [phone] / Fax [phone]

SPECIFICATIONS

Color Display

Display Full screen waveform or split screen

w/analysis
Waveform display Voltage/current or phase groups
Viewing area 15-inch diagonal with 1024 x 768

resolution
Touch screen Full-screen, resistive

Signal Modules

Maximum modules 8 per unit
Supported modules IHV1 – voltage/current phase

IHV2 – voltage phase
Channels 4 voltage, 4 current (when no

auxiliary channels are used)
Auxiliary channels Modules 7 and 8

IHV1 Module

Maximum voltage 250Vrms CAT II
Bandwidth 39 kHz

IHV2 Module

Maximum voltage 600Vrms CAT II, 300Vrms CAT III
Bandwidth 34 kHz

Continuous Recording

Recording method Internal disk drive
Sample rate 6,250 samples per second per

channel
Drive capacity 73 GByte
Continuous Recording time up to 88 hours (dependent on free

disk space)

Recorder Mode

Analysis Real-time calculations
Continuous recording All waveforms with one-button

start/stop
Event logging Simultaneous with continuous

waveform recording

Review Mode

Analysis Post-capture calculations
Derived channels Graphic plots of trend data. Includes

Vrms, Irms, apparent power, real

power, reactive power, power factor,

frequency, THD, voltage unbalance

and current unbalance

Transient Mode

Sample rate 200,000 samples per second per

channel
Event Logging Yes

Logged Event Types

Voltage Interrupt, sag, swell, transient,

frequency, total harmonic distortion,
individual harmonic, individual
interharmonic, unbalance

Current Transient, RMS thresholds, total

harmonic distortion, individual
harmonic, individual interharmonic,
unbalance

Power Power factor, absolute power, active

power, reactive power, leading/lagging

Analysis Functions

Harmonics/Interharmonics Graphical display for any phase

(voltage or current); total harmonic
distortion percentage

Phase diagrams Vector diagrams for voltage and

current

RMS values Calculated for all phases, voltage and

current

Power values Absolute power (kVA), active power

(kW), reactive power (kVAR) and
power factor

Sequential components Positive, negative, and zero sequence;

voltage or current; percentage
unbalanced

Power

Input Voltage Range 102 to 264 VAC
Frequency Range 47 Hz to 63 Hz
Power Factor 0.99
Power Consumption 150 W maximum (<100 W typical)

Physical

Enclosure Aluminum
Dimensions 12.6" H x 16.7" W x 4.5" D
Weight 22 lbs (with 8 modules)

Environmental

Operating Temp 5 to 40°C (40 to 105°F)
Operating Humidity 10% to 90% non condensing

Specifications subject to change. All registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.

Dash 8HF: Features 8
channels of analog inputs,
data acquisition to internal
hard drive at 2 MHz
sample rate and 200 kHz
bandwidth.