Dakota Ultrasonics MAXII Specifications

D A K O T A U L T R A S O N I C S

Total Control for Bolted Joints!

Total Control for Bolted Joints!

The

The

MAX II

MAX II

Bolt Tension Monitor

Bolt Tension Monitor

Features:

▶ Quantities - Elongation, Load, Stress,

Strain and Time (nanoseconds).

▶ Sunlight readable color QVGA display

(320x240 pixels).

▶ Measure Modes - Pulse-Echo, Echo-

Echo, Echo-Echo-Verify (triple echo).

▶ Auto Correlation - Transducer

Placement.

▶ Custom auto calibration feature.

▶ 4GB internal & up to 64GB external

SD memory.

▶ USB 1.1 connectivity.

▶ Analog, serial & alarm outputs.

▶ PC & OSX reporting software.

▶ Import & export les - between

Max II and MiniMax.

▶ Li-Ion pack & 6 AA

emergency battery

backup option.

▶ 2 year

warranty.

S O U N D S O L U T I O N S

MAX II SPECIFICATIONS

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Physical

Weight: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kgs), with batteries.

Size: 8.5W x 6.5H x 2.5D in (216 x 165 x

70mm).

Operating Temperature: 14 to 140F (-10C
to 60C).

Keyboard: Membrane switch with 21 tactile
keys.

Case: Extruded aluminum body with nickel
plated aluminum end caps (gasket sealed).

Display Views: RF (full wave view), +/- Recti­ed (half wave view), Digits, or split screen
combination (wave plus large digits).

Environmental: Meets IP65 requirements.

Connections

USB: Direct USB 1.1 PC connectivity. Win-

dows & OSX interface software.

Power Connector: 12v @ 2amps, adapter
100-240 VAC, .7 Amps, 50-60 Hz.

5 Pin Lemo (includes):

RS232Output - RS232 PC serial interface.

Alarm Outputs - Two independent alarm

outputs triggered by the gates.

Analog Out - Proportional outputs (ampli­tude or distance), 0-10 volts.

Transducer Connectors: Two LEMO 00 con­nectors.

Memory

Log Formats: Grid (Alpha Numeric).

Capacity: 4 Gb internal & up to 64 Gb Exter-

nal SD slot.

Screen Capture: Tagged interface le (.tif)
capture for quick documentation.

Custom Setups: 64 user congurations.

Power Source

Lithium Ion Pack: 10.8v, 2 amp hrs, typical

operation 18hrs.

Battery Backup: Emergency battery backup.
Six 1.5V alkaline, 1.2V AA Nicad cells, 1.2V
AA NI-MH, or other other equivalent power
source. Battery life (continuous use): Alkaline
(12 hrs), Nicad (5hrs), and NI-MH (12hrs), with
default settings.

Electronics

Display: Blanview sunlight readable QVGA

TFT color display (320 x 240 pixels). Viewable
area 4.54 x 3.40 in (115.2 x 86.4 mm), or 5.7
in (144.78 mm) diagonal. 16 color pallete, mul­tiple color options and variable brightness.

Screen Refresh Rate: 60Hz

Timing: Precision TCXO timing with single

shot 100 MHz 8 bit ultra low power digitizer.

Pulser Types: Spike, Square Wave & Tone
Burst.

Pulser Voltage: 100 - 400v.

Pulse Width: Selectable step options Spike,

Thin, Wide, HV Spike, HV Thin, HV Wide, TB
.5MHz, TB 1MHz, TB 2MHz, TB 5MHz, TB 10
MHz. Spike 40 ns, Square Wave 80 to 400 ns,
Tone Burst 50 ns to 1 microsecond.

Gain: 0 to 110dB with 0.2dB resolution.
Manual and AGC control.

Damping: 50, 75, 100, 300, 600, & 1500 ohms.

Frequency Band: Broadband 1.8 - 19 MHz

(-3dB) lter.

Horizontal Linearity: +/- 0.4% FSW.

Vertical Linearity: +/- 1% FSH.

Amplier Linearity: +/- 1 dB.

Amplitude Measurement: 0 to 100% FSH,

with 1% resolution.

Delay: 0 - 999.999in (25,400mm) at steel
velocity.

Measurement Gates: Three independent
gates depending on measurement mode
selected, with audible and visual alarms.
Amplitude 5-95%, 1% steps.

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Features

Setups: 64 custom user dened setups; fac-

tory setups can also be edited by the user.

Auto Set: Automates the detection, scope,
and display setting process for each individual
bolt.

Gates: Three measurement gates, depending
on measurement mode used, with adjustable
start and threshold.

Alarm Limits: Adjustable Hi/LO tolerances
with visual LED’s and audible beeper. Hard­ware alarm outputs (accesory cable required).

Field Calibration: Vector or Regression cor­rection curve for increased accuracy using
Load & Stress.

Measuring

Units: English (in), Metric (mm), or Time (µs).

Velocity: 0.0492 to .5510 in/µs (1250–13995

m/s).

Measurement Modes: Pulse-Echo (P-E),
Echo-Echo (E-E), or Echo-Echo-Echo (E-EV).

Measurement Range: 1 to 999.999in
(2540cm) in pulse-echo(P-E) measurement
mode. Range will vary using multi-echo
modes - dependent on material type and
consistency.

Detection: Zero Crossing.

Resolution: +/- 0.00001 in (0.0001 mm).

Calibration: Automatic, Fixed, Single or Two-

Point zero calibration options.

Quantities:

Time - Nanoseconds.

Elongation - Change in length (inches/mil-

limeters).

Load - Force load applied (pounds KIP or
megapascals MPa).

Stress - Force for unit area stress applied
(inches per inch or millimeters per millimeter).

%Strain - Ratio of elongation to eective
length.

Bolt Materials: Select types from a preset or
custom list.

Transducers

Transducer types: Single element - 1 MHz to

10 MHz frequencies, and 1/8” to 1” diameters.
Magnetic & Non Magnetic options available.

Glue-On: Available for short bolts with mini­mal/short elongations to eliminate transducer
placement errors.

Connectors: Microdot, Lemo 00, or BNC
options depending on the transducer model
selected.

Custom Transducers: Available for special
applications.

Certication

Factory calibration traceable to NIST & MIL­STD-45662A.

Warranty

2 year limited

MADE IN THE USA

Distributed by:

DAKOTA ULTRASONICS

1500 Green Hills Road, #107
Scotts Valley, CA 95066

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