RST1 Torque Sensor
You can buy just the torque sensor or buy the torque sensors with interface devices such as analog signal conditioners, digital USB or wireless interfaces, and software as complete ready to use kits.
Highlights
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Capacities
The RST1 series Torque Sensors are available in 6, 10, 60 and 150 Nm capacities. -
Calibration Mode
They can be calibrated & used for clockwise or anti-clockwise torques. -
Accuracy Class & Compensated Temperature Range
+/- 0.5% to +/- 1% of full scale from -10C to 40C -
Construction and Use
Made of Aluminum with threaded mounting holes on each end for ease of mounting
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UART/USB Output
Use DI-1000U with USB output to connect with PCs, Macs, or Linux machines.Wireless Output
Wireless output via XBee (802.15.4) or WiFi or BLE.
Analog Output
Analog output via 0-5V DC or 4-20 mA for easy input to DAQ/PLCCustomize
Call us for larger capacities or other unique needs. We can custom build them to order as needed.
Mounting Options
The RST1 torque sensors have threaded holes on each end to mount them to mating surfaces easily. The sensors can be mounted in any orientation. Does not need to be verically mounted. The measured torque will be the relative rotational force applied between the two ends of the torque sensor.
Torque sensor mated to two end plates
Torque Sensor Configurations
Torque Sensors are similar to resistive Load Cells which are based on the classic wheatstone balanced bridge network design using strain gages. The baseline output is mV/V i.e. if you supply say 10V to the sensor, then the output voltage may vary from 0 mV to 20 mV for a 2 mV/V device. They can be mated and used with digital or analog signal conditioners (digital or analog interfaces) to connect with PCs, PLCs, or simple LCD diplays. We offer the following options:
Torque Sensor with DI-1000U Configuration
If you need to do testing and data gathering or want to display values on a PC/Tablet via USB, simply connect the Torque Sensor to the DI-1000U USB Sensor Interface & use the USB connector on the DI-1000 to connect to a PC via the USB port. The DI-1000U is a signal conditioner & 24-bit digitizer (good enough to handle devices with 0.02% of full scale accuracy) and handles all the communications functions to talk with USB port of a PC. When connected this way, the torque sensor appears on the PC as a virtual COM port. Using a standard terminal emulator you can send commands to the sensor to display loads on screen. They can be displayed either one reading at a time or in continuous operation mode. You can also use Matlab, LabView or other popular programs to communicate and get calibrated readings from the torque sensor. It would be best if used with our SensorVUE application to display, log or plot data on a Win 8/10 PC or Tablet.
Kit Includes:
RST1 Torque Sensor
DI-1000U Load Cell Interface
SensorVUE Software
Add Calibration
Add Accessories
Wireless Torque Sensor Configuration
You can use these Torque Sensor wirelessly by connecting it to our DI-1000ZP wireless sensor interface. This configuration allows you to wirelessly connect to a Windows/Unix/Mac computer. On a Windows 8/10 PC or Tablet, you can use our SensorVUE software to display, log and plot force vs time data effortlessly. The DI-1000ZP uses the 802.15.4 protocol and offers robust connectivity to about 1000 feet in industrial environments. It comes with a battery backup for cordless operation for a couple of hours. If you wish to connect via WiFi or BLE we offer the DI-1000WiFi and DI-1000BLE that makes it easy to communicate with SmartPhones as well.
Kit Includes:
RST1 Torque Sensor
DI-100U Load Cell Interface
SensorVUE Software
Add Calibration
Add Accessories
Analog Torque Sensor Configuration
Some users want a high level 0-5V analog DC output in order to work with existing data acquisition systems or PLCs. Ih that case, you can use this torque sensor with our AI-1000 signal conditioner which provides an amplified 0.5 to 4.5V output proportional to the applied torques. We can provide the system together with calibration and the formula to convert from voltage to torques when ordered in this configuration. We also offer the AI-1000-CV with 4-20 mA output if you prefer current output. Please contact us for this kit.
Kit Includes:
RST1 Torque Sensor
AI-1000 Analog Load Cell Interface
Add Calibration
Add Accessories
Application Development
If you are looking to develop your own custom software application, our digital sensor interfaces offer convenient ASCII commands to obtain load information directly from the interfaces without need for any additional signal conditioning or data processing. With just a few commands you'll be able to incorporate calibrated sensor information into your application. You can also use Visual Basic, Visual C++, Matlab, LABView or any other application development environment to create your custom applications with our interfaces and sensors.
See our support pages for details.
- How to Write Software to Work with DI-1000U / DI-1000UHS / DI-1000UHS-1K
- You can access Sample Code for Visual Basic, Matlab, Python, Arduino and customize it for your own needs.
