Advantage No. 1:
Extremely low power

The combination of an ultra-low power microcontroller with the PICOSTRAIN measuring principle shows an extremely low overall current consumption of the total system. It is possible to reduce the power consumption by a factor 10 to 20 compared to conventional solutions.

 

Advantage No. 2:

One solution for (nearly) all applications

PSØ8 allows to build systems with 1.500 ... 100.000 divisions resolution and update rates up to 500 Hz. One and the same chip covers many applications just by variation of the software.

 

Advantage No. 3:

Reduced overall system cost, small size

PSØ8 reduces or saves battery costs. In many applications a single coin cell battery may last for 10 years under normal operation. AC-Adapter are no longer necessary even for calibrated scales. The number of external components is far below the usual (14 passive components, LCD, switches, battery).

 

Advantage No. 4:

New products that could not be done up to now

There are new product options mainly due to the low current consumption and low operating voltage. First to mention are solar driven applications. Also 1.55 V silver-oxide batteries are possible although with some restrictions (e.g. re-programming). The measurement quality is impressive even at those low voltages and it might be difficult to find something comparable in the market.

 

Advantage No. 5:

Improve your Quality

PSØ8 offers unique possibilities to simplify the loadcell production and to improve quality at the same time. By means of gain correction with software it becomes redundant to select loadcells for quattro scales. Also offset and gain drift over temperature can be corrected by software.