Electronics & software

Digital industrial
charge amplifier Type 5074A...

Charge amplifier for systems based on Industrial Ethernet

Kistler's Type 5074A… is a universal industrial charge amplifier
for piezoelectric sensors. It allows reliable and precise capture of
dynamic and quasi-static processes. This amplifier supports the
main Industrial Ethernet standards, depending on which it offers
real-time measurement with extremely fast cycle times as well
as several special data acquisition functions that are configur-
able for specific applications.

• Versions with 1, 2, 3 or 4 channels

• Wide measurement range from 20 pC to 1 000 000 pC
• Versions for EtherCAT, PROFINET and EtherNet/IP
• Variable process map to optimize network capacity utiliza
tion
• Internal 24-bit data acquisition
• Real-time output in cycles up to 100 μs per channel Applications
• Support for oversampling and synchronization enables out The Type 5074A… was specifically developed for use in mod-
put of up to 50 kSps per channel ern, fast Industrial Ethernet systems. This amplifier"s high per-
• Flexible low-pass filter and switchable high-pass filter formance makes it suitable for various tasks such as real-time
• Peak value acquisition control in joining and cutting processes as well as high-resolu-
• Calculation of integral value tion process recording for injectors and pressure pulsation meas-
• Sensor signal scaling urements. Protection class IP67 and sealing elements made of
• Network and channel status indicators FKM/FPM also allow decentral use in more difficult conditions
• Handshake for device status changes outside the control cabinet with fluid media, various gases and
• Configuration via standard control programming interface, some alkalis.
no additional software required
• Cascadable design; multiple bus participants can be con Influencing and adapting the process map
nected consecutively Conditioning large numbers of analog values with short cycle
• Protection class IP67 with FKM/FPM sealing elements times can massively increase network capacity utilization. The
Type 5074A… allows flexible adaptation of the process map,
Description so network utilization can be optimized in line with customers"
Kistler's Type 5074A… offers real time-capable acquisition of requirements.
piezoelectric signals in the most widespread types of Industrial Possible measures to reduce the process map include:
Ethernet, with communication exclusively via this interface. • Use 16-bit values instead of 32-bit
The Type 5074A… delivers high performance with transmis- • Switch off functions that are not needed (floating point,
sion at up to 50 kSps per channel. This creates the possibility of integral and peak values)
real-time transmission of measurement data with cycle times as
short as 100 μs, so critical process controls can also be imple- Changes to the measuring channel configuration are adopted in
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mented. No data is stored permanently on the Type 5074A… . the next measuring cycle at the earliest; they are confirmed to
All the settings are located on the control, so the customer the master with the "Parameter active" status bit.
also has guaranteed data sovereignty. The adjustable low-pass
filter means that targeted smoothing of interference signals is Scaling the input signals
already implemented in the amplifier. The switchable high-pass The "Scaling Divisor" parameter is used to scale the input vari-
filter1) allows monitoring of fast processes without interrupting able. Typically, the measuring element"s sensitivity as shown on
the measurement – even during continuous operation. Analog the calibration certificate is entered for the divisor. The transmit-
measurands are already digitized in the amplifier. Combined ted 32-bit REAL measurement values therefore correspond to
with the integrated electrical isolation in the Type 5074A…, this
1)
early digitization enables reliable, interference-resistant delivery The filter frequency for the high-pass filter depends on the measure-
ment range that is set
of measurement values to the master system.
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the physical variable according to the calibration of the measur- Technical data
ing element. In addition, the 16-bit integer values are scaled Charge amplifier
with the final range value, so they then correspond to classical
Number of channels 1, 2, 3, 4
input values.
Measurement range per channel (FSO) pC max. ±20 … 1 000 000

Adjusting the measurement range Measurement error with FSO ≥100 pC % FSO <±0,5
The measurement range is adjusted with the "Range" param- Measurement error with FSO <100 pC % FSO <±1,0
eter, with two basic functions. The Type 5074A has 3 internal Drift
measuring segments per channel. Depending on the range ad- 25°C, max. relative humidity (rh) pC/s <±0,05
justment, the best possible segment is selected to guarantee of 60%, non-condensing
maximum precision across multiple decades. 25°C, max. relative humidity (rh) pC/s <±0,05
In addition, the measuring range final value scales the measured of 70%, non-condensing, typ.
integer values to 16-bit. 50°C, max. relative humidity (rh) pC/s <±0,3
of 50%, non-condensing
Adjustable low-pass filter Reset-Operate transition pC <±2
The low-pass filter is calculated by internal signal conditioning Input signal without damage: voltage V ±10
in the FPGA. The required filter frequency can be selected from (constant)
predefined values for the "Filter-Frequency" parameter. Lower
Frequency range
filter frequencies lengthen the signal delay.
Q <900 pC (Cg = 200 pC) kHz »0 ... <20
(–3 dB, cable capacitance <1 nF)
Oversampling factor
Q <31 kpC (Cg = 7 nF) kHz »0 ... <10
An oversampling factor can be applied to 16-bit measurement
(–3 dB, cable capacitance <1 nF)
values in order to record and analyze signals where network
cycles are too slow. Depending on the factor that is set, the Q <1 MpC (Cg = 240 nF) kHz »0 ... <2
network interval is divided into as many as 50 sub-intervals (–3 dB, cable capacitance <1 nF)
per channel; additional measurement values are recorded and a Operate-Reset time
precise time stamp can be assigned to them by the control. Due Q <900 pC us <100
to its massive influence on the process map, the oversampling
Q <31 kpC us <300
factor only acts on the scaled 16-bit integer values.
Q <1 MpC ms <1
Time constant Reset-Operate time us <20
The switchable time constant is a high-pass filter that operates Range switching time
directly in the analog hardware. The measurement signal is re-
≤900 pC → >900 pC ms <60
duced towards zero according to a capacitor discharge curve..
The time constant depends on the selected measurement range ≤31 kpC → >31 kpC ms <60
and cannot be changed. >900 pC → ≤900 pC ms <1
>31 kpC → ≤31 kpC ms <1
Peak value tracking
Hardware high-pass filter, typ.
Peak values are controlled via the cyclical "Peak control" output
(time constant)
parameters, and they can also be reset while the measurement
is ongoing. For instance, this feature can be used to monitor Q <900 pC s 0,03 (±6%)
process phases during the active measurement. Q <31 kpC s 1,05 (±6%)
According to choice, peak value acquisition can be unfiltered,
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Q <1 MpC s 36 (±7%)
or can use the filter selected for each channel. In this way, in-
Input-referred noise
terference signals can either be acquired or filtered out on an
(typ. pp)
application-specific basis.
Q <900 pC pC <0,6
Integral function Q <31 kpC pC <21
The integral function is controlled via the "Integral control" Q <1 MpC pC <720
parameter. It can also be switched while the measurement is
active.
The high data rate increases the precision of the internal calcula-
tion, relieving pressure on the customer"s system.
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Data acquisition Power supply

Resolution (delta-sigma) bits 24 Supply voltage VDC 18 ... 30
Sampling rate ksps 105 Power consumption at 24 V mA <200
Group delay for signal conditioning µs 160 Output current for cascading A <1,5
(plus group delay for low-pass filter) at 24 V, at dt +10°C
4th order low-pass filter (type: Bessel) Hz 1…20 000 Overvoltage resistance, V 55
Cutoff frequency (–3 dB) in stages 1/2/5/10 40 ms/max
per decade
filter off = 20 000 Electrical isolation against measur- VDC <50
ing circuit and digital inputs typ. (not
Group delay (complete system)
low-pass (LP) safety-relevant)

LP= off (20 000 Hz) ms <0

LP= 10 000 Hz ms <0,023 Industrial Ethernet communication
LP= 5 000 Hz ms <0,057 Hardware Standard Ethernet IEEE
LP= 2 000 Hz ms <0,158 802.3 100 Base-Tx
LP= 1 000 Hz ms <0,327 Transformer-coupled
LP= 500 Hz ms <0,663
Profinet IO
LP= 200 Hz ms <1,67
Slave as per PNO standards
LP= 100 Hz ms <3,36
Provision for supported protocols for RT, IRT
LP= 50 Hz ms <7,62
Minimum update rate μs 250
LP= 20 Hz ms <17,7
LP= 10 Hz ms <34,6
LP= 5 Hz ms <68,2
EtherCAT
Slave as per ETG standards
LP= 2 Hz ms <169
Provision for supported protocols for CoE, DC
LP= 1 Hz ms <337
Minimum update rate μs 100

General data
EtherNet/IP
Operating temperature range °C –20 ... 65
Slave as per ODVA standards
Storage temperature °C –40 ... 85
Provision for supported protocols for CIP
Vibration resistance IEC60068 Part 2–6 gp 1
(58 ...150 Hz constant) Minimum update rate μs 1 000

Shock resistance IEC60068 Part 2–27 g 200

(11 ms)
Degree of protection as per EN60529 IP 67
(only with cables fitted and/or covered
connectors)
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Housing material Die-cast alu-

minum
Weight g 420
Installation position As desired

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Structure of output data block

Name Data type Length (bytes) Description

Control Bit field 1
0. Operate 0 = Reset, 1 = Operate, measure
1. Peak control 0 = Reset peak capture, 1 = Peak acquisition active
2. Integral control 0 = Reset integral, 1 = Integral active

Structure of input data block

Name Data type Length (bytes) Description

Status Ch(n) Bit field 1
0. Operate state Bits 0…2: status bits follow the control bits and signal successful execution of
1. Peak control state the requested function.
2. Integral control state For example, "Operate state" clears when the channel reset is completed after
the "Operate" control bit was set to 0.

3. Parameter active Changes to 0 when parameters are changed due to acyclical communication
during measurement. The bit remains at 0 until the next Reset state, which
activates the new parameters.

4. Reserved Reserved

5. Overload Indicates that the set measurement range was exceeded, and remains active
until the next Reset cycle. Extreme overload with violation of hardware limit
also sets the error bit until the next Reset cycle.

6. Warning According to the table of error codes

7. Error According to the table of error codes

Instant value Ch(n) REAL 4 Measurement values scaled with divisor
Peak min ch(n) REAL 4 Captured with max. internal sampling rate, filtered or unfiltered
Peak max ch(n) REAL 4 Captured with max. internal sampling rate, filtered or unfiltered
Integral ch(n) REAL 4 Integral value
Ch(n) int sample (1…of) INTEGER 2 x oversam- Scaled measurement values standardised with measurement range to 16-bit
pling factor

(n)= channel number

(of) = oversampling factor
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User parameters (acyclical)

The following structure shows the parameter list for one measuring channel.
This structure is repeated for each additional measuring channel. (n = channel number 1...4)

Parameter name Parameter type Length Default PROFINET EtherCAT object

(bytes) index

Scaling divisor FLOAT (pC/phys. unit) 4 1.0 0x2002 0x50n0:02

Range FLOAT (physical unit) 4 1 000 000 0x2001 0x50n0:01
Filter frequency Enum 1 0 0x2003 0x50n0:03
- no filter (20 kHz) (0)
- 10 000 Hz (1)
- 5 000 Hz (2)
- 2 000 Hz (3)
- 1 000 Hz (4)
- 500 Hz (5)
- 200 Hz (6)
- 100 Hz (7)
- 50 Hz (8)
- 20 Hz (9)
- 10 Hz (10)
- 5 Hz (11)
- 2 Hz (12)
- 1 Hz (13)
Time constant Enum 1 0 0x2004 0x50n0:04
- off (0)
- active (1)
Peak mode Enum 1 0 0x2005 0x50n0:05
- filter off (0)
- filter active (1)
Error code 2 byte 2 Read-only 0x2010 0x51n0:01
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Installation
The device is installed with two M4 hexagon socket head cap screws
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4,4

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Charge Amplifier Type 5074A

Sensor 1 Sensor 3 In In
64

56

Status Network Power

Sensor 2 Sensor 4 Out Out
4

5074A31_ 5 140

150

5074A41_ (1 : 2)
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Erstmals verwendet Werkstoff

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Type 5074A...

Connections Ordering key Typ 5074A

Sensor charge input Type KIAG 10–32 UNF neg. Inputs

Energy supply Type M8 4-pole pos. A-coded 1-channel charge 1
2-channel charge 2
3-channel charge 3
9,00
11,70 6,15 5,75 0,20 0,20 5,75 6,15 11,70
4-channel charge 4
7,00

6,20

1 +24 VDC Us/p Sensor connection socket

2 +24 VDC Us/p KIAG 10–32 UNF neg. – IP67 1
6,60

3 GND
6,20

4 GND Industrial Ethernet type

8,20

1 [Link]
EtherCat 1
8,80

EtherNet/IP 2
ProfiNet 3

Example of order
Industrial Ethernet con- Type M12 4-pole neg. D-coded • 1-channel, KIAG 10–32 UNF neg., EtherCAT: 5074A111
nection
Included accessories Type
• Protective cap 1891
1 TX+ IP54 for sensor input
2 RX+ • Protective cap for M12 socket 55160137
3 TX- • Protective cap for M8 socket 55137563
4 RX-
(5 Shield) Optional accessories Type
• Sensor cable PFA, IP65 1635Cxxx
plug KIAG 10–32 UNF pos.
plug KIAG 10–32 UNF pos.
• Sensor extension cable PFA, IP65 1637Cxxx
socket KIAG 10–32 UNF neg.
plug KIAG 10–32 UNF pos.
• Sensor cable w. metal sleeve, IP67 1900A21Ax
plug KIAG 10–32 UNF pos.
plug KIAG 10–32 UNF pos.
• Set 4x protection cap metal with O-ring, 1891A1
IP67 for sensor connector
• Network connection cable, 1200A195A2
plug RJ45 – plug,
plug M12 male 4-Pole D-coded, length 2m
• Network connection cable, 1200A195B0,2
plug M12 male 4-Pole D-coded,
plug M12 male 4-Pole D-coded, length 0.2m
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• Power cable, 1200A239A2

plug M8 male 4-Pol
open end, length 2m
• Power cable, 1200A239B0,2
plug M8 male 4-Pol
plug M8 female 4-Pol, length 0.2m

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Block diagram

Industrial
Ethernet

Power
Out

Out
In

In
+24VDC Us/p 1
+24VDC Us/p 2
3
4

+24VDC Us/p 1
+24VDC Us/p 2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5

1
2
3
4
5
Case

Screen

Screen

GND
RX+

RX+

GND

GND
TX+

TX+

GND
RX-

RX-
TX-

TX-
2 x Industrial

2x magnetics
(Feldbus)

Protection
Ethernet

18 ..30VDC

EMI/POL
M12x1
LED

Power

[Link]
PHY

PHY

EartGND
dICA5074Axxx (digital Industrial Charge Amplifier)

1M

Processor

FB_SYNC
Fieldbus

Supply
Power
Fly-Back

SGND
+2.5V_VREF
Digital Signal

+1.5V

+3.3V
+1.8V
+/-5V
Processor

FB_SYNC
FPGA
SPI
ADC 24 bit

ADC 1

ADC 3
ADC 2

ADC 4
Measure

AA-Filter
AA-Filter

AA-Filter

AA-Filter
Cg sel 3

Cg sel 2
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Diff.-Amp

Diff.-Amp

Diff.-Amp

Diff.-Amp
Charge

LS 1

LS 2

LS 3

LS 4
nTC1

Charge 1

Charge 2

Charge 3

Charge 4
4 x CA

SGND
UNF10-32

EarthGND
Charge x

EMV-PCB

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