Integrating Scanivalve Pressure Scanners with Dewesoft DAQ Systems

Scanivalve is a leading manufacturer of intelligent Ethernet pressure scanners known for its high-channel-count devices, built-in analog-to-digital conversion, and real-time data streaming capabilities. To facilitate seamless integration, Dewesoft has developed a specialized DewesoftX plugin that supports several Scanivalve pressure scanner models, including the DSA-5000, MPS-4264, and legacy DSA-3217-PTP.

Supported Scanivalve models

With our user-friendly plugin, DewesoftX software supports one or more Scanivalve modules. Their built-in Ethernet interfaces allow direct connections to your PC or via a network switch, offering flexible setup options.

Connecting Scanivalve to your Dewesoft DAQ system

The setup begins by physically connecting the Scanivalve pressure scanners to your DAQ system. You can connect the devices directly to your PC’s Ethernet port or through an Ethernet switch, as shown below:

Software configuration

After connecting the hardware, install the necessary software license and configure the devices within DewesoftX. Follow these steps:

1. Add Devices in Project Settings. Open the project settings in DewesoftX, select "Add Device," and input the details for each Scanivalve unit. 

1. Configure Device Parameters. Enter the model numbers and IP addresses for all connected Scanivalve devices. Once configured, their status will change to "connected."

2. Access Channel Settings. Once connected, a new icon will appear on the DewesoftX taskbar. Click it to open the channel setup screen for all connected Scanivalve devices. 

3. Enter the license. Enter the software license after connecting one or more Scanivalves to your DAQ system computer.

Close the project settings, and a new icon will appear on the taskbar near the top of the DewesoftX setup screen, as shown in the figure below:

Clicking this icon opens the channel settings for all connected Scanivalve devices. Here, you can select the channels you want to use in your setup, rename them, assign specific colors to each channel, change the engineering units and each unit's sample rate, and send the CAL Z command to the unit to perform an internal zeroing calibration.

Channel configuration options

The channel setup screen allows you to:

• Select and rename channels.

• Assign specific colors to each channel.

• Adjust engineering units and acquisition rates.

• Send the CAL Z command for internal zeroing calibration.

Once the configuration is complete, pressure data can be displayed, stored, and analyzed in DewesoftX alongside other analog and digital channels.

Scanivalve pressure measurement

Integrating Scanivalve’s unique Ethernet-connected pressure scanners with DewesoftX DAQ software adds value to any measurement system. Scanivalve pressure scanners are used for pressure and temperature measurement, especially for aerospace and automotive aerodynamic tests, gas turbine testing, compressor testing, and other turbomachinery tests, flow measurement across an orifice, wind turbine aerodynamic validations, etc. 

DewesoftX software comes with every Dewesoft DAQ system. Besides the Scanivalve hardware, only the software plugin described here is required. You can order the Scanivalve plugin from the Dewesoft website. A user manual is available on our website and in the local help manual installed with DewesoftX.

Learn more about the Scanivalve DewesoftX software module.

Learn more about Scanivalve pressure sensors.