RST Instruments offers many solutions for reading, displaying, and logging data from its instruments. In situations where automatic transmission of data to a central terminal is either undesirable or impossible, RST’s readout units allow you to collect data, view it on site, and later export that data to a host computer in a variety of formats.
The time you spend taking readings in the field is valuable, which is why all of RST’s Readout units are made to store data from over 250 distinct instrument locations per route and have short download times, allowing you to get the information you need quickly and spend less time on back-and-forth trips.
The VW2106 Vibrating-Wire Readout reads, displays, and logs data from both vibrating wire sensors and thermistors and runs on field-replaceable AA batteries. It also has a channel expansion module to allow for easy reading of instruments with multiple VW sensors such as Borehole Extensometers and Load Cells.
RST also produces Terminal Stations that can be installed on site to manually read vibrating-wire sensors and their thermistors. Each station can connect up to 24 sensors and are NEMA 4X and meet IP65 criteria for demanding conditions. In the latest revision of this product, in addition to being able to take manual readings, they are capable of having daisy chained communication to each other to provide a remote junction box functionality for situations where wireless signals may not be possible and signal cables must be routed. It can all be controlled via a FlexDAQ data logger and customized to site requirements.
I’m very happy with the quality of the instrumentation and technical support from RST, as always. They worked with us from the initial stages of the project to ensure that we were fully prepared and equipped to use the RSTAR network for the first time. They delivered everything within the tight project time frame to ensure that there were no delays on site, and the submersible tilt meters looked like new even after over twelve months of being submerged in Thames water!
-Richard Lipscombe, BEng (Hons), Director & Principle Consultant - RL Geotechnical Ltd