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Signal conditioning platforms and amplifier modules Amplifiers Triboelectrically optimized cables
Multichannel Single-channel Connecting and extension cables

Signal conditioning platform

M3 pos. M4 pos. 10-32 pos. BNC pos. BNC neg. TRIAX neg.
2852B 2853B

Module 1989A3_1 (2)

1989A7_1 (4)
M3 pos.

Application 1989A1_3 (1)

1929A_ (2)
1989A3_3 (2)
Type 5064E1 4665B1 2109A 5064E2 4665B2 2109A 2) 4624A 5018A 1983AA_ (4)
1989A7_3 (4) M4 pos.
Cylinder pressure (piezoelectric)   
pMax monitoring (analog/ 1967A_ (2)*
  1975A_ (2)
digital) 1969A_ (2)
1983AB_ (4)
1983AC_ (4) 10-32 pos.
Sensor identification       3)
Recording of cycles and working
time
   3)
1601B_ (5) 1603B_ (5)
Fuel pressure (piezoresistive)    BNC pos.
Intake pressure (piezoresistive)   
Exhaust pressure (piezoresistive)    1985A8S3_1 (2) 1985A1S3_1 (2) 1985A2S3_1 (2)
1987B_ (3)
1985A8S7_1 (4) 1985A1S7_1 (4) 1985A2S7_1 (4) Triax pos.
Temperature measurement  1)  1)  1) (PiezoSmart)
Voltage measurement  
Scope function   1987BFT_ (3)
Fischer triax
(PiezoSmart)
1) 2) 3)
Sensor temperature measurement In combination with Type 5746A5 adapter set for SCP Type 2853B Only for Type 5018Axxx1

(1) PFA coaxial cable, green (-90 up to +200°C): characteristics of perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) cable braiding include strength, even at very high
temperatures, as well as excellent thermal stability and superb chemical resistance.
Powertrain analysis system
(2) PFA coaxial cable, steel braided (-55 up to +200°C): to protect the cable against mechanical damage, it is equipped with a flexible stainless steel
KiBox2
braiding. In other respects, its design corresponds to the PFA/green version. * with ground insulation
Combustion analysis KiBox2 amplifiers/modules
Charge amplifier 5075A1 003-572e (3) FPM triax cable, black (-20 up to +200°C): the fluoropolymer (FPM) material is characterized by high thermal and chemical resistance, particularly
Technical data Type 2895A
PEAQ for piezoelectric 5075A2* to hydrocarbons.
Analog channels 16, 64* sensors (4) FPM coaxial cable, oilproof IP68, black (-20 up to +200°C): the fluoropolymer (FPM) material is characterized by high thermal and chemical
Digital inputs/output 8/8, 32*/32* resistance, particularly to hydrocarbons. The cable is equipped with a liquid-tight connector which makes it robust and resistant to oils and fuels.
Input voltage range V -60...+60 (5) PVC coaxial cable, black (-25 up to +85°C)
ADC resolution Bit 18 Piezoresistive amplifier 4667A* 003-572e
PRAQ for piezoresistive
ADC sampling rate MHz flexible, max. 2.5 sensors Adapters
(per channel, MS/s)
For piezoelectric connecting cables
HW interfaces Ethernet/WLAN/2xCAN-FD
Crank angle inputs Analog/LVDS/RS422 Voltage interface VAQ 5270B 003-572e M4 neg. 10-32 neg. 10-32 pos. BNC pos. Triax neg.
Speed range rpm 50...20 000 for universal sensors

Min./Max. temperature °C -40...+70

M3 neg.
Weight kg 4 (w/o) amplifier modules
Dimensions (WxHxD) mm 218x84x288 1700A35 1706
Accessories
Key features • Flexible measuring channel and SW application Crank angle 2614D 003-547
configuration encoder M4 neg.
• KID3 Bosch knock intensity detection 1700A23 1700A13 1700A31 1705 1704A3
• User formulas in real time
• Latest generation signal processor and performance
10-32 neg.
• XCP universal interface Temperature 2621G 000-461
• Compatible with ETAS INCA, ATI Vision, Vector CANape conditioning system 1729A 1721 1704A2
for water-cooled PE/PR
Characteristics KiBox2 is a complete combustion analysis system for sensors and power
onboard and testbed applications, enabling visualization electronics in hybrid or EV BNC neg.
of combustion quality. Combustion parameters are
TDC sensor 2629DK 003-334 1704A1
conveniently integrated into the ECU calibration and
system
test bench systems, and are synchronized with other
measurement data. Triax pos.
Data sheet 003-572e 1704A4
* cascaded KiBox * with PiezoSmart function
Sensor selection guide
Piezoelectric sensors Piezoelectric sensors
Cylinder pressure Pressure measurement in combustion engines
Small engines Sensors, uncooled
(motorbikes, etc.)) Possibility of Yes General purpose Type 6054C
engine
Thermodynamic Type 6054C
modification
Knock detection Type 6054BRU56
No Gasoline Spark plug Type 6113C/6115C

Medium-sized engines
(passenger cars, etc.)) Possibility of Yes General purpose Type 6054C/6124A/6044A
engine
Thermodynamic Type 6054C/6041C/6044A
modification Technical data Type 6054C Type 6052C
Knock detection Type 6054BRU56
Measuring range bar 0 ... 300 0 ... 250 (300)*
No Gasoline Spark plug Type 6113C/6115C/6118C
Sensitivity pC/bar -17 -20 (-18)*
Diesel Glow plug Type 6542Q Type 6056B
Linearity % <± 0.3 <± 0.3 (<± 0.5)*
Heavy-duty engines Sensor operating range °C -20 ... 350 -20 ... 350
(trucks, etc.)) General purpose Type 6054C/6124A/6044A
Mounting size M5x0.5 M5x0.5
Thermodynamic Type 6061C/6067D
Characteristics • New compact M5 sensor • Compact, highly accurate
Type 6054C/6041C/6044A • High accuracy and sensor
durability in one sensor • Low thermal sensitivity
• Excellent strain shift over the whole
Racing engines interference rejection engine operating
General purpose Type 6054BRU56 • Multi-application sensor map, compensated for
Knock detection/onboard Customized, on request for the whole engine acceleration
development process • Ideal thermal shock
• Low cost of ownership behavior
thanks to long service life
• High performance, with
or without flameguard
* (reinforced version)

Data sheet 003-458 000-552

Piezoresistive sensors
Intake/exhaust/hydraulic pressure Pressure measurement in the intake and exhaust systems
Low-pressure sensors DigitalSmart (DS series)
Compact solution
Intake/uncooled Type 4017A/4007D
Exhaust/water-cooled Type 4049B

Highest accuracy
Intake/exhaust Type 4011A
switching adapter
water-cooled Technical data Type 4017A Type 4007D
Type 7533B Pressure range bar 0...5/10/20/50 0...100/250

Temperature range °C -20 … 140 25 … 180

Transmitter/onboard
Dimensions M5x0.5 M5x0.5
without media temperature Type 4080B
with media temperature Type 4080BT Characteristics • World’s smallest media- • Miniature pressure sensor
separated miniature for general pressure
pressure sensor measurements
• Ideal for gas exchange • Ideal for applications with
measurements and appli- limited space
Injection/high pressure cations with limited space
• ATEX certified for usage
in hazardous areas
Sensor
• High durability thanks
Clamping adapter ≤ 1,000 bar Type 4065B to excellent media
Type 6533 compatibility
≤ 3,000/3,600 bar* Type 4067E

Application • Intake/exhaust pressure • General pressure

• General pressure

* only common rail application Data sheet 003-599 003-300

 = Dimensions  = Type
 Piezoelectric sensors
Pressure measurement in combustion engines
Sensors, uncooled Sensors, cooled Sensors, cooled Measuring spark plugs Glow plug adapter Optical

Type
Technical
6054BRU56
data Type
Type
6056B
6054C Type
Type
6124A
6052C TypeType
6125C
6054BRU56 TypeType
6044A
6056B TypeType
6041C
6124A Type
Type
6061C
6125C Type
Type
6067D
6044A Type
Type
7061C
6041C Type 6113C/6115C/6118C
Type 6061C Type Type
6542Q6067D Type Type
MMSP 7061C
Measuring
0 ... 400 range bar 0 0
......
300300 00
......
300250 (300)* 0 ... 0300
... 400 0 ... 0300
... 300 0 ... 0250
... 300 00
......
250300 0 ...
0 ... 250300 0 ...0 300
... 250 0 ... 250
0 ... 200 0 ...6056B
for Type 250 0 ... 300
0 ... 250
-10Sensitivity pC/bar -17
-17 -30
-20 (-18)* -36 -10
(33)* -30 -17 -33 -30 -26
-36 (33)* -26-30 -92-33 -10 -26 -26 -10 -92
<±Linearity
0.4 % <±<±
0.3
0.3 <±<±
0.3
0.3 (<± 0.5)* <± 0.4
<± 0.4 <± 0.3
<± 0.3 <± 0.3
<± 0.3 <±<±
0.3
0.4 <±<±
0.30.3 <±<±
0.30.3 <± 0.5
<± 0.3 <± 0.3 <± 0.5
<± 0.3
-20Sensor
... 350operating range °C -20 ......
-20 350350 -20 ......
-20 350350 -20 -20
... 350
... 350 -20 -20
... 350
... 350 -20 -20
... 350
... 350 -20 ......
-20 350350 -20-20
... ...
350 350 -20-20
... 350
... 350 -20 ...-20
350... 350 -20 ... 350 -20 ...-20
200... 350
M5x0.5
Mounting size M5x0.5
M5x0.5 6.2 mm pluggable
M5x0.5 6.2mm pluggable
M5x0.5 M8x0.75
M5x0.5 M8x0.75
6.2 mm pluggable M10x1
6.2mm pluggable 9.9M8x0.75
mm pluggable M14x1.25
M8x0.75 M10x1/M12x1.25/M14x1.25
M10x1 9.9 mm pluggable M10x1/M12x1.25/M14x1.25
M14x1.25
• Compact M5 Sensor
Characteristics • Ideal
• Newforcompact
measurements
M5 sensor • Compact,sensor
• Pluggable accurate • Same
highlywith characteristics
• Compact as
M5 Sensor • Ideal
• Ideal for measurements
for direct mounting • Pluggable
• Smallest sensor with
water-cooled • Same characteristics
• Water-cooled cylinder as • Pluggable direct mounting • Water-cooled
• Ideal forwater-cooled cylinder
• Smallest water-cooled • Measuring
• Water-cooled cylinder • Glow
spark plug • Pluggable water-cooled• Multimeasuring
plug adapter • Water-cooled spark
cylinder
• Rugged design with high with
• Highglow plug adapter
accuracy and sensor
swivel nut for easy 6124A but additionally
• Rugged with glow
design with high• Insensitive swivel
plug adapter cylinder
to installation nut forsensor
pressure easy 6124A sensor
pressure but additionally cylinder pressure
• Insensitive sensor
to installation pressure pressure sensor with flush-mounted
sensor
cylinder pressure sensor enables cylinder
cylinder pressure sensor plug with
pressure integrated
pressure sensor
natural frequency Type 6542Q...
durability in one sensor • Low thermal sensitivity
handling withnatural
groundfrequency
isolation Type 6542Q...
strain handling
• Excellent thermal stability with ground
• Excellent isolation
thermal stability forstrain
easy handling • Very thermal stability sensor
high sensitivity
• Excellent for highest
• Excellent thermal stabilitymeasurement
natural without
for easy handling high-temperature
• Very high sensitivity
• Suitable for knock • Excellent
• Excellentstrain
strain shiftfor
• Ideal over the mounting
direct whole • Suitable for knock • Excellent
• Very strain error
small linearity • Ideal
over for direct
the whole mounting over the whole engine
engine • Ideal
• Veryforsmall
direct mounting
linearity error • Excellent
over thethermal
wholestability
engine over the whole engine separate
frequency • Idealmeasuring mountingminiature
for direct bore pressure
• Excellent sensor
thermal stabil
detection interference
interference rejection
rejection engine operating
• Insensitive to installation detection interference
• Minimal rejection
sensitivity • Insensitive
operating rangeto installation operating range • Insensitive
• Minimal to installation
sensitivity over the whole
operating engine
range • High operating
dielectric strength
range • Design corresponding
• Insensitive to
to installation and fiber
overoptic systemengine
the whole
• Low cost of ownership • Minimal sensitivity shift
• Multi-application sensor map, compensated for
strain • Low cost of ownership • Minimal
shift whole shift • Verystrain
over thesensitivity low linearity • Very low linearity strain
shift over the whole operating
• Very low range
linearity up to ignition
• Very low voltages
linearity existing glow plug bore
strain • For pressure
operatingindication
range
thanks to long service life over
for whole temperature
the whole engine acceleration
• Minimal sensitivity change over whole
thanks to long service life temperature • Minimal sensitivity change deviation
temperature deviation
range • Same propertiesrange
temperature as • Very low linearity
deviation of 45deviation
kV • High signal properties
• Same quality as and•optical
Very lowcombustion
linearity
• High performance, with range
development process • Ideal
over thermal
whole shock
temperature • High performance, with • Lowrange cost of ownership • Lowover whole
thermal temperature
shock error • Diaphragm optimized 6061C
• Low cost of ownership deviation • Diaphragm optimized • Standard
• Low thermal shock error • Application-specific 6061Csensor for analysis in gasoline
deviation
or without flameguard • High
• Lowdurability
cost of ownership behavior
range or without flameguard • High
thanks to durability
long service life range
under all conditions for thermal shock and thanks to long service life • Ideal as aall
under reference
conditions geometries
for thermal shock and different glow plug
and heat engines
• Ideal as a reference
thanks to long service life durability sensor valuesdurability geometries sensor
• High performance, with • Serviceable thanks to • With tip or tipless design
or without flameguard modular structure
* (reinforced version) * (reinforced version) * (reinforced version)

Data sheet
003-046 003-458
003-583 000-552
003-268 003-046
000-695 003-583
003-399 003-268
000-591 000-695
003-454 003-399
003-467 000-591
003-042 003-454
003-281/003-269/003-280 003-467
000-570 003-042
003-428

Pressure measurement in the intake and exhaust systems Pressure measurement Automatic sensor identification with PiezoSmart
Low-pressure sensors DigitalSmart (DS series) High-pressure sensors DigitalSmart (DS series) Press./temp. transmitter For
High-pressure
piezoresistive/absolute
sensors DigitalSmart
pressure sensors
(DS series) Press./temp. transmitter
For piezoelectric/cylinder pressure sensors

Digitally compensated sensors (DS sensors) contain sensor parameters PiezoSmart is an active system for identifying individual piezoelectric pressure sensors. Its main
and pressure-temperature compensation data stored in TEDS. When element is an electronic data sheet called TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet). The TEDS
connected to a compatible amplifier (Types 4624/4665/4667), no contains all the essential data of an individual pressure sensor, which it can exchange with
parametrization is needed. ancillary equipment.
Extension cable
Type Type Type Type Type Type for DS sensors The amplifiers automatically set the correct parameters by exchanging data with the TEDS of
4007D 4011A 4017A 4049B 4065B 4067E Type 4785A the pressure sensor.

• Correct assignment of the sensor data is always guaranteed, so you benefit from enhanced
Type
Technical
4011A data Type
Type
4049B
4017A Type
Type
7533B
4007D TypeType
4065B
4011A TypeType
4067E
4049B TypeType
4080B/4080BT
7533B Type 4065B Type 4067E Type 4080B/4080BT process reliability.
• Measurement can take place independently without any database.
Pressure range
0…5/10/20/50/100/ bar 0...5/10
0...5/10/20/50 0...100/250
For sensor Types 4011A, 0…5/10/20/50/100/
0...200/500/1000 0 ... 0...5/10
2 000/3 000 0 ... For sensor Types 4011A,
5/10/20/130/250 0...200/500/1000 0 ... 2 000/3 000 0 ... 5/10/20/130/250
• Operating time and cycles of PiezoSmart pressure sensors are recorded automatically, with
250/500 4045, 4075 250/500 4045, 4075
classification of pMax values.
-20Temperature
...120 (L),15range
...180 (H)°C 0 -20
… 80… 140 25 … 180 25 ...-20
120
...120 (L),15 ...180 (H)25 ...0 180
… 80 25 … 150 25 ... 120 25 ... 180 25 … 150
M6Dimensions
/ M8x0.75 M14x1.25
M5x0.5 M14x1.25
M5x0.5 M7x0.75
M6 / M8x0.75 M10x1
M14x1.25 M6x1
M14x1.25 M7x0.75 M10x1 M6x1
M12x1/M14x1.25 M12x1/M14x1.25

• Universal pressure sensor

Characteristics • Compact
• World’s pressure • Miniature
media- • Cooling
smallest sensor withsensor • Compact
pressure
adapter high-pressure
• Universal pressure sensor• High-pressure • Cooling
sensor, sensor• Robust,
• Compact pressure adapter with
media-separated • Compact high-pressure • High-pressure sensor, • Robust, media-separated
Sensor Seal Connecting cable PiezoSmart coupling Extension cable Type 1987B Charge amplifier Type 5064E12
• Highest accuracy with integrated
separated water
miniature for general
pneumatic pressure
switching sensor
• Highest accuracy frontwith integrated water
sealing pneumatic
miniature switching
pressure sensor front sealing miniature pressure
• Media-separated cooling forsensor
pressure exhaust gas measurements
function allows zero • Robust steel diaphragm
• Media-separated cooling
• Robust steelfor exhaust gas transmitter
diaphragm function allows zero • Robust steel diaphragm • Robust steel diaphragm transmitter
Data
• Versatile, adaptable, pressure measurements
• Ideal for gas exchange • Idealcorrection
point for gaswith for•harsh
for applications and adaptable,
Versatile, highly pressure
for harsh andmeasurements
highly • Withpoint correction
integrated for gas
signal for harsh and highly for harsh and highly • With integrated signal base

with M6 or M8 media limited space

measurements and appli- exchange
• Media-separated sensors while dynamic
with applications
M6 or M8 media • Media-separated
dynamic applications exchange sensors while
conditioning dynamic applications dynamic applications conditioning
connection; cations with limited space combustion engine is connection; • Idealcombustion
for onboardengine is
applica- Connectable to amplifier Types 4624A/4665B/4667A • Ideal for onboard applica-
or compatible with Types • ATEX certified for usage running or compatible with Types tionsrunning
and applications with directly, or with Type 4785A extension cable tions and applications with
4073/4075, 4043/4045 in hazardous areas • For highest accuracy 4073/4075, 4043/4045 • Forspace
limited highest accuracy limited space
• ATEX certified for usage • High durability thanks measurements • ATEX certified for usage measurements
• 4080BT includes media • 4080BT includes media
in hazardous areas to excellent media in hazardous areas temperature sensor with temperature sensor with
compatibility signal conditioning; <20bar signal conditioning; <20bar

• Intake/exhaust
Application pressure • Exhaust
• Intake/exhaust
pressure pressure • Intake/exhaust
• General pressure
pressure • Injection
• Intake/exhaust
pressure pressure • Injection
• Exhaust
pressure
pressure • Motorsport
• Intake/exhaust pressure • Injection pressure • Injection pressure • Motorsport
PR amplifier SCP Slim KiBox2
• General pressure • General pressure • General pressure • General pressure Type 4624A Type 2852B
• General pressure
Type 2895A
PR amplifier Type 4665B1 PR amplifier Type 4667A
003-267
Data sheet 003-599
003-145 003-300
002-614 003-267
003-165 003-145
003-166 002-614
003-391 003-165 003-166 003-391
with SCP Slim with KiBox2
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