Use your Cirris adaptor boards on your new CableEye

Use your Cirris adaptor boards on your new CableEye

We are often asked to replace old (or not so old in some cases) Cirris cable testers with our CableEye system, often due to improved flexibility through the Windows PC control that it has.

One stumbling block is the number of interface adaptors that have been produced by the customer over the years; clearly not something they would like to do again.

What is needed is a Cirris converter…

CAMI Research has developed the CB34 Cirris converter board-set; a direct interface replacement that means it is normally a plug-and-go operation to reuse the old interface adaptors but with the benefit of using an up-to-date, PC-controlled system that self-learns cables, provides easy reports, data logs to a network and remote use of the data via internet… a true 21st century Windows application.

The CB34 (Item #764 – Set of two boards) will accept one 64-point Cirris Adapter board or two 32-point Cirris adapter boards, and show results as a 64-pin header numbered 1-64 on each bank.

cb34 cirris converter

The CableEye software does not compute the board or cable signature or automatically identify which Cirris board is connected but it is a simple and quick task to use the PinMap software (Item #708), to obtain a proper graphic and pin numbering.

Most Cirris-made boards are numbered so that the test point number corresponds with the connector’s pin number, so the pin numbering shown on the 64-pin header will be correct even if the graphic is not.

You may use the CB34 Cirris converter with CableEye HVX systems. It has been certified to operate at test voltages of up to 1500vDC and 1000vAC, assuming that a suitably-rated Cirris board is also used.

It is now a simple and low-cost option for you to get a new, modern and very fast cable tester without the worry of losing your investment in all those adaptors. Drop us a line and we’ll do the rest.

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Kevlar braid is no problem for our brushing machines

Kevlar braid is no problem for our brushing machines

Kevlar braid – A first for us!

Another Boewe cable brushing machine ordered but this is for one very special application. A Kevlar braid cable that hangs out of the back of a helicopter!

This process generally takes upwards of TWENTY hours per cable end when done manually. The unbraiding must be done to a very high standard as its purpose is to support a large mass from the back of a helicopter in flight and its associated drag.

bsb 1005b with autostart sensor used for kevlar braid

Bsb 1005B With Autostart Sensor

Switching across to using the BSB1005 we were able to reduce this time to the point where ≈ 95% of the work was done in 25 five minutes!

kevlar braid - before

Kevlar Braid – Before

kevlar braid - after

Kevlar Braid – After

Boewe Elektrik constructed a special support plate but the brushes are standard, as is the rest of the machine.

You can see this in action in our YouTube video here:

kevlar brushing

And you can learn more about the BSB1005 braid brushing machine by clicking here.

Consultative test services

Consultative test services help to understand and control costs.

Most people in our industry know the cost of manufacturing their product but, likewise, most do not fully calculate the cost of test, especially in development and our consultative test services can help.

Cimbian has over thirty years of experience in delivering cost-effective, flexible test solutions across a wide range of applications.

Services available from Cimbian include:

– Test solution development

– Test system integration

– Servicing, calibration and repair Cable testing service

Get in touch with us and we’ll guide you through the process.

Braided cable processing

Cimbian UK, ever innovative have brought a brand new range of Braided cable processing machines for the wire and cable industry.

Designed for de-merging (de-weaving) braided shields from cables these machines take a time-consuming task and turn it into a fast, efficient and less damaging process.

Designed and made in Germany they are of extremely high quality and, of course, fully CE compliant.

Details of the range can be found on our website here: Brushing Machines

braided cable processing machine - bsb1005

Bsb 1005B
Braid Brushing Machine

 

Contact us to find out more about braided cable processing.