DescriptionThe S3-D40 is a compact vibration recorder with integrated environmental sensors designed for general-purpose vibration testing and transport monitoring. Its low cost and handheld form factor make it suitable for laboratory, field and production-line spot checks.
Short specifications- Case material: Polycarbonate
- Digital capacitive accelerometer: ±40g
- Battery: 250 mAh (rechargeable)
- Storage: 8 GB
Product Add-OnMounting Kit ($15)
Product Features- Convenient
- Standalone system with sensors, local storage and rechargeable battery
- Handheld form factor for easy placement and relocation
- Quick setup via USB interface
- Adaptable
- Multiple accelerometer options for extended dynamic range
- Many additional embedded sensors in a single device
- User-programmable wake-up conditions and sample rates
- Reliable
- Proven in harsh environments by over 2,000 customers and the US Navy
- Calibrated with NIST-traceable accelerometer (calibration certificate available)
- Storage capacity suitable for billions of data points
Accelerometer SpecificationsAccelerometer Type | Range | Sampling Rate | Bandwidth | Noise | Resolution
Digital capacitive | ± 40g | 4,000 Hz | 0 to 300 Hz | < 0.01 gRMS | 0.00008 g
Additional Sensor SpecificationsSensor | Measurement Range | Resolution | Sampling Rate
Gyroscope | 2000°/s | 0.06 °/s | 0 (off) to 3,200 Hz
Magnetometer | ± 1300 µT | 0.3 µT | 0 (off) to 10 Hz
Temperature | -40 to 85 °C | 0.01 °C | 0 (off) to 10 Hz
Pressure | 1 to 200 kPa | 1.6 Pa | 0 (off) to 10 Hz
Humidity | 0 to 100 %RH | 0.04 % RH | 0 (off) to 10 Hz
Light | 0 to > 20 uV | <100 mlx | 0 (off) to 4 Hz
Environmental SpecificationsParameter | Range | Notes
Operating Temperature | -10°C to 55°C (14°F to 131°F) | Recharging 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Recommended Storage Temperature | 0°C to 25°C (32°F to 77°F) - Up to 1 Year | Up to 1 Month: -10°C to 45°C. Up to 3 Months: -10°C to 40°C
Humidity | 0 to 95 %RH | Non-condensing
Pressure | 20 kPa to 110 kPa (2.9 psi to 16.0 psi) | Absolute pressure
Shock Limit | > 3,000 g | See shock report (PDF)
Electric Field Susceptibility | 2 MHz to 18 GHz @ 200 V/m | See EMI test report (PDF)
Magnetic Field Susceptibility | 30 Hz to 100 kHz | See EMI test report (PDF)
Battery & StorageSample Rate | Storage Capacity | Continuous Recording | Main Accel. Trigger | 2nd Accel. Trigger | Periodic/Time Trigger
50 Hz | 103 days | 17 hours | 53 hours | 64 days
200 Hz | 26 days | 17 hours | 53 hours | 64 days
800 Hz | 6.5 days | 16 hours | 53 hours | 60 days
4,000 Hz | 31 hours | 12 hours | 52 hours | 52 days
Note: Battery life depends on configuration, battery age and temperature. Values assume a relatively new battery at room temperature with default sensor settings.
Mechanical & DimensionsMass | 40 grams
Case Material | Polycarbonate
Mounting - Screw | 4-40 bolts (70 in-oz)
Mounting - Tape (Double Sided) | 3M 950 tape
Length | 76.2 mm (3.00")
Width | 29.8 mm (1.18")
Thickness | 15.0 mm (0.59")
Ingress Protection | IP50 (dust protected)
Software & ServicesFree tools: enDAQ LAB for device configuration and basic reports, enDAQ CLOUD for uploads and advanced reporting, plus open-source Python libraries for data parsing and analysis.
Applications- Vibration sensing & recording
- Shock & impact testing
- Shipping & transport monitoring
- Wi‑Fi enabled wireless monitoring
- Environmental testing
Technical specifications- Brand: enDAQ
- Model: S3-D40
- Accelerometer: Digital capacitive, ±40g, up to 4,000 Hz sampling
- Accelerometer bandwidth: 0 to 300 Hz
- Accelerometer noise: < 0.01 gRMS; resolution 0.00008 g
- Additional sensors: gyroscope, magnetometer, temperature, pressure, humidity, light
- Battery: 250 mAh (rechargeable)
- Storage: 8 GB
- Mass: 40 g
- Case material: Polycarbonate
- Ingress protection: IP50 (dust protected)
- Operating temperature: -10°C to 55°C
- Shock limit: > 3,000 g
- Typical mounting: 4-40 bolts or 3M 950 double-sided tape