Simcenter SCADAS is Siemens’ modular data-acquisition hardware family — purpose-built for noise, vibration, harshness (NVH), structural dynamics, road-load data acquisition (RLDA) and acoustic testing. SCADAS front-ends work as standalone recorders or in laptop-driven mode, and integrate natively with Simcenter Testlab so channels, calibration and processing live in one environment.
Hardware lines
- SCADAS Mobile — ruggedised in-vehicle and on-track acquisition. IP65-rated, wide operating temperature range, CAN/GPS/IMU inputs alongside analogue channels. Used for road-load data collection, pass-by noise, durability drives.
- SCADAS Lab / Recorder — high-channel-count laboratory front-end. Up to several hundred synchronous channels for modal survey, NVH bench, engine test cell and acoustic measurement.
- SCADAS XS — compact distributed module for hard-to-reach or space-constrained sensor locations. Connects back to a central acquisition unit over fibre.
What you measure with SCADAS
- NVH — vehicle interior noise, structure-borne and airborne paths, pass-by noise.
- Structural dynamics — modal testing, frequency response functions, operational deflection shapes on vehicles, machinery and civil structures.
- Road-load data acquisition — chassis loads, wheel forces, accelerations for fatigue and durability analysis.
- Acoustic — sound power, sound intensity, source ranking.
- Engine and powertrain testing — combustion, torsional vibration, order tracking.
- EV and e-motor — electrical noise, switching harmonics, e-motor NVH.
Industries using SCADAS in India
Automotive and EV — NVH benchmarking, RLDA for durability load cases, pass-by noise compliance, e-motor acoustic characterisation for EV platforms.
Aerospace and defence — ground vibration testing (GVT), flutter clearance, structural health monitoring, acoustic fatigue on panels and assemblies.
Industrial machinery — rotating machinery health, compressor and pump vibration, fan and HVAC acoustic performance.
Rail — wheel-rail noise, bogie dynamics, interior comfort measurement.
Common questions
Does SCADAS only work with Testlab? SCADAS hardware is optimised for Testlab and all channel configuration, calibration and processing is managed there. Raw data can also be exported in standard formats (UFF, MF4, Matlab) for post-processing in other environments.
What is the maximum channel count? SCADAS Lab configurations scale to several hundred synchronous analogue channels. For very large channel counts, multiple SCADAS units can be daisy-chained with synchronised clocks.
Can SCADAS record standalone without a PC? Yes. SCADAS Mobile and Recorder support autonomous recording triggered by time, event or input threshold — useful for long-duration road tests where a connected laptop is impractical.
Related
- Simcenter Testlab — the software environment that runs alongside SCADAS for test planning, acquisition and analysis.
- Simcenter licensing — SCADAS + Testlab licensing options.