Problem Reading Digital Input from Accelerometer and Processing in Real Time.

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Hello everyone, i am new to Arduino and i have a project that consists of using a PCB 333B30 accelerometer connected to a Arduino UNO. I know this signal first has to be amplified and i use a Kistler 5118B2 Power Supply/ Coupler that also comes with a low pass filter. The output from the Kistler is analog(two wires) and I am thinking of connecting the ground to arduino ground and the other wire to analog port A0 of Arduino. I don't know if i am 100% right until now because I am a newbie , but the part I think I have the problem is the one translating the signal. Do you think I need some kind of library to download? Or you think i can do it myself with coding?
One more question, In my project i will need to take the data (acceleration, time) and make an FFT out of them in real time processing. Do you think Arduino can handle that in real time or do you think the sensor may send data faster than Arduino can handle? How would i know the last one?

Thank you very much in advance, all of you guys who answer to so many questions are amazing.

000-331a-10.0.pdf (264 KB)

333B30_K.pdf (57.7 KB)

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The output of the amplifier is AC, up to +/- 10V swing.

It is not designed to be used with an Arduino and cannot be directly connected to the Arduino without a DC offset and possibly, voltage clamping or gain reduction will be required.

Input voltages <0V and >5V will damage or destroy a 5V Arduino.

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jremington:
The output of the amplifier is AC, up to +/- 10V swing.

It is not designed to be used with an Arduino and cannot be directly connected to the Arduino without a DC offset and possibly, voltage clamping or gain reduction will be required.

Input voltages <0V and >5V will damage or destroy a 5V Arduino.

Hello and thank you for your reply. I have used a polymeter( i don't know if that's the correct translation to English) and the output of the Kistler is at maximum 1V. I have taken what you said into consideration but I know that in my case the output cannot exceed 1V.

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Post a circuit diagram (not Fritzing, hand drawn if necessary) showing the mysterious part(s) with standard notation.