Measurement-computing eZ-Analyst rev.14.1 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL eZ-Analyst Real-Time Vibration & Acoustic Analysis Software eZ-Analyst 1086-0922 rev 14.

1-4 Software Installation, ZonicBook/618E 978891 eZ-Analyst Reference Notes: o Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of documents pertaining to Z

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eZ-Analyst 918294 Toolbar - Selecting Displays 5-9 Selecting Displays Configuration* Buttons Status Example Display 31 32 33 34 Dis

5-10 Toolbar - Selecting Displays 918294 eZ-Analyst Configuration* Buttons Status Example Display 31 32 33 34 Display Selected: Ord

eZ-Analyst 988191 Interactive Plot Display 6-1 Interactive Features of the Plot Display Window 6 Introduction ……6-1 Adding and Removing Channels

6-2 Interactive Plot Display 988191 eZ-Analyst Using Cursors In eZ-Analyst cursors can appear as vertical lines that indicate an X Y axis inters

eZ-Analyst 988191 Interactive Plot Display 6-3 Analysis of a Cursor Annotation Frame Close Annotation Frame Move Cursor* Second Channel (

6-4 Interactive Plot Display 988191 eZ-Analyst You can “Right-Click” in the Plot Region and then select a desired cursor function.

eZ-Analyst 988191 Interactive Plot Display 6-5 Side Band Cursors Harmonic – Used for one channel trace. Results in several cursors positioned

6-6 Interactive Plot Display 988191 eZ-Analyst Additional Functionality Copy [No associated toolbar button] To Open the Copy Menu: Press “D

eZ-Analyst 988191 Interactive Plot Display 6-7 Strip Charts [No associated toolbar button] Upper Plot Display - Strip Chart with 4 Traces for

eZ-Analyst 978891 Software Installation, 600 Series 1-3 IOtech 600 Series Dynamic Signal Analyzers for Vibration Analysis & Monitoring 640u

6-8 Interactive Plot Display 988191 eZ-Analyst Overlays of XLS Files eZ-Analyst allows you to overlay up to 15 Excel (XLS) files within a functio

eZ-Analyst 988191 Interactive Plot Display 6-9 Selecting and Arranging XLS Files for Overlay Order 4. Select and open the desired XLS files.

6-10 Interactive Plot Display 988191 eZ-Analyst Displaying Channel Pairs A channel pair is a reference channel and a response channel used to

eZ-Analyst 988191 Interactive Plot Display 6-11 To change the Y-Axis: Hold down the <Alt> key, at the same time, left-click and drag the m

6-12 Interactive Plot Display 988191 eZ-Analyst Changing the Plot’s Format / Scale / Grid Right-Click on the plot’s border to open a popup menu

eZ-Analyst 878193 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7-1 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7

7-2 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, and Slice Views 878193 eZ-Analyst 3D Waterfalls The following features apply to the 3D Waterfall displays for eac

eZ-Analyst 878193 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7-3

7-4 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, and Slice Views 878193 eZ-Analyst The Skip Count setting allows you to decimate the data that would be displayed

eZ-Analyst 878193 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7-5 Show Waterfall 3D Cursor will show or hide the Waterfall plot 3D cursor. Th

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7-6 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, and Slice Views 878193 eZ-Analyst In addition to the Waterfall configuration dialog, several Waterfall and Freque

eZ-Analyst 878193 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7-7 Order Tracking The Order Tracking display mode provides a means of displayin

7-8 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, and Slice Views 878193 eZ-Analyst Selecting Display Options Most single-display spectrum function views (FV) offe

eZ-Analyst 878193 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7-9 Configuration* Buttons Status Example Display 31 32 33 34 Disp

7-10 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, and Slice Views 878193 eZ-Analyst Configuration* Buttons Status Example Display 31 32 33 34 Displ

eZ-Analyst 878193 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, & Slice Views 7-11 Using Spectrum Cursors Selecting Harmonic Single Cursor Selecting An

7-12 Waterfalls, Order Tracking, and Slice Views 878193 eZ-Analyst If you select the Main cursor node, you can use the Left & Right arrow but

Appendix A 878193 Keyboard Controls A-1 Appendix A - Keyboard Controls for eZ-Analyst A This appendix consists of several hot key tables

A-2 Keyboard Controls 878193 Appendix A Display Menu Control Keys Function Comments D Opens the Plot Display Character-istics Menu Option:

Appendix A 878193 Keyboard Controls A-3 Plot Display Controls (Note) Keys Function Comments A Turns Auto-scale On. ----- Alt Expands or

eZ-Analyst Series 878193 Introduction 2-1 An Introduction to eZ-Analyst 2 Features …… 2-1 Measurem

A-4 Keyboard Controls 878193 Appendix A Slice View Control Note that the use of keys in this table assumes that the Slice View

eZ-Analyst 959294 Glossary G-1 Glossary Accelerometer A type of transducer that produces an output voltage proportional to acceleration. Acq

G-2, Glossary 959294 eZ-Analyst Cross Spectrum Function, or Cross Function A dual-channel display function in the frequency domain. It is equal to

eZ-Analyst 959294 Glossary G-3 Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Response Window The FFT (Response) window is a time-domain, weighting window. A re

G-4, Glossary 959294 eZ-Analyst Integration/Differentiation Integration/Differentiation is for display purpose only and does not modify the data.

eZ-Analyst 959294 Glossary G-5 Response Decay Percent See Decay %. Sample (reading) The signal value that is observed on a channel at an instan

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2-2 Introduction 878193 eZ-Analyst Series Four Function View Windows in Playback Mode eZ-Analyst is a graphical analysis application tha

eZ-Analyst Series 878193 Introduction 2-3 You can select the Measurement Mode or the Playback mode from either the Task pull-down menu, or by us

2-4 Introduction 878193 eZ-Analyst Series Measurement Mode The Measurement Mode is an active data-collecting mode, which, for that reason, req

eZ-Analyst Series 878193 Introduction 2-5 A Word About Configuration Configuring Input Channels eZ-Analyst makes use of various menus and relat

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eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-1 Menus 3 Task Menu …… 3-1 Measurement Mode…….3-1 Playback Mode…….3-3 Input Range (Auto/Manual)……..3-3 Calibration

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3-2 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Note that grayed-out buttons indicate that the associated function is not available due to a prerequisite not being

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-3 Task Menu > Playback / Review Mode The Playback Mode does not require the presence of physical hardware. When i

3-4 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Mode The Mode panel consists of three radio buttons, which are used to select one of the following range modes: Au

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-5 An Example of Auto-Ranging Maximum FSV set at 25.7 V Minimum FSV set at 0.2 V Upper Limit set at 90% Lower Limit set

3-6 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst When you are in “Measurement Mode” you can access the Calibration window from the Task Menu or from the Input/Output

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-7 Columns on the Calibration Window No. This column displays channel numbers [1, 2, 3, … etc.] for easy reference to

3-8 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Calibrator EU This field is used to set the Calibrator’s Engineering Units. Measured mV Displays the measured valu

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-9 Calibration Procedure, an Example Accelerometer type - Piezotronics 303A03 Calibrator - Piezotronics 394B05 - 1.02 G

3-10 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst File Menu The File Menu provides a means to print plotted data, as well as open, save, and export data files. O

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-11 Export Menu Export Menu > Time History Data … This window is used to export recorded files as Text (ASCII) fi

eZ-Analyst 878193 iii Manual Layout This document is a reference manual for eZ-Analyst, its Menu options, associated Toolbar buttons, and resulting

3-12 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Export Menu > Function Data Set(s) This menu item is for exporting function files. Export Function Data 1. S

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-13 Window Menu Menu Items Add Function View (FV) …… 3-13 Add Strip Chart …… 3-13 Delete Window …… 3-14 Input Channels

3-14 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Window Menu > Add Strip Chart This menu selection opens a strip chart plot window. Example of an Added Strip

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-15 Locations This window displays the current modal locations. Modal Locations Window Clicking on the left or right

3-16 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Window Menu > Measurement Status Panel The Measurement Status Panel and Modal Locations Window on Top of a Plo

eZ-Analyst 878193 Menus 3-17 Window Menu > Cascade When you have multiple plot windows open, this menu selection arranges them on you scre

3-18 Menus 878193 eZ-Analyst Window Menu > Tile Horizontally When you have multiple plot windows open; this menu selection arranges them on

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-1 Edit Menu 4 The “Edit Menu>Configuration> Preferences tab” section discusses a Measurement Mode pane

4-2 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst A Note Regarding Frequency Resolution This note pertains to frequency resolution and is related to the values

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-3 Edit Menu > Configuration > Analyzer Tab The Anal

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4-4 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Effects of Changing Analysis Frequency, Spectral Lines, or Nyquist Factor The effects indicated by these two t

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-5 Edit Menu > Configuration > Analyzer Tab: Trigger Panel The Trigger Panel provides a means of setting and

4-6 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Maximum Pre-trigger Percentages for 640 and 650 Series Devices This section consists of 5 tables for users of

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-7 For 3 Channels Frequency 20Hz 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 5kHz 10kHz 20kHz 40kHz Spectral Lines 25600 0

4-8 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Continued from page 4-6 Post- Trigger Selecting the “Post-Trigger” icon button (arrow will point right) inst

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-9 Shifting a Waveform with Pre-Trigger and Post-Trigger Note: The trigger level is an absolute signal level t

4-10 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > Analyzer Tab: Averaging Panel The Averaging Panel is used to select the typ

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-11 Time Sync: Time synchronous averaging uses a keyway, or a similar point of reference, as a trigger. The bloc

4-12 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Impact Measurement on a Non-running Motor Impact Measurement, 10 Averages on a Motor Running at 3600 RPM

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-13 Negative Averaging Edit Menu > Configuration > Input Channels Tab The Input Cha

eZ-Analyst 878193 v Table of Contents Manual Layout …… iii Ch 1 – Software Installation WaveBooks …… 1-1 ZonicBook/618E …… 1-3 IOtech 600 Series …

4-14 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Configuring Analog Input Channels Input Channels Tab No. This column lists the available analog input chann

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-15 When the IEPE cell is checked for a channel, the current source is enabled, and the input voltage is continuou

4-16 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Pct OvrRng EU Mode The percent of Full-Scale Voltage (FS) that should be recorded as overrange. When set t

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-17 Configuring Tach Channels (T1, T2, T3, and T4) Tachometer Section of the Input Channels Tab, 1st 9 Columns No.

4-18 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Tachometer Section of the Input Channels Tab, 2nd 5 Columns Edge Detect Edge Detect – Edge Detect is short

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-19 To make an optimal noise rejection setting in software . . . 1. Setup the input for Voltage Mode (Select AC

4-20 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst The following diagrams show typical tach pulses and appropriate comparator threshold trigger settings.

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-21 Synopsis of Tach Modes When you connect a tach sensor to a tachometer designated connector, such as the ZonicBo

4-22 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > FFT Setup Tab FFT Setup Tab Edit Menu > Configuration > FFT Setup

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-23 Blackman-Harris: This window function was designed to provide the minimum side lobe level of any three-term wi

vi 878193 eZ-Analyst Ch 6 – Interactive Features of the Plot Display Window Introduction …… 6-1 Adding and Removing Channels …… 6-1 Using Cursors ……

4-24 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > FFT Setup Tab: Integration Panel / Unit Conversion Integration Panel – 2 V

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-25 Edit Menu > Configuration > FFT Setup Tab: Tach Setup – Analog Channels The “Input Type” for Analog In

4-26 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Tach Setup – Analog Channels Section of FFT Tab Properties for Analog Channels (CH1 through CH8) when set t

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-27 Edit Menu > Configuration > FFT Setup Tab: Bank Control (Modal Locations) Panel This panel relates to t

4-28 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > FFT Setup Tab: Low Frequency Cutoff Low Frequency Cutoff Panel The Low

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4-30 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > Recording Setup Tab Recording Setup Tab Edit Menu > Configuration >

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-31 Understanding Total Measured Data In this figure, the Start Recording panel’s PreAcq-Trigger data and the Stop

4-32 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Understanding Total Measured Data In this figure, the Start Recording’s PreAcq-Trigger data and the Stop Reco

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-33 An Example of Filename Auto-Incrementing by Number Edit Menu > Configuration > Recording Setup Tab: Co

eZ-Analyst 978891 Software Installation, WaveBooks 1-1 Software Installation 1 WaveBooks …… 1-1 ZonicBook/618E …… 1-3 IOtech 600 Series …… 1-

4-34 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > Block Rejection Tab The Block Rejection Tab exists to allow the software (

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-35 Edit Menu > Configuration > Block Rejection Tab: Hammer Rejection Panel This panel is used to define the

4-36 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > Octave Setup Tab Octave Setup Tab Edit Menu > Configuration > O

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-37 When eZ-Analyst was set with a limit of 6400 spectral lines, dual band processing offered the following benefi

4-38 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Configuration > Preferences Tab The Prefere

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-39 Measurement Mode Panel This feature, when enabled (checked) reduces the chances of accidentally overwriting

4-40 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst From the Save Analyzer Setup File window, if you press Cancel, you will abort the Mode switch operation, or

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-41 The warning states that there is a possibility that overwriting the Configuration file may result in the inabil

4-42 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Output Channel Setup ZonicBook/618E and WaveBook Waveform Output

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-43 Sine Mode (Continuous Mode) Sine mode refers to a continuously running sine wave of the selected amplitude and

1-2 Software Installation, WaveBooks 978891 eZ-Analyst 4. Click the <ENTER SETUP> button. 5. From the hardware selection screen [which

4-44 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst 640u and 640e Waveform Output eZ-Analyst provides extensive Waveform Output functionality when used with an

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-45 Wave Tab Wave Tab Selected As seen in the preceding screen shot, several selections are available from withi

4-46 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Burst Repeat Mode With Up and Down Ramp Envelopes Applied The above screen image shows a waveform configura

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-47 In the next figure we see the popup menu used to restore the waveform display to its un-zoomed state. A Popu

4-48 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Arbitrary Tab The Arbitrary Tab allows you to import data from a file, and have it played out through the DS

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-49 Also displayed is information about the samples displayed in the preview window, and input fields where you can

4-50 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst You can enter the zero based column number into the entry box, or click on the column header of the desired ch

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-51 Display for Arbitrary Wave, following an ASCII Data Import The ASCII import display has the same Scale, Offse

4-52 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Preferences Tab The Preferences Tab (following figure) is used to set the operating characteristics of certai

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-53 WARNING When the Signal Generator is started [in eZ-Analyst] the device that is connected to Source Output w

eZ-Analyst 978891 Software Installation, ZonicBook/618E 1-3 ZonicBook/618E WBK Support When used with ZonicBook/618E, eZ-Analyst supports WBK18

4-54 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Edit Menu > Playback Setup Window Playback Setup Window Edit Menu > Playback Setup

eZ-Analyst 978791 Edit Menu 4-55 Edit Menu > Display Preferences Display Preferences Panel Function Plot Windo

4-56 Edit Menu 978791 eZ-Analyst Panel Function Cursors: Sets the number of cursors and defines the Foreground, which is the color for on-plo

eZ-Analyst 916994 Toolbar Buttons 5-1 Toolbar Buttons 5 Clicking the “Graph Toolbar” button will bring up a buttons toolbar, which provides a

5-2 Toolbar Buttons 916994 eZ-Analyst Function Description / Comments 8 FRF A dual-channel function for the single-input, single-output (SI

eZ-Analyst 916994 Toolbar Buttons 5-3 Function Description / Comments 9 Cross* A dual-channel display function in the frequency domain. It

5-4 Toolbar Buttons 916994 eZ-Analyst Function Description / Comments 12 Transfer Function Activates additional buttons for the Transfer Typ

eZ-Analyst 916994 Toolbar Buttons 5-5 Function Description / Comments 17 1/3 Octave Extends from a lower frequency ( f0/2) to 32 times the

5-6 Toolbar Buttons 916994 eZ-Analyst Function Description / Comments 28 Differential Differential (also referred to as Differentiation) i

eZ-Analyst 916994 Toolbar Buttons 5-7 Note: Items 31 through 35 are located at the right end of the toolbar. They are not shown in the precedi