Measurement-computing eZ-Record rev.2.1 User Manual

© 2001 by IOtech, Inc August 2001 Printed in the United States of AmericaeZ-Record User’s ManualData Acquisition and Recordthe smart approach to inst

10eZ-Record Manual January 2001VERIFYING MEDALLION’S OPERATING CONDITIONAfter the hardware is assembled, and the software is installed (See GettingSta

11January 2001 eZ-Record ManualCHAPTER ONE - MENUSFILE MENUFile Menu selections provide the means for opening, saving, and exporting files;in addition

12eZ-Record Manual January 2001EDIT MENUEdit Menu selections provide the means make changes to the softwareconfiguration.MEDALLIONIn the Main Menu sel

13January 2001 eZ-Record ManualAnalyzer Tab - Trigger PanelTriggering is the method used by the analyzer to start capturing andprocessing data. To ca

14eZ-Record Manual January 2001The pre-trigger mode includes data before the trigger event. When you specify apre-trigger, data in the memory buffer

15January 2001 eZ-Record ManualLinear (-): Also known as Negative Averaging; Linear (-) Averaging is atechnique used to identify the natural frequenci

16eZ-Record Manual January 2001To change the Active Status of a Channel, click in the cell for the channel ofinterest and select True or False on the

17January 2001 eZ-Record ManualRecorder Setup TabActive Channels: This is the number of contiguous channels (starting withchannel 1) being used.Record

18eZ-Record Manual January 2001Block Rejection Tab - Reject PanelThere are three block rejection modes: Double Hammer protects measurementsagainst dou

19January 2001 eZ-Record ManualExampleSet a Pre - Trigger with a 10% Delay.Set a Rectangular Force Window with a Start Edge of 9% and an End Edge of15

20eZ-Record Manual January 2001Miscellaneous Tab - FFT Window (Response) PanelThe FFT (Response) window is a time-domain weighting window. A response

21January 2001 eZ-Record Manualclose to zero. Exponential can be used with all transient excitation methodsin order to force the signals to decay clo

22eZ-Record Manual January 2001Miscellaneous Tab - Modal Coordinate System PanelThere are three coordinate systems - Rectangular, Spherical, and Cylin

23January 2001 eZ-Record ManualWINDOW COLORSPlot window defaults:Frame Border = GreyPlot Background = BlackGrid Lines = GreyCursor = WhiteThere are fo

24eZ-Record Manual January 2001PREFERENCESThe Preferences window provides a means for you to set some defaults for youracquisitions.Trace Colors - Cli

25January 2001 eZ-Record ManualTASK BARPlayback Controls The Playback option appears on your main screen as a series of icons thatresemble and work l

26eZ-Record Manual January 2001Playback Display Bar The sliding bar indicates the relative location of the displayed data. Therecord number and the nu

27January 2001 eZ-Record ManualTASK MENUMEASUREMENTSelect Measurement to activate the Record and Scope buttons on the Task bar.PLAYBACK / REVIEWSelect

28eZ-Record Manual January 2001Unit: dB, EU.dB is applied to displayed data when the Y-axis scale is set to dB. This isvalid only for frequency doma

29January 2001 eZ-Record ManualCALIBRATION PROCEDUREExampleAccelerometer type - Piezotronics 303A03Calibrator - Piezotronics 394B05 - 1.02 G (RMS) at

Warranty InformationYour IOtech warranty is as stated on the product warranty card. You may contact IOtech by phone,fax machine, or e-mail in regard

30eZ-Record Manual January 2001AUTORANGEAutoranging is a procedure that automatically sets the input full scale voltage(FSV) range for input channels.

31January 2001 eZ-Record ManualSetup Autoranging Parameters1. On the Task Menu select Autorange to open the Auto Range window.2. Select the Setup Me

32eZ-Record Manual January 2001SETUP EXPORT FUNCTION DATAThis menu item is for exporting function files.1. Type the directory path and file name for t

33January 2001 eZ-Record ManualWINDOW MENUADD FUNCTION VIEWThis menu selection opens an addition plot window.ADD STRIP CHARTThis menu selection opens

34eZ-Record Manual January 2001CHANNEL MONITORChannels can be monitored in Volt or % of FSV mode.Blue: The maximum time data value during the whole a

35January 2001 eZ-Record ManualTILE HORIZONTALLYWhen you have multiple plot windows open; this menu selection arranges themon your screen as shown.PLO

36eZ-Record Manual January 2001Change “focus plot”“Focus” plot: When multiple plot windows are open, a plot other than the onein the “focus” window c

37January 2001 eZ-Record ManualDisplay FunctionsOpen Function Menu: Right click on the plot.Using Key Commands: Press “D” + “F”. Use the arrow keys

38eZ-Record Manual January 2001frequency-domain analysis is built. The cross spectrum is calibrated in unitsof (peak EUy) (peak EUx).Octave: Many so

39January 2001 eZ-Record ManualCOMPLEX DISPLAYSOpen Complex Type Menu: Press “D” + “C” + “Enter”.Use the down arrow key to highlight your selection a

40eZ-Record Manual January 2001Note: Transfer function displays assume the reference channel is a forcechannel. You MUST define the response channel

41January 2001 eZ-Record ManualIf the signal is acceleration, then single integration (Int1) results in velocity,and double integration (Int2) results

42eZ-Record Manual January 2001COPYOpen Copy Menu: Press “D” + “C” use the down arrow key to highlight Copyand Press “Enter”. Use the down arrow key

43January 2001 eZ-Record ManualWhen Band Cursor is selected, two cursors appear at the far left of the plotand cursor controls and cursor information

44eZ-Record Manual January 2001Text places a comments text box on the plot. After you select text, click on theplot and start typing. You are limite

45January 2001 eZ-Record ManualCHANGE DISPLAY RANGEChange the range of the display by clicking on the maximum or minimumrange value and entering a new

46eZ-Record Manual January 2001CHANGE PLOT FORMAT/SCALE/GRIDRight-Click on the plot’s border to open a popup menu. If you want to change they-axis cl

47January 2001 eZ-Record ManualUSING BANKS AND FUNCTION FILESA Bank is defined as a group of signals that are selected for simultaneousmeasurement, to

48eZ-Record Manual January 2001IndexSymbols3-term Blackman-Harris Windowing 20AAcquisition Status Panel 25Action Buttons 7Active Channel - Calibrat

49January 2001 eZ-Record ManualDouble Hammer Rejection Hints 18Duration - Recording 17Dynamic Stiffness 39EEU Mode 16Exponential Averaging 14Expo

January 2001 eZ-Record ManualTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ...

50eZ-Record Manual January 2001Peak Plot Scale 41Peak to Peak Plot Scale 41Phase Plot 39Playback Controls 25Playback Display Bar 26Playback Setup

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7January 2001 eZ-Record ManualINTRODUCTIONeZ-Recorder is a graphical software interface that is used to measure and recordhigh frequency (vibration) d

8eZ-Record Manual January 2001HOT KEYS (KEY COMMANDS)Hot Keys or Key Commands are often used by technicians and engineers whenthey are in the field or

9January 2001 eZ-Record ManualGETTING STARTEDVERIFY SWITCH SETTINGSThe Medallion contains no relays. Switches control the input configuration.These s