Benstone Fieldpaq II User manual

FieldpaqⅡ
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Ⅱ Dynamic Signal Analyzer
User Manual
Edition: December, 2013
B ens t one I ns t rumen t s , I nc . - 32905 Nor t hland Cour t - St. P aul , MN 55045
T elephone : 651-257-6500 www . bens t one . com
Copyrigh t © 2005 , 6 all righ t s reserved

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Con t en t s
1 WELCOME ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 S YSTEM C ONTENTS .................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Q UALITY C ONTROL - C ALIBRATION ............................................................................ 4
1.3 U SING T HIS M ANUAL ..................................................................................................... 4
1.4 H ELP ................................................................................................................................ 5
2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 L AYOUT OF THE FIELDPAQ Ⅱ
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Ⅱ ....................................................................................... 6
2.2 MAIN KEYPAD ................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 FUNCTION KEYPAD ....................................................................................................... 8
2.4 C ONNECTORS ................................................................................................................ 8
2.5 T URNING O N ................................................................................................................. 9
2.6 C HARGING THE BATTERY .......................................................................................... 10
2.7 S PECIFICATION ............................................................................................................ 11
3 UTILITY PROGRAM......................................................................................................... 12
3.1 S YSTEM M ENU ............................................................................................................ 12
3.2 O PTION M ENU .............................................................................................................. 13
3.3 P ROGRAM L IST ........................................................................................................... 13
4 FFT PROGRAM ................................................................................................................... 15
4.1 R UN FFT PROGRAM ..................................................................................................... 15
4.2 N AVIGATING THE DISPLAYS ....................................................................................... 15
4.3 S OFT KEY MENU : F ILE ............................................................................................... 17
4.4 S OFT KEY MENU : S ETUP ........................................................................................... 20
4.5 M ODE MENU .............................................................................................................. 20
4.6 M EASUREMENT M ENU .............................................................................................. 21
4.7 CHANNEL MENU : S ETTING UP THE PARAMETERS OF INPUT CHANNELS .......... 24
4.8 E NGINEERING U NIT M ENU : S ETTING UP THE E NGINEERING U NITS .................... 27
4.9 E NVELOPE SETUP .................................................................................................... 31
4.10 S OFT K EY M ENU : D ISPLAY ....................................................................................... 34
4.11 T RACE S ETUP ............................................................................................................. 39
4.12 S ELECTING A FUNCTION FROM T RACE S ETUP MENU ........................................... 39
4.13 S ELECTING THE TYPE OF Y AXIS FROM T RACE S ETUP MENU ............................. 42
4.14 S ETTING UP DATA TRACES DISPLAYED IN THE DATA WINDOW ........................... 43
4.15 S OFT KEY MENU : T OOLS ......................................................................................... 44
4.16 S TATUS B AR ................................................................................................................ 51
4.17
W ATERFALL M EASUREMENT ..................................................................................... 52
4.18 STEP CONTROL OF WATERFALL MEASUREMENTS .............................................. 52

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4.19 N AVIGATING THE D ISPLAY OF W ATERFALL P LOT ............................. 53
4.20 E NVELOPE S CANNING ............................................................................................. 56
4.21 T OOLS ........................................................................................................................... 57
5 BALANCER PROGRAM ....................................................................................................... 58
5.1 R UN B ALANCER PROGRAM ....................................................................................... 58
5.2 M AIN D ISPLAY ............................................................................................................. 58
5.3 E XIT ............................................................................................................................... 59
5.4 P REFERENCE ............................................................................................................... 61
5.5 TOOLS .......................................................................................................................... 61
5.6 BALANCING ................................................................................................................. 61
5.7 S INGLE P LANE ............................................................................................................. 62
5.8 D UAL P LANE ................................................................................................................ 67
5.9 O VERHUNG .................................................................................................................. 67
5.10 3 B ALANCERS – S INGLE P LANE ................................................................................ 68
5.11 3 B ALANCERS – D UAL P LANE ................................................................................... 70
5.12 CONTINUE A SAVED JOB .......................................................................................... 72
5.13 REDO A SAVED JOB ................................................................................................... 73
5.14 BALANCERS Mass ...................................................................................................... 77

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1 Welcome
Pl ease Rea d Bef o re P r o cee ding
THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX.
DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE DEVICE IS CHARGING.
YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU OPEN OR TAMPER WITH THE
DEVICE’S OUTER CASING.
Congratulations on your purchase of the Fieldpaq Ⅱ Dynamic Signal Analyzer. This
instrument is built with pride and has features that you will find useful in your
measurements. This manual will provide you with all the information you require to
get the greatest benefit from your measurement system.
Engineers, technicians and maintenance personnel will find that the Fieldpaq Ⅱ is
intuitive, has an easy-to-use keypad and touch screen, and is invaluable for
advance sound and vibration measurements.
The Benstone Instruments Dynamic Signal Analyzer is very flexible. Your system
may have come with only one software feature, but the Fieldpaq Ⅱ is designed for
easy upgrade of software features as needed by the user.
1.1 System Contents
Your system includes this manual, the analyzer, battery charger, Lithium-ion
battery, a SD card, USB cable, a hard carrying case, an utility program CD and
other optional accessories (if any).
1 . 2 Qu a li ty C on tr ol - Ca lib rat ion
Your system has been calibrated to the highest standards. The Fieldpaq Ⅱ has
gone through a series of testing including a 72 hours burn-in period, and has
passed CE Certification and is rated at IP 65 for splash and harsh environments.
1 . 3 Us ing Thi s Ma nu a l
In this manual you will find information for using the various features of the
Fieldpaq Ⅱ . Once you become familiar with the system, you will only need to
refer occasionally to this manual for specifications or to certain aspects of
operation.

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1 . 4 He lp
Benstone Instruments wants to help you get the most from your system. If there
is anything else we can do, please feel free to call or Email us.
Telephone : [phone]
Fax : [phone]
S ervice or Calibra t ion : suppor t @bens t one . com
G eneral in f orma t ion : in f o@bens t one . com
O r you can visi t our websi t e a t : www . bens t one . com
The website is the first place to look for product updates, application notes, or
technical tips.

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2 Introduction
This chapter gives a general introduction to the Fieldpaq Ⅱ . It provides an overview
of the layout, keypad, connectors and other hard ware features. Detail of the
individual operation of each function will be described in later chapters
2 . 1 L ay ou t o f t h e FieldpaqⅡ
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ò St orage card and U SB 1 . 1 connec t or
ò Connec t ors
ò Color TFT t ouch screen
ò F old-able s t and
ò Main keypad
ò F unc t ion keypad
ò Logo and power indica t or
ò B a tt ery compar t men t & cover
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2 . 2 ma in key p a d
ò Naviga t ion keys – Use t hese keys t o move a f ocus or a cursor in t he f ollowing
occasions :
¢ Move a cursor t o le ft or righ t
¢ Move t he f ocus in a lis t o f op t ions
¢ S elec t an ac t ive window
ò Cancel K ey – Use t his key f or t he f ollowing opera t ions :
¢ Escape or abort from a menu
¢ Backspace when entering a string
ò OK key – Use t his key f or t he f ollowing opera t ions :
¢ E n t er or con f irm a selec t ion
¢ Call ou t t he t race se t up menu
ò St ar t/St op key – Use t his key t o s t ar t or s t op a measuremen t.
ò O n / o ff key – use t his key t o t urn t he ins t rumen t on or o ff.
ò P lus key – Z oom in or user de f ine
ò Minus key – Z oom ou t or user de f ine
ò Do t key – Change t ype o f cursor or user de f ine

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2 . 3 f un ct ion key p a d
There are 4 function keys underneath the LCD screen. The function of each
key is defined by the corresponding menu at the bottom of the LCD screen.
Note : Most of the functions can be accessed by both the keypad and by
clicking on the touch screen with your fingers. You may find that the keypad is
easier, or prefer using the touch screen display. Either way, you can choose
the method that best fits your needs.
2 . 4 C onn ect o rs
O n t op o f t he Fieldpaq Ⅱ is a series o f connec t ors t o provide an in t er f ace t o
accep t ex t ernal signals (usually f rom your sensors) , power supply or t o ou t pu t
communica t ions wi t h ex t ernal devices like a compu t er .
DC
DC power supply
AUX
Tacho input, TTL output and RS-232C interface
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Triaxial input connector, connecting to channel 2,3 and 4
Channel 1
Channel 2
(BNC input connectors)

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2 . 5 Tu r ning On
P ress and hold t he on / o ff key t o t urn on your Fieldpaq Ⅱ . It t akes several
seconds t o load t he opera t ional sys t em , and t hen t he ins t rumen t will show you
t he main display as f ollows .
Your display will show the icons of programs installed. You may only have
one program, or may have several programs depending on what was
purchased. At the lower right corner, you can see the clock and the battery
power gage.
To run a program, move the focus to the program icon with navigation keys,
and press OK key to run it. You can also run a program by double tapping the
icon with your finger.
Double t ap t he icon t o
run a program

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2 . 6 C h ar ging t h e b attery
The Fieldpaq Ⅱ is designed to run continuously up to 6 hours with a fully
charged battery. When you turn on your Fieldpaq Ⅱ , you can see the condition
of the battery power gage at the lower right corner of the screen.
To charge your Fieldpaq Ⅱ , plug the connector of power supply to the DC
connector of Fieldpaq Ⅱ . The power supply unit accepts 100 ~ 200 V AC
power. During the charging process, if you turn on the instrument, you’ll see
that the battery power gage scrolling in red color. It is normal that the casing
of the instrument gets a little bit warm during charging.
100 ~ 200 V ac
You can also charge the battery or a backup battery via an optional charging
station. You can extend the operational hour in the field by replacing the
battery with a backup one.
O p t ional charging s t a t ion and backup ba tt ery .
Ha ndl e b attery p acks caref ull y
This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery
pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. Do
not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts or circuits, dispose of in
fire or water, or expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60˚C (140˚F).
Power
Supply

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2 . 7 Sp ec i f i cat ion
O pera t ing S ys t em W indows C E
Number o f I npu t Channels
2+2 analog channels and 1 aux channel
Connec t or St yle
B NC on 2 I npu t Channels , 6 pin Lemo on A uxiliary Channel ,
3 pin L E M O power supply and 4 pin L E M O t riaxial inpu t
Channel Coupling A C , DC , IEPE
A uxiliary Channel TT
L I n , ( f rom ex t ernal t rigger) , TT L O u t
D SP P rocessor T exas I ns t rumen t s TI TMS 320C6713B
E x t ernal Memory SDHC Card
Card (up t o 16 GB memory)
B a tt ery Li-Po 7. 4 V 5400 m A/ hr , Rechargeable
P C I n t er f ace U SB 1 . 1 Mini B t ype U SB Connec t or
LCD Display 480X800 color TFT Display , 5 inch t ouch screen
O pera t ing T emp -10 degrees C t o 50 degrees C
S a f e t y
Cer t i f ica t ions
C E
S ealing IP 65 (dus t and splash proo f )
Housing ma t erial ABS and TP R , dual ma t erial injec t ion
W eigh t 2.8 lbs , (1.3 kg)
S ize 9.6 in x 5.2 in x 2.5 in (245 x 132 x 63 mm)
I npu t S ignal Range
± 20 vol t s Maximum
Dynamic Range >13 0 d B (measured from spectrum with input pins shorted)
Input impedance 1M Ohm
F requency Range 0 Hz t o 40 kHz

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3 Utility Program
Run the utility program from the main display of Fieldpaq Ⅱ . This program
allows you to review the system information, programs installed on this
instrument and setting up the system parameters. Use “cancel” key to leave
program.
I n t he U t ili t y so ft ware , t here are t hree main menus : S ystem Me nu, Op t ion
Me nu and P r og ram Li st .
3 . 1 S ystem Me nu
T he sys t em menu displays in f orma t ion abou t t he in t ernal componen t s o f your
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3 . 2 Op t ion Me nu
Using t he [ Nav ig at ion Key p a d] and pressing [O K ] will allow t he user t o selec t
t he various se tt ings in t his menu , such as da t e /t ime , Language , sound on or o ff,
backligh t power managemen t and calibra t ion o f t he t ouch screen panel t o t he
ins t rumen t.
3 . 3 P r og ram Li st
T his display will show a lis t o f programs curren t ly ins t alled and ac t ive on your
Fieldpaq Ⅱ .
T he Fieldpaq Ⅱ has a buil t -in t ime lock f or cer t ain programs . If you have a demo
version o f a par t icular so ft ware , t he t ime lock will display how much remaining
t ime is le ft. If you need t o ge t a demo program f or evalua t ion , please con t ac t
B ens t one I ns t rumen t s f or help .

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T o ins t all a new program or a demo program , you’ll have t o ge t a key code
f rom B ens t one I ns t rumen t s f irs t. T hen you can t ap t he “ I ns t all” bu tt on t o
conduc t t he ins t alla t ion which will guide you t hrough t he ins t all process .

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4 FFT Program
4 . 1 R un FFT p r og ram
Move t he f ocus t o highligh t t he FFT so ft ware program , and t hen press [O K] t o
run t his program . O r double t ap t he program icon wi t h your f inger t o run t his
program .
4 . 2 Nav ig at ing t h e di s pl ays
T h e mai n d i sp la y (b el ow) shows t h e mea sur e d d ata i n up to two w i ndows, i . e .,
P a n e A and P a n e B r e sp ecti v el y. You ma y s elect on e of t h e s e d ata w i ndows
a s “acti v e” wh ile t h e o t h e r w i ndow i s “i n acti v e”. T h e acti v e w i ndow h a s a d ee p
b l u e title b a r, wh ile t h e “i n acti v e” w i ndow h a s a li gh t b l u e title b a r.
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X s cale la b el
Cursor la b el
Status bar
Soft keys

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Selecting an active window
To select an active window, you can either use the keypads to select, or select
by tapping the desired window directly.
Using the Keypads
Press Cancel key to make the title bar of the active window turn red. And then
use the navigation keys to move the red focus to the desired window. Press
[ OK ] to confirm your selection.
Use Touch Screen
Tapping in a different window will make this area active.
M ax i m ize o r R e sto re an A c t i v e W i ndow
The user can tap the title bar of an active window to maximize it or restore it.

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4.3 So ft key me nu : Fil e
F ile Managemen t allows you t o properly naviga t e t he sys t em t o save , rename ,
and load f iles . T ap t he f ile bu tt on on t he screen or press F 1 key t o open t he f ile
menu . P ress [ cancel ] key or t ap t he f ile bu tt on again t o close t he window .
Exit : Exits this program.
About : Displays the software and firmware version.
Filename Options : When you save a data file, the system will automatically
assign a filename for it. You can choose the optional items for generating a
default filename.

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File Manager : The file manager is an utility to cut, copy, paste, delete new
folder, or rename.
File Manager-Edit menu : Pressing “Select All” will select all files in the
directory or “Unselect” will unselect all files selected. After you have selected
the files, you can cut, copy, paste, or delete the files into another directory if
desired.
Note : You can always remove the memory card from the Fieldpaq Ⅱ and then
perform these functions from your PC.
Fil e Ma n a g er- Vi e w Me nu : S elec t ing V iew allows you t o arrange t he icons by
Name , T y p e , Si ze , or Date .
Op e n S et up : S elec t ing O pen S e t up t o open a se t up f ile .f s2 and apply i t s
se t up parame t ers t o t he FFT program .
S ave t o Defa ul t : S aves t he curren t se t up parame t ers t o t he de f aul t f ile
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EFA UL T.FS 2 . Nex t t ime you access t he FFT program , i t will s t ar t up wi t h t he
de f aul t se t up .

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Save Setup : Selecting Save Setup opens up a new window for saving the
setup parameters into a file (.fs2). You can save the setup, rename the file
name, or create a new directory as shown in the previous pages.
Open Data : Selecting Open Data to open a saved data file as well as the
associated setup parameters.
S ave Data : S elec t ing S ave Da t a t o save t he measured da t a as well as t he
associa t ed se t up parame t ers t o a da t a f ile ( .f d2) . T he program will assign a f ile
name which is de f ined in t he f ilename op t ion menu . Y ou can press [OK] bu tt on
or t ap on t he f ile name t o edi t t he f ile name .
Save Layout : Selecting Save Layout to save the current display format into a
file (.flo). You can reload the saved display format from Display menu for quick
switching to a common used display.
Screen Capture : Selecting Screen Capture to save the display screen to an
image file (.jpg)

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4 . 4 So ft key me nu : S et up
The Setup menu has five submenus : Mode, Measurement setup, Channel
setup, Engineering unit and Envelope. Each will be described in detail in the
following sections.
To enter a submenu, use the navigation keys to move right or left, and then
press [OK] to enter the menu. Or tap the menu label on the screen to enter.
To leave a menu, you can press Cancel to leave without saving the change,
or press the soft key Return to save the change and leave.
Local Soft keys :
Return : return to the submenu selection
Save to Default : save the current setup parameters to the default.fs2 file.
Load Default : Load the setup parameters from the default file (.fs2).
4.5 Mode menu
Selecting single block, power spectrum waterfall or Envelope
Singl e B lo ck : T he program o ff ers all t he available f unc t ions , like t ime
wave f orm , complex spec t rum , au t o power spec t rum , e t c . It shows only one
single block o f da t a a t a t ime .
W aterfa ll m od e : T he program per f orms con t inuous analysis o f au t o power
spec t rum and shows t he da t a in a wa t er f all plo t. I n wa t er f all mode you can
selec t “armed by rpm” or “armed by t ime s t ep” f or con t rolling t he progress o f
measuremen t.