Dytran 4401AX User manual

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Contents
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I.DeviceFeatures.................................................................................................................................................3
II.SoftwareFeatures.............................................................................................................................................3
III.Acronymsusedinthismanual..........................................................................................................................3
IV.MinimumSystemRequirements.......................................................................................................................4
V.Installation.........................................................................................................................................................4
VI.Operation..........................................................................................................................................................6
VII.Mechanicalconfigurationandmounting........................................................................................................11
VIII.Datarecordingconsiderations........................................................................................................................12
IX.SoftwareLicense,Restrictions,andDisclaimer...............................................................................................13
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Note:Aspartofourcommitmenttocontinuousproductimprovement,Dytranshallmake
modificationstothisdocumentwithoutnoticeorrestriction.
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DytranInstrumentsModel4401AXisavibrationrecorderwithbuilt‐in3‐axisMEMS
accelerometerand3‐axisGyroscopecapableofmeasuringandrecordingaccelerationand
orientationinthreeorthogonaldirectionsandpitch,yaw,androll.Thisdataiswrittentoa
standardmicroSDcard.
I. DeviceFeatures
‐Systemcomponents:
4401AXVibrationRecorder
ApprovedSDcard‐SandiskExtremePlus32GB‐SDSQXVF‐032G‐GN6MA
9009SoftwareToolkit(CanbedownloadedfromDytranVibrationRecorderProductPage)
‐4401AXispoweredthrougharechargeableli‐pobatteryorexternalpowerfrom8–32VDC.
‐Built‐infirmwarehandlesaccelerationinthreeaxesaccelerationandgyroscopedatastorage
ontheSDcard.
II. SoftwareToolkitFeatures
‐ImmediatedataretrievalfromtheSDcardtothePC
‐Easycursoroperationfordataselection,zoom,andcursoralignment
‐SnapShotwiththepressofabutton
‐Dataoverlay
‐Anti‐AliasFiltering
‐Oversampling
‐FFTanalysis
‐Dataexport
‐RealTimeStamp
III. Acronymsusedinthismanual
GUI‐GraphicalUserInterface
FFT‐FastFourierTransform
JPG‐JointPhotographicFileformat
ASCII‐AmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchange
TDMS‐TechnicalDataManagementSolution(BinaryandASCIIfilesavingoptionforsmallerfile
sizeswithstoredheaderinformation)
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IV. MinimumSystemRequirements
DesktoporaLaptopx86basedpersonalcomputer
OperatingSystem:WindowsVista/Seven/Win832/64‐bit
CPU:Inteli3orbetter
RAM:1GB
HardDiskspace:1GB
DisplayResolution1280×780.
V. Installation
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InserttheincludedSandiskExtremePlus32GBintoMicroSDCardReader.Doubleclickonthedrive
letter,navigatetoAutorun.exe.Additionally,ifthisdrivehasalreadybeenformatted,thesoftwarecan
bedownloadedfromtheVibrationRecorderProductPageontheDytranWebsite.
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Figure1:AutorunMenu
Therearetwoadditionalinstallationsthatarerequiredpriortoinstallingthe9009software.InstallData
Plug‐insbyclickingthebuttonontheAutorunmenu.Thiswillinstallplug‐insfordataexport.
Toinstalltheruntimesoftware,clickon9009tostarttheinstallationofthe90094401AXVibraCorder
software.Makesurethatnootherapplicationsareopenandproceed.
1. Whentheinstallerinitializationiscompleted,clickon“Next”.Inthefollowingwindow,theusercan
definethedirectoriesinwhichthe4401AXVibraCordersoftwareandtheNationalInstrumentlibraries
willbesaved.Clickon“Browse”toselectadifferentfolderifdesired,andclickon“Next”toproceed.
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Figure 2: Install Destination Directory
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2. Inthenextwindow,select“Iacceptthelicenseagreement...”toacceptDytran4401AXVibraCorder
licenseconditionsandthenclickon“Next”.
3. Select“Iacceptthelicenseagreement...”toacceptNationalInstrumentlicenseconditionsandthenclick
on“Next”.
4. Atthispoint,select“Iaccept2licenseagreement(s)...”toacceptMicrosoftSilverlight5EULAand
MicrosoftSilverlightPrivacyStatementconditions.Clickon“Next”toproceed.
5. The“StartInstallation”windowwillappear.Itindicateswhetheracomponentwillbeupgradedor
installedforthefirsttime.Clickon“Next”tostarttheinstallation.Thisprocessmaytakeafewminutes.
Pleasewaituntiltheinstallationiscomplete.
6. Whentheinstallationiscomplete,clickon“Next”toproceed.
7. Ifasked,rebootyourPCbyclickingon“Restart”inthefollowingwindow.
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Figure 3: Restart after Installation Completed.
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VI. Operation
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WARNING:Donotconnectorordisconnectthe25pinexternalmicrod‐subconnectorwhilethe
4401ispowered.Thismayresultindamagetotheunitand/orlossofdata.
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1. Afterthecomputerisrestarted,theuserwillfindthe“9009VibraCorder”iconintheWindowsmenu,as
showninFigurebelow.AShortcutwillalsobecreatedontheDesktopforeaseofaccess.
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Figure 4: VibraCorder Icon.
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2. InserttheSDcardintoyourPCandlaunchthesoftware.
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Figure 5: 9009 Software
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3. Createconfigurationfile–thistaballowsthecreationoftheconfigurationfileforthedataacquisition.

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3.1ItisrecommendedtoformatyourSDcardbeforeeveryuse.UseSDcarddrivenavigationwindowto
selectthecardandpress“FormatSDcard”button.
3.2Freerunisdeterminedbyswitchonhardwareon.Defaultvalueof40pre‐triggeredsamplesis
provided.
3.3Threedifferentsamplingratesareavailable.Themeasurementsbandwidthiseffectivelyhalfofthe
selectedsamplingrate.Theseratesare250,1200,and4280Hz.
3.3“Keeprunningaftertriggering”checkboxwillallowforcontinuousrecordingoncethetriggeredvalue
isreached(Triggeredacquisitionhastobeselectedforthisfeature).
3.6Afterthepopup“Config.txtcreated”appear,press“Ok”buttonandsafelyejecttheSDfromtheslot
InserttheMicroSDcardintothe4401AXMicroSDcardslotandpressthe“Power”button.Ensure
VibracorderispoweredoffbeforeinsertingorremovingMicroSDCard.IfSDCardisremoved
duringanyoperation,aformatofthecardinaPCmayberequiredasthecardfilesystemcan
becomecorrupted.
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4. ThefirmwareoftheVibraCorderwillverifytheMicroSDcardoperation.Thegreen“ReadyIndicator”
LEDwillremainilluminatedifthesystempassesbuiltinselftestsandSDcardispresent.Dytran
Instruments,Inc.specifiesusingonlytheincludedSandiskExtremePlus32GB‐SDSQXVF‐032G‐
GN6MA.Othercardsmayoperate,buthavenotbeentestedandarenotguaranteedtoworkwiththe
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4.1 Aftertheaccelerometerisverifiedoperational,thefirmwarewillcheckforthepresenceofthe
configurationfile.Threebeepspriortostartupsoundwillindicatetheconfigurationfileisnotfound.
HARDWARECHECK/READYLEDSTATUSINDICATIONS
ReadyIndicator
GREEN
Unlit:SystemPoweredOff
Lit:PassedSelf‐Test,ReadytoRecord
RecordingIndicator
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Unlit:SystemnotRecording
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4GREEN
BatteryChargeIndicators
FourLit–100%,3Lit–75%,2Lit–50%,1Lit25%Battery
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5. Press“Record”buttontostartrecording.
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5.1The“RecordingIndicator”LEDisilluminatedduringrecording.
5.2Press“RECORD”buttontostoprecording.The“RecordingIndicator”willbecomeunlit.
6.InserttheSDcardintoPCandclickon“READVIBRACORDERDATA”tab.
6.1Press“SDCARDDATADOWNLOAD”buttonandnavigatetothedatafileusingexplorerwindow.
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overlaid.Whenselectednew,allthepreviouslydisplayeddatashallbeerasedandsubstituted
withnewlyimporteddataset.
7.2 “RELOADSELECTEDDATA”buttonshallreloadtheoriginalsetofdataintotheanalysiswindow.
7.3 “LOWPASSFILTER”and“HIGHPASSFILTER”buttonsshallapplyspecifiedfiltertothedata,user
shallbepromptedforcornerfrequencyandfilterorder.Butterworthtopologyisused.
7.4 “SINGLEINTEGRATION”and“DOUBLEINTEGRATION”buttonswillapplyeithersingleordouble
numericalintegration.Thesoftwareshallautomaticallyapplyahighpassfilterbeforeperforming
integration(toavoidanydatarunoff).Usershallbepromptedforcornerfrequencyofthefilter.
7.5 “OVERSAMPLING”buttonshallperformnon‐linearinterpolationonthedataset,calculating
additionaldatapointinbetweentheexistingone.Theuserwillbepromptedforthe
oversamplingfrequency:
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Figure7:Samedatasetbeforeandafteroversamplingwith32,000Hzfrequency

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Figure 8a - TSA analysis results
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Figure8b:TSAanalysisresultsfor5periods
7.6 “FFTANALYSIS”buttonwillperformFastFouriertransform.
7.7 “PLOTVERTICALUNIT”selectorallowsselectionofaccelerationunitsbetweenEnglishand
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7.8 “RPM”controlrequiresuserinputforTSAcalculationsandcursorlocation.
7.9 “PLOTHORIZONTALUNITS”allowsthechangebetweenHertz,Orders,andRPMforFFT
graph.
7.10 “GETRMS”buttonshallshowtheRMSsignalvalueforeachaxis.
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8. “DATAEXPORT”taballowstheexportofthedatatoconventionalfileformats:.csv,.mat,.tdms,.uff,
and.sqlite
8.1 UsershalldefinethelocationofthefileonthePCusingtheexplorer.
8.2 If“EXPORTALLRAWDATA”ischecked,thesoftwarewillexportalltherawdatafromthe
measurementsfile.Ifthe“EXPORTALLRAWDATA”isnotchecked,thesoftwarewillexport
onlythecontentoftheanalysisscreen.
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Note:Ifrunningfromexternalpowerthroughthe25pinmicroD‐subexternalconnector,theVibracorder
shouldbepoweredonandoffviaanexternalpowersupply.Pleaseensurethatexternalpowerisoffwhen
performinganyconnectionordisconnectiontoD‐subconnector.TurningtheVibracorderonwithtactile
buttons(batterypoweredoperation)willnotallowremotepowercyclingoftheVibracorder.
VII. Mechanicalconfigurationandmounting
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1.Referto127‐4401A2outlinedrawingforphysicaldimensionsofthedevice.
2.Model4401AXmustbemountedusingthesuppliedremovablemountingplateandscrews.
Selectadesiredholepatternasoutlinedon127‐4401A2drawing(2.00”x2.00”,2.00”x1.00”or1.00”x1.00”),
drillandtapfour10‐32holesx0.35”minimumdepth.Mounttheplatetothetestsurfaceusingthesupplied
four10‐32lowprofileheadscrewsasshowninFigure9.Torquescrewsto28lb‐in.
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Mountmodel4401AXontomountingplateasshowninFigure10.Securetheunittothemountingplatefrom
bothsidesusingthefour4‐40buttoncapscrewssupplied.Torquescrewsto8lb‐in.
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VIII. Datarecordingconsiderations
TheVibracorderispoweredbyanon‐replaceablelithiumionbattery.Theminimumcontinuous
recordingtimeisdefinedas24hours.Duringfreerun,therecordingwillbeautomaticallybroken
downto4gbfiles.Thatmeansiftherecorderisleftinfreerun,itwillrecordtheintoVR‐00001.BIN,
thenitwillcloseVR‐00001.BIN,opennewfileVR‐00002.BINandcontinuetherecording.Itwill
performthatoperationuntilbatteryrunsout.
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IX. SoftwareLicense,Restrictions,andDisclaimer
LICENSE: The Dytran Instruments, Inc. (Dytran) 4401AX VibraCorder™ software application (the
Software) available for download via the Dytran website, via email, or made available on portable
storage devices shipped with Dytran products is a free license for Dytran customers to use with Dytran
products. Dytran encourages you to know the possible risks involved in the download and use of
software from the internet. You are solely responsible for protecting yourself, your data, your systems
and your hardware used in connection with the Software. Dytran will not be liable for any damages
suffered from the use of the Software.
RESTRICTIONS: Neither the Software Licensee nor any Licensed User may rent or lease the
Software. Neither the Software Licensee nor any Licensed User may modify, reverse engineer,
decompile or disassemble the Software.
DISCLAIMER: BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED
SOLELY BY YOU. DYTRAN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO
USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF DYTRAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
THE SOFTWARE IS MADE AVAILABLE BY DYTRAN "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS". DYTRAN
DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE QUALITY, SAFETY OR SUITABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE;
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL
DYTRAN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THROUGH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE HOWEVER THEY MAY
ARISE AND EVEN IF DYTRAN HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES.