Motcom Data Indicator Pro User manual

Data_Indicator Pro
User Manual
Part. No. 2 900 04 00000
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Contents
I. Introduction …………………………………………………………….….3
II. Installation and setup …………………………………………………...3
III. Data reading and analysing ……………….…...……………….….....4
1. Main program window………………………………………………….4
2. BeCOMS / BCom section …………………………………………....5
2.1. XY graph and options .......……………………………………5
2.2. Detailed display ...………………………...……………………7
2.3. Speed difference and thermosignal difference diagrams …8
2.4. BeCOMS / BCom section menu ..................………………..9
3. SiCOMS / OCom section ………………………...………….……..14
3.1. XY graph and options ….……………………..………...……14
3.2. Sensor Gauges and options ……………………………......16
3.3. COT temperature diagrams …………………..……………..17
3.4. SiCOMS / OCom section menu ….………………...…….....18
4. OqCOMS / OQComs section ……………….……………………....20
4.1. XY graph and options ......……………………………………20
4.2. Sensor Gauges and options ……………………………......23
5. Modbus TCP menu ……………….……………………..................24

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I. Introduction
Data_Indicator Pro is a PC application used in the BeCOMS / BCom, SiCOMS /
OCom and OqCOMS systems for displaying and analysing corresponding recorded
log files.
As described in respective User Manuals ???, the local control device, Evaluator,
provides instant information on several important engine condition parameters.
BeCOMS / BCom Data Logger program constantly monitors and displays bearing
condition related data; SiCOMS / OCom Data Logger works with information for oil
mist detection, and OqCOMS Logger processes data on oil quality. All these
programs record the monitoring data into log files.
Any of the BeCOMS, SiCOMS and OqCOMS system If measured values indicate a
dangerous situation for the engine, it can be stopped through an alarm system or
manually to avoid serious damages. At the same time, review and analysis of
recorded log data give more detailed view on engine health.
II. Installation and setup
In order to install Data_Indicator on a computer with Windows operating system,
double-click at setup.exe on a provided installation CD or other media. Follow the
instructions in the setup program.
After the installation is finished, Data_Indicator can be started through a program
group in Windows Start menu (“n.nn” is a placeholder for version number):
System requirements:
• Intel Core2Duo processor 2.66 GHz or higher
• CD-Rom drive, recommended CD-R/W drive
• min. 4 GB RAM
• hard disk with capacity of min. 160 GB
• supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Windows 10

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III. Data reading and analysing
1. Main program window
Fig. III-1. Main program window
The main window of Data_Indicator Pro is a start point for selecting the type of logfile
to analyse. It also gives access to some Data_Indicator system settings.
Start BeCOMS section: open analysis window for BeCOMS / BCom logfiles
(alternatively: menu “File / Start BeCOMS section”)
Start OqCOMS section: open a OqCOMS logfile analysis window
(alternative: menu “File / Start OqCOMS section”)
Start SiCOMS section: open a SiComs / OCom logfile analysis window
(alternatively menu “File / Start SiCOMS section”)
The “System” menu offers commands to register xlg-, slg- or qlg-logfiles to be
opened in Windows Explorer with Data_Indicator by default, or to delete the
registration.
The “Modbus TCP” menu is described in section 5 of this manual.

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2. BeCOMS / BCom section
The BeCOMS section of Data_Indicator displays an empty graph after start. Use “File
/ Load BeCOMS/BCom logfile” menu (see III, 2.4.1) to open a BeCOMS log file.
Reading a large log file can take up to a couple of minutes. The data is added
incrementally to the graph and the amount of read data in per cents is displayed at
the bottom left corner of the main panel:
Fig. III-2. loading a BeCOMS / BCom log file
2.1. XY graph and options: a
The graph displays thermo voltage and engine rotation speed data:
Tsignal % alarm : Thermo voltage in percents relative to preset alarm level
Speed RPM /10 : Engine rotation speed in RPM divided by 10
Tvoltage mV x50 : Absolute thermo voltage in mV multiplied by 50
Teff DC % alarm : Effective value of thermo voltage in percents of DC alarm level
Teff AC % alarm : Effective value of thermo voltage in percents of AC alarm level
Initially loaded, the data is scaled down so that the chart X-axis displays 24-hour
interval starting from the first time stamp in the log file.
The graph has a set of options to navigate through the data and see detailed
information at a certain time point (Fig. III-3).
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Double-click on the graph to switch on/off its Mode menu with options.
Click an option to change the navigation mode of the graph:
Scroll-X (Scroll-Y): scroll the graph along X- or Y-axis
Scroll-XY: scroll along both X- and Y-axis
To scroll, hold the left mouse button and move the mouse to the desired direction.
Zoom-X (Zoom-Y): enlarge/shrink the graph along X- or Y-axis
Zoom-XY: enlarge/shrink along both X- and Y-axis
To zoom, hold the left mouse button and move the mouse to the right to enlarge and
to the left to shrink the graph in X-axis direction. Or, move the mouse upwards to
enlarge and downwards to shrink along Y-axis.
Zoom-Box: enlarge selected area of the graph. Hold the left mouse
button and move the mouse to select an area. Releasing
the mouse button stretches the selection to the frame of
the graph.
Cursor: display the X and Y values of the selected plot point and
open three additional windows: Detailed Display,
Thermosignal difference diagram, and Speed difference
diagram (see III, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3).
Fig. III-3. BeCOMS / BCom window, time scale (X-axis) enlarged, chart in Cursor mode
Plot: return the graph to its default scale.

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Channels (displayed parameters): b
Tsignal % alarm : display / hide thermo voltage signal in per cents at the graph
Speed RPM / 10 : display / hide rotation speed signal
Tvoltage mV x50 : display / hide absolute thermo voltage values (in mV)
Teff DC %alarm : display / hide effective thermo voltage in % of DC alarm level
Teff AC %alarm : display / hide effective thermo voltage in % of AC alarm level
Select time: c
Allows to select a time point from the log file. Measurement data recorded at this
point will be displayed in detailed display window, speed difference diagram and
thermosignal difference diagram windows.
Event log window: d
Displays event messages and warnings recorded in the BeCOMS / BCom data log
file. Double-click anywhere at its field to open a larger window with event log (“Status
window”).
2.2. Detailed Display
Fig. III-4. Detailed Display
This window is opened on “Cursor” command of XY graph options menu. It contains
a polar diagram which plots thermo voltage and crankshaft angle acceleration in
polar coordinates during the full combustion cycle nearest to the time point selected
at the XY graph (chapter III, 2). At the right side there’s an XY diagram of the polar
data with X axis representing the rotation angle.

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2.3. Speed difference and thermosignal difference diagrams
Speed difference diagram
Fig. III-5. Speed difference diagram
The diagram shows absolute cylinder speed (blue bars) and the difference between
engine cylinder speed (pink bars) relative to the cylinder average speed during the
nearest full combustion cycle.
Thermosignal difference diagram
Fig. III-6. Thermosignal difference diagram
The red bars at the thermosignal difference diagram represent thermo signal in per
cents of alarm level during the nearest full combustion cycle. The pink bars show this
value relatively to the engine cylinder average thermosignal.

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2.4. BeCOMS / BCom section menu
Before a logfile loaded, the main menu for BeCOMS / BCom window has four items:
While loading a logfile, the menu is extended, and gets a “Cancel” command to stop
loading a file:
After BeCOMS data file is loaded, the “Cancel” command is removed:
2.4.1. File menu
Fig. III-7. File menu
File / Load BeCOMS/BCom logfile:
Select a BeCOMS file in a standard Windows Open dialog:
Fig. III-8. “Open” dialog

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File / Print XY graph: print the current view of the XY graph using standard
Windows Print dialog.
File / Snapshot XY graph: create a JPG image out of the current XY graph view.
Type a file name for the JPG image in the standard Windows “Save As” dialog, then
press “Save”.
Fig. III-9. “Save As” dialog for menu File / Snapshot

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2.4.2. Setup menu
Fig. III-10. Setup menu
Setup / Setup diagrams: open the “Setup diagrams” window.
Fig. III-11. Setup diagrams window
Scaling options for polar diagram (“Detailed Display” window, chapter III, 2.1):
- “Scale polardisplay Angle acceleration” option gives possibilities for scaling the
angle acceleration signal
- “Scale polardisplay Thermosignal” is a scale factor for thermo voltage signal.
Difference diagrams (chapter III, 2.2 and 2.3) display option:
- “Difference diagrams”: defines the way the cylinders are ordered at the difference
diagrams.

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Setup / Setup cylinder range:
Fig. III-12. Setup cylinder range
The number inside the selection box defines how many steps of the total 256 steps in
the full cycle should correspond to the top position of a cylinder during the
combustion cycle. The value ranges between 1 and 10; it is used to adjust “the
sensitivity” of signal localisation algorithm.
2.4.3. Simulation OFF / ON menu
The menu gives a possibility to scale the logdata values and so simulate different
BeCOMS Evaluator settings of DC alarm level.
DC alarm level +1 simulation
DC alarm level --1 simulation – simulate increase / decrease of DC alarm
level by 1 step and display scaled logdata. To
actualise data view after changing alarm level,
load the log file again.
DC alarm level simulation OFF – display logdata without scaling
Fig. III-13. Simulation OFF / ON menu

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2.4.4. Parameter menu
Fig. III-14. Parameter menu
This menu opens the Parameters screen which displays BeCOMS Evaluator and
engine parameter values that were set up at the time of log file recording.
Fig. III-15. Parameters screen
2.4.5. Polardiagram menu
Fig. III-16. Polardiagram menu
Polardiagram menu options allow to display or hide the plot curves of angular signal
(thermo voltage) and angular acceleration (rotation speed) at the polar diagram
(“Detailed display”, see III, 2.1).
If a menu item is checked, then the corresponding plot curve is displayed on the
polar diagram, and hidden otherwise.

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3. SiCOMS / OCom section
SiCOMS section window allows viewing and analysing SiCOMS / OCom logfiles.
New file can be opened through “File / Load SiCOMS/OCom logfile” menu command.
Fig. III-17. SiCOMS / OCom window with a loaded logfile
3.1. XY graph and options: a
The XY graph displays measured data from the SiCOMS logfile with time along the
X-axis. See III, 2 (“BeCOMS / BCom section, XY graph”) for XY graph navigation
commands.
XY graph displayed values
Fig. III-18. XY graph displayed values
Before a logfile is loaded, the “XY graph displayed values” check boxes allow to
select which measurement values from the logfile should be read. When a logfile is
loaded, the check boxes display or hide corresponding values at XY graph.
See III, 3.2 (“Measurement data”) for detailed description of values.
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Y-Axis scale
Fig. III-19. Y-Axis scale options
These options set scale for the Y-axis. The same could be achieved through options
menu inside the XY graph with “Zoom-Y” command.
“Enlarge XY graph” button: b
- Pressing the button extends the XY graph window. The button
caption changes to “Reduce XY graph”.
Event log window (status messages): c
Fig. III-20. Event log window
The window displays event messages and warnings produced by the SiCOMS /
OCom system during monitoring. Double-click anywhere at its field to open a larger
status window with event log:
Fig. III-21. Status window

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3.2. Sensor Gauges and options: d
- Each gauge displays the current reading of measurement value
selected in gauges options for the corresponding sensor (here the
temperature in °C with a resolution of 1°C) at the time pointed by the
cursor at XY graph.
digital display of the value
Fig. III-22. Gauge for sensor Nr. 1
- sensor numbers are displayed with a corresponding color box and a
switch checkbox (here sensor No. 1). If it is checked, the
measurement values for the corresponding sensor are shown in XY
graph, otherwise the values are hidden.
The options for gauges allow to select which value to display at the gauges:
- only the values selected before logfile loading at “XY
graph displayed values” check boxes (see III, 3.1) are
enabled here, otherwise the values are disabled (greyed
out)
Fig. III-23. Gauges displayed values
and a scale for gauges:
Fig. III-24. Gauges scale
Measurement data
Opacity : opacity level in percents. 0% = transparent
environment, infra red light beam reaches
destination without loss; 100% = opaque
environment, infra red light doesn’t come through.
Opacity rel. to Alarmlevel : opacity in percents relative to alarm level.

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Reference /10 : basis value for calculating “Opacity” and “Opacity
rel to Alarmlevel” values divided by 10, given in
digits.
Temperature deg. : sensor temperature in °C with a resolution of 1°C
Oilmist mg/l : absolute concentration of oil mist in mg/l
Transmission /10 : amount of light that reaches destination in the
measuring unit of OMD sensor, given in digits
divided by 10. A raw measurement value. Sensor
initially calibrated in a transparent environment
shows transmission about 1000 digits.
Temperature 1/10 deg. : sensor temperature in °C with a resolution of 0.1°C
Temperature deviation : deviation of sensor temperature from the average
value of all measured sensors
3.3. COT temperature diagrams (Crankpin Oil Temperature)
Fig. III-25. SiCOMS / OCom COT diagrams
COT temperature diagram shows sensor temperature values at a selected time
point in °C with a resolution of 0.1°C.
COT temperature difference diagram displays the temperature deviation of each
sensor at selected time point from the average temperature of all sensors.

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3.4. SiCOMS / OCom section menu
3.4.1. File menu
Fig. III-26. SiCOMS / OCom File menu
File / Load SiCOMS/Ocom logfile
- opens a logfile recorded by SiCOMS / OCom system.
File / Stop logfile loading
- cancels loading of the current logfile. Only enabled during file loading.
Unload logfile
- unload the current logfile from the application memory.
Swap Month-Day
- changes appearance of day and month in the date label at XY graph. Useful for
some region/language Windows settings that have different date format than
English/US Windows settings.
Print xy diagram
- this menu prints the current view of XY graph using standard MS Windows Print
dialogue.
Exit
- closes the SiCOMS / OCom window.

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3.4.2. Parameter menu
- opens a window with Evaluator parameters recorded in the logfile:
Fig. III-27. SiCOMS / OCom Parameter window

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4. OqCOMS section
OqCOMS section is designed to display measurement data from logfiles recorded by
OqCOMS Data Logger. The “File / Load” menu command opens a new logfile.
Fig. III-28. Data Indicator OqCOMS window
4.1. XY graph and options: a
The XY graph displays OqCOMS monitoring data as time graphs.
Its navigation commands are identical to those in chapter III, 2 (“BeCOMS / BCom
section, XY graph”).
XY graph displayed values:
Fig. III-29.
The “XY graph displayed values” check boxes define which measurement data
from a logfile should be loaded and displayed at the XY graph.
Y-Axis scale
- these are options for quick change of scale range for Y-Axis.
Fig. III-30.
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