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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
Quick Setup Guide
10
Important Safety Information
10
Connecting Your PC to the Spider Front-End
11
Running EDM
48
Connect to a Database
49
Configuring a System
50
Updating Firmware
51
Creating a New Test
51
Saving Signals and Recording Time Streams
53
View Live Signals
55
Run Folders
56
View Saved Data
58
Create a Report
58
Where Is My Data
59
FRONT-END HARDWARE Overview
61
Spider-20
61
Spider-80X
61
Spider-80Xi
62
Spider-81/81B
63
Spider-80Sg/Sgi
66
Spider-Rtdi
66
Spider-20/20E LED Light
68
Input Connections
68
Choosing the Correct Input Coupling
73
Matching Sensor Sensitivity to the Input Range
74
Power Connection
74
Digital I/O
75
Pin Assignments
75
Output Circuit
79
DIO Setting
80
Programming the DIO
80
What Is Included in the Box
81
Spider-20 Dynamic Measurement System
81
Spider-80X Dynamic Measurement System
82
Spider-80SG Strain/Temperature Measurement System
82
Spider-81 Vibration Controller System
82
Spider-81B Vibration Controller System
83
Basic Edm User Interface
84
Menus in EDM Real-Time Mode
85
Test Menu
85
Setup Menu
87
Control Menu
88
View Menu
89
Layout Menu
89
Tools Menu
90
Report Menu
90
Help Menu
91
User Accounts
92
About the License Keys and Evaluation Mode
94
EDM Global Settings
96
System Configuration
101
Input Channel Settings in EDM
105
Input Channel Setup
106
Creating FFT Tests
108
Recent Test List
111
Signal List
111
Control Panel
114
Measured Signal Setup
116
Test Configuration
121
Window Function
122
Running a Test
123
Viewing Signals
124
Contextual Menus
129
Display Window Toolbar
137
Annotations
139
Cursors and Markers
140
Saving and Recording Data
144
Save/Recording Setup
145
Record in Black Box Mode
156
Record to Spider-NAS
156
Using Libraries
158
Event-Action Rules
159
Event Action Rules Setup
164
Reports
164
Black Box Mode
169
Run the Test with Front Panel
174
Using Socket Messages to Communicate with Other Applications
175
Database Backup and Restore
176
Accessing an SQL Server Remotely
178
Real-Time Fft Analysis
184
Dynamic Signal Analyzer Basics
184
Power Spectrum
184
Cross Spectrum
185
Frequency Response Function
185
Shock Response Spectrum
186
Test Parameters
189
Run Schedule
191
Measured Signals in FFT
191
Output Setup
193
Control Panel
194
Curve Fit
198
Curve Fit Setup
199
Calculate Curve Fit
199
Curve Fit Table
200
Define a Custom Synthesis Table
202
MODAL DATA ACQUISITION Introduction
204
Creating an MDA Test
204
STRAIN MEASUREMENT and ANALYSIS Hardware
206
Spider-80SG
206
Input Channel Adapter
207
Spider-80SG LEMO Input Pin-Out
207
Anatomy of a Strain Gage
208
Strain Gage Processing
209
Spider-80SG Wheatstone Bridge Hardware
210
Connecting Strain Gages
211
Quarter Bridge Connections
212
Half Bridge Connections
214
Full Bridge Connections
216
Remote Sensing
218
Stress Calculations
219
Software
222
Strain Gage Input Channel Table
222
Offset Nulling and Shunt Calibration
225
Strain Measurement
228
Stress Calculation Function
228
Acoustic Analysis
230
Octave Filters
230
Full Octave Filters
231
Fractional Octave Filters
232
Nominal Center Frequencies (MID-Band Frequencies)
233
Band Edge Frequencies of Fractional Filters
233
Analysis Frequency Range
233
Frequency Weighting
234
Time or RPM Based RMS Trace of the Octave Filters
235
Exponential and Linear Averaging
236
Sound Level Meter
237
Terms and Definitions
238
Data Processing Diagram
240
SLM Measures
241
RMS Trace of Weighted Level, Time Averaged Level or Sound Exposure
244
Histogram of Time Weighting
244
Creating Acoustic Tests
244
Recent Test List
247
Signal List
247
Control Panel
249
Measured Signal Setup
251
Test Configuration
252
Running a Test
252
Viewing Signals
253
Test Parameters
258
FFT Analysis Parameters
259
Octave Filter Parameters
260
Sound Level Meter Parameters
260
Order Tracking
261
Introduction
261
Capabilities of the Spider
261
Applications
262
Understanding Order Tracking
262
Tachometer Processing and RPM Measurement
264
Order Tracks and Order Spectrum
266
FFT Spectrum or Constant Bandwidth Spectrum
268
Band RMS Spectrum
270
Raw Data Time Streams
272
Phase for Order Tracks
272
The Phase in Rotating Machine Analysis
272
Bode Plot
274
Operating Spider System
275
Creating a Test
276
Recent Test List
279
Signal List
280
Control Panel
281
Tachometer Setup
283
Order Analysis Parameters Setup
286
FFT Analysis Parameters Setup
288
Input Channels Setup
289
Output Channels Setup
289
Measured Signals Setup
291
Time Stream Signals
292
RPM Streams
294
Order Spectra
295
FFT Spectra
296
Order Tracks
297
Band RMS Spectra
300
All Signals
303
Running a Test
304
Display Signals
305
3D Signals Display
306
Real Time Digital Filter
310
FIR Real Time Digital Filters
312
Data Windows FIR Filters
313
Remez Filters
318
IIR Real Time Digital Filters
319
Applying Filters
323
Automated Alarm Limit Test
325
Apply Alarm Limits
326
Customize Event Action Strings and Its Application in Limit Checking
332
Limit Related Settings in Run Schedule and Event Action Rules
333
Remote Condition Monitoring (Rcm)
336
Introduction
336
Menu Bar
337
Project Menu
337
Setup Menu
340
View Menu
340
Layout Menu
341
Tools Menu
341
Report Menu
342
Create a New Project and New Tests
342
Control Panel
346
Output Setup
349
Alarms and Limits
351
Recording and Event Actions
351
Black Box Mode
353
Simultaneously Monitoring Multiple Tests
354
Alarm Status
355
Remote Downloads
356
Batch Operations and Data Usage
357
Shock Response Spectrum Analysis
359
Frequency Spacing of SRS Bins
360
Measured Signals in SRS
361
SRS Analysis Parameters and Synthesis Parameters
362
Operational Deflection Shape
366
Add/Remove Object
366
Component Operations
367
Edit Model
368
Component
368
Point
369
Lines
370
Surface
371
Previous/Next Buttons
372
Component Library
372
Panel
374
Cube
375
Sphere
377
Cylinder
379
Circle
381
Model File Operation
383
Geometry Model Positioning/Scaling
383
Show/Hide Objects
385
Point
385
Line
387
Surface
387
Origin
389
Save Image
389
Perspective and Quad View
389
Channels
390
Channels Table
390
Geometry Window
391
Ods
391
ODS Window
391
Configuring a Multi-Module System
397
A Typical Configuration of a High Channel Count System
397
Ethernet Switches for Spider Systems
398
Software Setup to Configure the Hardware System with Multiple Modules
402
Accessing the Spider-HUB
405
Spider HUB PTP Clock Configuration
408
License Key Management for Multiple Module System
410
Fixed Master License Key
411
Site License Key
411
Edm Keyboard Shortcuts
412
Installing the Engineering Data Management Software (Edm)
413
Microsoft SQL Database Server Installation
413
EDM Software Installation Wizard
417
Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability
425
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Brand
Crystal Instruments
Model
Spider
Category
Measuring Instruments
Language
English
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