Introduction
Photon II System Guide 1
1 Introduction
This manual provides instructions on installing, maintaining, and
calibrating a Photon II™ Dynamic Signal Analysis System. It also
provides information on power and environmental requirements
and safety considerations. Any person responsible for installing,
maintaining or calibrating the system should be fully familiar with
the contents of this manual. For instructions on using the system
refer to the “RT Pro Dynamic Signal Analysis Series.”
Other sections of this manual cover:
• Power and environmental requirements
• Safety
• Installation
• Maintenance
• Calibration
• Troubleshooting
System Description
Photon II makes any PC an instrument-quality analyzer that is a flexible
multi-channel system for noise and vibration analysis. Designed for
realtime signal analysis, the Photon II offers remarkable performance with
a measurement dynamic range of 110 dB and an 84.2 kHz real-time rate.
Signal analysis applications are available for the range of noise and
vibration testing – realtime spectrum analysis, modal data acquisition,
realtime octave analysis, order tracking and waterfall analysis, transient