Benstone Fieldpaq, User Manual

Page 1: ...Fieldpaqtm Dynamic Signal Analyzer User Manual 6 1 2009 Benstone Instruments Inc 32905 Northland Court St Paul MN 55045 Telephone 651 257 6500 www benstone com Copyright 2005 9 all rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...lected 44 Soft Key Menu Tools when waterfall is selected 48 Function summary 50 FFT Specifications 55 Balance Software 57 Single Plane Balancing 61 Single Plane Balance Flowchart 69 Dual Plane Balance Flowchart 72 Overhung Balance Flowchart 77 Balance Software specifications 82 Vibration Meter Software 83 Soft Key Menu File 84 Soft Key Menu Setup 88 Soft Key Menu Display 92 Soft Key Menu Unit 95 V...

Page 3: ...Channel Setup 145 Engineering Unit Setup 146 Function Display 149 Function Octave 150 Application settings definitions and examples 152 Octave Specifications 154 Bearing Analysis Software 155 Soft Key Menu File 157 Soft Key Menu Setup 160 Soft Key Menu Display 165 Soft Key Menu Tools 166 Bearing Analysis specifications 168 Data Recorder Software 169 Soft Key Menu File 170 Soft Key Menu Setup 174 S...

Page 4: ... 194 Soft Key Menu Tools 196 DVF specifications 199 Data Explorer Software 200 USB Method 201 Compact Flash Method 204 Data Explorer Software Menus 207 Terminal Program Software 208 Benstone Update Manager Software 212 Appendix 0 ...

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Page 6: ... Fieldpaqtm system battery charger Lithium ion battery a 256 MB Flash card USB cable 4 ea BNC adapter cables Kit 02 Data Explorer software and a hard carrying case Quality Control Calibration Your system has been calibrated to the highest standards The Fieldpaqtm has gone through a series of testing including a 3 day burn in period ISTA 2A vibration and shock testing and has passed CE Certificatio...

Page 7: ...ecome familiar with the system you will only need to refer occasionally to this manual for specifications or to certain aspects of operation Help 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 651 257 6500 Fax 651 357 4004 Service or Calibration support benstone com General information info ben...

Page 8: ...Pin connector to PC 1 ea Monarchtm tachometer Software options 1 channel FFT Analysis PN 552 FFT01 2 channel FFT Analysis PN 552 FFT02 Balancing Analysis PN 552 BAL02 2 channel Vector signal analysis PN 552 VSA02 3 channel Vibration meter PN 552 VMR03 2 channel Order tracking PN 552 ODT02 2 channel Data recorder PN 552 DRD02 3 channel Route Collection PN 552 RDC03 Balancing kit includes PN 552 BAL...

Page 9: ...to LEMO 6 pin PN 552 TTLO Cable TTL in to LEMO 6 pin cable PN 552 TTLI Printer DPU 414 Thermo printer PN 552 PRNT Cable Printer cable RS232 to Lemo DPU 414 PN 552 PCAB Magnetic stand for tachometer PN 552 MAGT Accelerometer WR 786A 100 mV g PN 062 786A Accelerometer cable PN 552 ACAB Magnetic base for 786A accelerometer PN 552 MAGA Hard carrying case PN USB cable PN Compact flash card PN ...

Page 10: ...I TM S320C6713 External Memory Compact flash card Battery Lithium ion 8 4V 5400 mA hr Rechargeable up to 12 hours of continuous operation PC Interface USB 1 1 Mini B type USB Connector LCD Display 240 x 320 Bright Active Matrix TFT Display 65 536 Colors Operating Temp 10 degrees C to 60 degrees C Safety Certifications CE Sealing IP 65 splash proof Housing material Engineered plastic with shielding...

Page 11: ...aqtm s battery is discharged for safety during shipping Please charge the battery for 1 to 2 hours before the first use On Off Start Stop Cancel Back OK Select Navigation key Up Down Left Right File Setup Display and Help are accessed by pressing the 1 2 3 4 buttons respectively when you are in the main display of the program ...

Page 12: ...ometer input TTL out or RS 232 output to a thermal printer optional Compact flash card Channels 1 2 and auxiliary channel Connector for charging Typical setup of Fieldpaqtm with a two Industrial accelerometer and a tachometer for balancing test Accelerometer and hammer sold separately ...

Page 13: ...uld be required to contact the factory each time a new software version is released The display below shows FFT Balancer Vibration Meter and Utility Your Fieldpaqtm will display only the items purchased The Fieldpaqtm is modular so you can add other programs as needed Select the program you wish to run by using the Navigation Keypad and pressing OK NOTE Anytime a word is in BOLD and Italicized wit...

Page 14: ...tion List of the model and serial number is shown here Win CE Information Lists the relevant information related to the Windows CE operating system Mother Board Information Lists all the internal information and installed components on the Mother board Daughter Board Information Lists all the internal information and installed components on the Daughter board Testing Result Display the self test r...

Page 15: ... of input to the instrument Program List This display will show a list of programs currently installed and active on your Fieldpaq The Fieldpaqtm has a built in time lock for certain programs If you have a demo version of a particular software the time lock will display how much remaining time is left In this example 298 days are remaining on all software loaded on the instrument ...

Page 16: ... program Navigating the displays The main display above shows the measured data in either one or two windows depending on your measurement setup You may select one of these data windows as active while the other window is inactive The At this time you will observe words Connecting and then Loading Program The top window is active with the dark blue color The upper plot shows Time Waveform whereas ...

Page 17: ... bottom window is now active Display of one window When the upper window is active you may press the Navigation Keypad Up key to enlarge the active window and make the inactive window disappear To display the dual windows again simply press the Navigation Keypad Down key When the lower window is active you may press Navigation Keypad Down key to enlarge the active window and make the inactive wind...

Page 18: ...Page 17 The following flow chart shows the selection of active windows upper lower upper lower upper lower upper lower upper lower No change upper lower No change ...

Page 19: ...p and the Tools functions in detail Navigation is easy Simply select the Display key the number 3 on the keypad and then with the Navigation Keypad Left Right Up Down and select the item you would like to have displayed The example on the left is showing Time waveform function being selected Then press OK to confirm your selection ...

Page 20: ...t 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 compact flash card from the Fieldpaq and then perform these functions from your PC File Manager View Selecting View allows you to arrange the icons by Name Type Size or...

Page 21: ...xport the data to an ASCII data format xml format or UFF universal file format for use with 3rd party software such as Microsoft Excel or Word Open Setup Selecting Open Setup to open a setup file fs2 and apply its setup parameters to the FFT program ...

Page 22: ...directly enter the file name via the keypad View Selecting View allows you to arrange the icons by Name Type Size or Date After you have selected the way you wish to view the file icons select Refresh and then press OK The Icons will then be sorted in the display according to Name Type Size or Date Help Online help tutorial Save to Default Saves the current setup parameters to the default file nam...

Page 23: ... the icons by Name Type Size or Date After you have selected the way you wish to view the file icons select Refresh and then press OK The Icons will then be sorted in the display according to Name Type Size or Date Save Data F1 When saving your test data into a data file fd2 the Fieldpaq will automatically assign a numerical file name You can use the assigned file name or choose edit to rename it ...

Page 24: ...ject Trigger Trigger On Off channel level slope delay Tachometer Pulses rev hold off time show RPM Measurement Setup Menu Waterfall allows the user to select various parameters relating to the measurement and how to set up the measurement Frequency Band Band Lines Zoom Start Frequency Time stepped spectrum map No of counts Stop by Delta second RPM stepped spectrum map Start RPM Stop RPM Delta RPM ...

Page 25: ...z 1 kHz 2 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 40 kHz via the pull down panel Lines Select 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800 lines of resolution via the pull down panel Note 12 800 lines of resolution is for one channel only Maximum for 2 channels is 6 400 lines and 4 channels is 3 200 respectively Fieldpaq Zoom Select either On or Off The Zoom FFT allows you to zoom in on the FFT for greater resolution Sta...

Page 26: ... Select either On or Off When preview is on the FFT program will pause and show you the acquired time domain data for your preview You will then have to accept or reject it For example this is usually used for an impact test It enables you to preview the time waveform and screen out the bad data which might be caused by a double hitting or overloading signal Overload Rejection Select On or Off Whe...

Page 27: ...Time Show RPM Pulses Revolution Via the Navigation Keypad press OK You will see an input panel to enter the number of pulses per revolution If the rotation speed needs to be measured the program will use the above triggering signal for calculating the RPM value To display the RPM press the function key to Show RPM and observe the displayed rpm Local Soft Key Menu Return Show RPM Return Selecting t...

Page 28: ...Hz 2 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 40 kHz via the pull down panel Lines Select 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800 lines of resolution via the pull down panel Note 12 800 lines of resolution is for one channel only Maximum for 2 channels is 6 400 lines and 4 channels is 3 200 respectively Zoom Select either On or Off The Zoom FFT allows you to zoom in on the FFT for greater resolution Start Freq Input ...

Page 29: ...top the waterfall plot by pressing the Start stop button Delta second Via the input box enter the time between delta each waterfall spectrum map Pulses Rev Via the input box enter the number of pulses per revolution RPM Stepped spectrum map Start RPM Stop RPM Delta RPM Start RPM Enter via the input box the starting RPM Stop RPM Enter via the input box the starting RPM Delta RPM Enter via the input...

Page 30: ...p only is typically used with modal Fieldpaq testing where the range will increase up as required to locate the correct input range Auto will automatically collapse the input range around the center Use this if you are unsure of the correct input range Coupling Select AC DC IEPE 200V Mic or 0V Mic Window Select Rectangle Hanning Flattop Force Exponential Force Factor With the Navigation Keypad ent...

Page 31: ... OFF Auto advance is a feature that is useful for taking many data points If you have auto advance turned on then you can assign an advance number after you save the data file Each channel is independent of each other so you can auto advance only the channels you wish to advance Advance Number Advances the number of Channel ID after you save the file Local Soft Key Menu Return Assign Single Assign...

Page 32: ...he unit that is associated with each sensor type Sensor Units will only show what is available for the sensor type shown below in the table Sensitivity mV SU This is a user selectable input value Enter the sensitivity of the device you are connecting to in the input box Use the Navigation Keypad and enter the value via the keypad and press OK when complete Display Unit DU If you select Acceleratio...

Page 33: ... Def Unit The User Defined Unit can be entered via the Navigation Keypad by selecting the desired unit There may be a time where you need to display units in a different format other than the ones listed Detection Select P P 0 P or RMS By selecting Peak to Peak you are showing values peak to peak Likewise 0 P shows values zero to peak HP Filter Select 0Hz 2Hz 5Hz or 10Hz from the pull down menu No...

Page 34: ... complete control over the input of the sensor values in your measurement It should be cautioned that inaccurate scaling factors will result in bad test data You can also add Sensor units and Display units to the Fieldpaqtm via the Add SU or Add DU function key for the function selected Local Soft Key Menu Return Delete Return Returns you to the previous engineering unit menu Delete This action wi...

Page 35: ... and navigating the displays have been discussed in the previous pages In the following paragraphs we will describe the menus available for each function The Y Axis functions will show what is available for each selection Trace Setup Selecting trace setup will automatically show a selectable channel bar at the top of the display You can select Off Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Hold Ch1 Hold Ch2 Hold Ch3 Hold Ch...

Page 36: ...Select either Linear or Log Time Waveform Sec Min Complex Spectrum Hz RPM Power Spectrum Hz RPM Cross power Spectrum Hz RPM FRF Hz RPM Coherence Hz RPM Orbit No selection available Time Waveform Linear Log Complex Spectrum Linear Log Power Spectrum Linear Log Cross power Spectrum Linear Log FRF Linear Log Coherence Linear Log Orbit No selection available ...

Page 37: ...ther Time waveform Complex Spectrum Power Spectrum Cross power spectrum FRF Coherence or Orbit Examples of these functions will be described later on Time Waveform Real Windowed Complex Spectrum Linear Log dB Real Image Phase Power Spectrum Linear Log dB Cross power Spectrum Linear Log dB Real Image Phase FRF Linear Log dB Real Image Phase Coherence Linear Log Orbit Real Windowed ...

Page 38: ...nction a screen will pop up prompting you to enter Y1 and Y2 to determine the desired range of the Y Axis Max Range Zoom Selecting Zoom will place a small cross hair on the center of the display Use your arrow keys on the Navigation Keypad to position the cross hair and press OK to input the first position then move again the arrow keys on the Navigation Keypad and press OK for the 2nd position Th...

Page 39: ...on off the cursor functions Once you select cursor you can use the Navigation Keypad left arrow number 6 or right arrow number 7 to move the cursor on the display right or left Single Cursor Harmonic Cursor Single Harmonic Peak Cursor Cursor Same X When Same X is checked scaling on both graphs will be maintained when zooming in or out on the display Please note that the top and bottom displays mus...

Page 40: ...Page 39 Legend Select Off Channel No or Channel ID BG Color Select either White or Black background color ...

Page 41: ...nctions For example you can mark the cursor on the display which will be shown in the next section TTL Out TTL out allows the user to move the cursor to a frequency and when connecting a stroboscope or strobe light to the TTL out proper TTL cable is required the strobe light will flash at that frequency This is a simple yet effective way to identify problematic frequencies in the field In this exa...

Page 42: ...initial setup of the test in Engineering Unit you can optionally display different units DU Once a Time waveform is measured you can change the display from Sensor Unit to Displayed units via the Tools menu and selecting Time in DU ...

Page 43: ...tic calibration the calibration frequency is 1 kHz 3 Open the Calibration table via the Navigation Keypad from the Tools menu Input the new calibration values for the calibration signal In the example of acoustic calibration the input value is 94dB but your value may be different due to equipment and calibration 4 Press the OK key to leave the calibration table The new sensitivity value of each se...

Page 44: ...rn Default Return Returns you to the previous engineering unit menu Default This action will return the hotkeys to the default settings Mark Cursor Will mark the minimum and maximum of the cursor position You can move the cursor to various positions and select Mark Cursor to post the value s on the display Undo Mark Cursor Unmarks the active cursor mark Clear All Marks Clears all cursor marks ...

Page 45: ...y Menu Press the Display function key to select and then choose Channel Trace Waterfall Trace Map Trace only Adjust View Angle Z Axis Z Scale RPM Range Cursor Legend and BG Color Channel Selecting Channel allows the user to select Ch1 Ch2 CH3 or CH4 With waterfall you can only show one channel at a time on the display While the test is running you will see each trace being applied to the display O...

Page 46: ...st traces from the waterfall map on the display and then review the values in a Power Spectrum display as shown below The Trace only also allows the user to mark cursors and also perform a TTL out if desired on the Tools menu Note that we are in the waterfall section because you can go back to trace waterfall or trace map ...

Page 47: ...xis The two functions can be selected by pressing the up and down arrow keys on the Navigation Keypad Any signal that is below the level of scale bottom will be displayed as a straight line Hence you may use this function to adjust your display and flatten your noise floor This feature is very useful to show the dominating signal to stand out from the noise RPM Range Select All or Fixed Selecting ...

Page 48: ...Trace map just above the waterfall plot To add another trace to the plot simply move the cursor to the desired position and then use the Function Tools and then select Add to Trace Plot and it will add another trace throughout the RPM Range Or you may simply press OK button to add the selected trace to the trace plot You can add multiple traces to the plot or clear all the traces ...

Page 49: ...n or short or a sensor with improper bias voltage When you select IEPE Bias Check the display will prompt you to connect all sensors that are to be used Now press the Verify or OK on the Navigation Keypad This will begin the Bias Test I have only one sensor in Channel 1 This shows a Bias Voltage of 12 2V and is Normal Note that Channels 2 4 are not OK and indicate Open When you select IEPE Power C...

Page 50: ...The Status Bar displays the status of the system When the channel icon shows abnormal conditions please stop measurement and correct the problem Green OK Blue IEPE circuit failure Red Overload Clear Channel turned off 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 51: ...ourier transform of x t Note that spectrum is a complex function which has both real and imaginary parts Alternatively spectrum can be displayed in amplitude and phase also Due to the vectorial nature of linear spectrum it s averaged result may not be correct unless the time data is synchronized correctly with appropriate triggering When the phase data is not required it is recommended to use the ...

Page 52: ...his is also known as Auto Power Spectrum Sxx f is defined as Sxx f Real Sx f 2 Imag Sx f 2 The Power Spectrum is a real function that preserves the amplitude of the linear spectrum and removes its phase Although it s unit is the power of the engineering unit by definition the cursor displays its value in engineering units for convenience Cross Spectrum Sxy f This is the short form of cross power s...

Page 53: ...ften used for modal analysis or operational deflection shape analysis Coherence Hxy f The coherence function is an indication function that describes the relation of two signals Hxy f Sxy f Sx f Sy f The value of Coherence is between 0 and 1 When the two signal x t and y t is completely correlated its value is 1 0 When the two signals are un correlated the function is 0 Coherence is a useful auxil...

Page 54: ...Page 53 Orbit x y ...

Page 55: ...g dB Real Imaginary Phase Auto Spectrum Linear Log dB Time Real Windowed FRF Linear Log dB Real Imaginary Phase Cross Linear Log dB Real Imaginary Phase Coherence Linear Log Orbit Real Windowed Waterfall plots Available Spectrum Time stepped spectrum map Spectrum RPM stepped spectrum map ...

Page 56: ...e waveform coherence orbit Engineering units Units automatically transform with pre defined table Zoom FFT Yes Average Linear exponential time peak hold Input signal range 10mv 20mV 50mV 100mV 200mV 500mV 1V 2V 10V 20V auto range range up only Trigger External input channel triggering pre post trigging Cursor Single harmonic harmonic single peak mark cursor and Hotkey Waterfall Mode Display in wat...

Page 57: ...Page 56 FFT Examples 1 Insertion spike measurements 2 Fieldpaq modal test 3 Sound measurement 4 ...

Page 58: ...to highlight the Balance software program icon and then press OK to run this program Rotor Balancing Select either Single Plane balancing Dual Plane balancing Overhung Continue a Saved Job or Redo a Saved Job Exit Preference or Version Single Plane Balancing Select this if you want to perform a single plane balance from the beginning including trial weight process and calculating the balancing coe...

Page 59: ...edo a saved job Select this option if you want to open an existing file where the balancing coefficients are saved Local Soft Key Menu Exit Preference and Version Exit This will exit the balance program Preference Select either Imperial or Metric units of measurement Version Shows the installed Software and Firmware version installed in the Fieldpaq Because balancing is a process we will go throug...

Page 60: ...ockwise rotation of the rotor would result in angular direction being counter clockwise and counter clockwise rotor rotation would result in angular direction being clockwise Drill Depth Adding material is one method of balancing Removal of material is another By drilling a hole on the rotor and removing material mass you can effectively balance your rotor This utility will inform you of how deep ...

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Page 62: ...meter and a displacement sensor Because the Fieldpaq has the ability to connect a variety of sensors you can perform balancing with sensors other than just accelerometers Sensor Type Select Accelerometer Velocity or Displacement Sensor Unit SU Select Gs m s2 in s2 or m s in s when Velocity is selected or m or inch when displacement is selected Sensitivity mV SU This is an input box for the user to...

Page 63: ...Tolerance setup window This window allows you to enter the desired ISO Grade for the balance job ISO 1940 Grade Select from the pull down menu one of the following grades When you select Applied to Tolerance it will apply the values as shown in the column below According to ISO 1940 the balance quality of a rotor is graded from G0 4 the best to G4000 the worst or user defined The balance grade is ...

Page 64: ...e next screen Save to Default Pressing this function button will save the current setup file to a default setup that will be available the next time Load default Load a previously saved setup After you press the Next button you should see a display as follows Notice in the window that the instructions are to Start rotor Press Start to read data At this time you press the Start button zero key on t...

Page 65: ...er Add or Cut If you are adding weight you are physically attaching a weight to the rotor If you are removing weight you are physically removing the weight from a rotor This could be removing a set screw or by drilling a hole Method Select Add or Cut Trial Mass Enter the weight of the trial mass It is recommended that your trial weight will effectively cause at least a 30 change in vibration ampli...

Page 66: ...he machine has a rigid foundation and is rotating at low speeds lower than the first critical speed the location of its heavy spot would be on the same position of displacement phase For example if you measure the vibration in displacement unit mil and got the phase reading θ degree then you know that the heavy spot of the rotor is in the neighborhood ofθdegree So it is recommended to place the tr...

Page 67: ...nents or you can select manual and choose between two components of your choice Tools Add Cut P1 Changes the sign of the mass calculation Tolerance Adjust the tolerance during the run brings up the tolerance display Unequal radii Sometimes where the trial weight is applied and the diameter of the rotor are two different radius The balance program allows the user to enter the diameter for each for ...

Page 68: ...cing process Balancing History This is very similar to the Vibration History but showing balancing information You can turn the polar plot On or Off toggle between Zoom and Cursor and hide points on the chart File Exit Save Print File manager Exit Returns you to the previous menu Save Saves the file to a balance file named 0001 ba2 Print When you have a RS232 thermal printer connected simply press...

Page 69: ... just a simple Save function File Manager is designed to give you the ability to manage stored files on the compact flash card This utility allows you to arrange icons Cut Copy Paste Delete Create a new Folder Rename a file Select all or unselect files Remember that you can always remove the compact flash card and perform these functions on your computer if you prefer ...

Page 70: ...eter to your rotor as shown INITIAL RUN Start Rotor Press Start on the Fieldpaq Press Start on the Fieldpaq Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor Enter information on the trial weight on plane 1 display TRIAL WEIGHT RUN Start Rotor Press Start on the Fieldpaq Press Start on the Fieldpaq Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor Remove the Trial weight or remain from the rotor if you sele...

Page 71: ...ce process Notice the red circle This is the Tolerance window that you must balance the rotor to meet your previously defined tolerance criteria After each addition of weight notice that we are approaching the red circle which is where we will be considered done balancing as we have achieved balance to the tolerance entered Balancing is an interactive process where you may find it necessary to per...

Page 72: ...e program automatically select where to apply the mass or select Manual and enter which components to apply the mass The program will automatically calculate the correct amount Tools Select either Add Cut Tolerance Unequal Radii Drill Depth Vibration History or Balance History These interactive menus can be accessed ONLY after you have finished your first balance run These menus are not available ...

Page 73: ...r Remove the Trial weight or remain from the rotor depends on your trial weight setup Dual Plane Balancing Similar to single plane but you balance 2 planes SETUP Enter Setup information Enter Tolerance information Attach Tachometer to Aux channel and Accelerometer to Channel 1and Channel 2 on the Impaq Mount the tachometer and accelerometers to your rotor as shown INITIAL RUN Start Rotor Press Sta...

Page 74: ...leted now we begin the balance runs Balancing is very similar to single plane only that you balance both rotors together BALANCING RUN S Add mass of 1 367 gram to Plane 1 at 112 4 degrees and 1 808gram to Plane 2 at 259 degrees Start Rotor Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the impaq Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor As the measurement is being performed you can see the last amplit...

Page 75: ... Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the impaq Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor Plane 1 is balanced or within the predefined tolerance so we will only add mass to Plane 2 Add mass of 419 2 mg to Plane 2 at 4 5 degrees Start Rotor Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the impaq Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor Now both planes are balanced You can save the file printout...

Page 76: ...you have finished your first balance run These menus are not available during the trial and initial runs Dual Plane Balancing Options After each balance run you have choices you can select Component 3 Plane or Tools via the Navigation keypad In Components you can enter the total number of components and then have the program automatically select where to apply the mass or select Manual and enter w...

Page 77: ... vibration or balance history Vibration History V0 Original vibration data VT1 Vib data with trial weight 1 VT2 Vib data with trail weight 2 V1 1st Vibration data V2 2nd Vibration data Balancing History M0 Original Balance data M1 2nd Balance data M2 3rd balance data In balance and vibration history zoom in or out on the polar plots or hide points These interactive menus can be accessed ONLY after...

Page 78: ...to the closest bearing of Plane 1 and CH 2 accelerometer according to the diagram at left Incorrect positioning will cause difficulty with your balance job INITIAL RUN Start Rotor Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the impaq again Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor TRIAL WEIGHT RUN 1 Enter information on the trial weight on plane 1 display Place weight on the rotor Start Rotor Press...

Page 79: ...to input the diameters of plane 1 and plane 2 then select continue to go to the next page Select Add or Remove mass as the trial method then input the trial weight mass and position on plane 1 The program will calculate and suggest the matching trial weight for plane 2 Both trial weights must be placed on plane 1 and plane 2 before running Start Rotor Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the im...

Page 80: ...ge of unbalance Start Rotor Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the impaq again Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor Plane 1 is balanced or within the predefined tolerance so we will only add mass to Plane 2 Add mass of 419 2 mg to Plane 2 at 4 5 degrees Start Rotor Press Start on the impaq Press Start on the impaq again Press OK on the navigation keypad Stop Rotor Now both planes are ...

Page 81: ...are not available during the trial and initial runs Overhung Balancing Options One more weight was added to further improve the balance of this rotor even though it was within tolerance After each balance run you have choices you can select Component 3 Plane or Tools via the Navigation keypad In Components you can enter the total number of components and then have the program automatically select ...

Page 82: ...inal vibration data VT1 Vib data with trial weight 1 VT2 Vib data with trial weight 2 V1 1st Vibration data V2 2nd Vibration data Balancing History M0 Original Balance data M1 2nd Balance data M2 3rd balance data In balance and vibration history zoom in or out on the polar plots or hide points These interactive menus can be accessed ONLY after you have finished your first balance run These menus a...

Page 83: ...alancing speed 60 rpm to 300 000 rpm Order resolution Low normal high 0 03 0 015 0 008 and 0 004 orders Average number 10 20 50 100 times Balancing grade Built in ISO 1940 standard or user defined Tools 3 plane balancing static and couple unequal radii component calculation drill depth vibration history balancing history ...

Page 84: ...standard if desired To begin turn on the Fieldpaqtm by pressing the I 0 button and then via the Navigation Keypad to move the cursor to highlight VM software program and then press OK to run this program When you open the Vibration Meter software you can select one of the functions File Setup Display or Unit The Vibration Meter in this example shows all four channels and is ready to test Simply pr...

Page 85: ...window About Displays the software and firmware version File Manager The file manager is a utility to organize your data files on the compact flash card Remember that you can remove the compact flash card and use your computer to also do these functions File Manager Edit Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename and Select All or Unselect options Use these options to perform various file management ...

Page 86: ...or example Open Setup Allows the user to select any saved setup When the user selects Open Setup an Open Dialog box will appear giving the user the ability to easily locate the correct file to open With this easy to use interface the user can create multiple setups for different jobs Save to Default Saves the current setup to a default for the next time you access the vibration meter setup ...

Page 87: ...p a Save dialog box will appear providing a means to enter the file name and save the file to the correct file directory Open Data Allows the user to open saved data files When the user selects Open Setup an Open Dialog box will appear giving the user the ability to easily locate the correct file to open With this easy to use interface the user can create multiple setups for different jobs ...

Page 88: ...r providing a means to enter the file name and save the file to the correct file directory Please note that you can always load the CF Card to your computer and create delete file directories cut paste delete etc This is possible because the Fieldpaqtm operating system is Windows CE Record User selects either On or Off as shown by the check mark Checked is the On condition Record setup is reviewed...

Page 89: ...ion Time Channel Setup This allows you to enter various parameters relating to each channel On Off Select the channel that you want to be displayed Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 via a checkbox Sensor Type Choose Acceleration Velocity or Displacement Sensor Unit SU Choose the unit that is associated with each sensor type Sensor Units will only show what is available for the sensor type shown Sensitivity mV S...

Page 90: ...u can specify filters for your measurement Choose from the two pull down menus General Off 2 1kHz 5 1kHz 10 1kHz 2 Hz hp 5 Hz hp 10 Hz hp MeF or User defined Selecting User defined will bring up a window for which you can change the filters for specific frequencies Listed below are two examples of user defined filters For each frequency via the Navigation Keypad enter the desired dB number and pre...

Page 91: ... you will have with a tachometer and then press OK Interval Enter via the Navigation Keypad how many intervals you want to specify in the time recorder Then select via the pull down menu either RPM or Time sec Selecting RPM specifies the measurement interval to be every N RPM that you entered If you entered in Time sec then the interval is time based on the number that you entered Number of Data T...

Page 92: ...urns you back to the previous menu Assign Single This feature speeds up the entry requirements for channel setup Assign single will assign that parameter selected for the column you are in Assign All This feature will assign all columns of data to be the same data selected for that channel ...

Page 93: ...ity Menu Select Off ISO 10816 3 Once you have selected ISO 10816 3 you can select Group1 Group 2 Group 3 or Group 4 and then rigid or flexible foundation In this example Group 1 has several alarms for a rigid foundation and also for a flexible foundation according to ISO 10816 3 standard These alarm levels will then be shown in the display if selected Trend Chart Select this to display a trend cha...

Page 94: ...Page 93 Display of Channel 1 All Display of Channel 1 Vibration only Display of Channel 1 2 Display of Channel 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 95: ...The Data review allows you to select each channel and review the results You can add simple notes to the file if desired Select Note and then via the Navigation Keypad enter the text up to 80 characters to add to the file ...

Page 96: ...ing Unit via the Navigation Keypad allows the user to quickly change the display of existing data to display Acceleration Velocity Displacement and Bearing Select the desired unit to be displayed Displacement Selected Velocity Selected ...

Page 97: ...elocity displacement Types of detection RMS peak peak to peak true peak and quest factor Filters 2Hz 1kHz 5Hz 1 kHz 10Hz 1kHz 2 Hz HP 5 Hz HP 10 Hz HP MeF ISO 10816 and user defined Display Trend chart vibration vs time or rpm bar chart Severity ISO 10816 3 or user defined ...

Page 98: ...n press OK to run this program The first screen you will observe is the schedule list This schedule list will display all the predefined data collection routes that are available on your Fieldpaq Soft Key Menu Exit Enter Inform About Exit Selecting Exit returns you to the main display Enter Via the Navigation Keypad select the desired route and then press the function key Enter to display the deta...

Page 99: ... Allows the user to view previously taken data Skip Selecting Skip on the Soft Key Menu will allow the user to skip a point on the route Tools Show All Hide Archives Archives Only Insert Point Expand All Collapse All Note This allows the user to select Tools via the function key and adjust amount of points displayed Show All Displays all the points Hide Archives Display will not show archive data ...

Page 100: ...face that displays various icons of tests Shows a completed point when the circle is filled Shows a point that is skipped Inserting a point When you choose Insert point via the Tools function you can insert a point during your route Select via the Navigation Keypad and pressing OK the desired tests and Spectral Setup When complete press the function key Insert to insert the test point with the des...

Page 101: ...e Zoom FFT feature is selected Window Select Hanning Force Exponential Rectangular Average Number Select 1 3 5 10 20 30 50 100 Overlap Select 0 25 50 75 Max Unit Select Velocity Displacement or Acceleration IEPE Select on or off Note the tree displays now displays an Unscheduled test point Collecting the Data from the Route Select the point on the route that you wish to measure and then pres the S...

Page 102: ...cement values or A H V Also displayed is the previous test data as shown in light blue The display has three programmable alarm bands which are displayed in green yellow and red Overall Velocity Similar display as Overall Displacement but you are measuring overall velocity Overall Acceleration Similar displays as Overall Displacement and Overall Velocity but you are measuring overall acceleration ...

Page 103: ...Page 102 Overall velocity peak 500 Hz high pass Use this function when you wish to apply a high pass 500 Hz filter to the measurements Temperature measurement of the test point ...

Page 104: ...Page 103 Power Spectrum Time Waveform Bearing Spectrum ...

Page 105: ...ocess Parameter Enter via the Navigation Keypad the value of the analog display such as a pressure gage The Fieldpaqtm with the data collector program is simple to use and convenient to insert or skip a test point ...

Page 106: ...perature process parameters Vibration sensors Simultaneous 3 Axis tri axial or uni axial measurement in real time Overall display Bar or trend chart also show last 9 historical data Spectrum display Show band alarm or fault frequencies Time waveform display Show waveform and or orbit Search Search train machine or point Tools Add note skip point hide archive points show all points show archive poi...

Page 107: ...own process You can define up to 16 different orders plus the overall traces of each channel at one time 2 Order Spectrum measurement To measure the spectrum versus orders for a machine that rotates in the neighborhood of a rated speed For example if a machine rotates in the speed range of 1720 rpm to 1860 rpm the order spectral analysis would show a better resolution than that in a traditional FF...

Page 108: ...Page 107 The Order Tracking display may show 3 different default displays as shown below depending on which mode is currently being displayed as default ...

Page 109: ...er The file manager is a utility to Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder or Rename 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 delete or move the files into another directory if desired Note you can always remove the compact flash card from the Fieldpaq and then perform these functions ...

Page 110: ...r Word Open Setup Selecting Open Setup will display another window Local Soft Key Menu Open edit view help Open Opens the file you have highlighted Edit Selecting edit will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha numeric keypad a...

Page 111: ...he default setup Save Setup Selecting Save Setup opens up a new window for saving the setup file You can save the setup rename the file name or create a new directory as shown in the previous pages Local Soft Key Menu Save Edit View Help Save Pressing Save will save the file Edit Selecting Edit will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you...

Page 112: ...will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha numeric keypad and enter the correct name When complete press OK Another feature is that you can move the cursor to the Name box and press OK This action will allow you to directly ent...

Page 113: ...u will need to use the alpha numeric keypad and enter the correct name When complete press OK Another feature is that you can move the cursor to the Name box and press OK This action will allow you to directly enter the file name via the keypad View Selecting View allows you to arrange the icons by Name Type Size or Date After you have selected the way you wish to view the file icons select Refres...

Page 114: ... Traces Select up to 16 traces over four channels and specify the order to measure Measurement Setup Menu Spectrum Allows the user to select various parameters relating to the measurement and how to set up the measurement Average Type Average Times Pulses Revolution Resolution Orders Max Order Rated RPM Measurement Setup Menu Waterfall Allows the user to select various parameters relating to the m...

Page 115: ...m a very valuable instrument that is adaptable to a wide variety of measurement requirements RPM Start RPM Stop RPM Delta RPM Start RPM via the Navigation Keypad press OK and then enter the desired starting RPM This can be between 6 and 480 000 rpm The order trace measurement is armed by the rotation speed The Start RPM defines the target speed at which the measurement starts Stop RPM via the Navi...

Page 116: ...tions Pulses Resolution Select 0 5 Order 0 25 Order 0 125 Order or 0 0625 Order Note that the better resolution you specify the longer time block it will take to make a measurement Trace Choose what each trace is composed of For example Trace number 05 will be channel 1 and 1 0 order We can choose up to 16 traces Ch Select channel 1 2 3 or 4 Order Choose 0 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 or user defined Ent...

Page 117: ...ons Pulses Resolution Select 0 5 0 25 0 125 or 0 0625 Order Max Order Select 5 10 20 50 100 200 400 or 800 for the maximum orders Rated RPM Via the Input box enter a value between 6 and 480 000 RPM Note that the rated speed will be used for the program to determine the maximum sampling frequency Local Soft Key Menu Return returns you to the setup menu Return again returns back to the live display ...

Page 118: ...efines the arming speed at which the measurement stops Delta RPM via the Navigation Keypad press OK and then enter the desired delta RPM This can be between 0 1 and 480 000 rpm The Delta RPM defines the step size between two measurements Pulses Rev or Rev Pulses via the Navigation Keypad press OK and then enter the desired value This can be between 1 and 500 Unchecked means Revolutions Pulses Reso...

Page 119: ...V 10V or 20V This should match the output of the device that you are connecting to Note In this example the On Off selector for Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 and Ch4 are grayed out The reason is that the user had previously exited Measurement Setup Trace and did not select any channels for the measurement during the measurement setup If you exit Measurement Setup Spectrum Measurement Waterfall then you can select O...

Page 120: ...nce only the channels you wish to advance Advance Number Advances a file number after you save the file Local Soft Key Menu Return Assign Single Assign All Help Return Selecting the Return function returns you to the Setup menu Selecting return again returns you to the live display Assign Single This feature speeds up the entry requirements for channel setup Assign single will assign that paramete...

Page 121: ...ated with each sensor type Sensor Units will only show what is available for the sensor type shown Senstivity mV SU This is a user selectable input value Enter the sensitivity of the device you are connecting to Use the Navigation Keypad and enter the value via the keypad and press OK when complete Display Unit DU If you select Acceleration and want to display velocity for example you can select t...

Page 122: ... may be a time where you need to display units in a different format other than the ones listed Detection Select Peak P P or RMS By selecting Peak to Peak you are showing values peak to peak Likewise peak shows values zero to peak Local Soft Key Menu Return Assign Single Assign All Help Return Selecting the Return function returns you to the Setup menu Selecting return again returns you to the liv...

Page 123: ... as display unit to the table This table also allows you to select the int diff and scale factor This allows complete control over the input of the sensor values in your measurement It should be cautioned that inaccurate scaling factors will result in bad test data Local Soft Key Menu Return Delete Return Returns you to the previous engineering unit menu Delete This action will delete your entry E...

Page 124: ...help in understanding the display functionality we will list the different display options as Function Trace Display when describing the display functions for the trace measurements Function Spectrum Display when describing the spectrum and Function Waterfall Display when describing waterfall display functions Just keep in mind that the displayed options will change depending on what mode that you...

Page 125: ... of function you wish to measure first as some menus are directly related to the function you select Listed below is a summary of functions available for each The Top Frame is active left diagram because the upper menu bar is a dark blue and the display menu shows Top Frame Note in the diagram on the right shows that the Bottom Frame is Active Details on navigating the display is described startin...

Page 126: ...l next go through the Trace setup for this display function Trace Setup Selecting Trace Setup will allow you to display only the traces that you wish to see that have been previously defined in your measurement setup For example you can show Channel 1 the first order second order etc and then choose to show the order labels You may show up to four orders per frame In this example we show RPM Profi...

Page 127: ...lecting the display functions be sure to identify which frame you are adjusting It may be easier to simply enlarge one display X Axis Select either Hz or RPM Y Axis Select Linear Log dB Real Image Imaginary Phase or Polar Scale Select Auto Fixed X Fixed Y or Zoom Selecting Zoom will zoom around the cursor point Fixed X or Fixed Y you can enter the values for the scaling Also Zoom allows you to zoo...

Page 128: ... setup Ch 1 2nd Order G s as per the setup CH1 OA G s Overall value X Axis Set to RPM 3k to 500 as per the setup Examples of display options for RPM profile The RPM profile of your system can be a very simple way to understand how things change with changing speeds You can select Linear or log set the cursors and zoom on areas of interest or even change the background color ...

Page 129: ...out the RPM range or choose to measure a Spectrum throughout the RPM Range This flexibility gives you the ability to view measurements in several different configurations Function Measurement Display Waterfall When you exit the Setup menu with Waterfall checked your display options also change Choose Channel Trace Waterfall Trace Map Trace Only Adjust View Angle Z Axis Z Scale RPM Range Cursor Leg...

Page 130: ...terfall plot Z Axis Select Linear Log or dB Z Scale Select Auto Bottom Up Bottom Down Fixed Select Auto to perform a one time auto scaling of the z axis then the function will return to be fixed Choose Bottom up will raise the bottom of the Z axis Choose Bottom down will decrease the bottom of the Z axis The two functions can be selected by pressing the up and down arrow keys on the Navigation Key...

Page 131: ...ample shows a cursor cutting a slice and then you can post this value in the Trace map just above the waterfall plot To add another trace to the plot simply move the cursor to the next position and then use the Function Tools and then select Add to Trace Plot and it will add another trace throughout the RPM Range Or you may simply press OK button to add the selected trace to the trace plot You can...

Page 132: ...k Cursor will create a note showing the cursor value at the cursor position Calibration Calibration Selecting Calibration is for calibrating a sensor adjusting the sensitivity When you require sensor calibration prior to measurement this procedure is used For example an acoustic calibrator usually generates a 94dB calibration signal at 1 kHz therefore you must enter the signal frequency by 1000 Hz...

Page 133: ...ration values for the calibration signal In the example of acoustic calibration the input value is 94dB but your value may be different due to equipment and calibration 5 Press the Cancel key to leave the calibration table The new sensitivity value of each sensor will be assigned to the engineering unit table automatically IEPE Check Select either Bias or Power The IEPE check is for determining wh...

Page 134: ...erify or OK on the Navigation Keypad This will begin the IEPE Power Test Status Bar The Status Bar displays the status of the system When the channel icon shows abnormal conditions please stop measurement and correct the problem Green OK Blue IEPE circuit failure Red Overload Clear Channel turned off 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 135: ...o 480 000 rpm Order resolution 0 5 0 25 0 125 0 0624 Maximum number of traces User selectable 1 16 orders plus overall traces Maximum orders 800 orders Waterfall display Adjustable waterfall plot and intensity plot Waterfall cursor RPM cursor and order cursor Y Axis of order traces Linear log dB real imaginary phase and polar plot ...

Page 136: ... applications To begin turn on the Fieldpaqtm by pressing the I 0 button and then via the Navigation Keypad to move the cursor to highlight Octave software program and then press OK to run this program When you open the Octave Analysis software you can select one of the functions File Setup View or Octave The Octave analysis in this example shows all four channels ...

Page 137: ...f data Note only 2 channels available on the Fieldpaq The highlighted portion is the active display Using the view command allows you to view one to four channels on the same display Navigation between channels is accomplished by using the Navigation Keypad and the Up Down key ...

Page 138: ...e Setup Open Data Save Data or Continuous Saving Exit Exits this program About Displays the software and firmware version File Manager The file manager is a utility to Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder or Rename 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 ano...

Page 139: ...sh and then press OK The icons will then be sorted in the display according to Name Type Size or Date Print When the user presses print and a thermal printer is connected the Fieldpaq will automatically print the data Export Selecting Export allows the user to export the data to an ASCII data format xml format for use with third party software such as Microsoft Excel or Word ...

Page 140: ... When complete press OK Another feature is that you can move the cursor to the Name box and press OK This action will allow you to directly enter the file name via the keypad View Selecting View allows you to arrange the icons by Name Type Size or Date After you have selected the way you wish to view the file icons select Refresh and then press OK The icons will then be sorted in the display accor...

Page 141: ... as shown in the previous pages Open Data Selecting Open Data will display another window Open Opens the file you have highlighted Edit Selecting Edit will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the ...

Page 142: ...ame Type Size or Date Help Help file Save Data F1 Selecting this option to save the data to a ocd file in your compact flash card The last spectrum measurement is the one saved to file Continuous Saving When the user selects Continuous Saving the Fieldpaq will automatically save each spectrum measured to a temporary file Once the user manually presses Stop or the measurement is complete the user m...

Page 143: ... allows the user to select various parameters relating to the measurement and how to set up the measurement Frequency Band Band Octave Integration Time and Delay Average Type Time Repeat Detector Trigger Type Level Unit and Band Channel Setup Menu allows the user to select various parameters related to each channel Channel On Off selection Input range Coupling Channel ID Auto Advance Advance numbe...

Page 144: ...ntegration Time Select 1 128 sec 1 64 sec 1 32 sec 1 16 sec 1 8 sec sec sec 1 sec 2 sec or 4 seconds from the pull down menu when linear is selected for Detector Note Integration time is related to Detector method used If you select detection to fast slow or impulse then integration time will change to the correct integration time for each selection and is not user selectable Delay Select either 1...

Page 145: ... Select Off Ext Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 or Manual External Auxiliary channel or ch1 through ch4 or manually i e User pushing a button to trigger the test Level Enter value in the Input box via the Navigation Keypad Unit Select dB or DU Band Select 16 31 5 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k and Overall An example would be to define the trigger level such as 50 dB at 1 kHz This means that if the level of th...

Page 146: ...t you are connecting to Coupling Select AC DC IEPE 200V Mic Or 0V Mic 0 V the polarization voltage of the microphone Channel ID Enter a value between 1 and 65546 via the Input box Direction You can select one of the directions from a pull down menu X X Y Y Z Z R R T T P P The point ID s will be stored in the data file for identifying the points Auto Advance On Off Auto advance is a feature that is...

Page 147: ... what is available for the sensor type shown Sensitivity mV SU This is a user selectable input value Enter the sensitivity of the device you are connecting to Use the Navigation Keypad and enter the value via the keypad and press OK when complete Display Unit DU If you select Acceleration and want to display velocity for example you can select this here Choose from Gs Gal m s2 mm s in s cm s mil u...

Page 148: ...nd C weighting is for acoustic measurement User Def Unit The User Defined Unit can be entered via the Navigation Keypad by selecting the desired unit There may be a time where you need to display units in a different format other than the ones listed Unit Definition Table In this table we show what the scaling factors are for each unit the int diff and the unit In this table the user can create th...

Page 149: ...ture allows you to add a display unit in the definition table Delete Deletes selected value Once you have entered all the setup information notice at the setup main menu before you go back to the main display at the bottom you will see Save to Default and Load Default Pressing Save to Default will automatically overwrite the default file Pressing Load Default will Load into memory the previously s...

Page 150: ...sors dB Y Axis Log Y Axis Linear Y Axis Same Y Scale Auto Y Scale Fixed Y Scale Channel 1 2 3 4 selections In this example we show coupled cursors dB Y Axis Auto Y Scale and channels 1 2 3 and 4 The example below shows 2 channels and 1 1 Octave with coupled cursors You can also set the Y Scale to a fixed value via the Input box ...

Page 151: ... Function Octave The Octave menus allows you to select Calibration 1 12 Octave 1 3 Octave and 1 1 Octave as shown below Calibration Selecting this function will open a pop up window for calibrating a microphone ...

Page 152: ...rement is taken 3 The user then moves the cursor to 1 kHz 4 Now the user selects the calibration pop up window as shown to the left 5 Now the X Axis will show 1 kHz because the user has moved the cursor to 1 kHz 6 The old value will show the existing cursor position at 1 kHz 7 Now the user enters the NEW VALUE using the Navigation Keypad Normally this is 94dB as shown on the calibrator So the user...

Page 153: ...e Linear Trigger Type Off ext ch 1 ch 4 Manual Level User defined Unit db Du Band 15 31 5 16K Overall Measurement examples Example 1 User sets integration time of 1 second a delay of 1 second with an average time of 10 seconds and a repeat of 3 After the user presses the start button a delay of one second is initialized This is to settle down the digital filter before you begin taking data After t...

Page 154: ... Example 2 User sets the integration time of 1 second delay of 4 seconds average time of 1 second with a repeat of 10 and a detector set to Fast The data is processed as shown below with only one data point within each average time block Because the average the time block it is the average value posted In this case when all measurements are taken the LAST AVERAGE spectrum value is the one that is ...

Page 155: ...nels on Full octave 32 kHz 1 3 octave 10 kHz 1 12 octave 5 kHz Maximum band with 1 channel on Full octave 32 kHz 1 3 octave 40 kHz 1 12 octave 20 kHz Integration time seconds 1 128 1 64 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 2 4 Detection Fast slow impulse linear Trigger sources Off external input channels manual Weighting A C or flat ...

Page 156: ...early stage of damage With a built in database of bearings one can identify the bearing frequencies easily on a demodulated spectrum The bearing analysis software also displays the overall level of enveloped signal and high pass filtered velocity signal which is useful information of the bearing condition Bearing Analysis software is available on both Fieldpaq and fieldpaq Before reviewing the set...

Page 157: ...s suggested to be centered at 3 75 kHz By means of demodulation technology one may see the bearing s characteristic frequencies on a demodulated spectrum In this example the roller of the bearing SKF 32208 is damaged and the damage signal is shown on the frequency of BSFX2 This program offers a database of common bearings Select the desired bearing model number and the program will display the bea...

Page 158: ...ager Print Open Setup Save to Default Save Setup Open Data or Save Data Exit Returns you back to the previous window About Displays the software and firmware version File Manager The file manager has several functions in the local function utility of Return Edit View or Help Return Returns you to the previous menu Edit Select Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what ...

Page 159: ...he Fieldpaq and then perform these functions Open Opens the file you have highlighted Edit Selecting Edit will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha numeric keypad and enter the correct name When complete press OK Another featu...

Page 160: ... Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha numeric keypad and enter the correct name When complete press OK Another feature is that you can move the cursor to the Name box and press OK This action will allow you to directly enter the file name via the keypad View ...

Page 161: ...Measurement Setup Menu allows the user to select various parameters relating to the measurement and how to set up the measurement Frequency Band Band Resolution Average Average Type Average No Envelope Filter Filter Center Band Accelerometer Input channel mV g IEPE Power Tacho Pulses rev Frequency Band Band Resolution Band Select 100 Hz 200 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz 5 kHz or 10 kHz via the pull down p...

Page 162: ...Hz 2 kHz 1kHz 2 5 kHz 2 kHz 5kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz or custom from the pull down menu Selecting Custom in the pull down filter allows the user to enter the center and band If you select one of the standard Filters i e 500Hz 2 kHz the center and Band are automatically calculated and are grayed out Center Select 500 1 k 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k 7k 8k 9k 10k 12 14k 16k 18k or 20k via the pull down menu Band Select e...

Page 163: ... the sensitivity for the accelerometer used IEPE Power Select either ON or OFF Tacho Pulses Rev Pulses Rev When you select Tacho an Input Box will appear and you can enter a value between 0 1 to 255 pulses per revolution Local Soft Key Menu file manager Return Save to Default and Bearings Return Returns to the previous menu Save ToDefault Saves the setup to default ...

Page 164: ...l number You can select by using the pull down menu or perform a search to find the correct bearing quickly and then add it to a quick list How to perform a search 1 Select the bearing maker 2 Enter the number or part of the number in the search window and then press search 3 The search function will automatically reduce the number of bearings to a smaller amount In the example below only the firs...

Page 165: ...example we have 2 bearings in the quick list Note that SKF bearing information is shown below When we select the BAR 200H bearing the bearing information for this model will be shown Acquire Acquires the rotation speed ...

Page 166: ...in Y axis Changes the label in the Y axis to Linear Display Log Y axis changes the Y axis label to log Display Auto Scale Auto scale will automatically set the correct range in X and Y to be displayed Selecting Fixed X axis or Fixed Y axis will allow the user to open a menu and input the Min and Max frequencies for each axis Display Show Bearing Freq Selecting this will show on the display the bea...

Page 167: ...ion will measure the RPM Select Bearing Selects the bearing from the quick list previously defined in the setup menu or you can select From Menu and access the Bearing Menu for another bearing 3D Envelope Scanning Selecting this function will perform a 3d Scan throughout the frequency range This feature is very useful to identify the center frequency for correct enveloping analysis Return Returns ...

Page 168: ...orner In this case it is156 7 um sHP Units of Measure In some cases the number is very small If you are looking at just noise the Fieldpaq will automatically convert the number to a common expression instead of a scientific number For example the Spectrum RMS is 0 397u This is equivalent to the scientific form of 3 97E 07 or directly would be 0 000000397 Also 0 168m 0 168 1 1000 where m 1 1000 ...

Page 169: ...s Demodulation filters 500 Hz 2kHz 1 kHz 2 5 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz custom Bearing database Built in commonly used bearings fault frequencies 3D scanning Scan the demodulation filter from 1 kHz to 10 kHz and show the results in a 3D plot Overall bearing vibration Envelope acceleration and high pass velocity ...

Page 170: ...ace for playback at a later time To begin turn on the Fieldpaqtm by pressing the I 0 button and then via the Navigation Keypad to move the cursor to highlight Data Collector software program and then press OK to run this program When you enter the program you will see a display showing all 4 channels The data recorder program can record from 1 2 channels based on your setup Note picture shows 4 ch...

Page 171: ...is program About Displays the software and firmware version File Property The file property will open a window and display information based on the current file in local memory File Manager The file manager is a utility to Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder or Rename Pressing Select All will select all files in the directory or Unselect will unselect all files selected After you have selected the fi...

Page 172: ...nother menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha numeric keypad and enter the correct name When complete press OK Another feature is that you can move the cursor to the Name box and press OK This action will allow you to directly enter the file na...

Page 173: ...e Setup opens up a new window for saving the setup file 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 will display another window Open Opens the file you have highlighted Edit Selecting Edit will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the ...

Page 174: ...enter the file name via the keypad View Selecting View allows you to arrange the icons by Name Type Size or Date After you have selected the way you wish to view the file icons select Refresh and then press OK The icons will then be sorted in the display according to Name Type Size or Date Help Help file Save Data F1 Selecting this option to save the data to a ocd file in your compact flash card T...

Page 175: ...ulses Rev End RPM Data Compression checkbox Information window Estimated file size information On Off checkbox Sensor Unit V Gs Pa mm s2 add SU Reset Sensitivity mV SU User entered input box Input Range Auto 10 mV 20 mV 50 mV 100 mV 200 mV 500 mV 1V 2V 5V 10V 20V Coupling AC DC IEPE 200V Microphone 0V Mic Record Parameters Band Stop at Pulses Rev End RPM Band Select 50 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz 500 Hz 1 kH...

Page 176: ...lses Rev Set the number of pulses per revolution via the input box End RPM The RPM will trigger the Fieldpaq to stop recording when this entered RPM is reached via the input box Data Compression The checkbox for data compression will condense the data when checked This function will compress the data once recording is completed Information window Displays the estimated file information if availabl...

Page 177: ...V 100 mV 200 mV 500 mV 1V 2V 5V 10V or 20V This should match the output of the device that you are connecting to Up only is typically used with modal Fieldpaq testing where the range will increase up as required to locate the correct input range Auto will automatically collapse the input range around the center Use this if you are unsure of the correct input range Coupling Select AC DC IEPE 200V M...

Page 178: ...m Spectrum When Spectrum is checked the display will show the raw data recording in Spectrum Lines of resolution Select either 100 Lines 256 points 200 lines 512 points or 400 Lines 1024 points The higher the number of lines the higher the resolution and also the higher amount of storage space required Overlap Select 0 25 50 or 75 Show Bar Chart When checked the bar chart will be displayed on the ...

Page 179: ...overload indication when your sensor has overloaded In this example Group 1 has several alarms for a rigid foundation and also for a flexible foundation according to ISO 10816 3 standard These alarm levels will then be shown in the display if selected ...

Page 180: ...power spectrum first 2 Move the cursor to the calibration frequency In this example of acoustic calibration the calibration frequency is 1 kHz 3 Open the Calibration table via the Navigation Keypad from the Tools menu Input the new calibration values for the calibration signal In the example of acoustic calibration the input value is 94dB but your value may be different due to equipment and calibr...

Page 181: ...d This will begin the Bias Test I have only one sensor in Channel 1 This shows a Bias Voltage of 12 2V and is Normal Note that Channels 2 4 are not OK and indicate Open When you select IEPE Power Check the display will prompt you to disconnect all sensors that are to be used Now press the Verify or OK on the Navigation Keypad This will begin the IEPE Power Test ...

Page 182: ...to attach to the saved data file Playback F4 When you select playback you can rewind pause play or fast forward the data playback The play indicator is located at the bottom of the display along with speed controls of 1X 2X 4X or 8X that you can select by pressing the fast forward key number 4 key ...

Page 183: ...rlap To change the overlap you can press Return and select Display Overlap and select the desired amount of overlapping percentage Battery Charge State Indicator Rewind Pause Play and Fast Forward 1X 2X 4X or 8X Speed Pressing the fast forward button will toggle between 1X 2X 4X 8X and then back to 1X speed This is useful to fast forward to an interesting point in your raw data Return Returns back...

Page 184: ...tacho signal Monitor display Waveform or spectrum resolution 100 200 or 400 lines Storage Media Compact flash card Data review Playback block by block fast forward or rewind Maximum file size 1 Gigabyte each Maximum sampling rate 51 2 kHz for 1 channel 25 6 kHz for 2 channels ...

Page 185: ...ck snapshot of the condition of your shaft rotation A tachometer is needed to perform this measurement To begin turn on the Fieldpaqtm by pressing the I 0 button and then via the Navigation Keypad to move the cursor to highlight DVF software program and then press OK to run this program When you enter the program you will see a display showing all channels Note fieldpaq will have Ch 3 and Ch 4 gre...

Page 186: ...Default Save Setup Open Data or Save Data F1 Exit Exits this program About Displays the software and firmware version File Manager The file manager is a utility to Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder or Rename 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...

Page 187: ...nother menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha numeric keypad and enter the correct name When complete press OK Another feature is that you can move the cursor to the Name box and press OK This action will allow you to directly enter the file na...

Page 188: ...r create a new directory as shown in the previous pages Open Data Selecting Open Data will display another window Open Opens the file you have highlighted Edit Selecting Edit will open up another menu of Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Rename Select All Unselect Select what you wish to do via the estimated Navigation Keypad and press OK If you rename the folder then you will need to use the alpha...

Page 189: ...ze or Date After you have selected the way you wish to view the file icons select Refresh and then press OK The icons will then be sorted in the display according to Name Type Size or Date Help Help file Save Data F1 Selecting this option to save the data to a ocd file in your compact flash card The last spectrum measurement is the one saved to file ...

Page 190: ...0 50 100 200 500 Pulses Rev a checkbox with a user defined input box from 1 to 500 Trigger Positive or Negative Resolution 1 8 1 16 1 32 1 64 1 128 1 256 1 512 order Display order 1x 2x Channel Setup Menu allows the user to select various parameters related to each channel Channel On Off selection for channels 1 4 Input range Auto 10 mV 20mV 50mV 100mV 200 mV 500mV 1V 2V 5V 10V 20V Coupling AC DC ...

Page 191: ...er the ability to quickly modify the measurement setup to account for in field conditions making the Fieldpaqtm a very valuable instrument that is adaptable to a wide variety of measurement requirements Average Type Off Linear Exponential or Peak Hold Average Times Select 1 3 5 10 20 30 50 100 200 500 to average your signal from the pull down panel Pulses Rev Enter in the box the number of pulses ...

Page 192: ...he voltage into the measurement from your sensor If you are not sure choose Auto Coupling Select from the drop down menu AC DC IEPE 200V Mic or 0V Mic Window Select Rectangular Hanning or Flattop Channel ID Select DE V DE H DE A DE N DE S DE W DE E NDE V NDE H NDE A NDE N NDE S NDE W NDE E from the drop down menu Return Returns to the previous menu Save toDefault Saves the Channel setup to the def...

Page 193: ...r the value via the keypad and press OK when complete Display Unit DU If you select Acceleration and want to display velocity for example you can select this here Choose from Gs Gal m s2 mm s in s cm s mil um dB Ref DU Note This only changes the dB scale on the display Input a number DU to define the reference value of the dB scale dB value 20 log A A0 where A is the linear value and A0 is the dB ...

Page 194: ...ormation for each sensor type is stored For example the sensor unit for Acceleration can be defined as g gal and m s2 If you select g then the available display unit values are g gal m s2 mm 2 in s cm s mil um This table also allows you to define the int diff integration and differentiation and scale factor You have complete control over the input of the sensor values in your measurement It should...

Page 195: ...olar or numerical plot format Likewise you can choose to display only channel 1 on the polar plot or in a numerical display View Data By selecting view data the user has more display options to view You can view numerical data for Ch1 only Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 1 Ch3 Ch1 CH4 or Polar plat and numerical data ...

Page 196: ...ay Hide Return will return you to the previous menu Delete will delete the selected or highlighted value Display will bring up a menu that allows the user to select Ch1 Ch 2 Ch3 Ch 4 and polar plot Hide allows the user to hide a point on the display ...

Page 197: ...gnal at 1 kHz therefore you must measure its power spectrum with appropriate bandwidth and resolutions To begin 1 Enter the calibration frequency Usually this is 1 kHz or 1000 Hz 2 Open the Calibration table via the Navigation Keypad from the Tools menu Input the new calibration values for the calibration signal In the example of acoustic calibration the input value is 94dB but your value may be d...

Page 198: ...e to be used Now press the Verify or OK on the Navigation Keypad This will begin the Bias Test I have only one sensor in Channel 1 This shows a Bias Voltage of 12 2V and is Normal Note that Channels 2 4 are not OK and indicate Open Fieldpaq has 2 channels only When you select IPE Power Check the display will prompt you to disconnect all sensors that are to be used Now press the Verify or OK on the...

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Page 201: ...of moving data from the Fieldpaqtm to your computer You can use the USB cable provided or simply remove the Compact Flash Card and insert the card in your computer The CF Card is the easiest as no other programs are required to install for file transfer We will go through both methods Install the Data Explorer CD in your computer You will see the following display 1 Install Active Sync This progra...

Page 202: ... turning on the Fieldpaq the computer will NOT recognize the USB connection 2 Connect the Fieldpaqtm via the USB cable to your computer You should see a window display like this Be sure to select No then press Next and you will view another display showing connected At this point you have successfully connected the Fieldpaqtm via USB to your computer 3 Start the Data Explorer program ...

Page 203: ... the files that you wish to transfer and press OK 7 Select Save UFF or you can select Save Note Save UFF converts the file format to uff whereas Save keeps the original format of fdt 8 A pop up window will appear and you can select the directory and location to save the file on your computer ...

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Page 205: ...o not have card readers If this is the case you can purchase a card reader that supports Compact Flash cards Most card readers have a USB connection 3 Open your My Computer icon and explore the data in your compact flash card You should observe data files that look like this 4 Select the files that you wish to copy to your computer Copy and paste to the directory of choice ...

Page 206: ...Page 205 5 Start the Data Explorer Program 6 Select File Import ...

Page 207: ...06 7 Select Open File and then choose the files that you wish to open 8 Select Save UFF or you can select Save Note Save UFF converts the file format to uff whereas Save keeps the original format of fdt Done ...

Page 208: ...t the same time to open a new file Icon Commands Icons are graphical thumbnails that you can with one click on the mouse open that particular command as shown below This is common with most programs that work on a Microsoft Windows platform File Menu commands To open a new file File New For example to open a New file you may either select File with your mouse cursor and then select New N or hold t...

Page 209: ...ActiveSync program in your computer Turn on the Fieldpaqtm I O Note If you connect the Fieldpaqtm to the computer before turning on the Fieldpaq the computer will NOT recognize the USB connection Connect the Fieldpaqtm via the USB cable to your computer You should see a window display like this Be sure to select No then press Next and you will view another display showing connected At this point y...

Page 210: ... service Icon to display the Fieldpaq screen on your computer You can also select 100 from the view menu to see a larger screen size or click on Fieldpaq fieldpaq to view what the screen would look like as on your Fieldpaq ...

Page 211: ...nal program you can even control the Fieldpaq from your computer via the Fieldpaq display notice the hand not shown in picture or the keypad You can do other things with the terminal program like copy paste to other programs ...

Page 212: ...oft word email This is very convenient method to communicate your measured results without using a cumbersome reporting software Also you have the ability to provide training long distances via a webinar or in large groups ...

Page 213: ...the computer will NOT recognize the USB connection Connect the Fieldpaqtm via the USB cable to your computer You should see a window display like this Be sure to select No then press Next and you will view another display showing connected At this point you have successfully connected the Fieldpaqtm via USB to your computer Start the Update program by double clicking on the Benstone icon located o...

Page 214: ...st software firmware versions that are available You can update your Fieldpaq any time you want to check for the latest firmware Note this update program only will install purchased software You also have the option to schedule the frequency of the updates and to only check for certain firmware programs ...

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Page 216: ...7 Document Title Fieldpaqtm I O connector and cable configuration Contents 1 Connector of Fieldpaqtm AUX channel 2 Connector of Fieldpaqtm Input Channels 3 Configuration of Fieldpaqtm AUX cable 4 Configuration of Fieldpaqtm signal cable Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 ...

Page 217: ...iguration of AUX Connector Pin Configuration Pin 1 5V Power Source Pin 2 TTL IN External Trigger Pin 3 TTL OUT Strobe Pin 4 RS232 TX for Thermal Printer Pin 5 RS232 RX for Thermal Printer Pin 6 Digital Ground ...

Page 218: ...ital Ground Pin 3 DC 200V Pin 4 Signal Input IEPE Pin 5 28V Pin 6 28V Pin 7 Analog Ground Top view of socket 1 2 3 4 5 6 Top view of solder side of cable plug 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 Top view of cable plug 7 7 7 FGG 1B 307 CLAD62Z LEMO PLUG for each channel independently EGG 1B 307 CLL LEMO ...

Page 219: ...al Ground Signal Ground Blue wire 3 2 External trigger Fieldpaqtm AUX Connection Pin Configuration Trigger photo sensor wiring Example for BNC cable Pin 2 TTL IN External Trigger Signal In Center pin Pin 6 Digital Ground Signal Ground Outside pin 3 3 TTL out cable Fieldpaqtm AUX Connection Pin Configuration Custom cable Example for Monarch Nova Strobe DB Plus Pin 3 TTL OUT Strobe Strobe signal In ...

Page 220: ...n Configuration Serial Cables RS232 Example for SII DPU 414 Pin 4 RS232 TX RD Receiver data 9 Pin D_sub connector Pin 2 Pin 5 RS232 RX TD Transmit data 9 Pin D_sub connector Pin 3 Pin 6 Digital Ground GND Signal ground 9 Pin D_sub connector Pin 5 ...

Page 221: ...d common Ground Pin B 4 2 200V microphone preamplifier Connect Pin Configuration Custom cable Example for B K 2669C Pin 2 Digital Ground Signal Ground Pin 2 Signal Ground Pin 3 DC 200V Pol Voltage Pin 3 Pol Voltage Pin 4 Signal Input IEPE Signal Output Pin 4 Signal Output Pin 6 28V Power Supply Positive Pin 6 Power Supply Positive Pin 7 Analog Ground Power Supply Negative ground Pin 7 Power Supply...

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