Datastick Spectrum software is included with all Datastick VSA-series Vibration Spectrum Analyzer systems. Datastick Spectrum runs on the Palm OS handheld computers and on HP iPAQ hx2400-series and iPAQ hx2700-series handheld computers and makes it easy to collect and analyze vibration waveforms and spectra for condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and routine troubleshooting. Reloadable configurations let you change input and display parameters instantly and perform repeatable route inspections easily.
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- The display auto-scales to the highest peak. Manual scaling is also available.
- Green, yellow, orange, and red vibration severity alarms can be set according to ISO 10816-3 guidelines or to any desired custom level.
- View the full spectrum or zoom in up to 64x for a close look.
- Fast access to on-screen tools for zooming and four cursor-position readout options.
- Quickly move among Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement, and Vibration dB transformations and Time and Frequency domains.
- Fast access to key setup and file management parameters.
- Automatic peak finder can show up to 15 of the highest peaks.
- File status is clearly visible. (You can choose between discretionary saves or automatic saves.)
- Time and Frequency domains and Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement, and Vibration dB transformations are all immediately available in one menu. You can change domains and transformations
at any time.
- Current inspection point is shown on screen.
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The versatile Add Note feature allows you to attach quick memos of on-site observations to your recorded data for export to a PC. Datastick Spectrum is included with the VSA-1212 Vibration Spectrum Analyzer hardware module and also includes and smoothly integrates with Datastick Review software for comparing pat measurements, Datastick Manager software for file management on the handheld, and Datastick Reporting System for VSA software for analyzing, trending, and reporting waveform and spectral data on a Windows® desktop PC or laptop computer. See screen shots below.
Key Features
- Datastick Spectrum is straightforward, easy to learn vibration
analyzer / data collector software for use on a Palm OS or HP iPAQ hx2400-series and iPAQ hx2700-series handheld computer with a Datastick VSA-series hardware module attached
- Simple, intuitive touch-screen operation.
- Captures and saves waveform and/or FFT spectrum
- Displays overall vibration alerts per ISO-10816-3 or user-definable custom alerts for any inspection point.
- Displays wave or spectrum, peaks, overall vibration, and level alerts in a single view
- Datastick Review software utility shows previous measurements, which can be instantly compared to current measurement
- Easy setup and execution of inspection routes
- Attach on-site text notes to data for export to desktop PC or laptop
- Easy data export from handheld computer to PC
- No mandatory service contract
- See screen shots below
Datastick Spectrum Features and Specifications
- Display modes:
- Frequency domain in Hz or CPM
- Time domain acceleration in milliseconds or seconds, displaying peak and RMS values
- Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement Spectra, and Vibration dB Spectra
- Vibration dB has user-selectable display optimization to make small peaks easy to see
- Peak, Peak-Peak, or RMS measurements
- Overall vibration with alert levels shown in color
- English or metric units
- Frequency range: 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 800 / 1k / 2k / 4k / 5k / 10k Hz (or equivalent CPM) selectable. (20 kHz maximum on VSA-1215)
- FFT resolution: 400 / 800 / 1600 lines, selectable. (3200 lines on VSA-1215)
- FFT windowing: User selectable: Rectangular (Uniform), Hanning, Hamming, Flattop, Blackman, Bartlett.
- Peak Hold: Peak hold of 2, 4, or 8 captures.
- Averaging: Linear averaging of 2, 4, or 8 averages.
- Low-frequency display cutoff: User selectable: No cutoff, 1, 2, 5, or 10 Hz
(0, 60, 120, 300, 600 CPM).
- Auto range: Yes, including optional auto-range on zoom; or manual range settings. It is also possible to auto-range any individual view on the display.
- Cursor-position display tools:
- Zoom tool: zoom in up to 64x and zoom out to full spectrum. Zoomed-in views can be panned left and right.
- Inspector tool: select any data point and display its numerical value
- Peak Inspector tool: cursor snaps to nearest peak.
- Orders tool: select any two data points and numerically display the multiple of the second point in relation to the first.
- Peak Orders tool: select any two peaks and numerically display the multiple of the second peak in relation to the first.
- Difference tool: select any two data points and numerically display the difference in value between the two.
- Peak Difference tool: select any two peaks and numerically display the difference in value between the two.
- Display options: Individually selectable: Display drawn in histogram or continuous trace, Adjustable display color, Optional X and Y numerical labels.
- Add Note feature: Add text notes of on-site observations, test conditions, etc., to a signal capture for output to PC.
- Level Alerts / Judgment Criteria: Flexible dialog box allows you to select ISO-10816-3 alert levels or define alert levels according to your own criteria for machine condition levels.
- Route-inspection capability: Reloadable configuration feature allows every inspection point to be named as an individual configuration. Datastick Reporting System PC software sorts by configuration by default to allow histories to be built for trending.
- Supported handhelds: Palm Tungsten T, T2, T3, C, TX, Garmin iQue 3200, Garmin iQue 3600 and HP iPAQ hx2400-series and iPAQ hx2700-series handheld computers.
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| To use the DirectZoom™ feature, simply use the touchscreen to highlight the area of interest and lift the handheld computer's stylus. (Automatic peak detection has labeled four peaks in this view.) |
Zoomed-in view of the area highlighted at left. The Inspector cursor tool (the black vertical line) shows the value of any data point touched by the stylus. Overall vibration and colored alert is shown above the FFT graph. |
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| In the time domain, overall vibration is always shown with peak values on the left side of the graph, top and bottom; and with the RMS value above the graph. |
FFT overall vibration display can be turned off, or you can select from two ISO options and two non-ISO options, including user-definable custom alert levels. |
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| Datastick Spectrum doesn't force you to remember ISO machine classes. Simply select the machine-type you want when using ISO overall-vibration alert levels. |
You can set user-definable custom alert levels for any inspection point. Simply enter the desired value for velocity and/or displacement for any alert level. |
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| A zoomed-in portion of a Vibration Decibel (VdB) spectrum without Datastick's View Optimization. The dB scale tends to compress peaks into the top of the scale, making them more difficult to see. |
The same portion of the zoomed-in VdB spectrum with View Optimization turned on. Irrelevant noise is removed and peaks are proportionally magnified, making them stand out sharply. |
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| Numbers don’t always tell the whole story. Analysis is easier and more accurate when you have all the facts, and Datastick makes it easy with the versatile Add Note dialog box. Simply make a note and it is attached to your data for export to your PC. |
Repeatable route inspections are vital for accurate trending. Datastick’s reloadable configuration feature helps you to take the same measurement the same way each time. Datastick Reporting System software on the PC sorts by configuration to build histories. |
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| The Configuration menu logically groups functions for fast, intuitive use. Spend less time on training and more time getting the job done. |
The Setup dialog puts all commonly used parameters in one place. Setup takes seconds and every setup can be saved and reused at a later time. |
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| Datastick Review lets you compare previous reads with the current read in Datastick Spectrum. Datastick Spectrum software has all the controls for setting up configurations and collecting, saving, and displaying data. Here, the Zoom tool has been used to zoom in on the current FFT of a pump bearing in Datastick Spectrum. |
Here, Datastick Review software is showing the previous month's FFT of the same pump. Datastick Review has the same cursor tools as Datastick Spectrum. And, Datastick Review shows the same zoom, pan, and scale as is displayed in Datastick Spectrum: When you zoom or pan in Spectrum, the same zoomed-in frequency span appears in Review. |
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