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1. Press Test Connection to check the connection with Oracle database Entry selected Password see paragraph II and press OK Oracle ODBC Driver Connect Service Name en User Name un E stem Lancel Password er About If the connection is established press OK to save your Service Now your Service will appear in the list as follows 44 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden ODBC Data Source Administrator User DSN System DSN File DSH Drivers Tracing Connection Fooling About User Data Sources Add dBASE Files Microsoft dBase Driver dbf Excel Files Microsoft Excel Driver xls Remove MS Access Database Microsoft Access Driver mdb Oracles pectraPra Oracle im sE Configure An ODBC User data source stores information about how to connect bo the indicated data provider A User data source is only visible to you and can only be used on the current machine 0K Cancel Help Press OK to exit 6 1 7 Creating a Database in SpectraPro EH Create a new SpectraPro database Go to menu Database gt Create Server connection details racle a a T Select Server type to be Oracle Entry your Service created in paragraph III e g Service name OradeSpectraPro OracleSpectraPro Administrator ID System Entry Administrator ID to be system Fassword Entry your Password for Oracle database and press Next Select a name for machine database 45
2. MNam Machine name MDes Machine short description ne le Ndat Last Notepad entry date Note Machine note MPar Machine parent MDes Machine description DBAs Active Database name dat NotePad date Bas DataBase name Before printing you can edit the contents of the notes Use Notepad button but first select the desired machine from the Selected machine list Finally press Print button and the Report Preview window will be activated See Report Preview for more details 123 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 13 2 Total Value Report The Total Value Report is similar with the Job Report but also contains a table with the Total Value for every machine w Total values Report design B DemoPro Selected machines H Department 1 bbi Demofro Department 1 Machine 1 Ba Machine 1 ie DemoProiDepartment 11Machine 2 Ml ret ie Demoproi Department 1 Machine 3 a Machine 4 ih Department 2 iy Department 3 Ah Department 4 er Include machine picture Header i Include user notes Preview First select the machines from the hierarchy tree Just double click on each machine or drag and drop the machines in the selected machine list You can remove some machines from this list by double clicking the mouse Now if you use the software for the first time you must customize the header and the body of this report To edit the header press the Header button Additionally
3. If you move the cursor in a trend plot the contents of the associated spectrum plot will also be changed to reflect the actual position of the cursor You can synchronize the cursor in the spectrum or trend plots For more details see also Trend plot and Spectrum plot Finally use the Clear All command from Windows menu to close all plots The advantage of using Machine plot view e All trends and spectra associated with a machine can be displayed in a single screen The disadvantage of using Machine plot view e Only plots belonging to a single machine can be shown 12 3 Quick View This command shows trends and spectra in a special way When you select this command a four window screen will appear e Database tree e Trend plot e Spectrum plot e Notepad editor All four windows are synchronized If you move the cursor in the database tree all the other windows will be refreshed If you change the position of the cursor in the trend plot the spectrum plot and the notepad contents will be changed That s how you can immediately see all the information you need for the whole database DemoPro u Department 1 fly Department 2 fy Department 3 ty Department 4 fly Sample plant 39 12 12 1999 12715 1999 2 33 1221 1999 12 24 1999 12 27 1999 1123 2010 027 Am AM 1200093 AM 12 00 12 AM 12 00 AM 12 00 18 AM 120021 AM 1200 24 AM 2 16 45 PM Notepad editor Department 1 Machine 1 Fle Ede Insert Format ea S
4. In route can be set Spectrum frequency range 200 3200 or 16000 Hz Number of samples for spectrum average Collect BC Yes or No Collect time signal Yes or No Transducer selection Default is 0 Collect Envelope Yes or No Envelope band pass filter Number of samples for envelope average 61 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Route settings Easy iber xj Route settings Sej s Sample planti Machine 14P1 Vert 6 4 10 3 X Viber Route settings In the Database Edit window the Setting Route button activates a specific panel to set the tree items in accordance with the Default Instrument already selected If the X Viber is selected the route setting appears as follows a Route settings X iber Spectrum resolution 1 Collect bearing condition Collect envelope 5 e T a Sample plant Machine H1 P15Vert In route can be set Spectrum frequency range 1600 3200 or 6400 Hz 62 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Collect bearing condition Yes or No Collect Envelope Yes or No 6 4 10 4 Copy and paste settings Route settings can be copied and pasted to another direction or to the whole machine for all directions belonging to the selected machine Before copying the settings you must press Save button to save the existing setting of the selected direction 6 4 10 5 Settings compatibility Route settings are not the same for various Instruments but a Route definit
5. SpectraPro Manual ES Create a new SpectraPro database New database settings Database name UserID Oracle re SpectraPro name Table Direction created Table Data created Table GraphDatabase created Table 5Plant created Table Machine created Table Direction created Table Route Cancel Press Cancel to exit Now you can activate change the new database and populate it with items 46 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 2 Database registration Before using any SpectraPro database you must register it Use Database gt Registration command to add an existing database to your registration list wf De moPro CSp fctraPro_LU MS Access TEST 23 CNSpectraPro LU MS Access eerie SPEED C SpectraPro ta Mo Access eee EEE s wiber test C SpectraPro e MS Access Fz Volttest CASpectraProwM MS Access D elete ERTES VMT10 CoNSpectraPro LU MS Access C SpectraProch MS Access If you create your own database the database will be self registered To access another SpectraPro database into the network you must register it first Click the Add button and select a valid SpectraPro database Register anew database connection Server connection details Server type SOL Server Server name Database details Database name in ae My Base SpectraPro name Test connection Connection O
6. 3 Motor 1 A 6 10 2010 12 4 amp Motor 1 Y 6 10 2010 12 4 amp Motor 2A amp Motor 2 V T Getriebe 1H T Getriebe 1 A T Schnecke v a Update alarms Add Z7 Automatic Alarm Report Selected Directory J SPECTRUM 7 3 Route transfer The following steps must be done in order to use the route transfer e Create a route e Download the route definition into VIBER X5 Easy Viber or X Viber Instruments e Perform the measurements e Download the route measurements 75 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 7 4 Create a new route Select Database gt Edit Route menu In Edit Route i x Route list Database structure Route structure Rotenone Type E Demoro D New Route Tr Route fy Department 1 u Department 1 TRUTA fa Department 2 H Machine 1 iP RUTA2 fy Department 3 Ebh Machine 2 m fy Department 4 F Machine 3 fly Sample plant apg Machine 4 Press the Add button to add a new route in the list From the machine database tree select the first machine and press Add button SAMLE ROUTE Zn by Department 1 A ee it Machine 1 tae tah Machine 2 hy Department 2 eI ae Lei Machine H The selected machine will be added to the route structure This Is a rem ove d route structure Proceed as above with all the machines E j f i i From the route structure you can remove some points or directions The removed items won t be a T ieee u deleted from the database
7. Communication menu The whole contents of the card can be viewed in the Windows Explorer as any ordinary Removable Device In the PC you can copy delete or remove files You can also format the microSD Card inside in the VIBER X5 Instrument but also directly when the VIBER X5 is connected with PC Is strongly recommended to format the card using this tool because The card formatter optimizes the speed The card formatted in the Instrument works faster than the card formatted with the Windows formatter Card formatted inside the instrument will get a unique serial number and the SpectraPro software will auto recognize the instrument card If from unknown reasons the card cannot be formatted in the Instrument first format the card in Windows select FAT type and then format the card again into the VIBER X5 Usually formatting tools provided with Windows Operating System can format various storage media including SD Cards but it may be not optimized for SD Cards and it may result into lower performances than using the VIBER X5 formatter NOTE The card accepts in the Instrument only ame files If are added into VIBER X5 these files will appear truncated 149 SpectraPro Manual Addenda 23 XTREND Download X Viber Routes to Files In the Transfer menu a new command is added Transfer Route to file Using this command the user can download measurements from any X Viber instrument d
8. Enter new name for NewPoink e Vibration point e Temperature point VIBER X5 X VIBER e Speed point VIBER X5 X VIBER e Manual entry point f Vibration measurements Temperature measurement C Speed measurement Manual entry point Only vibration points have Directions Cancel 49 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 6 4 4 Point Level a sample REN Sample plant Eb Hi Machine 1 en 53 5 do do a po Been er Adel Delete Rename View BP On the Point level you can add a Direction You can delete or rename the selected Direction For VIBER X5 Instrument might be also added triaxial directions When a new direction was added in the H Enter new name for NewilERuuEE hierarchy the user must decide if a 3 axis transducer will be used If yes you must x NewDirectionx select Triaxial transducer Y NewDirection i i miia Instead to be added a single direction in 2 NewDirectionz the machine tree will be added 3 directions with the default name NewDirectionX Y and Z but the user can Single axis transducer change the names in this window now or later only with YIBER X5 Analyser when the user decides to delete one direction the connected direction will also be deleted The 3 axis directions can be used as norma Instruments direction in conjunction with other In addition the off route measurements with a single direction are accepted In the mach
9. Update also the Band alarm updated in the database tree This action can take a very long time e To press YES and the bands alarm won t also be included in the database tree If the database is large and many bands alarm are defined the above action can take minutes Also you must consider the following aspects e The alarm in tree coloured icons is a good indication for you that something wrong was happened with your machine In fact this is the first information regarding machines running conditions e If you also add alarms the band alarm and many band alarms are defined for the machine the probability to obtain a coloured icon for the machine is very high In most of the cases the machines alarm will be in red status Let s have a look In the machine tree the MACHINE 1 is in Danger condition Because the point P4 is in Danger alarm also the MACHINE 1 and DEPARTMENT 1 are in Danger alarm If you expand the tree more you can see that the problem isn t the total value of the point P4 but the Secondary band because the total value of the vibration in Point P4 is below the Warning limit Showing band alarm in tree can create confusion so it s always your decision if the band alarms will be added or not to the database alarms update Eo amp WF x 5 p0 roms AMS Auto B MACHINEI Pi IM Primary UL Secondary UL wide Whi wide 152331 1633450 082219 16 30 21 095325 1626 48 11 08 40
10. can be selected from a list 400 1600 3200 12800 or 25600 Hz Spectrum lines can be selected from a list 800 1600 3200 or 6400 lines Window can be Hanning Hamming or Blackman Synchronous spectra can be collected if a phase sensor is available The transducer used for vibration can be selected from a list in accordance with the VIBER X5 transducer settings In addition you can select Auto detect mode A special selection is Installed transducer The Viber X5 will take the measurement with the transducers found on the VIB1 input for more details read the Viber X5 User Manual If another sensor will be used in time of route collection a Custom transducer type can be defined Speed sensor can be Internal External or Current coil You can also select Auto detect mode NOTE The Instrument will check the transducer before to collect data You must attach the right transducer for each measurement otherwise a warning message will appear You can add also Temperature points Speed points Manual Entry points From VIBER X5 Keypad Process points dc signals from process in range of 1 to 5 V or 4 to 20 mA with a 250 Ohm precision resistor 6 4 10 2 Easy Viber Route settings In the Database Edit window the Setting Route button activates a specific panel to set the tree items in accordance with the Default Instrument already selected If the Easy Viber is selected the route setting appears as follows
11. you can include in the report the machine picture and the user notes Press Preview button to visualize the report content 13 3 Machine History Report The Machine History Report contains all the notes for a selected machine First select the desired machine and decide if you want a report Machine 1 with the whole history or just a G a Departament H Machine description Deas partial report irme Drive beit fan amp motor i Machine 3 Now if you use the software for ofa Machine 4 All history the first time you must customize d l Departament 2 A Last B poss the header and the body of this T Departament 3 C Last months rep ort Di Departament 4 hl To edit the header press Header button A specific window will Header Body Cancel Print appear Machine Notes Report design 124 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden OoOO Heat Edit Company name here Date Date Time Time History Report for Machine MNam from MPar Paper size 44 210 x 297 mm Machine details MDes Date Current date Time Current time ae In the pop up menu activate with a right mouse click you MF ic Machine picture have some reserved words all included in square brackets These words will be replaced in the ffinal report in accordance with the actual contents of the database Rate Mechnengte MPar Machine parent Milam Machine name MDes Machine descript
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13. 1 Client Server Architecture A Database Server is designed to work effectively in a number of environments e As a two tier client server database system e As a desktop database system 2 1 1 Client Server Database Systems Client server systems are constructed so that the database can reside on a central computer known as a server and are shared among several users Users access the server through the SpectraPro application Having data stored and managed in a central location offers several advantages e Each data item is stored in a central location where all users can work with it 25 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Separate copies of the item are not stored on each client which eliminates problems with users having to ensure they are all working with the same information e Security rules can be defined one time on the server and enforced equally among all users e A relational database server optimizes network traffic by returning only the data an application needs For example if an application working with a file server needs to display a list of the names and machine descriptions it must retrieve the entire Machine file If the application is working with a relational database server it sends this command SELECT Name Description FROM Machine WHERE MachineID 123 The relational database sends back only the names and description of the selected machine not all the information about all machines e Hardware costs
14. 11 27 07 10 03 2005 24 05 2005 22 07 2005 04 10 2005 28 02 2006 27 04 2006 05 07 2006 26 09 2006 120 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 12 5 Using List View you can see the alarm status for all the Machine Points in a single list without the bands alarm included List View never includes the bands alarm List view Latest measurement weel Pons _ Dee vae Wi wH om I Point 1 Vertical Ob Point 1 Vertical sb Point 1 Horize OB Point 1 Horize 25 Point 1 Axial OB Point 1 Axial MP Point 4 Yertic Ob Point 4Vertic HP Point 4 Horize OB Point 4 Horize 25 Point 4 Avial 12727713933 1272771393 1749774 3 730 0 200 A112 Grid IE show spectrum Show trend 21 Show notepad ee Show machine picture ib Show machine description gt Report ERY Rep me mm s AMS gEL mm s ABS gEL mm s AMS gEL mm s AMS gEL mm s AMS gEL mm s AMS 6 30 1 00 6 00 1 00 4 00 1 00 6 30 1 00 6 30 1 00 6 30 11 00 2 00 11 00 2 00 6 00 2 00 11 00 2 00 11 00 2 00 11 00 1272771393 a Point 4 Asial 0 450 gbl 1 00 2 00 In the List View the following items are displayed e Total vibration values Total BC Total Envelope values Manual entry point mV Measurements 121 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 13SpectraPro Reports The following pre defined reports are included in the SpectraPro software Job Report Total Value Report Machine history Report Machine description
15. 2 A 250 0 3500 4500 550 0 6500 7500 850 0 9500 full frequency sca Gain When the spectrum is shown for first time the gain is set in respect with the overall value of the vibration AUTO mode The gain can be changed by clicking and dragging the upper horizontal line of the grid If you drag the line down the gain will decrease and if you drag it up the gain will increase A double click in Y axis label area will restore the Auto gain 91 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Frequency range If you click and drag the Y axis of the plot you can adjust the minimum frequency If you drag the line to the right the minimum frequency will increase Similarly you can increase the maximum frequency by clicking and dragging the last vertical line of the grid The difference between the maximum and the minimum frequency should be at least 50 Hz 3000 RPM A double click into the X axis label zone will restore the whole frequency range Zoom You can enlarge the plot by double clicking anywhere into the blue Restore banner area To restore the spectrum plot at the initial size just press the Restore down button in the gray spectrum plot banner area Main cursor The main cursor may be activated with a click into the plot area The main cursor has an associated label You can also use the Left or the Right arrow keys for a smooth movement of the cursor or CTRL Left CTRL Right arrow keys for a fast movement of the cursor P
16. 4 Updating the software SpectraPro software is equipped with an automatic software update check Checking for latest file You can easily check if there is a free update available by selecting HEPATA TIPI tst from YMI AB server 3 1 Kb s Help gt Check for Updates from Cancel S SpectraPro software upgrade the menu bar An Internet connection is needed for this 1 5 Installing VIBER X5 TOOLS optionally These software packages are required only if you use the VIBER X5 Analyzer Two applications will be installed in your computer RouteViewer Application 17 SpectraPro Manual VersionD RouteViewer Application is a companion tool of SpectraPro software package used to directly visualize the binary VIBER X5 Route file Using this application you can gt Open a VIBER X5 Route file from any location of your computer or directly from the VIBER X5 microSD Card gt Browse in the Route file to visualize the measurements only Total level values and the alarm status for each of them gt Visualize route settings details for each record This application cannot display spectrum envelope or time signal graph In order to do this you have to transfer the Route into the SpectraPro application X5Logging Application X5Logging Application is a companion tool of SpectraPro software used to visualize or to convert the VIBER X5 logging file Using this application you can gt
17. Files nnanannsnnennanernen 152 25 SPCC Peak Caceres een 154 23 4 APOC UCU OM nee ee ee eier 154 25 2 Peak calculation between spectrum lines uunuuneeennnnnnnnnnnn nenn nnnnnnn 154 23 3 GOR CISION een 156 SpectraPro Manual VersionD tive Maintenance Software VMI AB Torsgr nd 15 603 63 Norrk ping Sweden Tel no 46 11 31 16 67 Fax no 46 11 31 16 78 E mail info vmiab com http www vmiab com Document Reference No UM 00102 1D December 2007 January 2008 November 2008 November 2010 March 201200 March 2011 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 13 SpectraPro Manual Version D 1 Installing the software This product has been developed to work on any properly configured version of Microsoft Windows operating systems or higher as follows Operating system Version number Windows 7 6 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 6 1 Windows Server 2008 6 0 Windows Vista 6 0 Windows Server 2003 R2 5 2 Windows Server 2003 5 2 Windows XP 64 Bit Edition 5 2 Windows XP 5 1 ag a 5 0 Due to the nature of the anti piracy security technology built into this product using illegal keys may lead to software failure or instability Before you run the setup file make sure that you close all other programs This includes anti virus software and any other programs that are running If you do not follow this procedure it may interfere with the normal setup procedure From CD ROM To start installing the soft
18. Hz Cancel If the Library is selected the Bearing Library window will appear There are more than 6000 bearing definitions in the library The user can also add some new bearing definitions in the Bearing Library Database The Bearing Library window appears as follows 55 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Bearing Library n Manufacturer Bearing type 6703 d o 0 2363 Z 7 995 Angle 0 0000 Rotating inner race f Rotating outer rag E dit To add a new bearing into the Library proceed as follows e Press New to add a new Manufacturer in the list e Press New to add a new bearing o Enter new name for Bearing name 12345 f Edit dimensions fc oe mea aha bt a BPFO 13 5000 di D 1 1 an ur T Mos of rolling parts s0 gt k 16 5000 z 3 FTE fo4500 Contact angle lol Fah fae uae Si mei BSF 4 9500 Cancel If you know the fault coefficients select the Edit frequency data option If you know only the bearing dimensions select the Edit dimensions option Finally press OK to save the bearing definition 56 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 4 8The automatic adjustment of pre calculated bearing fault frequencies The bearing fault frequency can be displayed in any spectrum plot a e i 5 E i 3 3 FA a Ti Pi Mi ui A a Fr E a ta 3nBPFUSKF 23034 CCAS 4xBPFSKF 22034 CON 33 S BPFISKF 23034 CC Ex BPFISKF 23034 CC A typical spectrum of a
19. If the USB cable is plugged in in the SpectraPro a transfer window will appear Normally the SpectraPro will detect automatically the microSD Card of the VIBER X5 Instrument If this is not happened locate manually the VIBER X5 mass storage unit YIBER S Card The existing files from the microSD Card will appear 72 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden re VIBERXS off route measurements transfer VIBERXS5 Card Sd Lo Spectrum data sez TestSound fy Bau 30 bbe Extruder 3 6 14 2010 10 0 Zahnradounoe 6 14 2010 10 0 38 Motor 1A 6 14 2010 10 0 Ey Motor 1 V 6 14 2010 10 0 amp Motor 2 A SPCOO005 6 14 2010 10 0 amp Motor 2 SPCO0006 6 14 2010 10 1 3 Getriebe 1H SPC00027 6 10 2010 12 2 T Getriebe 1 A SPC00028 6 10 2010 12 4 3 Schnecke v IT Auto delete Sy Update alarms fo Automatic Alarm Report Selected Directory J Spectrum You can show more information regarding the file contents pressing the Info button From the database tree select a direction and after that the Transfer button The files can contain a single spectra measurement show as 1 1 two measurements Show as 1 2 and 2 2 and 3 axial files Show as 3 3 The 3 axial measurements can be transferred only to a pre defined triaxial direction If the file contain a double spectra that file is show repeated twice 1 2 and 2 2 In similar way you can transfer any measu
20. Report Excel Quick Report Transfer Report Unmeasured Machine Report Diagnosis Report e Balancing Report Most of them can be user customized by the user Any report can be send to a text editor for more modifications 13 1 Job Report The Job Report contains the last notes made by you for the selected machines This report is addressed to the maintenance team The notes are a consequence of the diagnosis process using the measurements unloaded from the data collectors Job Report design Fa Demo Selected machines a Departament 1 Demo epartament HT achine 47 bby Machine 1 te Diemo Departament 1 Machine H rt bite itd Demo Departament 1 Machine 3 Mach ne 3 Machine 4 i Departament 2 fi Departament 3 M Departament 4 za Notepad First select the machines from the hierarchy tree Just double click on each machine or drag and drop the machines in the selected machine list You can remove some machines from this list by double clicking the mouse Now if you use the software for the first time you must customize the header and the body of this report To edit the header press the Header button A specific window will appear In the pop up menu activated with a right mouse click you have some reserved words all included in square brackets These words will be replaced in the final report in 122 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden accordance with the actual contents of the data
21. Settings No Prepared Statements Option Drop temporary procedures on disconnect Use Failover Server No Use ANSI Quoted Identifiers Yes Use ANSI Null Paddings and Wamings Yes Data Encryption No 38 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden If the connection was successfully established the following message will appear SOL Server ODEL Data Source Test Now you are ready to create your own databases Select Server type to be SQL Server E Create a new SpectraPro database x Server connection details server type SQL Server id Sener name vis T4 PCASOLESPRESS Administrator IO fed Password Type the Server Name In the above example the server name is VISTA PC SQLEXPRESS You must replace the VISTA PC with your computer name 39 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Type the Administrator ID and Password In a default installation of the SQL Server Express the Administrator ID is sa and the password is the password typed when the SQL Server Express was installed See paragraph 1 9 Press NEXT button to continue In the next window type a name for your database and type the location Ed Create a new SpectraPro database New database settings Databaze name TEST Database file path in remote server Ic Program Files S pectraPro D ata SpectraPro name Press NEXT two times to continue The database will be created into the named folder A SQL Server Express database has severa
22. Software if any are limited to 90 ninety days VMI s sole liability and your sole remedy for any breach of this warranty shall be in VMI s sole discretion i to replace your defective Software or ii if the above remedy is impracticable to refund the License fee you paid for the Software Replaced Software and Documentation if any shall be covered by this limited warranty for the period remaining under the warranty that covered the original Software or if longer for thirty 30 days after the date of shipment to you of the replaced Software Only if you inform VMI of your problem with the Software during the applicable warranty period and provide evidence of the date you acquired the Software will VMI be obligated to honour this warranty VMI will use reasonable commercial efforts to replace or refund pursuant to the foregoing warranty within thirty 30 days of being so notified THIS IS A LIMITED WARRANTY AND IT IS THE ONLY WARRANTY MADE BY VMI VMI MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY REPRESENTATION OR CONDITION EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NO INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS THE DURATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS LIMITED TO THE ABOVE LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
23. SpectraPro will still show the spectrum plot but only with 10 lines This is a pseudo spectrum 100 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Spectrum ae ika Al EY S amp Total level 4 9 mmis Frequency 3200 Hz 5 pi mms AMS Auto Thursday November 29 2007 15 39 59 verall 4 889 mms AMS i I I 1 I 1 1 1 I I 1 I 1 1 1 T lines specirum m i 51 5 777 1036 012935 1954 1913 202 2331 aU 13 0 38 94 45 0 307 116 6 1425 168 4 194 3 220 2 2461 In such cases the fault frequencies are calculated with a high error margin Besides all the other spectrum lines have zero amplitude values 11 3 6 Spectrum in mV unit With the Easy Balancer or with Easy Viber Instruments mV spectra can be measured but only off route These spectra have a special meaning the engineering unit can be any not only vibration units The mV spectra can be shown only in the Edit window and in List View An mV spectrum is shown below a Spectrum NewDirection L I H l 100 0 2000 300 0 4000 S000 6000 7000 800 0 500 0 1000 0 SA0 150 0 250 0 350 0 4500 550 0 650 0 750 0 50 0 950 0 When the mV label is selected the following window will be displayed x Now you can edit the unit and set the correct transducer sensitivity in mV unit Unit name bar ok The settings will be saved in the database Sensitivity 7 ri rit 101 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 11 3 7 dB Scale in the Envelope Spe
24. Sweden AB Sweden The Constants window show the alarm level for all the types of faults available in the SpectraPro software The alarm levels are calculated using the alarm defined for Total Vibration values Warning and Danger limits In this release the constant values can t be adjusted by the user The report has several tables for each Direction Total value table Fault frequency table latest measurement Fault frequency table baseline Highest peak value in spectrum latest measurement Highest peak value in spectrum baseline If Baseline is not defined the table with baseline information will not appear It is highly recommended to define a baseline measurement for each Direction This can be done in Edit command 13 8 1 1 Total value table Name Last value Prev value Baseline Unit I WHI DH gt 3 790 3 790 9 564 11 00 Bo 00m 0 200 0 230 In the table above the latest two measurement values appear together with the baseline value If the Envelope measurement is defined also the Envelope magnitude will appear If the alarm limits are exceeded the values appear coloured in yellow or red 13 8 1 2 Fault frequency table latest measurement In the table below the values for all defined fault frequencies are displayed Fault frequency can be defined in the Edit Window The fault frequency can be defined on the Machine the Point or the Direction level The shaft speed the fist two harmonics
25. The actual frequency is calculated around the Defined frequency with a gap Of Jerseuiated 2 x Spectrum Lines If in this range a spectrum peak isn t detected the Defined frequency band will be used instead If the Defined frequency is zero normal setting for variable speed machines the best shaft speed is considered to be the highest peak in spectrum Calculated e Measured The Band central line is calculated in relation with the measured speed during data acquisition If the speed wasn t measured the frequency of the band will be zero Never define the Band with Measured type if you are not sure that the speed will be measured together with the spectrum Band name This item must be added by the user in order to identify the band later Frequency This is the central frequency of the band The frequency must be selected from a list during the editing process 29 possible fault frequencies are available in SpectraPro These frequencies must be previously defined Only the defined frequency will appear in the list In the following table there are described the fault frequencies defined in SpectraPro 114 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Defined at Machine level usually is the drive Primary reference speed l rotational speed it always exists Secondary reference Defined at Machine level usually is the driven speed rotational speed Denen Defined at Machine level this is the line q y frequency 50 or 60 Hz
26. TranslateMode 0 TranslateMode O Un translated message will be shown in English TranslateMode 1 Un translated message will be shown as NoMessage Message in English TranslateMode 2 Un translated message can be edited on fly Change TranslateMode to 2 and save the file Always when you will run SpectraPro again and un translated messages will be found in the translation file an edit window will be shown SpectraPRO message 9096 Please translate the follow English message in your language on C List view Cancel Now you have the possibility to translate on fly the message Don t use this setting when there are too many un translated words The running of SpectraPro will be interrupted often and you will be unable to use the software Don t forget to set back the TranslateMode in the SpectraPro ini file 139 SpectraPro Manual Version D 17 Route inspection code In the Settings gt Route inspection code menu you can activate the window below In this table you can add up to 100 x inspection codes The inspection codes work only in Seal leaking conjunction with the Easy Viber j j Data Collector a Be Incorrect foundation Aae when meene Is done in the Instrument you have the possibility to add an inspection code number When the measurements will be downloaded in the machine database in the Notepad also the contents of the inspection code will be added F
27. Version D 7 5 2 Load the route To From VIBER X5 Data Collector Transfer can be done in two ways e Direct transfer from Transfer gt Viber X5 Route gt To From Instrument menu e Indirect transfer In this case using Transfer gt Viber X5 Route gt To From Route file the Route is converted to a file first Then the file can be simple copied onto the microSD Card of Viber X5 Instrument using Windows Explorer A similar way is to copy the route file onto a USB Memory Stick and then to attach the Stick to the Viber X5 and to copy the file onto the microSD Card If you have the Instrument and a computer with SpectraPro available the simple way to do this job is to use the first method The following windows will appear a X IBER 5 Route Transfer XVIBER X5 So Mame VIBE Res Type LIT HEN2 MYR TA Siem Aquamarine Route IE TESTWAV MVR iF New Route Route IEJ TEST WAYI MYR lE TestwavB mvr Eltestenvi Wr ey tent Mir Elt Eni Mr IEJ TESTEN MYR Route stored into database Exit r Selected Director G Aoute If the microSD Card has the name Viber X5 and the USB cable is connected to the instrument SpectraPro will automatically recognize the Instrument microSD Card If this doesn t happen the user can browse manually for Card SpectraPRO xjj searching En Before transferring any Route content into the machine A G Route TxENZ MyR database use the Check File butt
28. View the logging file contents into a simple table or formatted gt Convert the binary logging file mv5 in a various standard format CSV RTF TXT gt Open the logging file in the Microsoft Word or Excel gt Open the logging file in Windows Notepad or in a similar application 1 6 Installing MSDE Database Server optionally MSDE is an SQL Server database server with the following differences 1 Maximum size of the database is restricted to 2 GB 2 MSDE server can be used in a network with maximum 5 users only MSDE is free and can be installed on any workstation To install this application browse onto SpectraPro installation CD and find the MSDE directory Run the MSDEX86 EXE file NOTE MSDE is not suitable for VISTA or newer operating system If your computer runs VISTA or newer operating system please install instead SQL Server Express Edition Below is the welcome screen for MSDE installation MSDE Wizard Installer er 1 0 Welcome to the SQL Server Manager Details This application will check the following components on your system Windows operation systern MS SOL Server 7 0 any edition or MSDE 1 0 any edition The latest SQL Server 7 0 Service Pack This application will install if required MSDE MicroSoft Database Engine Please make note of the following teme before proceeding An install image for MSDE 1 0 may be required VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Press NEXT and follow on s
29. a separate instance of the SQL Server Express Database Engine Add user to the SQL Server Administrator role This option adds the user who is running the SQL Server Express installation program to the SQL Server System Administrator role By default users on Microsoft Windows Vista operating system are not members of the SQL Server System Administrator role oa one In the above window select Mixed Mode enter a valid password and press Next 20 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden NOTE Please note the password because you will need this every time when you will create a new database using this Server Complete the installation 1 9 Installing Oracle Database Express Edition 1 9 1 Introduction The Oracle Database XE Server can be installed in your computer and can be used to create machine database from SpectraPro Please read the size restriction in the following document http www oracle com technolo xe documentation This paper explains step by step instruction regarding installing Oracle Database Express Edition in your computer how to create a Service to connect with the Oracle Database and how to create a database in SpectraPro software 1 9 2 Installing Oracle Database XE Server The Oracle Database XE Server installer creates both server and client components in one installation Log on to Windows with Administrative privileges You must be part of the Administrators group on Windows t
30. amplitude scale can be individually changed for each plot Just drag the upper graph line and the amplitude scale will be changed You can drag the line up or down to increase or decrease the scale In the trend plot the unit and the average can t be changed You can do this only in the Database gt Edit gt Alarm settings window 2 Total value Bering condition Envelope Multi trend _ a pe wos wx 19 2004 19 2004 19 2004 01 17 25 01 71 46 01 23 29 192004 4 ADOG rd 4 O4 ood 14 1004 02 19 57 02 55 09 03 05 16 03 15 05 0323004 03 45 37 05 55 08 06 05 07 06 15 10 90 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 11 2 Spectrum plots When a spectrum plot is shown you can take a large number of actions to customize the graph The majority of these actions can be done using the pop up menu activated with the right mouse button Other actions can be taken using the mouse or and keyboard You can also use the dedicated buttons from the Toolbar 11 3 Actions with the mouse and or the keyboard In the following picture you can see all the actions you can take using the mouse or the keyboard cda AL a Ye Br 5 a0 mms BMS Auto 99 577 Hz I I ze eae Tei 1 I I 1 1 SE r 250 4 4h 4 1 2 eas nee game nr Fee eg 2 44 0780 Hz 2 510 mma gt 1354 fee all a0 un ee ee m m m m nn mh aver Ihn 1000 2000 2000 4000 5000 6000 ran sono 9000 1000 0 50
31. an application needs to store its data locally 2 1 2 Desktop Database Systems While Database Server works effectively as a server it can also be used in applications that need stand alone databases stored locally on the client The Server can configure itself dynamically to run efficiently with the resources available on a client without the need to dedicate a database administrator to each client SpectraPro can also embed a MSDE Server as a data storage component for machine databases When clients use local Database Server one copy of the Database Server engine runs on the client and manages all the databases SpectraPro connects to the database engine in much the same way they connect across the network to a database engine running on a remote server 26 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 3 Database architecture The Database Server data are stored in databases The data in a database are organized into the logical components visible to users A database is also physically implemented as two or more files on disk depending on the Server type When using a database you work primarily with the logical components such as tables views procedures and users The physical implementation of files is largely transparent Typically only the database administrator needs to work with the physical implementation Each Database Server installation has multiple databases Some organizations have only one user database containing all t
32. and the Low frequency are always shown If the fault frequency represents a peak in the spectrum the value is marked with a trusty flag If the fault frequency is not a peak but closed the values are marked as not trusty In this last case the displayed value in the majority of cases DOESN T represent a fault All defect frequencies are related with the shaft speed If the shaft speed was incorrectly set in the spectrum all the values can be wrong For more information regarding how to set the shaft speed BEFORE to issue this Report please read the document AN 01452 Improved speed tool menu 129 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Bearing Yale Unit Freg W X2 Shaft5peed_ 5 50 5 A iS mmishms 14636H2 1 89 3 50 LOWFREQ 7489 mms RMS Oe 0 63 1 10 LINEFREQ oo mmiskms odone 0 63 1 10 e i oii LFx2 1 258 100 00 Hz 63 1 10 0183 _mm s RMS 15 00 Hz 126 2 20 PFI 1 6203 0 013 227 50 Hz 0 55 PFIijx2 6203 0 008 45750 Hz 03 055 0 55 0 55 BsF oO 6203 MOSE mmisRMS 130 00 He 032 0 55 0 55 0 55 BPF 2 1105 DDr mmisRmSs 50250Hz 032 0 58 0 55 0 55 0 55 FTA2 1105 01 023 mmis RMS 20 00 Hz 05S 13 8 1 3 Fault frequency table baseline This table is similar with the previous but it refers to the baseline spectrum A simple analysis of these tables can give a first impression regarding the faults evaluation 13 8 1 4 The h
33. bar at the bottom of the program window displays information about the opened database 1 11 Trademarks Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and or its affiliates HyperTerminal is a trademark of Hilgraeve Inc All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Important notes All images in this manual are for explanatory guide only Along with updating the Instrument some screens may appear slightly modified Documentation Feedback Any suggestions and comments for improving this documentation should be e mailed at support vmiab com VMI AB Sweden uses feedback for continuous improvement of our documentation and for future VMI AB products We request comments be specific and include the product name and version We cannot provide personal responses to every message received but please be assured that all feedback will be given careful consideration for future improvements to the VMI AB documentation or software Technical Support Contact Details For any problem regarding this application feel free to contact our support team at support vmiab com To know more about us visit the following website http www vmiab com 24 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 2 SpectraPro architectu
34. be MACHINE Machine 1 automatically generated by other DATE 23 08 1999 computer software used in the NOTE maintenance activity Notes for Machine 1 ENDNOTE If SpectraPro cannot find a plant or a Next machine machine in your active database an error MACHINE Machine 2 message will be generated NOTE Notes for Machine 2 If the software cannot find a specific date ENDNOTE it will add a new record to your database End of the import file When you execute this command first press nE Transfer to Notepad the Transfer button A specific window will appear and you will be asked to select the transfer file somewhere in the accessible network Select the file and press Open The import procedure will begin Finally press Terminate button to finish the import procedure Transfer 82 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 9 Database maintenance From time to time just run the Maintenance command to optimize the dimensions of your databases You can select two ways of deleting some old measurements e by date e by number _ Database maintenance l x Delete by time a December 2010 Ka 1 2 3 4 F amp amp 8 9 IE H 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 29 30 SSUreME Today 3 24 2011 Repair The baseline spectrum will not be deleted Notepad records associated with the measurements can be deleted only if the checkbox Delete associated notes is che
35. but they only won t a be transferred into the Data Collector s Point 3 ee Point 4 To remove an item select it and press Exclude button Finally press Exit to save the route definition Machines 3 hil 4 Points 12 Directions 35 E zit 76 VMI AB Sweden 7 5 Download the route 7 5 1 Download the route to from Easy Viber Data Collector Select Transfer gt Easy Viber Route gt To From Instrument menu Transfer from Easy Viber ver 4 40 18 wil oute name Rotename stot y AL Type x Delete route P Ready to transfer The Route Transfer window will appear Check first the Serial communication port Establish the communication with the Data Collector Select the route definition and press the Download button The route definition will be transferred into the Data Collector Select the route name and press the Up load button The route measurement will be transferred into the Data Collector Alternatively you can transfer the route measurement indirectly Use external program Route transfer to file Create a transfer file with extension tr4 Transfer the route into this file In the SpectraPro select Transfer gt Easy Viber Route gt To From File menu Browse for the transfer file Press the Transfer button to up load the measurements into the database 2 kr Update alarms File Transfer Automatic Alarm Report I 71 SpectraPro Manual
36. can be defined in the Database Edit menu on each Direction level Band definition can be made after all the fault frequencies and the alarms were defined for the selected Machine To start an editing session just press the Narrow Band button The Narrow Band Setting window will appear The editing window contains a spreadsheet or a table where you can edit up to 32 Bands The table has the following columns 113 SpectraPro Manual VersionD WW 11 29 2010 2 12 39PM 127 WW i1 29 2010 2 16 02 PM 93 89 Wj i1 29 2010 2 16 48PM 2 57 mm s RI I 12 27 1999 12 00 24 AM 3 79 mms RP 7 WW 12 26 1999 12 00 23 am 18 32 mm s RI ae 4 eae WW 1225 1399 12 00 22 am 18 14 mms RI Point 3 Point 4 N Machine 2 By Machine 3 l DER Beg Machine 4 Setting fy Department 2 Name L Alarm settings Ib Department 3 Ay Department 4 Narrow Band Route settings Fly Sample plant ge ge g ac ad Delete Rename al DemoPro Department 1 Machine 15Point 1 Vertical WB 12 24 1999 12 00 21 ay Copy From template Copy as template e Type In this column you can select from a combo box one of the following types for the central frequency e Defined The Band central frequency won t be calculated from the spectrum just the defined frequency will be used to calculate the Band amplitude e Calculated The Band central frequency will be re calculated in accordance with the real shaft speed from the Spectrum
37. can be minimized Because the data is not stored on each client clients do not have to dedicate disk space to store data The clients do not need the processing capacity either to manage data locally and the server does not need to dedicate processing power to displaying data The server can be configured to optimize the disk I O capacities needed to retrieve data and clients can be configured to optimize the formatting and displaying of data retrieved from the server The server can be stored in a relatively secure location and equipped with devices such as an Un interruptible Power Supply UPS which is more economical than fully protecting each client e Maintenance tasks such as back up and restoring data are simplified because they can focus on the central server In large client server systems many users may be connected to a Server installation at the same time The Server has full protection for these environments with safeguards that prevent problems such as having multiple users trying to update the same piece of data at the same time The Server also allocates the available resources effectively such as memory network bandwidth and disk I O among the multiple users Server applications can run on the same computer as Server The application connects to the Server using Windows Inter process Communications IPC components such as shared memory instead of a network This allows the Server to be used on a small system where
38. condition is true Line i 1 lt Line i gt Line i 1 1 Considering that the Ampl is the peak amplitude and Freq is the peak frequency There are three cases when formula 1 is used CASE 1 Linei t Line i 1 Line i 1 If the above condition exists when Lineli 1 Lineli 1 Ampl Linefi 1 Line i Line i 1 Freq 1 Resolution This is a particular case in practice this condition never exists I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l Resolution Fig 1 CASE 1 154 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden CASE 2 Line Line i 1 gt Line i 1 2 If the condition besides exists when the peak is located between Line i and Line i 1 eres The frequency gap distance between the Line i frequency and the peak frequency can be calculated with the formula TempValori i delta TempValori us 2 TempValori i TempValori i 1 nn nn mn mm Ll Resolution Deltar Fig 2 CASE 2 DeltaF is normalized frequency for 1 Hz spectrum resolution After calculation the DeltaF value will be negative in range 0 0 5 CASE 3 Line i 1 lt Line i 1 2 If the condition above exists the peak is located between Line i 1 and Line i The frequency gap distance between the Line i frequency and the peak frequency can be calculated with the formula TempValori i _ gt TempV
39. in your software e Add bands for Shaft Speed and also for 2 x Shaft Speed and 3 x Shaft Speed The best Gap setting is the spectrum resolution but not less than 1 Hz Band Type must be set to Calculated e Add a band to Line frequency and to 2 x Line Frequency if you have an asynchronous electrical Motor The best Gap resolution must be set as above Band Type must be set to Defined e Add Belt fault if the assembly has a belt The best Gap setting is 2 x spectrum resolution Band Type must be set to Calculated e Add Multiple for motor fan blade and also for pump blade The best Gap is 2 x spectrum resolution Band Type must be set to Calculated e Add bearing fault frequencies if you have roll bearings Band Type Calculated e Add a fixed O to 5 Hz band frequency Band type Defined 116 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Usually the above mentioned bands are required during the diagnosis procedure More bands can be added for special machines or for specific purposes 12 4 3 Showing Band in Quick View Mode The bands can be j shown in Quick View or in Band amp selection View Machine plots Setting Report Quick view List view W Band view IL Turatie motor IL Turatie snec In the Quick View select a Direction and extend the tree All defined bands will appear in the tree The Trend Plot will be shown in the right side for the selected band The Spectrum Plot will be shown below In the spe
40. normal or small Number of harmonics and side bands for various defects can be adjusted 5 Report tab settings User can customize the Header and Body of several available Reports First you must select the Report Title from the list and then you will be able to customize the Header and the Body 29 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 5 SpectraPro Overview SpectraPro software is mainly dedicated to implement a true Proactive Maintenance Program For every plant you can create a database which can have an unlimited number of machines points and directions The spectra are stored at the level of the measurement directions If for a direction you store more than two spectra then you can display a trend A trend can be shown for Total Vibration or for Bearing Condition Coefficient BC If Envelope measurement is done also Envelope spectra are available for trending On the Machine level Manual Entry point can be added The Manual Entry points are not measured points but values entered directly using the keyboard For the X Viber Instrument also Temperature and Speed points can be defined in the database By default only the last 24 measurements are shown for that direction but you can change this number using Settings gt Optional settings command The program allows to copy via clipboard any displayed graph spectrum or trend and later to paste this graph in a text editor e g WORD or in the Notepad in SpectraPr
41. same machine and having the same transfer time in fact this means that all the transferred measurements from the route belonging to the same machine will be set with Saved shaft speed Show notepad Show machine description ee Show machine picture Ref spectra Main Cursor Harmonic cursors Frequency list cy Defect list A Bearing Library Show with Hz Saved shaft speed Calculated 3 150 0 RPM Measured 1 230 0 RPM Defined 3 150 0 RPM Colour Export ny Report The result can be immediately seen just select another spectrum of the same machine and the Speed Tool menu will look as below Save current speed The Saved shaft speed is checked even if it wasn t saved for this measurement Saved shaft speed Calculated 3 150 0 RPM The calculation uses the measured speed of the previous point Measured as reference and the speed cursor in the spectrum is placed Defined 3 150 0 REM according with the calculation In the Quick View you can do the settings in seconds Now all spectra of the same machine have the speed cursor in the position that you decided Of course it is assumed that during data acquisition the machine speed remains the same 11 3 5 Pseudo spectrum If the measurements are down loaded from an X VIBER Instrument and the Instrument isn t set to collect spectrum the measurements don t contain spectrum lines Instead only the first highest spectrum peaks are transferred
42. select a zero value for the gap the band will be the peak amplitude Use a zero gap value if you intend to have a trend for a peak instead to have a trend for a Band In run time for each measurement in the Trend the correct frequency will be calculated but only if you select Calculated type Band If you select Defined type Band because the peak value can shift the Trend results can be erratic Using fixed frequency of 1 Hz and gap you can define fixed Bands To define a band for low frequencies from O to 6 Hz select as Frequency a Fixed 1 Hz frequency Multiple to be 1 and Gap also 5 Hz The band will have a range from O to 6 HZ Warning This is the Warning level of alarm defined in the unit and the average selected in the Alarm Settings An automatic setting is also possible if a Baseline spectrum is defined 115 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Danger This is the Danger level of alarm defined in the unit and the average selected in the Alarm Settings An automatic setting is also possible if a Baseline spectrum is defined Active If active is set to YES the band can be shown in Quick View or in Band View If the setting is NO the band is only defined but it cannot be shown In the Band definition window a series of buttons are available in editing time Delete Use this action to delete the selected portion from the table Copy Copy all table contents in the Clipboard Later you can Paste the t
43. spectrum has an associate time signal collected you can play the sound clicking on the Sound icon from the Spectrum graph toolbar a Fi En Here can be some user comments This icon is disabled if the spectrum hasn t any time signal collected In the Play Sound window the time signal shape will appear Now you can do the followings actions Using L and R slider you can adjust the part of the time signal to be played time is shown in milliseconds Play the time signal Save the time signal in a WAV type file If the playing time is too long you can stop the sound playing at once just pressing the Stop button Sound PUMPS P101 Point 1 Vertical EJ 2 21 2007 10 22 33 Left slider J Right sl der The Play Sound window is modal This means you cannot do any other action before closing this window 107 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 11 5 Waterfall spectra Waterfall spectra can be show from the Trend pop up menu Grid IE show spectrum Bed Show Waterfall A Show notepad Show machine description ea Show machine picture Alarm limits Show with Show same plots Colour a Report Select Show Waterfall command The waterfall graph for the last ten spectra will be shown Department 1 Machine 1 Point 41 ertical IL Aoh 00 00 17 N cat al e i A IE erry er T zz 12 19 1994 00 00 16 Ben 00 00 18 Ad fn 1999 00 00 1
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45. to move the whole source database in a new destination database first use Edit command and create the same Departments as in the source database First select the Department where you intend to copy a machine Select the machine The MOVE button will be activated Press the button and the machine name will be moved to the destination The contents will not be transferred yet After transferring one machine the item in the source tree will advance to the next machine Press MOVE button again until all the machines are moved into the desired destination Select the copy options you can copy only the machine definition or the measurements Finally press the SAVE button All the selected machines will be copied to the destination This action can take a few minutes Using the Exchange Machine command you can create a single database using the machine stored in several databases You can also transform a database type Example a MSDE Database into another one Example MS Access Database This action can be helpful to move your databases into another computer 137 SpectraPro Manual Version D 16 SpectraPro translation SpectraPro is multi lingual software The entire program message is stored in Message mdb file a Microsoft Access database In order to have a SpectraPro version in a specific language the entire database must be translated When you install the SpectraPro some additional executable files are
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48. 4726 2005 4726 2005 4726 2005 ALL 16 54 0 5 0 80 0 5 50 00 0 5 320 00 0 5 1 5 61 18 15 134 76 0 5 1H 74 0 5 16 54 0 5 33 11 0 5 45 09 0 5 63 81 0 5 0 941 0 365 0 000 0 005 0 006 0 004 0 023 0 011 0 007 0 004 0 365 0 034 0 101 0 015 mms RHS mm s AMS mm s RMS mm s AMS mm s AMS mm s AMS mm s AMS mm s AMS mms AMS mm s AMS mm s AMS mms AMS mm s AMS mm s AMS In the List a pop up menu is available IE show spectrum m TE Using this menu you can display the whole spectrum or the band trend This feature is not the same as in Quick View Each plot required in the Pop up menu above is displayed for the selected item from the table The plots do not reflect the selection changes and must be closed manually TA Show notepad gi Show machine picture i Show machine description my Report You may copy the relevant plots in the Notepad or in MS Word Spectrum also to MS Excel For MS Word and Excel there are buttons to be pressed If you want to copy a plot to the Notepad select trend plot press CTRL C open the Notepad and press CTRL V or from the mouse right button pop up menu select paste A Band Report is available to be shown in Print Preview or to be inserted in a MS Word document If you intend to re arrange the Band View window just select from the SpectraPro main menu the Windows Arrange Band View option EXAMPLE Copy the BandTest sp3 Database in t
49. 711999 AFANAR AK Point 3 1 Horizontal 1212711999 Point 1 N3 Point 1 Axial Horizontal 12 03 12 AM 12 27 1999 1212711999 Point 2 12 01 12 AM 12 00 48 AM Horizontal 12 27 1999 Point 2 12 02 00 AM Vertical 122711999 Point 4 1 12 01 36 AM Vertical 122711999 12 04 00 AM SpectraPro 144 VMI AB Sweden 12 27 1335 12 02 24 AM 1 1 i 1 urn 1 1 up 1 p a ee i 4 B 1 eee 7 f 4 Fe 1 Point 1 Aeial wy 12 27 1595 12 01 12 AM 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 w2 1 1 1 1 4 1 Ja 1 i i i 1274 1399 12 7 1999 12 11 1999 12 15 1999 12 19 1999 12 23 1999 12 27 1999 12 00 10 AN2 00 40 AM 12 01 20 AM 1202 00 AM 12 02 40 AM 12 03 20 AM 12 04 00 AM zu E G Hakna jee MOR 15 00 mm s AMS Auto Monday December 27 1999 00 04 000 verall 11 01 mm s RMS MS Sans Serif ir aa Notes for machine 1 i i i i i 805 0000 Hz 0 01 mms 9XMultiply 3 3XSecRPM i i 7XMultiply 5 1XSecRPM i 5XMultiply 7 1XSecRPM ihe JL At i AS Tt 1 i ot Hz 100 0 200 0 3000 4000 5000 6000 700 0 800 0 900 0 1000 0 MA 207999 MT Ins cars hum 7 SAD 1500 250 0 3500 4500 5500 6500 7500 850 0 9500 The number of workstations you can show in Graph View is unlimited Contact VMI AB to obtain Graph View Protection Key 145 SpectraPro Manual Version D 20 SQL
50. 79 roms A 4 79 mrms A 4 34 To delete spectra you have to select one or more spectra and then to press the Delete button or the keyboard Delete key The baseline spectrum can t be deleted First double click on the item to transform the baseline spectrum into a normal spectrum and then you can delete it After you finish the machine definition plant machine point and direction on each level of the hierarchy you can edit the fault frequencies that will be very helpful later 91 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 6 4 6 Editing on machine level On machine level you can edit e A short description a 30 40 char length description of the machine This description can be used in reports e A machine description pressing the Description button a text editor will appear For each machine you can fill here as much information as you want You can use different types of colours letter sizes and alignments You can import the contents of some external files text or RTF file or pictures The contents of machine description can be printed with Report gt Machine Description Report Machine 1 Machine description Description Drive belt fan motor Demofro Picture size 14610 Bytes Setting Name Heference Speed El motor defects Belt defects Multiples Copy from template Copy as template e A Machine picture For each machine you can add a picture from the existing collection pr
51. 9 1 l Eee 122311333 00 00 20 Ar wel 17 5 Hz 12 24 1999 00 00 21 Ar ew 12 26 1999 00 00 23 Pray our aaa 12 27 1999 00 00 24 250 0 600 0 1000 0 Hz Using the mouse you can 1 Left click in the plot area This action will make spectrum cursor visible for the active spectrum 2 Left click on the date labels You will change the active spectrum 3 Left click and drag the small black circle This action will change the graph perspective 4 Left click and drag the windows to zoom in or out the whole graph 108 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 5 Right click to show the windows pop up menu With the Keypad Press Up or Down keys to change the active spectrum Press Left or Right keys to change the cursor Copy to clipboard position in the plot show notepad Using the pop up menu you can Gh Show machine description Copy the graph in the clipboard ej Show machine picture Show hide the Notepad _______ Show machine description gt zoom In Show machine picture Zoom Out Zoom in or out the frequency scale tr Show default Show default graph The perspective and the frequency scale will be changed to initial values Hz Change the frequency scale from Hz to RPM or reverse You can open as many Waterfall windows you need The spectra contents will not be updated when you change the active trend 11 6 Coast down coast up plots Coast down and coast up graphics may be collected off rout
52. Defined at Machine level this is the Pole pass Pole pass for asynchronous electrical motors Defined at Machine level this is the Rotor bar Rotor bar pass i l pass for asynchronous electrical machine frequenc Defined at Machine level this is any multiple Multiple frequency frequency for the above In SpectraPro up to 5 Multiple can be defined Defined at Point level this is the shaft speed Shaft Speed defined as a multiple of the primary or secondary reference speed it always exists Defined at Point level these are the bearing frequency faults In SpectraPro for each Point up to 4 bearings can be defined rem Burma ee een Gear box fault fault frequency A special 1 Hz fixed frequency can also be added as Band frequency definition Value Hz This column can t be edited In the column it was indicated as reference only the actual frequency of the fault as it was defined previously During showing data this frequency is re calculated according to the Type setting Multiple This is a multiple of the fault frequency selected in the Frequency column Using the Multiple factor many Bands can be defined having the same fault frequency as reference Gap Hz This is the gap of the Band The gap can be selected from a list and can be from 0 to 50 Hz As a general rule the gap can be at least the spectrum resolution If the gap selected below is the spectrum resolution the band will be the peak amplitude If you
53. EEE 47 0 3 DAA DaSS Cae acetates ern u ee 48 DE Dalaba EAN ee ee ae ae re tare 48 06 41 Database LCV Cl eire terein ninii EAEN E ee EEEE EENE 49 O42 Depar meN SLOVO cers sates tiiat tre anaia e yea acta seeesuteevens 49 0 4 3 Machine LEVO arrira AA ER A EO A E AA 49 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 044 FPONCLOV ER ee 50 0 45 DIETON LOV en ee nern ne en Tue een Re Er 51 6 4 6 Editing on machine level eee canes cae eae 52 0 4 7 Editing ON DOINT l ve uni naar are ee 55 6 4 8 The automatic adjustment of pre calculated bearing fault frequencies 57 6 4 9 Editing gear box fault frequency cccsececcrneccccnnnceccrnseeennnnnesnnnnneeenenaaganen 57 6 4 10 Editing on direction lOVEl 2 1 ccccnncccccreecenenneeesnnnneeeennneeennnbneannnnneeaennneeaaen 59 6 4 10 1 VIBER X5 Route settings ciccecececsscecececnceesuseueueenenessneueseenenensnenenesnens 60 6 4 10 2 Easy Viber Route settings cicccsceccccccececsccnceuecenenseusuenuessueneesenenensensnes 61 6 4 10 3 X Viber Route SCtLINGS sccccccececencccnceneccnenuensauseensauneenenenesnensuenensass 62 6 4 10 4 Copy and paste settings uzureenenennononnnnnnnnnnnnn nennen nn Rn RR RER n nun une 63 6 4 10 5 SELL INGS COMPQUDIILY una a en en nen 63 6 42 11 Editing Machine IN Daccn ein ueiru 63 7 OTU GTI T er nenne 65 7 1 Off route transfer for Easy Balancer and EaSy Viber ccscscececececneneess 65 Zelal DISC Mars ee een 65 7 122 LEC UNS nee rear ee Bre green rare 67 7 1 2 1 Ea
54. Enter Password Lanf m Password Note You should use the SYSTEM user along with the password you enter here to log in to the Database Home Page after the install is complete Bak In the Summary window review the installation settings and if you are satisfied click Install Otherwise click Back and modify the settings as necessary Oracle Database 10 Express Edition Install Wizard Summary Review settings before proceeding with the Installation PATABAS EKFARIS TE Current Installation Settings Destination Folder C oraclene Port for Oracle Database Listener 1571 Fort for Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server 2030 Fort for HT TP Listener 8080 lt Back Cancel 23 SpectraPro Manual VersionD In the InstallShield Wizard Complete window to display the Database Home Page click Launch the Database homepage Then click Finish 1 10 Using the help menu and toolbars If you experience any problems when using the software you can open the help file by clicking Help from the Toolbar or pressing F1 It provides basic information on how to use the software with both a step by step guide and a more detailed description of all the available functions The functionality of the software can be accessed from different locations The main menu of course gives access to all the functions within the program and the Toolbar provides the most commonly used functions The Status
55. Hz Frequency label fet hed e Multiply fault frequencies You can define five multiply fault frequencies for each machine x Multiply frequency definition Multiply frequency label Multiply Primary RPM v x E Multiply frequency label Multiply frequency label Multiptys u itone y fi J 0 00 Hz Multiply frequency label Multiply frequency label ES 54 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 4 7 Editing on point level On point level you can select or define a bearing and a shaft speed The shaft speed can be one of the previously defined one or another related to the main reference speed or a secondary reference speed You can also edit the specific data for a gearbox To select a bearing press the Bearing button then press the Library button Denmofro fy Department 1 Bj Machine 1 Point 1 Point 4 Point 3 Point 2 Machine 1 Description Machine description Drive belt fan amp motor Bearing SKF 6203 Fafnir 1105 Settings Name Shatt Speed p Bearing Gear Copy fom template Copy as template On each point you can add up to 4 bearings Ji Bearing settings Bearing 7 Shat Speed Bearing kl anufacturer 5 EF Type number 6202 R otat ng outer race Bearing Freg Library Clear Bearing Coet Bearing 3 EFFO 3 3133 EFFI 4 6566 FTF 0 5858 Bearing 4 BSF 2 6597 C RPM
56. R 47 SpectraPro Manual Version D In the example above a remote SQL Server database is selected You can add any type of SpectraPro database Only registered databases can be activated in the SpectraPro software If the SpectraPro is installed in a network each user can have his own database collection The databases will be added in the registered list of databases You can any time Remove a registered database This doesn t mean that you delete the selected database you just remove it from the list In addition you can rename the generic name of the database Finally click Cancel to terminate the command 6 3 Database change SpectraPro can manage many databases but not in the same time This means that you must select a particular active database from the registered database list Press Change button or double click on database item 1 Selecta database abase server Server name Spectra ro_LU MS Access CiSpectraPro_lu MS Access C SpectraProiDa MS Access Change HE MSPE C SpectrafrolMS MS Access x M viber best CiSpectraProiMs MS Access ee E Volttest CSpectraProiMs MS Access E TESTYM 10 C SpectraPro Lu MS Access Fa 3 Press OK to finish Use Database gt Change command to do this Double click the item in the list or select with a click the database than press Change butto
57. REND when the Transfer button is pressed a warning message will appear as beside Do you want proceed anyway If you are sure that the measurement is from the right database just ignore the message The Route name shown into the right up side of the screen can be helpful information for you W Route transfer communication report The download process EA will begin and all the Transfer time 2 67 seconds Tranfered measurements 12 measurements will be Tranfered spectra 10 downloaded including Transfered temperature 1 spectra Transfered speed 1 Route successfully unloaded You can always stop the download process by pressing the Abort button Later you can try again to do the same When the downloading process is over an info screen will appear with the result of downloading process Above is shown the screen that indicates the process was successfully finished 153 SpectraPro Manual Addenda 25 Spectrum peak calculation 25 1 Introduction When a peak in the spectrum plot is between the spectrum lines the value of peak amplitude and its frequency must be calculated between lines In this addendum the calculation algorithm is described 25 2 Peak calculation between spectrum lines Considering the spectrum line to be Line O Line 1 Line i Line n Between two consecutive lines is a frequency gap equal with the spectrum resolution A peak exists if the following
58. Rlo seal MOR C MS Sans Serif 85 Overall 2 566 mmjs RMS ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 0 0 320 0 640 0 960 0 1280 0 1600 0 1920 0 2240 0 2560 0 2880 0 3200 0 14 q 91 29 2010 gt gt P AM60 0 480 0 500 0 1120 0 1440 0 1760 0 2080 0 2400 0 2720 0 3040 0 112 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden You can change the position of the windows on the screen but you can t close plot windows If you close the tree window all the windows will also be closed The last position of the windows will be saved Use Arrange Quick View command from the Windows menu to rearrange the window in a convenient way The Notepad Window can be closed whenever you want The advantage of using Quick View e Any trend or spectrum from any part of the database can be displayed e Quick access to any plot from the whole machine database The disadvantage of using Quick View e Only a single pair trend spectrum can be displayed at the same time 12 4 Band View A band is a defined portion of a FFT spectrum The bandwidth can be calculated with the following formula Band Width Central Freq Gap Central Freq Gap 2 Gap The amplitude value of the band is calculated with the formula Amplitude OL where L Spectrum line inside of Bandwidth Each band has a specific frequency generally a fault frequency or a multiple of it In SpectraPro for each Direction up to 32 bands may be defined 12 4 1 Defining Bands The bands
59. Server Database Manager If you create a database in MSDE database Server you are not able to make periodically database backup or to delete useless database For this reason a simple Database Manager is included in each SpectraPro package Run Start gt Programs gt SpectraPro gt MSDE Database manager If you have an older SpectraPro installation the application will not appear as above In this case locate the SpectraPro installation directory in a default installation is C Program Files SpectraPro and run manually DBManager exe Database manager ver 3 4 beta release Loca G BAZANOUA SpectraPro Name not registred Created date 24 Jan 2004 06 09 Last backup 19 Oct 2006 10 47 NZ BAZAN OLA SI TEST2S0L Files Path c program files epectrapro data T estinto Files testzgql_table spr 2490 KB testegl indes spr 1043 KB testagl_image spr 11206 KE testagl_log sp7 1043 KB Statistics Deparments Remove Erase VE Paints Backup Restor a SI Directions Connect Detach Exit Measurements In the left window all SpectraPro databases are shown On the right side some statistics regarding the selected database are presented This software is provided as it is There is no guarantee provided using this software Microsoft can provide professional tools for SQL Server maintenance 146 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden You can do the following actions e Register the selected d
60. SpectraPro Manual Version D VMI AB Torsgrand 15 603 63 Norrk ping Sweden Tel no 46 11 31 16 67 Fax no 46 11 31 16 78 E mail info vmiab com www vmiab com SpectraPro USER MANUAL Analysis and Proactive Maintenance Software VMI AB SWEDEN 1998 2007 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden SpectraPro Manual VersionD License Agreement SOFTWARE PRODUCT SpectraPro Copyright 1995 2007 C VMI AB SWEDEN All Rights Reserved IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This VMI SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT SLA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and VMI AB SWEDEN for the SpectraPro SOFTWARE PRODUCT identified above which includes computer software and associated media and printed materials if any and may include online or electronic documentation By installing copying transferring or other using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this SLA If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement you are not authorized to use copy or transfer the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Grant of License Evaluation and registration The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is not free software You are specifically prohibited from charging or requesting donations for any such copies however made and from distributing the software and or documentation with other products commercial or otherwise without prior VMI AB written permission If after the evaluation period you decide that the PRODUCT does not fit
61. These Header Cancel Print words will be replaced in the final report in accordance with the actual contents of the database You can preview a sample of the header by pressing the Print button from the toolbar The last contents of the header will be automatically saved for later use If you want to have more than one type of headers save the contents of the header in a file That s how you can customize how many header types you want Next time you can restore from the saved file the contents of the header Pressing Picture button from the toolbar you can include a picture in your header e g company logo The Header Edit Window shows the header at a 1 1 scale depending on your print settings Finally press the Print button and the Report Preview window will be activated 13 5 Excel Report This report is available only when QuickView is active First select the machines from the hierarchy tree Just double click on each machine or drag and drop the i Excel Quick Report machines in the selected machine list zee DemoFra Selected machines You can remove some Hy Department 1 kb DemoProiDeparkment 1 Machine 2 Bij Machine 1 machines from this ig DemoProiDepartment 1 Machine 1 4 ej Machine list by double 7 u DemoPro Department 1 Machine 3 clicking the mouse B Machine 4 Press Create button Dy Department 2 and the report will be iy Department 3 created into an Excel Day Department 4
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63. _log sp7 NOTE You can t make a backup of the database copying the above files Please contact your IT Department to make periodic backup copy of your databases Alternatively use external software DBManager exe 6 1 3 Creating machine database in a SQL Server Express Database Server SpectraPro application running under Vista or newer Operating System can create machine databases also in a SQL Server Express database Server installed on the local computer If you are a normal user you will not be able to create a SpectraPro database because you don t have rights to do this X You ll see step by step how to if d Shang Secunty Previous Versions Customs configure the VISTA or Be Windows 7 Operating System to Object name C Program Files SpectraPro Data allow a normal user to create a SpectraPro database into a Group or user names specific folder directory BR SYSTEM You don t need to do this on 82 Administrators VISTA PC Administrators Windows XP Operating System TE Users VISTA PC Users T Tn stadinstaller Locate the Data folder in a default SpectraPro installation To change permissions click Edit 3 is C Program Files SpectraPro Data Pennissions for Users l Alternatively you may create a Full control new database folder Modity Click right mouse on the folder Read amp execute name and select Properties List folder contents In the window besid
64. a recommendation to replace the bearing 11 4 Time signal plots Time signal can be collected either in route mode or as off route measurements only with the Easy Viber Analyzer Commentary line Time signal 3 ooo 01683 sec bo mm I I I I I I aig en at ee nn Mn a I I I aie I I I I I I I I I I I I 1040416002992 Se 3 5 Diuble period 0 0092 0 0276 0 0459 0 0643 0 0827 010r orrara rae 0 1562 0 1745 The time signal graph can be very useful as a complementary plot in machine diagnosis process Add a user label in the plot area proceeding as follows e Move the mouse pointer in the position where the labelling will begin e Double click left button and keep pressed the mouse left button The labelling will begin showing a blue coloured label on the screen e Move the mouse pointer onto the end position and just click once e The label will show the distance between the start and the end position in seconds and in frequency units A short comment can be added to the label Click right into the label area A small window will be shown Edit comments Double period Delete Enter your comment and press the ENTER key The comments will be added to the label A label can be deleted Proceed as above but select Delete from the window More than one label can be added to the time signal plot 106 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden The labels are stored in the machine database for a future usage If the
65. able contents to another Direction in Tree Paste If is enabled you can Paste the table contents previously copied Copy to all Copy the contents of the table definition and apply the contents to all Directions from the selected Point Alarm Automatically applies a calculated level alarm for all the defined faults based on Baseline spectrum On the same Direction a Baseline must exist otherwise the action fails changed an item in the table before Exit you must save your changes An automatic saving is done after Delete and Paste actions After Copy to all action the band definitions from other Directions are also saved also Save Save the definition in the Machine Database Always when you have Editing items in the table is very simple Move the cursor to the cell where you intend to change something Just type directly the new value If a combo box appears use the up and down arrows to select the proper item and press Enter to complete If the cell is a direct editing field just type the numbers or letters To complete press the Enter key You can also use the mouse just clicking in the cell you intend to edit Once you click the mouse into another cell the previous cell editing mode ends 12 4 2 Recommendation for Band definition A large number of bands can be added in the Database Some of them can be useful but some of them not Follow the rules described here to save your time and to add more functionality
66. achine database Now any computer in the network can be configured to show a graphic format of the database To do this proceed as follows 1 Install SpectraPro on the computer and the latest Service Pack Use a normal protection key to start SpectraPro Select the desired database and close SpectraPro Remove the normal HASP protection key 2 Insert in any available USB hub a black protection key 3 When the SpectraPro starts instead to open the normal window it will show a graphical view of the database In Graph View mode the user can t change anything the database is read only If alarm limits are set also the icons will be coloured according with the alarm levels in the machine tree By clicking a Department icon the Machine page will be shown By clicking a Machine icon a Point page will be shown By clicking a Point icon a special kind of Quick View will be shown 143 SpectraPro Manual u 43 Ge EJ ee TT pihy TT lt i ee AT Nae a H get i a ass a7 F ol p Ta wir Elbe This is what the user can see in epartment 1 big E y Eu BER Sr Graph View mode Dd y Higa TEE i s Eme tre On Department level On Machine level Point 11 Vertical a Point 4 1212711999 u Horizontal 12 00 24 AM i 1212711999 i 12 04 24 AM 1212711999 12 02 24 AM Point 3 Vertical 1212711999 12 02 48 AM On Point level 1212
67. alori i 1 TempValori i TempValori i 1 deltaF After calculation the De taF value will be positive in range 0 0 5 The calculated peak frequency in both CASE 2 and CASE 3 can be calculated as it follows Freq Resolution i dF 3 The calculated peak amplitude in both CASE 2 and 3 can be calculated with the formula a ee ee a VE ee eee Ampl Line i 1 Line i Line i 1 The result is presented in the picture beside l I l I l l L 1 I I l I mm me le nn m u mn m Fig 3 FINAL RESULT 155 SpectraPro Manual Addenda 25 3 Conclusion The peak value is calculated using three spectrum lines Ampl Line i 1 Line i Line i 1 140 4316 Hz 0 007524 gE Some real spectra with the interpolation result are presented in the next pictures I I I I I I I L I I I I I I I I r I I I I I I I T The spectrum resolution is 1 HZ The peak is calculated between the lines with frequencies of 140 0 and 141 HZ Be Eine Ps en a ee ee I a Ya a un ar a ay Fu pe i A ee a a i a eaa 1211 1345 1460 0 161 4 1749 188 3 In this example the spectrum resolution is 0 5 Hz 49 597926 Hz 0 509 mW Frimary RF hd The peak is calculated between lines having the frequencies of 49 5 and 50 Hz 156
68. also automatically installed For translation purposes just run Start gt Programs gt SpectraPro gt Translate message software Translate SpectraPRo messges all messages is available 1 Engish wu 1 Check your language to translate from English C2 Svenka sy 2 Fill bellow all empty rows with your proper translation 3 Deutsch c gf pr 3 All changes is automatically saved Holt Datenbankeip lungen Holt Druckerei lger Hz Ty RPM Initializing program variables Stellt alle Creating database settings Schaf Datenbank Register ng databases 7 Registrert Datenbank Opening server connection ffnet Server Starting the program Startet Programm Filter Filter No Filter Kein Filter Full facility Alles funktionsf hig Route Route iNo key Kein schl ssel gefunden Network Netzwerk Network Route Route Netzwerk Graphivi er Graphikanzeige First select any empty text box and fill it with your language name Set your SpectraPro default language qfengish o fen a Deutsch OOOO In the table complete the item 1 with your language name can be typed in your local language Now begin the translation Be careful in English all C Francaise the messages are shorter than in
69. anguages you can select another Help file to be use by the SpectraPro 2 Transfer tab settings Communication speed This setting has sense only for Easy Viber or Easy Balancer instruments The setting must be always set to 57600 bauds sec 28 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 3 Trend tab settings Number of measurement in trends As default is set to latest 23 plus baseline if exist You can adjust the number of measurement to any reasonable value Line width for spectra envelope or BC trends can be adjusted to be with 1 or 2 pixels thickness Live alarm change If this setting is checked you will be able to adjust the alarm limit in any trend plot Just place the mouse cursor on the alarm border and drag After changing you must save the newest value See Trend plot for more details Trend plot default can be o Only vibration or spectra trend o Vibration and BC trends o All trends Vibration BC and Envelope These default settings can be changed in the Trend plot using the windows toolbar menu Envelope dB Scale if is set the trend amplitude scale will be shown in dB instead of the vibration engineering unit set in the Alarm panel 4 Spectrum tab settings Main cursor aspect and thickness Header aspect If is set the Total values will appear in the left part of the Spectrum windows header Spectrum line thickness can be adjusted to 1 or two pixels Fault line fonts Can be adjusted to be
70. atabase into SpectraPro e Remove the selected database from the SpectraPro registration list e Erase the selected database files All the information will be lost No recovery is possible e Create a protection backup To do this press Backup button Backup database GT678 Backup to c MSSUOLBACKUPSGTETE bkP S Cancel e Select a directory where the backup copy of the database will be created and press the Backup button e Restore a previous backup of the database Use Restore command Restore database GT6b 78 Parameters Backup to restore 30 Dec 2007 17 35 00 2710 5 KE CAMSSOLYSBACKUPSGT6F8 BEP Restore a Cancel From the list select a file to be restored normally the latest backup Press Restore button If the restore process occurs any information since the last backup will be lost e Update the selected database This action will optimize the size of the database and will re index the tables This action will seep up the access to the database items e Detach command This action will detach the database from the MSDE server After detaching the database files can be copied and moved into another computer e Connect command A detached database can be connected attached to another MSDE database 147 SpectraPro Manual Addenda 21 Activation code for X VIBER Some functions of the X VIBER Instrument must be activated before using them The activation codes are sup
71. atic Alarm Report Ready to transfer Delete When you press Select Card button the following windows will appear 69 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Select EV SD Card COAST 2 ENVELOPE I FREOSPEC SI R ENVDAT 2 ROUTEDAT ROUTELST R TIMDAT al SYSTEM a TIMESIG I VIBSHAPE Ka Select Cancel If an Easy Viber Card is found in any USB slot the software will directly point to this Card If not you must browse manually to find the correct location Routes can be transferred from any folder where an Easy Viber Card contents was saved In the example below instead to be selected an SD Card drive a file folder is selected In this example the folder selected to be an Easy Viber Card contents is C EasyViber SD CARD EXTERN CARD LIBRARY Alstom gtb Press Select button and all the routes existing in the selected folder will appear in the F Select EV SD Card E c Local Disk Directory selection ge JEasyviber SD CARD EXTERN CARD LIBRARY Alstom gtb oa BALANCE Fj COAST Jj ENVELOPE TJ FREQSPEC HJ R ENVDAT Ka Select Cancel 70 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden left list Also the Transfer button will be enabled If a route appears with red icon the route cannot be downloaded because is bad or corrupted You may use EV SD Card Repair exe application trying to repair the Card Optionally you can select any route from the list and then pressing the I
72. aving the settings type a label name for the gear mesh frequency In order to better understand the gear box settings please analyze the following example The gear box has the following characteristics INTERMEDIATE 1 Type FLENDER Model KZN 280 T SI 6 pap jr Z1 16 teeth Z2 26 teeth FR Z3 17 teeth Z4 47 teeth Z5 14 teeth Nil ee Dr ko x INTERMEDIATE 2 The teeth numbers give the following relationships between the speeds Zi 16 Z3 17 Z5 14 0 615385 0 361702 7 17 20 311111 Z2 26 Z4 47 Z6 45 Z1 28 _ 9 615385 0 361702 0 22586 Z2 ZA 41 23 29 _ 9 615385 0 361702 0 311111 0 069249 Z2 Z4 26 On the machine level set the main reference speed to 3000 RPM and the label as MotorSpeed Set the secondary reference speed to the output shaft P4 207 7467 RPM with the label RollSpeed Add measurement points Intermediatel and Intermediate2 They are required only for the calculations For the input shaft P3 set the shaft speed to be 1x Motor Speed For the Intermediatel shaft set the speed to 0 61538 x Motor Speed 1846 1538 RPM For the Intermediate2 shaft set the speed to 0 22258 x Motor Speed 667 75 RPM For the output shaft P4 set the speed to 1 x Roll Speed 207 7467 RPM Press Gear button for the P3 point and make the settings Number of teeth to 16 and label GM1 2 Select the conjugate point to be Intermediatel 26 teeth for the conjugate point wi
73. base In the Job Report Header you can add the following items Date Current date A vues Date Current date Mic Ieehtne picture Time Current time Hoiz Machine note DBas Active Database name Mean i n Miami Meehneneme Ridet oeteFR ad dete Bas DataBase name I I I Mies Jachine desenketion I You can preview a sample of the header pressing the Preview button from the toolbar The latest contents of the header will be automatically saved for a later usage If you want to have more than one type of header save the contents in a file That s how you can customize as many header types as you want Next time you can restore the contents of the header from the saved file Pressing Picture button from the toolbar you can include a picture in your header e g company logo The Header Edit Window shows the header at 1 1 scale depending on your printer settings In a very similar manner you can customize the body Press Body In the pop up menu activated with a right mouse click you have some reserved words all included in square brackets These reserved words will be replaced in the final report according to the actual contents of the database In the Job Report Body you can add the following items Datz Current date MPic Machine picture defined in the Database Edit Tirna Currant flere Note Contents of the last Notepad contents APIE iewi ne pica MPar Department name
74. bearing with different faults was shown above In most of the cases the calculated and the measured frequencies will be separated by a small margin In the SpectraPro software there is a function where the basic fault frequency lines with multiples are moved to the nearest peak if there are some within the selected gap If there is more than one peak in this interval the fault frequency line will be moved to the highest peak found If the basic fault frequency is moved the side bands will also be moved with the same distance Because the distance between the measured and the calculated frequency can slightly vary from multiple to multiple this adjustment will be separately done for each basic bearing fault frequency u fr n Gear bos definiton equency SecHPM Before setting the gear frequencies set the e000 CPM x ad 240000 CPM proper calculated speed for each point of lo the machine fl Frequency label 1 To define the fault frequencies for a gear box proceed as follows RelRPM ff Ze Press Gear button The following window 3000 CPM x 50 150000 CPM will appear Pein 1 For the selected point type the number of the gear teeth and select the conjugate point If the conjugate point was correctly Ok Cancel selected the number of conjugate gear teeth will be an integer number and the OK 97 SpectraPro Manual button will be activated Otherwise you cannot save the settings Before s
75. bove can be used for all Envelope graphs Selecting the way of displaying the Envelope scale can be done in the Optional Settings tab Trend 102 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Optional Settings x um Spectrum Report ee Trend plot default Width of overall trend line 2 4 Pixel Only vibration trend f bearing condition trend line 2 Pixel C Vibration and BC C Show all trends a ra caer Co csc ei Bar number of spectra in trends Elie I Envelope dB Scale Live alarm change Enable amp 3a 11 3 7 1 4 Showing Envelope spectrum ESP in dB The Envelope spectrum will be shown as default with the above settings You can still change live the scale style Envelope mo F dental Wednesday January 06 2010 12 31 05 Overall 105 5 mm s gN p dE 100 J L L L I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 0 102 4 2045 307 2 409 6 512 614 4 716 8 819 2 9216 10240 el 2 153 6 256 0 356 4 460 8 5632 665 6 768 0 870 4 9728 Just click on the on the list and select it The unit selection is valid only for that Envelope Spectrum graph and it will not be changed in any other graph from the screen Te Defect List will be changed and it will show the Envelope lines amplitude in the selected unit 103 SpectraPro Manual Version D 11 3 7 1 5 Determination of Bearing Damage Severity The decibel scale can be used very easily to diagnose bearing defect As nomina
76. chine 1 B Machine 2 B Machine 3 Hi Machine 4 Sample planti T est NewPoint Update alarm box is checked as default When the Exit button is pressed an automatic alarm update will also occur NOTE If any user in the network performs an alarm update procedure all the other users will be informed about this The Manual Update Alarm button will change the status to un pressed 136 SpectraPro Manual 15 Exchange machines Sometimes you will need to move or copy a machine from one database to another SpectraPro offers the possibility to move or copy machines between any two databases The database can be created in any Server type Select Database gt Machine exchange command rts Machine exchange Choose source SpectraPro database DemoPro as TestLocal Server service name MS Server service name Server type MS Access Server type SQL Server Database name DemoPro Database name TestLocal fy NewDepartment th Department 4 fy Sample plant Si Di Machine 2 Si Machine 3 i Machine 4 ty Department 2 I Department 3 Ka Q OK Cancel IV Including measurements 7 Only reference spectra I Including also notes Save Both databases must be registered Do as follows Select the source database from any registered databases Select destination The destination database must have at least one Department or Plant You can t copy a machine in an empty database If you intend
77. cked Deleting process can take a long time especially for long databases Repair and compact command can be used only with MS Access type databases 83 SpectraPro Manual Version D 10 Database filters 10 1 Why to use a Filter When a large SpectraPro machine database is managed you will find that is difficult to access a specific machine point or direction That s why the user can use a filter condition applied to the machine database to reduce the items number A filter is in fact a collection of some machines points and directions defined as a route Many filters can be created for a machine database This filter is named also Route 10 2 How to build a filter Any number of filters can be built using the Edit Filter command from Database menu Activate this command and the Filter Editor will be activated Press the Add button to add a new filter An existing Filter can be renamed or deleted by pressing the Rename or the Delete button Once a new filter was created you can add to the Filter as much machines as you want To do this just select any machine from the machine database tree area and then press the Add button In the same Filter a machine can t be added twice Instead of adding a machine you can directly add all the machines from a department To do this just select a department and press the Add button All the machines belonging to the selected Department will be added To remove a mac
78. cle Using the Database gt Exchange Machine command you can copy machines from one Database Server to another 27 SpectraPro Manual Version D 4 General Settings SpectraPro application can be configured using the Optional Settings command Setting Report Window Help Set Instrument Y Set filter Settings can be done in the followings tabs General Ed Template Transfer z Bearing library i Trend p Set route inspection code Spectrum Report El Optional Settings Optional Settings General Transfer Trend Spectrum Report Unit Frequency Alarm status in databse tree Metric Hz V Enable C Imperial C RPM NotePad default Refresh interval 14 minutes Show all notes Help file HS pectraPro SpectraPRO chm Browse 1 General tab settings In this panel you can set the followings Unit selection Metric or Imperial Frequency default unit Hz or RPM This setting can be changed any time from the right mouse popup menus in plots Alarm Status Can be set to Enable or Disable If the Alarm status is Enable also the Refresh interval can be adjusted For more information read the Chapter Updating Alarms Show all notes As default in the Notepad only the record related with the machine into the three is shown If you check this option the Notepad contents will contain the whole machine history Help File If are available several Help files in various l
79. creen instructions After the installation will be completed in the computer task bar a small icon will indicate that the MSDE Server is running 1 7 Installing protection key drivers There are two types of protection keys parallel and USB HASP USB protection key Parallel HASP protection key doesn t need any driver For USB protection key you may need to install drivers Normally the drivers are installed together with the SpectraPro application but sometime especially under VISTA the drivers can t be installed automatically Before starting SpectraPro for the first time you can check if the USB protection key drivers are installed properly or not running the external software Start gt Programs gt SpectraPro gt Protection key test x i Protection key HASP Device Driver Installat or ALADUINI Version Number 4 10 EEE Processor Type 06 Installation Date Januar 2 2004 FULL FACILITY KEY Hazp kep OE Be sure that the protection key is inserted in any USB hub and press Test Key button If the protection key drivers are installed properly the key type will be shown Otherwise an error message will be displayed If this is the case run Start gt Programs gt SpectraPro gt Install HASP Drivers If still you have some problems with the HASP protection key please visit www safenet inc com 19 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 1 8 Installing SQL Server Express optional
80. ction view e Long time to select the plots j Tile Ho rizontal 12 2 Trends and spectra from the whole machine With this command you can see in a single scrolling screen all the trends and spectra associated with a machine The last measurements will be displayed onto the spectrum plots First select from the hierarchy tree the desired machine In the right part of the selection window a list with all directions of the selected machine will appear You can rearrange the list before showing by dragging the items Now you can remove some 7 Trend and Spectrum Yi items from the list by double clicking on them or show the DemoPro Selected directions J fy Department 1 Machine 1 Point 1 Vertical list by pressing the Show J v S Bi Machine 1 Machine 1 Point 1 Horizontal button gel Machine 2 ee Machine 1 Point 1 Axial u Machine 3 acon Hr Baer ER are hn vice The plots will be shown in Machine 11Point 2 Horizonta _ fh Depart ie SE Machine 1 Pont 2 Axa trend spectrum pairs If you fh Ale a Machine 1 Point 3 Vertical don t need all the plots close fly a plant ee Machine 1 Point 3 Horizontal some of them and use the em Machine 1 Point 3 Axial Pre arrange Trend Ak Machine 1 Point 4 Vertical ie Machine 1 Point 4 Horizontal Spectrum command from Windows menu to rearrange Ly Fx the plots on the screen Show Cancel 111 SpectraPro Manual Version D
81. ctrum ESP 11 3 7 1 Introduction 11 3 7 1 1 The Decibel dB Scale Envelope data is often displayed in a logarithmic scale called the Decibel dB scale This scale is useful because vibration levels can vary from very small to very large values When plotting the full data range on most scales the small signals become virtually invisible The dB scale solves this problem because it compresses large numbers and expands small numbers A dB value can be computed from a linear value by the equation YlaB 20108 ref For acceleration zero reference X er is set 1 ug or 10 g Any increase in level of 6 dB represents a doubling of amplitude regardless of the initial level In such a manner any change of 20 dB represents a change in level by a factor of ten Thus any constant ratio of levels is seen as a certain distance on the scale regardless of the absolute levels of the measurements This makes very easy to evaluate trended Envelope spectral data 6 dB increases always indicate a doubling of the magnitudes 11 3 7 1 2 dB Values vs Amplitude Level Ratios The following table relates dB values to amplitude ratios dB Linear dB Linear Change Level Change Level Ratio Ratio IE Oe EE Ee ee eo P pia 4 6 1000 pois 8 70 3100 20 10 80 10 000 100 11 3 7 1 3 Showing Envelope trends in dB The Envelope trend graph can show the amplitude in g EN unit as default or in dB Only one of the a
82. ctrum the selected band will be clearly marked If the band has also an alarm defined the band will be tri colour showing the Warning and Danger levels NOTE In the spectrum the alarm levels are shown only in reference purpose Remember that the alarm levels are for the Bands and not for the peak Always the Band ee ee alarm limits will be dLa 26 5 3 ul 5 higher than peak height BE u because the band value is an average of all the band peaks Only if the band contains a single peak the alarm level will be valid also for peak NOTE If the Gap value is zero a single line will mark the Band A Band report is available from the menu in the trend window and the spectrum report from the pop up menu for the spectrum plot 117 SpectraPro Manual Version D 12 4 4 Showing bands in Band View is very similar with showing bands in the Quick View mode In the left tree only the Database hierarchy up to Point level appears Once a Point is selected in the right side appears a list showing Total values for all Directions and also the bands values Showing Band in Band View Mode The items have coloured icons to indicate the band alarm status Magenta colour denotes that the Warning and Danger limits are zero no alarm Set Latest measurements DEPARTMENT 1 MACHIME1 Point1 0 Wl Turat e motor Wl Turatie snec Wa LF Wa REF 4 23 2005 4720 2005 4720 2005 4720 2005 4726 2005 4720 2005
83. document your enges process In the Notepad can be added e Any plot from the screen Any text using copy and paste Any text or rtf external file Any picture including digital camera picture The text can be formatted as any standard text editor The contents of a page can be saved in an rtf file type Notepad is page and machine oriented Each page has its own date The Notepad is synchronized also with the plots When a plot sets focus and the Notepad is visible the Notepad page will be automatically changed to the plot date and to the machine If only the point or direction of the same machine is changed in the plot the Notepad contents won t be affected This means that the Notepad always has the active page for the right date and for the active machine You don t need to save explicit the Notepad contents Always when the page will be changed the current contents are automatically saved in the database 141 SpectraPro Manual Version D 19 Graph View If the machine database is accessible in a network it is possible to present data in a simple graphical way A black protection key is required for each workstation To create a Graph View data presentation follow the steps Run external software Start gt Programs gt SpectraPro gt GraphView Editor 2 On any computer in the network where the SpectraPro is installed start SpectraPro and select Database gt Change a database 3 The foll
84. e ce 4 Refresh interval fi minutes Show all notes J Help file I SpectraPro SpectraPRO chm ay NOTE The alarms are not automatically updated but just the database is checked for new measurements If new measurements exist in the database the Manual Update Alarm button will be changed to not pressed as it follows FRE sunday a 2007 m If the mouse cursor is moved in the button area the tool tip text will indicate if the alarm Un update of the Alarm status is reguired update is required or not If the alarm update is required a manual update is necessary Just press the button and the update procedure will begin NOTE For medium and large machine databases a complete updating procedure can take minutes During the alarm update the software is locked for the user That s why a full automatic procedure can t be implemented 135 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 14 3 Semiautomatic alarm update If for instance in SpectraPro a measurement download occurs the user can decide if also the alarm update must occur when the transferring measurement is over In any transfer window a check box is placed into the window lower side The Manual Entry transfer window is shown below s Manual entry transfer Thursday March 24 2011 12 30 00 3 24 2011 BE Demorro fy Department 1 12 30 Ih Department 2 Department 3 fy Department 4 fly Sample plant u el Ma
85. e just select Security tab From Group or user names select Users VISTA PC Users where VISTA PC is your computer name Press Edit button The following window will appear 35 SpectraPro Manual VersionD ay F E P Permissions for Data From Group or user names Security select again Users VISTA on PC Users Object name C Program Files SpectraPro Data In the Permission for Users area click on Full control check box in the Allow column Also the Modify item must be checked Group or user names HR CREATOR OWNER AR SYSTEM AR Administrators VISTA PC Administrators AR Users VISTA PC Users SA Trustedinstaller Press Apply button Press OK button to return ee Patani window will look as Full control Modify Read amp execute List folder contents n Data Properties General Sharing Security Previous Versions Customize You can observe that for the Users Full control and also Object name C Program Files SpectraPro Data Modify items are checked Group or user names Press OK to exit BR SYSTEM SA Administrators VISTA PC Administrators Now the SpectraPro will have AR Users VISTA PC Users the permission to create a new Tn steninstaller database but only in the Data folder To change pennissions click Edit You can create more than a en single folder to store SpectraPro databases using Full control v the SQL Server Express Modify Read amp exec
86. e only These graphs can be viewed only in the Edit window or in Show selected information view Comment line o NewPlant NewMachinezefrong sia Each plot has a pop up menu The user can change the frequency unit RPM or Hz The plot colours can be changed using Colour menu item From pop up menu the user can copy the graph onto the Clipboard or in MS Word and also create a report Colour Export i Report The graph can be exported in any tr3 transfer file 109 SpectraPro Manual Version D 12 Viewing data In order to analyze the collected data you have on your choice many ways of viewing data 12 1 A collection of trends and spectra selected by you View gt Show selected information A Quick View session where you explore the machines to see the trends and the spectrum associated with the selected direction View gt Quick View If Bands are defined also Band Trends are available Trends and spectra from the whole machine where you can see at once all these trends and spectra associated with the selected machine View gt Show spectra from whole machine A List View where you can see at once all Total values vibration Bearing Condition and Envelope for the whole machine View gt List View Also the Alarm status is indicated A Band View where you can see at point level all total values of the vibration and Band values peak average for the bandwidth The ala
87. ed e Click onto the Measured item to extend the menu lines t Grid Show trend Show notepad Ss Show machine description esa Show machine picture Ref spectra I I Main cursor i i I I I I I Harmonic cursors Save Current speed cy Defect list Frequency list Saved shalt speed li Bearing Library Measured 2 952 1 RPM Calculated 7 560 0 RPM a ee ae Show with Hz Colour 98 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden e Select Set to all points menu The proper shaft speed will be back calculated using the speed settings in the database for all the measurements belonging to the same machine and having the same transfer time in fact this means that all the transferred measurements from the route belonging to the same machine will be set with the Measured speed The result can be immediately seen just select another spectrum of the same machine and the Speed Tool menu will look like below In our example the measured speed for this shaft is back calculated to be 1230 RPM Save current speed Saved shaft speed Calculated 3 150 0 RPM The calculation uses the measured speed of the previous Measured 1 230 0 RPM Point as reference Defined 3 150 0 RPM In the Quick View you can do the settings in seconds Now all the spectra of the same machine without being collected with speed reference have the speed cursor in the correct position Of course it is assumed that during data acq
88. elow is shown a part of the whole report Balancing date 10 7 2010 8 57 26 AM Rotor type Double overhung rotor Balacing speed 1200 RPM Rotor mass 200 0 Ka Service speed 1500 RPM Correction radius R1 100 mm Correction radius R2 100 mm H 800 mm H1 400 mm L 600 mm LEFT RIGHT Initial unbalance 29 3 Kamm 35 1 Kgmm LEFT RIGHT Residual unbalance 173 55 Kom 121 65 Kam Vibration LEFT Vibration RIGHT 2297 82 mm s RMS 358 7 2293 26 mm s RMS 358 7 2298 66 mm s RMS 358 7 2294 11 mm s RMS 358 77 13 10 Print Preview Before printing a Report the contents are shown in a Print Preview window Page selection is used to browse between the report pages Using Zoom button you can adjust the report size on the screen Press the Print button to print the report Press Word button to copy the report contents in a MS Word document the MS Word must be installed on your computer 133 SpectraPro Manual Version D 14 Updating alarms 14 1 Introduction When the machine tree is shown the item icons are coloured according with the current alarms levels This is true only if the latest alarms were updated recently The actual Alarm Status can be seen looking at the Manual Alarm Update button from the Main Menu toolbar der 17 november 2005 den 17 november 2008 den 17 november 2005 13 17 39 13 12 39 131 383 Last update of Alarm status There is no change in the alarm status Un update of the Alarm skatus
89. ents to be transferred into the file Only the measured records will be transferred If a transfer file is selected and the communication is OK the Transfer button will be enabled as below The Ready to transfer message will be shown in the window status bar Transfer to file File name C XTREND TEST FILE FOR TRANSFER xvr _ X VIBER Serial no 308 version 5 42 Route RUTA DE TEST Record 14 12 Br Ready to transfer Now press the Transfer button and the measurements will be transferred into the selected file During transfer you can always stop the process by pressing the Abort button When the transfer is over you can transfer the route from X Viber in the XTREND active database or into another transfer file The transfer file can be used in SpectraPro only to download the measurements in the machines database Transfer to file EM Route transfer communication report Time of execution 4 25 seconds Transfered measurements 12 I Transfered vibration 10 X VIBERI ansfered spectra 10 Serial no Transfered temperature 1 Version 9 Transfered speed 1 Route Rg Route successfully unloaded Record 1 P Busy to transfer Abort with ESC key Open fle 151 SpectraPro Manual Addenda 24 SpectraPro Download X Viber Route Files In the Transfer menu a new command was added Transfer gt X VIBER Route gt From Route File Using this command the user can download measurements f
90. equency Hz or CPM For the moment don t change the number of spectra in trends You can do this later Click Save to save this setting Choose from the View menu Show Selected information command A specific window will appear in the screen which will allow you to choose the department the machine the point and the wished direction Choosing is done selecting a certain direction with the mouse in the above mentioned order When the direction is selected in the upper right side of it a list with all collected measurements for that direction will appear Coloured small icons indicate also alarm conditions for the measurements A check mark icon indicates the baseline spectrum if set Now you can select a collection of trends and spectra to be shown Just double click any trend or direction and the item will be moved to the show list Instead of double clicking you can drag and drop any Direction or Spectrum to the show list If you want not to display some items from the show list just double click on that items and items will be remove from the list Finally press the Show button and the entire list will be shown After you have displayed some trends and spectra set the main window remains active and you can select other trends or spectra Although it can display a large amount of information on a single screen it is recommended to limit the number of simultaneously opened plots because the plots will have smaller and smal
91. es This action must be done regularly in the Server computer 41 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 6 1 5 Creating an Oracle machine database Before creating an Oracle database please check e If an Oracle database server exists and runs in your network e If there is a Service to connect your computer with Oracle database server in your computer For more details please contact your IT Department First select the Server type to be Oracle Mr ee a je r T rsaCcle g Create a new SpectraPro database Server connechon details E mM racle Server type TE Service name OracleService Administrator ID ADMIN Erbe ee Sa oan aE Password Help ie Lancel Now type the database file name g Create a new SpectraPro database Sees New database settings Oracle Database name UserlD MuBase SpectraPro name Cancel In Oracle database server the database name is the User ID name If the connection with your Oracle database server is OK the new database will be created 42 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 1 6 Creating an Oracle XE machine database 6 1 6 1 Creating a Service for Oracle Database Select Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Data Sources ODBC In the ODBC Data Source Administrator windows press Add ODBC Data Source Administrator User DSH Sistem DSM File DSN Drivers Tracing Connection Fooli
92. ess You do not need any Administrator ID or password Press NEXT ga Create a new SpectraPro date E oar ag The SpectraPro name is optional If you don t type any name the SpectraPro name will be the database file name New database settings Database name AH mir FEI I Hokar ET mrs MiD atab ase TRS a ae IL Di path to the Database L SpectraProsD ata Press NEXT to SpectraPro name continue untl Oe A new MS Access database with the name MyDataBase sp3 will be created in the C SpectraPro Data directory NOTE To create a backup copy of your database simply copy the sp3 file in a safe location 6 1 2 Creating machine database in MSDE Server gg Create a new SpectraPro dain ype 5 ea New database settings F First select the Server type to be Local You do not need any Administrator ID or password Press NEXT Database name MN ew ase Database file path in local a P C SpectraProsD ata SpectraPro name MN ew ase 34 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden The SpectraPro name is optional If you don t type any name the SpectraPro name will be the database file name Press NEXT to continue A new database with the name MyNewBase will be created in the C SpectraPro Data directory A MSDE database has several files as follow MyNewBase_table sp7 MyNewBase_index sp7 MyNewBase_image sp MyNewBase
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94. gle spectrum file ma First spectrum from a double spectrum file a Second spectrum from a double spectrum file cua Pera Single Coast down plot First Coast down plot from a double plot file Second Coast down plot from a double plot file K A X mark indicate that this file is already transferred in the machine You cannot transfer a file with an X mark again To do the transfer first select a file from the list and then a destination in the machine tree The destination must be a Direction for spectra Coast down data and a Machine for balancing data Once the source and destination are properly selected the Transfer button will be enabled Now you can transfer the selected data in two ways e Press the Transfer button e Alternatively drag the selected item and drop it to the proper destination If you check the Automatic delete check box after the transfer was done the file will be deleted from the Analyzer memory Here is an exception if the file is double type the file will be deleted only if both data are transferred In the same session you can transfer all types of data spectra coast down plots and balancing data If the Automatic report check box is selected when you press the Terminate button a report will also be generated 66 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden If Update Alarm check box is checked when you press the Terminate button the alarms will be updated 7 1 2 Indirect transfe
95. he SpectraPro Data folder Open SpectraPro software and register the BandTest sp3 Database Activate the BandTest sp3 Database In this simple database 4 bands are defined for each Direction as it follows 118 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Narrow Band Setting Department 1 Machine 1 Point 1 ertical Type Band name Frequency Yalue Hz Multiply GaplHz war Dan Active 1 Calculated Bandi RefRPM 50 00 2 000 1 0 2 00 3 00 Yes 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 io 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No 0 00 0 000 0 0 0 00 0 00 No Alarm unit mm sec RMS Ctrl Enter Edit Cell K De el IE Enter Save and Exit from Cell Edit Mode Escape Exit from Cell Edit Mode don t save A narrow band for the Primary RPM 17 4 Hz 1 Hz A narrow band for the Secondary RPM 24 71 Hz 1 Hz A wide band alarm covering the range of 290 Hz 50 Hz A wide band alarm covering the range of 190 Hz 50 Hz Alarm settings for the bands are automatically calculated from the Baseline Open Quick View and extend the tree up to bands level Select any band you want to In the right side the trend plot will be changed to show the trend for the selected band Also in the spectrum plot the band will be marked Notice that to display the normal Quick View style just not extend the Direction item Now you can move
96. he data for their organization Some organizations have different databases for each group in their organization and sometimes a database used by a single application like SpectraPro For example an organization could have one database for sales one for payroll one for a document management application one for rotating machinery and so on Sometimes an application uses only one database other applications may access several databases It is not necessary to run multiple copies of Database Server to allow multiple users to access the databases on a server Database Server is capable of handling thousands of users working in multiple databases on the same server at the same time Database Server makes all databases on the server available to all users that connect to the server subject to the defined security permissions When connecting to Database Server your connection is associated with a particular database on the server This database is called the current database You are usually connected to a database defined as your default database by the system administrator although you can use other connection options in the SpectraPro to specify another database You can switch from one database to another with the Change command from SpectraPro application The SpectraPro allows you to create multiple machine databases in the local Database Server MSDE or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 or in a remote server SQL Server or Ora
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98. hine from the Filter tree select the machine and push the Remove button Cw Remove You can also remove a whole Department To do this select a Department from the Fi ter tree and press the same Remove button From an existing Filter you can exclude some Direction Cw Exclude In a filter you can arrange the items using Arrange buttons To do this first press CTRL key from the computer keyboard and then click on Up or Down arrange buttons 84 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 10 3 Filter activation To activate a filter proceed as follows Select Settings gt Set filter Full facility Filter Route Select a Filter definition or a Route A Route can be used whenever you want as a Filter You can press the Show button to see the Filter contents The Filter Edit window must be open Press Change button to activate the filter You can do the same from the SpectraPro Status bar Just click the Filter icon if Ho Filter If a filter is active the filter name will appear in the Status Bar also In order to cancel the filtering just select the whole database as a filter In the above example the database name is DemoPro NOTE When a machine is excluded while filtering a database it is not visible in the database tree Quick iew 1A DemoPro New Filter In the below example the DemoPro database tree will 3 Department 1 appear as follows bal Machine 4 cl Machine 3 Only Department 1 is visible beca
99. iagnosis In a machine diagnosis task the major difficulty occurs because of the amount of information required for a precise diagnose The computer size is limited so not all the necessary spectrum plots can be simultaneously displayed in the same time In the spectrum plot the fault lines can be shown but if they are many these can t be usable The Baseline spectrum and the latest measurement are very useful for diagnosis also The alarms limit set during the machine Edit also can provide valuable information Using this new report the user can access at once all the relevant information regarding machine condition a Job Report The Defect List Report is a valuable tool to speed up the P Machine history diagnosis process Ss Machine description The Defect List Report is available in the SpectraPro Sul Transfer report application beginning with SP8 big Un measured machines Defect List Report The command is included in the Main menu under Report menu Printer Setup 13 8 1 Using Defect List Report When this command is selected the window beneath will appear Pz Detect List Report Demofro Machine Machine 1 ns aly Department 1 fe oe Bi Machine 1 en gt Machine tr een Bi Machine 3 BEN 2 Machine 4 ee ale Department y ee iy Department 5 sean iy Department 4 PE T Sample plant 0 Full report a Sart report ia cancel 128 VMI AB
100. ighest peak value in spectrum latest measurement Freweney EP fe Change 292 91 Hz 2594 mm sRMS 6 ShaftSpeed Multply 96 30 084 147 5 ShaftSpeed Multiply 5 195 11 Hz 1511 mms RMS 4 Shattspeed Multiply 4 96 30 PF He edo ommssRMS OT fone none In this table only the first ten fault frequencies are shown but the change in magnitude since the last measurement is also shown If a peak is not identified the Fau t name is missing If this happens for the majority of the highest magnitude lines it seems that the fault frequencies are not completely defined for that Direction Return to Edit menu and add all the available fault frequencies associated with the Machine 13 8 1 5 Highest peak values in spectrum Baseline The table is similar to the table above but it shows the highest magnitude peak for the baseline spectrum 130 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 13 8 2 Best practice for a suitable Defect List Report The Report contains only the existing information from the database Lack of information will give a poor Report Follow the rules below to produce a use full Report e Define as many fault frequencies as possible e Always define a baseline spectrum for each Direction e Adjust the correct shaft speed in spectrum before using this command Measuring the speed during data acquisition is the best practice at least for a single PN as Direction If this isn t p
101. ine hierarchy tree in SpectraPro all three directions appear but the icon is changed Siem Aquamarine ul ie ie If a point has one or more than 3 axial Bj Bow Thruster 1 es transducers or a mixed mono directional P and 3 axial direction the order in the tree Transverse cannot be re arranged to avoid ir Longitudinal confusion FF NewDirectioris HF NewDirectioniy In fact a 3 axial transducer is a single EB NewDirectionz unit having three built in transducers Motor DE Thruster 50 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 4 5 Direction Level On the Direction level you can delete or rename the selected Direction You can also view the Trend plot if any sample After adding a new item in the database any selected item can be renamed The new items are added with a default name which can be changed whenever required To do this select the item name you want to change and press Rename button Then change the name using the keyboard and finish with OK An empty name is not allowed To delete an item just select it and press Delete button If the item isn t the last one into the hierarchy tree or if there already are measurements stored in that particular direction the item cannot be deleted As a general rule the deleting procedure must be done in the following order measurement direction point machine plant department 11 50 J 10 54 mms R 1278719991 2 00 10 AM 10 50 mms A 10 32 mms A 3
102. ion Ridet eteFR ad dete DiBas DataBase name I I You can preview a sample of the header just pressing the Preview button from the toolbar The latest contents of the header will be automatically saved for a later use If you want to have more than one type of headers save the contents into a file That s how you can customize how many header types you want Next time you can restore from the saved file the contents of the header Pressing the Picture button from the toolbar you can include a picture in your header e g company logo The Header Edit Window shows the header at a 1 1 scale depending on your print setting In a very similar manner you can customize the body Press Body Finally press Print button and the Report Preview window will be activated See Report Preview for more details 125 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 13 4 Machine Description aLe Eee xi The Machine Description Report contains in the body DEMD the description of the selected machine fli Departament H First select the desired machine Be iachine 1 up Machine 2 Now if you use the software for the first time you we Machine 3 must customize the header and the body of this report 2 To edit the header just press the Header button A Mi Departament 4 specific window will appear In the pop up menu activated with a right mouse click you have some N amp reserved words all included in square brackets
103. ion can be downloaded in any instrument without to generate errors The SpectraPro application adjusts the existing settings to the best fit for each instrument Still some settings can be not in accordance with the user wishes For this reason as a general rule is better to set the route options for each instrument 6 4 11 Editing machine in batch If there are much more identical machines in your database you will edit only one machine and then copy and paste it several times DemoFro Mu Department 1 ij Machine 1 ej Machine 2 Bag Machine 3 Copy ei Paste el Machine H4 iy Department 2 fe Add iy Department 3 iy Department 4 Ty Sample plant ee Machine 1 Bj Machine 2 aj Machine 3 7 Delete Rename Show Copy as template Copy From template Bi Machine td LA Ae ENewh achine Before copying the new machine must exist only as name the machine hierarchy can be empty You can save a just created machine into a template database or use the template database to copy a pre defined machine into your database When the SpectraPro starts for the first time a file named Template tp7 will be created as default The template file is empty In this file you can add as much machines as you want From the template file you can export some machine templates into other template files Or from any template file you can import in your template file a series of machines In the window above y
104. irectly into a file instead to download the route into the XTREND database Of course the same route can then be downloaded also Database Transfer View Settings Repor in the XTREND active database SP X Viber gt Route to file ny Manual entry Data Logging File Just select the Route from file command and the amp Viber software updater following download window will appear Transfer to file x File name X VIBER Serial no 308 Version Route none X Trend teami start X VIBER Instrument ee a Select COMMUNICATIONmenu Press Try again button to continue If this warning message will appear just start the X Viber instrument and select the Communication menu and press Try Again button Press OK to continue Now you must select a file to download the X Viber route measurements To do this press Open file button A browse window will appear and you can select an existing file the file will be overwritten or to give a name for your transfer file You don t need to add the file extension on this step just select the location the directory and type the file name The route file for X Viber instrument has always the extension XVR The extension will be automatically added to the selected name 150 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Once the communication with the X Viber is established into the up side screen will appear useful information regarding route name and number of measurem
105. is required If the button is pressed middle picture the alarms are correctly shown and no update is required If the button isn t pressed right picture the alarms need to be manually refreshed To do this just press the Manual Alarm Update button Because the machine databases can be accessed at the same time from many computers across a network in a network environment only there is the possibility that the user hasn t been informed about the real status of alarm in the database tree See the schematic below This is a typical accessing diagram for the machine database in a network SpectraliveServer Ei First instance Machine a database SpectraPro Second instance Third party software SpectraF ro Third instance Any of the users above can make some changes in the machine database adding new measurements There is further described how the user can set the SpectraPro in a way to be always informed time about any change in the alarm status and also how the alarms update might be done 134 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 14 2 Settings of SpectraPro application In order to receive periodical information regarding alarm update status the user has to set some options in the Setting gt Optional settings window as below Optional Settings General Transfer Trend Spectrum Report Unit q Frequency Alarm n databse tree e Metric He IV Enable L a
106. l mis RMS 4880 17 625 292 91 3 198 6XRefRPM SXSecRPM 244 08 3 057 SXRefRPM 97 60 2 913 2XRefRPM SecRPM 195 11 1 837 4XRefRPM 2XSecRFM 196 38 1 649 3XRefRPM 2 50 1 435 Observation RefRPM 9 27 0861 536 62 0544 10 24 04 0 486 11 341 31 0 406 12 37 05 0 191 13 61 28 0 170 14 71 55 0 166 15 541 91 0 165 7 16 172 26 0 154 Fault toolbox Activating this action the Fault frequencies toolbox window will be displayed Gap Depending on the gap in the dynamic table less or more frequencies can be labelled If the gap is too small and the fault frequencies are not equal with fault definition plus or minus the gap value in the place of the label a question mark will be displayed If the gap is too large for the same frequency more than one label will be displayed Zoom This action can be used for a fine tuning of the shaft speed Sample plan Machine 3 P1 Vven gt mmis RMS Fixed 30 71 1999 09 06 43 Best shaft speed 2 3o4CPM 1 594 mm s 2 964 CPM Ni 157 3 030 3 150 3 270 96 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 11 3 3 Other settings for the spectrum plot The main cursor shape can be selected using the Optional Settings command from the main Settings menu Optional Settings xj Main cursor Header Spectrum line Line Unit on right Width li Pixel Target r Cross Kr un a Ei Main cursor can be Shaft speed Bea
107. l files as follow MyBase_table sp7 MyBase_index sp7 MyBase_image sp MyBase_log sp7 NOTE You can t make a backup of the database just copying the files above Please contact your IT Department to make periodic backup copies of your databases This action must be regularly done into the Server computer 6 1 4Creating a SQL Server machine database Before creating a database in a remote SQL Server be sure that your computer is connected with the computer where SQL Server is installed SpectraPro can create databases in any SQL Server after SQL Server 7 First select the Server type to be SQL Server You may need Administrator ID and a valid password Ask for help if it is required 40 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 8 Create a new SpectraPro database Server connection details Server type SOL Server Server name MY SERVER Administrator ID USERNAME Password Lancel Database file path in remote server CANSOLSERYVERSDATA SpectraPro name _ lt lt gt Lancel If the Administrator ID and the password are correct the new database will be created Otherwise an error message will be shown A SQL Server database has several files as follow MyBase_table sp7 MyBase_index sp7 MyBase_image sp MyBase_log sp7 NOTE You can t make a backup of the database copying the above files Please contact your IT Department to make periodic backup copy of your databas
108. ler sizes and many details will be lost For details regarding an efficient way of using the spectrum and trend plots see also Spectrum plot Trend plot Time signal plot Coast down Coast up plot Other ways for displaying data are Quick view Show Spectra from whole machine List View Band View Try also these commands to see the differences but first read the help associated with commands 32 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 Creating registering and editing databases To make a functional program every user has to create and edit its own database For each part of a whole plant it is recommended to create a separate database 6 1 Create a new database To create a new database use Database gt Create command First select a database server where the database will be created gg Create a new SpectraPro database DR a Server connechon details Server type MS Access Local SOL Server Server name F 3 F 4 T Administrator ID Password You can create machine database in the following database servers MS Access MSDE Microsoft Database Engine unsuitable for Windows VISTA Microsoft SQL Server Express installed locally in your computer Microsoft SQL Server any version installed on a remote computer Oracle 8 0 or newer Oracle Database XE Server 33 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 6 1 1 Creating a MS Access machine database First select the Server type to be MS Acc
109. ll appear Press Gear button for the Intermediatel point and make the settings Number of teeth to 17 and label GM3 4 Select the conjugate point to be Intermediate2 47 teeth for the conjugate point will appear Press the Gear button for the point Intermediate2 Number of teeth to 14 and label GM5 6 Select the conjugate point to be P4 point 45 teeth for the conjugate point will appear Press Gear button for the P4 point 58 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Set the number of teeth to 45 and label GM5 6 Select the conjugate point to be point P4 14 teeth for the conjugate point will appear Now the setting is complete 6 4 10 Editing on direction level On the direction level you can edit the alarm limit for total vibration values of the measurements and also to define the Route settings Press the Alarm settings button and you can edit two alarm levels for each overall vibration BC and Envelope values Two tables the ISO 2372 diagram and the Bearing Condition Coefficient diagram are on your disposition to properly select the alarm value Select the unit for total vibration values and the average type also Note If on Directions level there already are some stored measurements you can declare for each direction one of them to be a Baseline To do this just double click that measurement Only one measurement can be a Baseline All the other measurements are considered to be Normal measurements Click the Ro
110. lly healthy rolling element bearings will exhibit vibration at the particular defect frequencies it is extremely important to be able to accurately gauge the presence and indeed the severity of bearing deterioration Fortunately a convenient rule of thumb can be established for severity assessment This involves measuring the amplitude of the specific component in dB above the carpet level of the Envelope spectrum Carpet level is the middle of the signal level in dB e 10 dB above the carpet level of the spectrum is considered as indicative of the onset of bearing failure e 15 20 dB above the carpet level of the spectrum is generally considered as sufficiently high to trigger some form of remedial action either increased monitoring or at least bearing lubrication e 20 40 dB above the carpet level of the spectrum combined with sidebands usually at 1 x RPM or Cage defect frequency FTF is considered to require immediate action e The final sign of bearing deterioration is a 20 30 dB rise of the carpet level e A carpet increase of 10 dB without defect frequency tonal can indicate a poor lubrication Note In extremely badly damaged bearings the carpet level can rise to obscure the bearing defect frequencies As the carpet level begins to rise a vibration reading in units of velocity will start to exhibit a small spike at the bearing defect frequency A spike of 0 2 to 1 mm s indicates definite spalling of the bearing Figure
111. lso saved to be available later on Defect frequencies Fe Spectrum go Shafi speeds 0 RefRP 43 3358 He SeckPM 35 5915 Hz e Beanngts EPFOISKF B203 165 650 de Derrisk F E203 234 3103 Hz BS FiSKF 6203 132 9724 Hz 0 FTA SKF 6202 29 2892 Hz 0 EFFO Fainir 1105 191 3332 Hz erFuratnir 1105 258 0265 Hz 8 FiFsinir 1103 117 7388 Hz fT FTF Fatrie 1 105 21 3289 Hz No of harmonics er Fe No of sidebands fi Side bands f Shalt speed FTF Contact angle 7 5 Haeg i Upe e Fault list The Fault list table will be displayed You can also do this action from the Main menu toolbar Depending on the gap setting the labels attached with the fault frequencies will also be displayed accordingly Show with Same cursors If on the screen more than one spectrum are displayed and you select this action the cursors from all spectra plots will be synchronized depending on the link level Link to action Show with Use same This action sets the synchronism level for range if more than one Spectrum is shown You can select between the Frequency range and the Amplitude range or for both Show with Link to This action sets the synchronism level if more than one Spectrum is shown The synchronism level can be Global for all the spectra plots on machine level on point level or on direction level CPM Hz You can change anytime the Y axi
112. ly SpectraPro application running under Vista or a newer Operating System can create machine databases also in a SQL Server Express database Server installed on the local computer For details regarding how to install SQL Server Express on your computer and also License details visit http msdn2 microsoft com en us express bb410792 aspx Before you complete a Microsoft SQL Server installation of any member of the SQL TA Express Edition family you must install first NET Fran Ors 2 0 e62f50ae9a55 amp displaylang en You can install above application from the SpectraPro Installation CD Browse to the directory SQL SERVER EXPRESS 2005 and run dotnetfx exe Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is the free easy to use lightweight version of SQL Server 2005 Onto SpectraPro Installation CD from the directory SQL SERVER EXPRESS 2005 run SQLEXPR EXE to install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 Alternatively you can visit Microsoft download site and download the latest available version of the SQL Server Express After software download install the SQL Express following the instructions below Follow on screen instructions Generally press NEXT on each step During installation some settings are required as it follows ji Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Setup Configuration Options Configure user and administrator accounts This option enables users without administrator permissions to run
113. machine has different shaft speeds The method using the Saved speed allows a correct shaft speed calculation without collecting any spectra with the speed reference sensor For a single spectrum belonging 97 SpectraPro Manual VersionD to a machine the speed must be manually set Then using a back calculation all the spectra will appear with the correct speed cursor 11 3 4 1 Using the Measured Speed For a new unloaded spectrum having the speed measured during the data acquisition the Speed tools menu appears as below Save current speed In this example the Measured shaft speed is 2952 1 RPM nm The Saved shaft speed item is disabled because no other speed was saved before Calculated 7 560 0 RPM Because the Defined speed is set to 7560 RPM the Calculated Measured 2 952 1 REM speed in our example is the same The Calculated speed is Defined 7 560 0 RPM calculated around the Defined shaft speed 20 Saved shalt speed For a new unloaded spectrum without speed measurement during the data acquisition the Speed Tool menu appears as below Save current speed f The Measured item is disabled because the speed wasn t Saved shalt speed measured during data acquisition Calculated 7 560 0 RPM Measured The other items remain the same Defined 7 560 0 RPM To set the proper shaft speed for all machines directions proceed as follows e Identify the spectrum having the Measured item enabl
114. n ORACLE Select folder where setup will install files PATANHAN Setup will install Oracle Database 10g Express Edition in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Oracle Database 10g Express Edition 1710816 K Destination Folder C oraclese Browse Space Required on C 1710816 K Space Available on C 35030176 K lt Back Cancel If you are prompted for a port number then specify one The following port numbers are the default values 22 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden gt 1521 Oracle database listener gt 2030 Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server gt 8080 HTTP port for the Oracle Database XE graphical user interface If these port numbers are not currently used then the installation uses them automatically without prompting you If they are in use then you will be prompted to enter an available port number In the Specify Database Passwords window enter and confirm the password to use for the SYSTEM database accounts Then click Next NOTE You must remember this password every time when you will try to create a machine database in the SpectraPro software F Oracle Database 10e Express Edition Install Wizard Specify Database Passwords FATAB ASE UKFRish IHT Enter and confirm password for the database This password will be used for both the SYS and the SYSTEM database accounts
115. n To conclude press OK button The name of the selected file will appear in the Status bar SS MSPs CSpectraProiMSPs SpectraProwsPs sp3 6 4 Database Edit Use Database gt Edit command to edit a database To do this select this command from the main menu or press the dedicated button from the toolbar 7 l d This command is used for editing the active database add delete rename items and for database maintenance In accordance with the selected item from the hierarchy tree you can add machine point or direction 48 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 6 4 1 Database Level On the Database level you can only add Departments or plants all Add Delete Rename lew N Sample plant a tbl Machine 1 2 EUER tabi Machine 2 2 ana thei Machine 3 a thei Machine 4 6 4 2 Departments Level On the Departments level you can add Machines and you can also delete or rename Departments ee samnle plant 14 14 ee achine 1 o A ae wi Machine 2 Add Delete Rename lew SP paa Machine 3 ee tbl Machine 4 6 4 3 Machine Level On the Machine level you can add Points You can delete or rename the selected Machine You can also view the structure of the database a sample eS EISEN Mi Sample plant une rid IH en wu achine 1 di ove ove ove u wi Machine 2 Add Delete Rename View a thd Machine 3 ee thd Machine 4 The following point types can be added w
116. n accordance to the active Trend plot 11 1 4 Multi trend When a trend is shown it appears as it follows AMET i gt m m re _ _ og TTA RIMS Auto Owerall i I 1 I 1 I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 1 r I I 1 1 I 1 1 I I 1 I 1 I 19 2004 1 9 2004 192004 1 9 2004 B21 2006 01 17 25 01 21 46 01 23 29 01 29 10 16 56 56 The default plot is Total value or Overall trend The name of the plot appears now in the upper part of the trend graph Pressing the first three buttons from the toolbar you can select the plots to be shown in a single window The selection can be e Total value trend only e Bearing condition trend only e Envelope trend only e Any combination of above There are two examples below 89 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 1 Total value Bering condition fen E A EELE EEI T AA Si ne First two buttons are p m aac wo s wx mms Riis Auto Overall 19 2004 12004 12004 PT esz 1 2006 01 17 25 01 21 46 01 23 20 Em 16 56 56 12004 12004 3212008 01 17 25 01 71 46 01 23 20 1658 58 The selected plot has a coloured border The cursor may be moved with the left and the right arrow keyboard keys in the selected plot Because the cursors in the plots are synchronized the cursor will also be moved in the remaining plots but if the same date is not available the cursors will be placed onto the closest position in respect with the cursor of the selected plot The
117. n paste the a clipboard contents in the Notepad with CTRL V IE Show spectrum fA Show Waterfall Grid The grid of the trend can be shown or hidden using Show notepad this action ib Show machine description Show spectrum Selecting this action the spectrum associated with the trend cursor will be shown ee Show machine picture Alarm limits Show waterfall Selecting this action the waterfall Show with i i cae spectra associated with the trend will be shown Show same plots Colour Show Notepad Selecting this action the Notepad _ associated with the trend will be shown Notepad can also 1 7 Report be activated with the specific button from the toolbar Show machine picture If you select this action the machine picture will be shown into a separate window Alarm limits You can make visible the alarm limits for the selected trend using this action 87 SpectraPro Manual Version D Show same plots can be used when more than a single trend window is visible If this line item is checked when you select into a trend one of the graphs the same graph will also be selected in all the visible trends Same cursors Same cursor this action activates or deactivates the linking between the cursors for the other trend plots If a large number of trend plots are displayed it is better not to synchronize the cursors Same active plot Use same amplitude scale Link to Use same amplit
118. nds and spectra associated with the selected machine View gt Show spectra from whole machine 30 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden e A List View in which you can see at once all Total values Vibration Bearing Condition and Envelope for the whole machine View gt List View Also the Alarm status is indicating e A Band View in which you can see at point level all vibration total values and Band values peak average for the band width Alarm status for above is also indicated View gt Band View e Graph View is a special mode of displaying the data A GraphView protection key is required The GraphView project can be customized using the external software provided in the SpectraPro Installation kit Start gt Programs gt SpectraPro gt GraphView Editor In all these views a Notepad is available on the machine level to type all the observations during the diagnosis process Finally chose the Report gt Job Report command and you can customize a report for the maintenance teams using all the notes supplied Once you customize a Job Report the appearance of this will be saved and next time the report can be created in a very short time Job Report can be transferred to a text editor You can then preview modify and finally print the Job Report You can also preview the report send it directly to the system printer From time to time you will want to make a report regarding all the history of a selected machine U
119. nfo button a summary of route contents will be shown Route Unload Information x Total Records Measured Records 117 Route Name KBR_Linje_ 6 DataBase ID 14 Measurement to be transferred Sem aay Timers 0 envelope us The transfer takes seconds because during data transferring the software checks each measurement If a record was found to be wrong that record won t be transferred This is the transferring report EV SDCard Route Transfer Total Records Measured Records 117 Route Name KBR_Linje 76 DataBase ID 14 Transfer statistics seem mm 0 jo Tess 8 Od C wee ms Cd Use Delete button to delete any unused or transferred route 71 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 7 2 Off route transfer for VIBER X5 The off Route measurements saved into VIBER X5 Instrument are normally binary files Each measurement type is saved into files with the following extensions Spectra and time signal files mv1 Envelope files mv2 Coast down and Coast up down files mv3 Balancing files mv4 Other files can also be created by special measurements into the VIBER X5 Instrument Read the VIBER X5 User manual for details There are two ways for files measurements transfer e Direct transfer from VIBER X5 Instrument e Indirect transfer from any measurement file 7 2 1 Direct transfer Select the command Off route gt VIBER X5 gt From Instrument as below
120. ng About User Data Sources Add dBASE Files Microsoft dbase Driver dbf Excel Files Microsoft Excel Driver xls Remove MS Access Database Microsoft Access Driver nidb Configure An DEL User data source stores information about how to connect bo the indicated data provider A User data source is only visible to pou and can only be used on the curent machine OF Cancel Apply Help Select Oracle in XE and press Finish Create New Data Source Microsoft ODBC for Oracle Microgott Paradox Driver db Microsoft Parados Treiber db Microsoft Text Driver tuk cay Microsoft Text Treiber tet caw Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver Microsoft Visual FoxPro Treiber Oracle in As SQL Server Type a name for your Data Source e g OracleSpectraPro Type XE in the TNS Service Name text box Type system in the User ID text box Lil a a SE SR PR Su se lt 43 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Oracle ODBC Driver Configuration UK Data Source Name D racleS pectraPro w C Description Cancel Hel TNS Service Name E nf o hp i Test Connection User ID sys EM Application Oracle workarounds SQLServer Migration Enable Result Sets iw Enable Quen Timeout W Read Only Connection Enable Closing Cursors Enable Thread Safety W Batch Autocommit Mode Commit only if all statements succeed Numernc Settings Use Oracle HLS settings
121. ng in Edit Database window The unit and the average can t be changed Gain When the trend is shown for the first time the gain is set in respect of the highest Total value from the trend AUTO mode The gain can be changed by clicking and dragging the upper horizontal line of the grid If you drag it down the gain will decrease if you drag it up the gain will increase A double click into the Y axis label area will restore the auto gain The gain for BC can t be adjusted Cursor When a trend is shown the cursor is placed onto the last most recent measured point You can also place the cursor into another position using the mouse click in the new position or using the left and the right arrows from the keyboard If the synchronize cursor command is checked depending on link level Synchronize to menu the cursors will move into other trend Live alarm limit change When the option Live alarm is activated in Optional Setting menu you can change live alarm limits Just place the cursor on the alarm limit border click and drag to modify the alarm level In the Trend toolbar press the Save button to store the new alarm limit into the Machine Database 11 1 2 Actions from the pop up menu The Trend Menu can be activated in each Trend Plot with a right click on the mouse The menu has the following actions Copy This action copies the plot onto the clipboard or in a text editor You can also use CTRL C You ca
122. o Customized professional reports about the machines can be made that s how The machine Database stores machinery measurement unloaded from the Viber X5 Easy Balancer Easy Viber and X Viber instruments The users can add in the Notepad information following the diagnosis procedure Trough Database gt Import command external useful data can be added to the databases regarding repair process spare parts used etc This information can come directly from CMMS or prepared in a special format by the maintenance teams That s how valuable complete information can be added in time for each machine from the databases Analyzing this information periodically you can act proactively discovering the real causes of the failures Main purposes of using this software are to supply to the maintenance team a periodical report regarding the necessary action to maintain the machinery in good working condition For this reason SpectraPro can create a Job report In order to analyze the collected data you have on your choice many ways of viewing data e A collection of trends and spectra selected by you View gt Show selected information e A Quick View session in which you explore the machines the trends and spectra associated with the selected direction View gt Quick View If Bands are defined also Band Trends are available e Trends and spectra from whole machine in which you can see at once all these tre
123. o appear Select any file from this list and press the Transfer button The selected file will be transferred in the tr2 file and will also appear in the grid list In the Destination field the name of EB file will appear 6 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Type the final destination in the Destination field of the grid list You can type the whole tree or only the Point and Direction Date amp time 1 27 00 2 22 27 PM Spec 6400 IMMS 11 27 00 2 24 48 PM Spec 3200 2MMS 1 27 00 2 24 49 PM Spec 3200 2MMS 1 ey After transfer you can press the Recycle Bin button to delete the file from the EB instrument tt Select any record from the grid list and press the Show button if you want to see a plot of the selected item Finally press Exit button 7 1 3 From File Command This command is used to transfer data from any tr3 file in the machine database From the main menu select Transfer gt Off route gt Easy Balancer Easy Viber gt From File command The following window will appear A Transfer D SpectraPro MPOZE NOI PENTRU MANUAL Test tra Date Destination fs DemoPro 1 10 2011 1 Latest J Department 1 1 10 2011 imme 123 Si Machine 1 P Point 1 een Vertical zu Ss Horizontal Point 2 Point 3 Point 4 el Machine 2 Si Machine 3 B Machine 4 x hi gt Update alarms Delete Show i Transfer Automatic Ala
124. o install Oracle Database XE Go to the following Web site http www oracle com technolo roducts database xe Click Free Download and follow the instructions to select and download the Microsoft Windows version of Oracle Database XE Server After downloading the Oracle Database XE installation executable OracleXE exe for the Western European character set or OracleXEUniv exe for the Universal character set double click it NOTE You can just click on OracleXE exe file from the SpectraPro Installation CD in the Oracle XE directory If you are installing over an existing Oracle Database XE installation then click Repair and then select Next 21 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Oracle Database 10 Express Edition Install Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Oracle Database 10g Express Edition The Install hield Wizard will install Oracle Database 10g Express Edition on your computer To continue click Next ORACLE DATABASE EXPRESS EDITION In the Oracle Next Database 10g Express Edition Install Wizard welcome window click In the License Agreement window select I accept and then click Next In the Choose Destination Location window either accept the default or click Browse to select a different installation directory Do not select a directory that has spaces in its name Then click Next Oracle Database 10 Express Edition Install Wizard Choose Destination Locatio
125. on and the selected file has no any error will be checked for integrity If the file is OK the following message will appear The number of measurement will also appear in the Route List For the unchecked files a question mark appears 78 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Another facility before transferring files is to have a look inside the selected route Just press the info button and you will be able to browse in the Route records w Route Info x TstRoute Record No 1 From Database DemoPro Records 48 Measured 0 Transfered NO Department 1 Machine 1 Point 1 ertical Date Un measured Value 1 00 roms RMS Envelope 1 00 gEN Use the arrow buttons to make movements in the route list You can see useful information regarding the route records Finally press Transfer buttons and the measurement will be transferred from to the Instrument NOTE The Instrument can be stopped The Card controller is supplied via USB connection cable If the Instrument is started you must select the menu first otherwise the connection cannot be established As can be seen any Route in the Instrument is a XI file Transferring routes means to transfer files from and to the computer In SpectraPro you can transform any Route definition into a Route Siem Aguamar ne Route nae file using the indirect transfer mode iF New Route Route Use the commands Transfer gt VIBER X5 Route gt To From Rou
126. or each measurement you can add more than one inspection code Read the Easy Viber User Manual for more details In the Easy Viber Instrument the Inspection Codes can be mixed with some text messages Between the Inspection code and text a separator is required The separator can be dot dash or space In the same message the same separator must be used Consider the Inspection Code for the above list What SpectraPro What user type in EV Sends to Notepad 1 status of machine ls eiserne Ok status of machine Bearing super heated and Seal leaking 4 and 70 C 4 and 70 C Bearing super heated and 70 C 4 and 70 C Here is 3 Here is 3 Here is Big noise Here is 3 140 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 18 Using Notepad Notepad is always available when a plot is visible on the screen The Notepad can be activated from the main toolbar menu The Notepad can also be activated from the pop up menus of each plot Show notepad command line The Notepad date appears in accordance to the plot date From a trend plot the Notepad will appear with the cursor date Because the Notepad contents appear in many Reports a proper documentation done in the Notepad will ensure a good report also Notepad editor NewPlant NewMachine File Edit Insert Format J ZU SR nocog te HOR Arial 85 BZU Insert text from file ins cars num C Notepad page date The Notepad must be used to
127. ore details please read the following article Description of the cumulative update rollup for the Visual Basic 6 0 Service Pack 6 Runtime Extended Files on address http support microsoft com kb 957924 After installation just run the SystemFileChecker application to detect if the files were properly installed The application can also create a log file with information about your computer If you have troubles just create the log file and send it to VMI AB for investigations The log file is a simple text file that can be opened before sending to ensure that no any confidential information from your computer was included in this file When you open this application the following window will appear E SystemFileChecker FileName Version Size Date Path B 6 0 95 16 170080 3 24 2009 3 5400 PM WINDOWS sypsternsz 6 7 98 16 415552 3 24 2009 35200 PM WINDOWS systems2 6 0 98 16 6149592 3 24 2009 35200 PM WINDOWS systemig 6 0 98 16 3242009 3 52 00 PM Comete 32 ace 5 Cometss2 oce 2 Comets ocs 170080 OOMOODOOODOODOOOOOOO Lomctz32 0C 2 Comdlg32 oce 2 Dbadapt dl Dbgrid32 00 Dblist32 ocx D Meis2 ock 5 Msadodc ocx Msbind dl Machrt2U ocs 4 Macomet oc Mscometl ock D Medatgrd oce 3 Medatlst ocx 6 1 38 16 6 1 98 16 5 1 98 13 6 1 38 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 38 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 39 16 6 1 38 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 39 16 6 1 98 16 OP Windows XP Service Pack 3 x32 Pres
128. ort Band est h DEPARTMENT FT MACHINE BOOT Ry Header Body Cancel Report Header can be customized by pressing Header button Pressing Body button the user can customize the report as follows Balancing Report Options Include in Report i Rotor Picture W Vibration if Balancing Matrix W Measurement List i Trial Runs Results i User Notes Lancel e Rotor picture Adds also the rotor picture to the Report e Vibration Includes also the initial and final vibration measured during the balancing session e Balancing Matrix Includes the calculated Balancing Matrix in the Report e Measurement list Includes all the Fine Balancing measurement As default only the latest fine balancing is included e Trial Run Results Includes the trial run details in the Report e User Notes Includes also the User Notes if exist From the left List the user can select the Balancing Report to be printed When the Print button is pressed the Balancing Report is shown into a Preview Window From here the report can be printed When a Balancing File exists in the machine database in the SpectraPro Notepad appears a new icon in the upper right corner The report can be printed also from here 132 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Notepad editor DEPARTMENT1 MACHINEL File Edit Insert Format gt h regal OC MS Shel Dig Balancing Report Balancing file is available H 4 10 6 2010 tH B
129. ossible adjust butto button manually the correct shaft speed for a single Direction belonging to a Machine and use the Speed Tool menu to set the proper shaft speed to all Machine Directions e The magnitude values are important Even low magnitude peaks can be relevant for the machine condition e Set the Total value alarms according with a well known standard Be careful to set other smaller limits for Vertical and Axial directions Don t use the same limits for all measurement directions e Add your comments from the Notepad to the Report They will be very helpful during the diagnosis process e From the information provided by this Report first try to find what faults the machine DOESN T have rather than trying to detect the existing possible fault Eliminate one by one the inexistent faults and finally you will obtain a short list with all possible faults Now it will be easier to determine the real faults Send to Word Print button on button 13 9 Balancing Report Report Window Help Job Report This command can be used to create a Balancing Certificate nfs Machine history using the Balancing Files downloaded from VIBER X5 Madine description Instrument MV4 extension files Sul Transfer report Balancing Files must exist in the machine Database big Un measured machines BF Diagnosis Printer Setup a Balancing Report 131 SpectraPro Manual VersionD r EH Balancing Rep
130. ou can 63 SpectraPro Manual VersionD x Template list Template name Description cee Grinder IMO 0T 1T AL SIL IMO 011 PIO 3 Pump Machine 1 Drive belt fan amp motor Rename a machine name description and machine picture Remove a machine from the Template file Export a machine into another Template file the file can be created if it doesn t exist Import a machine from any Template file the file must exist 64 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 7 Off route transfer 7 1 Off route transfer for Easy Balancer and Easy Viber From the Easy Balancer or the Easy Viber Analyzers you can transfer the following type of off route data e Spectral data including Time signal e Envelope spectra e Coast down Coast up plots e Balancing data Data can be transferred from Easy Balancer or Easy Viber in two ways e Direct transfer If the machine database is available you can transfer each file from Analyzer in the proper location e Indirect transfer In this case the data will be first transferred into a Transfer file and then from the file into the machine database 7 1 1 Direct transfer Direct transfer can be done using the Transfer gt Off route gt Easy Balancer Easy Viber gt From Instrument command or pressing the specific button from the toolbar Before executing this command you must check e If the serial cable is properly connected to both Analyzer and computer ports e If
131. ovided in the installation kit The picture must be into a picture file format Of course you can make your own pictures with a digital camera To add a picture to a machine click Browse button and select any picture file e Reference speed For each machine you can define 2 reference rotational speeds The first is the primary reference speed and the other one is the secondary reference speed related to the first one These speeds will be useful later on the shaft speed definition for each point In this respect you can label these two speeds for an easier recognition in future For variable speed machines define the primary rotational speed as zero The software will determine the real shaft speed using the latest measurement 52 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden For more details see Speed settings z Speed reference settings x Primary reference speed Value 50 00 Hz Secondary reference speed Primary RPM Ratio fi x Primary RPM 50 00 Hz e Electrical motor fault frequencies Motor speed Line Frequency Label Line Freq Nos 2 Pole pass PP freq Nos 42 Rotor bar pass REP freq 2100 00 Hz C RPM Hz Ra x You can define the following fault frequencies e Line frequency LF e Pole pass frequency PP e Rotor bar pass frequency RBP 53 SpectraPro Manual VersionD e Belt fault frequencies 1 Belt Setting Pitch diameter fio mm Length fioo mm Frequency 0 00
132. owing window will appear ee 4 Check one by one the Departments to be moved into the graphic area 5 Move the icons in the convenient location by mouse 6 Right click the Department icon and a pop up menu will be shown ABC Mame MS Size b 9 Background colour From the above menu you can e Rename the Department e Adjust the icon size small medium or large e Select a background colour for the icon 142 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 7 Right click in the graphic area The following pop up menu will be shown G Picture 8 You can do the following actions e Add a temporary grid to the graphic area e Select a background picture The picture must have an approximate size to cover all the display area Any type of picture file is accepted e Add some position lines to the icons e Preview the final graphic aspect of the page 9 Double click on each Department icon In the left side of the window the machine list will be shown Proceed as before and add a machine For each Department a new graphic page will be created 10 On each new page double click on each machine In the left side of the window the Point list will be shown Add the points Directions will be added also for each machine For each machine a new graphic page will be created 11 In each page you can add a background picture 12 When you finish just exit the Graph View Editor The pages will be automatically saved in the m
133. plied by VMI AB each Activation Code is specific for an instrument serial number and a specific function Once you receive an Activation Code this must be added to the Activation Codes list Then you can also activate the function in the X VIBER Instrument To add a new activation code to the list use Help gt Activation Code List command Remove Ka Press Add button x Edit activation code ee nun GE Enter the Activation code If the Activation code is correct the OK button will be enabled Press OK to add the Activation code to the list To activate a function in the X VIBER Instrument just connect it to the PC and select Transfer gt X Viber command When the connection is established the function s will be automatically enabled in the Instrument 148 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 22 USB Driver for VIBER X5 No driver is required to connect the VIBER X5 Instrument to the computer When you insert the connection cable in any USB hub the Windows Operating System will recognize the Instrument microSD Card as a standard mass storage device and it will publish this For the first time this can take 20 30 seconds Then the connection will be established in 2 3 seconds The single condition to establish the connection is When you connect the USB cable to the PC and to the Instrument the Instrument must be stopped Or If the Instrument is started the user must place the VIBER X5 in the
134. r The indirect transfer must be done in two steps First using the external program Easy Balancer transfer to file you must transfer the data from EB or EV into a Transfer file The Transfer file has the tr3 extension Use the Transfer gt Off route gt Easy Balancer Easy Viber gt From File command to transfer the data from the selected transfer file into the machine database 7 1 2 1 Easy Balancer transfer to file external program Start the program from the Windows gt Start gt Programs menu list a Easy Balancer Data transfer OE 2 nof Date amp time Destination Directory list area File grid area Easy Balancer Spectrum data gt Program Filesi Spectra as tre COM Recordno oO browse Create new file Hi Before to execute this command just check e If the serial cable is properly connected to both EB and computer ports e If the EB is switched ON and on the EB screen if the main menu is displayed Select an existing Transfer file or create a new one The default extension for Transfer files is tr3 In the same file you can transfer data from Easy Balancer or from Easy Viber analyzer Select a proper serial communication port e g COM2 Select the data type e g Spectrum data From the EB EV menu select Print out communication menu line and press Enter The Status bar message will be Ready to transfer A directory list will als
135. re SpectraPro can work in conjunction with the following machine database types e MS Access MSDE Microsoft Database Engine not suitable for Windows VISTA Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 Microsoft SQL Server Oracle 8 0 or newer Oracle Database XE Server All of these have Client Server architecture MSDE and SQL Server are very similar in fact MSDE is an SQL Server server with the following differences 1 Maximum size of the database is restricted to 2 GB 2 MSDE server can be used in a network with 5 users only SpectraPro can create and manage also MS Access database type The MS Access isn t a real database server but it has a database structure A MS Access databases have the following advantages 1 Small space required on the hard disk and low resources required from the host computer 2 Easily transferred to other computers 3 Easily to create backup file Just copy the database file with extension sp3 onto a USB stick or somewhere in a network computer At the same time the MS Access database also has the following disadvantages 1 Itis not a safe database especially for a large number of machines 2 Used in a network this type of database will dramatically increase the network traffic and slow down the communication speed 3 Itis not a solution for large enterprise integration For these reasons it is not recommended to use the MS Access database for company applications 2
136. reference spectrum Baseline spectrum if exists will be drawn in the same 92 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden plot with black lines The Reference spectrum has its own cursor synchronized with the Spectrum cursor Using the mouse pointed in the origin of the Reference spectrum axis you can move the reference spectrum wherever you want onto the plot area If you want you can place the reference spectrum over the actual spectrum Main cursor Determine how the cursor will move in the plot e Peak locked When a peak is detected the cursor will be placed on the maximum calculated peak A small blue icon will indicate the peak detection If a peak is not detected the cursor will move with spectrum resolution steps e Frequency line The cursor will follow the spectrum lines e Free The cursor is moved with one pixel step The peak amplitude will be calculated with a linear interpolation between the spectrum lines e Speed tools Determine how the software will place M Shaft speed arrow the speed arrow e Calculated The speed arrow will be placed onto the position calculated from the actual spectrum around the defined values The software tries to detect a peak a higher line between other two smaller lines around the defined shaft speed If a peak is found the exact frequency and peak amplitude are calculated If a peak isn t found the speed arrow is placed on the defined frequency If the defined frequency doesn t exis
137. rement type 7 2 2 Indirect transfer Select the command Off route gt VIBER X5 gt From Files When this command is executed the following transfer windows will appear 73 SpectraPro Manual VersionD am Measurements Transfer Spectrum data Spectrum data Envelope Balancing data hi Extruder 3 l iy Zahnradpumpe u AS Motor 1 A JE Motor 1Y IE Motor 2 4 JE Motor 2 Y a0 Getriebe 1 H a0 Getriebe 1 A 2 Schnecke Update alarms Automatic Alarm Report Selected Directory More First you must select the measurement type from the combo box Press Add button to add files in the left list Multi selection is allowed Select the disk unit folder and the files You can select one or more files to be added in the transfer list multi selection You can press Add button several times to add files from various locations When consider the list was completed you can transfer the file into the database on the direction level You can also show more information regarding the files contents pressing the Info button 74 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Fa Measurements Transfer c a opiati gal gt Pae ye Spectrum data v Analysis and Preactive Maintenance Software 6 25 2010 10 4 6 14 2010 10 0 6 14 2010 10 0 6 14 2010 10 0 6 14 2010 10 0 6 14 2010 10 0 r 6 14 2010 10 1 O a Extruder 3 6 10 2010 12 2 u Zahnradpumpe 6 10 2010 12 4
138. ress keys 0 to 9 to move the cursor to the shaft frequency or to its harmonics Move the cursor label up or down using the UP DOWN arrow keys Shaft Speed cursor The shaft speed cursor is shown as a small triangle near the X axis using the mouse you can adjust the position of this cursor 11 3 1 Actions from pop up menu The Spectrum Menu can be activated in each Spectrum Plot with a right click on the mouse The Menu has the following actions Copy This action copies the plot onto the Clipboard You can also use CTRL C You can paste the clipboard contents in the Notepad with CTRL V You can also copy the plot in a MS Word document file The first copy action in MS Word will open a new document Consecutive copy actions will insert the plots any of Show machine description them in the same document file Show machine picture Grid The grid of the spectrum can be shown or Ref spectra hidden using this action Main cursor Show trend Selecting this action the trend Harmonic cursors associated with the spectrum will be shown Speed Looks Show Notepad Selecting this action the Notepad Frequency list associated with the spectrum will be shown The Defect list Notepad can also be activated with the specific button ee from the toolbar Show with Show machine description The machine description RPM editor will be opened Colour Show machine picture The machine picture will be shown Export Report Reference spectrum The
139. ring Gear Multiply Electrical Belt e Line default motor e Target type Max number of side bands 3 a Ei 3 as Bo d h AEA Ok Cancel Just click the option you want and the cursor shape selected will be displayed into the spectrum plot from now on You can also adjust the cursor thickness default is 1 pixel The thickness of the spectrum line can be adjusted with a proper setting of the Width Maximum number of harmonic cursors and side band cursors can be adjusted in the Same tab Once set any of the above will be saved into the SpectraPro ini file 11 3 4 Adjusting speed Beginning with SpectraPro SP8 new enhancements have been added to the Speed tools menu A major task in the spectrum analysis is to determine with a higher accuracy the correct speed for each spectrum Almost all fault frequencies are associated with the shaft speed A small error in shaft speed determination can produce larger errors in the fault frequencies calculation and aS a consequence a poor diagnosis process A proper solution might be to measure the spectrum from the route using speed reference active tachometer input This action is difficult to be done in most cases because a speed sensor must be fitted to each machine shaft The method with the Measured speed described below allows a correct shaft speed calculation even if only a single measurement belonging to the machine has a speed reference The algorithm also works if the
140. rm Report Press the File button and select the required Transfer file All the records from this file will appear onto the left side window Select any record and a proper destination For Spectrum and Coast down data a Direction must be selected in the machine tree For Balancing data a Machine must be selected You can see the plot before transfer by pressing the Show button Now press the Transfer button and the data will be transferred in the destination location Instead of those mentioned above you simply can drag and drop the selected item from the file list in the final destination After transfer you can optionally delete the record from the file list by pressing the Delete button 68 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Finally press Terminate button to conclude the transfer session 7 1 3 1 Download Route from Easy Viber SD Card If the Easy Viber has the option for removable SD Card you can use the following command to transfer Route measurement directly from the Card Remove the Easy Viber SD Card and insert it into any suitable computer slot Use Transfer gt Easy Viber Route gt From SD Card command In the Transfer windows you must select the SD Card drive name You can transfer also the route measurements from any folder where a SD Card contents was saved before S EY SD CARD Card Info MSD Name Drive Folder Details Filename Total Meas 8 0 Fil E Update alarms Rn Autom
141. rm status for those above mentioned is also indicated View gt Band View Show selected information When you select this command a specific window will appear on the screen that will allow you to choose the department the machine the point and the wished direction The choice is made selecting a certain direction with the mouse in the above mentioned order When the direction is selected in the upper right side will appear a list with all collected spectra for that direction Coloured small icons also indicate an alarm condition for the measurements View E23 DemoPro Measurements fy Department 1 5 4 Machine 1 E A Point 1 MB 11 29 2010 2 12 39 PM 127 mmjs ES Vertical WF 11 29 2010 2 16 02 PM 93 89 mmjs ES Horizontal Ii 17 2972010 2 16 48 PM 5 W Axial I 12 27 1999 12 00 24 am E Point 2 B 12 26 1999 12 00 23 am 18 Point 3 17 911000 17 NN 97 AM 121 Point 4 Si Machine 2 Ji Machine 3 Spectrum and trends to shd B Machine 4 List of selection AX Machine 1 Point 1 Vertical Bl Machine 1 Point 1 Vvertical 11 29 2010 2 Ih Department 2 thy Department 3 thy Department 4 fy Sample plant DemoPro Department 1 Machine 1 Point 1 Wertica 110 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden A check mark icon indicates the baseline spectrum if any The Coast down measurements are marked with a bl
142. rom any X Viber instrument indirectly without the instrument connected to the PC E SpectraPRO X Database Transfer View Settings f ld x viber ry Manual entry af From XVIBER file aW X iber Transfer form File File name iino file X WIBER SE RQUITE Serial Firmware version Download date Record 0 Automatic Alarm Report amp gt Open File Update alarms abort OR NE Just select the From X VIBER file command and the following download windows will appear First press the Open File button and select an X VIBER Route file The X VIBER Route file has always the XVR extension The file can be created inside of the XTREND application If the selected file is a valid X VIBER Route file in the above window will appear information regarding the Route as bellow 152 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden W X iber Transfer form File l x File name D XTREND TEST FILE FOR TRANSFER xvr X VIBER U ROUTE RUTA DE TEST Serial 308 Download date Saturday September 18 2010 3 58 07 PM Firmware 5 42 Records 14 12 0 Abort Transfer Exit Observe also that the Transfer button is now enabled To begin the measurement process just press Transfer button Before this be sure the measurements belong to the active database r spectraPRO This route seems not to be for this database Because the Route file is created in another application XT
143. s 1 and 2 illustrate the ESP Envelope Signal Processing Spectrum data collected from the Motor Non Drive end bearing positions of two identical Compressors Envelope a IM I ik i AW I AAU Ran i la n i Ma Figure 1 Compressor 1 Motor NDE ESP Spectrum 104 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Enwalopa kh Hh dtl lit it With f be aA iy mn ners 420000 30000 CPM Figure 2 Compressor 2 Motor NDE ESP Spectrum The carpet level comparison reveals a carpet or threshold of 90 dB exhibited by Figure 2 as compared with 105 dB exhibited by Figure 1 This is a difference of some 20 dB or approximately 1000 Envelope o Sy MTA BRG INNEA RACE gt Bx MTR BAG INNER RACE oa MTR BRG INNER RACE 3 ay MTR BRG INNER RACE 7 2 dy MTA BRG INNER RACE f f 1 1000 OOO S000 CPM In figure above the software diagnostic features have been utilized to highlight the peaks of interest on the ESP data collected from Compressor 1 The speed and bearing type have been entered and the system has generated the bearing defect frequencies associated with this particular type of bearing The conclusion is that there is clearly a defect on the INNER RACE of this bearing 105 SpectraPro Manual VersionD The defect frequency is some 15 20 dB above the carpet which would not usually cause great concern however the presence of harmonics at 2 x INNER 3 x INNER and 4 x INNER combined with the high carpet level led to
144. s of all measurements in the database will be automatically updated 81 SpectraPro Manual Version D 8 Importing data External data can be imported in the machine Notepad using Import notes command from the Database Menu With this command you can complete your notes using helpful information from the maintenance team The Import command is an easy way to add information regarding the repair process the spare parts used or any other useful information even picture or text file To do this you must prepare a text file first with any name but with the imp extension The following reserved words can be included into this text file between square brackets PLANT lt plant name gt lt plant name gt must exist in the database MACHINE lt machine name gt lt machine name gt must exist in the database DATE lt date gt in computer format e g dd mm yyyy RTF lt file name gt full path and name of a Rich Text file FILE lt file name gt full path and name of a text file PICTURE lt file name gt full path and name of a picture file in Windows graphic format NOTE Next lines will be considered to be notes to be added Finish with other reserved words or with ENDNOTE ENDNOTE X It is considered to be comments It is not transferred For the DemoPro database provided in installation kit an import file example is Sample import file PLANT Department 1 Usually the import files can
145. s the Check System button The application will check your system and it will change the icons of the missing or wrong files as follows 1593954 57168 567104 222520 215880 134976 ogag 1023365 659264 1069376 of ood 252240 15 32420039 3 52 00 PM af 24 2009 3 52 00 PM 3244 2009 3 52 00 PM 3 24 2009 3 52 00 PM 3424 2009 3 52 00 PM 3242009 3 52 00 PM 3 24 2009 3 52 00 PM 3242009 3 52 00 PM 3 24 2009 3 52 00 PM 3242009 3 52 00 PM 3242009 3 52 00 PM 3242009 3 52 00 PM File has a wrong version or is older than required WINDOWS epstemad WINDOWS systemse WINDOWS systems WINDOWS systenrse WINDOWS systemse WINDOWS epstemad WINDOWS epstemad WINDOWS systemiz WINDOWS systenrcs WINDOWS systems WINDOWS systenrs WINDOWS epstemad WINDOWS systemie SpectraPro Manual VersionD File is missing E SystemFileChecker FileName Version Seel Date File Type Scan Result f y HS Cometes2 oce MJS Comet332 ocx Mi Cometh oce Mi Lomch232 00 H Lomdlgs32 0cH HX Dbadapt dll A S Dbgrid32 0c MJX Dblist32 0cx 7 Mite ocs mie Msadodc ace EAS Mebind dl MS Maechrt20 ocx ales Maconct oce HS Mecornictl ace HS Medabgrd oce rales Medatlst oce 6 0 98 16 6 7 98 16 6 0 98 16 6 0 39 16 6 1 39 16 6 1 99 16 5 1 98 13 6 1 98 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 98 16 6 1 39 16 6 1 39 16 6 1 39 16 OP Windows XP Service Pack 3 x32 Press the Create Log but
146. s unit selecting CPM or Hz 94 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Colours You can customize the colours in the spectrum plot You can change the colours for Main cursor Harmonics cursors Bearing cursors Axis background Axis foreground Overall bar graph Spectrum grid Spectrum line Spectrum background Colour setting Main cursor Axis background Around I grid overall line bear ing line background rend Envelope System colours y E Set default You can save these new colours for database or to restore the original colours using Set default command Export You can export the whole spectrum in any transfer file having extension tr3 Report Using this command a spectrum Report will be generated After previewing you can print the report to the system printer For more details see Report preview The Report can also be transferred in a MS Word Document If there is no document opened a new document will be opened Consecutive reports will be inserted in the same document file 11 3 2 Actions from the toolbar In the Main Menu some Toolbar buttons are dedicated for Spectra Plots November 29 2010 1 33 14 PM 95 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Notepad button When this button is pressed the Notepad will be activated in accordance with the active Spectrum plot Dynamic table A table with the first 30 fault frequencies can be displayed Spectrum Hz
147. se Report gt Machine History command to do this You can also customize the History report and then preview modify and print it The previously mentioned reports have distinct purposes e The Job Report is addressed mainly to the maintenance team The Machine History is useful to take some proactive actions before a failure of the machinery to occur The SpectraPro software is very flexible software and offers to you many commands to do the same action in different ways Before using the software read carefully this document and using DemoPro databases provided in installation kit try to learn how to use efficient this powerful program If you run this software for the first time then you can use DemoPro databases which are included in the installation kit That s how you can learn how to work with the software and to evaluate the special performance of it On the screen a list of Menus and a Toolbar are displayed In the Status Bar on the bottom of the screen the active database is also displayed On the first run the active database is DemoPro Although you can create your own database on the beginning use DemoPro database to display spectra and trends Edit database view measurements measurements 31 SpectraPro Manual VersionD If you run the program for the first time select Settings gt Optional Settings command Select the units metric or imperial and the measurement unit for fr
148. spreadsheet Please note that Microsoft Excel Fa must be installed into Create Cancel your computer 126 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 13 6 Transfer Report Transfer Report Transfer Report can show any route transfer in the SpectraPro database Monday November 29 2010 Monday November 29 2010 Monday December 06 1999 Press Print button to show the report Tuesday November 30 1999 The report can contain all measurements Tuesday November 30 1999 or a selection depending on the Alarm conditions The alarm limits are collected from the route settings From the list select the transfer date All measurements a above Warning Kx Above Danger ol Also the specified number of the highest peaks from spectrum can be shown 5 l Specify number of first ordered lines in spectrum tables RPM Hz 13 7 Unmeasured machine Report This report can be useful to find the unmeasured machines since a specific date Select the date first and press the Search button The report will be displayed in the print preview window i Unmeasured machine report Search from Tuesday February 22 2011 11 29 2010 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 21 machine s found 127 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 13 8 Diagnosis Report Defect List Report This paragraph describes how to use the Defect List Report to perform the d
149. store or install a copy of the PRODUCT on a storage device such as a network server used only to install or run the Software over an internal network however you must acquire and dedicate a license for each individual who will use the PRODUCT One License for the PRODUCT may not be shared or used concurrently on different computers If the Software is installed on a network server or other system that physically allows shared access to the Software you agree to provide technical or procedural methods to prevent use of the Software by individuals not specifically licensed to use the Software pursuant to this Agreement VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Transfer You may transfer the Software and Documentation to a single recipient on a permanent basis provided you retain no copies of the Software or Documentation including backup or archival copies and the recipient agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement If the Software is an upgrade any transfer must include all prior versions of the Software and Documentation Reverse Engineering You may not modify translate reverse engineer recompile disassemble except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restrictions or create derivative works based on the Software or any portion thereof Copying You may not copy the Software or Documentation except as specifically provided by this Agreement Rental You may not rent or lease the Software or Documentation Propri
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151. t the cursor is placed onto the calculated frequency near the highest top in the spectrum e Defined The speed arrow will be placed in the frequency defined in Database edit menu e Measured The speed arrow will be placed where it was measured If the shaft speed wasn t measured in the meantime of spectrum acquisition the cursor will be placed into the defined position Spectrum ha Fx 15 00 mms AMS Auto Calculated frequency 0 00 I I I I I I I I I I I I I 22 5 250 275 30 0 325 35 0 375 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 675 700 725 e Saved shaft speed The speed arrow will be placed in the position saved before using the Save speed current command The speed value is saved only for the selected spectrum or for all spectra belonging to the machine see Adjusting speed paragraph 93 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Harmonic cursors By default up to 10 harmonic cursors can be shown together with the main cursor but you can change this number in the Settings gt Optional settings menu Side band cursors As default up to 10 side band cursors can be shown together with the main cursor but you can change this number in the Settings gt Optional settings menu Defect frequency cursors This is a powerful tool for fault identification In a toolbox window all the defined fault frequencies will appear Any selection will update into the real time the spectrum plot The last selection is a
152. te file The window beside will appear Use To file button to transform a Route Eulen Bee Update alarms Automatic Alarm Report In addition you can press the From File button and browse for a specific Route file When the route file is opened the measurements will be directly transferred into the machine database 19 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 7 6 Download the route To From X VIBER Instrument Before to transfer the route to from X VIBER proceed as follows e Connect the X VIBER to PC using the USB cable e Inthe X VIBER Instrument select Communication menu Transfer from X Viber Select Transfer gt X Viber menu 7 6 1 Download a route definition e Select the route from the list e Press Transfer to X VIBER button left arrow button e The selected route will be transferred into X VIBER Instrument 7 6 2 Download the data When you completed to collect data e Press Transfer from X VIBER button right arrow button e The measurements will be down loaded into the machine database VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 7 7 Using transfer options After a route was transferred from the Instrument before exit you can select the following options e Automatic Alarm Report If this option is checked after exiting from the transfer window a Transfer Report will be shown e Update alarm If this option is checked after exiting from the transfer window the Alarm Statu
153. the Analyzer is switched ON and on the Analyzer screen if the Communication menu item is selected On the screen the transfer window will appear 1 Select the serial communication port gt Transfer out of route 2 Select the measurement type In the Status bar the Awaiting connection message will appear Select the proper serial communication port e g COM4 and the data type on your choice e g Spectrum data Spectrum data Spectrum data Envelope Name Date N 1 E DemaPro TET Ay Department 1 ug Department 2 Now you must select from the fig Department 3 Analyzer menu the Print u he Ball out Communication a Sample plant command and press the Enter key Depending on your selection in the directory area a list of an Automatic Alarm Report a existing files in the Analyzer Delete Do aean i Terminate will appear L Awaiting connection 2 65 SpectraPro Manual VersionD 172700 14 22 27 2 14 00 09 22 26 1 2700 14 24 49 1 2700 14 24 49 1 2700 14 25 50 1 2700 14 25 31 1 2700 14 26 07 1 2700 14 26 09 The Status bar will display a Ready to transfer message For both Spectrum and Coast down data two types of files can be shown e Single data files e g 1 1 e Double data files These files are displayed as two items e g 1 2 and 2 2 having the same name and the same date 1 sec more for the second file Each item has a specific icon MM Sin
154. the cursor in the trend and the spectrum plot will be refreshed Any time you move the cursor the peak found in the spectrum plot is slightly moved but a peak is always correctly found FE SpectraPRO Full facility Database Transfer View Settings Report Window Help BandTest y DEPARTMENT1 MACHINE1 P1 P2 T y Uj Primary LL Secondary Widel Wj Wide2 P3 P4 Notepad editor DEPARTMENT 1 MACHINE1 Af Spectrum File Edit Insert Format rm A BF x Ei g f 2 Md fe Sa ib Seren 5 00 m s RMS Auto 24 octombrie 2006 12 56 17 Overall 3 738 mm s RMS MS Shell Dig 85 ae a ee ae ae ee A N a na gr nn Rn 2 EA 00 370 740 111 0 1480 1850 2220 2590 2960 3330 3700 M 4 24 10 2006 gt gt i F Ins CAPS HUM 4 145 555 925 12935 1665 2035 2405 2775 3145 3515 SBandTest C SpectraPro Data BandTest sp3 SAMS Access Wf No Filter 812PM 12 29 2006 119 SpectraPro Manual VersionD The wide bands cover a 200 Hz range above the Secondary RPM frequency Now you can return to Database Edit and add more band definitions for all the major faults detected 12 4 5 Band Alarm in tree When you update the alarms in the Database Command Update Alarm Status in Database menu the following attention message will appear Update alarm status x Now you have two options e To press NO and the bands alarm won t be 2
155. the majority of any Ud other languages C6 foe If you don t understand completely how to translate some sentences just skip the row You can do this aaa zu later This setting will be save in file a i CS pectaFrosSpectraPRAO ini o General When you finish close the translation window Your Language 1 work will be saved in the MessagePro mdb file 138 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden If you update SpectraPro with a new Service Pack don t worry The Service Pack won t delete your translation file but will just add the newest words or sentences in English Just run again the Translation software and translate the latest messages When you close the Translation software the following window will be shown Your language will appear in the translation list Just select your language from the list and next time when you will start SpectraPro all the messages will be in your language The latest saved language is saved in the SpectraPro ini file as shown above If some messages aren t translated you have the possibility to make the translation when you run the SpectraPro software To do this proceed as follows Locate SpectraPro ini file on your computer in a default installation the file will be in C Program Files SpectraPro directory Just double click the file to be opened in Notepad The first part of this file is shown below General Language 1 MessagePro C SpectraPro MessagePRO mdb
156. ton The application will create a text file containing information regarding the file status and 170080 415552 614992 170050 157304 57160 567104 222020 2156860 134976 ogag 1029968 bod2b4 1069376 ofa 25224 242009 3 52 00 PM 242009 3 52 00 PM 242009 3 52 00 PM 24 3 52 00 PM af 24 2009 3 52 00 PM af 24 72009 3 52 00 PM af 24 72009 3 52 00 PM 242009 3 52 00 PM 242009 3 52 00 PM 2472009 3 52 00 PM 2472009 3 52 00 PM 242009 3 52 00 PM 242009 3 52 00 PM 240 3 52 00 PM af24 7 2009 3 52 00 PM of 24 7 2009 3 52 00 PM Actives Control Actes Control Achve Control Achves Control Achves Control Application Extension Achves Control Achves Control Achves Control Activex Control Application Extension Actes Control Achve Control Achves Control Achves Control Actives Control also some non confidential information about your Operating system Send this file to VMI for investigation IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS If you still have problems running SpectraPro or and XTREND on VISTA or Windows 7 Operating System just configure your Operating System using the Compatibility Mode Program compatibility is a mode in Windows 7 that lets you run some programs written for earlier versions of Windows Many programs written for Windows XP will also work in Windows 7 but some older programs might run poorly or not at all If an older program doesn t run correctly you can use the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter to sim
157. ude scale for all This command is an action that adjusts the gain for all trends in accordance with the active trend gain depending on the link level Same active plot can be used when more than a single trend window is visible If this line item is checked when you select one of the graphs in a trend the same graph will also be selected in all the visible trends Link to You can synchronize trend cursors and make the same gain for all the trend plots depending on link level global for all active trends machine or point level Colours You can customize the colour for e Main cursor Axis background Axis foreground Trend grid Trend overall line Trend bearing line Trend Envelope line Trend background Active plot border Diagram background E Diagram foreground This item change the selected plot Trend gri l border color Trend Overall line ai i Trend Bearing line Trend background Trend Envelope lt lt jActive Plot Set default You can save these new colours using Save command You can restore the default colours using the Set Default command EF to MS Word Report Using this command a trend report will be generated een After previewing you can print the report to the system printer The Report can be also made directly in a text editor 88 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 11 1 3 Actions from the toolbar Notepad button When this button is pressed the Notepad will be activated i
158. ue icon Now you can select a collection of trends and spectra to be shown Just double click on any trend or direction and the item will be moved to the show list Instead of double clicking you can drag and drop any Direction or Spectrum to the show list If you don t want to display some items from the shown list just double click on that items and they will be removed from the list Finally press Show button and the entire list will be shown After you have displayed some trends and spectra set the main window remains active and you can select other trends or spectrum Although a large number of information can displayed on a single screen it is recommended to limit the number of simultaneously opened plots because the plots will have smaller and smaller sizes and many details will be lost When one or more plots are displayed you can use Window Menu to arrange the plots on the screen You can clear the screen using Clear All command or you can copy on the Clipboard any plot using the Copy to clipboard command For details regarding an efficient way of using the spectra and trends plot see also Spectrum plot and Trend plot BME Hei The advantage of using Selection view m Cascade e Any trend spectrum or coast down measurement can be displayed onto a single screen Tile vertical e The number of displayed plots is limited only to the E Clear All screen size Copy to clipboard Ctrl C The disadvantage of using Sele
159. uisition the machine speed remains the same 10 2 5 2 Using the Saved Speed For a new uploaded spectrum without speed measurement during the data acquisition the Speed Tool menu appears as below Save current speed Measured item is disabled because the speed was not ee measured during data acquisition Calculated 7 560 0 RPM Saved shaft speed item is also disabled because no other Measured shaft speed was saved Defined 7 560 0 RPM To set the proper shaft speed for all machines directions proceed as follows 2944 3 RPM e Select any spectrum of the same machine e Manually move the shaft speed cursor near the frequency where you consider that the speed is correct e From the Main menu toolbar press the a button e In the enlarged spectrum graph locate the Best shaft position This is the top of the peak as beside Best shatt speed 2 947 5RPhM 5 09 mms i The grey line recanstructs the spectrum peak between Real lines 20 2880 2940 3000 3 0 2850 2912 A p370 3030 Slowly move the shaft speed cursor over the maximum of the grey peak 99 SpectraPro Manual VersionD e Now press again the Ql button to display the whole spectrum e From the Speed tools item select Save current speed and Save to all points item The proper shaft speed will be back calculated using the speed settings in the database for all the measurements belonging to the
160. ulate earlier versions of Windows which may address the Issue To run the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter Click Start click Control Panel click Programs and then click Run programs made for previous versions of Windows Follow the instructions in the troubleshooter For more details visit htt windows microsoft com en US windows7 Make older programs run in this version of Windows 16 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 1 2 Installing SpectraPro application Press SpectraPro label and follow the instructions displayed on screen If you accept the default location SpectraPro will be installed on C Program Files SpectraPro directory As Download When you have obtained the software as a digital file e g downloaded it there are two possible variants A You have a zipped file zip file or B you have the installer exe file When you have a zipped or stuffed file recognizable by the compression icon you need to have WinZip or another program that supports these compressed files If you have the Installer file you can proceed by double clicking this file The installation will start and you will have to follow the instructions displayed on screen 1 3 Installing the latest Service Pack The latest available Service Pack is always on the CD ROM Before running the Service Pack Installation file first start the SpectraPro once At this moment you can select the software language also 1
161. umentation are property of VMI By buying or using the software you are granted only a non exclusive right to use a copy of the software All intellectual rights in the Software remain property of VMI Sweden copyrights law and international treaties protect the PRODUCT VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden SpectraPro Manual VersionD Table of Contents EON S EAO ONO a E ae ee E EAEE 4 1 IBSEI NO NE SOLOW ie ee ee 14 1 1 Installing UpdateSystem application zs22222sssnnnnnnnnnnnn non nn nn nn 15 1 2 Installing SpectraPro APpPliCatiON ccccccccecececececncncncnenenenenenenenenensnsneess 17 1 3 Installing the latest Service Pack uuszusssenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnn nun 17 1 4 Updating the GOW al CG nee titri tk EEANN EAEEREN EAA 17 1 5 Installing VIBER X5 TOOLS Optionally ccscscecececececncnenenenenenensnenenenss 17 1 6 Installing MSDE Database Server Optionally wiciicccccccccnnnnneneeneneesennnnes 18 1 7 Installing protection key drivers vc ccccccccccrsecccccreccecccrnneeeeersseeeenneeessnngs 19 1 8 Installing SQL Server Express optionally cciicccccccecccccnnnneneeennnnesnnnnnes 19 1 9 Installing Oracle Database Express ECitiOn cccccsccscecescevecceseceenevesnenes 21 7 912 TCO CLONE aoe 21 1 9 2 Installing Oracle Database XE Server viccicsssscececncncneuueuecnenesessueueunenenenss 21 1 10 Using the help menu and COOIDALS cccsseeeecreecccccrnececeurseeeseunnenesengs 24 OY ie Me gs la 21g Ce eer etn tT et ee
162. use the Fi ter includes Bhi Machine 2 only this Plant After the database name the Fi ter name is also shown 85 SpectraPro Manual Version D 11 Viewing plots SpectraPro can display the followings plots e Trends for total value BC Envelope Temperature Speed Manual Entry values and also Coast Up and Coast Down graph e Spectra for vibration measurement and Envelope e Time signal plots 11 1 Trend plots Trend plots can be shown for any View or from Edit window When a Trend Plot is shown you can take a large number of actions to customize the graph Most of these actions can be done using the pop up menu activated by the right mouse button Other actions may be taken using the mouse or and the keyboard You can also use the dedicated buttons from the Toolbar 11 1 1 Actions with the mouse and or keyboard In the next picture you can see all the actions you can take using the mouse or the keyboard m 5 LS i u 1 i i i 1 a JA Mo Lo 1 a alien il Fy a a ey ae pS ey Gee preci fee ee ee pore Per Pr nen u Wee ur me Be ne zn 5 m e ee i i I i i i i i I i i i i i i y de L J 1 ale E i 1241311277139 129141399 12151999 _ 1200014 YO004AM 120008AM 120012Ah 86 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Unit and average The trend unit for the Total value of vibration is always in accordance with the Alarm levels setti
163. ute Before creating a new database List folder contents be sure that the SQL Server Express is installed on your computer To test the connection with your SQL Server Express proceed as follows In the Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt DataSources ODBC select UserDSN tab and press Add 36 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden ODBC Data Source Administrator Configure An ODBC User data source stores infomation about how to connect ta the indicated data provider A User data source is only visible to you Create New Data Source In the Create a New Data Source to SQL Server window type a name in the Name text box In the Server combo box select VISTA PC SQLEXPRESS item where VISTA PC is your computer name 3 SpectraPro Manual VersionD Create a New Data Source to SQL Server This wizard will help you create an ODBC data source that you can use to connect to SQL Server What name do you want to use to refer to the data source Name TEST How do you want to describe the data source Description s i SOs SOOC Which SQL Server do you want to connect to Server VISTA PC SQLEXPRESS r Press Finish button Now you can test the connection with the database Server Press Test Data Source button ODBC Microsoft SQL Server Setup Language Default Translate Character Data Yes Log Long Running Queries No Log Driver Statistics No Use Regional
164. ute settings to set some parameters for route measurements Depending on the instrument selection the route setting window may look different Using Set Instrument command the user must configures SpectraPro for one of the following instruments before to do Route settings e X Viber e Easy Viber e VIBER X5 ok Instrument Functionality of the software is not affected anyway but it if Set filter just helps the user to avoid some confusion when creates a Tent route or when configures the Route Settings Ey Bearing library a Set route inspection code Optional Settings Executing this command a selection window will appear Default Instrument Selection ais User can select any instrument to be the Default Instrument xyiber C Easyviber 59 SpectraPro Manual VersionD The Default selected instrument appears also in the upper right corner of the application Monday February 15 2010 VIBER 5 alt 3 52 49 PM gt 6 4 10 1 VIBER X5 Route settings In the Database Edit window the Setting Route button activates a specific panel to set the tree items in accordance with the Default Instrument already selected If the VIBER X5 is selected the route setting appears as follows x Route settings IBER X5 Spectrum Speed Tacho sensor Auto detect v Sample plantMachine 14P1 Vert In the route can be set extra items 60 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden Frequency range
165. ware onto your computer you have to make sure that the CD ROM is put into the CD ROM player Because of the Auto run functionality the installation program will start automatically If this does not happen go to My Computer and double click the CD ROM icon Next double click the installer and follow the instructions displayed on screen Analysis and Proactive Maintenance Software Update System wa Install and run to check your Q Ss y Read installation guide in HTM format VER 4 0 raPro Install SpectraPro on your Computer Any MS Windows system accepted indi Service Pack install Latest Service Pack Before to instal run on ce S Viber X5 Tools install Routeviewer a Install Drivers Install Prot V y 7 f ae Ports s een ver Ym CO DA AAAA eres Ye ee 14 VMI AB Sweden AB Sweden 1 1 Installing UpdateSystem application Sometimes when you install this application some required additional files of this application won t be installed This usually happens when the user doesn t have the full administrator privilege during the installation process or from other unknown reasons In this situation you should also install in your computer the UpdateSystem application Installing this application the files needed for SpectraPro application will be installed or updated properly The installed files are virus checked and they are in accordance with Microsoft recommendation If you need m
166. your requirements you have to uninstall and destroy all Products copies Standard License Workstation file server Except as set forth below you may use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on any single computer You may also install a copy for your exclusive use on either a home or portable computer If you have acquired the PRODUCT in a VMI Software License Pack you may make the number of additional copies of the PRODUCT equal to the number of purchased licenses and you may use each copy in the manner specified above You are also entitled to make a corresponding number of secondary copies for either home or portable computer use as specified above Educational License You may use the PRODUCTS acquired in special conditions usually lower price as Educational License ONLY if you are an educational institute and ONLY on educational purpose computers You are not allowed to use these Licenses for administrative accounting or other such activities Open License You may use the PRODUCT acquired as Open License on ALL your computers Internet domains branches that belong to your company but only in one country There is NO RESTRICTION to use the PRODUCT inside the company including local branches Update All licensees may download and use the latest version of the PRODUCT and the latest Service Pack starting with the first installation but not longer than 14 months from the PRODUCT acquisition Other rights and limitations Storage You may

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