JAD X-Tract Extreme product manual
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1. 25 Es Si ESS O pp EE ee eee 26 Po a I I E SES E i i e i pa a sa DO O O I I I 30 i le le le ale de le dl Re 31 Oooo To ee S T S T T z _ _ a DE ES Se a O I Dn presi pe a 35 200 i i i a ea e 36 lt ee 37 Lo T IqQUu I T S z 160 E l A S e a S S o T_T a A E O ee O N pi E a PT S T S T T TS T T 43 44 45 46 140 160 47 48 49 2 Torque AVG corr 140 52 N 1 graph ll lt gt Sheet 11 11 Default STD Sum 0 e 9 Extra training on customising reports can be offered Viewing a saved file To view a previously saved test run click on the view saved file button on the X Tract Extreme main menu X Tract Extreme I O X Tract Extreme Login Setup hardware Setup test templates View Saved File n Logout X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Click on the view saved file Page 43 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual 1 A dialogue will be shown to select a TDMS file that was previously saved when running a test T di lt lt xtract_extreme save Note heading Organize v New folder A Name X Favorites MI Desktop e datum_test l Downloads test d Google Drive Recent places Date modified 5 7 2013 9 24 AM TDMS File 5 24 2013 11 45AM TDMS File Select a TDMS Libraries file from the list ea to view it Pictures Subversion F Videos amp Homearoun ie X Tract Extreme wi2. gt IP Address The IP address of the hardware to connect to an read channels values from gt Port The port to connect through to the hardware to read channels values from gt Inputs The channels to be read from the connected source gt Outputs the values written back to the hardware by the software e g X Tract Extreme will write values back to the hardware for control purposes 3 CDAQ interaction with National Instruments DAQ devices through tasks configured in Measurement and Automation Explorer MAX X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 13 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Input index cDaq Config Input index 0 Output Index Input tasks RH Input Tasks I Output Tasks I Output tasks e Input index Specifies the first test template channel to read to The channels from the MAX tasks will be read in order and placed at the input index entered up to the last available channel e Output index Specifies the data intermediaries to output to in order gt Click on the drop down list and select a Data Intermediary Note The list of Data Intermediaries are ordered meaning the first item in the list is position 0 the second position 1 the third at position 2 etc e Input Tasks MAX tasks that accept input from the hardware gt Click on the drop down and select a task to read data from Note These tasks should already have been
3. 7 Save Type This specifies what value to of the channel will be saved Sometimes channel values are read in chunks of up to several thousand in short time intervals A user can specify that the min min mean all or none of these values are saved to the TDMS file 8 Averaging Time this specifies a windowed average for the channel value Used typically to smooth a noisy signal 9 Ref this value depends on the order in which the channels appear in the template and is used when referring to the channel in formulas and scripts 5 Marks Test Template Setup Graphing PI XY Plots iraphing Plots ifications Manual Entry Hardware Channels Marks Gauges Electrical Dial Labels X Script Extra Processin Mark names e Marks these are named points in time which are used at reporting time These tie closely with customer specific procedure followed for X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 25 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual performing tests e g An engine builder could run the engine at 10 load 20 load 30 load etc up to 100 load and take a mark when the conditions have been met During the report one could extract the Speed Torque and power at those respective points in time 1 Click on one of the greyed out text fields and enter the desired name for the set point in the desired order Note When running a test to take marks at the desired required point i
4. e g CompactRio scan engine Devices supporting modbus over Ethernet protocol Devices supporting the proprietary JADbus protocol similar to modbus Devices that support serial communication Norma Newtons Fourth Infratek Power analysers X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 3 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual 8 Many others custom interfaces can also be created on request Notable Features 1 Software can be precision timed if suitable hardware e g a DAQ device is present allowing for accurate time based calculations such as inertial energy or pressure volume diagrams 2 It can deal with high speed data tested with 4 channels at 50HKz each and can be used for vibration analysis via Fourier transforms and power spectrum 3 Audible alarms for out of range channels can be configured 4 Provisions are made for calculations to be performed on channels e g Power can be calculated based on speed and torque Variables to these calculations can include current data or historical data including various statistical functions 5 The software has built in functions to calculate Gear ratios Power correction factors to compensate for ambient conditions PID based control JAD s specially designed additional calculations for improved stability as well as bump less transfer of control process variable Instantaneous position or angle based values Spectral analysis of vibration data including feature extrac
5. 0 0 kPa i Click to clear chart of any plotted data R R E Z ZZZ A ZZZNNN 0 9008 Oil Pressure 12 21 01 216PM 12 21 01 716P 12 21 02 216 PM 12 21 02 716 PM Time 0 0 kPa Speed Oil Pressure ny l 0 Speed z 5 none z Torque Tame xf po Boost Pressure Low Idle Cold 2 Boost Pressure 7 pene Exhault L Temp AN 3 none vi 8 none lt Xa Vel Scroll i e oo Wild Click to enable _ ui ww charting this Charting Enabled gt s mi eT will start plotting the selected channels 1 To enable charting after all desired channels are selected click the Charting enabled button and the chart should start plotting the data The None button just deselects all the selected channels the clear button clears the chart of any data already plotted 2 Dual axis charts and Graphs dual axis charts and graphs consist of a chart graph that has an X axis indicated on the bottom of the chart graph and a Y axis indicated on the left of the chart chart plus a second Y axis indicated on the right of the chart graph X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 35 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Specifications Manual Entries User Input X Script Gauges Charts Overview Marks Functions Waveform Chart ida 0 8 Amplitude Left gt p Lara ee ee i gt PST S A E S eel E Ren 1 7 12 21 01 216 PM 12 21 01 716 PM 12 21 02 216 PM 12
6. 21 02 716 PM 12 21 03 216 PM Charting Enabled 1 0 90083 12 21 03 816 PM 34614 pnyjdwy Oil Pressure 0 0 kPa Oil Pressure Pressure 7 Speed Torque AV Boost Pressure Low Idle Cold Exhault L Temp AV Vel N ILLY scroll 09 Acc AN id mi Dyno Output 2 M R 0 o te IT ed El ed ee Set Point Left Y Scale Right Y Scale X Scale No Change will be made to this when using Dual Axis Channel Legend block Channel Line type block 3 To Enable Dual Axis Charting and Graphing simply right click on the channel line type block small black box with a coloured pattern in the channel legend block A context Menu will pop up by the cursor hover over the Y Scale menu item in the menu to the right select Amplitude Right This applies to both charts and graphs Idle Cold Scroll T o EI Resa Des Time 0 Speed 1 Torque 2 Boost Pressure 3 none none 4 none none al Speed Plot Visible Torque Common Plots p Boost Pressure Color b ExhaultLTemp Line Style Vel I Line Width b Anti Aliased Acc Error Bar Plots 4 Fill Base Lim Dino Quiz FPstine gt nterpolation Plot I point Style gt X Scale Export Amplitude Left Amplitude Right X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Menu Y Scale selection on Context Select Amplitude R
7. and be discarded by X Tract Extreme gt gt gt The Functions tab also keeps a record of actions typically the connection status to the hardware Calibrations require administrator access and not system integrator access Tune PID III this section should not be tampered Tune Gear ratio usable by anyone running a test The user is expected to manually enter the RPM as reported by the vehicle and the gear ratio is then calculated The DI Viewer displays the current status of all the Data intermediaries configured in the test template The History Viewer displays all data records in the past x seconds or minutes this is configurable in the admin settings Note the DI Viewer and history viewer are typically used by trained technicians in debugging an installation X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 39 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e Notice that the panel to the right of the run screen is visible regardless of the selected tab this panel displays A comparison of current time and time as per saved data When a test is paused the bottom time will stop increasing The pause button is used to prevent data being saved to disk This section of the panel contains two things an indicator which changes colour when an alarm is triggered and a button which if clicked mutes the alarm sound and turns it on with another click 15 55 55 A comparison of current time and time as per saved d
8. from one of the sources specified in the hardware template e To add a channel click add X Tract Extreme should have added an unnamed channel Now click on the name erase the current text enter the desired channel name e g speed torque then click apply the unnamed text in the left has now changed to what was entered 2 Dials Switches and Constants are used for human controlled values in the system such as control set points e Constant control category specifies which control on the user interface is toggled by the user to set the channels value e Initial value specifies the value the channel will take on at the start of a test gt To add a channel do the same as for measurement channels Notice that the No Probe field is not this tab and there is a new field called Constant Control Category 3 Advanced Channels Advanced channels allow a channel to be created based on the value of a data intermediary or other channel e Advanced Control Category pecifies the type of source that is provided to the channel with its value Note This can be 1 another channel 2 a data intermediary or 3 an external program e Do the same as Measurement channels to add a channel 4 Generated Channels X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 23 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e Formula the formula that calculate the value of the channel Parameters to the formula e Again to add a channel do the same
9. is interactive Dual Axis graphing can also be used in this graph Logout and exit X Tract Extreme A user has completed the test run and has finished reporting then it is time to logout and exit Extract X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 45 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Login Admin Reports Click the logout View Saved File button and then Setup hardware Setup test templates Logout Click the Exit button to Exit exit X Tract Extreme X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 46 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Contact Information Physical Address Unit 7 Barbeque Heights Phase 1 9 Dytchley Road Barbeque Downs Kyalami 1684 South Africa Postal Address Postnet Suite 290 Private Bag X8 Bryanston 2021 South Africa Telephone 27 11 466 1131 Fax 27 11 466 0457 Web Site http www jadsys co za X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 47 47
10. 1 Click on an empty text field and enter the desired values 3 Hardware Test Template Setup Charting Plots Graphing Plots XY Plots Events Specifications ManualEntry Hardware Channels l Marks l Gauges l Electrical l Dial Labels X Script Extra Processing Hardware Config Path Browse HW Parameters A hardware template specified by the system integrator is referenced by file name The name stored is relative to the X Tract Extreme configuration directory 1 Click the browse button and select the hardware template Note the hardware template will in most cases be named hw hw 2 Click on the save button note that X Tract Extreme won t save an empty template and will tell the user to either create channels covered in the next section or to load an existing template 3 In the hw parameters box click on the module text field an select the module in use click on when and select the desired selection type in the parameter name and then the value 4 Channels X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 22 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Test Template Setup Charting Plots l Graphing Plots l XY Plots l Events Specifications l Manual Entry Hardware Channels Marks Gauges l Electrical Dial Labels l X Script Extra Processin Measurements l Dials Switches and Constants l Advanced l Generated l a e Channels 1 Measurement Channels A measurement channel is data acquired
11. Adialogue will pop up and ask a user to select a template to run Select the template then click OK M J xtract_extreme gt templates Search t vga Ge Test Template X fasi Name pate modified Type select the test BEI Desktop L testoxtt 3 26 2013 1 43 PM _XTT File template and click peroni ok or double click x Recent places on it A Libraries Documents a Music Pictures Subversion BI Videos SIE gt File name v X Tract Test templates xtt v Homearoun e After the test template has been selected by the user X Tract Extreme will start a test run meaning that X Tract Extreme will now start reading writing performing calculations and saving data read from the system under test e When atest is run the following window will open on the screen X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 30 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual X Tract The default eee oe Specifications User Input X Script Gauges Charts XY Graphs Overview Marks Functions tab selected Name Value SS lt when Date 2013 05 27 2 3 _ Ta running a ngine 45 48 44 test is the Paused Job info tab Speed AVG lt NaNHP oo HP obs a Humidity Relative Mark vere scr O 2000 1 This is where the job information is actually entered The entered job information will be reflected on the report that will be created from the recordings of the tes
12. Date Test Type Engine Engine No Restrictor TMap ECU Fuel Fuel Pres Spec Exh Primary Exh Sec Exh Tertiary 1 Enter information in the left column and the corresponding values in the right column Runtime specifies hardware timing sources and rates it also specifies which tabs would be seen by a normal user when they run a test X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 8 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual EA Admin gt e Admin Job Information Runtime l Users l License l Events l Runtime Max Channels 30 Visible Tabs Job Information HW Loop Rate 100 Specifications GUI Loop Rate 100 User Input Save Rate 100 Xx Script Timing Source IPC po arts History Length 5 xY Graphs JADBus Server Port 1502 Default Averaging o Alarm colors in text fields D Colour Ramps Default Default Report Eo o 5 Force Job Information Force Specification d Force Marks 1 Max Channels Specifies the maximum amount of channels to read 2 HW Loop Rate the time interval in milliseconds that the hardware sends the acquired data up to the software 3 The GUI loop rate in milliseconds should be an integer multiple of the hardware loop rate in milliseconds 4 Save Rate The rate at which X Tract Extreme saves the required data to the TDMS file 5 Timing Source This Refers to the hardware that is used for the timing e g Compact DAQ is a very accurate timing sou
13. JAD X Tract Extreme Measurement and automation software platform Version 1 0 3 Systems Innovative Measurement Integration This document describes what X Tract Extreme does and how to use it X Tract Extreme User Manual Table of Contents Curl l hide 3 SUPPornee Howard 3 Nonino Foa i i 3 SEE Roero 5 Era B21 08 DI da gt eee ee eee EE 6 RUTA a Wye ers LOS ce a ee eee eee ETE ee E 6 CORRA 6 Admiistrator NEIRIOI naa 6 Slide n 10 31511 CSU 1810 ACS PP PIRO RR OE RE IA 20 Riina dint 29 Running a Report 37 VEE e I 40 Lorou anie ia ae Ein 43 O OE o A lla 44 X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 2 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual In a nutshell X Tract Extreme is a generic engineering software platform that measures stores displays and controls based on the measurement of physical signals such as Speed Torque Power Temperatures Pressures Fuel flow Air flow Angle Electrical power Ambient conditions Vibration Acoustics Emissions Oil analysis Position PV diagrams Human entry CAN bus information Reporting on signals or mathematical derivatives thereof Supported Hardware X Tract Extreme is designed to read from and write to several different types of hardware simultaneously 1 2 3 N oe Ol SS National Instruments DAQ devices National Instruments Fieldpoint devices National Instruments network based Shared variable devices
14. Manual Version 1 Page 16 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Apply and Save Current Norma Setup Apply 8 AVL Blow By this tab is used to configure communication with an AVL Blow by meter amp AVL BlowBy Setup e Replay 1 TDMS is used to allow a user to replay a previously recorded TDMS file X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 17 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual 400 00 00 000 PM FE MM DD YYYY 100 00 00 000 PM EE MM DD YYYY fNnone File name the name of the TDMS file to load when running a report e Start time Keeps track of the time that the test started Running e Stop time Records the time that the test was stopped e Replay Action None no replay Play Again replay e Data Intermediaries 1 PIDIII This calculates an appropriate output based on a measured process variable e g speed and desired set point for the that variable amp PID III Setup e The usage of this module requires special training The gains specified in this module can be tuned while running a test The internals index is used during tuning to output some of the internal calculations of the module to channels for use in better understanding the behaviour of the system being controlled X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 18 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Note Several PID loops can be configured 2 Bumpless Transfer Tfer This ensures that the tra
15. O B A R5 v f F5 i a aT c ee F G TI N 0 gt o M ENT V a ay 1 Date Test Type Engine Engine No Restrictor Map ECU Fuel Date Test Type Engine Engine No Restrictor Map ECU Fuel 2 20130507 1 2 3 J 4 e 2030507 1 2 3 J 4 J 5 6 3 Fuel Pres Spec Exh Primary ExhSec_ Exh Tertiary Airfilter Datum File Fuel Pres Spec Exh Primary ExhSec Exh Tertiary Air Filter Datum File 4 _ 7 8 amp 8 test 7 8 lis 12 11112 test J Amp Temp C Baro mbar Humidituy FuelPress_ CorrectedTo CorrectedTo CorrectedTo AmpTemp C Baro mbar Humidituy FuelPress Corrected To 6 dry air 16 46 326 96 2 44 25 C 1013kPa 7 8 Speed AilTorque A Power A Torque Power Ambient Oil Temp Fuel Pres Fuel Pres Water Te Oil Press Oil Temp Lambda Battery Power Curve 437 54 50 0 23 16 5 NaN 244 0 244 0 16 4 5 7 NaN 19 437 48 500 23 16 5 NaN 244 0 2440 164 57 19 00 437 39 50 0 23 __165 Nan 2440 2440 164 S57INan 19 00 220 280 437 31 500 23 165 Nan 2440 2440 164 S57INan 19 00 14 437 24 50 0 23 165 Nan 2434 2434 164 57 19 00 15 437 21 50 0 jp 243 1 243 1 16 4 fat 19 0 0 16 437 14 50 1 23 16 5 NaN 243 1 2431 164 5 7 NaN 19 0 0 7 437 11 50 1 23 16 5 2431 2431 163 S57INan 19 18 437 09 50 1 23 165 Nan 2438 2438 163 56lNan 19 00 19 ii i SS ee es ae a es ee I 20 Po a ee pn pi 22 23 e e e ee ee 24 240 lt IqQUUIUII
16. annels that a user needs to plot against a graph or chart Charts add to the graph displayed over time X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 28 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual while a graph displays a snapshot of instantaneous high speed data Note charting graphing is disabled by default to enable charting toggle the enable button on it will turn green then select the channels in the drop down box to be plotted 12 XY Plots e This tab XY Plots is used to plot channels on a XY plot a XY chart plots one or more channels against another channel plot points are added each time a mark point is taken e This is disabled by default and can be enabled by selecting a x channel to be compared with the y channels to select x and y channels click on the drop down box and select the desired channel channels 13 Events e The Events tab is primarily used to record user actions such as loading or saving a template or changing channel values etc Once the template X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 29 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual has been fully created according to the requirements click the save button to save the template The default location for templates is My Documents LabView Data xtract_extreme templates Running a test O X Tract Extreme X Tract Extreme os Setup hardware View Saved File In the X Tract Extreme Main menu click on the Run button to run a test e
17. as for measurement channels e To Add Channels 1 Firstly if a template already exists Click the load button and select a template once it is loaded we can move on Click the add button X Tract Extreme will create a new unnamed channel in the list to the left Click on the name field to the right of the list of channels change it to the desired name In the units text field enter the data type e g kKPa Nm kKW RPM A V In the format field ether leave it blank or enter 2f Note Refer to the list below for more information on the format field also check for case sensitivity The reduction field this will usually be set to mean average but can be set to Min Max and Rms as well Ref this field is used as a reference in scripts and generated channels for calculations and formulas Note when referencing a channel by reference put the name in square brackets e g rom kw 9549 3 Range set the Max field to the highest possible value that the data read could reach The set the Min field to the lowest possible value the data could reach Alarms to set alarms the low field should be set to a desired low point when the channel values are equal to or less than the low setting an alarm will be triggered the same applies to High High warn and low warn The colour for each range point can be changed to the right of the fields Note if no alarm is desired set the fields to inf for high and high
18. ata When a test 15 55 55 is paused the bottom time will stop increasing The pause button is used to prevent data being saved to disk In this section a user can select up to three channels to be displayed Humidity Relative In this section there is a drop down box where a user can select or enter the name of a mark to take The values in this list are sens specified in the test template Mark Scroll ee The last item on this panel is a specialised data entry field and allow one click changes to the channel The T H T and 1 increment the value by 1000 100 10 and 1 respectively The T H T and 1 R 2000 decrement the value The R button rounds the value to the nearest integer O takes it to zero Additionally the value can also be typed in Speed SP using the keyboard Running a Report When a test has already been run a user can view the report by clicking on the reports button in the main menu of X Tract Extreme After a test has been saved a report can be automatically generated based on the newly saved data Additionally reports can be generated at a later stage X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 40 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual X Tract Extreme SIAE X Tract Extreme cotte Setup hardware View Saved File Click on the reports button 1 After clicking the reports button a dialogue will ask the user to select a report file to run Note the rep
19. configured in MAX for a cDaq also notice that input tasks is a list of tasks so that more than one task can be used to read data e Output Tasks MAX tasks that output data that was read from the hardware gt Click on the drop down list and select a task to output data to Note These tasks should already be configured in MAX for a cDagq also note that output tasks is a list of tasks so that data can be written to more than one task 4 cDAQ Frequency is primarily use for frequency detection on a digital input e g RPM X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 14 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual cDaq Frequency Input index DAQmx task Name e Input index Specifies the first test template channel to read to e DAQnx Task Name Refers to a cDAQ task configured in MAX gt This task should already be configured created in MAX the task would have been configured for speed pick up Click on the drop down and select the appropriate task Note cDaq frequency is used primarily for speed pick up and is recommended when detecting speed 5 Field point Interaction with National Instruments field point devices through pre configured IAK file Note The IAK file mentioned is a file stored on the computer in use and uploaded through MAX to the field point device this file contains the configurations of modules attached to the field point device The physical fieldpint module An attachment mod
20. d channel s values while the test is running e g Control set point Job Information Specifications User Input X Script Gauges Charts XY Graphs Overview Marks Functions 0 0 1 i mi Speed SP Slope 15 50 03 15 50 03 Paused INaN RPM Speed AVG y i INaN HP HP obs Ny i Humidity Relative Mark i i R lo 2000 Speed SP The X Script tab in this tab the user can write a script to automate the process of taking marks A user can start pause continue stop load and save a X script X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 32 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual 5 Start Button starts running the x script Job Information Specifications User Input X Script Gauges Charts XY Graphs Overview Marks Functions Pause Button pauses es the x script ni Continue Button continues the execution of the x script after it Speed AVG was paused 15 50 34 HP Sob Stop Button stops the oe execution of the x script MGS sor Load and save z buttons loads and set speedsp 6250 saves an x script to and from file 1 An x script must be started while running a test and can also be configured written while running a test or in a test template it is recommended to configure write x script in the test template gt To start the x script click the start button t
21. he x script will then perform all the action written to it until the last line command To stop the x script click the stop button To pause the x script click the pause button To continue after pausing an x script click on the continue button To load a x script from a file click the load button and select the x script file to open VV Vv WV gt Tosaveax scriptto file click the save button and enter a name for the x script and click save ok e The Gauges Tab this tab is a collection of gauges and labels used to display the values channels read into X Tract Extreme X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 33 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Zero FT 11 MEEA a w i bd ITAL mt IPES ae 1 To change which gauge displays which channel just click on a drop down list and select a channel to be displayed and the gauge will change accordingly up to 9 channels can be selected and remember it is 10 channels e The Charts tab A user can select channels to plot on a chart up to 9 channels can be plotted at the same time X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 34 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Specifications Manual Entries User Input X Script Gauges Charts Overview Marks Functions Select a Waveform Chart mi 900986 channel here 12 27 15 0 90094 12 27 15 i Click to clear all 2 a ds selected E S channls rt 0 0 kPa
22. ight Page 36 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e XY Graphs Ea Job Information Specifications User Input X Script Gauges Charts XY Graphs Overview Marks Functions XY Graph 10 co I hi ra 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 1 Cursors x _d4Y_ y P I 4 X Axis Oil Pressure Y Axis Oil Temp X Axis channel selection Y Axis channel selection Note to select more than one channel hold ctrl key and click to select Datum file loaded Click to load a datum file Click to remove selected datum file Click to remove all datum files Note more than one datum file may be loaded Click to clear graph of all plotted data 1 In this tab a user can plot channels against another channel Values from previously recorded tests can also be plotted here Select a channel from the drop down list this is the X Axis the from the list below select a one or more channels to be plotted on the Y Axis To compare the graph to one or more previously recorded tests use the Load Datum File button e Overview displays all configured channels including data intermediaries and dial values X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 37 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual is a o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 The overview tab is used to check weather a channel is being read or not as seen above if the channel is highlighted green it is being read a
23. ing test without taking any marks 15 Visible Tabs A user can select the tabs that are visible when running a test template e Users tab contains configurations for the user names passwords and their roles in the system e Admin Admin Events User Type User Type disabled disabled disabled 1 Only Administrators can change the permissions given to a user account 2 To change user permissions login as an administrator click the admin button and select the users tab in this tab select user type and choose the desired option then click the save button e License tab this contains the license information the licensing will be done given by a JAD Systems 1 The only important options here are save license which is used to license the copy of X Tract Extreme and paste license which is used if the licensing for the computer in use is done over the phone or email gt Click on save licence notice Product the name of the product PC Serial Number the serial number of the computer in use and Key the registration key unique to the computer in use this will be provided by JAD Systems X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 10 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual gt To paste a license that has been sent just click the paste license button copy the text of the license that has been received and paste it in the provided text area and click OK e The Events tab is used purely as a rec
24. ll open the file in the window that just opened there are a few different features See image below X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 44 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual ARI ij e als Gas Beninipe menta Sped Pediat iima Por bsaturemante equa kenmei Cel Prepare Piram reared Ferri Grew IRE di Scud sioni Plate mesta Fu Piani bilia reti Ai bienummentg H eyan RS Kiranya ese rih I menta Wales Peon Manin mena Arzani Pompe bitesnymerrente Bihan Let Maurya bar tori Rea es Ira af Minaturermants Irkaiee light Biigiur menta Samp Maatumements togdan Manure oe Boon Mequrerrents Theli Bn binaturertsante Sat Peri Minur menti Conkrel Mode ban menti niie a Prine Pare reat ete Li Bieu mesis Pale H Morty Wlirt Tora Miiri Mirt Kama i fi Chiaie urik selected data to CSV IO OST SE lt eat cftial imi vieman BS Wyre my TSR RUS DELP ui Erport all visible data to CSV Name of saved test run TDMS file opened Measurement channels recorded at time of test run Export selected channels data to file Export all visible data on the report to file Close the file viewer e The info tab contains details about a channel such as name type reference units etc e The values table contains all the recorded values for each channel e Graph Tab displays a graph of the selected channel the chart
25. lp ae pack r i ps Search We Folders f Address SS Dis bet go l Tract Extreme Prerequisites C2 e Tract Extreme Setup_i_2_0_69 File and Folder Tasks R A Apache OpenOffice incubating 3 4 1 win x86 install _en G5 exe ae Convert exe 2 Publish this Folder to the Web bo Share this Folder Other Places Inthe X Tract Extreme Prerequisites Volume folder double click the setup exe to run the installation Follow the installation steps e On Destination Directory window click next e Start Installation window click next e Wait until the setup has finished installing the prerequisites e On Installation Complete click finish Go back to the DVD ROM directory and navigate to X Tract Extreme Setup _ Volume directory and double click the setup exe to run the installation of X Tract Follow the installation steps Note this installs the actual X Tract Extreme program e On Destination Directory window click next e Start Installation window click next e Wait until the setup has finished installing the prerequisites X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 6 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e On Installation Complete click finish e X Tract Extreme should now be installed properly and placed an icon on the desktop Using X Tract Extreme Run X Tract and Login 1 After installing X Tract Extreme there will be an icon on the desktop 2 Clicking it should start X Tract Ex
26. m the Compact Rio Note these modules should be installed on the hardware side and should already be configured in MAX e Output index Specifies which data intermediary would be output to the first output in the test template Note this is usually the same as input index but does not need to be e Outputs is the raw data read from the hardware being output on the test template when a test is run Note The outputs are X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 12 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual references of the inputs and are used in calculations and formulas in the channels configuration later in this manual gt In the outputs table do the same as for the inputs however this time select modules that data needs to be output written to instead of read from 2 JADBus a proprietary TCP IP protocol The input and output parameters are each composed of from left to right first value to read and number of values after to read First Channel to read JADBus Amount of channels to read after start channel The first channel to write to connected devices The number of channels values to write to connected device after the first channel e Input index Refers to the first channel number into which values read from JADBus are placed e Output index refers to the first data intermediary that will be used for output to JADBus devices e Sets specify sets of JADBus variable to read
27. ment label 2 Then once a user feels the he she is familiar enough with the X script click on the white space and start writing a script 10 Extra Processing Setup Test Templates Test Template Setup Charting Plots l Graphing Plots XY Plots Events Specifications Manual Entry Hardware Channels Marks Gauges Electrical Dial Labels X Script Extra Processing Configure Vibration Save e Tachometer the tachometer is used to derive a frequency based on a sinusoidal or square wave analogue input e Configure vibration Allows a user to extract vibration features from the system such as power in band calculation 11 Charting and Graphing plots E Setup Test Templates x Setup Test Templates Test Template Setup Specifications Manual Entry Hardware Channels Marks Gauges Electrical Dial Labels l X Script l Extra Processing Charting Plots Graphing Plots l XY Plots Events Test Template Setup Specifications Manual Entry Hardware Channels Marks Gauges Electrical DialLabels X Script Extra Processing Charting Plots Graphing Plots XY Plots Events Charting Plots Enabled C _ Plot channels Graphing Plots Enabled C _ Plot channels lt 0 gt lt 0 0 lt 0 lt 0 0 lt 0 0 lt O gt 0 0 lt 0 0 gt lt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 e This tab Charting Plots is used to configure the ch
28. n blue now click the button next to it to setup the module X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 11 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Setup HW Data Intermediaries Modules Event Log Config Filename Replay DI Save Bumpless TFer Ambient Corr e Hardware 1 CRio interaction with a National Instruments CompactRio via the scan engine software This module is typically configured by ensuring that the Crio is available on the network and using the search function Input index CS Output index Output Index Speed SP aa Ra Output to physical a 192 168 0 193 Mod1 192 168 0 193 Mod3 modules plugged into the x 192 168 0 193 Mod1 sl a 192 168 0 193 Mod3 7 NE a i CRIO 192 168 0 193 Mod2 Pl 192 168 0 193 Mod2 My De search Close Input from Physical modules plugged into the CRIO chasiss e Input index is used to specify the first test template channel that would be read by the first input the channels read after are in order Note this will typically be 0 e Inputs are the actual data channels being read from the hardware Note these inputs reference actual channels on the hardware these channels are then output to the test template when run through the data intermediaries gt In the inputs table click on a drop down box and select the installed modules channels to be read fro
29. n time press the space bar 6 Gauges e Gauges this allows a user to specify where by default a channel appears on the user interface 1 Click on the combo boxes to select a channel to display view Note the channels refer to the channels created earlier in the channels tab 7 Electrical e The Electrical tab This module is used to display any information on current X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 26 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual channels values being read from the hardware and was original designed for 3 phase power analysis 8 Dial Labels e Dial labels allows a user to replace numerical values on a dial with a textual caption e g Instead of having control modes labels 0 1 2 3 and 4 we could have then labelled as Coast Speed Torque Power and Direct Only dial number 2 supports this feature 1 to display channel values when running a test click on the Dial Labels tab and select a dial number from the drop down list and enter a label labels for that dial 9 X Script X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 27 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e X Script is a basic program that controls user inputs waits for events to happen and takes marks The usable commands are documented on the right hand portion of the screen 1 Before writing a script take a look at the help provided just select a key word from the drop down list to view its function e g com
30. nd if it is highlighted in yellow it is not being read e Marks these represent the stages through which a test process progresses a mark is simply a point in time with a name attached to it Tile tal LI po i e e ssi 2 a9 ie eit WIPT4 r A mm EG TEPLA IU EiT ee i P lt TE Ae ed Mark Mark Mark Mark Mark a 15 52 31 8 15 52 32 2 15 52 32 6 15 52 33 0 15 52 33 3 15 52 34 j Ss tia a di PRIDE CASA PR X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 38 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e Functions the functions tab is where a user stops and saves a test run It is also the tab used by the system integrator to calibrate sensor readings Job Information Specifications User Input X Script Gauges Charts XY Graphs Overview Marks Functions Event Log 2013 05 27 15 47 25 Stop without saving Sa lt Could not write to jadbus server 192 168 0 193 pauses Tune PID Il NeNREM Speed AVG z esso sl Mark Mark Scroll w RI 2000 o Speed SP 1 To stop and save a test run click the Stop and save button a dialogue screen will open and ask the user to save the TDMS file which is the record of data to a directory Note JAD Systems recommend that the name of the TDMS file be the job number of the object being tested 2 To stop without saving a test run click the Stop without saving button and the test run will stop
31. nsition of PID control from one process variable to another is as smooth as possible e g transition from speed based control to torque based control Bumpless Transfer Configs f e Each PID controller Usually at most one may control several process values The bump less transfer ensures that should the control mode of a PID controller change the desired set point of that controller is the currently measured process value e Mode DI This refers to the control mode usually the control modes are configured as data intermediaries with the following values Note are usually set to the following gt 0 Coast no braking force gt 1 Speed control gt 2 Torque control gt 3 Power control gt 4 Direct control e Set Point DI is specified by a user currently running a test on the system e Dial Refers to a dial linked to a data intermediary e Sources Sources is a list of different control modes and their process values for each control mode 3 Gear Ratio This allows a user to calculate the gear ratio by specifying the engine RPM that results in the measured wheel speed X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 19 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Apply Close 4 Ambient Corrections This module uses ambient air pressure temperature and barometer readings to calculate a power correction factor to apply Apply Close 5 Output Sel is used t
32. o route output to a specific location based on certain criteria of another channel amp Output Selector Setup Apply Close 3 Event Log this tab is used to record actions performed by the user currently using configuring the software X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 20 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Once the hardware template has been configured as desired make sure to save the template Note You may overwrite an existing one if necessary it is seldom the case that multiple hardware templates are required in a system Setup Test Templates 1 Specifications e A table of specifications that can be entered These are typically for a user s reference during the execution of a test Using the table of specifications typically implies one template for each product type being tested Specifications can be saved and loaded after run time 1 Click on an empty text field and enter a desired value e g Engine type Engine Name etc 2 Click on the next Tab Manual Entry 2 Manual Entry C A E X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 21 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual e Manual Entry template This is a table to be completed when a test is executed Values entered in this table are typically measurements taken by hand and entered manually The table would be saved together with other data acquired during execution of a test and could then form part of a report
33. ord of actions performed e g loading and saving of these settings e Click the Save button when all desired information in the administrator configuration has been completed click the save button to save all the changes made Then click the done button to close the window the X Tract Extreme Main Menu should now be visible Setup Hardware To start configuring the hardware click the setup hardware button on the X Tract Extreme Main menu This should bring up a new window called Setup HW the first tab will be selected 1 Data Intermediaries are pre named locations for storage of values to be output or used as parameters to built in modules that perform calculations The order of the variables is from left to right Note DI names can be named anything you can think of Setup HW Data Intermediaries Modules Event Log Config Filename e Click on the load button to load a hardware template Note Typically named hw hw e to create a new data intermediary click on the text field and enter the name of the data intermediary DI name e When finished entering all desired Data Intermediaries click the Apply button before selecting the modules tab 2 Modules Each module represents interaction with physical hardware or built in logic functions Communication with any of the following modules is possible Note to Enable a module click on the round button to the left of the module name it should tur
34. ort file will have a rpt file extension i xtract_extreme reports Search reports Organize v New folder A y s st Favorites Name Date modified BI Desktop _ report rpt 5 7 2013 10 25 AM RPT File Note heading Report file to be de Downloads B Google Drive Recent places A Libraries Documents a Music Pictures Subversion F Videos TSE Homearoun selected in this case It is called report rpt 2 After selecting a report file X Tract Extreme will show another dialogue this time to select the TDMS file this TDMS file is the file where the data read from all the channels are recorded by X Tract Extreme Select a TDMS file X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 41 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Select a previously recorded test T di xtract_extreme save v Note head ing New folder z E A E i sate odifie ype eee Name Date modified Type MI Desktop datum_test 5 7 2013 9 24 AM TDMS File iB Downloads B test 5 24 2013 11 28AM TDMS File m Google Drive Li Recent places Select a previously recorded test A Libraries Documents a Music f Pictures Subversion E Videos Homearoun wi is gt File name wi TDMS Files tdms y OK Cancel 3 Now X Tract Extreme will do some processing and then again show a dialogue to open yet another file This file is the datum file also a TDMS file how ever this file is used to compa
35. rce whereas the PC is nota very good timing source 6 History Length A non zero history length is only required if calculations need to be performed on historical data or if averaging of channels is required 7 JADBus Server port This is the TCP IP port used to connect to by JADBus 8 Default Averaging The default averaging duration in seconds is applied only if a channel s averaging time is 1 Note See Setup Test Templates for more information 9 Alarm Colours in text fields Changes the colour of text fields when an alarm is triggered 10 Colour Ramps This allows different styles of colour ramps to be displayed based on alarm values e g 0 5 is green 5 8 is orange and 8 10 is red 11 Default Report Specifies the default TDMS file to record the acquired data to if left blank then the user will be prompted for a report to run X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 9 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual 12 Force Job Information Makes sure that the user currently using X Tract Extreme cannot stop and save the currently running test without entering the job information 13 Force Specification Makes sure that the user currently using X Tract Extreme cannot stop and save the currently running test with out entering the Specification of the object being tested 14 Force Marks Makes sure that the user currently using X Tract Extreme can not stop and save the currently runn
36. re a test run the previous TDMS file selected against Note Depending on the report template the user may or may not be required to perform additional tasks after which the report is generally displayed to the user T di xtract_extreme Save Organize Mew folder Non a m Note heading SY Favorites Name Date modified Type E Desktop datum_test 5 7 2013 9 24 AM TOMS File m Downloads E test 5 24 2013 11 22 AM TDMS File m Google Drive i Recent places Select a TDMS a file from the list Documents d Music Pictures Subversion Note that if cancel BE Videos is pressed no amp Homeoroun 2 E datum file will be Bemmel TMS tm selected or Cancel compared against 4 After selecting all the correct files a soreadsheet will open and display all the relevant data of the test as shown by the image below Note Depending on the report X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 42 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual template the user may or may not be required to perform additional tasks after which the report is generally displayed to the user a File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Power_Curve ods OpenOffice org Calc B BUBAR FE KSO o9 O ON hy MS MER Q Fn Je i 60 Arial vii ov B J U 5 St Ml ee
37. t run gt To enter the job information click on an empty text field to the right value of the names column Name The specifications tab These are values needed to pass the test as per the defined testing procedure e g If a specification exists for RPM and its value is 2300 then the engine should reach 2300 RPM or above to pass the test Job Information Specifications User Input X Script Gauges Charts XY Graphs Overview Marks Functions Name Value eee Ci 15 49 17 Paused NaN RPM Speed AVG f HP obs sv Humidity Relative Mark Log 74 H 74 i rR 2000 o ee Ee ee Speed SP 1 A user can load and save a specification A specification can also be X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 31 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual configured in the test template and will be present when a test is run using that test template gt To add a specification field click in the column to the right labelled Name and enter the name of the specification gt Then in the column Value type the value of the specification e g in the right column type RPM and in the left column Value type 2300 a specification is now set to save the specification click the save button and enter a name for the specification and click save ok The user input tab this tab allows a user to adjust certain user controlle
38. tion based on currently measured speeds 6 Data can be averaged over a pre defined window to compensate for electrically noisy signals 7 Live graphical displays can represent data as time based charts Instantaneous snapshots of high speed data channels plotted against one another this can include compatible data loaded from a previously recorded file X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 4 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Versions X tract has the following version configurable via the licence key Version Measure Control Run Scripts Analysis Reports Base X X PID X X X X PID scripted x X X X x X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 5 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual Installation Steps 1 Insert the DVD disc provided by JAD Systems labelled X Tract Extreme into the DVD ROM of the computer in use Microsoft Dot Net Framework Version 3 0 is a requirement to use X Tract Extreme if it is not already installed on the computer make sure that it is installed before installing X Tract Extreme Open My Computer then the DVD ROM in this directory there are 2 folders called X Tract Extreme Prerequisites and X Tract Extreme Setup 7 as well as OpenOffice and Convert First install the prerequisites Note the prerequisites comprises the software environment required to run X Tract Extreme May 03 2013 D Seles File Edit View Favorites Tools He
39. treme depending on the speed of the pc this may take a few moments 3 On the resulting main menu click the Login button enter a user name and password and click the login button X Tract Extreme A al X uF Login X Tract Extreme Login User name Password Il Hit lt a Cancer 4 This will enable certain main menu buttons depending on the permissions given to your account Configuration Systems integrator configuration X tract Extreme should be run the first time by an administrator the following is for administrator use only a normal user will not have access to the configuration functions After installing X Tract Extreme the system needs to be configured based on a set of X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 7 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual requirements and performance of the computer on which X Tract Extreme will run 1 Click the Admin button from the main menu 2 The resulting window provides for three types of information Job information template this is a template of what will be provided to the user to complete each time a test is run Using the reserved words date and time would put the actual date or time in the field at the time the test is run Note these fields will be displayed on the report not as date but in a date format e g 2013 05 06 Admin Job Information l Runtime Users l License Events l Job Information
40. ule that reads actual value channels from hardware A configured channel in the Apply KZS attatchment module e IAK File name Load the IAK file from the X Tract Extreme configuration folder Note If it does not exist then a new IAK file will have to be created in MAX gt Use the auto complete button to specify an IAK file this will read items in alphabetical order e Input index Specifies the first test template channel to read to X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 15 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual All channels after will be read in order e Inputs The values read from the hardware And displayed when running a test Note these values are scaled to represent the correct type of data e Output index Refers to the data intermediaries to output to the field point device for control purposes e Outputs the values output to the to the filed point through Data Intermediaries for control 6 DABIOn Data Acquisition Board for input and output Dabion is a JAD Systems Proprietary serial protocol for boards designed for one or more inputs and or outputs The values to enter would be provided with specific equipment i CRio Setup DABIOn Configs a Serial port Baud rate 0 Input index o Input count O HW output index RH 7 HW output count 0 Enabled Output rate s o Display rate s 0 Timeout s 0 7 Norma Power analyser X Tract Extreme User
41. warn and inf for low and low warn 10 Output to DI if set will place the channel s value into the specified data intermediary every time the channel s value changes 11 Save Type select the type that should be present in the report Note refer to the list below for more information on save type 12 Averaging Time enter a value with no decimal places e g 1 2 3 4 1 e Channels have X Tract Extreme User Manual Version 1 Page 24 47 X Tract Extreme User Manual 1 A unique name Note channel names must not be duplicated 2 Units e g V A Nm kW mBar 3 Format leaving this blank will result in the default formatting of 1 decimal place When saving data the exact value measured is saved respective of this format specifier Typical formats are xf where x is a number that specifies the decimal places e g 2 for 2 decimal places 2f 4 Range these values are used when the channel is displayed on a gauge and reflect to highest and lowest possible values on the gauge 5 Alarms typically set to inf or inf Note inf infinity which state that an alarm will never go raised however if the high and low alarm values are an actual value not set to inf or inf an alarm will be raised when the channel values go out of this range 6 Output to DI when a data intermediary is selected here then when the channel value changes the named data intermediary will be set to the channel value
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