EDM 10.1 Release

Crystal Instruments is pleased to announce the release of EDM 10.1 with powerful updates on both hardware and software levels.

Spider users are now provided with support for a convenient and versatile SQLite database engine to facilitate easy installations, usage, and backup to various operating systems.

EDM Cloud and EDM Mobile App allows unlimited users to simultaneously monitor testing and results from anywhere in the world.

The EDM 10.1 release upgrades Spider hardware to support a 512 kHz sampling rate, which is sufficient to cover the gamut of Pyroshock and transient capture applications.

Fatigue Damage Spectrum (FDS) analysis can now analyze multiple vibration recordings to generate an appropriate Random or Sine-on-Random test profile to use in a VCS-Random test.

CI Data File Reader decodes, displays, and saves signals through a user’s custom software. The reader also allows users to directly import signal data into popular analysis platforms such as Matlab or Python.  

An outline of significant EDM 10.1 release features is listed below. Please refer to our detailed release notes to learn more about the EDM 10.1 release.

New introductions:

  • EDM Cloud and EDM Mobile App       

  • EDM SQLite support

  • EDM-VCS Enterprise Version

  • 512 kHz sampling rate for Spider-80Hi, Spider-80Ci,

    Spider-80SGi V2, and Spider-20HE 

  • 65536 (216) Hz sampling rate supports 1 Hz frequency resolution on Spider and CoCo hardware

  • Force Limiting with Overturning Moment Limiting           

  • Displacement Protection          

  • Auto create VCS tests using Test Standards       

  • Variance Reduction in VCS-Random

  • Remote Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance using permanently mounted Spider modules

  • CoCo Hammer Impact Testing in EDM Modal

  • Addition of Sub-Structure Modelling

  • Shaped Random and DSA Playback output types in Run Schedule and DSA Black Box mode

  • Mission Profile Analysis and Sine-on-Random (SOR) profile creation in PA-Fatigue Damage Spectrum (FDS)

  • Monitor and control EDM using MQTT IoT Messaging Protocol

  • CI Data File Reader     

  • Integrate third-party equipment control for battery vibration or environmental testing

New features in EDM-VCS (Vibration Control System)

  • Use any channel as a drive channel in single axis EDM-VCS

  • Abort Status Window

  • Incremental ramp levels in Run Schedule

  • Create Profile of Drive Signal in Sine Oscillator

  • PC SRS feature

  • Configure specific Digital Output to each Limit

  • Copy & paste test profile and limit channels into Random and Sine tests

  • Normalized Error Signal for Random

  • COLA functionality in MIMO Sine       

  • Push-pull diagram for MESA configuration

  • Constant A/V/D Amplitude is added to segment type in Sine profile editor

  • System Events for Start Recording & Stop Recording in Run Schedule

  • Configure and control Run Log event types in Run Log

  • Separate Abort and Alarm lines for SoR Sine sweeps

  • SoR Low Abort & Low Alarm for Sine Tone

  • Display profile with level in VCS-Random

  • Append shaker information to each run

  • Freeze control or control composite display

  • Display SOR or ROR narrowband profile with broadband profile

  • Display Low Abort and Low Alarm lines for limit channels

  • Enable/disable Auto Sine ramp up

  • Set APS Signals as Profile or Limit in VCS-Random tests

  • Random profile supports Linear-Log for slope dB/Hz

  • Random RMS limits support dB

  • Improved SRS Synthesis methods

  • Vertical Cursor for SRS Synthesis

  • Add shaker name into VCS testing reports

New features in EDM-DSA (Dynamic Signal Analysis):

  • DSA-Octave Analysis supports Tach and RPM Signals           

  • Time History signals on filtered signals

  • Search Resonance feature for saved FRF signals

  • Export APS signals as Octave Spectrum

  • Run Folder Statistics in EDM-DSA

  • Define and allocate Circular Buffer in Time

  • Cross Plot improvements in EDM-DSA

New features in EDM-Modal (Experimental Modal Analysis):

  • Curve-Fitting optimization

  • Enhancement of Mode Shape animation

  • Stability Diagram optimization

  • Addition of direction indicators to Measurement Points           

  • Enhancement of Modal Data Selection

  • Numerical indication for Stability Diagram Progress Bar      

  • Model Editor Table optimization

  • Addition of Sliding Feature in Stability Diagram

  • Mode Shape Information Table enhancement

  • Improvement in Curve-Fitting process

New features in Post Analyzer:

  • Orbit Plots in PA

  • PA Signals can be renamed

  • Signal Map view in PA

New general features:

  • Time display of up to nanoseconds, improved time format

  • Digital Output live view

  • Data Download can be Paused and Resumed

  • Display signals in various symbols

  • Customizable symbols for markers

  • Introducing Vibration Calculator tool

  • View past pop-up notifications 

  • Add test progress to the report name

  • Export data within specified frequency range

  • Select behavior for double-click on a signal

  • Add additional notes to the report

  • Improved 3D waterfall display

  • ‘Clear’ function in Test Sequence

  • Improvements to Margins in Report

  • Enhanced import of sensor data from Excel files

  • Time Elapsed at Full Level and Start of Test Run added to UFF, UNV files

  • Improvements to Numeric Display to display remaining test time

  • Introduced individual tolerance signals for stack plots

  • Improved accessibility for Run Folder options

  • Select Network Adapter on Front-End IP Address Setup

  • Improvements to front-end IP address tool’s IP configuration

  • Improvements to Save/Load from Library feature

  • Checklist now includes shaker information

  • Easy EDM installation and initial setup

Download detailed release notes here:

Sandeep Mallela