Add cursors and peak markers to multiple plots and new peak search criteria

CI Senior Product Manager, Tim Hsiao explains how to add cursors and peak markers to multiple plots and new peak search criteria for vibration tests.

Tim Hsiao - Senior Product ManagerApril 27, 2023

International Crystal Instruments Sales Meeting – Sitges, Barcelona – Spain

During the last week of March, Crystal Instruments hosted an International Sales Meeting for our EMEA distributors in Sitges, Barcelona – Spain. Guests from 18 different companies representing our distributors in EMEA attended the meeting: Belotti Sistemi, THP Systems, Kistler Ibérica, MotionTech, Scanditest, dB Vib, Balkanlar, Kistler Eastern, Alliantech, SVMTech, B&K Components Kft, Paragon, Femaris, MC-monitoring, Kistler Nordic, Akron, Viaxys, nbn Austria.

Jordi Gargallo - Europe Sales ManagerApril 20, 2023

Transducer Calibration Software

The new Transducer Calibration Software helps ensure accurate vibration test measurements by simplifying the calibration process, saving time, and confirming that measurements are performed within specifications.

Test Group feature in EDM Vibration Control Software

This article discusses a new EDM 11.0 release feature called Test Group, which organizes multiple tests into sections, to run in sequence, and shares test configurations. EDM allows users to configure and re-use the same test for the same or different objects. All configurations and test parameters are applied to a single test. Settings can be loaded and applied to a new test from a saved library. Test configurations are easily shared by sharing just the test file.

Quickly display many signals in stack plots and individual plots

Updated signal display features in Engineering Data Management (EDM) software, version 11.0 allows users to quickly add many signals in stack plots and individual plots.

Linear and Angular Displacement Protection for Multiple-Exciter Single-Axis testing

This article discusses the concept and implementation of a unique safety feature for environmental testing with a focus on Multiple Exciter Single Axis (MESA) vibration testing.

MESA Vibration TestingJeff Zhao, Ph.D.February 27, 2023Environmental Testing

2023 IMAC XLI Recap (Austin, TX)

Sentek Dynamics and Crystal Instruments returned to the 41st IMAC conference in Austin, Texas. The 2023 IMAC XLI conference attracted an international audience with attendees from the aerospace, defense, and academic sectors as well as 38 commercial exhibitors.

Mark Holland - Sentek Dynamics Application EngineerFebruary 22, 2023

How to control a vibration test in EDM using a Labview MQTT Client

Implementing MQTT in EDM allows users to remotely monitor and operate environmental tests (vibration, temperature, humidity) and take measurements using EDM DSA.

EDM 11.0 Release

We are excited to announce the release of the newest version of our Engineering Data Management (EDM) software, version 11.0. This update is packed with new features and improvements that we are confident will enhance your experience with our product.

Tim Hsiao - Senior Product ManagerFebruary 17, 2023

NASA is seeking innovation in groundbreaking solutions

After observing all the current projects that CI is working on for NASA, it is evident to me that NASA is seeking groundbreaking ideas that generate benefits for their testing applications. Our commitment to continuous innovation in hardware design, software implementation, and signal processing algorithms allows CI to produce groundbreaking progress in test and measurement instrument technology every day.

James Zhuge, Ph.D. - Chief Executive OfficerJanuary 30, 2023

November 2022 modal training seminar with Dr. Pete Avitabile (Vancouver, BC)

The latest Experimental Modal Analysis Seminar was held from November 8-9, 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Crystal Instruments partnered with Dalimar Instruments to present these modal training seminars in Canada. During the seminar, Dr. Peter Avitabile covered the basics of modal measurements, impact hammer tests, and shaker tests. The modal training seminar participants learned the theory behind techniques, performed measurements, and received hands-on training experience.

How to control a vibration test in EDM using a C# MQTT Client

The implementation of MQTT in EDM allows users to monitor the status of environmental tests (vibration, temperature, humidity) executed in EDM VCS, measurements taken in EDM DSA, and remotely operate a test.

Digital Output Connections and Signal View for vibration testing software

Digital Input and Output (DIO) is the most popular interface used to communicate and interact with external instruments. Each digital input and output channel has only two states, high and low. The Spider can respond to the state of a digital input channel from an external instrument (e.g., an amplifier, an analyzer) or send a digital output to an external instrument to urgently shut down a device.

Tim Hsiao - Senior Product ManagerNovember 22, 2022

How to read and convert a CI Data File signal to Pandas dataframe

The CI Data File Reader API consists of two DLL files that can be integrated with custom software to directly read and extract data from an ATFX file. This article will demonstrate how to read various signals from an ATFX file and convert them into a Pandas Dataframe following a specific format.

Kevin Cheng - Software EngineerNovember 21, 2022

How to read and compare two signals from separate ATFX files

The CI Data File Reader API consists of two DLL files that can be integrated with custom software to directly read and extract data from an ATFX file. This article provides an example of a simple Python script that reads and compares two different Sine spectrum signals.