Multiple Shaker Control
EDM Multi-Shaker Control (MSC) provides one centralized interface to interact with multiple controllers running separate vibration tests at the same time. Multi-shaker vibration test controllers are not time synchronized unlike in MIMO VCS, in which all drives are time synchronized.
Vibration test types: Random, Sine on Random, Random on Random, Swept Sine
Simultaneous controllers running in an Instance of EDM: up to 12
Test operation: individual vibration test controller or all controllers (not synchronized or correlated)
Display: individual window showing test status and composite window of each vibration test controller
Manual Control Commands for Sine vibration test: set level, level up, level down, restore level, reset average, next entry, set frequency, save signal, pause
Manual Control Commands for Random vibration : set level, level up, level down, restore level, reset average, next entry, save signal, pause
Manual Control Commands for SOR/ROR: set level, level up, level down, restore level, reset average, next entry, save signal, pause
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Key Features in Multiple Shaker Control Software
- Run different test types independently
- Custom status display
- Custom individual command panel
- Common commands for all tests
- Robust tolerant design
Custom Status Display
Users can choose to display both control composite and test status, or either of them for high counts of tests.
Custom Individual Command Panel
Users can choose to display or remove selective commands.
Vibration Utilities App
Crystal Instruments in partnership with our sister shaker company Sentek Dynamics provides users with the Vibration Utilities mobile app on iOS and Android. This app provides calculation features for sizing your vibration profile (Random, Sine or Shock) and searches through our catalogue of shakers and controllers for the best fit.
Continuous Data Recording
During vibration testing, all measurement input and drive signals can continuously record to a Spider-NAS or the internal storage residing in each front-end. Users can view and analyze data files with Crystal Instruments Post Analyzer. The variable sampling rate can be enabled to simultaneously record slow-change signals together with high speed vibration data.
Spider Vibration Testing Hardware
A Spider system can consist of one or more Spider vibration test controllers. The user constructs the system by combining Spider vibration testing hardware detected on the same LAN. The software validates and displays hardware attributes of each Spider vibration test controller. The following hardware is supported by EDM VCS software for vibration testing, monitoring, and data acquisition.
- Spider-81/81B Vibration Test Controller
- Spider-80X/80Xi High Channel Vibration Test Controller - Scale up to 512 Channels
- Spider-80M MIMO Vibration Test Control System
- Spider-80SG General Data Acquisition Device with Strain Measurement
Monitoring Through EDM Cloud
All vibration tests in EDM-VCS support status checks through EDM Cloud. With EDM Cloud support, users can set up any VCS test to upload live data or run logs for completed tests to a cloud storage space provided by Crystal Instruments, where data is securely stored in the user’s account.
The EDM Cloud website is located at https://cloud.go-ci.com. Users can access EDM Cloud from anywhere in the world to check the status of past and current tests. A secure login flow ensures the status can only be checked by authorized personnel with proper credentials. Multiple logins for accessing the same Cloud account is available.
Read & Download Multiple Shaker Control Product Note
The MSC feature is especially useful for production applications, resulting in increased efficiency and a simplified control process.
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