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Acoustic StudiesAudio MeasurementProduction TestingFatigue & DurabilityHammer TestingHuman BiodynamicsModal AnalysisNoise Path AnalysisNVHODSPowertrain InvestigationsRefinement StudiesRide & HandlingRoad Load StudiesRoom AcousticsRotating MachineryShaft BalancingSound Quality StudiesSound MappingStructural AnimationVibration Testing

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P8000Fast, rugged, 24-bit, high precision, high quality data acquisition systems

P8004• Small,light,ultraportable• 24-bitprecision• Sampleatupto400k

samples/second/channel• 4analogchannelsplustacho

input• 102dBdynamicrange• -120dBnoisefloor• USB2.0

P8012/8020• P8012-3cardchassis• P8020-5cardchassis• Upto40analogchannelsplus

tacho• 24-bitprecision• Upto100ksamples/second/

channel(24bit)• Upto400ksamples/second/

channel(16bit)• 102dBdynamicrange• -120dBnoisefloor• USB2.0

P8048• Highchannelcount• 12cardsperchassis• Multiplechassisupto1024

analogchannels• 24-bitprecision• Upto100ksamples/second/

channel(24bit)• Upto400ksamples/second/

channel(24bit)• 102dBdynamicrange• -120dBnoisefloor• USB2.0

TheP8012,P8020andP8048canbeconfiguredwithanumberofdifferentinputandoutputcards.Thefollowingcardsareavailable...• 4channelhighspeedanalogueand1channeltachometerinputcard,withBNCconnectors.• 4channelhighspeedanalogueand1channeltachometerinputcard,with6pinLEMOconnectors.• 4channelhighspeedanaloguechargeinputcard.• 8channelthermocoupleinputcard,withuniversalthermocoupleconnector.• 8channelanalogueinputcardwithIEPEsupport,with50wayDtypeconnector.• 8channelanalogueinputcardwithprogrammableexcitation,with50wayDtypeconnector.• 4channelprecisiontachometermeasurementinputcard,withBNCconnectors.• 4channeldigitaltoanalogueoutputcard,withoptionaldigitalI/O,BNCconnectors.• 2channelCAN-BUSinputcard,with9wayDtypeconnectors.

P8000 input & output channel options

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DATSComprehensive data capture, signal processing,

automation and reporting for noise and vibration

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CAPTURE•Customisablerealtimedisplaysduringcapture

•Easy-to-usegridbasedsetup•Setup‘assistants’forsimpletestconfiguration

•Built-intransducerdatabase•Integratedprojectmanager

ANALYSE•Intuitiveworksheetinterfaceforeasyinvestigation

•Hugerangeofanalysisfunctionsplusapplicationadd-ons

•‘VisualScripting’forautomatedcapture,analysis&reports

•DATSBASICscriptingforstandaloneapplications

•Import/exportfrommanyotherpackages

REPORT•ReportingcloselyintegratedwithOfficeapplications

•CreatereportswithfamiliarOfficetools

•AutomatewithDATS•Generates‘live’graphsinreports-nomorecopy&paste

•Repeatablehighqualityreports•Canbeaddedtoscriptsforfullyautomatedsequences

• NVH Analysis• Rotating Machinery Analysis• Fatigue Life Analysis• Structural Animation• Multiplane Balancing• Hammer Impact Analysis• Sound Quality Audio Replay• Sound Mapping

• Noise Path Analysis• Human Response Biodynamics• Modal Analysis• Flight Test Software• Time Frequency• Acoustics Analysis• Crash Biomechanics Analysis

Application softwareDATSsoftwarecanbeconfiguredwithanumberofspecialsolutionadd-onsthatsupportawiderangeofnoise&vibrationbasedapplications...

Arithmetic (Data & Data)Data & Data Arithmetic (+ - * /) Data + Ind. Var. Arithmetic (+ - * /)Data and Reference

Arithmetic (Data & Constant)Real Data & Constant (+ - * /)Complex Data & Constant (+ - * /)Mod/Phase Data & Constant (+ - * /)Remainder

CalculusDifferentiate IntegrateIntegrate X with YOmega Arithmetic

Complex FunctionsComplex to & from Mod/Phase Complex to Real Complex to Imaginary Complex Output (Imag+iReal, Real+i0, Imag+i0, Real+iZ) Data & Conjugate(Data) (+ - * /)

Curve FittingFit Stepped DataForsytheLagrangeLanczosLeast Squares PolynomialMean Median DespikeRemove Spikes from Data Savitsky-GolaySmoothSpline Fit

Data AcquisitionSpreadsheet Style SetupMulti-channel realtime displays of numeric values, time histories, FFT, spectrum waterfalls, ordersSetup Information Stored with DataMulti-channel range displayDynamic/Static Signal Calibration Tools Automatic Gain RangingOver-range indicationsAutomatic Increment of filenames

Event ProcessingExtract EventMark EventRemove Event

Export DataASCIIComma Separated Variables (CSV)SDF (HP/Agilent)MatlabMS ExcelRPC IIITDMTecPlotUniversal File (UFF)WAV

FilteringAlpha Beta Filter Bessel (Low, high & band pass & band stop)

Butterworth (Low, high & band pass & band stop)Chebyshev (Low, high & band pass & band stop)Equalisation FilterFilter Octave (Band Pass)Impulse Response FilterMedian FilterNotch RC FilterRemove JitterShelving FilterSmoothing

Frequency AnalysisAuto (Power) SpectrumAuto (Power) Spectrum (Limit Hold)Auto (Power) Spectrum (Hopping)Carpet PlotCepstrumCoherence Spectrum Complex to Mod/Phase Cross SpectrumCross Spectrum (Limit Hold)dB Weighting DFTDFT (Goertzel)Find Peaks in SpectrumWeighting (A,B,C,D) FFT (Full Range) FFT (Half Range) Hopping FFT Inverse FFT (Full / Half Range) Inverse FFT (Long Complex Full Range)Omega Arithmetic Third Octave Bands RMS Over Frequency Range Autoregressive Filter Coefficients Envelope (Complex Demodulation)Envelope (Fourier) Long FFTInstantaneous Frequency Interpolate SignalMinimum Phase Spectrum (Hilbert) Maximum Entropy AutoregressiveMaximum Entropy Spectral EstimateShort Time FFTSpectrum LevelSpectrum Level (Limit Hold & Hopping)Transfer FunctionsWinograd Transform Zoom FFTZoom Auto Spectral Density Zoom Cross Spectral Density

Generate DataADC SimulationSine (Sine, Damped, Linear & Log Sweep, Haversine, Modulated & Pulsed)Random (Autoregressive, Gaussian, Rectangular, Narrow Band, Pink & Red Noise, Rayleigh Random Numbers)Random Time History From SpectrumImpulseSquare (Pulse & Swept) StepTriangle (Triangle, Saw Tooth)Exponential DecayStraight Lines & RampsPulse (Rectangular, Triangular, Gaussian, Mono, Hanning, Raleigh, Half Sine)Frequency Characteristics (Butterworth, Chebyshev & Bessel)

Actuator (Stepped Sine, Swept Sine)Break Points SpectrumSpectrum from Break Points Gaussian Probability Density Log Probability Density Rayleigh Probability Density Sine Probability Density Classical Data Windows Cosine Taper WindowExponential Decay Window Force Window

Import DataArtemisASCIIBinaryB & K PulseCATMANComma Separated Variables (CSV)DASYLabDIA / DIAdemDX3SDF (HP/Agilent)MatlabMS ExcelnCodePICOLogRealwave Pocket AnalyserRES DataRion WAVRPC II / IIISony Convert DataStore Plex (Racal)Syen Log DataTAFFmatTDMUniversal File (UFF)WAVWaveView (Iotech)

Math FunctionsAbsolute Arcsin, Arccos, Arctan, Arccosec, Arcsec, ArccotanArcsinh, Arccosh, Arctanh, Arccosech, Arcsech, ArccothAntilogBackward & Forward DifferenceConjugateError Function (ERF)ExponentialGamma FunctionInverse ERFLinear to dB, dB to LinearLog e, Log 10NegateNth Integer RootRaise To PowerReciprocalSin, Cos, Tan, Cosec, Sec, CotSinh, Cosh, Tanh, Cosech, Sech, CothSquare RootSum

Pulse AnalysisAngular Vibration of ShaftPulses to RatePulses to AmountPulse Duration (All Crossings, Pos-Pos, Neg-Neg, Pos-Neg, Neg-Pos)Create Speed Signal

Pulse Crossing TimesTime Stamp To Pulse

Shock Spectral AnalysisPrimary, Residual & CompositeLinear spacing, Logarithmic spacing & Octave spacingShock Time History (Lin, Log, Octave Spacing)

Signal ManipulationAdd Named ElementsAmend Control RecordAppend Signal to DatasetApply Classic WindowApply Exponential DecayApply Force WindowApply Sine/Cosine/Ramp TaperCopy Common LengthCopy Whole SignalCopy Section of SignalExtract Named ElementsInclude Signals to DatasetJoin SignalsExtend by RepetitionMesh Two SignalsRecalibration Modify Named ElementsRepair SignalReplace Signal Replace Single Named ElementReverse SignalSignal Quality CheckSort SignalView Signal History

Statistical Counting Level Counting Peak and Trough CountRainflow Counting (Cycle Peak / Trough)Rainflow Counting (Cycle Range / Mean)

Time Domain AnalysisApply ThresholdAuto / Cross Correlation (Lagged Products or Fourier Transform)Convolution in the Time Domain Cosine Taper FunctionEnsemble StatisticsNormaliseResampleSignal DecimationSignal InterpolationSpeed from VibrationStatistics

Trend AnalysisBias removalEvaluate Trend (Mean, SD, RMS, skew, kurtosis, M5, M6, Min, Max)Trend Removal (Linear Averaging Points, Exponential Averaging & Linear Averaging Duration)

Probability AnalysisJoint Probability Density Function Percentile CalculationsProbability Density Function

DATSA complete list of all the analysis functions available in the basic DATS Toolbox package

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USERSSome of the real life stories of how our users

benefit from using Prosig systems

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The customer usesmicrophones, accelerometers, thermocouples& pressure transducers attached to a performance vehicle tomeasurebrakesquealevents.AProsig P8020isusedtocapture,store and analyse all significant events during a two hour roadtest.Sophisticatedpre-andpost-triggercapturealongwithdatavisualisation in DATS helps to achieve a better understandingof brake squeal. The Prosig system was selected after similar,competitivesystemswereunabletocopewiththeenvironmentalandcapture/analysisrequirements.

Brake Squeal Evaluation on High Performance VehicleThedigitalcontrollinesfromthefiringcontrolsequencefromsolidpropellant rocket motors are used to control a Prosig P8048,whichmeasuresvibrationandpressuresignals.TheP8048systemis configuredwith a digital controlmodule and customacquisitionsoftware for transducer calibration,automaticdata structuringandrockettestsequencemeasurement.

Measurement of Vibration and Pressure in Rocket Motor

AProsig P8004andtheDATS Human Biodynamics Analysis Suiteisusedtomakeassessmentsontheexposureofthehumanbody to vibration data. The data is captured on a moving train.HealthandcomfortcriteriaarecalculatedaccordingtovariousISOstandardsandprovidedtotheuserintheformofstandardreports.Theend-userhasusedmanyoftheresultsinexperttestimonyworkinlegalcases.

Assessment of Human Exposure to VibrationAProsigsystemisusedtosimultaneouslycaptureCAN-busdataandvibrationsignalsonanindustrialrobot.TherobotiscontrolledbyaCAN-busandtheProsig P8000measurestherelationshipbetweensending commands to the robot and seeing the vibration effectscausedby thedisplacement of thehydraulics. The combination ofCAN-busandvibrationmeasurementmaketheP8000an idealfitforthisapplication.

Evaluation of Vibration in Industrial Packaging

Ahighchannel-countP8048 systemisusedtocapturethevibrationsignalsfromanaircraftmodelsitedinawindtunnelthatcanoperateattemperaturesaslowas-261CandflowspeedsashighasMach1.3. Strain and acceleration measurements at various locationsonthebodyof themodelaretakenoverapresetrangeof tunnelconditions.Anadditional8-channel Prosig systemmonitorsthereal-time forces and moments experienced by the balance gaugemountedinsidethemodel.

Testing in Low Temperature Transonic Wind ThecustomerusesaProsig P8004connectedtoacustomtriaxialaccelerometer to study tarmac surfaces. As a car moves over aroaditcausesarippleintheroadsurface.DATSisusedtoderivedisplacementfromthemeasuredaccelerations.Theresultsareusedtostudydifferenttypesofsurfaceandchangesduetohumidityandtemperature. The goal is to find a surface that does not flex andbreak,butisnottoorigid.

Investigation of Road Surface Materials

Prosig have supplied a turnkey industrial monitoring system thatmeasurestheaccuracyofaninnovativenewdesignofdomesticwatermeter. A P8020 system is used to capture pre-conditioned fluidpressurewaveformstogetherwithothertestrigcontrolparameterssuch as temperatures and pressures. Advanced pulse analysissoftware in DATS analyses the captured signals and producesdetailed reports that comparemeterperformanceatdifferent flowratesundervarioustestconditions.

Monitoring Flow in New Domestic Water MeterAweightisdroppedontoamotorcyclehelmetmountedonadummyhead. The acceleration of the weight and helmet is measured.Different accelerations profilesmust be achieved for different teststandards.TheDATS Biomechanicssoftwareisthenusedtocheckiftesthasmettherequiredprofileandtoverifywhetherthehelmetmeetsthenecessarystandards.

Motorcycle Helmet Compliance Testing

Thecustomerneedstocheckwhethernoiseandvibrationfromanundergroundtrain line isgoingtocauseanuisance inaproposedmulti-storeyhousingblock.AsophisticatedmeasuringsystembasedonatriaxialaccelerometerisconnectedtoaProsig P8000,whichisusedtocapturethedata.Theresultsoffurtheranalysisareusedtodetermine if thenoiseandvibrationof the trainswill fallwithinprescribedlimits.

Pre-build Assessment of Vibration in Tower BlockAProsig P8000system isusedtomeasurevibrationsatdefinedpoints on seat designed for commercial / industrial / agriculturalvehicles.Theseatsaretestedona3-axisshakerrigwhilesuitablyloaded. TheDATS Human Response software is then used tocheckthattheseatcomplieswiththerelevantstandard.

Testing Seats Against ISO/ANSI Standards

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