XY, timebase plotter and automated tester
PC Based X-Y Plotter, Timebase Recorder......more than just an XY plotter. It's also a functional tester........ ARE YOU.......Having problems finding consumables for your X-Y Plotter?Looking for a better way of testing your products?Cal-Bay's PC-based X-Y plotter, Timebase Recorder software enables you to turn your PC into a fully functioning X-Y plotter, Automated Functional Tester and Timebase recorderThe software has been designed to perform the following types of tests: • Hysteresis testing • Linearity testing • Frequency response • Repetition testing • Mechanical actuation testing • Flow and travel testing • Flow and pressure testing Typical project applications include: • Hydraulic valve and actuator test • Electronic servo test • Aerospace applications • Medical device testing Product Benefits:PC Based · No need to replace expensive parts · No ongoing consumable costs Easy to use · Out of the box operation · Works with most NI DAQ cards Automated Testing · Testing against limits built in · Easy to create limit masks with pass/fail indication Plotting · Save plots, data & test information to disk · Print plots on local or networked printer Features: As well as all of the traditional features such as sensitivity ranges, pen up/down, etc, the software allows you to save your data in .csv format as well as generating the plot in .pdf format to enable a record of the plot traces to be kept. When saving your data a .pdf can be saved alongside giving you a saved copy of all of your data including time and date stamping and header information. It also includes automatic nulling and data acquisition calibration routines. You can of course print your plot to any networked or local printer set up on your PC. By saving your data in this way, it enables easy access and analysis of your historical data. The software also comes with a user manual built in.......Automatic testing against limits: The software also has the capability of testing your X-Y data against limits. These test limits are defined simply by adding X-Y coordinate pairs into a popup table. When running the plotter, if your data remains within these limits your test passes, if the data falls outside of these limits, the test fails. These tests can be saved and reused allowing you to set up individual tests for all the different products you need to test. The pass/fail information is also stored alongside the actual test data, providing all of the functionality of a complete automated test system at a fraction of the price.X or Y axis versus Time-base plotting:One of the new features added in version 2 is the ability to plot either axis against time. The time-base can be defined in the set up. As with the standard XY option, limit masks can be applied to enable testing against limits. Multiple traces can be drawn enabling hysteresis and repeatability tests to be performed easily and quickly.Hardware support The software will run on any Windows based PC running XP Pro, Vista and Windows 7. It supports any of the National Instruments Data Acquisition cards that support continuous data buffering. Our recommendation for a portable system would be an NI-9215 BNC DAQ card and single slot USB carrier. Cal-Bay Systems can provide special package prices for the hardware and software combined if purchased together.Installer All the software and associated DAQmx drivers you need are included on the installation disk. So just plug your DAQ card in, install the software and you are ready to go Complete X-Y Plotter Solutions As a National Instruments Select Alliance Partner, We can of course supply complete turnkey X-Y Plotter systems.We can also supply a wheeled trolley version including ruggedized rack, rack mount single slot PC, PCIe DAQ card, 1U BNC rack mount panel, cables, Monitor and printer for use within production or lab type environments.