CXM FFT Analyzer®

User guide
Rev. 1.0 – 08.01.2014

MaintTech phone: +46 707 732274

Norrkoping e-mail: mainttech@live.se
Sweden website: www.mainttech.se

Note:
Instrument Screens design can be changed in the future software version and can be changed without
any notice.
The screen shots in the present Manual are for reference only.
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Contents

1. STANDARD FEATURES ............................................................................................ 3

2. STANDARD KIT ..................................................................................................... 4

3. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................ 5

4. INSTRUMENT KEYPAD ............................................................................................ 6

5. INSTRUMENT LED’s................................................................................................ 7

6. STARTING THE INSTRUMENT .................................................................................. 9

7. MAIN MENU ........................................................................................................ 11

8. ROUTE MEASUREMENTS ....................................................................................... 12

1.1 Route files ..................................................................................................... 12

1.2 Measuring in route ......................................................................................... 13

1.3 Moving in route .............................................................................................. 13

1.3.1 Route Menu line ....................................................................................... 14

1.3.2 Measuring in Route ................................................................................... 15

9. BEARING ENERGY ................................................................................................ 16

10. OVERALL LEVEL ................................................................................................ 19

11. HARMONICS..................................................................................................... 21

12. SPECTRA ......................................................................................................... 23

13. ENVELOPE ....................................................................................................... 27

14. TRANSDUCER EDIT ........................................................................................... 30

15. SPEED ............................................................................................................. 32

16. TRANSDUCER CHECK ........................................................................................ 33

17. FREQUENCY RESPONSE ..................................................................................... 34

18. DATA LOGGER .................................................................................................. 37

19. TIME SIGNAL ................................................................................................... 39

20. CONNECTORS .................................................................................................. 43

21. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ................................................................................. 44

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1. STANDARD FEATURES

Route Measurement
Spectra
Time Signal ( in Route)
Envelope
Analysis
Frequency Response
Overall Level
Bearing Energy
Transducer Check
Data Logger

• Display Colour Graphic TFT 320 x RGB x 240, 72.88 x 55.36 mm, White LED
• Battery Pack 6 x 1.2 NiMH AA, Type rechargeable
• Battery charger
• USB communication with PC (Personal Computer).

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2. STANDARD KIT

• Display Box
• 1 x Accelerometer
• 1 x Accelerometer Cable, 1 m
• Extension Tip
• Charger
• USB Communication Cable
• Manual
• Carry Bag
• USB Memory Stick with documents

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3. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

MaintTech warrants the product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under
normal use and provides service within 2 years from the date of delivery.
The Accelerometers (CTC) have Life Time Warranty.
If the instrument malfunctions, do not attempt to repair the instrument yourself, as this will
invalidate the warranty.
Warranty claimed products shall be returned prepaid to MaintTech for service.
We reserve the right to repair or to replace defect products.

Precautions
WARNING: Please read and understand this section before operating your instrument. Not
heeding the warnings or recommendations could result in data loss, data inaccuracy, damage
to the instrument, or injury to you.

WARNING: Ensure the cables and bootstrap cannot be entangled with any rotating or
moving machinery.

WARNING: Do not operate the instrument in an explosive environment.

CAUTION: Mount the accelerometer properly before taking measurements or recordings

(see: Accelerometer Setup Section). Otherwise, the data will be erroneous and/or
inconsistent.

CAUTION: Do not use alcohol or any organic solvents to clean the instrument.

CAUTION: Although the instrument has a rugged construction, do not expose it to wet
conditions or store in a damp place, where relative humidity exceeds 95%.

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4. INSTRUMENT KEYPAD
The keypad has an alternate function key, the ALT key (blue colour). ALT key may be
used in combination with any other key to generate an alternate key code.

1. ON/OFF button. Used to start/stop the instrument.

2. ENTER key. Used to confirm an action, also to start a new measurement.

3. STORE key. Identically functions as ENTER key. (in the future releases can have

special meaning)

4. ESC key. Escape key. Used in combination with ALT key has a BACK meaning (return

to previous screen)

5. Arrow keys. Used to make an item selection or to move the cursor

right/left.

6. Number keys (0 to 9 and dot). Used to edit various parameters. In combination with
ALT key can be used to generate SPACE and MINUS.
Some number keys can be used to generate short-cuts (direct access to some most
used functions, as follows:

- ALT +1. Activate Balancing menu

- ALT +2. Activate Vibration Overall level menu

- ALT +3. Activate Instrument Settings menu

- ALT +4. Activate Instrument to PC communication menu (USB)

- ALT +5. Activate Route Measurements

In some menus, the number keys can be used directly as short-cuts (to execute the
numbered command from the list).

7. MAIN key– Used to activate Main menu, directly.

8. MENU key – This key activates context setting menu. The context setting menu is not

available in all screens. See details below.

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9. F1, F2, F3 and F4 keys. These keys has various meaning, depending on the
on-screen menu.
The meaning appears on the bottom part of the display.

BACKLIGHT key. This key has two meanings:

- If this is used alone, re-adjust the backlight intensity to the default level. The
default level can be established by the user in System-> Setting menu
- In conjunction with UP or DOWN arrow keys (LIGHT + UP or LIGHT + DOWN)
can be used to adjust live the backlight intensity.

5. INSTRUMENT LED’s
CXM has three LED’s, two are placed on the keypad and one is placed nearby the
CHARGER-IN connector.

LED 1 (two colour) – This is the Instrument’s status LED. When the instrument started,
the LED will flash (green and red) for 1-2 seconds. If, after starting, the LED remains
RED, this indicates a general Instrument failure. Normally, after starting-up, this LED will
be off.

LED 2 – This LED is lit when any key is pressed, indicating that the keypad generate key
codes. If one or more keys are damaged, when these keys are pressed, the LED will not
be lit.

LED 3 (two colour). Charger status LED. If the charger is not attached, the LED will be
off. Once when the battery charger is plugged-in, the LED will be lit in Green colour. If
the charger detects a fault, the LED will be lit in Red. When the battery charging process
is finished, both colours will be activated (Red/Green).

EXTERNAL CONNECTORS

External connectors are used to connect Vibration Transducers, RPM Transducer, external
Charger and USB cable to the Instrument.

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Instrument supports two types of vibration transducers:

- Accelerometers (Included as standard in the CXM FFT Analyzer kit)

- Velocity sensor (Can be delivered at order)

Depending on the selected measurement, only some of the transducers are required.

STATUS BAR

On the Display top side, in almost all screens, a status bar is shown as follows:

In the left side is shown as an icon, the power supply source, as follows:

- From the battery pack (a battery icon and the battery voltage)
- From the external charger (a charger icon and the battery voltage)
- From USB cable (a USB icon).

The battery icon can be coloured as follows:

- White. Battery OK.
- Yellow. Battery is more than 80% discharged.
- Red. The battery is almost discharged. The Instrument must be stopped
immediately. The measurements done with the Battery icon in this status may be
affected.

The charger icon can be coloured as follows:

- Green. The battery pack is in the charging process.

- Red. The charger detects a battery fault. The charging process is stopped.
- Yellow. The charging process is finished. The user can disconnect the external
charger.
NOTE. When the Instrument is supplied trough USB cable, the battery pack is NOT charged.
In the right side is shown the current date and time. The date and time can be adjusted in
the System menu.

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6. STARTING THE INSTRUMENT

When the Instrument is started-on, a logo will be visible for 1-2 seconds. Then the
Instrument will show the latest menu selected when it was stopped.
NOTE. If the application software is damaged or corrupted, the Instrument Operating System
will be unable to load and run the application. CX Balancer 04-12-2012 09:26
The Operating System has only three CX Operating system V1.01
commands are available, as follow:
1. Load application from SD card
1. Load application from SD Card
2. PC communication
2. PC Communication
3. Run application 3. Run application

If the Instrument doesn’t start normally,

the third command will not work, because
the Operating system has found that the
application is missing or is corrupted.

First command can be used only if there is at least one application file in the PROGRAM
directory. The application file is named CXBXxxx.cxp, where xxx means the application
version.

If more than one application files exist in PROGRAM directory, a browse list will appear on
the screen. The user can select any of the application to be loaded into the RAM memory.
After selection, the Operating System loads
and runs the selected application.

Because the application is stored in the

Instrument RAM memory, the application
can run until the Instrument is stopped.
To store the application in Flash memory
(permanent storage); inside of
application, just select System-> Update
program command.
If in the SD Card doesn’t exist any
application file, the user must select the
second command:

PC Communication - The USB cable must be connected to a computer.

The SD Card contents will be published in the File Browser, acting similarly with any USB
Memory Stick. No driver is required; any computer will recognize automatically the
card. Now, the user must copy an application file (CXBxxx.cxp), to the PROGRAM
directory. Then the user must press ESC key to return to the Operating System window
and using the Load application from SD Card command, he can load the application
into the RAM memory.

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NOTE: The Operating System can be activated anytime if required, as follows:

 Switch off the Instrument
 Press and keep ESC key pressed and start the Instrument
 The Operating System windows will be shown.

STOPPING THE INSTRUMENT

The Instrument can be stopped any time, just pressing the ON/OFF button. On the
next state, the last menu selected will be shown.

NOTE. To save battery’s life, just stop the Instrument if it isn’t used. This action can
also be done for short time interval. No damages occur, if the Instrument is started /
stopped frequently.

Also, to save battery’s life, in the Settings menu can be set a time period for auto-
stop.

When the keypad wasn´t pressed for a longer time than indicate the settings, the
Instrument will be automatically stopped. The user can cancel the stopping sequence,
by pressing any key for 10 seconds, after the auto-stop event has occurred.

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7. MAIN MENU
Main menu can be accessed anytime by pressing repeatedly the Esc key or directly, by
pressing the MAIN key.

SYSTEM MENU
System menu can be accessed from the Main menu. Here you can Update the program,
see the software version in the instrument, edit the transducers, check the transducers
and change the Instrument settings.

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8. ROUTE MEASUREMENTS
1.1 Route files

The following steps must be done in order to use the route transfer:
Create a route in CXSpectra© application;
Download the route definition into CXM FFT Analyzer®;
Perform the measurements;
Download the route measurements back in the Machine Database.

Any Route file is a binary file having .crx extension. The Route files can be downloaded from
the computer into the Instrument just using the CXSpectra© Transfer Menu commands or
can be copied directly onto CXM FFT Analyzer® micro SD Card, in the Route folder.

To download a Route file with measurements, the next commands Transfer -> To/From
Instrument or Transfer To/From Files must be used.

Before downloading a route in the Machine Database, the contents of the Route files can be
previewed with the CXRouteExplorer application, found onto CXSpectra© Installation CD.
This is a free application and can be used without any Protection Key.

See below a screen-shot presenting how to open a route with CXRouteExporer:

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1.2 Measuring in route

The route items are shown as below:

In the upper left corner is shown the hierarchy tree and in the upper right side appears the
current record number (and the total records in the route). In the bottom of the screen is
shown the measurement table. In the first column is shown, in each row, the measuring unit
for:
Total value (vibration overall value, speed or manual points)
Bearing Energy (disable if is not settled in the route editor)
Envelope spectrum unit (disabled if is not settled in the route editor)
The last row shows the measurement time-stamp (only if the Record is measured).

In the Last column are shown the latest measurements existing in the Machine database (the
row is empty if there isn’t any previous measurement). In the Current column is shown the
result of the measurement (if it was done). The row is colored according with the alarm
settings in the Machine database. In the last column (%) is indicated the change between
the Last and Current measurement. A plus (+) sign indicates that the Current measurement
is higher than the last one.

1.3 Moving in route

Depending on the blue cursor in the item hierarchy, the movement in the route list can vary.
The movements between records can be done with the keypad LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys.
If the cursor is placed onto the Department level, an advance in the route will be done from
Department to Department. If the cursor is placed onto the Machine level, the movement will
be done from Machine to Machine a.s.o.

If the Instrument is shut off, at the next start, the record counter will remain in the last
position.

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1.3.1 Route Menu line

F1 - Change. Allows the user to change to another existing route:

Just select the new route (with UP or DOWN arrow keys) and press ENTER. Use F4 to delete
a route from the Card. Press ESC to return without changing the active route.

F2 - Settings. General route settings can be done here:

Auto Advance (Enabled or Disabled). If it’s Enabled, after the measurements were
completed, the record pointer will automatically advance to the next record.
Power save (Disabled or Enabled). If it’s Disabled, the accelerometer power will
remain ON between consecutive the measurements. This can speed up the acquisition
time, but increases the power consumption.
Auto advance (Enabled or Disabled). The first measurement in the route is Total
value. Even if the measurement is stable, the measurement will never be
automatically saved, but is waiting for the user to press the STORE button. For the
remaining measurements (BE and Envelope), the Instrument can automatically save
the measurements when stable, but only if Auto advance setting is Enabled.
Otherwise, the user must save these measurements by pressing the STORE button.

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NOTE. After a setting was changed, the user must press F4 -Save&Exit to save the settings.
If the user presses ESC, the settings won't be changed.

F3 - Show frequency in - (CPM or Hz) - The user can select the desired unit for the Speed
measurement.

F4 - Inspection Code - For each Machine the user can add one or more Inspection Codes.
The Inspection Code list is defined in the CXSpectra© Software and it will be transferred
together with the route definition.

The Inspection Code items can be added in ANY Direction of the machine:

To add (or remove) an Inspection Code, just proceed as follows:

Select the item with the cursor.
Press the STORE key to add (or remove) the item.
Press the ENTER key to save the selection or press ESC to keep everything
unchanged.

NOTE: The Inspection Codes will be transferred into the Machine database, in the Machine
Notepad.

1.3.2 Measuring in Route

For Vibration directions and Speed points:
Select the Record.
Place the transducer into a correct and stable position.
Press the ENTER key to begin the measurement. Wait until the reading
becomes stable and then press the STORE button.

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9. BEARING ENERGY
The Bearing Energy coefficient is a bearings condition estimator.

To measure the BE, from the Main Menu select Measurements and then Bearing Energy.

Bearing Energy is the Overall value of vibration in a high frequency range.

To change the show unit, press Settings ( F2) and select RMS, Peak or Peak-Peak and press
ENTER. Press Save&exit to activate the change.

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Press F2 - Settings to select the Filters:

After selecting the filter, press F4 to save the settings.

The list below shows the available frequency ranges.

Frequency range can be 500 Hz, 1000 Hz or 2000 Hz.

Use a low frequency range for low speed machines (below 600 RPM) and a high frequency
range for high speed machines (above 6000 RPM).

Press F1 key to hold the measurement.

Press Enter key to continue measuring.

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The Bearing Energy value has the unit “g” Peak.

Find the machine speed. Follow this line up to the judgment lines and read the value onto
the left axis.

The above diagram is just a guide to interpret the bearing condition value. If vibrations of
other causes (e.g. flow surge, gear mesh) are within the selected frequency range, this can
give a high bearing condition value, even if the bearing is not damaged.

A high bearing condition value can also be acquired if the bearing is poorly lubricated or is
overloaded (e.g. by misalignment, or large belt forces).

Overall Level
Short Vibration Theory

The Overall Vibration is defined as the sum of a vibration energy produced across a filtered
band-width or the sum of all vibration, measured within a specified frequency range.

Used as an initial “alarm” type survey, whereby if the overall indication is above a specified
value, a more detailed survey is performed to identify the possible cause.

The Overall vibration level "A" in a frequency range, as defined by the following equation,
shall not exceed the Overall Amplitude Acceptance Limit specified for that frequency range
(see also ISO-10816).

A = Overall vibration level in the frequency range

Ai = amplitude in the ith line of resolution in the frequency range
(i=1) =the first line of resolution in the frequency range
(i=N) = the last line of resolution in the frequency range
N = the number of lines of resolution in the frequency range

The fundamental frequency - often referred to simply as the fundamental and

abbreviated as 1 x RPM - is the rotational speed of a rotor. The fundamental frequency is
also called the first harmonic.

The second harmonic, abbreviated as 2 x RPM, is twice the fundamental frequency and the
third harmonic, abbreviated as 3 x RPM, is three times of the fundamental frequency.

The harmonics can also be defined as frequency components at a frequency that is an

integer multiple of the fundamental frequency (1 × RPM).

The sum of the first three harmonic amplitudes can be calculated as root of squared value.

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Example: Assuming that:

1 × RPM Amplitude = 7 mm/sec

2 × RPM Amplitude = 5 mm/sec

3 × RPM Amplitude= 2 mm/sec

The sum of the above amplitude can be calculated with the formula:

S= (1 RPM) 2 + (2 RPM) 2 + (3 RPM) 2 = 49 + 25 + 4 = 8.83 mm/sec

10. OVERALL LEVEL

To measure the Overall level, select Measurements on the Main Menu and then Overall level.

Press F1 key to hold the measurement.

Press Enter key to continue the measurement.
Press F2 key for settings. Select Show unit, Detection, Frequency range or High pass filter
and press ENTER.

Max. Frequency may be:

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- 1000 Hz
- 1600 Hz
- 3200 Hz
- 6400 Hz
A High Pass Filter can also be added, as follows:
- 4 Hz
- 8 Hz
- 10 Hz
Select the frequency range and press ENTER.
If you change some setting, just press F4 (Save&exit) to activate the change.

DIN ISO 10816-3 and -7

DIN ISO 10816-3 standard allows slightly higher
limits when a foundation is considered flexible than
when if it is rigid. A conclusion from this is also that a
resonant condition in principle is not allowed or at
least should be avoided at operation speeds. In
practice this also includes the double speed as well as
any other natural excitation frequency such as blade
passage etc.
Modern machines have high speeds, flexible bearing
supports and foundations and can be considered as
flexible even if it is not mounted on rubber or springs.

DIN ISO 10816-7 plays a very important role for maintenance technicians in the evaluation
of vibrations in centrifugal (rotodynamic) pumps.

The new ISO 10816-7 is valid

since August 2009.

Original title of the standard:

Mechanical vibration -
Evaluation of machine
vibration by measurements on
non-rotating parts - Part 7:
Rotodynamic pumps for
industrial applications,
including measurements on
rotating shafts (ISO 10816-
7:2009).

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11. HARMONICS

Select Measurements on the Main menu, press ENTER,

then select 6. Harmonics and press ENTER.

The analysis screen shows the followings measurements:

- The overall vibration level

- The amplitude of the first three harmonics (1 × RPM,

2 × RPM and 3 × RPM)

- Rotor speed (a photocell must be attached).

The vibration transducers have to be placed on the bearings nearby the monitored rotor.

Press F1 key to hold the measurement.

Press Enter key to continue measuring.

Press F2 key for settings:

Use a low frequency range for low speed machines (below 1200 RPM) and a high frequency
range for high speed machines (above 1200 RPM).

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The analysis of these values can be done as follows:

1. If the overall vibration is low (below the Overall Amplitude Acceptance Limit), it may be
considered that the machine is running normally, on medium-term and even long-term. In
this case, corrective measures are not necessary and the equipment can be kept running.

2. If the overall vibration exceeds the Overall Amplitude Acceptance Limit, the following
harmonics have to be analyzed:

a. If the amplitude at 1 × RPM exceeds 75% of the overall amplitude and the amplitude
values for the second and the third harmonics 2 × RPM and 3 × RPM remains low,
than the rotor is unbalanced. A successful balancing procedure will significantly reduce
the overall vibration of the machine.

b. If the sum of the first three harmonics (calculated as above) is more than 75% of
overall amplitude and the amplitude values at 2 × RPM and 3 × RPM are also
important, then:
The machine is misaligned
Or
The rotor is unbalanced and the bearings have looseness.

An unbalanced rotor might be suspected if a high amplitude peak appears at 1 × RPM, a

relatively low one at 2 × RPM and a negligible one at 3 × RPM.

When the peak at 2 × RPM exceeds 1/3 of the fundamental amplitude, it may be
misalignment. When the amplitude of the second harmonic (2 × RPM) is more than 1/2 of
the fundamental, than most probably is misalignment.

Before balancing, just check the alignment first and then correct it, if necessary. Measure
again to see the improvement.

c. If the sum of the first three harmonics is more than 75% of overall amplitude, then
definitely the machine has also other mechanical faults, which might be seen at
different frequencies than those already displayed. In this case, it is no use to balance
the rotor, because you won’t get an important decrease of the overall vibration. You
should rather perform an investigation by spectrum analysis to identify the real
sources of these large amounts of vibration.

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12. SPECTRA
To measure Spectrum with CXM go to the Main Menu, select Measurements and press
ENTER.

Go to 3. Spectra and press Enter.

Press F2 or Settings button.

Here you can change the default settings.

To activate the new settings, press Save&exit button.

If the averaging is disabled, the spectrum is shown live on screen until the user presses
Hold.
When the spectrum is measured (with or without averaging) the user can use the cursor and
also the Zoom function.
This is important, because LIVE measurements can be done sometimes, but if the user does
not have available cursors, he can see nothing.
The Zoom function makes the zoom around the cursor position. The Zoom is a true zoom.
This means that on the screen ALL the spectrum lines (300 lines= LCD Display resolution)
are visible.
When a measurement begins the cursor is automatically placed on highest line in spectrum.
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on the highest line position. This is important, because if the machine speed is changed, the
cursor will follow the highest speed.

Press F1 or the Hold button to stop the measurement.

Press F3 or Normal button and you zoom out the Spectrum.

Press F3 again and you zoom in Spectrum.

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Measuring range

Total level

Cursor level

Cursor frequency

Move the cursor with or key.

Decrease the measuring range with key

and increase it with key.

Stop the measurement by pressing F1 or Hold
button.

Press the MENU key and select Set

cursor frequency and press ENTER. Now you
can place the cursor in the next window.

Enter the new frequency and press ENTER.

The cursor has been moved to 150 Hz.

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Stop the measurement by pressing F1 or Hold button.

Press the MENU key and select Save in file to store the measured Spectrum.

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13. ENVELOPE
To measure the Envelope with CXM you should go to the Main Menu, select Measurements,
4. Envelope and press ENTER.

The selected frequency range is 600-1200 Hz.

Press F1 or Hold button.

Press F2 or Settings button.

Here you can change the default settings.

To activate the new settings, press Save&exit
button.

Press F1 or Hold button to stop the measurement and press F3 or Zoom X.

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Press F3 again and you zoom in Spectrum.

Measuring range

Total level

Cursor level

Cursor frequency

Move the cursor with or key.

Decrease the measuring range with key and increase it with key.
Stop the measurement by pressing F1 or Hold button.

Press MENU key and select Set cursor frequency and press ENTER. Now you can place
the cursor in the next window.

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Enter the new frequency and press ENTER.

The cursor has been moved to 450 Hz.

Stop the measurement by pressing F1 or Hold button.

Press MENU key and select Save in file to store the measured Spectrum.

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14. TRANSDUCER EDIT

To edit a transducer select System in the Main menu and press Enter key.
In the System menu, select Transducer edit and press Enter key.

Here you must edit the sensitivity of the Transducer that you are going to use together
with the CX Balancer.
The sensitivity is mentioned in the Calibration Certificate for each transducer.

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Power should be Enabled if you are using an accelerometer.

Here you can also edit the Settling time for the Accelerometer. It is the time that an
Accelerometer needs for a stable measurement. This time is mentioned in the data sheet
for any Accelerometer.
After finished editing, press F4 key to save the changes.

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15. SPEED
To measure speed, you must connect an RPM transducer to the instrument.

Press F1 key and the measurement will be stopped. Press Enter key and the measurement
will continue.
Press F2 key, if you want to change the settings for Unit, Averaging or No of Averages. Then
press F4 to save the new settings.

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16. TRANSDUCER CHECK

Select 6. System in Main menu and then 4. Transducer check.

This function is very useful to test transducers and cables.

F1 - Bias (default). Measures the DC component of the connected accelerometer.

Normally the bias for a CTC accelerometer must be 12±1 V DC. Without transducer,
the power supply voltage is shown (>20 V DC). For the velocity transducers, the bias
is close to zero.
F2 -Signal. Measure the mV AC from the transducer or an external signal generator.
F3 -Vibration. Measure the vibration in the transducer unit (g or mm/sec).
The measurement result depends on the transducer sensitivity.
This function measures the signal from both inputs. If there aren’t any transducers
connected, the signal must be lower than 3-5 mV AC. The frequency range is fixed to 4-3200
Hz.

Some simple tests:

1. Cable fault
The accelerometer is placed on the floor (no vibration). The bias must be near 12V.
Keeping the transducer fixed, move the cable with the hand. The indication of Signal
must remain less than 5mV. Otherwise the cable is defective.

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Shake the transducer. The Signal must increase. Otherwise the cable (or the
transducer) is defective.

2. Instrument transducer power supply.

The internal transducer power supply must be 4 mA@ 20…24 V DC.
With no cable connected to the input, the bias must be over 20 V DC. If not, the
instrument is defective.
Notice! The transducer must be set to be accelerometer.
With cable and transducer connected, the bias must decrease to 12±1 V DC.

3. Instrument accuracy
With the transducer set to be velocity, an external known signal must be connected
(e.g. from a signal generator). In the Transducer check menu, the Signal or Vibrations
must be selected.

17. FREQUENCY RESPONSE

The frequency response plots are a very useful way to represent the amplitude and phase of
a system as function of frequency. This is referred to the frequency domain behavior of a
system. The frequency response of a system is presented as two graphs: one showing
amplitude and the other one showing phase, as below:

Ideal Frequency Response Plot - Resonance is indicated by peak amplitude and sharp, significant
change of phase at the frequency of the peak.

With CXM you can create a Frequency Response plot, as follows:

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From the Main Menu, select Measurements.

Select 7. Frequency Response

Press F2 - Settings and adjust the

Frequency Response plot parameters.

Press F4 - Save&Exit to save these

parameters and to return to the Frequency
Response plot.

To begin the measurements, press Enter.

The actual machine RPM will be shown with a cursor, as shows the following picture:

Adjust the machine RPM and wait until the

amplitude and phase will be stable.

Press Store to take the first reading.

Change the RPM again and repeat the above

step.

You can take up to 200 readings.

You may press F1-Hold to stop temporary the

data acquisition and to visualize the readings.

In the Hold mode, the cursor can be moved

with the left and right arrow keys.

Press again Enter key to resume.

When the Frequency Response window is in Hold status, the Menu key is also active:

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This context menu allows you to do the following actions:

Save the plot in a file
Show acquisition details
Zoom the Plot optimally
Hide or Show the plot grid.
See below the Show Info window:

You may also use the F3-Zoom X key to enlarge a plot portion around the cursor position.
NOTE: When RPM is changed, the measurements won’t be automatically saved. You must
press the Store key, to save the measurements in the plot. This way, before storing the
measurements, you can wait until the readings become stable. The Frequency Response plot
will have a higher accuracy.
When all the points were collected, just save the Frequency Response plot into a file and exit
the menu.
The file is saved onto the memory Card in the RES folder. Each Frequency Response file has
the .cxr extension.
Once you exit, you cannot return to collect measurements from the saved file, but any saved
file can be viewed:
Select Analysis menu and 5. View File.
Press F3 to select the list of pre-stored Frequency Response files:

Select from the list any file and press Enter key.
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18. DATA LOGGER

The Data logging function can be used to collect the Total level values.
The Logging function can be very useful to check the running of a defective machine.

Copy the logging file from the CXM SD card to CXLoggingView software.

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LOGGING REPORT
Logging File : C:\CXM\Logging\FILES\LOG00034.CXL

Begin recording: 25-10-13 12:26:06

End recording: 25-10-13 12:48:13

Frequency range: 6400 Hz

HP Filter: (none)

Number of recorded values: 663 (Bad Records: 0)

Total
Record TimeStamp Record Status
mV RMS
1 25-10-13 12:26:06 0,0
2 25-10-13 12:26:09 51,3
3 25-10-13 12:26:11 50,6
4 25-10-13 12:26:13 50,4
5 25-10-13 12:26:15 50,4
6 25-10-13 12:26:17 50,4
7 25-10-13 12:26:19 50,4
8 25-10-13 12:26:21 50,4
9 25-10-13 12:26:23 50,4
10 25-10-13 12:26:25 50,4
11 25-10-13 12:26:27 50,4

You can transfer the logging file to MS EXCEL and show the measurements in different type
of diagrams.

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19. TIME SIGNAL

Introduction
Time signal is the waveform as it is obtained from the attached vibration transducer.
This means if the transducer is an accelerometer, the time-signal is shown in "g" unit; if the
transducer is a velocity sensor, the time-signal is shown in mm/sec (or in/sec).
The instrument won’t proceed to any signal integration or derivation.
This way, the user can use the time-signal to visualize HOW the machine is moving in the
measured position.

Viewing time-signal

In CXM, the time-signal can be shown:

In Spectrum analysis, but only if the
spectrum is frozen (in Hold mode).
In View Files menu, selecting any
spectrum associated to a time-signal in the
Spectrum Setting menu, as follows on the left
screen.
In route, to any record having
spectrum (and if the time-signal collection is
settled in CXSpectra, for that direction), as
shown below:

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Time-signal in spectrum analysis

When a spectrum is collected and if the Save

waveform is set to YES, if the user freezes the
spectrum plot by pressing F1 – Hold key, the
time-signal can be show just pressing the F4 –
Waveform key (otherwise this key is disabled).

Time-signal in View Files menu

From the list, select any spectrum file having

the time-signal stored.

The spectrum plot will be shown (as default).

Press F2 - Waveform key to show the time-

signal.

Time-signal in Route

Browse to any vibration direction (or record).

Press the Menu key and select:

View waveform.

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Time-signal plot

Time-signal plot is shown identically in all the above cases, only the context Menu is slightly
changed.

Legend
1. Sample number/time at the cursor position (the cursor is green)
2. Start time (seconds). In the Normal mode, this value is always zero.
3. End time (seconds). In the Normal mode this value shows the time-signal total time.
4. Marker or reference line (yellow line). See below how to insert a marker)
5. Signal amplitude at cursor position
6. Signal amplitude at marker position
7. Difference between marker and cursor position (in CPM or Hz).

NOTE: Difference label appears only if between cursor and marker there are more than 4
samples.
The current actions in the time-signal plot are:

LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys - The cursor

(green) can be moved in the plot area.

UP/DOWN arrow keys - Changes the

amplitude scale.

F3 - Zoom X /Normal key. In Normal

mode, all the time-signal points are shown. In
Zoom mode only a “window” is shown, around
the cursor position. Each pixel contains a single
sample.

- ALT + LEFT, ALT + RIGHT arrow keys. Scroll between “windows” – Is enabled only in
Zoom mode.

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In the image above, the time-signal is zoomed. By pressing ALT + LEFT key, the cursor will
be moved to the left “window” (347.289 to 56.445 msec. interval).

- STORE key - Place a yellow marker (or reference line) at cursor position. When the STORE
key is pressed the marker always changes the position to the cursor position. The Marker
line will be lost if the time-signal is zoomed or the cursor is moved outside the viewing area.
The marker allows the user to determine the time-signal period (frequency).

- MENU key - The context menu will appear. The menu is almost the same, but depends on
the context. The common menu lines are:

Grid ON/OFF. Add or remove the grid line.

Set cursor time. Allows the user to set the cursor to any specific time of the
waveform (to any sample).
Frequency unit - Changes the frequency unit from Hz to CPM or reverse.

Any others menu commands are self-explained.

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20. CONNECTORS

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21. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

Display Color Graphic TFT EMC Radiated/conducted
Resolution 320 x RGB x 240 Emissions
Viewing Area 72.88 x 55.36 mm RF, ESD, fast transient
Backlight White LED immunity
Mechanical Aluminum Vibration Accelerometers
Size 180 x 190 x 55mm Transducers 2 Channels
Weight 950g Input 100 mV/g
Protection Class IP54 Sensitivity 50 kOhms
Sealed Connectors with protection cap Input Impedance 4.2 mA @ 24 V DC
Power Supply
Environment Tachometer PNP or NPN standard
Operating Temp. -20°-80°C Photocell
Operating Humidity 80% RH 0-50C
non-cond. Input TTL Pulse
70% RH -20°-80°C Measure Distance 0.1-2.0m
non-cond. Range 120-60000 RPM
Accuracy Max. ± 5 RPM
Battery 6 x 1.2 NiMH AA Vibration Acceleration -80 g,
Type rechargeable Indication Velocity – 100 mm/s,
Voltage 7.2 V nominal Units/ max. level Displacement – 10 mm
Capacity 2.7 Ah ± 2%
Operation Time 8 hours Accuracy
External Charger 12V @ 2A ± 0.2dB 0.5Hz-400Hz
Supply 100-240 VAC @ Frequency ± 0.2dB 10Hz-1kHz
50-60 Hz Response ± 0.5dB 2Hz-1.6kHz
± 0.5dB 4Hz-3.2kHz
± 0.5dB 8Hz-12.8kHz

µm, mm/sec, g, in/sec,

mils
Units Peak, P-P, RMS

Average
Communications USB, Mass Storage Analysis RPM, Total Level,
Device 4 GB x1, x2 and x3 RPM
Balancing One or two plane Bearing Status A coefficient indicating
(optional) 120-12000 RPM Bearing Faults
Route Co-operating with
CXSpectra
Spectrum CXM set contains:
-Frequency Ranges 1000, 1600, 3200, - Display Box
6400 and 12800 Hz - 1 x Accelerometer with Magnet
- 1 x 1 m Transducer Cable
Envelope 600-1200 Hz - Extension Tip
-Frequency Ranges 1200-2200 Hz - Charger
2200-3200 Hz - USB Communication Cable
3200-6400 Hz - Manual
6400-12800 Hz - Carrying Case ( Aluminum)

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