Prosig Power Units Offer New Levels Of Flexibility
The size and shape of the Prosig P8000 data acquisition systems greatly facilitates installation in locations that are small or difficult to access. Now Prosig can offer a new level...
View ArticleWhat Are dB, Noise Floor & Dynamic Range?
Most engineers are probably familiar with or have come across the decibel or dB as a unit of measurement. Its most common use is in the field of acoustics where...
View ArticleDo You Need To Measure Brake Noise?
The objective of the brake noise tests was to record the braking events of cars being driven on various types of road and classify those events according to their type...
View ArticleHow To Float Output Windows in DATS Acquisition V4
Nowadays it is easy to attach extra screens to most computers. It is not uncommon to have a two or even three monitor setups. Even with laptops it is fairly...
View ArticleWhat Is The Difference Between Single Ended & Differential Inputs?
Prosig P8000 systems use differential inputs, but what are they and why are they so special? This subject is not always fully understood and, therefore, the focus of this article...
View ArticleA Simple Capture, Analysis and Report (Part 1)
The first part of a series of four tutorials showing a simple setup to capture, analyze and produce a report using Prosig’s DATS software and P8000 hardware. Part 2 coming...
View ArticleA Simple Capture, Analysis and Report (Part 2)
Part two of the four tutorials showing a simple setup to capture, analyze and produce a report using Prosig’s DATS software and P8000 hardware. This part deals with setting up...
View ArticleWaterfall Analysis: Frequency Resolution and Smearing
When measuring noise and vibration in rotating machines, especially complex devices like automobile engines, it is very important to fully understand what is being measured and what analyses need to...
View ArticleNoise & Vibration Analysis: Back To Basics
Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to revisit some of the basic building blocks that form the foundation of what we do. And so we have gathered together a few of our...
View ArticleExhaust Vibration Measurement – A Case Study
Exhaust Vibration Measurement – Customer Requirement One of Prosig’s customers needed to perform exhaust vibration measurement on some of their vehicles. They contracted Prosig to take the measurements...
View ArticleUsing Source Contribution Analysis to analyze complex structural dynamics issues
Using Source Contribution Analysis (SCA) and Structural Animation (STA) in the DATS software for the analysis of complex structural dynamics This post uses Source Contribution Analysis (SCA) techniques...
View Article[Video] How To Calibrate Microphones & Accelerometers
Here are two videos on a relatively simple, but sometimes misunderstood procedure – how to calibrate microphones & accelerometers 1. How To Calibrate A Microphone 2. How To Calibrate An...
View Article[Video] Disabling P8000 cooling fans during data capture
Justin Foster (Prosig UK) explains how to set up the DATS software to switch off the P8000’s cooling fans during data capture. This can be important to reduce noise during capture of audio data. The...
View ArticleCreating calculated signals with DATS Acquisition
Case Study: What can I do if the transducer I am using has a non-linear sensitivity over its measuring range? Abstract Recently a PROSIG user wanted to measure a specific temperature parameter on a...
View ArticleHow to set up scheduled data captures
A video that explains how to set up the DATS Data Acquisition software to perform captures at specific, scheduled times. The post How to set up scheduled data captures appeared first on Noise &...
View ArticleWhen should I use the ground connection on my P8000 data acquisition system?
The ground connection should be used if an issue has been observed in measured data, such as significant electricity supply (50Hz or 60Hz) distortion or significant noise. It must be attached it to a...
View ArticleHow to use an Analogue Channel with Tachometer Signals on the P8000
When using an analogue channel input channel of a P8000, with a tachometer sensor, is it possible to utilise the tachometer processing functions as you would if you were using a tachometer input of the...
View ArticleEnabling Audio Playback in P8000 Acquisition Software
It is possible to enable audio playback to listen to audible frequencies while recording or monitoring when using a P8000 and the V4 Acquisition software. In the V4 Acquisition software you will first...
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