EDM Overview

EDM, or Engineering Data Management, is the desktop software that works with all Crystal Instruments front-end hardware.

Getting Started

Refer to the links below to get started on setup:

Important Safety Information

Connecting Your PC to the Spider Front-End

Running EDM

Where is My Data?

How the User’s Software Reads CI Data Files (ATFX API)

Appendix: Software Options

EDM may include the following software applications based on license key options.

VCS: single axis and MIMO vibration controller software

THV: temperature, humidity, and vibration control software

MSC: multi-shaker control software

WE: waveform editor, processes data for VCS

DSA: dynamic signal analyzer software

RCM: remote monitoring software

TDA: time data acquisition software

Modal: Complete modal testing and analysis software

CoCo-DSA: desktop software for CoCo hardware

Other software products installed separately:

PA: post analysis software. Post processing data acquired by CoCo or Spider hardware

EDC: embedded device controller, lightweight temperature and humidity control software designed for touchscreen operation

VDS: vibration diagnostic system

Machine Builder: builds machine models to be used in VCS

FECT: front-end calibration tool, calibration software for Spider hardware

Appendix: Hardware Options

The vibration control system software runs on several different hardware platforms from Crystal Instruments:

Spider-81: an 8-channel device that can be expanded to a system with hundreds of channels

Spider-81B: a 4-channel economic version of Spider-81

Spider-80X: a compact packaging of Spider-81 that can be expanded to a system with hundreds of channels

Spider-80Xi: a compact version of Spider-80X without the enclosure as a modular card inside of chassis

Spider-80SG: an 8-channel device with bridge channels for Strain Gauge or general data acquisition applications

Spider-80SGi: a compact version of Spider-80SG without the enclosure as a modular card inside of chassis

Getting Started

Here is the list of ports used by EDM and Spider

TCP Port: 9001

UDP Detect Port: 9002

UDP Find Port: 9003

NAS Download FTP Port: 9021 (for downloading data from Spider-NAS)

Device Status Monitor Port: 4430 (optional)

SQL Server TCP Port: 1433 (communication port for Microsoft SQL server)

SQL Server UDP Port: 1434 (communication port for Microsoft SQL server)

EDM Cloud (Web Sockets) Port: 80 (communication port for EDM Cloud service)

SMTP Port: 25 (port for EDM to send emails)

SMTP with SSL Port: 587 (port for EDM to send emails with SSL)