VCS UI Signals Tab

Top Toolbar -> Signals

Signals gives user control over settings related to display, appearance, data recording/saving and processing options.

PC Math Signals

Signals will display once entered Compute Signals using Math Functions tab and selecting Add

Operand 1 & 2 can be any time stream data input or a constant value of user selected choice. Operator options are limited to four basic functions: +, -, * and /.

PC FRF Signals

Similar to PC Math signals in selection style.

PC FRF signals give user options to create transfer functions for desired input (response) and output (excitation) channels. Also allows for customization of FRF and coherence calculations.

Recent Test Tab

New Test Opens New Test Wizard will send user back to selection screen including testing type and shaker arrangement.

Open Test Brings up display with previous tests conducted.

Tests can then be directly exported or opened from this menu. Double click to open or select test before clicking export. Test statistics can be selected from the right-most column corresponding to each test.

Test group functionality gives user the ability to carry over testing configuration between tests. Inputs, profiles and additional settings are carried through group tests. No reconfiguration is required.

Test Group

Live Signal Tab

Live Signals will update in real time as testing is conducted. The time stream data will update continuously. The Block and frequency derived data will be updated as each new block is processed. For testing conducted with short block intervals this will be very similar to time stream data, but under long block collection testing parameters, the data can take several seconds to update.

Run Folders show previous runs within testing setup. It will also include saved data and time history within the run folder. Data Files tab allows files and folders to be uploaded to the test. This can include timestream data from previous runs in common formats such as .txt, .csv, , .atfx and other common formats.

Time Signal AVD Settings

Top Toolbar → Settings controls signal pass filters. Gives several commonly used options for signal filtering which can be applied to all incoming data.