For self-guided learning and troubleshooting the user guide within EDM applications is a great tool

User Guide

New Test Wizard

Includes physical testing type and setup information

Configuration

Includes testing configuration & control as well as trigger action and test reporting

Hardware

Includes Input channel & Spider System Setup

Display

Test drive and control profile as well as Time and Frequency domain results

Signals

Includes measurement and data collection setup and processing/filtering

Similar to a “file” tab commonly found in other software. The test dropdown box gives options to create new tests, open previous tests, import test files, save and export tests.

Provides much of the same accessibility as the ribbon. Select Hardware Test Configurations Signals and Input channels will be discussed in the ribbon. The Test Sequence tab allows the user to customize testing options related to running multiple sequential tests. Black Box mode allows for multiple tests to be uploaded to the spider front-end so that they can be conducted when offline in the future. Additionally, EDM extensions are found in the Setup tab.

Gives the user options related to conducting and saving the tests.

Gives users available display options. Creating and saving windows default displays and a few unique commands. Search resonance is useful for tests such as sine sweep and broadband random testing. Lissajous plots can be useful plotting two periodic signals against each other.

Organizational tools for displaying data, tiling the plots to the desired sections as well as providing functionality for exporting and importing tabs.

Tools menu gives access to hardware testing options and configurations as well as global settings menu and User notes.

Information is additionally covered in Hardware

Generates report of selected results or parameters, a word document with the relevant information will open and save.

Reports can also be generated based through the run schedule

Very useful tool for contacting support staff and providing necessary information.

CI Tech Support

Displays available devices for connection.

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.

VCS UI Signals Display

The signal display window is useful for live control monitoring, data acquisition in real time, comparing data to industry standards, processing data to fit your testing requirements, report generation and more.