Vibration analyzer moves to Windows Mobile
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 12/1/2007
Datastick has ported its Palm OS-based handheld vibration analyzer to the Windows Mobile and Pocket PC platforms. The VSA-1225 hardware module attaches to the HP iPAQ hx2400 or hx2700 series PDAs. The iPAQ provides the processor and 128 Mbytes of data storage, while the Datastick module supplies power to the vibration sensor and iPAQ interface.
You can store test data on up to two 2-Gbyte SD cards. The module’s standard BNC connector accommodates and powers almost any ICP-type piezoelectric accelerometer or ICP-type velocity sensor.
Datastick’s Spectrum software suite includes Datastick Spectrum and Datastick Review software. It records and shows vibration FFT spectra in acceleration, velocity, and displacement displays. The latest version adds decibel display. You also get time-domain acceleration waveforms with color-coded ISO (or custom) alert levels. To move data to a PC, just copy the Excel-based data from the SD memory card.
Datastick, www.datastick.com.
