Troubleshooting – Campbell Scientific CDM-VW300 Series Dynamic Vibrating-Wire Analyzer System User Manual
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Table of Contents
Using the Datalogger......................................................................... 30
Using the SC-CPI Interface ............................................................... 31
Using Power Supplies........................................................................ 31
CDM-VW300 Series Analyzer Power ....................................... 31
Data-Acquisition System Power................................................. 32
Configuring the CDM-VW300 Analyzer .......................................... 32
Device Name .............................................................................. 34
CPI Bus Speed............................................................................ 34
Operating System Version.......................................................... 35
Operating System Date............................................................... 35
Analyzer Serial Number............................................................. 35
Display Rate ............................................................................... 35
Dynamic Sample Rate................................................................ 35
Device Type ............................................................................... 35
CPI Bus Address ........................................................................ 35
System Options .......................................................................... 35
Channels Enabled....................................................................... 36
Desired Resonant Amplitude...................................................... 36
Minimum- and Maximum Cut-Off Frequencies ........................ 36
Frequency-Output Format .......................................................... 36
Multipliers and Offsets............................................................... 36
Steinhart-Hart Coefficients......................................................... 36
Rainflow-Histogram Output Configurations .............................. 36
Sensor Selection ................................................................................ 37
Frequency Considerations .......................................................... 37
Noise Performance ..................................................................... 37
System Connections .......................................................................... 37
CDM-VW300 to PC Connection ............................................... 38
CDM-VW300 to Sensor Connection.......................................... 38
CDM-VW300 to SC-CPI Connection ........................................ 40
CDM-VW300 to Power Connection .......................................... 42
Earth Ground Connections ......................................................... 44
Communication Connections ..................................................... 44
SC-CPI to CPI Bus Connection....................................... 44
Datalogger to SC-CPI Connection................................... 44
Maximum Number of Analyzers on a Datalogger ..................... 45
Operating System .............................................................................. 46
Power-Up Sequence .......................................................................... 46
CRBasic Programming...................................................................... 47
Writing Programs ....................................................................... 47
Sending Programs to the Datalogger.......................................... 48
System Adjustments .......................................................................... 49
Frequency Range........................................................................ 49
System Validation ............................................................................. 49
Sensor Validation ....................................................................... 49
Monitoring System Performance................................................ 49
Monitoring with DVWTool Software.............................. 52
Fault Detection...................................................... 52
Troubleshooting........................................................53
Isolating Components........................................................................ 53
Filtering Harmonics........................................................................... 54
Diagnostic Outputs ............................................................................ 54
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