PCH Vibration Studio - User Software for PCH Monitors

PCH Vibration Studio® is the latest user software for selected PCH Vibration Monitors.

PCH Vibration Studio® is used for easy overview, parametizing and back-up of settings in up to multible PCH Vibration Monitors in a network.The software offers online trending, time stream recording and a FFT diagnostic and analysing tool.

PCH Vibration Studio® is a free user software for PCH Vibration Monitors. From remote through network or by direct RS-232/485 connection you can access PCH Vibration Monitors by a standard computer. All vibration detectors and their levels are visualized when connected to your computer and any active alarms are clearly seen.

The user software can be used for permanent monitoring, occasionally check-up or reserved for specialists only.

Selected functions with PCH Vibration Studio

You can used our software for several daily tasks when handling our digital vibration monitors with RS-485 communication. Below are a few examples.

Parametizing of PCH Vibration Monitors

PCH Vibration Monitors are factory configured. Later if necessary, the user can change parameters like filter bands, measuring ranges and alarm levels through PCH Vibration Studio®.

Our bearing frequency calculator suggests filter bands for up to two Envelope detectors. You simply select the type of bearing and rotating speed and the optimal filter band will be suggested to you (only available if supported by the PCH Vibration Monitor).

All parameters can be saved to a file for easy recovery or for loading into other PCH vibration Monitors.

Teach function for easy alarm setting

All alarm settings can be configured based upon actual measured amplitudes.

Each alarm level can be calculated individually or a user defined general factor can be used.

With this tool you can set multiple alarm level from several vibration monitors in an easy and swift way.

Online trending from PCH Vibration Monitors

If PCH Vibration Studio® is permanently monitoring one or more vibration monitors, trend scalar values can be stored on the computer.

Several detectors can be shown in the same scalar chart from any PCH Vibration Monitor connected to the same computer.

The scalar values can be analysed directly or can be exported as a comma separated file for post analysis.

Time stream of vibration signal (time waveform data)

PCH Vibration Studio® offers recording of vibration time signals, which can be saved on the computer or on a memory stick for analysing purpose. The time signal recording can be stored as documentation for normal operation as base point, or can be emailed to specialists for evaluation. The data is available as an .scv file for import to third-party softwares as well.

Depending on the type of installed PCH Vibration Monitor time steam can be recorded up to 10 kHz (if supported by the vibration monitor).

Off-line FFT diagnostic and analysing tool

After recording a time signal you can analyse the data in the included off-line FFT- Envelope- and Cepstrum Analyzer. The Spectrum Analyzer offers cursors for main, harmonics, side band and delta, free Zoom within the recorded frequency range, up to 256000 lines. Other tools like linear averaging of up to 1024 spectra as well as time windows like Hanning, Blackman, Flat Top and Rectangular are available. In the time waveform the user can create pre-filters with cut-off frequencies and select amount of samples to analyse on.

Up to 10 spectrum plot markers can be set for easy check-up of critical frequencies with user defined colors and names for up to 10 frequencies. The marker setups can be stored in setup files to be reloaded with other recorded time signals.