NEST ANALYST

Users Guide
 NEST ANALYST
Users Guide
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 9
1.1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................. 9
1.2. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................... 9
1.3. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 9
1.4. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.7.1 .................................................................................... 10
1.5. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.6.9 .................................................................................... 10
1.6. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.6.7 .................................................................................... 10
1.7. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.6.5 .................................................................................... 10
1.8. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.6.1 .................................................................................... 10
1.9. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.6.0 .................................................................................... 10
1.10. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS OF VERSION 4.5 ....................................................................................... 10
1.11. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 4.4.1 ..................................................................................... 11
1.12. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 4.4 ........................................................................................ 12
1.13. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 4.3 ........................................................................................ 12
1.14. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 4.2 ........................................................................................ 12
1.15. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 4.1 ........................................................................................ 12
1.16. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 4.0 ........................................................................................ 13
1.17. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 3.0 ........................................................................................ 13
1.18. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 2.2 ........................................................................................ 14
1.19. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 2.1.3 ..................................................................................... 15
1.20. MAIN NEW FUNCTIONS IN VERSION 2.1 ........................................................................................ 15
1.21. COPYRIGHTS & TRADEMARKS .................................................................................................... 15
2. GENERAL POINTS .................................................................................................................... 16
2.1. DOMAIN OF APPLICATION............................................................................................................ 16
2.2. OPERATING MODES ................................................................................................................... 16
2.3. SAFETY AND TRACEABILITY ........................................................................................................ 16
2.4. EASY, ADVANCED, PREMIUM, ESA AND EVA VERSION ................................................................ 17
3. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................. 18
4. TERMINOLOGIES & CONCEPTS ............................................................................................. 19
4.1. APPLICATION TERMINOLOGY....................................................................................................... 19
4.1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1.2. Equipment ..................................................................................................................................... 19
4.1.3. Measurement points, parameters, signals and alarms .................................................................. 19
4.1.4. Concept of “Model Libraries” ...................................................................................................... 20
4.1.5. Measurement control and history ................................................................................................. 21
4.2. SYSTEM TERMINOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 22
4.3. GENERAL ERGONOMICS ............................................................................................................. 22
4.3.1. Using the mouse ............................................................................................................................ 22
4.3.2. Using the “Equipment” tree structure .......................................................................................... 23
4.3.3. Information list ............................................................................................................................. 25
4.3.4. Context menus ............................................................................................................................... 26
4.3.5. Group functions ............................................................................................................................ 27
4.3.6. Generic functions .......................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.7. Generic interfaces ......................................................................................................................... 28
5. GENERAL OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 29
5.1. PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................. 29
5.2. GETTING CONNECTED TO THE SOFTWARE ................................................................................... 29
5.3. HOW TO CREATE A DEMONSTRATION DATABASE? ........................................................................ 30
5.4. CREATING NEW LOCATIONS AND/OR EQUIPMENT.......................................................................... 31
5.5. SETTING UP THE MONITORING OF THE FIRST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ............................................... 34
5.5.1. Principle........................................................................................................................................ 34
5.5.2. Step #1: Creating the 1st measurement point ................................................................................ 35
5.5.3. Step #2: Creating signals .............................................................................................................. 39
5.5.4. Step #3: Creating parameters ....................................................................................................... 41
 5.5.5. Step #4: Definition of alarms ........................................................................................................ 43
5.5.6. Step #4 (continued): Adjustment of parameter or signal options .................................................. 45
5.5.7. Step #5: Automatic creation from libraries… ............................................................................... 46
5.6. DUPLICATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................48
5.7. HOW TO COPY EQUIPMENT POINTS? ............................................................................................50
5.8. HOW TO COPY A POINT’S PARAMETERS AND SIGNALS? ..................................................................52
5.9. HOW TO CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION OF A MACHINE OR A SET OF MACHINES? .............................53
5.10. USING A DATA COLLECTOR WITH NEST ANALYST ......................................................................54
5.10.1. Principle ........................................................................................................................................ 54
5.10.2. Step #1: Creating a selection of equipment ................................................................................... 54
5.10.3. Step #2: Loading scheduled measurements into the collector ....................................................... 57
5.10.4. Step #3: Performing measurement with the collector ................................................................... 58
5.10.5. Step #4: Transferring data from the collector to NEST ANALYST ............................................... 58
5.11. HOW TO USE A MVX OR KITE ON-LINE SYSTEM WITH NEST ANALYST? ....................................60
5.11.1. Principle ........................................................................................................................................ 60
5.11.2. Set-up of the on-line instrument driver .......................................................................................... 60
5.11.3. Creating an MVX or a KITE ......................................................................................................... 65
5.11.4. Definition of MVX and KITE channels.......................................................................................... 67
5.11.5. MVX and KITE Channels / NEST ANALYST Equipment Points Association ................................ 70
5.11.6. Set-up of logical outputs and Modbus ouputs of MVX and KITE .................................................. 72
5.11.7. Setting MVX and KITE Modbus inputs ......................................................................................... 74
5.11.8. Programming MVX and KITE acquisition conditions................................................................... 76
5.11.9. Programming MVX and KITE acquisition .................................................................................... 77
5.11.10. Start-up and shutdown of MVX and KITE ..................................................................................... 80
5.11.11. MVX configuration report ............................................................................................................. 80
5.11.12. Managing operating conditions .................................................................................................... 81
5.11.13. System control ............................................................................................................................... 90
5.12. CONSULTING THE CONTROL RESULTS ..........................................................................................94
5.12.1. Principle ........................................................................................................................................ 94
5.12.2. “Location/Equipment hierarchy” tree .......................................................................................... 94
5.12.3. “Supervision” mode ...................................................................................................................... 96
5.12.4. “Operation” mode ........................................................................................................................ 98
5.12.5. vibGraph™ interface .................................................................................................................. 108
5.13. HOW TO ADJUST ROTATION FREQUENCY? ..................................................................................110
5.14. HOW TO ENTER AND CONSULT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE? ...............................................111
5.15. HOW TO ENTER THE EXPERT ADVICE AND ASSOCIATED DEFECTS? ...............................................112
5.16. HOW TO INSERT VIBGRAPH SCREEN IN REPORT APPENDIX? ........................................................112
5.17. HOW TO ASSOCIATE DOCUMENTS WITH A MEASUREMENT DATE? .................................................113
5.18. EDITING A REPORT ...................................................................................................................114
5.19. HOW TO EXPORT DATA IN EXCEL FORMAT ................................................................................119
6. THRESHOLDS SET-UP WIZARD ............................................................................................120
6.1. STEP 1: SELECTING MEASUREMENT DATES ................................................................................120
6.1.1. Successive dates .......................................................................................................................... 120
6.1.2. Non successive dates ................................................................................................................... 121
6.2. STEP 2: SELECTING OPERATING CONDITIONS .............................................................................121
6.3. STEP 3: SELECTING PARAMETERS .............................................................................................122
6.4. STEP 4: SELECTING MEASUREMENT POINTS ...............................................................................122
6.5. STEP 5: SETTING UP CALCULATION COEFFICIENTS......................................................................123
6.6. STEP 6: DISPLAYING RESULTS...................................................................................................124
6.6.1. Results analysis ........................................................................................................................... 124
6.6.2. Results adjustment ....................................................................................................................... 125
6.6.3. Report .......................................................................................................................................... 125
6.6.4. Changing thresholds ................................................................................................................... 125
7. ESA OPTION: ELECTRIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS ...............................................................126
7.1. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................126
7.2. PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS .........................................................................126
7.3. CREATING EQUIPMENT FOR THE ELECTRIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS OF A MOTOR .............................127
7.3.1. Description the parameters used to define an electric motor ...................................................... 129
 7.3.2. Motor library .............................................................................................................................. 130
7.4. PROGRAMMING OPERATING CONDITIONS AND ACQUISITION ........................................................ 132
7.4.1. Programming operating conditions ............................................................................................ 132
7.4.2. Programming acquisition ........................................................................................................... 133
7.5. CREATING MVX AND KITE IN THE INSTRUMENTS TREE STRUCTURE .......................................... 134
7.6. SETTING UP MEASUREMENT CHANNELS ..................................................................................... 134
7.6.1. Electric current measurement channels ...................................................................................... 134
7.6.2. Voltage measurement channels ................................................................................................... 134
7.6.3. Operating parameter channels ................................................................................................... 134
7.6.4. Channel connection .................................................................................................................... 135
7.7. STARTING AND STOPPING ACQUISITION ..................................................................................... 135
7.8. RESULTS ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................. 136
7.8.1. Parameters of the electric diagnosis grid ................................................................................... 137
7.8.2. Signal plot ................................................................................................................................... 143
7.8.3. Manual adjustment of running speed .......................................................................................... 144
7.8.4. Diagnosis display ........................................................................................................................ 145
7.8.5. Editing of reports ........................................................................................................................ 146
7.9. ADJUSTMENT OF ALARM THRESHOLDS ...................................................................................... 147
8. IMPORT OF OIL ANALYSIS FILES ........................................................................................ 148
8.1. OIL POINT CREATION ............................................................................................................... 149
8.2. IMPORT OIL DATA .................................................................................................................... 150
8.2.1. First import on an equipment...................................................................................................... 150
8.2.2. Further importations ................................................................................................................... 150
8.3. GENERIC OIL FORMAT ............................................................................................................. 152
8.4. IMPORT OF COMMENTS............................................................................................................. 152
8.5. MULTISEQUENCE FORMAT ....................................................................................................... 152
9. MANAGEMENT OF “OFF-ROUTE” MEASUREMENTS ........................................................ 153
9.1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 153
9.2. DOWNLOADING ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENT POINTS................................................................... 153
9.3. ACCESSING ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS ................................................................................. 153
9.4. ASSIGNING MEASUREMENTS IN THE DATABASE .......................................................................... 154
10. CMMS INTERFACE ................................................................................................................. 156
11. SPECIFIC OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................ 156
11.1. USERS MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 156
11.2. USER PREFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 156
11.3. LOCAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................... 157
11.4. DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN DATABASES .................................................................................... 157
11.4.1. Export ......................................................................................................................................... 157
11.4.2. Import ......................................................................................................................................... 158
11.5. ARCHIVE / READ ARCHIVE ........................................................................................................ 159
11.5.1. Protection of measurement dates ................................................................................................ 159
11.5.2. Archiving ..................................................................................................................................... 159
11.5.3. Reading archives ......................................................................................................................... 160
11.6. SPECIFIC EXPORT OF OVERALL VALUES AND TIME WAVES .......................................................... 161
11.6.1. Automatic export of OV and TW: ................................................................................................ 161
11.6.2. Manual export of OV and TW: .................................................................................................... 161
11.6.3. Data Format: .............................................................................................................................. 161
11.7. TOOL FOR AUTOMATIC DELETION OF OLD MEASUREMENTS ......................................................... 164
11.7.1. Creation of deletion profiles ....................................................................................................... 164
11.7.2. Selection of the deletion mode for each machine ........................................................................ 166
11.7.3. Manual launch of measurement deletion .................................................................................... 166
11.7.4. Protected access to the function .................................................................................................. 167
11.8. BEARING LIBRARIES ................................................................................................................. 167
11.8.1. Principle...................................................................................................................................... 167
11.8.2. Definition of bearing references ................................................................................................. 167
11.8.3. Import and Export of personal references .................................................................................. 168
11.9. MONITORING LOCATION LIBRARIES AND ASSOCIATION WITH EQUIPMENT ...................................... 168
 11.9.1. Principle ...................................................................................................................................... 168
11.9.2. Definition of monitoring locations .............................................................................................. 169
11.9.3. Associating a monitoring location with an equipment ................................................................ 169
11.10. PREDEFINED NOTES .................................................................................................................172
11.10.1. Access .......................................................................................................................................... 172
11.10.2. Principle ...................................................................................................................................... 172
11.11. LIBRARIES FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................172
11.12. LICENCES ................................................................................................................................173
11.12.1. Access .......................................................................................................................................... 173
11.12.2. Principle ...................................................................................................................................... 173
11.13. SEARCH AND MODIFICATION TOOLS ...........................................................................................174
11.14. DELETING MEASUREMENTS .......................................................................................................178
11.15. DELETING SHORT-TERM TRENDS ...............................................................................................179
11.16. ADD A NEW OPTION TO NEST ANALYST ..................................................................................180
12. APPENDIX 1 – IMAGE FORMATS...........................................................................................181
13. APPENDIX 2 – “HARD” / “SOFT” PROCESSINGS ...............................................................182
14. APPENDIX 3 – PROCESSING ARGUMENTS .........................................................................184
14.1. SIMPLE SPECTRUM (MVP ADV, MVP PRM, MVLG2, MVX, KITE) ...............................................184
14.2. REAL-TIME SPECTRUM (MVX ONLY) ..........................................................................................185
14.3. ENVELOPE SPECTRUM (MVP ADV, MVP PRM, MVLG2, MVX PRM) ............................................186
14.4. ZOOM (MVP PRM, MVLG2, MVX, KITE) ...................................................................................187
14.5. PHASED SPECTRUM: VECTOR (MVP ADV, MVP PRM, MVX PRM) ..............................................188
14.6. OCTAVE OR CPB (MVP EASY, MVP ADV, MVP PRM) ...............................................................189
14.7. TIME (MVP ADV, MVLG2, MVX, KITE) .....................................................................................189
14.8. TIME SIGNAL ON EVENT (MVX PRM WITH DAT OPTION) ..............................................................190
14.9. SLOW DOWN PROFILE (MVP-2C) ..............................................................................................190
14.10. SMAXPP (MVX, KITE) ...............................................................................................................192
14.11. SFI: SHOCK FINDER INDEX (MVX, KITE) ..................................................................................192
14.12. GCI (GEARBOX CONDITION INDEX), INDICATOR FOR THE CONDITION OF GEARBOX (MVX, KITE) ..193
14.13. BGI (BLADE GUARD INDEX), MONITORING OF WIND TURBINE BLADES (MVX PRM) ........................194
14.14. KURTOSIS (MVP, MVLG2*, MVX, KITE) ...................................................................................194
14.15. SINGLE PEAK EXTRACTION (A.F0+B±I.DELTAF) ..........................................................................195
14.16. LINE VECTOR EXTRACTION (A.F0+B) .........................................................................................196
14.17. NARROW BAND MVX OR KITE (A.F0+B±I.DELTAF) ....................................................................196
14.18. STANDARD BROAD BAND: ENERGY ............................................................................................197
14.19. KURTOSIS ................................................................................................................................198
14.20. FILTERING ................................................................................................................................198
14.21. DURATION ................................................................................................................................199
14.22. SUM ........................................................................................................................................199
14.23. QUADRATIC SUM ......................................................................................................................199
14.24. SUBTRACTION ..........................................................................................................................200
14.25. MULTIPLICATION .......................................................................................................................200
14.26. DIVISION ..................................................................................................................................200
14.27. AND ........................................................................................................................................201
14.28. OR ..........................................................................................................................................201
14.29. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF A TIME SIGNAL ...................................................................................202
14.30. CEPSTRUM...............................................................................................................................203
14.31. AUTOSPECTRUM ......................................................................................................................204
14.32. AUTOCORRELATION .................................................................................................................205
14.33. NTH OCTAVE ............................................................................................................................205
15. APPENDIX 4 – DEFINITION OF RELATIVE ALARMS ...........................................................206
15.1. HISTORY ALARM .......................................................................................................................206
15.2. REFERENCE ALARM ..................................................................................................................206
15.3. STATISTICAL ALARM ..................................................................................................................207
15.4. PREDICTIVE ALARM ...................................................................................................................207
16. APPENDIX 5 – IMAGE PALETTE ............................................................................................208
17. APPENDIX 6 – PROFILE ASSIGNING ................................................................................... 209
18. APPENDIX 7 – DETAILED REPORTS .................................................................................... 210
18.1. STANDARD REPORTS ............................................................................................................... 210
18.2. STATISTICAL REPORTS ON ALARM STATUS ................................................................................. 212
19. APPENDIX 8 – EXCEL EXPORT EXAMPLE .......................................................................... 213
20. APPENDIX 9 – E-MAIL AND SMS NOTIFICATION................................................................ 214
20.1. PRINCIPLE ............................................................................................................................... 214
20.2. DEFINITION OF PERSONS IN CHARGE (OR ADDRESSEES) ............................................................. 214
20.3. NOTIFICATION RULES ............................................................................................................... 214
21. APPENDIX 10 – “OPC-CLIENT” OPTION .............................................................................. 216
21.1. PRINCIPLE ............................................................................................................................... 216
21.2. PROGRAMMING ONLINE “MVX-OPC” ACQUISITION .................................................................... 216
21.2.1. Configuration of MVX monitoring .............................................................................................. 216
21.2.2. Configuration of OPC acquisition .............................................................................................. 216
21.3. LIMITS OF THE OPC-CLIENT FUNCTION ..................................................................................... 220
22. APPENDIX 11 – “OPC-SERVER” OPTION ............................................................................ 221
22.1. PRINCIPLE ............................................................................................................................... 221
22.2. BROADCAST PARAMETER BY OPC ............................................................................................ 221
22.3. CONSULTATION OF PUBLISHED OPC DATA ................................................................................ 222
22.4. LIMITS OF THE OPC-SERVER FUNCTION ................................................................................... 224
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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Acknowledgements
Thank you for choosing ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, our latest condition monitoring software product,
designed to monitor the maintenance of your rotating machinery.

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST benefits from 30+ years of experience in predictive maintenance, perfected
through its various software products: eDiag, DivaLine, SurvaoDiag, Moviscope, Survao, Vimex, XPR...

1.2. How to use this manual

This manual has been written for all ONEPROD NEST ANALYST users, as well as those of associated
analytical tools such as vibGraph™ and ONEPROD FALCON, MVP and/or Movilog data collectors,
ONEPROD MVX and KITE permanent monitoring System, as well as EAGLE automatic wirless
monitoring system.

Legal terms and conditions of use for our products are described in this chapter.

This manual is the gateway to the application and will therefore be updated throughout the product’s
lifetime. It is dedicated to all-level users but requires knowledge of the basics of the Windows
environment and of a multi-window application.

In broad outline, the plan of this document is as follows:

 General concepts / architecture

 Ergonomics
 Getting started with the main functions
 Detailed description

1.3. Introduction
ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is a multi-technique information System devoted to predictive maintenance
and allowing for the acquisition of vibration, process, oil or thermographic measurements in order to
identify or predict the occurrence of problems on a wide variety of industrial rotating machines. The aims
of such software are:

 Avoid unexpected equipment breakdowns

 Plan shutdowns
 Decrease maintenance and repair costs

For many years now, our Service Department has performed numerous expert evaluations and is in
charge of the maintenance of hundreds of machines in various domains of activity, such as the
automotive industry, energy, and paper mills. The primary specification around which ONEPROD NEST
ANALYST was developed was to meet the requirements of our field engineers and operators.
ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is a new generation maintenance System. As such, it includes a self-
diagnosis module based on alarms (OK, ALARM, DANGER) resulting from the monitoring of several
parameters. Each parameter gives information on the equipment status, resulting in a global diagnosis of
the equipment each time a control is performed and thus helping the operator to issue the final diagnosis.
Given the strategic importance of internal corporate communication, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST offers
a complete range of tools to access, analyse and circulate maintenance information to all interested
persons in the company: web/intranet access, reporting, email, etc.

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1.4. Main new functions of version 4.7.1

Each new function listed below is described in the corresponding chapter. To help you spot the upgrades
of this new version within a chapter, they are written in italics.

 FALCON: Management of Hardware broadband: see § 14.18. Needs NEST v3.0 and FALCON
v1.45
 EAGLE: management of Enveloppe spectrum: see EAGLE user manual.

1.5. Main new functions of version 4.6.9

Each new function listed below is described in the corresponding chapter. To help you spot the upgrades
of this new version within a chapter, they are written in italics.

 MVX and KITE:

o New parameters for 0.1 to 10 Hz low frequency monitoring: see § 13
o For real time parameters, the time constant is now limited at 600 s max (25 s before)
Note: firmware version 5.6 is required for MVX and KITE
 vibGraph v7.14: see vibGraph user manual
o From time wave display, direct access to the Shock Finder (SFI) filter to detect shocks
o From time wave display, new functions to listen to the signal
 New export function: see § 11.6
o Export of overall values and time waves
o Automatic export with MVX or KITE.
o Manual export
 Improvement of automatic backup: see Administration user manual
o Possibility to remove file compression to speed up backup process.
o Backup periodicity in number of days.
o Possibility to indicate the number of backup files to be saved. The less recent ones are
automatically deleted.
1.6. Main new functions of version 4.6.7
 Management of KITE on-line system: see also KITE user manual
 Windows 10 compatibility (since 4.6.7b)

1.7. Main new functions of version 4.6.5

 Management of EAGLE wireless sensors: see EAGLE user manual

1.8. Main new functions of version 4.6.1

 Management of NEST and FALCON: see NEST and FALCON user manuals

1.9. Main new functions of version 4.6.0

 MVX :
o Modbus input: see § 5.11.3 and 5.11.7
o Operating parameters are accessible on MVX Modbus output: see § 5.11.6
o If an equipment is connected to MVX, the export includes also MVX data: see § 11.4

Note: to be able to benefit from all the upgrades of this new NEST ANALYSTversion, one must use MVX
version 5.1.

1.10. Main new functions of version 4.5

 Real-time processing in MVX:
o Parameters can now be monitored in real time: see § 5.11.4, § 13 and § 14.2.
o Time signals on event with pre-trigger: see § 5.11.9 and § 14.8.

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 New parameters for MVX:

o GCI (Gearbox Condition Index), indicator of the condition of gearbox: see § 5.11.4, § 13
and § 14.12
o BGI (Blade Guard Index), monitoring of the wind turbine blades: see § 13 and § 14.13
 vibGraph improvement:
o New access to signal plot options: see § 5.12.4.9
o Direct navigation from the Operations mode: see § 5.12.5
o Other modifications described in the vibGraph user manual:
 3D view of spectra
 Envelope spectrum: hiding of the line at 0 Hz.
 Spectrum: direct selection of the display in acceleration, velocity or displacement
 Possibility to place a harmonic cursor on the expected frequencies (bearing
frequencies, peak extractions)
 Direct copy to the paperboard
 Cepstrum & Time signal: the cursor also shows 1/T in Hz
 MVX broad-band and narrow-band hard parameters are displayed like the other
expected frequencies.
 Access to intelligent SFI filtering in post-processing mode in vibGraph for easier
identification of shocks in a time signal
 Improved reports: see § 5.18 and § 0
o Configurable reports based on Word templates
o They can be edited directly in Word
o Contents with active links
o Improved quality for inserted images
o New sorting criteria: alphabetical order, asset hierarchy, selection, alarm status, expert
advice
o 2 new statistical reports:
 Alarm statistic
 Alarm trends
Note: this new report module does no longer allow for automatic archiving of the report. However,
it can be archived manually by saving the generated file in PDF or RTF format and associating it
to the measurement date: see § 5.17.
 Improvement of the OPC server option: possibility to publish parameters’ status, Process and
Vibration general alarm status for the equipment, general Oil alarm status, expert advice: see §
22.3
 Improvements of ESA option:
o Detection of running speed: improvement of the algorithm
o Adjustment of running speed: possibility for manual input: see § 7.8.3
o Adjustment of alarm thresholds: see § 7.9
 Modification of alarm and advice colour codes: for readability purposes in the interface and in
the reports :
o Alarm: the colour code changes from green (OK) – light green (pAL) – yellow (AL) – red
(DG) to green (OK) – yellow (pAL) – orange (AL) – red (DG)
o Advice: the colour code changes from green (Excellent) –green (Good) – yellow (Fair) –
red (Critical) to green (Excellent) – yellow (Good) – orange (Fair) – red (Critical)
 New type of measurement and processing with MVP:
o Measurement of the slow-down profile: see § 14.9
o Calculation of the slow-down duration: see § 14.21
 Association of documents with measurement dates: see § 5.17
 Message related to the alarm level at the bottom of the Operations window: see § 5.12.4.2;
see § 5.5.4

Note: to be able to benefit from all the upgrades of this new NEST ANALYST version, one must use MVX
version 5.0 and MVP version 6.1.

1.11. Main new functions in version 4.4.1

 Optimised communication protocol with MVX, especially regarding the management of a large
number of MVX instruments and in case of a poor-quality connection (“Resume” mode)
 Limited volume of measurement data on status change: see § 5.11.9 and § 5.11.13.1.

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 It is now possible not to store signals (spectra and time signals) for each periodic measurement
with Online Systems: see § 5.11.9, § 5.12.4.2 and § 11.7.1.
 SFI: possibility to block the time signal: see § 14.11 and § 5.11.3.
 Possibility to start or stop several MVX in one operation: see § 5.11.10
 Other improvements:
 On status change, the “MVX channel only” capture mode can be used with the SFI.
 If an operating condition is programmed to do periodic measurements only (only P is
checked) the measurements are done with the periodicities of the equipment’s current status
(OK or alarm status). No measurement is done on a change of periodicity, contrary to the
previous version.

Note: to be able to benefit from the evolutions of this NEST ANALYST version, version 4.2 of MVX is
required.

1.12. Main new functions in version 4.4

 Improvements to the « Operations » mode for a better management of the Systems with Online
measurements
o New function allowing to block the update for easier measurement analysis: see §
5.12.4.4
o Function for multiple selection of consecutive dates: see § 5.12.4.3
o Filtering of the list of measurement dates: see § 5.12.4.5
 On additional information
 On selection
 From a trend curve.
 Improvements to the event panel
o More relevant messages
o Possible filtering based on the type of message: see § 5.11.13.2
 Improvements to the contents of SMS or e-mail notification messages
 Tool for automatic deletion of the oldest measurements: see § 11.6.
 New information for statistical analysis
o Type and function of the equipment: see § 5.4 and § 11.11
o Defect: see § 5.15 et § 11.11
 Viewer: New module for the presentation of expert’s advice and statistical analysis (see specific
documentation for this module)
 Monitor: New module allowing for the supervision of several databases (see specific
documentation for this module)
1.13. Main new functions in version 4.3
 New type of measurement: Shock Finder Index (SFI) for MVX: see § 13 and § 14.11

Note: to benefit from the upgraded version of NEST ANALYST, version 4.1.0.12 of MVX is required.

1.14. Main new functions in version 4.2

 In supervision mode, alarm status is memorized until acknowledgment: see § 5.12.3
 New option to drive a relay board plugged on NEST ANALYST server

1.15. Main new functions in version 4.1

 New functions relative to the ONEPROD MVX online System:
o ESA option: Analysis of induction motors from the measurement of electrical signals with
ONEPROD MVX: see § 7
o Operating parameters from OPC external source: see § 5.11.12.1 and § 21
o Monitoring of OPC external source parameters: see § 13 and § 21
o The ‘Fallback condition’: see § 5.11.12.3
o Short-term memory (MVX, OPC): see § 5.11.9
o Temporisation of alarm triggering: see § 5.11.9

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o Measurement of vector or phased spectrum with MVX (see §14.5) and amplitude or
phase extraction parameters (see § 14.16)
 Thresholds set-up wizard: see § 6

1.16. Main new functions in version 4.0

 New version of data base: Oracle 10g (see installation manual)
 New organisation of contextual menu “New parameter”: see § 13
 New type of measurement: Smaxpp for MVX: see § 14.8
 New type of measurement: Kurtosis for MVX & MVP : cf. § 14.13
 Equipment explorer:
o Alarm status is reported at all levels: see § 5.12.2.1
o Function to fully open or close current tree location: see § 4.3.2.1
o Possibility to display Abbreviate, Name or Designation of Locations and Equipments:
see § 11.2
 Measurement dates are displayed with new indicators : see § 5.12.4.2
 Filter of measurement date: see § 5.12.2.2
 “Archive” function and measurement date protection: see § 11.5.1
 Access to technical documents from equipment properties: see § 5.4
 Simplified interface to program parameters and signals: see § 5.5.3 and 5.5.4
 Simplified interface to program operating conditions: see § 5.11.12
 Faster insertion of vibGraph curves in report appendix: see § 5.16
 ONEPROD MVX instrumentation report: see § 5.11.11
 Multiple ONEPROD MVX channel programming: see § 5.11.4
 ONEPROD MVX secured communication (HTTPS protocol and password): see § 5.11.2 and
5.11.3
 SMS compatible international supplier (see installation manual)
 CMMS Interface: see § 10
 WEB compatible installation (see installation manual)
 New administration module (see administration manual).

1.17. Main new functions in version 3.0

This version is integrated in the new ONEPROD System concept. eDiag is now called ONEPROD NEST
ANALYST. The Movipack data collector is also renamed ONEPROD MVP-200. This version includes all
performances of eDiag V2.2.0 and includes the following new functions:
 Management of on-line Systems ONEPROD MVX (On-line option): see § 5.11
o Management of operating parameters
o Management of operating conditions
o Definition of acquisition tasks
o Definition of instrumentation
o Cross-connecting of measurement channels
o Start-up and shutdown of Systems
o Control of events
o PSS in on-line mode
 Supervision mode (active block diagrams for locations and equipment): see § 5.12.3
 PSS in on-line mode: see § 5.12.4.6
 Acquisition of process data via the OPC protocol (OPC Client option): cf. § 21
 Availability of data via the OPC protocol (OPC Server option): cf. § 22
 Notification by email or by SMS: cf. § 20
 Version V3.0 is not web compatible

Important notes: for users of the previous versions: the integration of these new functions has resulted
on the displacement of some information:
 The rotation speed of the machine is no longer available in the properties. It is now available in
st
the 1 tab of the configuration mode in the Operating Parameters zone.

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>

 The periodicity of the measurement on the machine is no longer available in the properties but in
the 3rd tab of the configuration mode.

>

 The “Control info.” window being linked with measurement dates, it is no longer available from the
top banner but from the bottom of the list of measurement dates in the PSS.

>
This window has been renamed “Measurement information”.

 Changes in terminology:
o “Monitoring definition” mode “Configuration”
o “Monitoring view” mode “Operation”
o “Control info.” window “Measurement information”

o “Tree structure filtering” window “Equipment filters”

o “Quick access” window “Alarms and properties”

o “Movipack” collector “ONEPROD MVP”

1.18. Main new functions in version 2.2

o Management of new functions from ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) V4.2
 Two-channel data collection: see § 5.5.2
 Measurement of vector or phased spectrum (see §14.5) and amplitude or phase
extraction parameters (see § 14.16)
 Octave or CPB measurement (see §14.6)
o Monitoring set-up:
 Multiplier/reducer coefficient: defined as N1/N2: see 5.5.2
 New options for parameters and signals: see 5.5.6
 Copy/paste of points: see § 5.7
 Copy/paste of parameters and signals: see§ 5.8
 Upgrade of global modification function “Search and modify”: see § 11.13
o Information on data collection:
 Traceability of measurements and download notes: see § 5.10.5
 Pre-programmed notes and inspection notes: see § 11.10
o Data processing:
 Automatic reprocessing after adjustment of rotation frequency: see § 5.13
 Filtering of tree structure by selection and expert’s advice: see § 5.12.2.2
 vibGraph: X axis in Hz, RPM or Order
 Reports:
 New set-up interface: see § 5.15
 Two new types of report: see § 0
 Maintenance history
 List of equipments
 Complement of existing reports with traceability information and inspection notes
 Excel export: see § 0

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o Administration of databases and users: a single user can be granted access to several
databases: 11.1 and 11.3

1.19. Main new functions in version 2.1.3

Version 2.1.3 is a Web Enterprise version of NEST ANALYST v2.1.
It also includes the following upgrades:
o In Monitoring Set-up mode, direct access to “Abbrev.”, “Name” “N1” , “N2”, “Location”, “Direction”
and “Orientation” columns: see paragraph 5.5.2
o Three sizes of PSS/SSS window are available to adjust it to your screen and application
requirement: see paragraph 5.12.4.1
o PSS/SSS: possibility to move lines and columns: see paragraph 5.12.4.7
o “Gauge” for point or equipment: possibility to draw in spectrum background location of monitored
peaks and bands for all equipment points: see paragraph 5.12.5
o vibGraph: “i.deltaF” research area of monitored peak is now displayed in vibGraph.
o PSS/SSS: new function to globally modify the rotation frequency for several dates of control: see
paragraph 5.13
o Post-processing “Single line extraction (a.F0+b±i.deltaF)” return “?” instead of “0” if no peak is
found in the research area: see paragraph 14.15
o If a new point is created in a piece of equipment belonging to one or several selections, this point
is also added to each of those selections.

1.20. Main new functions in version 2.1

o New versions: Easy, Advanced, Premium: see § 2.4
o Filtering of the tree structure by alarm status, date of last measurement and date of next
measurement: see § 5.12.2.2
o Report including sorting by type of parameter and alarm level
o Management of additional points originating from ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) V4.1 and Movilog2
(Off-route mode): see § 9
o Import and Export of personal bearing references: see § 11.8.3
o RMS, Peak or Peak-Peak detection for “Peak extraction” and “Energy band” processing
o Deletion of level and signal measurements in PSS/SSS: see § 11.14
o Analysis report including alarm colour code: see § 0

1.21. Copyrights & Trademarks

This manual is copyright (© 2004 ACOEM, France). All rights, title and interest in the software, hardware
and services detailed in this document and all copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks or other
intellectual property or proprietary rights relating thereto belong exclusively to ACOEM, France.
No part of this manual may be reproduced or distributed in any form – e.g., copied, transferred, printed or
transcribed, by any manual, optical, photographic, electronic or other means – without specific written
permission from ACOEM, France.
ONEPROD is a trademark of ACOEM, France. All other products or services mentioned in this manual
are identified by the trademarks, service marks, or product names as designated by the companies who
market those products. The trademarks and registered trademark share are held by the companies
producing them. Inquiries concerning such trademarks should be made directly to those companies.

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2. GENERAL POINTS

2.1. Domain of application

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST has been designed to implement, on a set of industrial rotating machines,
offline (periodical) and online (permanent) monitoring of parameters that are characteristic of status or
mechanical behaviour. These parameters are measured using the main techniques of non-destructive
control currently used in industry and maintenance departments: vibrations, oil, process, temperature, etc.

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST covers a wide range of applications since it meets the technical and
technological requirements of mechanical equipment making up various industrial production tools, and
used in chemistry, petrochemistry, paper-making industry, energy production, food industry,
transportation, etc.

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST can communicate. It can therefore share data with other software tools
(spreadsheet, word processors, etc.), with other sections of the plant (production, management, etc.) and
with other companies (oil analysis laboratories, 01dB-Metravib e-maintenance and e-diagnosis, external
service provider, etc.).

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is an industrial tool for measurement, analysis and assistance in decision
making. It is made up of a set of modules allowing to program (online, offline) data acquisition Systems
and to issue a behavioural diagnosis based on graphic display and signal processing tools. It provides the
user with simple and synthetic information that will be helpful to make the appropriate decision in due
time.

2.2. Operating modes

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST can be installed:

 On a single work station

 On a client/server architecture

Due to its new generation software architecture, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is compatible with the Web
and offers new operating ways allowing the user to be totally independent from computing requirements:
 Rental of “ONEPROD NEST ANALYST Service” – The user belongs to a small structure that
does not include a computer department. He/she needs assistance in his/her maintenance policy
and considers the maintenance tool as a service.
 Installation on the company’s Intranet – The users belong to a user group that needs to share the
same maintenance tool and record their experience. This tool is shared on the corporate network
and accessible to all. Users focus on their tasks, while the computer System management is
taken care of by the computer department.

The type of installation is defined depending on your purposes and operating means. In any event, the
System will be suited to your working environment.

2.3. Safety and traceability

A many-level safety of operations is guaranteed by ONEPROD NEST ANALYST:
 Data securisation
o Oracle database engine, recognised as the leading product on the market
o Relational database including activity-specific management rules
o Data warehousing within the database: measurements, reports, images, etc.
 Access securisation
o Management of user accounts using user ID and password
o Management of user profiles allowing to restrict access to some functions
 System securisation
o Automatic backups
o Log file of main operations

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2.4. Easy, Advanced, Premium, ESA and EVA version

Several versions are available. Their main differences are summarised in the table below:

Easy Advanced Premium ESA EVA

Electrical No No No Yes Yes
signature analysis
Oil and image No Yes Yes Yes Yes
management
Post-processing No Peak extraction Full No Full
and energy band
Type of threshold Absolute Absolute Absolute and No Absolute
thresholds thresholds relative and relative
thresholds thresholds
Thresholds set-up No Yes Yes Not applicable Yes
wizard
Bearing database Internal Internal Internal Internal Internal

Depending on the version purchased and allowed by your licence, some of the functions described in the
present manual may not be available.

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3. GETTING STARTED
Upon installing ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, all elements required to operate the software will be
created on your computer. In order to use ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, the following operations need to
be performed:

 Starting ONEPROD NEST ANALYST and connecting to the start-up database…

Launch the application from Windows Start menu:
 Menu Start  Programs  ONEPROD System  NEST ANALYST
One can also use the NEST icon on Windows’ desktop, and then swtich to the ANALYST module.
A connection screen is displayed, prompting the user to select the database, the user name and to enter
a password.

 Connecting to the start-up database…

Input first the Domain name (d1), then the user name
(u1) and finally enter the password (u1) corresponding
to the user. After the first installation the starting
account will be as indicated in parenthesis.

Select then the workspace (w1) and the base (b1)

At this time, the start-up database is the only entry

point into the application. Once the user is connected,
there are two possibilities:
 Either work in the start-up database b1;
 Or create a new database using the database management tool.
(Menu Start  Programs  ONEPROD System  Tools  NEST ANALYST Administration

 Display of the main interface of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST...

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4. TERMINOLOGIES & CONCEPTS

4.1. Application terminology

4.1.1. Introduction
Using ONEPROD NEST ANALYST on a daily basis requires that the following terminologies and
concepts be known and understood:

 Equipment
o Equipment/Location
 Measurement point
 Parameter/signal & Alarm
 Libraries
o Model measurement point
o Model parameter/signal
 Control
o Control date
o History

4.1.2. Equipment

Before setting up the monitoring of a set of equipment, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST can be used to
define, as a tree structure, all pieces of equipment and to sort them according to different locations.

Two concepts are used:

“location”: to represent a geographic point or a functional element:
workshop, production line, building, group of complex machines…
“equipment”: to represent a piece of equipment under monitoring and on
which measurements and operating status are defined.

In order to simplify operations, each piece of equipment can be freely

assigned to any location. Similarly, a location can itself belong to another
location.

The tree structure thus described provides an overall and schematic view of all machines according to
their geographic or functional location.

4.1.3. Measurement points, parameters, signals and alarms

Once the equipment tree structure has been described, the monitoring should be defined for each piece
of equipment. To do so, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST uses the concepts of measurement points,
parameters and signals. Programming these entities is called “equipment set-up”.

Monitoring a piece of equipment consists in:

 Programming operating parameters

 Programming monitoring parameters
 Defining alarms for each parameter
 Measuring signals and parameters (hard parameters and signals)
 Calculating signals and parameters (soft parameters and signals)
 Elaborating alarm statuses for parameters
 Deducting and display the operating status for the equipment

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Equipment tree structure:

 Locations and equipment List of operating parameters
 Current equipment for current equipment…

List of measurement points

for current equipment…

List of signals for current List of parameters for current

measurement point… measurement point…

For each piece of location or equipment, the current alarm status is displayed in the tree structure
according to the following code:

DANGER At least one item is in DANGER

ALARM At least one item is in ALARM
PRE-ALARM At least one item is in PRE-ALARM
OK All items are OK.
UNKNOWN No item has been either measured or calculated.

This alarm status is always worked out from the most recent measurements performed on the equipment.

4.1.4. Concept of “Model Libraries”

In order to speed up the equipment set-up phase, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST manages model libraries
used to provide at once all parameters required for the monitoring of a given machine.

Different libraries are available:

 Model signals: pre-programmed signals (spectrum, time spectrum, envelope spectrum, etc.),
associated with no measurement point, and that can be used to set up the monitoring of any
piece of equipment.
 Model parameters: pre-programmed monitoring parameters (overall level, unbalance, bearing
defect, etc.), associated with no measurement point, and that can be used to set up the
monitoring of any piece of equipment.
 Model measurement points: pre-programmed measurement points, not associated with any
equipment and containing model signals and parameters. These model points are selected when
setting up a piece of equipment and allow for an automatic programming of the monitoring.
 Bearing reference: list of manufacturers and types of bearings allowing selecting the bearing
characteristics of each piece of equipment among about 40,000 references.

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 Monitoring locations: identify preferred areas on each piece of equipment, e.g., bearing on
opposite side of coupling, coupling-side bearing, etc. Bearing references characteristic of a
machine are defined by monitoring location.
 Pre-programmed notes: the list is uploaded into the collector with each route. The collector
allows assigning to each measurement point an inspection note created either from this list or by
direct input from the instrument keyboard. Upon download, inspection notes are stored in the
database. They are available from the “Control information” window and in the reports.

These libraries are defined when installing the application and can be complemented by the user.

4.1.5. Measurement control and history

Several control techniques may be required to monitor a piece of equipment:

VIBRATION Acquisition Systems (MVP-200, Movipack, Movilog2, MVX … )

ELECTRIC Acquisition Systems MVX
OIL Analysis laboratories (PALL, KITTIWAKE, …)
PROCESS Acquisition System (MVP-200, Movipack, Movilog2, MVX … )
THERMOGRAPHY Images from Thermal camera

With each control, the ONEPROD NEST ANALYST database becomes richer with new measurements,
which allows determining the new operating status for the equipment.

Measurements are viewed through a specific interface in which the date and time of each one are listed.

Most recent measurement

Oldest measurement
This interface displays the control date for each technique as chronological lists (history concept).

Each monitoring technique has its own history, which is accessible by selecting the corresponding tab:

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4.2. System terminology

The scheme below presents an overall view of the stacking of the various concepts used in ONEPROD
NEST ANALYST:

Computer / Windows

Oracle Database
NEST ANALYST – Libraries (Domain level)
 Model measurement points
 Model parameters
 Model signals

NEST ANALYST NEST ANALYST … etc. …

local database # 1 local database # 2
 Libraries : private bearing  Libraries : private
references, Monitoring bearing references,
locations, Predefined Monitoring locations,
notes Predefined notes

Equipment X Equipment Y

 Measurement points  Measurement points

 Signals/parameters  Signals/parameters
 Controls  Controls
 Measurement history  Measurement history

4.3. General ergonomics

4.3.1. Using the mouse

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4.3.2. Using the “Equipment” tree structure

4.3.2.1. Type of node

“Location” nodes

“Equipment” nodes

A location can contain:

 a set of “sub-locations”
 a set of equipment

A “location” node can be either “open” or “closed”:

A node is opened/closed by double clicking on the node or by a single click on or .

An “equipment” node is always located at the end of a branch. It does not contain any sub-element in the
tree:

Tool bar functions:

 : fully open current location and sub-locations.

 : fully close current location and sub-locations.

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4.3.2.2. “Current node” concept

To move through the “equipment” tree structure, use the left button of the mouse. To view information
associated with a piece of equipment, just look for the corresponding equipment in the tree structure,
place the mouse on the equipment and click once.

Each mouse click will highlight the current node in black:

When browsing the tree structure, all application windows are automatically refreshed in order to display
the information (“Setup” or “Monitoring” modules) corresponding to the current element.

4.3.2.3. Multiple node selection

“Equipment” or “location” nodes can be selected using the CTRL key while clicking on the mouse (like in
Windows’ Explorer).

Selected nodes are highlighted in black:

Ctrl +
+
In the above example, “Moteur P104 dem.”, “Pompe P104 dem.” and “Pompe T1” have been selected.

In case of a multiple selection, the current element is always the element selected last.

Consecutive elements can be selected using the SHIFT key.

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4.3.3. Information list

4.3.3.1. Definition
An information list is used to display, as a table, a set of records corresponding to the same type of
information.

Examples:

 List of measurement points

 List of signals
 List of parameters
 …

All lists have the same characteristics:

 a title identifying the type of information

 a multi-line zone displaying (in table format) several elements, each representing a record (e.g.,
measurement point, parameter, etc.)
 a scrollbar used to browse through the list
 A “Sel.” column used to check elements in the list

Scroll bar
Title

Selection column Multi-line zone

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4.3.3.2. “Current element” concept

Each information list contains a current element, which is highlighted in dark blue. This current element
corresponds to the last selected element, either by a single click or by using the arrow keys.

Current element

The properties corresponding to the current element can be edited by double clicking on the element or
by activating the “Properties” function available from the context menu of the list.

4.3.3.3. Multiple selection of elements

Elements in an information list can be selected by checking the corresponding box in the “Sel.” column.

This selection can be performed manually element by element or automatically using the “Select All/No
element(s)” function in the context menu.

In the above example, “1 Ro”, “2 Ro” and “3 Ro” measurement points are selected.

4.3.4. Context menus

4.3.4.1. Principle
The information lists and the “equipment” tree structure have context menus that allow for immediate
access to management functions.

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To access context menus, place the mouse on the element, list or tree, and press the right button.
The menu is then displayed and lists all available functions.

Examples of context menus:

4.3.5. Group functions

Functions called “group functions” are functions that are applied to a selection of elements (tree or list).

Group functions are identified by their labelling: “… selected element(s)”.

Example for “measurement points”:

In the example below, “1 Ro”, “2 Ro” and “3 Ro” measurement

points will be deleted.

4.3.6. Generic functions

Context menus include the following functions:
“New”: create a new record.
“New from models”: create new records from a list of pre-programmed models (see Libraries).
“Properties”: edit the record corresponding to the current element in the list. This function can be
accessed either from the context menu, or by double clicking (left button) on the said element.

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“Select All/No element(s)”: select all (or none) elements on the list to apply a group function to the
selection.
“Delete selected element(s)”: delete selected element(s).
“Regenerate order number”: regenerate the “order number” values for each record in the list (see
References).
“First element”: go to the first element on the list.
“Previous element”: go to the element previous element (with respect to the current element).
“Next element”: go to the next element (with respect to the current element).
“Last element”: go to the last element on the list.

4.3.7. Generic interfaces

In order to give a lighter aspect to the screens, most action buttons are managed as mouse-sensitive
interactive images.

Remark: in web versions buttons are not sensitive.

As a general rule, the following icons are used:

– Refresh information

– Validate

– Cancel or delete current element

– Put element in the trash

– Close module

– Access set-up parameters

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5. GENERAL OPERATIONS

5.1. Purpose
Describe the main functions of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST based on a practical case:
 get connected to the software
 declare locations/equipment
 set up the monitoring of a piece of equipment
 duplicate a piece of equipment and the corresponding set-up
 upload/download a ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) data collector
 process oil and/or thermographic data
 view the measurement of the most recent control
 edit a report

5.2. Getting connected to the software

Launch the software from the “Start  Programs 

ONEPROD System  NEST ANALYST

The login window is displayed:

Input first the Domain name (d1), then the user name (u1)
and finally enter the password (u1) corresponding to the
user. After the first installation the starting account will be as
indicated in parenthesis.

Select then the workspace (w1) and the base (b1)

The main screen of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is then displayed:

By default there is no equipment. Locations and equipment should be created.

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5.3. How to create a demonstration database?

You can create a demonstration database to get familiar with the software.
The following operations must be performed:
 Create a local database (e.g., DEMO): see Administration manual

 Log on to the new “DEMO” database:

 Import the demonstration database supplied on the ONEPROD NEST ANALYST support:

In the Equipment Explorer, select “Asset hierarchy” and right-click to display the context menu.

Use button to select the file to import:

D:\Cd4_XprTools\Demos\DEMO_ENU.zip or DEMO_ENU_withoutNLS,
according to your operating System language.
Use button to start importing the file.
At the end of the operation, you can access demonstration data and thus get some monitoring
examples.

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5.4. Creating new locations and/or equipment

New locations and/or equipment are created directly form the “equipment” tree structure.

When launching the application for the first time, the equipment
tree includes the following 3 elements;
 Asset hierarchy
 Libraries
 Recycled (trash)

These 3 elements are always present and cannot be deleted.

To create a new location:

 Left click on the element, here “Asset hierarchy”
 Right click to display the context menu of the tree
 Select New > Location.

The location properties window is displayed. Creation of a new location “ZONE A”:

Access to a file selection

window to select the
corresponding image file.

Compatible formats are

described in the appendix
of this manual: see § 12

See § 16: Appendix 5 –

Image Palette

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To create a new piece of equipment in the “GLYCOLS” location:

 Left click on “GLYCOLS”

 Right click to access the context menu of the tree
 Select New > Equipment

The equipment properties window is displayed. Creation of new equipment: “M.P104”:

Identification
Selection of
pictogram for
Management of VIO software
measurement (On-line
deletion monitoring
(see § 11.6) with MVX)

Characteristics

“Function” and “Type” information is used in the ONEPROD Viewer module for statistical analysis
according to the type or the function of the machine (see § 11.11).

Once the identification information is entered (name, abbreviation, etc.), additional characteristics remain
to be specified:

 Notes or comments: free text (255 characters)

 Bearing references: list of bearing references characteristic of the equipment. These bearing
references are assigned by location.
 Picture: selection of an image representative of the equipment. This image is used in Supervision
mode and is included in the reports. Compatible image formats are described in the Appendix 1: see
§ 12.
 Documents: Technical documents can be associated
with each piece of equipment and can be consulted
directly from ONEPROD NEST ANALYST. These
documents can be either stored in the NEST
ANALYST database (in which case they cannot be
changed directly), or outside (documents can be
changed using another application
o Add: select a new document
o Remove: delete selected elements (document
stored in the database or link to external
document).
o Display: open selected documents for
consultation.
o Extract: copy selected documents.

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 Electrical: if the equipment is devoted to the monitoring of an electric motor, this tab is used to enter
the corresponding information. For more details, please refer to § 7.
Notes:
- This tab is available only if ONEPROD NEST ANALYST includes the ESA option.
- Version 4.1 of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST does not allow performing electrical measurement
and vibration measurements on the same piece of equipment. In order to monitor both the
electrical and the vibration parameters of a machine, one must create two pieces of equipment in
ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, one for each monitoring technique.

Picto VIO: for equipment monitored by ONEPROD MVX on-line System,

it is possible to have a live display of monitored data using VIO software.
You can select the pictogram displayed in VIO for this equipment.
Remark: This pictogram is selected from a library. It is first
necessary to import this library in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST
database from the menu function “Libraries/VIO pictures”

Measurement periodicities are defined in the “Acquisition” tab of the “Configuration” mode:

For the management of on-line acquisitions, refer to Section 5.11.8.

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5.5. Setting up the monitoring of the first piece of equipment

5.5.1. Principle
Setting up a piece of equipment consists in defining the following elements:

Operating parameters: each piece of equipment contains at least one rotation speed parameter. This
parameter can be fixed or variable. It is used by peak extraction processings to extract amplitudes relative
to the machine kinetics.
In On-line mode, this rotation speed, as well as 5 other parameters, can be used to characterise the
operating condition of the machine.
These 5 parameters can be:
 2 process parameters (flow, pressure, loads, …) measured from DC inputs
 3 logical parameters (On/Off, Open/Closed, …) measured from logical inputs.

Measurement points: Geographic point on the equipment where vibration, oil process or thermographic
measurements are physically collected. The measurement point can usually be assimilated to a sensor or
more generally speaking to a data source.

Monitoring locations: Geographic area on the equipment containing several measurement points and
allowing associating a set of bearing references to a set of measurement points. These bearing
references are then used during data processing.

Signals: For each measurement point, signals define vector-type data (e.g., a curve) required to monitor
the equipment. A specific processing (spectra, envelopes, zoom, time spectra) corresponds to each
signal indicating the way the signal was obtained. Some signals called “hard” result from an acquisition
(collector, etc.), while other signals called “soft” result from the post-processing of hard signals.

Monitoring Parameters: For each measurement point, parameters define scalar-type data (e.g., an
overall level) required to monitor the equipment. To each parameter corresponds a specific processing
(overall level, peak extraction, energy level, Kurtosis, etc.) indicating the way the parameter was obtained.
Some parameters called “hard” result from an acquisition, these are overall levels. Other parameters,
called “soft”, result from the post-processing of hard and/or soft signals.

Alarm: In order to monitor a parameter over the successive controls (measured or calculated values),
alarm criteria can be associated with each parameter. The parameter alarm status thus obtained is used
to determine the alarm status of the measurement point, which in turn, will be used to determine the
alarm status of the equipment.

Off-line Data collection route for ONEPROD MVP: Once all measurement points are defined,
ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is all set to start monitoring the equipment. Collection routes are required to
perform an “off line” monitoring. These routes correspond to equipment selections that are loaded into the
data collectors. They are then collected by the roundsmen, and downloaded into ONEPROD NEST
ANALYST. The history of each piece of equipment is then updated with the new measurements.
Parameters and alarm statuses are worked out and used to determine the current operating status of
each piece of equipment.

On-line acquisition for ONEPROD MVX: for on-line Systems, additional configuration is required:
 Definition of the on-line System and its measurement channels
 Association of each point of the machine with measurement channels
 If required, definition of the different operating conditions of the machine
 Definition of cases and periodicities of automatic acquisition.

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5.5.2. Step #1: Creating the 1st measurement point

To set up the new equipment ‘‘M.P104’’, first go to the Configuration mode by checking the
corresponding box in the ONEPROD NEST ANALYST toolbar:

The rotation speed must be defined first. Select whether the speed is fixed or variable:

 Fixed speed: the defined value will be automatically assigned to each new measurement.
To change it, display the properties of this parameter (right click / Properties or double
click)

You can then change the label, the value and the unit (Hz or RPM) of the rotation speed.

 Variable speed: selecting ”Variable speed” will automatically open the Properties window, which
allows to define the acquisition parameters of the rotation speed:

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This rotation speed is used by the peak extraction processing to extract amplitudes relative to the
machine kinetics.

There are 3 measurement points on this piece of equipment:

 RADIAL NDE: a measurement point located on Bearing 1 in the radial direction,

 AXIAL NDE: a measurement point located on Bearing 1 in the axial direction,
 RADIAL DE: a measurement point located on Bearing 2 in the radial direction.

To create a measurement point, place the cursor on the list of measurement points, right click and select
“New”:

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The “Measurement point properties” window is displayed. Creation of a new point: “RADIAL NDE”:

Multiplying / reducing coefficient allowing to automatically adapt the machine

rotation speed for the current measurement point (see notes)

Monitoring
locations, Direction
Identification and Orientation of
of the the measurement
measurement point
point

Point association
for two channel
measurement (see
remarks)

Notes:
Multiplier/reducer coefficient: This coefficient is input as a N1/N2 ratio, which allows for direct input in
N1 and N2 of the numbers of gear teeth (or pulley diameters) of a multiplier/reducer stage. The rotation
speed taken into account at the measurement point is machine rotation speed x (N1/N2)

Speeds of each point are available in the “Measurement information” window (“Constants” tab): see §
5.13
Note: when using ONEPROD MVX, N1 and N2 must be integers ranging from 1 to 65535.

Two-channel measurements: this function requires the use of a ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) data
nd
collector with the “2 channel” option along with version V4.2 or higher of the firmware.
o Points can be associated in two ways:
 Association with a “New point”: in this case, a new point, identical to the current point,
is created. The current point is called the “master” point, while the newly created point
is called the “slave” point.
 Association with an existing point: only compatible points are available:
 same name
 same measurements
The current point is the “master” point, while the associated point is the “slave” point.

Master Point

Slave Point

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o After association:
 Points are listed on screen in the “Monitoring definition” screen: the first point is
the master point ( ), then comes the slave point ( ). Point names cannot be
changed.
 Changes to the master point measurements are automatically applied to the
slave point.
 Only sensitivity and alarm thresholds can be changed for the slave point.
o Upon upload, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST automatically detects whether the collector is
in single or dual channel mode.
 On a 2-channel collector, a « point association » is considered as a 2-channel
measurement point, master point on channel 1 and slave point on channel 2.
 On a 1-channel collector, a « point association » is uploaded as 2 measurement
points, master point first and then slave point.
o Reminder on the limits of ONEPROD MVP Collector, 2-channel mode:
 Measurements are identical on both channels
 Spectra are limited to 6400 lines
 Time spectra are limited to 16 K samples without the DAT option and 256 K
samples with the DAT option
 Cross functions are not available in the “collector” module for spectra measured
in 2-channel mode.
Note: cross functions are available in the “analyser” module.
 Envelope and zoom spectra are not available in 2-channel mode.
 Defect Factor and Kurtosis measurements are not available in 2-channel mode.
 Overall vibration level measurements are limited to a maximum analysis
frequency of 20 kHz.

Once all the properties of the measurement points have been defined, validate by closing the window.
The new point is displayed in the list of measurement points and becomes the current element in the
information list.

“Signals” and “parameters” now need to be assigned to this measurement point.

Remark: it is also possible to modify directly the contents of “Abbrev.”, “Name”, “N1”, “N2”, “Location”,
Direction” and “Orientation” columns in the “Measurement points” window. Click on to validate
modifications or to cancel them.

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5.5.3. Step #2: Creating signals

A measurement point can contain several signals of different types: simple spectrum, envelope spectrum,
time signal, etc. To add a signal to the current measurement point, click on the signal list, and then right
click to display the context menu. Select “New > …” to gain access to all types that can be created.

Let us choose “Simple spectrum”:

Once the type of signal is selected, the properties window is displayed and can be used to enter the
identification and programming information for the new signal:

Signal
identification

Order of
measurement

Standard: access
to main
characteristics
Advanced & Full:
access to more Type of signal: Hard / Soft
complete Acquisition mode: Online/Offline
characteristics Category:
Vibration / Process / Oil / Other

This information defines how the

signal is taken into account
under operating conditions
(upload, processing, etc.).

Signal programming arguments. They

define how the signal is obtained:
Fmin, Fmax, Sampling Freq., etc.

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Signal programming arguments can be either directly entered (white field) or selected among a list of
values (grey field). The list of values can be edited by double clicking on the field:

Each type of signal has its own specific list of programming arguments. The list of arguments for each
processing is provided in the Appendix 3 of this manual (See § 14).

A measurement point can contain any number of signals. The only limitation is that of the data collector,
which, depending on the model, will only be able to handle a restricted number of hard signals.

For our example (programming the “RADIAL COA”), we will create:

 3 simple spectra “hard”

 1 envelope spectrum “hard”
 1 raw acquisition time signal “hard”
 3 post-processed filtered time signals “soft”

“Soft” signals are used to work out complex signals through post-processing of existing signals. In the
above example 3 “soft” signals are defined that allow to (band-pass) filter the “Tps – 51.2 kHz – 8192”
“hard” time signal over 3 filtering bands.

Note: All parameters and signals available in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST are described in the Appendix
(see § 14)

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5.5.4. Step #3: Creating parameters

In order to issue a diagnosis for the equipment, it is necessary to define monitoring parameters on which
the analysis will be based. As previously explained these parameters may either be soft or hard. Hard
parameters originate from an acquisition, whereas soft parameters are computed by post processing.
These post-processing calculations are applied, either to a combination of other parameters (sum,
statistics, etc.), or directly on the measurement point signals (peak extraction, Kurtosis, etc.).

To add a parameter, click in the parameters list, then right click to display the context menu and select
“New > …”.

Once the type of processing has been selected, the properties window is displayed and information on
identification and programming of the new parameter can be entered:

Selection of pictogram for

VIO software (On-line
monitoring with MVX)
Identification

Order of
measurement Comment displayed at the
bottom of the Operation window
if this parameter is in DANGER
Standard: access and selected
to main
characteristics
Advanced & Full:
access to more
complete
characteristics

Parameter programming
arguments. They define how
the parameter is obtained.
Comment displayed at the
bottom of the Operation window
if this parameter is in ALARM
and selected

Like for signal programming, parameter programming arguments can be either directly entered (white
field), or selected from a list of values (grey field).

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Picto VIO: for equipment monitored by ONEPROD MVX on-line System, it is possible to have a live
display of monitored data using VIO software. You can select the pictogram displayed in VIO for this
parameter.
Remark: This pictogram is selected from a library. It is first necessary to import this library in
ONEPROD NEST ANALYST database from the menu function “Libraries/VIO pictures”

Different examples of creation and associated selections:

 10-1000 Hz acceleration overall level in g Vibration Hard

 Bearing defect Vibration Hard
 Line extraction at the unbalance fundamental: H0 in g Application Soft
 Line extraction of harmonic 3: H3 in g Application Soft
 Kurtosis K1 on the time signal filtered over the 700-1400 Hz band Application Soft
 Kurtosis K2 on the time signal filtered over the 1400-2800 Hz band Application Soft
 Kurtosis K3 on the time signal filtered over the 2800-5600 Hz band Application Soft
 H3/H0 ratio: Division (H3, H0) Arithmetics Soft

Note: All parameters and signals available in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST are described in the Appendix
(see § 14)

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5.5.5. Step #4: Definition of alarms

st
Once the monitoring parameters are defined for the 1 measurement point, the next step consists in
entering the values and types of alarm to be assigned to these parameters.

Alarms are not required for all parameters.

To do so, use button in the toolbar. This will display the “Alarm and Properties” window, select the
“Absolute” or “Relative” tab to adjust corresponding thresholds of selected parameters:
Current parameter…

Display of alarm thresholds

for the current parameter…

The Threshold Setup window is always displayed in the foreground. To enter alarm thresholds for one
parameter, click on this parameter so that the threshold setup window becomes associated with the
parameter thresholds.

Different types of alarm can be associated to a parameter:

 Absolute alarms: Standard alarm used to know if the measured (or calculated) parameter is OK, in
PRE-ALARM, in ALARM or in DANGER.

 Relative alarms – Complex alarm used to assess the time history of the parameter (see appendix 4
§ 15). This type of alarm only results in OK or ALARM statuses.
 Evolution T-1: monitors the parameter with respect to the
previous control.
 Reference: monitors the parameter history with respect to
the value obtained at a reference date.
 Statistical: monitors the parameter history with respect to
its average value since a reference date.
 Predictive: extrapolates the current parameter history and
issues an alarm if the parameter is likely to switch to alarm mode
before the date of the next control.

The alarm status that will be taken into account for this parameter will be the most penalising
combination of all these elementary alarms.

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Rules for managing absolute alarms:

Types of alarm Rules

“High”
DANGER if DG+ ≤ value
ALARM if AL+ ≤ value < DG+
PRE-ALARM if pAL+ ≤ value < AL+
NORMAL if Err < value < pAL+
ERROR if value ≤ Err

“Low”
ERROR if Err ≤ value
NORMAL pAL- < value < Err
PRE-ALARM if AL- < value ≤ pAL-
ALARM if DG- < value ≤ AL-
DANGER if value ≤ DG-

“Outside”

DANGER if value ≥ DG+ or value ≤ DG-

ALARM if AL+ ≤ value < DG+ or DG- < value ≤ AL-
NORMAL if AL- < value < AL+

“Inside”

DANGER if DG- ≤ value ≤ DG+

ALARM if DG+ < value ≤ AL+ or DG- < value ≤ AL-
NORMAL if value > AL+ or value < AL-

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Once alarms are defined for the monitoring parameters, the setup of the “RADIAL NDE” measurement is
completed.

Hysteresis for on-line measurements: on an on-line System

used for the permanent monitoring of parameter statuses, it is
possible to get many status changes when the measured level
gets closer and closer to an alarm threshold. To avoid these
repeated changes, it is possible to define a hysteresis threshold
stabilising the alarm status.
In the example opposite, the switching from alarm to danger
status occurs when the level reaches 8 mm/s. If the level
decreases again, since the hysteresis is 10%, the status will go
back to “Alarm” at 7.2 mm/s (8 – 8x10%).
Remark: hysteresis is exclusively used by ONEPROD MVX, the
alarm Status displayed in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST do not
take account of this parameter

5.5.6. Step #4 (continued): Adjustment of parameter or signal options

nd
There is a 2 tab in the “Quick access” window called “Properties”:

Status of each alarm type

Parameter or signal option

Comment on parameter
defined in parameter
properties

The following options are available from this window:

 PSS display: select this option to display the parameter or signal in the PSS or SSS view.
 Report display: select this option to edit the parameter in analysis and measurement reports
 Gauge display: select this option to transfer parameter-related frequencies to the background of
the spectrum (only for parameters of the line extraction and broadband type).
 Inhibited: inhibited parameters or signals are neither measured nor calculated. This way, the use
of some parameters can be stopped, while their history remains stored in the database. . Options
are available to hide inhibited elements on the PSS screens and in reports to generate “lighter”
reports.
 Monitored: select this option to move the alarm status of the parameter up to the machine level.
Options are available to hide non-monitored elements on the PSS screen and in reports.

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5.5.7. Step #5: Automatic creation from libraries…

In order to proceed with the monitoring of the new piece of equipment, one now needs to add two other
measurement points:

 AXIAL NDE: 1 measurement point on Bearing 1,

 RADIAL DE: 1 measurement point on Bearing 2.

Since the setup procedure for the 2 new points is similar to that of the first point (“RADIAL NDE”), we are
going to use the “Library” concept of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST.

In order to automatically reproduce the programming of the RADIAL NDE point onto the 2 new
measurement points, a model measurement point needs to be created from the RADIAL NDE point.

To do so:

 Place the cursor on the list of measurement points,

 Check the “RADIAL NDE” measurement point,
 Right click to access the context menu,
 Select “Add element(s) to model(s)”.

This operation automatically creates all signals and parameters associated with the “RADIAL NDE”
measurement points in the ONEPROD NEST ANALYST libraries. Also, this “pre-programmed”
measurement point will be added to the library of model measurement points.

Once the model point has been added to the library, creating the 2 new measurement points will consist
in selecting the new model measurement point and in requesting ONEPROD NEST ANALYST to create
two measurement points from this model.

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To do so, and starting from the list of measurement points assigned to the equipment:

 Go to the list of measurement points,

 Right click to access the context menu,
 Select “New from models”

The library of model measurement points is then displayed:

+
The “RADIAL NDE” model measurement point is listed. To create the 2 missing points:
 Check the “RADIAL NDE” model point
 Specify the quantity of measurement points to create from the model
 Exit the library to validate

There are now 2 new points in the list of measurement points for the “M.P104” equipment:

The properties of the two points thus created should be manually edited to specify the right names,
abbreviations, monitoring locations, direction and orientation.
Remark: it is also possible to modify directly the contents of “Abbrev.”, “Name”, “N1”, “N2”, “Location”,
Direction” and “Orientation” columns in the “Measurement points” window.
Click on to validate modifications or to cancel them.

When needed, the lists of signals and parameters can be modified locally at each measurement point.

The “M.P104” machine is now fully set up and ready to be monitored.

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5.6. Duplicating a piece of equipment

Once the monitoring of the “M.P104” motor has been performed, it is very straightforward to set up the
monitoring for the pump associated with this engine.

Principle:

 Create a new piece of equipment, “P.P101”, at the same location as the engine
 Create 2 measurement points: “RADIAL CA” and “RADIAL COA”
 For each point, define the same list of signals and parameters for as “M.P104”
 Specify alarms for “P.P101” monitoring parameters

To do so, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST uses a powerful Copy/Paste function that allows duplicating a
piece of equipment and its associated setup. This function is directly accessible from the context menu of
the “Asset hierarchy” tree.

Copy… “M.P104” Paste… in “GLYCOLS”

Before pasting the equipment, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST lets you choose the type of information to
duplicate:

“Parameters” & “Signals” options are used to

duplicate all parameters and signals, respectively,
programmed for each measurement point of the
equipment. It is possible to unselect soft elements.

“Measurement history” is used to duplicate the

measurement history for all parameters and
signals of all measurements included in the
selected period of time.

Once pasting options are specified, click on to continue or on to cancel.

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This message is displayed when the destination folder contains elements with the same name as copied
elements:
 If your answer is Yes, copied elements will overwrite existing elements.
 If your answer is No, elements will be copied to the folder. “(+)” characters will be added to
the name of each copied element.

A new piece of equipment is then added to the equipment. It is identical to the machine that was first
selected and has all monitoring setup elements: measurement points, signals, parameters and alarm
levels.

This new machine should then be modified to meet the expectations and monitoring criteria of a pump
rather than an engine.

Editing / modifying equipment properties…

Its name is that of the duplicated equipment indexed with a “(+)” indicating that this equipment results
from the duplication of another one. This name can be modified by editing the equipment properties and
entering the new name (“P.P101” here).

Modifying / adapting monitoring parameters…

Monitoring a pump does not rely on the same methods as an engine. The default setup therefore needs
to be modified.

To do so, one needs to:

 Delete the axial measurement point,
 Delete some signals and parameters in the remaining measurement points,
 Adapt alarm types and thresholds.

Deleting the axial measurement point, and useless signals and parameters can be done from the context
menus of each information list (“measurement points”, “signals”, “parameters”).

Alarms (type and values) are reprogrammed for each parameter in a similar way as that described above
for the setup of the first piece of equipment (Section 5.4.5).

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5.7. How to copy equipment points?

One or several points can also be copied from one piece of equipment to another:

Select point(s) to be copied

In the context menu, select

“Copy measurement points”

Select equipment

In the context menu, select

“Paste from clipboard”

Select pasting options

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This message is displayed when the destination folder contains elements with the same name as copied
elements:
 If your answer is Yes, copied elements will overwrite existing elements.
 If your answer is No, elements will be copied to the folder. “(+)” characters will be added to
the name of each copied element.

Two points have been

copied

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5.8. How to copy a point’s parameters and signals?

Parameters and signals of a point can be copied from a piece of equipment in a single operation. This is a
very useful function to add elements on all points of a machine. To do so, it may be necessary to create
an intermediate point containing elements to be duplicated.

Example: add 2 parameters and 1 signal of a point to the 4 points of the next machine:

First create a temporary point containing the two parameters and the signal to add:

Perform the following actions on this point:

Select
the point
In the context menu, select
“Copy signals and
parameters”

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In the tree structure, select the

equipment to which parameters and
signals are to be copied

In the context menu, select

“Paste from clipboard”

After the option selection message and (possibly) the warning message are displayed (see § 5.7), the 2
parameters and the signals are added to all points of the machine.

5.9. How to change the configuration of a machine or a set of machines?

Once the configuration is set, it can be changed in the same way as for the initial configuration, or from
the “Search and modify” tool (see § 11.13) for a quick change on a set of machines.

For a given machine, the alarm thresholds of the different monitoring parameters can be changed directly
from the Operations mode provided the measurement list includes at least one measurement date. To do
so, point the cursor to the parameter with the thresholds to change and click on the “Alarms and

properties” for quick access to the alarm threshold settings.

Note: in the context of Online monitoring with ONEPROD MVX, the change will then be applied to all
future measurements of the operating condition under consideration (see § 5.11.8)

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5.10. Using a data collector with NEST ANALYST

5.10.1. Principle
We have seen that the monitoring of a piece of equipment is based on the periodical computation of
operating parameters, on the assessment of their elementary alarm status (OK, ALARM, DANGER) and
finally on the resulting determination of the global operating state of the equipment.

We know that, for a piece of equipment, the history of operating parameters is based on the acquisition of
measurements (overall levels, spectra, time signals) that are then post-processed. These measurement
data can be acquired in different ways:

 Periodically by “off-line acquisition” using data collectors, such as ONEPROD MVP (Movipack),
Movilog2 …
 Continuously by “on-line acquisition” using ONEPROD MVX Systems

5.10.2. Step #1: Creating a selection of equipment

The basis of an off-line control relies on the route concept. This route represents one or several
machines, having each points, “hard” parameters and signals to measure in order to check the good
operating of each machine.
A route may then contain one or several machines. The user is responsible for creating routes, which can
be done directly from the “Asset hierarchy” tree.
Going back to our example, where we just created “M.P1043 and “P.P101”:

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To create a route, one needs to:

 Select (CTRL + Click) the 2 machines “M.P1043 and “P.P101”: elements are then highlighted in
black;
 Right click to display the context menu of the tree and select the “Create a selection” function;
 A selection manager is displayed in the foreground:

List of selected
equipment… *

New equipment selection…

List of selected
measurement points …

* Note: Machines appear in the order in which they have been selected. This order can be changed later
using the “Order no.” column.

The newly created selection is displayed on top of the list. A default name is assigned to this selection. It
can be modified by double clicking on the selection to edit the Selection properties:

Once the selection is correctly renamed, the different modification must be validated and the selections
manager closed to access the collection manager.

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To access the collection manager, use the main menu (Acquisition / Offline collection) or the side toolbar
of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST:

or

The collection manager is the only ONEPROD NEST ANALYST gateway allowed to communicate with
data collectors.
List of routes that can be uploaded in the
collector.

List of collectors
declared in NEST
ANALYST. Use context
menu to modify the list.

Elements associated to the collector

and downloading notes linked to all
measurements of the route. List of routes that can be downloaded from
the collector to NEST ANALYST.

This collection manager is used to:

 Declare data collectors used (ONEPROD MVP (Movipack), Movilog2 etc.) including their serial
number and operating constants
 Select the communication port between the data collector and the computer on which ONEPROD
NEST ANALYST operates. Note: if ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) is connected through the USB port,
it will be detected automatically.
 Upload and download collection routes defined ONEPROD NEST ANALYST

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5.10.3. Step #2: Loading scheduled measurements into the collector

We are now going to load “Route_A” into the data ONEPROD MVP (Movipack). To do so, we should:

 Declare the data collector (the first time) by clearly stating its serial number. For ONEPROD MVP
(Movipack), the serial number is checked before each transfer.
 Select the data collector.
 Select “Route_A” in the list of loadable routes
 Select the communication port: COM1. Note: if Movipack is connected through the USB port, it will be
detected automatically.
 Connect the data collector to the specified port and set the instrument to transfer mode.
 Press the “load” button

Message associated with the

loading status of the current route.

Loading button

Once loaded into the collector, the route is displayed in the list of downloadable routes:

Notes:

 The serial number of ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) is checked by ONEPROD NEST ANALYST upon
each upload.
 Several routes can be loaded at the same time by selecting these routes in the “Routes to load” list.
 Each loaded route has a loading “status”:

 Successful loading – GREEN – no message

 Loading with warning – YELLOW – with message
 Loading with error – RED – with message

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5.10.4. Step #3: Performing measurement with the collector

Once loaded into the data collector, the route must be selected and followed by the roundsman for each
measurement point of the equipment under monitoring.
(Refer to the user manual of the data collector)

5.10.5. Step #4: Transferring data from the collector to NEST ANALYST
The collection of “Route_A” is now completed. Measurement data should be downloaded into ONEPROD
NEST ANALYST. To do so:
 Select the collector. Routes loaded onto the instrument are listed.
 Add the following information if necessary:
 Sensor and connector identifiers. This information is then associated to the selected collector,
which avoids another input for future downloads.
 Download note:
Along with the operator’s name and the serial number of the collector, traceability
information will be assigned to all downloaded measurements. It will be available in the
“Measurement information” window, as well as in reports. It will also be complemented by
inspection notes captured in the collector during the measurement session.

 Select “Route_A” in the list of downloadable routes

 Select the communication port: COM1. This operation is not required if the transfer is performed
through the USB port.
 Connect the data collector to the specified port and set it to transfer mode.
 Press the “Download” button.

Notes:
 Each downloaded route presents a download “status”:
 Successful download – GREEN – no message
 Download with warning – YELLOW – with message
 Download with error – RED – with message
 Several routes can be downloaded at the same time. Just select the different routes in the “routes to
download” list.

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When downloading a route, a new date of measurement is created for the different pieces of equipment in
the route. This date will generate the following elements in the ONEPROD NEST ANALYST database:
 A date by equipment and by monitoring technique. This date corresponds to the last measurement
date for elements measured on the complete route.
 Measurement results for hard signals and parameters
 Calculation results for soft signals and parameters
 Alarm status for parameters, measurement points and equipment relative to this last control.

If, when downloading a route, some of the measurements could not be assigned in the production assets,
they will be stored as additional measurements. This can occur if some elements of the production assets
have been deleted.

Important note: if there is a delay between the measurement time read on the data collector and the
measurement time displayed in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, the value of the following parameter must
be increased or decreased:
o In menu “Edit / Preferences”, preference “Server application”:
o For ONEPROD MVP (Movipack): Time shift for MVP (h)
o For Movilog2: Time shift for Movilog2 (h)

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5.11. How to use a MVX or KITE on-line System with NEST ANALYST?
5.11.1. Principle
With the ONEPROD MVX and ONEPROD KITEonline System, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST can be fully
automated. The respective roles of these 2 elements are:
 NEST ANALYST is used to configure MVX and KITE
 NEST ANALYST is used to control MVX and KITE: start-up and stop of monitoring and
acquisition tasks.
 Once started, MVX and KITE perform monitoring and acquisition tasks programmed in NEST
ANALYST. These can be:
o Periodic with a periodicity depending on the alarm level of the equipment
o On alarm status change
o On operating condition change
 NEST ANALYST stores, processes and displays all acquisitions transferred by MVX or by KITE.
Analysis of on-line data is similar to that measured with a collector.
 NEST ANALYST also records all events:
o Equipment status changes
o System defects: sensor, MVX or KITE, communication, etc.

Note: with the on-line option, the display and the database are constantly updated with the new data
provided by the ONEPROD MVX and ONEPROD KITE Systems. During some set-up operations, the
display update may be suspended. This situation is indicated with the flashing of symbol in the top
banner of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST Display will be reactivated as soon as changes are validated.
This blocking does not affect the update of the database.

5.11.2. Set-up of the on-line instrument driver

This set-up is managed from the “Online Instruments Explorer” available from button .

The tree structure root represents the “Xcom driver” managing all on-line Systems.
To configure it:
 Select it (left click / “XCom Driver”)
 Right click to display the context menu
 Select “Properties”

These properties deal with the station hosting Xcom.

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Two situations need to be considered depending on the configuration of the network:

 Fixed IP address
or
 Automatic IP address

To check the configuration, go to the Windows menu:

 “Start / Control panel /Network and Internet connections / Network connections”
 Select “Local Area Connection”

 Click on “Properties”:

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 In the list, click on “Internet protocol (TCP/IP)”, then on Properties:

Properties of Internet protocol Corresponding properties of Driver XCom

Enter the IP address in the properties of Driver XCom:

In this case, your network will determine the IP address

automatically. Enter the name of the computer* in the properties
of Driver XCom:

* The procedure to get the name of the computer is described

below.

 Click on to close open windows.

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 In automatic IP address mode, you need to enter the

computer name in the properties of Driver XCom. To
get this name:
o Open window “System properties”: Start /
Control panel / System properties
o Go to tab “Computer name”

Except for the Xcom address, properties of the Xcom driver do not usually need to be modified. Full
properties are available in advanced mode:

Property Recommended Description & Comments

value
XCOM address for MVX and https://xxxxxxx HTTP address of web server associated with
KITE (https://localhost) XCOM service.
"xxxxxxx" represents the network identification
of the station hosting the XCOM service. By
default, this service is installed on the
database server:
 IP address of the station (fixed IP)
or
 Network name of the station (automatic IP)
XCOM port for MVX and KITE 443 Number of TCP port associated with the web
(1..65535) server of XCOM.
XCOM port for database 80 Number of TCP port associated with the web
(1..65535) server of XCOM.
CAUTION: This port must be open on the
station
FTP server port (1..65535) 21 TCP port number associated with the web
server of XCOM.
CAUTION: This port must be open on the
station
FTP server user xpr-ftp This field corresponds to the Windows user
account automatically created when installing
NEST ANALYST. Any modification to this field
must be done also in the corresponding
account.

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FTP server Password online4.0 This field corresponds to the Windows user
account automatically created when installing
NEST ANALYST. Any modification to this field
must be done also in the corresponding
account.
Watchdog period (min) 1 Number of minutes between 2 requests on the
lifeline between XCOM and NEST ANALYST
Time out LOG file (ms) 20000 Maximum waiting time allowed after a request
to retrieve the internal trace file of MVX by
NEST ANALYST
Timer LOG file (ms) 2000 Delay between 2 verifications for the end of
retrieval of a MVX trace file
Trace mode activation No Activation/deactivation of the trace mode for
storage operations of measurements in the
database. These traces are located in the
NEST ANALYST cache
Max number of trace files 100 Maximum number of trace files beyond which
the oldest files will be replaced with the most
recent ones
User MVX->XCOM xpr This field corresponds to the Windows user
account automatically created when installing
NEST ANALYST. Any modification to this field
must be done also in the corresponding
account.
Password MVX->XCOM online4.0 This field corresponds to the Windows user
account automatically created when installing
NEST ANALYST. Any modification to this field
must be done also in the corresponding
account.

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5.11.3. Creating an MVX or a KITE

To create a new ONEPROD MVX or KITE module:
 Select it (left click / XCom Driver)
 Right click to display the context menu
 Select New / MVX
Properties are then displayed:

Properties Recommended value or Comments

example
Serial number * LOF0006585-006 Enter the serial number provided with
MVX
Licence * M7Y71ZB6Q5H55BX8 Enter the licence number provided with
MVX
Range Premium Easy or Premium. This field is directly
derived from the licence number.
DAT option No This field is directly derived from the
licence number.
Number of channels 32 This field is directly derived from the
licence number.
IP address by DHCP server Yes …if your network is set to Automatic IP
No … if your network is set to Fixed IP
see § 5.11.2
MVX address (https://localhost) https://LOF0006585-006  MVX serial number (Automatic IP )
or or
https://192.168.1.103  MVX IP address (Fixed IP). Refer
to the MVX manual for the
configuration of this address.
Web Service Port (1..65535) 443
Embedded FTP server port 21
(1..65535)
Logical ch. Nb for relay 1 Selected logical input will be used to
acknowledgment acknowledge MVX outputs set as
“manual acknowledge” (see § 5.11.5)
Bias voltage monitoring Yes If YES, MVX controls the status of
sensor connections. This function is not
possible with all types of inputs.

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Max. number of files in memory 1000 Maximum number of files stored in

memory by MVX in case of
communication failure with NEST
ANALYST. Each measurement file
corresponds to a machine for a
measurement date.
Storage mode Priority to new Management of full memory of
measurements maximum number of files reached:
- priority to new measurements: the
most recent measurement overwrites
the oldest one.
- priority to old measurements:
acquisition is suspended
Password XCOM->MVX MVX This field corresponds to the password
used for access to MVX. Any
modification to this field must be copied
to MVX using software CAST.
Offset adjustment Yes/No If Yes is selected, MVX will adjust the
Offset at each start. This allows for a
better precision on the continuous
component. This option increases the
starting time for the MVX.
Firmware version This field is automatically filled when
MVX starts.
Storage of time signal associated Yes/No If No is selected, SFI parameters are
with SFI transferred without the associated time
signal: see § 14.11.
Modbus MVX MVX Slave If MVX is a modbus slave, MVX can
(Modbus output: cf. § manage both Modbus input (data are
5.11.6Erreur ! Source du renvoi updated by the Modbus master device)
ntrouvable., Modbus input: cf. § or and Modbus output (data measured by
5.11.7) MVX are accessible by the Modbus
master device)

MVX Master If MVX is a modbus master, only the

Modbus input is available (MVX can
read data from other Modbus slave
devices). In this case MVX can address
upto 3 devices.
MODBUS Protocol Modbus RTU (RS485) Modbus communication is done on
(MVX) RS485 MVX port (only for MVX).

or
Modbus communication is done on one
Modbus TCP of the 2 ports Ethernet of MVX and
(MVX and KITE) KITE. It can be the same one. This port
can be the same as the one used by
NEST ANALYST or the other one if the
Modbus device is not on the same
network as the NEST ANALYST server,
MODBUS slave address (TCP=0, 1 This field is only available if MVX is
RS=1..255) “Slave” and protocol is "RTU". It
identifies the MVX. This number must
be unique on the same bus. For
Modbus TCP, use CAST software to set
the IP addresses of MVX.

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The serial number / licence number pair is used to determine automatically the configuration of your
ONEPROD MVX. If you don’t have this information yet, you can use the numbers listed in the table below
in the meantime:

Number of channels Function Serial number Licence number

8 Easy EASY-8 GBUPQ8KZFS6W9TXQ
8 Premium PREMIUM-8 WTC955961BZ5TU6F
16 Easy EASY-16 MSMM1X9X18Z8K5DG
16 Premium PREMIUM-16 KBY7KWWFZWF8U9IF
24 Easy EASY-24 TMSVZZ5IQT1T7MF1
24 Premium PREMIUM-24 8KEUKGKIQSZTSKHG
32 Easy EASY-32 KMSV1XTDQS1TMSX8
32 Premium PREMIUM-32 S4Y9KWBZ65Z8US6L

After validation, the new ONEPROD MVX will be displayed in the

Instruments Explorer. The context menu can be used to change its
properties at any time.

5.11.4. Definition of MVX and KITE channels

The following step consists in defining the way to use each MVX or KITE channel. To do so, edit their
properties:
 Select the channel (left click) or several ones (ctrl left click)

 Right click to display the context menu

 Select Properties

First define the type of input:

 IEPE (AC): accelerometer or velocimeter powered by constant current

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 IEPE (DC): temperature output integrated to some accelerometers. This type of input supplies a
constant current.
 TriggerTachometer: rotation frequency measurement from a signal supplying one or several
trigger inputs
 Voltage input AC + DC: voltage input of dynamic signals that can have a continuous component
(e.g., a proximity probe)
 Process input DC: continuous voltage input
 Process input 4-20mA: continuous current input
 Pulse counter: this type of input is used with the CGI parameter for particle counting.

Set-up depends on each type of input:

 IEPE (AC):

o Input unit: select from a list

o Sensor sensitivity in mV/input unit
o Amplification: 1, 10 or 100
Note: for IEPE channels, if a real-time parameter is connected on this channel, the
Amplification field is not taken into account.

 IEPE (DC), Process input DC:

o Input unit: select from a list

o Label if « other »: label of the unit if « Other » is selected. 5 characters max.
o Sensor sensitivity in mV/input unit
o Input offset (input unit): This offset is used to correct the result based on formula:
Result in input unit = (Input in V)/(Sensitivity) + (Offset in input unit)
o Amplification: 1, 10 or 100

 4-20mA Current Input:

o Input unit: select from a list

o Label if « other »: label of the unit if « Other » is selected. 5 characters max.
o Value measured in EU at 4mA: indicate the parameter value in input unit corresponding
to 4 mA
o Value measured in EU at 20mA: indicate the parameter value in input unit corresponding
to 20 mA

 Voltage input AC + DC:

o Input unit: select from a list

o Sensor sensitivity in mV/input unit
o Input offset (input unit): This offset is used to correct the result based on formula:
Result in input unit = (Input in V)/(Sensitivity) + (Offset in input unit)
o Gain: 1, 10 or 100

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 TriggerTachometer:

o Input unit: Hz
o Type of trigger: on positive or negative slope
o High triggering threshold (Volts)*: value from -24 to +24
o Low triggering threshold (Volts)*: value from -24 to +24
o Number of impulse per revolution: Integer from 1 to 65536. The resulting rotation
frequency is equal to the frequency of impulses / Number of impulses per revolution.

* High threshold and Low threshold: to rearm the trigger System for next acquisition, it used to avoid
wrong triggering.

Trigger on positive slope

High
threshold Low threshold

Triggering
point
Rearm point

Trigger on negative slope

Low
threshold High
threshold
s

Triggering
point
Rearm point

 Pulse counter:

o Input unit: p (Particles). This type of input is used with the CGI parameter for particle
counting. The sensor used generates an impulse for the passing of each particle (see §
14.12). The following 2 parameters are to be set depending on the amplitude of the
impulse delivered by the sensor.
o HIGHER triggering threshold (Volts)*: value ranging from -24 to +24. Default value: 12 V
o LOWER triggering threshold (Volts)*: value ranging from -24 to +24. Default value: 10 V

After set-up, the channel is displayed in the instrument tree structure along with the selected unit:

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5.11.5. MVX and KITE Channels / NEST ANALYST Equipment Points Association
Hard parameters and signals of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST must now be associated with
ONEPROD MVX or KITE channels. This association can be done globally point by point:

1 – Select point

2 – Left click on the MVX or

KITE channel to associate
then right click and “Connect”

After association, the channel label is displayed in the Channel » columns for Points, Signals and
Parameters:

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Notes:

 Several sensors associated with a single

point: it is also possible to do this association at
the parameter level. This allows to sort
parameters originating from different sensors in
a same point, e.g., vibration and temperature:

 Coherence control: For each association, a coherence control is done to check:

o The compatibility between the type of input and associated parameters and signals
o The compatibility between programmed measurements and the ONEPROD MVX
performance
In case of non-compatibility, the association will not be done and a message will inform the operator
thereof.

 On-line / Off-line sensitivity: For each association, the sensitivity of the measurement channel is
compared to those of the point measurements. If they do not correspond, a warning message is
displayed. The sensitivity used for measurements performed with ONEPROD MVX or KITE is that
entered for the channel. Those defined for the parameters and signals are used for measurements
performed with a data collector.

 Several machines can be monitored with a single ONEPROD MVX or KITE.

 This version of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST / ONEPROD MVX does not allow for the monitoring of a
piece of equipment with points spread over several
ONEPROD MVX or KITE.

 Assistance for channel association:

o Tree filtering: connected or non-connected channels can
be filtered. To highlight the presence of a filter, tree labels
are displayed in blue.

o Navigate to: to facilitate the search for the element

corresponding to an association, you can use the “Go to”
function in the context menu:

 Either from a channel measurement (double click

on the channel to display the measurements). The
corresponding element will be automatically
selected.

 Or from the configuration mode programming tab.

The corresponding element will be automatically
selected. In the Equipment tree.

 Correction of association: it is also possible to cancel any existing association using the
“Disconnect“ function available in the context menu of any connected point, signal, parameter or
channel. This function is also available from the ONEPROD MVX or KITE; it will cancel all existing
associations with this instrument.

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5.11.6. Set-up of logical outputs and Modbus ouputs of MVX and KITE
To program ONEPROD MVX and KITE outputs, display ONEPROD MVX properties again.

 The “Output control” tab can be used to

define the behaviour of the 4 to 8 outputs
available in ONEPROD MVX and KITE.
Each output can be set to have a manual
acknowledgement or not:
o A “maintained” output remains in
alarm status even if the
corresponding status goes back to
normal and this until manual
acknowledgement of MVX. This
acknowledgement is done from the
logical input defined in the first tab.
o A non-maintained output
automatically returns when the level goes back beyond the hysteresis threshold defined
with absolute thresholds (see § 5.5.5).
One can also define whether the Normal status of the output corresponds to its active or disabled
state. Caution: if option “Active normal status” is selected, then switching the MVX off might
cause relays driven by these outputs to switch to the alarm mode.

 The “Address” tab can be used to define

the outputs activated by each parameter
connected to the ONEPROD MVX or KITE
when it goes in alarm or danger mode.
Enter 0 if you do not want to activate the
outputs. When many parameters are
managed by a MVX, we recommend the
used of the “Filter channel” tool for this
programming. The last column is used to
manage the parameter order in the
“Modbus” table when this function is used. It
gives direct access to parameters monitored
by MVX from a third application via a
Modbus/RS communication protocol on the RS485 output or on Modbus/TCP on the Ethernet
interface.

Remarks:
o See MVX or KITE User manual for more detailed information
o Modbus output function is available only if the MVX instrument is configured as Modbus
Slave (CF. §5.11.3).
o MVX and KITE answer to the function code 03: Read Holding Registers
o Rules to compute addresses in modbus tables according to the orders given in the tab
"Address":
 Values of monitored parameters :
 Format : IEEE Float 32 bits
 Address (« 0 ») = 1000+2xN (1002, 1004, …,1512)
 Address (« NaN ») = 30000+2xN (30002, 30004…)
 Undefined or unrepresentable values are managed with a « 0 » with
1000 and NaN (Not a Number, complying with IEEE 754) with 30000.
 Status
 Format : Integer (0=OK, 1=Alarm, 2=Danger, 3=Error)
 Address = 2000+N (2001, 2002, …,2256)
 Units
 Format : Integer (see codification in MVX user manual)
 Address = 3000+N (3001, 3002, …,3256)
 Thesholds
 Format : IEEE Float 32 bits

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 Address theshold 1 = 4000+8xN (4008, 4016, …,6048)

 Address theshold 2 = 4002+8xN (4010, 4018, …,6050)
 Address theshold 3 = 4004+8xN (4012, 4020, …,6052)
 Address theshold 4 = 4006+8xN (4014, 4022, …,6054)
 Values of operating parameters:
 First operating parameter is at address 7000. The order N is :
o Per equipement (index order in NEST ANALYST)
 Rot speed = 1 Address : 7000
 DC1 = 2 Address : 7002
 DC2 = 3 Address : 7004
 TOR1 = 4 Address : 7006
 TOR2 = 5 Address : 7008
 TOR3 = 6 Address : 7010
If several machines are connected to MVX, the second is at the
following address (7012) and so on. The order can be checked
in the file produced by the "Export Excel" function of the MVX.
 Format : IEEE Float 32 bits

Indicator Value Status Unit Threshold Threshold

Float 32 bits Integer Integer Float 32 bits

1000 or 30000 2000 3000 4000

Set Value
3.1416 0x5555 0xAAAA 3.1416

Not used 4002 to 4007

1 4008
1002 2 4010
1 or 2001 3001
30002 3 4012
4 4014
1 4016
1004 2 4018
2 or 2002 3002
30004 3 4020
4 4022
…
1 6040
1510 2 6042
255 or 2255 3255
30010 3 6044
4 6046

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5.11.7. Setting MVX and KITE Modbus inputs

To program ONEPROD MVX and KITE Modbus inputs, it is necessary to adjust the properties of the MVX
or KITE at different levels:
 MVX Instrument
 Modbus channel
 Parameter

5.11.7.1.MVX and KITE instrument properties

MVX Slave MVX Master

RTU TCP RTU TCP
MVX Modbus 1 to 255 0 (fixed). MVX IP Not used 0 (fixed). MVX IP
Address address can be address can be
set by CAST set by CAST
Remark If MVX is a modbus slave, MVX can If MVX is a modbus master, only the
manage both Modbus input (data are Modbus input is available (MVX can
updated by the Modbus master device) read data from other Modbus slave
and Modbus output (data measured by devices). In this case MVX can
MVX are accessible by the Modbus address upto 3 devices. They are
master device). It is materialized in the materialized in the instrument tree by
instrument tree by the channel the 3 channels « Modbus input 34, 35
« Modbus input 34 »: et 36 » :

5.11.7.2.Modbus channel properties

MVX Slave MVX Master

RTU TCP RTU TCP
Modbus address X X 1 to 255 nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
of slave
TCP port number X 502 X 502
Time out (ms) 1000 1000 1000 1000
Request period X X 1000 1000
(ms)

 Modbus address of slave: only if MVX or KITE is master, fill the slave address where MVX or
KITE will read the data.
 TCP port number: port number to use for TCP communication. Port 502 is usually used
 Time out (ms): used to control the communication.
 Request period (ms): time between MVX queries.

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5.11.7.3.Parameter properties
Principle: it is first necessary to create the monitoring parameter (see § 5.5.4) or the operating parameter
(see § 5.11.12.1) of the NEST ANALYST equipment then connect it to the selected Modbus channel (see
§ 5.11.5). After connecting the parameter automatically appears under the Modbus channel:

You must then define the properties of each parameter:

Modbus MVX Slave MVX Master

parameter RTU TCP RTU TCP
properties
Data format OK OK OK OK
Address OK OK OK OK
Coef. A OK OK OK OK
Offset B OK OK OK OK
Function code X X 03 or 04 03 or 04

 Data format: available formats are : Signed, Unsigned, Float (IEEE 754 CDAB), Float inverse
(ABCD), Long, Long inverse.
 Address: input the address where the data is stored in the Modbus device.
 Coef. A and Offset B : the coefficients A and B can transform the data before storing it (Stored
data = A*Read data + B)
 Function code: function code used to read the data in the Modbus device (« 03 Holding registers
(4x) » or (« 04 Input registers (3x) »)

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5.11.8. Programming MVX and KITE acquisition conditions

In addition to its permanent monitoring tasks, ONEPROD MVX and KITE can trigger automatically
acquisitions retrieved and stored in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST. This automatic routine is programmed
in the “Operating conditions” tab of the “Configuration” mode:

You must define C, S and T as well as the priority for the Default Condition:

 C: used to trigger an acquisition each time an operating Condition occurs. Do not select this
option if no operating condition has been previously defined. For more information on the
programming of operating conditions, refer to § 5.11.12.

 S: used to trigger an acquisition on the equipment on each change of alarm Status of a

parameter. These acquisitions can be limited to aggravating status changes (from OK to AL and
from AL to DG) and to the point having changed status, based only on the options selected in the
"Acquisition” tab.

 P: can be used to trigger periodic acquisitions. Periodicities are selected in the ”Acquisition” tab.
The periodicity can be shorter when the equipment is in alarm status. A “P” measurement is
performed when the periodicity change (if the equipment status goes from OK to AL or DG or if
goes back to OK)

Note: Caution – if the three C, S and P checkboxes are not checked, ONEPROD MVX or KITE will be
limited in its monitoring function and will not transfer the measurements to ONEPROD NEST ANALYST.

 Priority 0, 1, 2: A priority is given to each acquisition task. This feature is used to manage
ONEPROD MVX and KITE resources when several machines are monitored. This allows, e.g., to
allocate greater priority to the acquisition of a non-recurring event, such as the capture of the time
signal during the machine shutdown.

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5.11.9. Programming MVX and KITE acquisition

You must then set-up the “Acquisition” tab:

Select first the “ON-LINE” option.

 Acquisition strategy on status change (if S is checked in the Operating conditions tab):
o All status changes or aggravating status changes (OK to AL and AL to DG)
o Measurements on all the equipment or only on the ONEPROD MVX or KITE acquisition
channel that detected the alarm.
CAUTION: The option “MVX channel only” should not be used if monitored parameters
originate from an OPC source (see § 21). In case of an alarm on an OPC parameter, no
measurement will be triggered.
o Option “Measurements on status change are stopped…” allows limiting the volume of data
transferred and stored on status change. Some defective machines can indeed show very
unstable operating, which induces constant switches between OK and alarm status, hence
generates a huge volume of data to transfer and store. In particular for wind turbines.
When this option is selected, the operating is as follows in case the number of status changes
is exceeded:
 MVX stops transferring the measurements on status change until the end of the
current day (the counter is reset to 0 at the end of the calendar day)
 An event to acknowledge is displayed in the event log: “Maximum number of
status changes is exceeded for ‘Equipment’’“
 The number of these non acknowledged events is displayed in the upper banner.
Icon is displayed as soon as this number is greater than 0.
 It keeps transferring periodic measurements.

 Acquisition periodicity (if P is checked in the Operating conditions tab). Two periodicities must
be defined: the periodicity when MVX does not detect any alarm status on the equipment and the
periodicity when the equipment is in alarm mode.
An additional parameter allows not transferring signals Systematically (spectra and time signals)
at each measurement but only once every N periodic measurement (N ranging from 1 to 255).
The default value is 1; it allows having signals for all measurement dates. Periodic measurements
with no signals are tagged with character “p” in the list of measurement dates.

 Notification: An SMS or e-mail notification can be sent out for an event. See § 20 for details on
the set-up of this function.

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 Alarm triggering delay: this function aims at avoiding untimely alarms related to noise or
transient phenomena (e.g., related to the start of a neighbouring machine). It consists in
validating an aggravating alarm status only if it is confirmed after the indicated time. If the defect
disappears before, no alarm is issued. The effective value of this time shall not be shorter than
the MVX measurement cycle, which depends on the programmed parameters and signals.

 Short-term trend: ONEPROD MVX and KITE can memorise the last monitored values in an
internal buffer.
The properties of this buffer are:
o Number of values : integer from 0 to 1000
o Minimum periodicity: from 0 to 600 s. The real value of this periodicity shall not be smaller
than the MVX measurement cycle, which depends on the programmed parameters and
signals. For real-time parameters the periodicity can be disturbed by the processing tasks
with higher priority. The periodicity is at least 1 second.
The short-term buffer can be consulted directly in “Supervision - On-line” mode (see § 5.12.3).
It can also be stored in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, either manually from the “Operation - On-
line” mode (see § 5.12.4.6), or automatically upon an aggravating status change for the
equipment:
o Memorisation upon aggravating status change: check this option to automatically transfer
the data to NEST ANALYST
o If the option is checked, the short-term buffer is transferred along with each
measurement date for any aggravating status changed until acknowledgement of the
alarm or until the defined storage limit is reached (maximum consecutive length to store:
integer from 0 to 10000)
Short-term data thus stored in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST can be consulted from the
“Operation – List of measurements” mode (see §5.12.4.8)
Short-term data can also be deleted from the NEST ANALYST database (see §11.15)

WARNING: short-term buffer increases the load of the System and can reduce its performance.

 Time wave on event: with its DAT option, ONEPROD MVX includes a new type of time signal.
The specificity of this signal is that it can be triggered at any time by an event and that it has a
pre-trigger notion, i.e., it can capture a part of the signal before the triggering event.
Event

Alarm threshold
Real-time parameter
t
Time wave on
event Pre-trigger
Total duration of time signal

Triggering events can be:

o An aggravating status on a real-time parameter (see § 13) if box S is checked in the
“Operating condition” tab.
o A change of operating condition if box C is checked.
o A request for manual measurement

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Notes:
 A status change on a cyclic parameter (not a real-time parameter) does not
trigger a time signal on event.
 A non aggravating status change on a real-time parameter does not trigger a
time signal on event.
 A periodic measurement does not trigger a time signal on event.

This signal is sampled at 51.2 kHz. Its length is configured

globally for each machine in the “acquisition” tab. The
value is expressed in seconds. The maximum length will
depend on the number of channels with a time signal on
the MVX. The table below gives an indication on this
maximum value:

Number of channel with

32 24 16 8 4 3 2 1
time signal on event
Maximum length in s 30 40 60 120 240 320 480 480

The pre-trigger length must range from 0 to the length of the signal. If your MVX is equiped with
st
256 MB (1 generation) the maximum pre-trigger length is indicated in the table below:
st
For MVX equiped with 256 MB (1 generation)
Number of channel with
32 24 16 8 4 3 2 1
time signal on event
Maximum length in s with 30 40 60 120 240 320 480 480
pre-trigger length = 0
Maximum length in s with 9 13 19 39 78 117 156 156
full pre-trigger length

To create time signals on events, go to the “Programmation” tab:

In the properties, the only elements that can be changed are the abbreviated name, the name
and the designation:

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5.11.10. Start-up and shutdown of MVX and KITE

The set-up of ONEPROD MVX data is now completed. It needs to be
transferred to ONEPROD MVX to start the monitoring and acquisition
tasks.
Before start-up, the following points must be checked:
 Connections of sensors and relays to ONEPROD MVX
 Power up of ONEPROD MVX
 Connection to the same Ethernet/Intranet network as the
ONEPROD NEST ANALYST PC server
Symbol indicates that ONEPROD MVX is stopped.
Use the « Start acquisition » of the context menu (right click on MVX)
to start. ONEPROD MVX turns to during programming then to after successful start.

To shut the System down use the « Stop acquisition » function of the context menu.
The commands “Start” and “Stop” can be applied on several MVX (use the keys shift or Ctrl to make a
multiple selection).

When the MVX is started, a “Load indicator” command can be used to control the proportion of the MVX
processor load dedicated real-time processing.

If the set-up is changed while the ONEPROD MVX is running, the symbol indicates that
ONEPROD MVX must be reprogrammed for the changes to be taken into account. To do so, stop and
restart the acquisition.

5.11.11. MVX configuration report

MVX programming can be edited into an Excel-compatible *.CSV file using the “Export” command in the
context menu.

The file contains the MVX configuration for each channel, each relay and the Modbus interface.

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5.11.12. Managing operating conditions

The ONEPROD NEST ANALYST / ONEPROD MVX and KITE can be used to manage the operating
condition of a machine and to adapt the acquisition and the monitoring accordingly. It is then possible to
have up to 10 operating conditions, including a fallback condition, which is activated automatically if the
availability of an OPC operating parameter does no longer allow for normal management.

Programming the operating conditions of a machine requires the following steps:

 From tab “Programming”
1. Definition of operating parameters.
2. Definition of monitored parameters and measured signals for all operating conditions.
 From tab “Operating conditions”
3. Creation of operating conditions:
 Definition of each operating condition
 Definition of acquisition strategy
 Definition of limit values of operating parameters
 Assignment of corresponding measurements.
 From tab “Acquisition“
4. Definition of acquisition periodicities

Let us consider the following example:

The machine is equipped with the following instruments:
 A tachometer to determine the operating speed of the machine
 A TTL input to detect the stop of the machine
 Two accelerometers mounted on each one of the 2 bearings of the machine
Let us define the 3 operating conditions of the machine:

Name of TTL input Rotation speed Measurements performed on each

condition point
Shutdown Off 0 – 1500 RPM Time signal only on occurrence of the
condition, i.e., during the coast-down
phase
Low speed On 900 – 1200 RPM Monitoring measurements (Overall level
for velocity and broad-band acceleration)
and analysis (200, 2000 and 20000 Hz
spectra)
High On 1200 – 1500 RPM Monitoring measurements (Overall level
speed for velocity and broad-band acceleration)
and analysis (200, 2000 and 20000 Hz
spectra)

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5.11.12.1.Defining operating parameters

Operating parameters are used to characterise the operating condition of the machine.
Up to 6 parameters are available for each machine:
 1 parameter relative to the rotation speed measured from a trigger input or from a continuous
input. This parameter is present on all machines, as it is also used to extract the amplitudes
relative to the machine kinetics.
 2 parameters relative to the process (flow, pressure, loads, …) measured from continuous inputs
 3 logical parameters (On/Off, Open/closed, …) measured from logical inputs

These parameters can be:

 Either measured directly by ONEPROD MVX or KITE,
 Or transferred from the process through the OPC protocol. This 2 possibility requires that
nd

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST include the OPC Client option (see §21).

In our example, the rotation speed must be set to “variable”. An example of measurement programming
from a trigger input is given below:

Property of the rotation speed parameter:

Property of the ONEPROD MVX and KITE channel that will be associated with this parameter:

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The “On-Off” parameter measured from a logical input must also be added:

Property of the ONEPROD MVX or KITE logical channel associated with this parameter:

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5.11.12.2.Defining monitored parameters and measured signals

Measurement points and their parameters and signals are created like for machines with no conditions
(see § 5.5.2 and following ones).
Example:

Important note: in order to be able to further use the thresholds set-up wizard (see § 6), we recommend
defining the higher alarm type for all monitored parameters before going to the next step.

5.11.12.3.Creating operating conditions and assigning points and measurements

1. From “Operating condition” tab with “New condition” contextual function:

2. Enter the label and the name for the new condition:
3.

Then you get the first operating condition:

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st
In addition to this 1 operating condition, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST creates by default a
specific condition called “Fallback condition”. This condition will be used in the 2 following cases:
- Some operating parameters originate from an OPC source and NEST ANALYST can no
longer access to the OPC server, thus preventing ONEPROD MVX from determining the
current operating condition. This allows programming the measurements that MVX will have
to perform in this degraded mode.
- The fallback condition can also be measured upon an immediate request for measurement
(see § 5.12.4.6) if ONEPROD MVX or KITE is a non-defined operating condition:

4. You have to define the operating condition:

 Description of the Operating condition:
o The Colour code identifying the condition: double click in “Abv+Col” column. Select
colours other than green, yellow and red as these are used for alarm statuses of
machines.
o The Delay allowing defining a waiting time between the occurrence of the condition and
the acquisition. This is used to ensure that the speed is stabilised when the acquisition
starts.
o The Stability of the condition parameter defines whether the condition is maintained of
not during all the acquisition:
 Yes: the acquisition will be stopped if the condition is no longer present during
the acquisition. No measurement is stored.
 No: the acquisition will be completed even if the condition is no longer present at
the end.
o %RPM: it is used to control the variation of the rotation speed in order to stop
measurements if the speed is not stable enough during acquisition. This defect is
displayed in the “Event panel” and “Alarm and properties” windows. If %RPM = 0,
rotation speed stability is not controlled.
 Description of the Acquisition strategy. (For more details on C, S and P see § 5.11.8) The
screen below will illustrate our example:
o Low speed condition (LS) and high speed condition (HS) are measured at each status
change (S) and at fixed periods (P). Periods consist in one measurement per day when
the machine has no alarm and one measurement every 2 hours if there is one alarm.
o The shutdown condition (Stop) is measured each time such condition occurs (C). If
ONEPROD MVX or KITE monitors other machines, a higher priority can be assigned to
this task (priority level 0).
 The lower part of the window is used to define operating parameter values or corresponding
limits for each condition:

In our example:

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 Association of points and measurements: all points and parameters are selected by
default in a new operating condition. If some measurements (or points) are not needed
for a condition, it is possible to unselect them. Corresponding lines (or columns) of PSS
are then not measured for this operating condition.

In our example:
“Low speed” and “High speed” operating conditions: time waves (ShtDownWav) are not
measured

“Stop” operating condition: time waves (ShtDownWav) are measured and only this one

5. In the “Programmation” tab, yon can control the result of your action by filtering points and
parameters associated with a conditions:

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One gets:

The BLUE colour indicates that a filter is active and that some points or parameters may be
hidden.

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5.11.12.4.Programming the acquisition strategy for each operating condition

You have now to define the acquisition periodicity: once a day if no alarm and each hour if the
equipment is on alarm.

Acquisition time-out: if a periodic acquisition is performed on a machine with operating conditions, the
condition may not be present at the time scheduled for the measurement. In this case, the System will
monitor if the condition occurs over a period at least equal to the Acquisition time-out. If, during this delay,
the condition occurs then the measurement will be performed, otherwise it will be cancelled until the next
scheduled time.

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5.11.12.5.Particularisation of thresholds for each operating condition

Thresholds can be adapted to each parameter according to the operating condition. To do so, use the
“Programmation” tab and filter the condition for which thresholds have to be customised. For instance, for
the low speed condition:

2 – Select the condition to

1 – Filter on condition change

3 – Open window “Alarm

and Properties” with button

4 – Select parameter to
change then adjust
thresholds in window
“Alarm and Properties”

All parameters must be adjusted one by one or can be changed directly from the Operations mode
provided the measurement list includes at least one measurement for the operating condition. To do so,
select a date at the operating condition, point the cursor to the parameter with the thresholds to change

and click on the “Alarms and properties” for quick access to the alarm threshold settings.

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5.11.13. System control

The System records automatically all significant events. These deal either with alarm status changes on
monitored machines or with integrity defects in the System.

5.11.13.1.Event counter
An indication ( ) appears in the upper banner as soon as a non-acknowledged event is detected:

This information lists the number of non-acknowledged events and the total number of recorded events.
This indicator disappears when all events have been acknowledged.

Icon indicates that measurements on a non-acknowledged status change are stopped for at least one
piece of equipment: see § 5.11.9.

5.11.13.2.Event panel

To see the list of events, open the event panel with button :

This window displays the event chronology, the most recent being listed at the bottom of the list. There
are two categories of events:
 Simple information written in black: these are non-critical events (e.g., back to normal for a
parameter status) or an action performed by the operator (e.g., stop or start of a
ONEPROD MVX).
 Alerts written in red: these are aggravating status changes for parameters and detection of
System defects (communication problem, sensor defect…). These alerts remain in red until they
are acknowledged by the operator. This operation is carried out using the context menu after
selection of the event(s) to acknowledge:

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After acknowledgement, alerts are displayed in black and the name of the current operator, as
well as with the date of acknowledgement, is added.

Other functions are available in the context menu:

 Delete selected events to clean the list from already processed events.
 Go to the element: this function is used to select immediately the corresponding Equipment or
ONEPROD MVX in Instrument or machine Explorer.

Access to Acknowledge and Delete events function depends on the user profile.

In order to find a specific event, the list can be filtered by type of events:

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After filtering, the list of dates is displayed in blue:

Note: it is also possible to acknowledge alarm events directly from the supervision mode (see § 5.12.3)

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5.11.13.3.Indicators in the Instruments Explorer

The Instruments Explorer is used to control the status of the System at each level of the tree structure:

 Status of on-line driver Xcom:

o : Driver Xcom is shut down and ONEPROD NEST ANALYST cannot communicate
with on-line instruments. Normally it should be automatically launched when the PC is
started. It can be manually restarted by starting the “XcomService” service (Start 
Program  ONEPROD System  XcomDriver  Start XcomService)
o : ONEPROD NEST ANALYST has detected an error with Xcom. Consult the event
panel to get the error code.
o : Driver Xcom runs properly.

 Status of ONEPROD MVX instruments:

o : MVX or KITE is shut down.
o : MVX or KITE is starting up
o : MVX or KITE has started and runs properly
o : Changes have been made to the database for a machine connected to this MVX or
KITE. The next configuration must be uploaded, i.e. MVX or KITE must be stopped and
restarted.
o : The instrument has been inhibited by the operator. In this case, communication
remains active between Xcom and the instrument but Xcom does not transfer any
information to the database.
o : Xcom cannot communicate with the instrument. This may be due to a network
failure or a problem with the MVX or KITE power supply.
o : Xcom has detected an important error with MVX or KITE. Consult the event monitor
to get the error code.

 Status of ONEPROD MVX and KITE channels:

o : not used.
o : MVX or KITE is shut down.
o : MVX or KITE is starting up.
o : channel is operating
o : changes have been made to the database for a machine connected to this MVX or
KITE ( ).
o : the instrument has been inhibited by the operator ( ).
o : Xcom cannot communicate with the instrument ( ).
o : MVX or KITE has detected an error on the channel. Consult the event monitor to
get the error code.
o : Xcom has detected an error on the MVX or KITE ( ).

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5.12. Consulting the control results

5.12.1. Principle
Results can be consulted in two different places:
 In the “Location/Equipment hierarchy” tree where the most recent alarm status is displayed for each
equipment
 In the “Supervising mode” window to have access to data as block diagrams or in ”Exploitation mode”
window where all results are available as a matrix.

5.12.2. “Location/Equipment hierarchy” tree

5.12.2.1. Principle
The “Location/Equipment hierarchy” tree can be used to navigate quickly within the production assets and
to view the latest alarm status for each machine under monitoring at any time. These statuses are
represented by an icon:

Alarm statuses are coded as follows:

DANGER At least one parameter in DANGER

ALARM At least one parameter in ALARM
PRE-ALARM At least one parameter in PRE-ALARM
OK All parameters are OK
UNKNOWN No parameter has been measured or calculated

This alarm status corresponds to the alarm status generated by the most recent control performed on the
equipment. This status is obtained by combining parameter and measurement point alarm statuses.
Important note: parameter status is not moved up to the equipment level if option “Monitored” is not
selected: see § 5.5.6.

The alarm status of each location is coded as follows:

DANGER At least one equipment in DANGER

ALARM At least one equipment in ALARM
PRÉ-ALARM At least one equipment in PRE-ALARM
OK All equipment are OK
UNKNOWN No equipment has been measured or calculated.

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5.12.2.2. Filtering options

In order to find more easily a set of machines, one can have the tree
display only those machines meeting criteria defined in the filtering
module.
To display the windows showing current filtering, select option “Tree

filter” in the menu bar. The following filtering operations are

available:

o “Status” tab:
o Filter on the alarm level, e.g., display machine with alarm or
danger status only.
o Filter on advice, to, e.g., rapidly find equipment with “no
advice” that has not been validated by the expert.

o “Dates” tab:
o Filter on date of last measurement, e.g., display only
machines measured recently. If “PSS/SSS Filter” is selected,
the filter is applied on the list of measurement dates of
“Operation” mode.
o Filter on date of next measurement. You can use this option to
build up your own routes or control that no piece of equipment
was omitted. The date of next measurement is calculated from
the periodicities defined in “Configuration” mode, Acquisition
tab.

o “Selections” tab: Filter on one or several selections, e.g., to show

only routes that have just been downloaded.

Filters are applied only if option “Filters on” is selected. (Active filters)

Button in the filtering window is used to reset all options of the

filters.
Equipment and location names are displayed in blue as a filter is
active.
Note: filter settings are saved for each user for his/her next session.

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5.12.3. “Supervision” mode

5.12.3.1. Principle

The supervision mode is selected from the upper banner:

This mode is used to display a diagram for each element of the Equipment tree. This diagram is made up
of a background image (selected in the item properties) with all sub-elements being superimposed.

Equipment with its

alarm status Sub-location

Background image selected

in the location properties

All sub-elements are initially positioned in the top left corner of the window. They can be freely moved
around by dragging them with the mouse. It is also possible to hide some elements. Those operations are
possible only for users having the right “Supervision” in their profile (see “Administration manual”).

On a location level, there is:

o either a sub-location:
o or an equipment:

The maximum number of sub-elements is 32.

Click on a location to display the next level down and this down to the equipment level.

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The Equipment level presents the following elements:

Current point

Background
image selected in
equipment
properties

Parameters of
current point

Point with its

alarm status

Trend curve of current

parameter

An equipment diagram can include up to 32 points and 12 parameters per point.

Two visual display modes are available: “List of measurements” and “On-line”

5.12.3.2.Supervision - List of measurements mode

 This mode is available for location and equipment levels.
 The alarm status displayed is the most aggravating* status since last
acknowledgement. Items not acknowledged are indicated by a
blinking** of the alarm indicator and by “!” mark. It remains until the
alarm is acknowledged by the operator. Acknowledgement is available
directly from the supervision screen with the context menu of equipment, points or parameters.
The alarm status is memorized until the alarm is acknowledged. After acknowledgment the status
shows the current value.
Acknowledgement performed for a piece of equipment or a point will be valid for all sub-elements.
Acknowledgements are traced back in the event panel.
 Displayed values correspond to the latest values stored in the database (Measurement date on
top of the list of the Operation mode). The trend curve is that of the values stored in the database.

* Alarm status is classified in following order: OK , Error , pre-Alarm , Alarm and

Danger .
** blinking may be disabled in the user preference. In this case items not acknowledged can be
identified with the “!” mark (see § 11.2).
Remark: if the last measurement is deleted, the statuses of not acknowledged items are not
changed.

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5.12.3.3.Supervision – On-line mode

 This mode is only available for equipment with On-line measurements.
 Displayed values are the current values measured by the on-line System. The trend curve is the
short-term buffer from the MVX or KITE. The trend curve goes on to be with the updating
frequency defined in the Operation mode.

Remarks:
 Displayed values are not stored in the database.
 Acknowledgement is not possible from this mode.

5.12.4. “Operation” mode

5.12.4.1. Principle
In ONEPROD NEST ANALYST “Operation” mode provide access to all data stored for any machine of
the equipment:

 Measurement information: machine rotation speed, traceability for measurement methods, etc.
 Consultation of value and alarm status for all monitoring parameters
 Consultation of all acquired and processed signals
 Consultation of the expert’s advice

In order to simplify the handling of these views, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST sorts the information
according to 2 criteria:

 Type of monitoring: vibration, oil, process

 Physical type of information: parameter, signal or image

This generates a multi-display user interface presenting the equipment data sorted by date, by technique
and by type.

To display this interface, activate the “Operation” mode:

The data-viewing interface is now displayed for the current equipment instead of the setup interface.

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5.12.4.2.PSS/SSS “List of measurements” mode

A first mode of visualisation, “Measurement list” is available for Off-line and On-line measurements and
gives access to the history of all measurements stored in the database:

Tab for information categories Category of displayed information

Operating
Current parameters
equipment

List of measurement
dates with additional Display area
information * for current
category.

Alarm comment of
selected parameter.

Access to “measurement
Data analysis tools
information” window

* Display of additional information relative to measurement dates. For a quick retrieval of the information,
a selection list is available above the measurement dates, which allows displaying four types of
information:

 Op.Cnd.: colour code and label of the operating condition (see example below). Refer to § 5.11.12
 Advice: colour code for the expert’s advice defined in tab “Advice” in window “Measurement
information”: see § 5.14
 Fill: gives an indication on how the PSS/SSS is filled
 : completely filled (Hard parameters)
 : partially filled (Hard parameters)
 : empty
 Triggering: triggering mode for the ONEPROD MVX or KITE measurement:
 C: measurement on occurrence of the operating Condition
 S: measurement on alarm Status change
 P+: Periodic measurement with signals
 p: Periodic measurement without signals
 M: measurement started Manually by the operator (see § 5.12.4.6)

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5.12.4.3. Selection of measurement dates

Each date can be selected using its checkbox. Several dates can thus be selected. To select consecutive
dates, click on the checkbox of the first date, then hold the SHIFT key down while clicking on the
checkbox of the last date.

Click

SHIFT +
Click

Multiple selection is used for the following context functions: Change F0, Threshold wizard, Filter on
selection, Protection or No protection, Deletion.

5.12.4.4. Blocking of the update of the Operation mode

By default, the Operation mode window is refreshed each time a new measurement is stored in the
database. This operating mode can disturb the user during the data analysis for Online Systems with
frequent data collection.

A new icon with 2 statuses ( / ) allow blocking the update this window:

In this position, the Operation window is updated In this position, the update of the Operation

for each new measurement. Click on to window is disabled. Click on to stop the “no
switch to the “no update” mode. update” mode.

Notes:
 When the update mode is disabled, only the Operation window is disabled. The Equipment
Hierarchy, Instruments, and Event log windows are still updated.
 The blocking of the update is automatically deactivated if another machine is selected or when
switching to Configuration or Supervision mode.

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5.12.4.5. Filtering of measurement dates

In order to limit the size of the list on display or to allow finding quickly a specific measurement, there are
three ways of filtering the list of measurement dates:
 Filtering on additional information:
This information is that located to the right of each date: Operating condition, Expert’s advice, Filling
and Triggering.

The filtering configuration is done from a window that is activated with button .

Once the options are configured, check the « Active filters » box. The list of filtered dates is then
displayed in blue.

The filter can be disabled by unchecking this same box or by using button .

 Filtering on a selection of dates:

To select several dates, refer to § 5.12.4.3.
Once the dates are selected, the list can be filtered based on this selection using the context menu.

The filter can be disabled using button .

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 Filtering based on a trend curve:

To quickly find specific measurements, one can use the trend of a parameter under monitoring (e.g.,
to search for alarm status) or of an operating parameter (e.g., to compare measurements at similar
rotation speeds).

Display first the trend curve and place the simple cursors on the dates to filter:

In the trend plot, click on to apply the filter:

The filter can be disabled using button .

Note: for the three types of filtering, the plot of a trend curve will only display the filtered dates.

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5.12.4.6.PSS "On-line" mode

For a machine under on-line monitoring, current levels can be displayed:

Values are automatically updated with the selected updating periodicity.

Remarks:
 Displayed values are not stored in thedatabase.
 A Warning is displayed if the periodicity is too short regarding the load of the System. In this case
it is recommended to use a higher value as it can lead to decrease the performance of the
System.

Button “Add measurement” is used to start an acquisition at any time. The “short-term” checkbox allows
filling out the measurements with the contents of the ONEPROD MVX or KITE short-term buffer. After
completion, it can be consulted in the “Measurement list” mode.

Three sizes of PSS/SSS window are available to adjust it to your screen and application requirements.
The selection is done in the menu “View / Preferences”, section “for the selected user”,
variable “Operation window : Display resolution (1024/1280/1600)”: see § 11.2

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5.12.4.7. “Vibration & Process” view

This view displays the vibration and/or process parameter history for the current equipment, as well as
the corresponding alarm status.

This matrix view is named “Parameter Status Screen” or “PSS”. It presents the value and the associated
alarm status for all the equipment parameters obtained during a given date.

List of
measurement
point

List of “vibration &

process” controls
for current
equipment

List of parameters

Reading the matrix:

 The “Balourd” (“unbalance”) parameter calculated on the “RADIAL COA” measurement point presents
a value of 2.56 mm/s and an alarm status “OK” for the measurement of 17/01/2003 at 16h18.42s.
 The same “Balourd” parameter calculated on the “RADIAL CA” measurement point presents a value
of 32.6 mm/s and an alarm status “DANGER” for the measurement of 17/01/2003 at 16h18.42s.

This view is then very useful to easily consult values and alarm status of parameters under monitoring, as
well as to follow up their history throughout the successive dates:

Time

Options at the top of PSS can be used to hide some parameter types:

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Note:
It is possible to move lines and columns with context menu functions “Take” and “Drop” from line or
column title:

This operation is only valid for PSS/SSS and does not change route element and initialisation list orders.

In our example for the download of “Route_A”, this view displays the values obtained for all parameters
on equipment “M.P104” and “P.P101” during the most recent control performed with the collector:

Downloading the collector has generated a new measurement dated 17/01/2003 at 16:18:42. Measured
or calculated values for all monitoring parameters are associated with this control, hence an alarm status.

We can observe that the alarm status of “P.P101” switched to ALARM since at least one parameter is in
ALARM mode.

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5.12.4.8.“Trend” view

To edit a parameter trend, double click on the corresponding cell:

If the measurement date includes short-term data, it is tagged with the indicator:

Checkboxes allow selecting the type of trend to display:

 Long term: a value for each date in the list
 Short term: values contained in the buffer stored on the selected measurement date. It must then
be tagged with the indicator. If several consecutive dates have short-term data, they will all be
displayed in a single trend plot.

Note:
- Trends can be filtered on Operang condition see (cf. § 5.12.4.5)

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5.12.4.9. “Signature” view

In addition to the “PSS” view, the “Signature Status Screen” or “SSS” is used to consult signals from
which the parameters have been calculated.

Since signals are not assigned any alarm status, their cells are not alarm colour-coded.

Each cell represents a symbol associated with the displayed type of signal.

To edit a signal double click on the corresponding cell:

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST plots for trends and signals are performed via our vibGraph™
application which is fully interfaced with ONEPROD NEST ANALYST. For more details, please
refer to the vibGraph user manual.

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- Options for signal plots :

o The option “Spectrum concat” is used to concatenate all spectra of the same point in only
one drawing. You can then see the complete vibration behavoiur of the machine with the
best frequency resolution.
o The option T-1 plots the current spectrum with the previuos date in the same window
o The option T-ref plots the current spectrum with the reference date in the same window
o The option “Gauge” selects the possibility to draw in
spectrum background monitored peaks and bands for current point or all equipment
points.

Note: several options can be selected at the same time.

5.12.5. vibGraph™ interface

st
Once all collected data have been stored into the database, and once you have obtained the 1 -level
diagnosis automatically provided by ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, you may need to complement the
diagnosis by further processing of the signals and trends.
To do so, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST relies on vibGraph™, a powerful graphic analysis tool. (For more
details, please refer to the vib-Graph user manual)
Directly from PSS and SSS matrix views that we have just described, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST
allows for a very fast graphic editing of results by double clicking on the cell corresponding to the
information to edit. Depending on the matrix view, either a signal or a trend will be plotted.

Plotting actions are always relative to currently selected cells. Selected cells are highlighted:
selected cell unselected cell

Multiple selection is done by successively using the CTRL+click combination on various cells to select.
This is the optimal method to superimpose several signals or trends within the same window.

All graphical functions are available from:

 the context menu of each cell
 the graphic toolbar associated with the matrix

Plot each selected element in a

separate window

Superimpose all selected elements

in the same window

Add selected elements to the elements

already plotted in the active vib-Graph
window

Display a 3D plot of the spectrum

over a time period (spectra only).

- vib-Graph integration mode:

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o Classically (box « persisting window » is unchecked), a vibGraph window is opened for

each plot, which required double clicking on the signal or parameter to display. These
windows are all displayed and must be closed separately.

o By checking option « window persistance », the vibGraph windows remain in front of

NEST ANALYST during the navigation through the parameters, signals and
measurement dates of a single machine. The number of windows of this type is limited to
one window for the trends and one window for the signals. This allows for an optimised
navigation:

 Display of the trend or signal by selection of the corresponding parameter or

signal
 Automatic update of the display when changing the selection
 Update of the display when changing the measurement date
 Superposition of multiple parameters of a measurement point by selecting a
column of the Signal Status Screen
 Superposition of multiple parameters of the same type and of different
measurement points by selecting a line in the Signal Status Screen

Selection of line
“Acceleration” overall level.

Automatic plot of Vib overall

levels for all measurement
points of the machine

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5.13. How to adjust rotation frequency?

To make diagnosis, it may be necessary to modify the rotation frequency associated to measurements.

The “Constants” tab of “Measurement information” window () gives access to the rotation frequency of the
current control. The modification can be:
 global for all points of the equipment: input the value in F0 field ( ), click on to
modify all points and validate ( ).
 particular for each point, input values directly in F0 column and validate .

Notes:
 For the equipment with “Electrical” type (ESA option) see § 7.8.3
 This operation does not modify the rotation frequency in equipment properties.
 All parameters are automatically reprocessed after new values are validated.
 Context menu of the control list has a function to globally modify the rotation frequency for several
dates of control.

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5.14. How to enter and consult recommendations and advice?

Beyond merely performing measurements, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST allows for a real management of
maintenance operations and their chronology by associating all pieces of equipment under monitoring
with information such as:
 Diagnosis
 CMMS: generation of a Work request for your CMMS (CMMS option needed: see § 10)
 Recommendations
 Summarised advice
 Information on traceability of measurement methods
 Recommended or performed actions
 Graphics that can be appended to the expertise report.

These data can be freely entered by the operator at any time using a simple interface: select a machine
and check ‘Measurement information’:

All pieces of information are chronologically archived into the database and provide the history of each
machine in a single glance.

All data can be published as a report.

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5.15. How to enter the expert advice and associated defects?

The “Advice” tab allows the expert qualifying the status of the machine according to the 4 levels defined in
the international standards: Excellent, Good, Tolerable or Critical. The list of choices is displayed after
double clicking on the “Advice” field.
The advice can be complemented by the input of one or several defects. This input are done from a list.
This list can be complemented by the user (see § 11.11).

The Advice can be used by the Equipment Hierarchy filter, and the filter on the measurement dates.
With the defects, it can also be used for the statistical analyses of the ONEPROD Viewer module.

5.16. How to insert vibGraph screen in report appendix?

Button in tab “Appendix” is used to append to the measurement date a copy of all vibGraph
windows (spectra, time waves, and trend). These curves are edited with the corresponding comment in
the expertise report.

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5.17. How to associate documents with a measurement date?

The “Archives” tab allows associating documents with each measurement date, separately one from
another. These documents are associated with the database and can be consulted later on.
Example: Operation report linked to the measurement date.

 To do so, from the Operations mode of the main window of ONEPROD NEST

ANALYST

 Then select the measurement date in the list of measurements.

 Go to the “Archives” tab of the selected measurement date and

than click on “Add”:

 Select whether to store the file in the database (Yes) or to set a link to this file (No):

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 The files thus added will then be accessible ( “Display” or “Extract”) directly from the “Archives”
tab of the measurement date:

Note: The added files can be deleted by selecting the file(s) to delete and then “Remove”.

5.18. Editing a report

Report editing tools allow creating documents HTML (Internet Explorer), PDF (Acrobat Reader) or RTF
(Word compatible Rich Text Format) documents providing information on the operating status of the
production assets as well as on the monitoring modes of each piece of equipment.

Two types of reports are available:

 Statistical reports available from the context menu “Statistic reports” or from button in the
vertical toolbar. These reports are described in the “ENGLISH_ViewerUsersGuide.pdf” document.
When this module is started from ONEPROD Viewer, it provides access to statistical analysis
reports based on expert advice, machine types, machine functions and defect types. When
launched from NEST ANALYST, the module provides access to 2 statistical analysis reports
based on alarm statuses. Examples are presented in Appendix 7 (see § 0).
 Standard reports are available from the context menu “Reporting…” or from button in the
vertical toolbar. These reports are described later in this paragraph.

A report is achieved from the current selection in the production assets tree structure and complies with a
list of user-defined options.

Report interface: types of report

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Report interface: options Report interface: Page layout

Figures the main interface of the module,.

Several groups of options are available to the operator to customise the report publishing and save these
selections in a report profile.

Editing options

Editing options are used to select a predefined selection of equipment, e.g., a route, as well as the control
date to edit.

Option “Date with advice only” is used to automatically exclude from the measurement dates that have
not been validated by the expert.

The current equipment selection is that selected in the production assets tree structure, and the default
control date is that of the most recent control performed on each piece of equipment.
Other options are available to select the type of alarm and of parameters to edit.
Traceability information and inspection notes can be edited (or not).

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Finally, the machines can be sorted according to several criteria:

 Alphabetical order of the machine name
 Order in the Asset hierarchy
 Order of the selection
 Alarm status
 Expert advice

Mainpage

Mainpage options are used to customise the first page of the report, i.e., title , comment, etc.

Report types

The report includes 7 different parts (plus the Main page) that can be edited separately.

Each option corresponds to specific information, the details of which are presented in Appendix 7 (see §
18). Activating all these options will generate the most comprehensive report.

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Generation options

Generation options are used to select the output format of the report (PDF, RTF or HTML), as well as to
save all these options for a future report.

Here, all option fields are saved in the “Type1” profile and can be automatically loaded when editing a
future report:

Fig. Example of reload of report profiles

Use key to delete the profile on display.

Generating and consulting the report…

It depends on the wealth of its scope

(number of machines, display options).

Once the report is generated, it is displayed

in an Internet Explorer window using the
appropriate plug-in (Acrobat Reader or
Word).

The report can now be perused, printed or

saved on the disk.

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Customisation of reports

Reports are based on templates that can be modified in Word to adjust the page layout to the needs of
each user.

When a new database is created, the general templates are duplicated into a directory specific to each
database.

The general template files are located in the sub-directory “ONEPROD\XPR\srv\Reports\ReportsStd” of

the installation directory. The modifications must be done in this folder to be effective for all futur
databases.

To adapt the reports of a specific database, one must change the template file corresponding to this
database. For instance, the standard report template for database d1\w1\b1 is file
“ReportsStd_AMERICAN.rtf” located in directory:
ONEPROD\XPR\BIP\xmlp\XMLP\Reports\ediag\d1\w1\b1\ReportsStd

The character fonts can also be changed, as well as the information order. Some pieces of information
can also be removed.
Before each modification, we recommend saving the initial template file.

Several template files can be created. The name of each template file must end with “AMERICAN.rtf”
(AMERICAN corresponds to a use in AMERICAN language). The template file is selected in the report
editing interface:

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5.19. How to export data in EXCEL format

For other types of presentation or to perform other processings on data, PSS parameters can be exported
in files under *.csv format.
This operation is available from the context menu of the tree structure:

Then select the destination file and the export options:

An example of data export is shown is the Appendix (see § 19).

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6. THRESHOLDS SET-UP WIZARD

This wizard allows selecting the measurements performed on a machine using ONEPROD MVX or KITE
or ONEPROD MVP over a period when the machine was considered as having an OK status. This
observation period provides a good basis of statistic information on the behaviour of the machine in its
different operating conditions.

Selected values are automatically analysed so as to determine the thresholds to apply for each parameter
and each operating condition.

If observation is not sufficient enough, this operation can be repeated at any moment.

Notes:
 This function is not available in NEST ANALYST Easy Level
 This function only takes into account the parameters with a “High” alarm type, which is the case
for most parameters that are commonly used.
 If after running this wizard, the user wants to be able to revert to the previous thresholds, he/she
must copy/paste the equipment and its history before.

The wizard is used in “Operation / List of measurements” mode. It includes 6 steps:

6.1. Step 1: Selecting measurement dates

6.1.1. Successive dates
If the selected measurements are successive measurements, start the wizard directly form the context
menu in the list of measurement dates:

Step 1 allows for the selection of the limits of the measurement period to analyse:

Click on “Next” to go to the next step.

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6.1.2. Non successive dates

If selected measurements are not successive measurements, one must first select the measurement
dates on the list and then start the wizard using the context menu:

In Step 1, check that option “Use selected measurement dates” is selected:

Click on “Next” to go to the next step.

6.2. Step 2: Selecting operating conditions

If several operating conditions are detected, Step 2 allows selecting those for which the thresholds need
to be set.

This step does not appear if only one operating condition is detected.
Click on “Next” to go to the next step.

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6.3. Step 3: Selecting parameters

Step 3 allows selecting the parameters for which the thresholds need to be set.

Note: we recommend unselecting parameters of the shape factor type, such as Defect factor or Kurtosis.
The calculation principle used in this wizard is indeed usually not applicable for this type of indicator.

Click on “Next” to go to the next step.

6.4. Step 4: Selecting measurement points

Step 4 allows selecting measurement points for which thresholds needs to be set.

Click on “Next” to go to the next step.

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6.5. Step 5: Setting up calculation coefficients

Step 5 allows “customising” the coefficients used in the calculation:

The principle used here is based on the statistical analysis of the measurements. For each parameter and
in each operating condition, the System calculates:
 Avr = the average of the parameter values for an operating condition
 SDv = the standard deviation of the parameter values for an operating condition

Thresholds are calculated using coefficients Cmin, Csd, Cmax, Cal and Cdg:
 Calculation of the pre-alarm threshold:
o Min pre-alarm = Cmin*Avr.
The pre-alarm shall not be smaller than this value.
o Pre-alarm = Avr + Csd * SDv.
This value will be assigned to the pre-alarm if it is not contained between
“Min pre-alarm” and “Max pre-alarm”.
o Max pre-alarm = Cmax* Avr.
The pre-alarm shall not be greater than this value.
 Calculation of the alarm threshold: Alarm = Cal * Pre-alarm
 Calculation of the danger threshold: Danger = Cdg * Pre-alarm

Note: this System can be used if only one measurement date is selected. In this case, the standard
deviation is equal to zero and the pre-alarm value is Cmin*Avr.

The default values for the coefficients are:

 Cmin = 1.2
 Csd = 2
 Cmax = 2
 Cal = 1.4
 Cdg = 3

Click on “Next” to go to the next step.

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6.6. Step 6: Displaying results

The last step displays the calculation results:

This table allows for the analysis of the new thresholds and for possible adjustments before the new
thresholds become effective.
6.6.1. Results analysis
 Nb Val: Number of values used for the calculation
 Min, Average, Max and Standard deviation: minimum, average maximum values and standard
deviation calculated on samples selected for each parameter and each operating condition
 New pAL, New AL and New DG: calculated values for the 3 thresholds. The pad is yellow if the
new threshold is higher than its current value, which can allow detecting abnormally high levels in
the observation period.
 Nb pAL: number of PA threshold violations for samples selected for the calculation. The pad is
yellow for all values greater than 0
 Nb AL: number of AL threshold violations for samples selected for the calculation. The pad is
yellow for all values greater than 0
 Slope: indicator showing a positive slope for samples selected for the calculation. The regression
line going through the measurements used for the analysis must not cross the pAL threshold
calculated before the date of the last of these measurements plus the “Off-line measurement
periodicity / If normal equipment” (Configuration mode, Acquisition tab). This indicator is
calculated only of the number of values is greater than or equal to 4.

For a more detailed analysis of a specific

parameter, one can plot its trend directly by using
the context menu:

The curve represents the complete history of the

corresponding operating condition. Represented
thresholds are current thresholds and not new
calculated thresholds.

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6.6.2. Results adjustment

If one does not wish to apply calculated thresholds, one can:

 Unselect the corresponding line. The thresholds for this parameter and this operating condition
will not be changed:

 Change manually the suggested values. They will then be displayed in boldface italics. The
values entered by the user will be applied.

 Click on “Cancel” to exit the wizard and keep the initial thresholds:

6.6.3. Report
The “Report” function allows getting all results in an Excel file.

An option can be used to fill in each line with the measurement values selected for the calculation.

6.6.4. Changing thresholds

In order to update the equipment with the thresholds calculated by the wizard, just click on “Apply” and
validate the confirmation message:

Alarm statuses are recalculated over the complete history using these new thresholds.

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7. ESA OPTION: ELECTRIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS

7.1. Introduction
The ESA function in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST results from the integration of the functions of the
EMPATH 2000®.product:
 EMPATH is a registered trademark of Areva NP. It stands for Electric Motor Performance
Analysis & Trending Hardware.
 ESA stands for: Electric Signature Analysis.

The ESA function is an extension of the MCSA technique (Motor Current Signature Analysis), which is
based on the analysis of the motor’s supply currents. The ESA function also analyses voltages, which
allows identifying whether the defect origin is on the motor itself or comes from its power supply. The
taking into account of voltages also gives access to the analysis of the power, torque and power factor.

The implementation of the ESA function is very straightforward. It consists in entering the characteristic
data of the motor. Most of these data are listed on the motor name plate.
The generation of signals to measure and of parameters to monitor is fully automatic.

Notes:
- This function is available only if ONEPROD NEST ANALYST includes the ESA option
- Electric measurements are performed using the ONEPROD MVX System. ONEPROD NEST
ANALYST requires then the “On-line MVX” option.
- Version 4.1 of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST does not allow performing electric and vibration
measurements on the same machine. In order to monitor both the electric and the vibration
parameters of a machine, one needs to create two pieces of equipment in NEST ANALYST, one
for each technique.
- Version 4.1 of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST is restricted to the analysis of induction motors
powered up at fixed frequency (50 or 60 Hz) or by a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive). The
EMPATH 2000 System also integrates the analysis of synchronous motors, direct-current motors,
generators and transformers.

7.2. Principles of electric signature analysis

Single and three phase induction motors are the most widely used motors in industrial and commercial
machinery applications today. The larger motors used in industry are three phase squirrel cage design
which are used to drive pumps, fans, compressors, and a wide variety of machinery. When subjected to
an increase in load or torque the squirrel cage motor slows slightly and the supply current increases,
resulting in an increase in horse power. Either an increase in torque or a change in speed will change the
motor current, which can be used to sense the load torque or speed changes. Small load fluctuations
show up as small motor current fluctuations on top of the line frequency supply current, and these can be
detected with sensitive equipment. Because these load fluctuations can be caused by machinery
vibrations that result from out of balance, misalignment, worn gears and belts, friction forces, and
reciprocating elements, detection of the resulting current fluctuations can yield useful machinery
diagnostic information.

The motor current is sensed with a current transformer clamped around one of the supply leads usually
located in the motor control cabinet, but any convenient cable location can provide the desired signal. On
a three-phase motor all three phases can be measured using three current transformers if differences in
the phase currents are suspected. Signal conditioning is required to produce useful signals.

One of the primary operations of the System is to perform a root-mean-square demodulation process on
the power line carrier signal to provide a highly sensitive and selective means of extracting current signals
from the motor load. This demodulation of the raw current signal removes unwanted effects of the power
line and its harmonics.

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Numerous indications of performance are revealed within the time and frequency domains that provide
the required information to determine the ‘health’ of the motor and the impact of the delivered load. This
actually permits ‘seeing’ the true running speed, motor slip frequency, gear mesh speeds, drive train
components, gear rotation, and tooth-by-tooth stress distribution.

To separate the various frequencies a Fast Fourier Transform is used and the resulting frequency spectra
are displayed on the screen. The peaks in these spectra correspond to the rotational speeds of the
different components in the machine. For example, in the case of a fan driven by an electric motor
through a belt, the peaks correspond to the motor speed, motor slip (pole passage), fan speed, and belt
speed. If a gear box is used instead of a belt drive, then spectral peaks will appear at the shaft speeds
and gear meshing frequencies.

The heights of these spectral peaks depend on two things; the overall current level to the motor, and the
amplitude of the mechanical disturbances coming from the machine and sensed by the motor. The
mechanical disturbances start as torque variations and end up in the motor as small speed variations that
in turn cause the small current fluctuations being measured.

Motor Current Signature Analysis also provides useful information about the motor itself. When a fault in
the rotor occurs, such as a broken rotor bar or a high resistance joint, harmonic fluxes are produced that
induce currents in the stator windings. These induced currents increase the amplitude of the slip sideband
peaks which occur close to the line frequency peak. Using demodulation techniques these sidebands are
separated from the supply peak and made clearly visible so there is no confusion with other frequencies.
This information about the rotor is valuable because failures can cause vibration, poor performance, and
overheating. There is no other method of detecting rotor bar problems as accurate or precise as that
provided by ESA. Even when the motor is disassembled, the rotor bars may not be visible because they
are buried inside the rotor magnetic assembly.

7.3. Creating equipment for the electric signature analysis of a motor

Like for any other equipment, use the context menu in the Equipment Explorer:

If the ESA option is present, select “Type = Electrical”:

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A new “Electrical” tab is displayed in the properties of the equipment:

Each element can be entered separately.

Some of the required data are usually listed on the nameplate of the motor. These data are used to set up
the monitoring of the machine. The measurements are compared to the nominal values that are entered.

A motor library is used for the global set-up of all parameters:

(for more details, see CF. § 7.3.2)

Once the input of the equipment properties is finished, click on to save the data.
Validating these data will automatically create measurement points, analysis signals and parameters (see
§ 7.8), as well as operating conditions for the equipment (see § 7.4.1).

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7.3.1. Description the parameters used to define an electric motor

Parameter Type Comment

Manufacturer Informative 20 characters max.
Model Informative 20 characters max.
Serial number Informative 20 characters max.
Service factor Informative Real
Frame size Informative 20 characters max.
Insulation type Informative 20 characters max.
Duty cycle Informative 8 characters max.
Temperature Informative Real in °C or °F
Type of motor Compulsory Version V4.1 handles only induction motors
Efficiency level Compulsory ‘Standard’, ‘High’, ‘Energy’ or ‘Premium’.
A set of coefficients is associated with each class and used
for the calculation of load, yield, effective power and effective
torque.
Enclosure Compulsory - ODP: Open, Drip-Proof motor or
- TEFC: Totally Enclosed, Fan-Cooled motor
Measured voltage Compulsory ‘Phase – phase’ or ‘Phase – neutral’. Recommended wiring
type for MVX is ‘Phase – phase’
Inrush time in s Compulsory This field allows indicating the acquisition time for the time
signal required to capture the start-up phase of the machine:
5.12, 10.24, 20.48, 40.96 or 81.92
Line frequency Compulsory 50 or 60 Hz, that for which the rated rotation frequency is
listed on the nameplate
Motor phase nb Compulsory 1 or 3
Nb of measured Compulsory 1 or 3
phases
Analysis Compulsory C+V if currents and voltages are measured
or
C only if only currents are measured
Nameplate power Compulsory Real in kW or HP
Rotation speed Compulsory Real, that indicated on the nameplate
Nameplate voltage Compulsory Real in V
Nameplate full load Compulsory Real in A
current
Nameplate torque Calculated This value is automatically calculated from the nameplate
in N.m or Ft.Lb power and the rotation speed
Number of rotor Compulsory Integer. It is used for the calculation of eccentricity defects. If
bars this value is unknown, leave 0, the defect will not be
searched for.
Number of stator Compulsory Integer (multiple of 3 times the number of poles). It is used to
slots calculate mechanical defects on the stator. If this value is
unknown leave 0, the defect will not be searched for.
Number of poles Compulsory Even integer (automatically reset after input of the line
frequency and rotation speed listed on the identification
plate)

Notes:
 Parameters ‘Inrush time’, ‘Motor phase nb’, ‘Number of measured phases’ and ‘Analysis’ can no
longer be changed if the equipment is connected to ONEPROD MVX or if data are already
measured.
 Two set of units are available: (°C, kW, N.m) or (°F, HP, Ft.Lb)

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7.3.2. Motor library

7.3.2.1.Selecting a motor in the library

A motor library allows for the global set-up of all parameters. It is available directly from the “Electrical”
tab in the equipment properties:

Select the motor in the list:

Validate the selection by clicking on .

Changes will be effective after validation of the confirmation message. The modified fields are:
 Manufacturer
 Model
 Nameplate power
 Rotation speed
 Nameplate voltage
 Nameplate current
 Number of rotor bars
 Number of stator slots
 Number of poles
 Frame size

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7.3.2.2.Adding a motor to the library

After input of the motor parameters in the “Electrical” tab of the equipment properties, the library can be
complemented by using the “Add” button:

The motor library can also be generated from the “Libraries / Motors” menu:

The “New” context menu can be used to add elements:

After the input of a new reference, validate by clicking on .

Elements added by the operators are labelled with the indicator. They can be changed or deleted.
Elements provided with the application are protected and labelled with the indicator.

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7.4. Programming operating conditions and acquisition

7.4.1. Programming operating conditions

Further to the validation of the properties of electrical-type equipment, two operating conditions are
Systematically created in addition to the fallback condition. They are available in “Configuration” mode in
the “Operating conditions” tab.

The “Run-up” condition is designed to capture the time signal of currents during the start-up phase of the
machine. The length of this time signal “HF Inrush TW” is that defined in the equipment properties. For
each current, 2 parameters are extracted thereof:
 “Max inrush current”: the maximum current value reached during the start-up phase
 “Duration”: time required to reach this value.

The “Steady state” condition is that used for the diagnosis of the motor when it has reached its operating
speed.

In order to manage these operating conditions, one needs to complement the equipment programming
with operating parameters. For more details, see § 5.11.12.1.

Important note about rotation speed: it is recommended to use a tachometer to measure the rotation
speed. If this is not possible the System has an algorithm to calculate this speed based on electrical
signals. It is important to note that the System may not return the correct value. On a new machine, it is
strongly advised to check on the 1st measurements the relevance of the detected value.

In the example below, a variable rotation speed and an On_Off logical input are used:

These parameters are used as follows:

 The Run-up and Steady state conditions are active only if the On_Off is set to On. No
measurement will be performed otherwise, i.e., if it is set to Off.
 If the On_Off is set to On:
o The equipment will be in Run-up condition if the rotation speed falls in the 0-45 Hz range
o The equipment will be in Stationary condition if the rotation speed falls in the 45-50 Hz
range

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These two conditions can be specified, deleted or other conditions can be added to adapt to the
application.

For more details on operating conditions, please refer to § 5.11.12.3.

7.4.2. Programming acquisition

Acquisition periodicities needs to be programmed:

Comments on ESA measurements:

 Measurements carried out for electric analysis represent an important load for ONEPROD MVX.
At stationary speed, the acquisition lasts longer than 1 minute, to which processing time must be
added. The total cycle time is about 2 minutes. It can be even longer if the same
ONEPROD MVX instrument manages other machines. It is then important not to program too
short periodicities so as not to overload ONEPROD MVX.
 Measurements carried out for electric analysis includes signals only and no Hard parameter. The
diagnosis results from post-processing upon download. Therefore, ONEPROD MVX does not
perform any permanent monitoring. However, it is possible to complement the programming with
manually created monitoring parameters.

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7.5. Creating MVX and KITE in the Instruments Tree Structure

If not already done, an ONEPROD MVX or KITE instrument must be created in ONEPROD NEST
ANALYST. For more details, see § 5.11.2 Set-up of the Online Instruments Driver) and § 5.11.3 (Creation
of a ONEPROD MVX and KITE instrument).

7.6. Setting up measurement channels

The following step consists in defining how each channel of ONEPROD MVX or KITE is used. To do so,
edit their properties:
 Select one channel (left click) or several channels (CTRL + left click).

 Right click to display the context menu

 Select the Properties function

7.6.1. Electric current measurement channels

For current measurement channels, the set-up is as follows:
o Input type: AC+DC voltage input
o Input unit: A
o Transducer sensitivity in mV/input unit: check the sensitivity in the transducer manual.
o Input offset (input unit): 0
o Gain: 1

7.6.2. Voltage measurement channels

For voltage measurement channels, the set-up is as follows:
o Input type: AC+DC voltage input
o Input unit: V
o Transducer sensitivity in mV/input unit: check the sensitivity in the transducer manual.
o Input offset (input unit): 0
o Gain: 1
7.6.3. Operating parameter channels
If operating parameters are used, the corresponding measurement channels must be defined.

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Note: for more details on the programming of ONEPROD MVX or KITE measurement channels, see §
5.11.4.

7.6.4. Channel connection

One then needs to associate measurement points and ONEPROD MVX or KITE channels.

This must be done:

 For the 3 current measurement points: C1, C2 and C3
 For the 3 voltage measurement points: V1, V2 and V3 C1
 For operating parameters

Note: Caution – The order for current association must be

coherent with that of voltages so as to get correct values for the
power factors. In the case of a Delta configuration V1 V2
(measurement of phase to phase voltage), it must respect the U1
following convention:
 V1 : - on phase 3, + on phase 1 U3
 V2 : - on phase 1, + on phase 2 U2
 V3 : - on phase 2, + on phase 3
C3 C2
For more details on the association procedure, see § 5.11.5. V3

7.7. Starting and stopping acquisition

One needs now to start the ONEPROD MVX or KITE acquisition.

For more details, see § 5.11.10.

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st
Note: after the 1 acquisition, check the correct values of the power factors and, if need be, change the
order used to associate measurement channels (see § 7.8.1.1).

7.8. Results analysis

Measurements are available in the “Operation / Measurement list” mode:

 Columns C1, C2 and C3 correspond to 3 currents

 Columns V1, V2 and V3 correspond to 3 voltages
 The right column lists data resulting from the combination of several channels

Like for vibration measurements, the window can be split in two parts:
 The upper part presents the electric analysis parameters as a “Diagnosis grid”: see § 7.8.1
 The lower part give access to signals measured by ONEPROD MVX or KITE: see § 7.8.2

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7.8.1. Parameters of the electric diagnosis grid

General comments for this paragraph:

 Notations
In this paragraph, the presented formulae use the following notations:
 RS = Running Speed
 RB = Rotor Bar count
 FL = Line Frequency
 SSL = Stator Slot count

 Influence of input Voltage :

The affects of input voltage on the motor can be determined by comparing the current and
voltage spectra. If non-frequency line related peaks found in the current spectrum are not in the
voltage plot, then the impact is considered to have originated within the motor or the driven load.
If peaks line up in both the current and voltage spectra, then the source could be the incoming
power and not necessarily associated with the motor being analyzed.

7.8.1.1.Power Factor
The power factor is calculated for each phase from the high-frequency time signals:
 True power / Apparent power
i.e.,
 ∫(C(t)*V(t))/( Crms*Vrms)
If voltage is measured phase to phase, this value is performed from "phase-neutral” computed
voltage signals.

Note: The calculation of the power factor will depend on the correct association between the
measurement point and the measurement channel. This can be checked by displaying the high-frequency
time signals.
Two rules need to be checked:

 The order of current phases and the order of voltage phases must be the same. In the example
below, the 3 phases appear in the same order: red(1), green(3) then blue(2) for currents and
voltages:

Plot of currents Plot of voltages

 The power factor must be positive and of equivalent value for the three phases.

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Example of bad association:

 The current order is red(1), green(3) then blue(2)

 The voltage order is red(1), blue(2) then green(3)

Plot of currents Plot of voltages

In this case, one must reverse the association of channels related to phases 2 and 3, either for voltages
or for currents.

7.8.1.2.RMS value
The RMS value is calculated for each current phase and each voltage phase from the high-frequency
time signal.
7.8.1.3.Peak value
The peak value is calculated for each current phase and each voltage phase from the high-frequency
time signal.

7.8.1.4.Crest factor
The peak factor is calculated for each current phase and each voltage phase:
 Crest factor = peak value / RMS value

7.8.1.5.Impedance
The impedance is calculated for each phase:
 Impedance = Vrms / Crms

7.8.1.6.Static eccentricity
The determination of static eccentricity is based on the detection, in high-frequency spectra, of peaks at
the following frequencies:
RS * RB +/- j*FL with j = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
The parameter goes into alarm status if at least 2 peaks are detected at more than 15 dB above the
spectrum bottom.

7.8.1.7.Dynamic eccentricity
The determination of dynamic eccentricity is based on the detection, in high-frequency spectra, of peaks
at the following frequencies:
RS * RB +/- j*FL +/- k * RS with j = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, … and k= 1, 2, 3
The parameter goes into alarm status if at least 2 peaks are detected at more than 15 dB above the
spectrum bottom. It goes into danger status if more than 2 peaks are detected.

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7.8.1.8.Stator mechanical damage

The determination of stator mechanical damage is based on the detection, in high-frequency spectra, of
peaks at the following frequencies:
RS * SSL +/- FL
The parameter goes into alarm status if at least 2 peaks are detected at more than 15 dB above the
spectrum bottom. It goes into danger status as soon as it passes at least than 40 dB from the FL peak.

7.8.1.9.Bearing damage
The System searches for the peaks at the following frequencies:
m[RS * BM] +/- FL with m = 1, 2,3 …
with BM corresponding to the characteristic frequencies of the bearing.
The parameter goes into alarm status if at least 2 peaks are detected at more than 15 dB above the
spectrum bottom.

It is necessary that a bearing be associated with an equipment location, and that this location be
associated with point C1:

7.8.1.10.Electrical unbalance
This parameter indicates, in percent, the maximum deviation with respect to the average value of the 3
phases.
It is calculated based on the RMS values of voltages and currents. It needs to have the three phases
measured.

The parameter goes into alarm status above 3% and into danger status above 5%.

7.8.1.11.Harmonic distortion

Total harmonic distortion (THD All)

2 2 2 2
THD All = √{[(v2 )+(v3 )+ ….+(v50 )]/[(v1 )]}*100%
with vi = amplitude of harmonic i of the line frequency.

It is calculated for voltages and currents. The parameter goes into alarm status above 5%.
This distortion can be analysed based on its decomposition in positive, negative, zero, even and odd
sequences.

Harmonic distortion: positive sequence (+Ve)

2 2 2 2 2
+Ve = √{[(v4 )+(v7 )+(v10 )+(v13 )+ …]/[(v1 )]}*100%

The positive sequence harmonics, the fundamental and 1/3 of all harmonic currents (4th, 7th, 10th, etc.),
support rotation or sequencing in the same direction as normal motor action. These harmonics will
actually cause the motor speed to increase while adding heat to the windings.

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Harmonic distortion: negative sequence (-Ve)

2 2 2 2 2
-Ve = √{[(v2 )+(v5 )+(v8 )+(v11 )+ …]/[(v1 )]}*100%

The negative sequence harmonics (2nd, 5th, 8th, etc.), oppose normal motor action and create magnetic
forces on the rotor that oppose rotation, forcing the motor to work harder, drawing more current than its
physical load requires. This added current could cause overheating and subsequent failure.
When a motor is subject to negative sequencing harmonic currents, the fundamental current has to
increase to overcome the negative torque caused by the harmonics. This adds to the heat already
generated within the motor, can cause the motor load to be reduced to save it from overheating
premature failure, and can result in mechanical impacts from the negative sequencing current induced
torque that can cause bearing, coupling, and rotor damage.

Harmonic distortion: zero sequence (Zero)

2 2 2 2 2
THD = √{[(v3 )+(v6 )+(v9 )+(v12 )+ …]/[(v1 )]}*100%

The zero sequence harmonic currents (3rd, 6th, 9th, etc.), simply create heat, but do not affect either
rotating or sequencing action. Their presence indicates non-linear loads that do not cancel, but, rather,
add together in the neutral conductor.

Harmonic distortion: odd sequence (THD Odd)

2 2 2 2 2
THD Odd = √{[(v3 )+(v5 )+(v7 )+(v9 )+ …]/[(v1 )]}*100%

Either the THD or odd harmonics exceed 5%, which is usually indicative of a strong 3rd or 5th harmonic.
A high 3rd harmonic in voltage means there is an induced high current unbalance with probable high
neutral current; thus, the problem in the motor is most likely induced by the incoming power supply
leading to excessive heating in the stator windings.
When there is a strong 5th harmonic of current, it is added to the fundamental to produce a distorted,
non-linear waveform, whose affect on the motor is to oppose fundamental motor action. Excess heat
created by the effect of higher harmonics results in the following main failure mechanisms: eddy-current
losses in motor cores and conductors; degrading effect on motor torque output caused by certain
harmonics of electronic equipment on the same circuit as the motor; and overall effect of having more
current than the motor was designed to handle.

Harmonic distortion: even sequence (THD Even)

2 2 2 2 2
THD Even = √{[(v2 )+(v4 )+(v6 )+(v8 )+ …]/[(v1 )]}*100%

7.8.1.12.Running speed
It the rotation speed operating parameter is of ‘variable’ type, hence measured directly by
ONEPROD MVX or KITE from a tachometric transducer, the value of the rotation speed displayed in the
electric diagnosis grid corresponds to the measured value. It is the recommended method.

If the rotation speed is not measured, the System will try to determine it by analysing the demodulated
low-frequency spectrum of the current. It can happen that the spectral contents does not allow for speed
extraction. On a new machine, it is strongly advised to check on the 1st measures the relevance of the
value detected.
Moreover, in this case the rotation speed thus calculated cannot be used as an operating parameter.

7.8.1.13.Demand power
The following formula is applied:
 Demand power in kW = (1.732 * RMS current * RMS voltage * Power Factor)/1000

7.8.1.14.Motor load
The following formula is applied:
 Load = Demand power * Efficiency at rated load / Nameplate power.

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The parameter goes into alarm status above 100% and in danger status above 115%.

7.8.1.15.Motor efficiency
The efficiency is calculated from a value table. The following parameters are used:
 Efficiency level
 Enclosure
 Load

The efficiency is not calculated if the load is smaller than 50%.

7.8.1.16.Output power
The following formula is applied:
 Output power = Demand power * Efficiency

7.8.1.17.Output torque
The following formula is applied:
 Output torque = Output power / Rotation speed
in N.m: 9550 * Effective power (kW) / RS (RPM)
in Ft.lb: 5250 * Effective power (HP) / RS (RPM)

7.8.1.18.Voltage variation from nameplate

This parameter indicates the difference between the voltage applied to the motor and the nameplate
voltage:
 100% * [Absolute value (Nameplate voltage – Voltage average) / Nameplate voltage]

The parameter goes into alarm status above 3% and in danger status above 5%.

7.8.1.19.Rotor bar damage

This parameter provides a defect level on a 1 to 7 scale. The 7 levels are listed in the table below:

Category Rotor Condition Assessment Recommended Corrective Action

1 Excellent None
2 Good None
3 Slight indication of rotor problems Continue surveys, trend only

4 Rotor bar crack maybe developing or problems with Reduce survey intervals, trend
high resistance joint(s) closely
5 Two rotor bars likely cracked or broken & problems Perform vibration tests to confirm
with high resistance joints likely perform vibration problem source & severity
6 Multiple cracked or broken rotor bars & end rings Overhaul ASAP
indicated; also slip ring & joint problems
7 Multiple broken rotor bars & end rings very likely; Overhaul or replace ASAP
severe problems throughout

Several factors are used:

 Importance of sideband lines at the pole pass frequency around the line frequency.
 Importance of the peak at the pole pass frequency and of its harmonics in the demodulated
spectrum.
 Load.
The parameter goes into alarm status above 3 and in danger status above 6.

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7.8.1.20.Mechanical unbalance and misalignment

Mechanical unbalance & misalignment are based on the RS peak amplitude versus the quadratic sum of
all peaks in the RMS demodulated spectrum from 0 to line frequency.
The parameter is on alarm if RS peak amplitude > 0.07 * sum of peaks

7.8.1.21.Voltage deviation factor (VDF)

Voltage Deviation Factor:
 For voltage crest factor ≤ 1.414, VDF = 100% * { [voltage crest factor] / 1.414}
 For voltage crest factor > 1.414, VDF = 100% * {1.414 / [voltage crest factor]}

The parameter goes into alarm status below 95% and into danger status below 75%.

7.8.1.22.THDF
THDF (transformer harmonic derating factor):
 For current crest factor ≤ 1.414, VDF = 100% * { [current crest factor] / 1.414}
 For current crest factor > 1.414, VDF = 100% * {1.414 / [current crest factor]}

The parameter goes into alarm status below 95% and into danger status below 75%.

7.8.1.23.Pole pass frequency / Line frequency

This parameter indicates the ratio in dB of the line frequency to the side lines at the pole pass frequency
on the low-frequency current spectrum.

7.8.1.24.Pole pass frequency and harmonics

This parameter indicates the value of the pole pass frequency.

7.8.1.25.Pole pass frequency / Rotation frequency

This parameter indicates the number of side lines at the pole pass frequency around the rotation
frequency.

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7.8.2. Signal plot

Electric signals are available in the Operation mode like vibration signals. For more details on signal
plotting, see § 5.12.5.

Available signals are of the same type for currents and for voltages:
 Time signals directly measured by ONEPROD MVX or KITE:
o High-frequency time signals: 2.56 s of signal sampled at 12800 Hz. This signal is
available on the 3 phases.
o Low-frequency time signal: 64 s of signal sampled at 512 Hz. This signal is available on
st
the 1 phase only.
o Demodulated low-frequency time signal: 64 s of signal sampled at 512 Hz. This signal is
st
available on the 1 phase only.

 Corresponding spectra. They are calculated through post-processing by ONEPROD NEST

ANALYST:
o High-frequency spectrum: 6400 lines, analysis frequency 5000 Hz. This signal is
available on the 3 phases.
o Low-frequency spectrum: 6400 lines, analysis frequency 200 Hz. This signal is available
st
on the 1 phase only.
o Demodulated low-frequency spectrum: 64 s of signal sampled at 512 Hz. This signal is
st
available on the 1 phase only.

Spectral representations of electric signals provide access to the expected frequencies of electric
phenomena:

 : Line frequency
 : Pole pass frequency
 : Static eccentricity
 : Dynamic eccentricity
 : Stator mechanical defect

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7.8.3. Manual adjustment of running speed

The running speed can sometimes not be determined automatically from the electrical signals (in this
case a “?” is displayed) or not be exact. It can then be adjusted manually in the “Constants” tab of the
“Measurement information” window.

The value to apply must be indicated in the “Running Speed” field, and to apply this change:
- Check the corresponding box

- Then click on “Calculate points”

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7.8.4. Diagnosis display

For electric measurements, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST will automatically fill in the Diagnosis tab:

The summary presents 3 types of message, depending on the importance of the detected defect:

 ‘The motor runs normally'

 ‘Abnormal behaviour, to be controlled now'
 ‘Uncertain operating, check trend'

The details of the diagnosis are presented below. It can contain one or several of the following messages:

 ‘Power factor is smaller than 0.85, see detailed report'

 ‘Voltage difference is beyond normal limits, see detailed report'
 ‘Current difference is beyond normal limits, see detailed report'
 'RMS voltage is 5% higher than that listed on the identification plate'
 ‘The motor load exceeds that listed on the identification plate, see detailed report'
 ‘The motor load is smaller than 25%'
 ‘The Ground voltage reference is not neutral'
 ‘Bad connection'
 ‘The status of rotor bars is uncertain, see detailed report'
 ‘Insufficient load to determine status of rotor bars'
 ‘Mechanical status of rotor is uncertain'
 ‘Short circuit between coils'
 'Signs of static eccentricity'
 'Signs of dynamic eccentricity'
 'Signs of harmonic distortion, see detailed report'
 'Signs of mechanical defects such as unbalance or misalignment'
 'Signs of bearing defect, check vibration measurements'

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7.8.5. Editing of reports

The report is edited in the same way as for vibration measurements. For more details, see § 5.18.

Output formats are also the same, except for:

 The programming report: it presents the data of the motor nameplate (Equipment properties /
Electrical tab)

 The analysis report, which presents the electric diagnosis grid:

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7.9. Adjustment of alarm thresholds

Default ESA alarm thresholds allow benefiting from all the experience of the AREVA Group and 01dB-
Metravib in this domain. We then recommend keeping these default values.

However, they can be adjusted after analysis and in order to monitor a change with respect to the
analysed condition. Automatic diagnosis messages are relative to default thresholds.

Thresholds can be changed in the properties of the machine (access from the tree structure of the Asset
hierarchy, right click on the machine):

A “RESET” button is available to restore default threshold values.

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8. IMPORT OF OIL ANALYSIS FILES

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST has the possibility to import oil data from files generated by Oil Analysis
Laboratories. This function is available in Advanced and Premium versions.

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST manages proprietary formats from following laboratories:

o Predict,
o Lubiana,
o Vernolab,
o IESPM,
o Pall (particles counter),
o Kittiwake.

A generic open format can be used for other laboratories (see § 8.3).

Two steps are needed to import Oil data:

o Create an “Oil point” with all Oil parameters you want to import in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST
database.
o Import the data.

It is then possible to use Oil parameters from the “Oil” tab of the operation mode in the same way as other
overall values:

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8.1. Oil Point Creation

First, create an “Oil point” with one parameter for each Oil data you want to import in eDiag database:

New Oil point on the equipment

New Oil parameters

Parameter properties: Alarm definition:

Remarks:
 If the “Auto ID” option is not used, it is possible to modify the labels of parameters in order to
meet your requirement.
 Do not use the same parameter type twice on the same point. Only one of them will be
associated with data from the oil analysis file.
 An oil point can be easily duplicated using copy and paste functions.

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8.2. Import Oil Data

Click on to open the “Oil data collection” interface:

8.2.1. First import on an equipment
st
For the 1 import of oil data, it is necessary to go through all steps describe in this chapter. They are used
st
to initialise the correspondence between the oil parameters created on the point (1 column) and the
nd
parameters from the oil file (2 column). Some laboratory format allows to have in one file the result of
several oil samplings (cf. § 8.5), each one is identified by a “sequence” accessible in step 3. A sequence
is associated to each point with correspondence between NEST ANALYST Oil parameters and the data
st
from the oil file. During the 1 import, this association is created through steps 4 to 6.

1: select 2: select file to be

laboratory imported

4: equipment and 3: select the sequence if

point associated to parameters are not yet
imported data * associated *

5: double click on each ? to create

association with corresponding parameter
Remark: if labels are included in the selected file.
the same, an automatic
association can be
6: validate association
done with button.
7: import data

* Remark: steps 4, 5 and 6 are only necessary for the first importation in a point.

Imported data are accessible from the “Oil” tab of the operation mode:

8.2.2. Further importations

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For the further importations, the sequence number included in the file is used to identify the
corresponding equipment point and parameter associations. Imports are done in only 3 steps:
1. Select the laboratory
2. Select the Oil analysis file.
The sequences already stored are use to build automatically the association done on the
previous import.
3. Import file data.

2: select file to
1: select
be imported
laboratory

3: import data

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8.3. Generic Oil Format

The generic open oil format is a text file with a free name except for the “.gen” extension.

Each line includes one value of one parameter. It includes 5 fields separated by “;”:
o Sequence identification : it is used to identify NEST ANALYST Oil point measurement
o Date of analysis: DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS
o Date of sampling: DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS
o Parameter label. Up to 32 characters case sensible (TAN is different from Tan)
o Parameter value, format is 9999.999 with “.” as decimal separator

In the same file, it is possible to have several sequences. Parameters are organized by sequence.

File content example:

Seq260;05/04/2006 09:10:12;04/04/2006 09:10:12;TAN;0.8

Seq260;05/04/2006 08:11:58;04/04/2006 09:10:12;H2O;5
Seq260;05/04/2006 08:12:04;04/04/2006 09:10:12;TBN;27.6
Seq260;05/04/2006 09:10:12;04/04/2006 09:10:12;FE;5.23
Seq260;05/04/2006 08:11:58;04/04/2006 09:10:12;CR;9.56
Seq260;05/04/2006 08:12:04;04/04/2006 09:10:12;NI;37.6

Seq262;05/03/2006 22:10:19;02/03/2006 22:10:19;TAN;0.85

Seq262;05/03/2006 21:12:41;02/03/2006 22:10:19;TBN;27.9
Seq262;05/03/2006 21:12:41;02/03/2006 22:10:19;FE;6.34
Seq262;05/03/2006 21:12:41;02/03/2006 22:10:19;CR;9.05
Seq262;05/03/2006 21:12:41;02/03/2006 22:10:19;NI;47.2

8.4. Import of comments

The laboratory analysis comment can be imported for following formats:
o BP Predict
o Vernolab,
o IESPM ,
o Lubiana

In ONEPROD NEST ANALYST comments are the accessible in “Measurement information” window,
“Diagnosis” tab.

8.5. Multisequence Format

Following formats accept several sequences in one file:
o Lubiana
o Vernolab,
o IESPM
o Pall
o Kittiwake

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9. MANAGEMENT OF “OFF-ROUTE” MEASUREMENTS

9.1. Introduction
Movilog2 and ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) (from version V4.1 and higher) data collectors can manage a
specific route allowing to create or change measurement points directly on the collector. This route is
called “Additional point” route or “Off-route” route.

9.2. Downloading additional measurement points

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST allows downloading “off-route” measurements from the collector. To do so,

go to the “Data collection – Offline” window (by clicking on ), select option “Off-route”, and start

downloading measurements ( ).

Notes
o If, when downloading a standard route, some of the measurements could not be assigned in the
production assets, these measurements will be stored as additional measurements. This can
occur if some elements have been removed form the production assets.
o The default downloaded routes are “PTS_SUPP” and “OFFROUTE” for Movilog2 and for
ONEPROD MVP (Movipack), respectively.

9.3. Accessing additional measurements

The “Acquisition / Additional measurements” function opens the window listing all downloaded additional
measurements.

Area for overall Sort by

level columns
measurements

Area for signal

measurements

Context
Checkboxes for menu
element selection

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Overall level measurements are listed in the upper section and signal in the lower section. Each column
has a button that allows for sorting in increasing order or decreasing order.
The context menu gives access to the following functions:
o Direct plot by superimposing selected signals in a window. Superimposing is possible only of
selected element are of the same type.
o Delete selected elements.
o Copy selected elements to the clipboard.

9.4. Assigning measurements in the database

One or several additional measurements can be assigned in the production assets. These measurements
first need to be copied to the clipboard (see previous section). They will then be pasted using the context
menu of the PSS (for overall level measurements) or of the SSS (for signal measurements). Two cases
may occur:
o Addition of new elements to a point: use the context menu available from the label of the
destination point

Result after pasting 3 signals:

Note: Corresponding elements thus created are accessible in “Monitoring definition” mode. These
elements have no other characteristics than their labels. They cannot be uploaded again into a
data collector. They are identified by underlined labels.

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o Assignment to an existing measurement:

This operation is possible only if:

o Only one element is copied to the clipboard
o The destination measurement in PSS or SSS has not been performed yet (box marked
with “?”). If required, use the context menu to remove the measurement to be replaced.

Use the context menu to paste the signal:

After pasting:

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10. CMMS INTERFACE

This function is available if ONEPROD NEST ANALYST includes the CMSS option.
It must be managed in project mode. Please contact our technical service.

11. SPECIFIC OPERATIONS

11.1. Users management

See “Administration manual”.

11.2. User preferences

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST saves the context and last selections of each user for the next time the
program is used.
Some options are only available from menu “View / Preference management". The main options are as
follows:
 Application language (AMERICAN, FRENCH .....):
Select the language for the user interface. Caution: the name must be typed in CAPITAL letters
 Label Parameters in PSS: Abbrev., Name, Designation (A/N/D)
select A, N or D depending on your choice. This selection affects the title of lines in operation and
supervision modes, as well as in the report. Given its length, the designation field will only be
active for the trend title in supervision mode. The designation can always be displayed in the
context tooltip.
 Label Signals in SSS: Abbrev., Name, Designation (A/N/D):
select A, N or D depending on your choice. This selection affects the titles of lines in operation
mode, as well as in the report. The designation can always be displayed in the context tooltip.
 Label Points in PSS/SSS: Abbrev., Name, Designation (A/N/D):
select A, N or D depending on your choice. This selection affects the title of the parameter list and
the context tooltip in supervision mode, as well as in the report. Given its length, the designation
field is active only in operation mode. The designation can always be displayed in the context
tooltip.
 Label in Location/Equipments/Instruments tree: Abbrev., Name, Designation (A/N/D))
select A, N or D depending on your choice. This selection affects the Equipment Explorer and the
Instruments Explorer, as well as the report module.
 Designation: customised label
The default term, “Designation”, can be replaced with another terminology in the user interface.
For instance, an identification number relative to your own management System.
 Designation: uniqueness (O/N)
Selection “O” allows controlling the uniqueness of the field value when a new value is defined.
Caution: the uniqueness is controlled based on the designations of all elements in a database:
Parameters, signals, Points, Equipment, Location, Channels, and Instruments.
 Supervision / Operation: display resolution (1024/1280/1600)
The resolution can have the 3 following values:
o 1024: 9 columns, 15 PSS lines and 6 SSS lines
o 1280: 14 columns, 22 PSS lines and 16 SSS lines
o 1600: 22 columns, 30 PSS lines and 19 SSS lines
Caution: one must relog onto the the System after these modifications to validate the new
settings.
 Supervision: icon flashing (O/N)
Selection of “N” will stop the flashing of non-acknowledged parameters in supervision mode. It
can improve the quality of the display when the communication with the server is not fast enough.

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11.3. Local database management

See “Administration manual”.

11.4. Data exchange between databases

“Export” and “Import” functions can be used to transfer data between databases:

If one MVX or KITE is connected to an equipment, the exported file also contains MVX configuration and
connections with the equipment.

11.4.1. Export
Select data to be exported in the equipment tree and run the “Export” function of the context menu:

Select location and name of the export file.

There are two possibilities:

 Export on the workstation. This option is restricted to a limited amount of data.
 Export on the Server if the volume of data is important.
The location of export files is selected in the “Preferences” module.
The selection is done in menu “Editing / Preferences”, section “from client to the server”,
variable “Server "export" directory”.

If you want to export the equipments with measurement select “Historic” and the limit dates.

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11.4.2. Import
Select the node of the tree where you want to import data and run the “Import” function of the context
menu:

Select the file to import:

After this operation, data appear in the selected node:

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11.5. Archive / Read archive

An “Archive” function is available to delete the data from a part of the production assets in a local
database by saving it in an external file. Before archiving, it is also possible to protect some
measurements.

11.5.1. Protection of measurement dates

If you want to keep some specific
measurement dates (restart dates, defect
examples, etc.), they can be protected
against deletion:
 Select the date(s) to protect
 Activate function “Protect”
Dates are now protected.

These dates will not be deleted by the “archiving” function and a request for
deletion will prompt an additional confirmation message.
The protection can be removed with the “Remove protection” function.

11.5.2. Archiving
In the tree structure, select the machine(s) (multiple selection using “ctrl click”), then select “Archive” in
the context menu:

Select the location and the name of the Archive file, as well as the time period for the dates to archive.

Click on to start the archiving procedure.

All dates included in the defined time period for all selected machines will be deleted from the database,
except for those that have been protected. If required, the archive file can be used to restore data.
CAUTION: It will not be possible to restore a machine, point, parameter or signal that has been
deleted from the database by a « Read archive » operation. In this case, one must first restore the
archive, then export the equipment before deleting it from the database.

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11.5.3. Reading archives

Display the context menu of the Equipment Explorer, then select “Read archive”.

Select the archive file containing the data to be restored:

After restoration, data are stored with original machines. The element selected in the tree structure does
not affect the data destination.

CAUTION:
It will not be possible to restore measurements associated with a machine, point, parameter or
signal that has been deleted from the database after the archiving operation.

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11.6. Specific export of Overall values and time waves

This function is used to export overall values and time waves data. It can be done automatically with On-
line systems and manually for any data.

11.6.1. Automatic export of OV and TW:

For the automatic export, data are exported each time a new measurement is stored is the database.

The export is configured from NEST ANALYST user interface, menu “View/Preferences” with 5 new
variables in the server preferences:
 “Generic export: auto export enable (O/N)”: set it to “O” to have the Automatic export
 “Generic export: auto export overall values (O/N)”: set it to “O” to have the overall values
 “Generic export: auto export time waves (O/N)”: set it to “O” to have the time waves
 “Generic export: folder path”: indicate the path of the folder where data are exported.
 “Generic export: exe path”: if you need to convert exported data to a specific format, indicate the
path and name of the program used to make the conversion.

11.6.2. Manual export of OV and TW:

Manual export is done from NEST ANALYST user interface, contextual menu (right click) in Equipment
tree, “Specific export/OV & TW export”
A window appears to select where and what data to export:
 “Export folder”
 “Type of data to export” :
☐Overall
☐Time wave
 Launch conversion of data
 Filter or not on the Rotation speed range
 Date range to export
 Selection of Operating condition: All (no filter), OpCond1, OpCond2, …”. (no name of condition
but its number in the list of conditions as name can be different between machines)

11.6.3. Data Format:

Each export generates 3 files + 2 per time wave. A C# exemple program to read the data can be supplied
on request to our support.

Format is:
 Header file (1/machine/export)
Name: B1_EQ10_20160831_104123-20160831_104563.txt
Content:
Machine name;Vent 1
Machine abbreviate;V1
Machine designation;Designation V1
Full path;On-line\My_Demo\Vent 1
Location name;My demo
Location abbreviate;MD
Location designation;Designation MD
Location+1 name;On line
Location+1 abbreviate;OL
Location+1 designation;Designation OL

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 Operating parameters file (1 /machine/export for all selected dates).

Name: B1_EQ10_OP_20160831_104563-20160831_104563.txt
Content:
RS_name;OpPr1_Name;OpPr2_Name;Lgc1_Name;Lgc2_Name;Lgc3_Name
RS_Abv;OpPr1_Abv;OpPr2_Abv;Lgc1_Abv;Lgc2_Abv;Lgc3_Abv
RS_Des;OpPr1_Des;OpPr2_Des;Lgc1_Des;Lgc2_Des;Lgc3_Des
RS_Channel;OpPr1_Ch;OpPr2_Ch;Lgc1_Ch;Lgc2_Ch;Lgc3_Ch
Date1;condition1;Rs_Val1;OpPr1_Val1;OpPr2_Val1;Lgc1_Val1;Lgc2_Val1;Lgc3_Val1
Date2;condition2;Rs_Val2;OpPr1_Val2;OpPr2_Val2;Lgc1_Val2;Lgc2_Val2;Lgc3_Val2
Date3;condition3;Rs_Val3;OpPr1_Val3;OpPr2_Val3;Lgc1_Val3;Lgc2_Val3;Lgc3_Val3
……

 Monitoring parameters file (1/machine/ export for all selected dates).

Name: B1_EQ10_MP_20160831_104563-20160831_104563.txt
Content:
Point1_Name;Point1_Name;Point2_Name;…
Point1_Abv;Point1_Abv;Point2_Abv;…
Point1_Des;Point1_Des;Point2_Des;…
Direction_Pt1;Direction_Pt1;Direction_Pt2;…
Param1_Name;Param2_Name;Param3_Name;…
Param1_Abv;Param2_Abv;Param3_Abv;…
Param1_Des;Param2_Des;Param3_Des;…
Date1;condition;Rs_Value;Par1_Val;Status;Par2_Val;Status;Par3_Val;Status;…
Date2;condition;Rs_Value;Par1_Val;Status;Par2_Val;Status;Par3_Val;Status;…

Values of error status are:

 B: OK
 C: sensor error
 S: overloading
 T: No trigger

 TimeWave files (2 files /machine/Time wave/export by Date, 1 for header information in ASCII .txt
file, 1 for signal values in binary .bin file).

Time wave header information:

Name : B1_EQ10_P1_TW1_20160831_104563.txt
Content :
Point Name:Point1
Point Abv:P1
Point Designation:P1 des
Signal Name:Sig1
Signal Abv;S1
Signal Designation: S1 des
Channel;1
Sensitivity ;100
HP_filter;PH_2
Number samples;8192
XUnity;UNIT_SEC
YUnity;UNIT_G
XStart=0
XDelta=7.8125e-005
Control date; 20160831_104563
Operating condition;LOW

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Time wave values:

Name : B1_EQ10_P1_TW1_20160831_104563.bin
Content : exemple of C# source code to read this file:

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11.7. Tool for automatic deletion of old measurements

Online System scan generate a great number of measurements. For a better control of the increase of
the database size, this tool allows for the automatic deletion of the oldest measurements.

CAUTION: This function deletes measurements definitively. To avoid any unwanted loss of
measurements, we recommend doing backups of the databases on a regular basis.

11.7.1. Creation of deletion profiles

It is thus possible to configure up to 5 deletion profiles.

A profile splits the history of a machine into 3 sections:

 Recent measurements on which no deletion is done
 Short-term measurements for which measurements are deleted so as to keep at least one
measurement every N days.
 Long-term measurements where the interval between measurements is even longer.

nd
In the above example, the 2 profile allows:
 Keeping all measurements over 40 days since the most recent measurement date,
 Keeping one measurement every 5 days up to 80 days before the most recent
measurement date,
 Keeping one measurement every 10 days beyond those 80 days.

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80 j

40 j

No deletion
10-day interval 5-day interval
10 j
Furthermore, the reference date, protected dates and dates with Advice are not deleted.
Two options also allow keeping:
 Dates on which a parameter changes status
 Dates with non empty measurement information (diagnosis, recommendation, …)

For a machine with operating conditions, the history of each condition is processed independently of the
other measurements.

CAUTION: Periodic measurements with no signal (dates tagged with “p”) are Systematically deleted,
except if they are subject to a non-deletion rule:
o Reference date
o Protected
o Advice different from “no advice”
o If they meet the status change criterion and if option “keep dates with alarm status
change” is checked in the deletion profile
o If they meet the « non empty measurement » information criterion and if option « keep
dates with “measurement information” ” is checked in the deletion profile

Five different profiles can be creates and thus adapt to the different types of machines (criticality, online
or offline measurements, etc.).

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11.7.2. Selection of the deletion mode for each machine

The selection is done individually in the Properties of each machine:

The “No data are deleted” option is selected by default when creating a machine or when
copying/pasting. In this case, no deletion will be done even if manual deletion is launched for this
machine.

To use the deletion function, select the deletion (suppression) profile to apply.
An option is available to automatically launch the deletion each time a new measurement is done on the
machine.
If this option is not selected, the deletion can be launched manually.

11.7.3. Manual launch of measurement deletion

You can launch a measurement deletion at any time

for one or several machines.

In the Equipment Hierarchy, select the machines for

which the deletion is to be done.

The context menu provides access to the « Delete

measurement dates » function.

After validation of the confirmation message, the

measurement dates of each machine will be deleted
based on the profile selected for each machine.

Selected machines that have no deletion profile will

not be affected by this action.

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11.7.4. Protected access to the function

The user profile available in the administration module includes 2 properties that allow controlling the
configuration and the execution of this function, respectively.

11.8. Bearing libraries

11.8.1. Principle
The bearing database included in NEST ANALYSTONEPROD NEST ANALYST can be used to
associate in an interactive way different measurement points of the equipment with different bearing
references. This association performed via the “machine monitoring locations”, allows graphically
superimposing all frequencies characteristics of selected bearings to the different spectra generated by
the measurement points.
The bearing database includes a management module with which the operator can manage its content
(creation, modification and deletion of references).
An import/export function is also available, allowing for the automatic update of the references from
different databases (“merging” concept).

11.8.2. Definition of bearing references

Access:

or

The module for reference management opens up:

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Three lists are displayed, representing the manufacturer list, the type list and the reference list,
respectively.
On top of the window, the total number of records contained under each heading is displayed. In the
present example, the bearing database includes 35 manufacturers, 10 types of bearing and 30965
references.
The reference list displays references relative to the manufacturer and to the type of bearing previously
selected (current elements that are highlighted here).
Characteristic frequencies given for each reference are given for a rotation speed equal to 1 Hz.

11.8.3. Import and Export of personal references

If some bearings are not included in the database, the said database can be complemented with your
own references: these references are called “personal (or private) references”. They are represented by
symbol
. Other references cannot be changed and are represented by

A new reference is added using the “New” function in the context menu. Input the bearing reference,
along with the corresponding characteristic frequencies.

The “Export” function is used to export all personal references contained in your database. These data
can also be imported into another base, using the “Import” function.
This function must also be used to backup private references.
Note: the “public” bearing database is common to all bases of a System. Private ones are particular to
each base.

11.9. Monitoring location libraries and association with equipment

11.9.1. Principle
Using the monitoring location library, the user can declare different zones of a machine, each
corresponding to the field of influence of a mechanical organ (e.g., bearing).
The current implementation allows to associate different measurement points with a monitoring location,
and then to assign to this location all bearing references that may affect this set of measurement points.
Right now, the concept of “monitoring place” is closely linked with the bearing database management
module.

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During the plot of a spectral signal belonging to a measurement point (hence to a monitoring location),
bearing references of this location are automatically displayed along with the signal, which allows for a
quick analysis of the possible bearing degradation.

11.9.2. Definition of monitoring locations

The module for the management of reference locations is accessible from the “Libraries / Monitoring
locations” menu.

This will open the module for the management of bearing references:

To create a new monitoring location, just enter an abbreviation and a label in the corresponding columns
and validate.

11.9.3. Associating a monitoring location with an equipment

Associating bearing references with a piece of equipment requires that bearing references be specified by
monitoring locations. Monitoring locations should then be defined and then bearing references should be
assigned to each of these locations.
To do so, edit the equipment properties and go to the “Bearings” tab:

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Then, press the location selection button and select a location in the library. This location can now be
assigned bearing references, using the same method: press the bearing reference selection button and
select:

The association “equipment – monitoring locations – bearing references” is now completed. For each
piece of equipment, you now need to specify for each measurement point to which monitoring location it
is assigned. To do so, edit the properties of each measurement point and assign to each point the
appropriate monitoring location:

Now all spectrum plots will display as patterns the characteristic frequencies of the bearings associated
with the equipment:

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11.10. Predefined notes

11.10.1. Access
From menu Library / Predefined notes.
11.10.2. Principle
This menu is used to create a list of predefined notes. This list is uploaded into the collector with each
route. Using the collector, one can assign to each measurement point an inspection note created either
from this list or by keyboard input. After download of the instrument, inspection notes are stored in the
database. They will then be available from the “Control Info.” window or in reports.

“Import” and “Export” functions are used to save and restore this information.

11.11. Libraries for statistical analysis

The new module, ONEPROD Viewer, allows for statistical analyses. These analyses are performed on
the information entered in the properties of a machine (see § 5.4: Function and type of the machine), as
well as the defects associated with the expert advice (see § 5.15: Defects related to the expert advice).

The input of this information is done in a list of choices that can be enriched in the same way as the list of
pre-programmed notes:

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11.12. Licences
11.12.1. Access

From the Help  Licences menu.

11.12.2. Principle

This screen is only for viewing and lists the various permissions allowed by the protection key for each
user.

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11.13. Search and modification tools

The Search and modification tool is used to search for parameters of signals according to several criteria
in order to modify some of their properties.

The search is performed on the current selection in the production assets tree structure and relies on a
list of user-defined criteria.

To perform a search on a group of

machines, place you cursor on this
group and right click to open the
context menu.

Select the Search option to access the

Search and modification module.

Main window of the module:

Properties that can be
globally modified on all
elements found
Type of element searched

Search
criteria Found elements

Search criteria:

Type of element searched for: “Parameter” or “Signal”

The user specifies whether he/she searches for parameters or signals, and can also define a specific type
of processing. By default, no filter is applied on processing types.

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Filter on names and creation/modification dates

Filtering on the name allows to extract elements with a specific name (e.g., Unbalance) or presenting
specificity in their name (e.g., *GAP*). The “*” character is considered as an exception character and can
be used to create filters.

Examples:

“ * ”: All elements
“*OL*”: All elements with a name containing the
character string OL”
“*X”: All elements with a name terminating with X

Caution! The search module takes into account lower case or upper case characters.

Dates of creation and/or most recent modification can also be used as search criteria. For each one,
either a delay (e.g., the latest “n” days, the latest “n” months), or a time range (e.g., from
01/01/2004 to 01/02/2004) can be specified.

Launching the search…

Once criteria are defined, the search is launched by clicking on the Search button .

Viewing the search results…

After the search is completed, elements that have been found are sorted and displayed in a table.

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In the population of found elements, one can globally modify 3 types of information (quick
reprogramming):
 properties
 common programming arguments,
Note: dependent arguments are not accessible by this function.
 alarms
 Remark: thresholds associated to operating conditions are not accessible by this function.

Information that can be reprogrammed is listed in the “Variable” list.

For each parameter found, the interface shown above presents then the value of the argument selected
in the “Variable” list. If another argument is selected from the list, then the corresponding values are
displayed.

Reprogramming of elements found…

Select first the information to modify so that the current values are displayed. Enter then the new value for
each parameter.

Once all new values have been entered, all modified elements are automatically selected, then click on
“Confirm” to save changes.

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Additional tools are also available in context menus:

 automatic selection of identical elements

 modification of all selected elements to the current value

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11.14. Deleting measurements

Some measurements can be deleted form the data history of the database. There are two ways to do this
operation:
o By deleting one or several control dates of a machine: check the dates to delete and use the
“Delete” function in the context menu.

o By deleting parameters in the PSS screen or signals in the SSS screen: select the element(s) to
delete and use the “delete” function in the context menu.

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11.15. Deleting short-term trends

Short-term trends associated with one or several measurement dates can be deleted while keeping the
measurement dates themselves.

In the Production Assets tree structure, select the piece(s) of equipment (use ctrl + click for multiple
selections) then select the “Delete the short-term memory” function in the context menu:

Select the time period for the dates to purge.

Click on to start the operation.

All short-term trends for the dates included in the selected period on all selected equipment will be
deleted from the database.

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11.16. Add a new option to NEST ANALYST

To use ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, one must enter its licence number. This operation is usually
performed when installing the product. A new number is required when an extension is purchased: new
option, additional users, etc.

Licence number registration

To do so, go to “ONEPROD NEST ANALYST Licence Manager” from

Start  Programs  ONEPROD System  Tools  NEST ANALYST Licence Manager

Caution!
This tool is available only if the Sentinel SuperPro key supplied with the software has previously been
connected to the computer.

Main interface of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST License Manager

In order to enable your user rights for ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, enter your personal licence number
in the Licence number field.
This number is associated with the Sentinel SuperPro key and activates the number of licences
corresponding to your purchase order. The maximum number of concurrent users allowed on your
System is thus defined and the number of allocated licences is displayed on screen.

Note: it is also necessary to adjust the license level for each domain with the NEST ANALYST
Administration module

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12. APPENDIX 1 – IMAGE FORMATS

ONEPROD NEST ANALYST supports numerous graphics file formats. The table below indicates the
format type (bitmap image or vector drawing), and shows whether the format can be used for graphic
objects or image items.

Format Graphic Text and Image Feature Compression

Objects Items
BMP Y Read/Write Monochrome, 4 and 8-bit none
LUT, 24-bit RGB
JFIF Y Read/Write 24-bit RGB JPEG *
PCX Y Read Only Monochrome; 2, 4, and 8- RLE
bit LUT; 1, 2, and 8-bit
RGB
PICT 1 & 2 Y Read/Write Monochrome; 2, 4, and 8- Packbits
bit LUT; 16 and 24-bit
RGB, vector/object
graphics
GIF Y Read/Write 8-bit LUT LZW
CALS Y Read/Write Monochrome CCITT G4 (FAX)
PCD Y Read Only Monochrome, 4 and 8-bit (Kodak)
LUT, 24-bit RGB
RAS Y Read/Write Monochrome, 4 and 8-bit RLW
LUT, 24-bit RGB
TIFF 4, 5, & 6 Y Read/Write Monochrome, 8-bit grey, 4 Packbits, CCITT
and 8-bit LUT, 24-bit RGB, G3 (FAX), CCITT
Planar data, Tiled data, G4 (FAX), LZW,
Intel byte order, Motorola LZW with horizontal
byte order, Photometric difference, JPEG
interpretation, MSB/LSB

* Some JPG file formats cannot be read by ONEPROD NEST ANALYST. In this case, just open this
file with an image retouching software (e.g., Paint) and save it again. Most often this will unblock
the file.

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13. APPENDIX 2 – “HARD” / “SOFT” PROCESSINGS

Vibration Hard
 Acceleration, Vibration velocity, Measurement of overall level ONEPROD MVP (Movipack)
Absolute displacement, Bearing defect or Movilog2 data collectors and On-line ONEPROD MVX or
factor, Relative displacement, Position KITE. Acceleration, Velocity, Relative displacement and
Position indicators can be set up to be monitored in real
time by MVX*.
 Narrow band: a.F0+b±i.deltaF(MVX, Calculation of a line’s amplitude level on a spectrum
KITE) (ONEPROD MVX or KITE only)
This indicator is monitored in real time if it is calculated
from a real-time spectrum*.
 Standard broad band: Energy (MVX, Calculation of the energy level in a band on a spectrum
KITE) (ONEPROD MVX or KITE only)
This indicator is monitored in real time if it is calculated
from a real-time spectrum*.
 Shock Finder Index (MVX, KITE) Special processing for shock detection (ONEPROD MVX or
KITE only)
 Kurtosis: Shock detection (MVX, KITE) Calculation of Kurtosis (4th-order centred moment)
(ONEPROD MVX or KITE only)
 Smax (MVX, KITE) Smax (Max value of the orbit, needs 2 channels with
proximity probes) (ONEPROD MVX or KITE only)
 Kurtosis Hard (MVP) Calculation of Kurtosis (4th-order centred moment) The
 RMS Hard (Kurtosis MVP) RMS value can be measured at the same time
(ONEPROD MVP only)
The BGI (Blade Guard Index) indicator is used to detect
 Blade Guard Index (MVX, KITE) structure resonance phenomena, in particular for wind
turbine blades. This is a real-time processing.
 Wind turbine tower monitoring (MVX RMS Overall level of Acceleration or Vibration velocity in
Premium, KITE) 0.1 to 10 Hz frequency range. The time constant is
adjustable up to 600 s according to the main requests of
ISO10816-21.
 Other Hard
Process Hard
 OPC With NEST ANALYST OPC client Option
 Temperature, Pressure, Flow, Other Measurement of overall level ONEPROD MVP (Movipack)
or Movilog2 and On-line ONEPROD MVX or KITE
This type of parameter can be set up to be monitored in
real time by MVX*.
Computed from spectrum Soft
 Single peak extraction: a.F0+b±i.deltaF Calculation of a line’s amplitude level on a spectrum
 Standard broad band: Energy Calculation of the energy level in a band on a spectrum
 Envelope peak extraction (dB): Calculation of a line’s amplitude level on envelope
a.F0+b±i.deltaF spectrum
 Envelope broad band (dB): Energy Calculation of the energy level in a band on a envelope
 Vector extraction: a.F0+b Calculation of a line’s amplitude and phase on a phased
spectrum (ONEPROD MVP only)
Computed from time wave Soft
 Statistical analysis Calculation of statistical information (min, max, average…)
on a time signal
 Kurtosis: Shock detection Calculation of Kurtosis (4th-order centred moment) of a
time signal
Combination Soft
 A+B+ … Sum of N parameters of the same point
 A-B Subtraction of 2 parameters of the same point
 A/B Ratio of 2 parameters of the same point
 A*B*C… Multiplication of N parameters of the same point

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 SQRT(A2+B2+C2…) Quadratic sum of N parameters of the same point

 a*A+b Arithmetic conversion formula for a parameter of the point
 A and B and C … Logical combinatorics of the alarm statuses of N
parameters of the same measurement point
 A or B or C … Logical combinatorics of the alarm statuses of N
parameters of the same measurement point
NEST ANALYST Manual input Hard
Oil Hard
 Manual Import of oil parameter from oil analysis laboratory file
 GCI (MVX) Gearbox Condition Index, indicator of the condition of
gearbox: oil particle counter with 3 parameters: total
cumulated number of particles, number of particles per
hour (hourly rate) and number of particles per day (daily
rate).This is a real-time processing.

* Reminder – Real-time monitoring with MVX: some parameters can be set up to be monitored in real
time by MVX. This means that MVX monitors 100% of the signal and hence can detect impulse-type
events. Real-time parameters are:
 Measurements of overall levels for Acceleration, Velocity, Relative displacement, Position and
Process on DC input. In full display mode, an argument is used to set whether this parameter is
monitored in real time or on a cyclic basis and to set its time constant:

The time constant is a value between 0.1 s and 600 s. If you use a small value, you can detect a
short impulse in the signal. You can increase the time constant to avoid false alarms.

 Narrow-band (MVX) and Broad-band (MVX): this type of parameter is monitored in real time if it is
computed from a real-time spectrum (see. § 14.2)
 GCI and BGI processings are real-time processings.

Real-time performance: MVX can manage up to 2 real-time parameters per channel on 32 channel or
up to 4 real-time parameters per channel on 16 channels. When the MVX is started, a “Load indicator”
command can be used to check the proportion of the MVX processor load dedicated to real-time
processing.

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14. APPENDIX 3 – PROCESSING ARGUMENTS

Notation:
o MVP Adv = ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) Advanced or Premium
o MVP Prm = ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) Premium
o MVP Prm DAT = ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) Premium with Recorder option
o Mvlg2 = Movilog2
o 1 C, 2C = 1 channel, 2 channels
o MVX = ONEPROD MVX

14.1. Simple spectrum (MVP Adv, MVP Prm, Mvlg2, MVX, KITE)

Arguments Values
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Vibration velocity displacement
Absolute Sound level
displacement Other
Result unit G Mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 dBa
inch.s-1 Other
Input type Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G Mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
High-pass filter None
2 Hz
10 Hz
3 kHz
Maximum frequency 0.5 Hz 20 Hz 1 kHz
1 Hz 50 Hz 2 kHz
2 Hz 100 Hz 5 kHz
5 Hz 200 Hz 10 kHz
10 Hz 500 Hz 20 kHz
40 kHz (MVP)
Number of FFT points 100 (MVP Adv & 1600 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX)
200 (MVP Adv & 3200 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX)
400 (MVP Adv, 6400 (MVP Prm)
Mvlg2, MVX) 12800 (MVP Prm 1
800 (MVP Adv, V)
Mvlg2, MVX)
Window Hanning
Rectangular
Flat Top
Number of averages Manual input
Overlap With retrigger
25%
50%
75%

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14.2. Real-time spectrum (MVX only)

This type of spectrum is used for narrow-band or broad-band real-time monitoring with MVX.
Note: real-time spectra can not be integrated. Narrow band broadband parameters calculated from these
spectra can have one or two integrations (conversion from acceleration to velocity or displacement)

Arguments Values
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Velocity displacement
Absolute Sound level
displacement Other
Unit of result G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 dBa
inch.s-1 Other
Type of input Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
High-pass filter None
2 Hz
10 Hz
3 kHz
Maximum frequency 1 kHz
2 kHz
5 kHz
10 kHz
20 kHz

Number of FFT points 400, 800, 1600,

3200
Window Hanning
Number of averages Manual input (Averaging being of exponential type, this
parameter allows setting the time constant of the narrow-band
and broad-band real-time parameters)
Overlap 50%

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14.3. Envelope spectrum (MVP Adv, MVP Prm, Mvlg2, MVX Prm)

Argument Values
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Vibration velocity displacement
Absolute Sound level
displacement Other
Result unit G Mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 dBa
inch.s-1 Other
Input type Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
High-pass filter None
2 Hz
10 Hz
3 kHz
Maximum frequency 0.5 Hz 20 Hz 1 kHz
1 Hz 50 Hz 2 kHz
2 Hz 100 Hz 5 kHz
5 Hz 200 Hz 10 kHz
10 Hz 500 Hz 20 kHz
40 kHz (MVP)
Number of FFT points 100 (MVP Adv & 1600 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX)
200 (MVP Adv & 3200 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX)
400 (MVP Adv, 6400 (MVP Prm)
Mvlg2, MVX)
800 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2, MVX)
Window Hanning
Rectangular
Flat Top
Number of averages Manual input
Overlap With retrigger
25%
50%
75%
Zoom factor X2 X32
X5 X64
X8 X128
X16 No zoom
Centre zoom frequency/env. Manual input
(Hz)

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14.4. Zoom (MVP Prm, Mvlg2, MVX, KITE)

Argument Values
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Vibration velocity displacement
Absolute Sound level
displacement Other
Result unit G Mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 dBa
inch.s-1 Other
Input type Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
High-pass filter None
2 Hz
10 Hz
3 kHz
Maximum frequency 0.5 Hz 20 Hz 1 kHz
1 Hz 50 Hz 2 kHz
2 Hz 100 Hz 5 kHz
5 Hz 200 Hz 10 kHz
10 Hz 500 Hz 20 kHz
40 kHz (MVP)
Number of FFT points 100 (MVP Adv & 1600 (MVP Adv, For MVX, resolution
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX) is limited to 30 mHz
200 (MVP Adv & 3200 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX)
400 (MVP Adv, 6400 (MVP Prm)
Mvlg2, MVX) 12800 (MVP Prm 1
800 (MVP Adv, V)
Mvlg2, MVX)
Window Hanning
Rectangular
Flat Top
Number of averages Manual input
Overlap With retrigger
25%
50%
75%
Zoom factor X2 X32 For MVX, resolution
X4 X64 is limited to 30 mHz
X8 X128
X16 No zoom
Centre zoom frequency/env. Manual input
(Hz)

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14.5. Phased spectrum: Vector (MVP Adv, MVP Prm, MVX Prm)
Arguments Values
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Vibration velocity displacement
Absolute Sound level
displacement Other
Result unit G Mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 dBa
inch.s-1 Other
Input type Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G Mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
High-pass filter None
2 Hz
10 Hz
3 kHz
Maximum frequency 0.5 Hz 20 Hz 1 kHz
1 Hz 50 Hz 2 kHz
2 Hz 100 Hz 5 kHz
5 Hz 200 Hz 10 kHz
10 Hz 500 Hz 20 kHz (1 C)
40 kHz (1 C)
Number of FFT points 100 (MVP Adv) 1600 (MVP Adv,
200 (MVP Adv) MVX)
400 (MVP Adv, 3200 (MVP Adv,
MVX) MVX)
800 (MVP Adv, 6400 (MVP Prm 1V)
MVX)
Window Hanning
Number of averages Manual input
Overlap Not used

Note: this type of measurement requires a trigger input used as phase reference to measure the rotation
frequency. This frequency value is stored along with the phased spectrum and used as F0 by the vector
extraction parameter (see § 14.16).

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14.6. Octave or CPB (MVP Easy, MVP Adv, MVP Prm)

Arguments Value
Octave type 1/1 , 1/3, 1/12
Analysis band in Hz * 0.7 –1.4 k 2.8 –5.6 k 11 – 22 k
Result unit G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 Other
inch.s-1
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Vibration velocity displacement
Absolute Other
displacement
Input type Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G Mils
m.s-2 Micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
Number of averages Manual input

* Note: Movipack band are limited from 1 Hz to 16 kHz

14.7. Time (MVP Adv, Mvlg2, MVX, KITE)

Argument Value
Measured parameters Acceleration Relative
Vibration velocity displacement
Absolute Sound level
displacement Other
Result unit G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1 dBa
inch.s-1 Other
Input type Accelerometer Ac-D
Ac-G Keyboard
Ac-V Continuous
Micro
Input unit G Mils
m.s-2 Micro m
mm.s-1 Pa
inch.s-1 Other
High-pass filter None
2 Hz
10 Hz
3 kHz
Sampling frequency 1.28 Hz 51.2 Hz 2.56 kHz
2.56 Hz 128 Hz 5.12 kHz
5.12 Hz 256 Hz 12.8 kHz
12.8 Hz 512 Hz 25.6 kHz
25.6 Hz 1.28 kHz 51.2 kHz

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Number of points in the signal 256 (MVP Adv & 4096 (MVP Prm, MVP option DAT :
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX) 512K max
512 (MVP Adv & 8192(MVP Prm, MVX option DAT :
Mvlg2) Mvlg2, MVX) 4M max
1024 (MVP Adv, 16 K (MVP Prm)
Mvlg2, MVX) 32 K(MVP Prm)
2048 (MVP Adv,
Mvlg2, MVX)
Number of averages Manual input
Overlap 0%
50 %
75 %

14.8. Time signal on event (MVX Prm with DAT option)

Argument Values
Sampling frequency 51.2 kHz
Signal length Global set-up for the machine in the « Acquisition » tab: see §
5.11.9
Pre-trigger length Global set-up for the machine in the « Acquisition » tab: see §
5.11.9

14.9. Slow down profile (MVP-2C)

This processing allows controlling the slow-down duration of a machine.

Example: The machine under monitoring is under rated operating conditions and is going to be stopped.
The deceleration of the machine can be controlled by measuring the slow-down time for this machine
between two speed thresholds called “Beginning speed” and “Ending speed” thresholds. A slow-down
duration shorter than expected can reveal friction hence damage to the machine.

Title Description Recommendation

Beginning speed (RPM) Recording triggering threshold for slow-down time of 12 to 60000
the machine in RPM
Ending speed (RPM) Stopping threshold for the measurement of slow- 12 to 60000 and <
down time Beginning speed
Delta TIME (sec) Maximum time between 2 points of the sampled 0.1 to 60
signal: if speed has not varied significantly since the
last point, a point is recorded after the indicated time
delta
Delta RPM (RPM) Variation of maximum speed between 2 points of the 0 to 600
sampled signal: a point is recorded after a speed
variation higher than or equal to the indicated RPM
delta for a time period shorter than the time delta
Full scale (parameter unit) Full scale value during recording for the y-axis in
RPM

Limits:
o The maximum number is 1024 samples for a slow-down profile.
o The end speed can be set to 12 RPM but the time accuracy will depend on the passing moment for the last
pulse of the shaft rotation during the last revolution.

Recommendations for set-up :

o As a general rule, a slow-down profile with about 500 points is accurate enough to interpret the
measurement and compare it with a reference curve.
o The delta time and delta RPM parameters must be adjusted, in particular for machines with a high initial
rotation speed (> 3000 rpm)for a long shutdown time (>60 s).

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o For the other machines, delta RPM can be set to 0 (maximum resolution with respect to the rotation speed)

Measurement, operating mode:

The implementation, in the measurement data collector, of the slow-down time must abide to certain rules:
1. wait for the display by the collector of the instantaneous rotation speed
2. wait for the rotation speed of the machine to be higher than the Beginning speed parameter value
3. wait for the bargraph displayed by the collector to switch to red and for the display of the “wait for
measurement to start” message
4. start the measurement
5. wait for 2 seconds to make sure the collector has taken into account the measurement triggering signal
6. ask the operator to trigger the slow-down of the machine

Example of a slow-down curve:

To compute automatically slow-down duration, you can use the duration post-processing: see § 14.21

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14.10. Smaxpp (MVX, KITE)

This type of measurement is available on ONEPROD MVX or KITE only. It allows monitoring the
maximum displacement of the rotor centre (peak-to-peak value of the orbit). This monitoring parameter is
worked out based on 2 proximity probes mounted 90° apart one from the other on the same bearing.
IMPORTANT: Therefore, this parameter must absolutely be associated with 2 ONEPROD MVX channels.
These channels must use the “AC+DC voltage” input and be expressed in µm or mils units.

Argument Values
Measured parameters Smax
Result unit mils
micro m
Input type Ac-D
Input unit mils
micro m
High-pass filter none
2 Hz
10 Hz
Measurement time (s) 5

14.11. SFI: Shock Finder Index (MVX, KITE)

The Algorithm was developed purely to monitor slow rotating machinery, within the context of ONEPROD
System. It mainly applies to the drive train on wind turbines, and it also can give machinery health
indications on paper-manufacturing machinery, mills...
The original concept is to base an alarm on the number abnormal of shocks received by the monitored
equipment. The process is described as follows:
- The algorithm filters the time wave signal in order to eliminate the noise, and reveal the shocks.
- The algorithm then detects the shocks, and counts them on the time wave signal.
- The algorithm uses a dedicated function to check the repetitive pattern over an observation period to
avoid false alarms.

Remark: it is necessary to create first a time wave signal measurement. It is recommended that its
sampling frequency is greater than 25.6 kHz. Its duration must be at least 3 rotations of the shaft.
By default, this time signal is transferred with each SFI parameter. Since this signal is usually big, the
System can be forced so that it is not transferred by MVX. This option is particularly useful when the
MVX-NEST ANALYST communication speed has a very low baudrate. This option can be activated in the
MVX properties: see § 5.11.3
.
Argument Values
Threshold (number of shocks) Integer from 0 to 65536, default value = 10*
Observation period in number Integer from 1 to 100, default value = 20*
of measurement (OP)
(Ntot) Integer from 1 to OP, default value = 15*
Max number of successive Integer from 1 to Ntot, default value = 10*
exceptions
Signal to process Specifies measurement on to which processing is applied. You
cannot define more than one SFI indicator on each time wave.
* Default values are an indication and must be adjusted to each machine behaviour.

The SFI result is a binary value:

- The SFI is equal to 1 if the number of detected shocks is greater than the “Threshold” and if it is
repetitive over the “Observation period”. The repetitive pattern depends of the “Max total number of
exceptions” and “Max number of successive exceptions”. Its status is “Alarm” (Yellow).
- The SFI is equal to 0 in all other cases and its status is “OK” (Green).

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14.12. GCI (Gearbox Condition Index), indicator for the condition of gearbox (MVX,
KITE)
GCI is an indicator allowing MVX to be interfaced with a sensor for metallic debris (Metalscan by
GASTOP). A metallic debris sensor is typically placed on the oil circuit of a gearbox, before the oil
filter. Any metallic particle torn from inside the gear and circulating in the lubricating oil ends up
passing through the debris sensor before being captured by the oil filter. The sensor only “sees”
particles of a given size (about 200 µm and larger). Smaller particles are ignored.

Schematically and given the presence of the oil filter, one can say that the sensor only sees each
particle once.

The parameters related to this indicator are created using the context menu:

Three parameters are created:

 GCI-t: allows counting the cumulated number of particles as seen by the sensor
 GCI-h: allows monitoring the number of particles per hour. MVX updates this counter
every 5 mn.
 GCI-d: allows monitoring the number of particles per day. MVX updates this counter
every hour.

This type of parameter must be collected from a MVX channel of the “impulse counter” type : see §
5.11.4.

The cumulative GCI-t parameter constantly counts the passing of particles as soon as the acquisition
starts. In case the acquisition is stopped, the value of the counter is stored and will resume with the
next MVX start It is possible to reset the counter value using the CAST tool.

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14.13. BGI (Blade Guard Index), monitoring of wind turbine blades (MVX Prm)
BGI (Blade Guard Index) is intended for the detection of structure resonance phenomena, in
particular wind turbine blades. This indicator is to be used with a specific sensor, the principle of
which is to deliver a signal proportional to the bending of the blade.

The parameters relative to this indicator are created using the context menu:
 New parameter / Vibration / Blade Guard Index (MVX)

Argument Values
Analysis window (s) From 1s to 60s by steps of 1s; default value = 2s
High-pass filter (Hz) Programmable from 0.5Hz to 5Hz, default value = 2Hz
Trigger level (channel unit) From 0 to 10000, default value = 50
Reset level (MVX channel unit) From 0 to the trigger level, default value = 45
Result unit BGI. The result is a number of triggering.
Real-time monitoring Yes

The System monitors a sliding window with a length of « Analysis window ». The unbalance
component is attenuated by the high-pass filter. The System counts the number of times the filter
signals exceeds the trigger level. MVX will switch to alarm mode if this number is higher than the
alarm threshold.
This parameter can be collected on an IEPE or AC+DC MVX channel.

14.14. Kurtosis (MVP, Mvlg2*, MVX, KITE)

This processing allows calculating the Kurtosis for the signal filtered by a band-pass filter. This indicator
allows detecting the presence of shocks in the signal and is suitable for machines with slow rotation
speeds. The Kurtosis processing is mathematically defined as the 4th-order centred moment of the time
series. ONEPROD MVP and Mvlg2 also allow retrieving the RMS value of the filtered signal.

Argument Values
Measured parameters Kurtosis
Result unit K
Input type Accelerometer Ac-V
Ac-G Ac-D
Input unit G mils
m.s-2 micro m
mm.s-1
inch.s-1
High-pass filter Value in Hz ranging from 50 to the value of the low-pass filter
Low-pass filter Value in Hz ranging from twice the high-pass filter to 40 kHz
for MVP or 20 kHz for MVX. It must also be > 500 Hz
Measurement time (s) Value in s (10 cycles of this time are repeated, the value
recorded at the end of the acquisition is the average of the 10
measurement cycles with deletion of the maximum value.
* Kurtosis thresholds loaded in Movilog2 are rounded up to the next unit.

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14.15. Single Peak extraction (a.F0+b±i.deltaF)

This processing is used to extract from a spectrum the amplitude and the frequency of the peak closest to
the specified theoretical frequency. The constant F0 (Hz) results from the list of control constants. A, B
and I constants are defined during the definition phase of the indicator. If specified, this processing can be
applied to the concatenated spectrum of measurement point control. The default result of this processing
is “Measured Amp.”. The result is expressed in the unit specified by the user.

Label Description Recommendation

A Order of peak to extract. -
Depending on the type of machine, F0 results either
from the machine properties, or from a “rotation speed”
measurement point.
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
B Search offset 0
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
I Search range in number of points. 2
Detection Specifies detection in which amplitude will be
calculated: RMS, Peak-to-Peak or Peak (equivalent)
Result unit Specifies the unit in which the results will be calculated.
“Signal unit” is used to process units other than
vibration units: electrical, pressure, acoustical, …
Default result Amplitude of extracted peak in specified unit, Amplitude
emergence from spectrum floor in dB, or frequency of
extracted peak in Hz
Signal to process Specifies measurement on to which processing is
applied. “Concatenated” is used to compute
automatically each parameter from the spectrum with
the highest resolution. This choice does not consider
post-processed spectrum computed from a time wave
but only measured spectrum.
Unit of signal to Select unit of spectrum (spectra if “Signal to process” =
process “Concatenated”) to which processing is applied. If
selected unit is “All”, each spectrum is converted into g
before concatenation.

Notes:
 if no peak is found in the research area, the result is not computed and PSS displays “?”
 the “Envelope Line Extraction (a.F0+b±i.deltaF)” processing is an equivalent processing allowing
calculating the emergence (in dB) of a peak extracted from an envelope spectrum. It is
compatible with the extraction performed by Divadiag.

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14.16. Line Vector Extraction (a.F0+b)

This processing is used to extract from a phased peak (see § 14.5) the amplitude or the phase of the
peak closest to the specified theoretical frequency. Constant F0 (HZ) originates from the processing
perform of the trigger input signal during the phased spectrum acquisition. Constants A and B are defined
during the definition phase of the indicator.

Label Description Recommendation

A Order of line to extract. -
F0 is that measured during phased spectrum acquisition.
B Search offset 0
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
Extraction type Measured amplitude of measured phase. Caution: relative
thresholding of the phase is not available.
Signal to process Specifies phased spectrum on to which processing is applied.

Note: extracted amplitude may be slightly higher than that of the graphic representation since this
processing relies on an algorithm to limit the estimation error due to the weighting window.

14.17. Narrow band MVX or KITE (a.F0+b±i.deltaF)

This processing is used to extract from a spectrum the amplitude of the energy around a specified
frequency. The constant F0 (Hz) results from the list of control constants. Constants A, B and I are
defined during the definition phase of the indicator. The result is expressed in the unit specified by the
user.

Label Description Recommendation

A Order of peak to extract. -
Depending on the type of machine, F0 results either from
the machine properties, or from a “rotation speed”
measurement point.
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
B Search offset 0
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
I Computation range in number of points. 2
Detection Specifies detection in which amplitude will be calculated:
RMS, Peak-to-Peak or Peak (equivalent)
Result unit Specifies the unit in which the results will be calculated.
“Signal unit” is used to process units other than vibration
units: electrical, pressure, acoustical …
Default result Amplitude of extracted peak in specified
Signal to process Specifies measurement on to which processing is applied.
“Concatenated” is used to compute automatically each
parameter from the spectrum with the highest resolution.
Unit of signal to Select unit of spectrum to which processing is applied.
process

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14.18. Standard broad band: Energy

This processing is used to calculate the energy level of a spectral band. If specified, it can be applied to
the concatenated spectrum of a measurement point control. The default result is “Energy” and is
expressed in the unit specified during the setup phase.

Label Description Recommendation

Fmax (Hz) Upper frequency of the energy band
Fmin (Hz) Lower frequency of the energy band
Detection Specifies detection in which amplitude will be calculated:
RMS, Peak-to-Peak or Peak (equivalent)
Result unit Specifies the unit in which the result is calculated. “Signal
unit” is used to process units other than vibration units:
electrical, pressure, acoustical, etc. …
Signal to process Specifies measurement on to which processing is Concatenated
applied. “Concatenated” is used to compute automatically except for MVX,
each parameter from the spectrum with the highest KITE and FALCON
resolution. Concatenated is not available for MVX embedded
embedded processing. processing
Remark: The choice “Concatenated” does not consider
post-processed spectrum computed from a time wave but
only measured spectrum.
Unit of signal to Select unit of spectrum (spectra if “Signal to process” =
process “Concatenated”) to which processing is applied. If
selected unit is “All”, each spectrum is converted into g
before concatenation.

Notes:
 the “Envelope Broad-Band Energy” processing is an equivalent processing allowing calculating the
emergence (in dB) of a peak extracted from an envelope spectrum. It is compatible with the
extraction performed by Divadiag.
 This processing is available as embedded in ONEPROD MVX, KITE and FALCON.

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14.19. Kurtosis
This processing is used to calculate the Kurtosis of the time signal contained in the list of measurements
performed at the point where the filtering indicator is created.
th
The Kurtosis processing is defined mathematically as the 4 order centred moment of the time series:
1 N  x  
4

Kurtosis    i 
N i 1   

Label Description Recommendation

Kurt number of sections Number of calculation sections 5
Not used if “Resul” = “Overall Kurt.”
Kurt section threshold Detection threshold for a section 3.5
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
Not used if “Resul” = “Overall Kurt.” or “Kurt. Max”
Kurt significant Number of exceeding sections to validate the 3
threshold detection of an impact.
Integer value < Number of sections.
X start (s) Starting abscissa for Kurtosis calculation (in second) 0
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
X end (s) Ending abscissa for Kurtosis calculation. 0
If Xstart = Xend = 0 then Kurtosis is calculated over
the whole signal.
Caution: decimal separator = '.'
Signal to process Specifies measurement to which processing is applied

Results
Label Description Unit
Overall Kurt. Kurtosis value over all argument time signal -
Number Kurt. > Number of sections with Kurtosis exceeding the -
Threshold threshold
Kurt. Max Max value of elementary Kurtosis -
Detected impacts Impact indicator. ‘0’: non-significant Kurtosis; ‘1’: -
significant Kurtosis, impacts are present.

14.20. Filtering
This processing is used to filter the time signal belonging to the list of measurements performed from the
point where the filtering indicator is created.

Label Description Recommendation

Attenuation (dB) 6
Low frequency (Hz) Lower frequency of the filtering band
High frequency (Hz) Upper frequency of the filtering band
Filter order 4
Signal to process Specifies measurement to which processing is applied.
Type of filtering Selection list: Low pass (cutoff frequency = Low freq.) ,
High pass(cutoff frequency = High freq.), Band pass,
Band cut
X start (s) Starting abscissa for filtering (in second)
X end (s) Ending abscissa for filtering (in second)
If Xstart = Xend = 0 then the time signal is entirely
filtered.

The result provided by this processing is a signal added to the list of signals at the point where the
filtering indicator was created.

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14.21. Duration
This post-processing can be applied to time signals (typically on transient phenomena) and allows
determining the time required to go from one threshold to another depending on the parameter unit.

e.g.: calculation of the slow-down duration of a machine on a time signal in database:

Start threshold = 3000 RPM
End threshold = 60 RPM

Title Description Recommendation

Start value (E.U.) Measurement start threshold -
End value (E.U.) Measurement end threshold
Signal to process Specifies the measurement on which the processing must be -
done. It can be a slow-down profile signal: see § 14.9

14.22. Sum

This processing is used to add several indicators of a same measurement point.

Label Description Recommendation

* Selection of indicators to sum up in the list of indicators of
the current point.
* Parameters are added or removed using the context menu (right click).

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Result Sum of selected indicators Operand unit

14.23. Quadratic Sum

This processing performs the quadratic sum (square root of the sum of the squares) of several indicators
of the same measurement point.

Label Description Recommendation

* Selection of indicators to sum from the list of indicators for
the current point.
* Parameters are added or removed using the context menu (right click).

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Result Quadratic sum of selected indicators Operand unit

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14.24. Subtraction
This processing is used to subtract two indicators of the same measurement point.

Label Description Recommendation

Operand 1 Selection of indicators to subtract in the list of indicators for
the current point.
Operand 2 Indicator = Operand 1 - Operand 2

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Result Subtraction of selected indicators Operand unit

14.25. Multiplication
This processing is used to multiply different indicators of the same measurement points.

Label Description Recommendation

* Selection of indicators to multiply in the list of indicators for
current point.
* Parameters are added or removed using the context menu (right click).

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Result Product of selected indicators Operand unit

14.26. Division
This processing is used to divide different indicators of the same measurement points.

Label Description Recommendation

Operand 1 Selection of indicators to divide in the list of indicators for
current point.
Operand 2 Indicator = Operand 1 / Operand 2

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Result Ratio of selected indicators Operand unit

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14.27. AND
This processing is used to combine logically alarm statuses of two indicators of the same measurement
point.
This processing does not give any value to the indicator. Its alarm status only is worked out depending on
the alarm status of the operand indicators:

AND OK AL DG NTR
OK OK OK OK NTR
AL OK AL AL NTR
DG OK AL DG NTR
NTR NTR NTR NTR NTR

Parameters
Label Description Recommendation
* Selection of indicators to combine from the list of
indicators for current point
* Parameters are added or removed using the context menu (right click).

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Status Alarm status resulting from the combination of alarm -
statuses of operand indicators

14.28. OR
This processing is used to combine logically alarm statuses of 2 indicators of the same measurement
point. This processing does not give any value to the indicator. Its alarm status only is worked out
depending on the alarm status of the operand indicators:
AND OK AL DG NTR
OK OK AL DG NTR
AL AL AL DG NTR
DG DG DG DG NTR
NTR NTR NTR NTR NTR

Parameters
Label Description Recommendation
* Selection of indicators to combine from the list of indicators for
current point
* Parameters are added or removed using the context menu (right click).

Expected results
Label Description Unit
Status Alarm status resulting from the combination of alarm statuses of -
operand indicators

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14.29. Statistical analysis of a time signal

This processing is used to extract indicators from a time signal. The extracted parameter may be the
Peak-to-Peak value, the positive Peak value, the negative Peak value, the Average value or the RMS
value calculated over the whole signal (overall mode) or over a section thereof (synchronised mode). In
the latter case, the result can be averaged over several successive cycles. T0, the cycle period, is
calculated from F0, the rotation frequency of the machine (T0 = 1/F0). If F0=0, this processing cannot be
executed.

Label Description Recommendation

Delay Alt+ (s) Delay (in sec) to set the window of processing for Set it to 0 for overall
processing performed on positive alternation (processing mode
of alt+ type)
Delay Alt– (s) Delay (in sec) to set the window of processing for Set it to 0 for overall
processing performed on negative alternation (processing mode
of alt– type)
Window width Width of window over which processing is performed Set it to 0 for overall
(centred around Delay Alt+ or Alt-) mode
Number of cycles For sync. type calculations, number of cycles over which Set it to 0 for overall
the result is averaged. If the number of cycles exceeds mode
the length of the time signal, it is supplemented by 0s.
Default result Calculation on the whole signal:
 Overall RMS,
 Overall Peak to Peak,
 Overall Peak+,
 Overall Peak–,
 Overall Average,

Calculation on ‘Window width’ centred around ‘Delay Alt+’

 Sync RMS Alt+,
 Sync Peak Alt+,
 Sync Average Alt+

Calculation on ‘Window width’ centred around ‘Delay Alt-’:

 Sync RMS Alt–,
 Sync Peak Alt–,
 Sync Average Alt–,

Calculation on ‘Window width’ centred around ‘Delay Alt-’

for the extraction of the negative peak and on ‘Window
width’ centred around ‘Delay Alt+’ for the positive one:
 Sync Peak to Peak

Signal to process Specifies measurement to which processing is applied.

Expected result
Label Description Unit
Result Calculated value Signal unit

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14.30. Cepstrum
This processing allows for periodicity search in a power autospectrum.
n
Methods: Operand signals are complemented at 2 points for FFT calculation.
2
Rensenblatt (1963): Ce =TF (Ln Gxx(f))
Calculation of Log of the power spectral density (G xx)
Calculation of direct Fourier transform
Benefit: representation in dB scale
n
Drawback: result over 2 /2 points => resolution loss
-1
Today: Ce = TF [Ln Gxx(f)]
Calculation of Log of the power spectral density (Gxx)
Calculation of reverse Fourier transform
n
Benefit: Result over 2 points (resolution is preserved)
Drawback: Linear scale only

Furthermore, using the cepstrum allows ignoring the contribution of a bearing and of the different transfer
functions between excitation and measurement.

Parameters
Label Description Recommendation
2
Method Rensenblatt: |TF (Log (DSPu))| -
-1
Current: TF (Log (DSPu))
Signal to Specifies measurement to which processing is applied. -
process

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14.31. AutoSpectrum
This processing is used to generate different types of spectra from a time signal.
The algorithm is based on the Welch method: segmentation with overlap of the operand signal.
Calculation of elementary periodograms. Averaging of periodograms + normalisation according to the
type of spectrum and the type of amplitude.

Label Description Recommendation

Number of points Segment size
Type of spectrum Power spectral density, energy spectral density, linear,
power
Type of amplitude Bilateral, Peak, Unilateral
Window Weighting window: Bartlett, Hanning, Flat Top, Hamming,
Rectangular
Overlap Overlap in %
Signal to process Specifies measurement to which processing is applied.

Normalisation of result amplitudes:

For sinusoidal signal of amplitude peak A and period T:

Bilateral power autospectrum: A²/4
Unilateral power autospectrum: A²/4
Peak power autospectrum: A²
Bilateral linear autospectrum: A/2
Unilateral linear autospectrum: A/2
Peak linear autospectrum: A
Bilateral power spectral density: A²/4f
Unilateral power spectral density: A²/2f
Peak power spectral density: A²/f
Bilateral energy spectral density: A²T/4f
Unilateral energy spectral density: A²T/2f
Peak energy spectral density: A²T/f
AutoCorrelation (time)

Note:
o Results do no take into account the correction coefficient relative to the weighting window.
o With the exception of the above point, spectra generated by ONEPROD MVP (Movipack) or
Movilog2 are of the “unilateral linear autospectrum” type.
o Caution: All calculated lines are published. Depending on the filtering performed on the time
signal, the last lines may be affected by an aliasing phenomenon.

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14.32. AutoCorrelation
This processing is used to search for periodicities in a time signal.
Formula:
t
1 L
C (τ )   x (t)xk (t  τ )dt
k t t t k
L 0 0

Label Description Recommendation

Signal to process Specifies measurement to which processing is applied. -

14.33. Nth octave

This processing is used to calculate the nth octave of a spectrum. The algorithm used here allows to
calculate the energy level (corrected from the window coefficient) over N segments of the spectral signal.
st
The 1 band is centred on 1.25 Hz regardless of the order.
The number of segments, their bandwidth and their limit frequencies are defined by the following
formulae:

If order  3:
Fci+1 Fci+12 Fci2
n
----- = 2 with Fhi = (------), Fbi = (-----)
n n
Fci 2 2

else:
Fci = 10i/10 with Fhi = Fci.10-1/20 , Fbi = Fci.10+1/20

Label Description Recommendation

Order Octave order to calculate: -
3 for 1/3 octave, 12 for 1/12 octave …
Unit
Signal to process Specifies measurement to which processing is applied. -

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15. APPENDIX 4 – DEFINITION OF RELATIVE ALARMS

Remark: relative alarms don’t take care of operating conditions.
15.1. History alarm
This type of alarm is used to trigger an alarm if the difference between the current value (at instant t) and
the previous value (at instant t-1) is greater than a fixed value expressed in %.

This type of threshold presents an alarm status called “ALARM” (yellow) if the difference is greater than
the specified value.

15.2. Reference alarm

This type of threshold triggers an alarm if the parameter current value is greater than its reference value
times a multiplying coefficient (coeff.).
Threshold = Ref. Val. * coeff.

The “Ref. Val.” value is measured or calculated at the reference date.

The reference date is listed in the control date properties:

The reference date can be modified for the set of machines, the machine, the measurement point or the
parameter.
This type of threshold presents an alarm status called “ALARM” (yellow) if the parameter current value is
greater than the parameter reference value times a user-defined multiplying coefficient (coeff= 1.5).

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15.3. Statistical alarm

This type of threshold triggers an alarm if the parameter current value is off a range centred on the
average value of observed values since the reference measurement. The range corresponds to the
standard deviation times a coefficient.

The last value along with all zero values is excluded from the average calculation.
This type of threshold presents an alarm status “ALARM” (yellow) if:
Value μCoeffB σ or Value μCoeffB σ
with  and  representing the average value and the standard deviation of the value population since the
reference date, respectively.

15.4. Predictive alarm

This type of threshold is used to trigger an alarm if the progress slope is such that there is a risk of
passing an absolute threshold (Alarm/Default or Danger/Incident) before the next control. The slope is
calculated using regression.

LEVE
L

Alarm zone

A regression calculation is performed. It starts from the most recent value of the parameter and goes
back in time until one of these values is off an interval calculated from the standard deviation times a
statistical coefficient. The resulting straight line is used to determine the predictive date from which the
parameter will exceed the AL+ alarm threshold level. If this date falls before the next control (date of last
control + normal monitoring period), then an alarm is issued.

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16. APPENDIX 5 – IMAGE PALETTE

The three image-manipulation palette tools are:

Zoom - Click the tool, then click the image to zoom in or shift+click to zoom out.

Pan - Click the tool and use the grab hand to pan unseen portions of the source image into view
(valid only if the source image extends beyond at least one border of the image item).

Rotate - Click the tool, then repeatedly click the image to rotate it clockwise in 90-degree
increments.

Not used.

Each tool can be definitively activated by a double-click.

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17. APPENDIX 6 – PROFILE ASSIGNING

Module Description
Measur. Info.: Actions Window “Control info.”, panel “Actions” , fields “Actions”, …
Offline Collection Window “Data collection – Offline”: load and unload data collectors
Measur. Management Window “Measur. date properties”: management of dates (reference date)
Measur. Info.: Constants (F0, ...) Window “Control info.”, panel “Constants”, fields “F0(Hz)”, …
Measur. Info.: Diagnosis Window “Control info.”, panel “Diagnosis”, field “Diagnosis”
Locations Management Window “Location properties”: management of locations
Equipments Management Window “Equipment properties”: management of equipments
Event acknowledgements Supervision and Event panel windows
Delete events Event panel windows
Export (locations, equipments, ...) Window “Export”: export localisations and equipments with or without data
Pictures Management Window “Monitoring”, tab “Pictures”: management of pictures
Oil Importer Window “Loading oil files”: manage the acquisition of oil-files
Import (locations, equipments, ...) Window “Import»: import localisations and equipments with or without data
Monitoring Location Library Window “Monitoring Location»: management of Monitoring Locations
Measur. Info.: Advice+Note Window “Control info.”, panel “Advice”, fields “Advice”, …
On-line management Windows"Instruments Explorer" and "Configuration"
Parameters Management Window “Parameter properties”: management of parameters and their library
Measurement Points Management Window “Measurement point properties”: management of measurement points and
their library
Calculate Post-Processing Window “Post-processing»: management of post-processing
Measur. Info.: Recommendations Window “Control info.”, panel “Recommendations”, field “Recommendations”
Preferences Management Window “Preference management”: management of application and users
preferences
Search and Modification Window “Search and Modification”
Bearing Library Management Window “Bearing Library”: management of bearing library
Measur. Info.: Reports Window “Control info.”, panel “Reports”, all fields
Selections Management (route) Window “Selections Manager”: management of selections (routes)
Signals Management Window “Signal properties”: management of signals (spectra et time) and their
library
Control info.: Traceability Window “Control info.”, panel “Traceability”, fields “Author”, …

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18. APPENDIX 7 – DETAILED REPORTS

18.1. Standard reports

Title page Synthesis report

Presents diagnoses and recommendations for each piece of

equipment selected. Tabular form.

Expertise report Expertise report (appendices)

One sheet per piece of equipment. This sheet presents the Optional graphic appendices for a given control of a piece of
main information relative to the operating status of the equipment, e.g., pictures of damages, curves, etc.
equipment, as well as the comments from the latest
recommendations and diagnoses.

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Expertise report (with parameters) Programming report

Option with machine parameters Table presenting the signal and parameter programming for all
measurement points on selected equipments. In the case of
parameters, alarm information is presented.

Historical report Analysis report

The coloured column shows the alarm that triggered:

o T-1: alarm for change / previous measurement
o Ref: alarm for change / reference measurement
o Aver: statistical alarm
o DG or AL: absolute alarm

Matrix presenting values of monitoring parameters for selected Table presenting alarms and values of the monitoring
equipment for the 6 controls prior to the current control date. parameters for selected equipment and for the current control.

Equipments List Maintenance history

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List of selected machines with their main characteristics Lists all advice, diagnoses, recommendations and repair actions of
a machine from previous controls

18.2. Statistical reports on alarm status

Alarm statisitic Alarm status trend by eqipment

Distribution by alarm status over all selected machines Monitoring of alarm statuses by machine over the selected period

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19. APPENDIX 8 – EXCEL EXPORT EXAMPLE

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20. APPENDIX 9 – E-MAIL AND SMS NOTIFICATION

20.1. Principle
Any notification is sent to the persons in charge of the local database on which the event has occurred.
To do so, the notification will work only if at least one user is created and designated as being in charge
of the local database on which events must be notified.

Only events of the “Change of alarm status” type are notified. Other events are simply listed in the event
log screen.

Note: see also the installation guide for computer and network configuration

20.2. Definition of persons in charge (or addressees)

They are designated in the properties of each user: see administration manual

20.3. Notification rules

Notification rules are specified for each monitored machine in tab “Acquisition” of mode “Configuration”.

Several types of notification are possible:

 None – no notification is issued

 Aggravating – a notification is issued only if the machine changes to an aggravating status, i.e.:
o OK  Alarm
o Alarm  Danger
o OK  Danger

 All – a notification is issued as soon as the status of a machine changes:

o OK  Alarm
o OK  Alarm
o Alarm  Danger
o Alarm  Danger
o OK  Danger
o OK  Danger

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A notification can be issued in 3 ways:

 E-mail: an e-mail is sent to the person in charge of the local database to which the machine
belongs
 SMS: a SMS is sent to the person in charge of the local database to which the machine belongs
 PDF file: available in a future version

Message format:

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21. APPENDIX 10 – “OPC-CLIENT” OPTION

21.1. Principle

This option can be used to retrieve information from different OPC servers belonging to the same local
network as ONEPROD NEST ANALYST.

This information is of the scalar type and is analysed by ONEPROD MVX or KITE Systems with its own
measurements.

OPC parameters can be used:

o Either as operating parameters used to determine the operating conditions of a machine
o Or as monitoring parameters. A status change for an OPC monitoring parameter can allow
triggering an acquisition by ONEPROD MVX or KITE on all the signals and parameters of a
machine (whether they are from OPC or MVX or KITE source), which will be stored in the NEST
ANALYST database.

NOTE: This version of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST does not allow for the monitoring of purely-
OPC equipment. ONEPROD MVX online monitoring must then be defined first before requesting
any OPC information retrieval. In case of a communication failure with ONEPROD MVX, the OPC
parameters will no longer be stored in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST and ONEPROD MVX or KITE
will use the fallback condition. (see § 5.11.12.3).

21.2. Programming online “MVX-OPC” acquisition

21.2.1. Configuration of MVX monitoring
See Section 5.11
21.2.2. Configuration of OPC acquisition
Once the ONEPROD MVX configuration is achieved, the associated OPC configuration requires the
following additional operations:
 Add an “OPC server” instrument
 Select operating OPC items
 Assign operating items to measurement points
 Start mixed acquisition

NOTE: These operations rely on the assumption that the equipment has already been associated
with a ONEPROD MVX or KITE instrument to perform vibration measurements.

21.2.2.1.Adding an “OPC server” instrument

The OPC server is added from the context menu of the Instrument explorer:

Identification properties of the new OPC server must then be defined:

 Name of computer: name of the PC network hosting the OPC server to address

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 Name of user: name of the user declared as having the executing rights on the addressed OPC
server (see Installation guide) – CAUTION: in case of a domain installation, this username must be
preceded by the domain name, e.g., “mvitech\ediag_admin”, where “mvitech” represents the name of the
domain in which user “ediag_admin” was declared.
 Password: password for account “ediag_admin” (or equivalent)

Refresh

After entering this information, click on “Refresh” to see the list of OPC servers operating on the listed
host machine. In the example below, only one OPC server is listed: “Matrikon.OPC.Simulation.1”.

After selecting (checking) this server, validate the selection. At this time, ONEPROD NEST ANALYST will
connect to the OPC server and extract all items available on this server. Server properties and items are
then displayed in the properties window:

This window is used to customise the abridged name and the full name of the server (which is displayed
in the Instrument Explorer).

Disabled properties are read-only properties. However they can be changed by double clicking on them.
Property details:

 Name of computer: name of network computer hosting the OPC server

 Name of OPC server: name of OPC server
 Description of OPC server: description of OPC server (provided by the server itself)
 Class ID of OPC server: Class ID of server (unique identifier)
 Login: username of domain account having execution rights on the DCOM component
associated with the OPC server
 Storage depth: number of samples memorised for each operating item

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 Update delay: periodicity of retrieval of operating item values

21.2.2.2.Selecting operating OPC items

The “Items” tab presents all items that can be consulted on this server. This list is limited to items of
numerical and scalar type. Once selected, these items become “operating items” and are displayed in the
Instrument explorer.

NOTE: Access to the items of an OPC server requires many precautions regarding access rights
to COM/DCOM components used by this technology. Strictly adhere to the guidelines in the
enclosed Installation Manual.

21.2.2.3.Assigning operating items to measurement points

Once operating items are identified, they must be assigned to the monitoring of a machine already
monitored by ONEPROD MVX or KITE. To do so, connect these OPC items to one of the equipment
measurement points.

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The connection of an operating OPC item can be achieved:

 either to a measurement point – in this case, an OPC parameter is automatically created, then
associated with the operating item,
 or directly to an existing OPC parameter, with which the operating item is then associated.

21.2.2.4.Starting the mixed acquisition

Once operating items are associated with the measurement point s of the machine to monitor, acquisition
can be started from the context menu of the ONEPROD MVX instrument used for the monitoring:

NOTE: The « Start acquisition » function is available only in the context menu of a ONEPROD MVX
instrument, OPC acquisition can only be performed as a complement to ONEPROD MVX vibration
monitoring.

When starting ONEPROD MVX acquisitions, acquisition commands are issued by ONEPROD NEST
ANALYST to ONEPROD MVX, but also to the OPC server(s) useful for the monitoring of the same
machines.

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21.3. Limits of the OPC-Client function

- One cannot use several OPC servers of a single editor (with the same CLSID).
- The quality of an OPC item is converted into an ONEPROD NEST ANALYST status as follows:
o Good: “VALID” status
o Bad, Uncertain, Out of Date: “INVALID” status
- The online monitoring of the equipment can use one or several OPC servers but absolutely requires
an ONEPROD MVX instrument.
- OPC parameters of “Register” type are not taken into account.
- The timestamping of OPC measurements transferred to ONEPROD NEST ANALYST corresponds to
the moment when ONEPROD MVX measurements are triggered and not to the real date originating
from the OPC server.
- ONEPROD MVX uses the latest OPC information delivered by XCOM. The refreshment periodicity
can be adjusted and must be greater than or equal to 1 second.
- In case of an aggravating status change, the « MVX channel only » capture mode is not handled if
external OPC parameters are used by ONEPROD MVX. In this case, only the “Full equipment” mode
works.
- In case of a network failure between ONEPROD MVX and the ONEPROD NEST ANALYST server
(Xcom), no measurement will be transferred to NEST ANALYST, not even the OPC measurements
that necessarily go through ONEPROD MVX. An event will inform the user of the communication
failure.

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22. APPENDIX 11 – “OPC-SERVER” OPTION

22.1. Principle
This option allows for the publishing of ONEPROD NEST ANALYST parameter values using a
dedicated OPC server called “01dB.EDiagOPCServer DA Server V2.0”.

For more information on OPC, consult http://www.opcfoundation.org.

22.2. Broadcast parameter by OPC

OPC publishing can be done in three different ways:
 At the Equipment level
 At the Measurement Point level
 At the Parameter level

Publishing requires the Systematic use of the context menu associated with the published element
and execution of the “Broadcast to OPC / Yes” function:

Each broadcasted parameter is highlighted in the configuration panel with a specific logo:

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Rules:
 Only operating or monitoring parameters can be published. Spectra and alarm statuses are not
handled by this function.
 OPC publishing relative to a piece of equipment comes down to publishing all its operating
parameters, as well as all monitoring parameters defined for all measurement points.
 OPC publishing relative to a measurement point comes down to publishing all monitoring
parameters assigned to this point. Other elements are not published.
 OPC publishing of an elementary parameter limits the publishing to this single element.
 Publishing can be achieved equally on hard or soft parameters
 Publishing selections made in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST are immediately taken into account
by the OPC server associated with NEST ANALYST.
 OPC data are updated at each new measurement date stored in ONEPROD NEST ANALYST
data base.

Publishing functions applied at the Equipment Explorer level are fully recursive: publishing a machine
will automatically publish all associated sub-locations and sub-equipment.

To stop a publishing process, use the « OPC Publishing/ No » function, which is directly accessible
from the contest menus of published elements.
Stopping all OPC publishing for a local database can be done instantly by calling the “OPC Publishing
/ No” function by pointing to the “Production assets” node in the Equipment Explorer.

22.3. Consultation of published OPC data

Published ONEPROD NEST ANALYST parameters can be consulted from any compatible OPC client
application.

Example of consultation with the “Kassl” OPC explorer available in Cd5XprTools\Tools\OPC:

After selecting the “01dB.EDiagOPCServer DA Server V2.0” server, select OPC items to consult:

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Once selected, these parameters must be assigned to the “Default“ group:

For each parameter, the following information is available in “real time”:

 name
 quality
 date
 value
 alarm status (PStatus)*

For each machine, one can then consult in « real time »:

 the general Process & Vibration status for the machine (EVStatus)*
 the expert advice (EAdvice)**
 the Oil alarm status for the machine (EOStatus)*

* Alarm statuses are coded as follows: OK=1, pAl=2, Al=3, Dg=4

** Pieces of advice are coded as follows: Excellent=1, Good=2, Fair=3, Critical=4

Kassl also allows for a graphic representation of the time history of these parameters:

NOTE: In case of an update of published parameters by ONEPROD NEST ANALYST, Kassl may no
longer be able to display requested items. The following message may then be displayed:

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In this case, one should relog on to ONEPROD NEST ANALYST’s OPC server and select the items to
display once again.

22.4. Limits of the OPC-Server function

- If production assets / equipment / (measurement point / Monitoring parameter) are renamed,

previously published OPC parameters will not take into account the update and keep their former
name. One must then cancel and repeat the OPC publishing.
- The OPC EDIAG server cannot be connected to a ONEPROD MVX instrument.

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