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1. Selection Physical unit Display in physical units Display in dB values RMS Pa x y 20 log ef Peak Pa va y 3dB Peak Peak Pa 2 yz y 9dB EU EU SPa x y PSD Da 5 y 10 log S Table 5 3 Description of Displayed Units for FFT Spectrum Graphs ref dB reference value of the sensor Transducer database Af frequency resolution PSD Power spectrum density The Spectrum graph properties are divided into five groups five items in the window Graph Layout and Properties The first group is displayed when you select the root item in the tree structure This group contains the trace parameters A spectrum graph can have more than one trace However you can display and edit only one at a time The text in the top line displays the currently selected trace Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate through the trace list In table 5 4 the parameters shown in figure 5 5 are described SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 57 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY Parameter Description Result displayed Select the data to be displayed Here SAMURAI only offers the sources that are compatible with the current graph type e g FFT1 CH1 for Spectrum graphs Unit Select the unit for FFT spectra RMS Peak Peak Peak EU and PSD for details see table 5 3 Weight Select the weighting trace in the frequency domain Several traces e g A and C are already provided but it is
2. Command Description Recall Recall the selected measurement Open in the Data Recall Load the selected measurement and open it in the Data Browser Browser Post Processing Open selected data range in the post processing window Option Post Processing Audio comment Replay the audio comment of the selected measurement The command is only available if the measure ment has an audio comment indicated by the yellow symbol in the icon of the measurement fi View Select Large Icons Small Icons List or Details as display option and or the display font Arrange Icons Define the criteria for sorting the displayed measurements name date etc Line up Icons Align the measurements with a grid Delete Delete the selected measurement s SAMURAI asks for confirmation before actually deleting the mea surement s Rename Rename the selected measurement Table 6 1 Parameters context menu Browse window 6 1 Select working folder During a measurement SAMURAI stores all data to the current working folder For the efficient management of large data volumes SAMURAI provides the option to create several working folders and to change between them Via Tools gt Working folder you may open a window see figure 6 2 in which at least one max 100 folder is listed r Select Working Folder Current folder D temp SAM temp 2 0 Number of remembered folders 10 100 10 Name Path L
3. lll 2 2 1 Additional Settings 2 2 2 Additional units ln 2 3 Calibration procedure lll lll 2 3 1 Calibration Check 2 4 Selectthe measuring mode lll sls 25 PreparingaSetup e e e 2 6 Display Measurements 0 llle nn 2 7 Dealing with measurement data 0 2 7 1 Replay of Measurements 2 7 2 ExportingData lll 3 Basic measuring modes in detail 3 1 Standard and Autostore mode 3 2 Reverberation time measurements 3 2 1 Reverberation time measurement Step by step 3 3 ImpulseResponse 2 e e e 3 4 Demo a o eee a Ns ee 4 The Setup Tab 4 HardWare lt lt ata a ee 4 1 1 Main Channels 0 o 4 1 2 Auxillary channels 0 4 13 AUX channels Diff 0 lll 4 1 4 Tachometer Channels 0 41 5 ADG gt DAG aio oia dd A de a RA 4 1 6 Signal Generator a 4 2 Analysi 2 5 o it ES eB A es 424 SignalAnalysis o o 42 2 1 3 Octave Analysis 0 42 9 FET Analysis a a rn aa 4 2 4 SLM Analysis eso maneo so p dE 4 3 Store condition i em wee veu E 4 3 1 Triggered store condition 4 3 2 Timed store condition
4. Post Processing SINUS driver SMS Cellular phone modern port COM1 Baud rate 3600 r SIM card activation PIN leave empty if not required OK Cancel Figure 10 10 Preferences window Messages Manual SAMURAI 110 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 10 11 Post Processing preferences Parameter Description Mail Server Name Alias name or IP address of the mail server Sender address E mail address of the sender Use e mail authentication If checked a login and password is required for logon to the mail server Login Login for authentication Password Password for authentication Mobile Modem Port Serial port for connecting a mobile phone or modem Baudrate Data transfer rate of the serial port PIN of SIM card Enter the PIN of the used SIM card leave empty if unnecessary Table 10 3 Parameter preferences messages 10 11 Post Processing preferences The Post processing group contains the following parameters Remember peak files Check this box to permanently save peak files recommended for long measure ments Color theme Select colour theme to be used in the post processing window New measurement name behaviour When creating a new post processing measurement the name may be created from the measurement setup file or from the channels name of the first source channel n Preferences Setup T
5. Precision Select the number of digits to the right of the decimal point Main grid Click here to adjust the main grid settings Sub grid Click here to adjust the main sub grid settings Font Click here to adjust the font settings for the y axis Table 5 8 Parameters spectrum graph y axis Use the Reference spectrum item to define max two additional reference spectra for a graph The refer ence spectra parameters are shown in figure 5 9 and described in table 5 9 Graph layout and properties i 1 Spektrum 1 Reference spectrum 1 EAS General X Axis Background v Pen Y Axis Line 0 Reference spectrum None dl Background v Pen Line y o None Y Figure 5 9 Setup spectrum graph Reference spectrum Manual SAMURAI 60 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description Parameter Description Reference spectrum n Select the desired Reference spectrum Position Select the position of the reference spectrum Background or Foreground relative to measuring curve Display Select the display mode Line or Bar contour Offset Define an offset value to move the reference spectrum vertically Pen Click here to adjust the pen settings for the reference spectrum Table 5 9 Parameters spectrum graph Reference spectrum You may set a fill effect for the areas below or above the tr
6. SLOW_IN1 SLOW_IN2 SLOW_IN3 Figure 11 8 SLOW channels assignment TRG_IN1 TRG_OUT2 TRG_IN2 TRG_COM V_BAT TRG_OUT1 Figure 11 10 TRG socket assignment trigger in outputs SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 127 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI 11 3 12 Connector assignment of Soundbook MK1 Connector assignment for 2 and 4 channel devices S_IN1 S IN6 S IN5 TRG INI 3 7 TRG OUT CALIBRATION 14V TACHO A S_IN2 S IN7 TRG IN2 SSI UNS i S IN4 14V TRG_OUT2 INPUT Figure 11 12 Assignment of the input socket Figure 11 11 Assignment of input socket for 2 for the auxiliary channels for 2 and 4 channel and 4 channel devices devices Connector assignment for 8 channel devices GND Y INPUT Figure 11 13 Assignment of input socket for 8 channel devices TRG_OUT1 ye LI S TRG OUT2 e MN Le TRGNI AAN J TRG N2 Figure 11 14 Assignment of trigger input socket for 8 channel devices Connector assignment for outputs output channel 2 output channel 1 output output channel 2 channel 1 GND channel 4 channel 3 A Z oN P Figure 11 15 assignment for Lemo3 Soundbook Figure 11 16 assignment for 6 3 mm jack plugs HARMONIE Manual SAMURAI 128 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 4 Specifications according to DIN EN 61672 1 2003 DIN EN 61672 1 2003 Description 11 4 Sp
7. e o 65 5 4 6 Timesignal graph lll 68 5 4 7 Pure tone graph o 3 ra A a eG en fe e qp ay 69 548 Tachometergraphis s sou s sog og da ad a a eed 70 5 4 9 vSXREF graph 5s som ra a YU Ro Yos Ys Pos eui 71 6 Data storage 72 6 1 Select working folder llle 73 6 1 1 Search for working folders o lens 74 6 1 2 Advanced settings for a working folder o 74 6 2 Disk isage au rs ew De AE oe De ae prese os 75 6 3 Monitoring disk consumption 0 e o 75 6 4 SAMURAI data format 0 02 76 7 Data Browser 79 74A Gursormode ss tonan duoi Ro xx xe e eR AE Ux ER ER E ed 81 7 2 Recalculate measured values 2 o 81 7 2 1 Recalculate interval values e eo 81 7 2 2 SLMpercentiles y 22er 82 7 2 9 Spectral LN e oe dom ome c xe x om a o Y Ced 82 7 2 4 Community noise ll ee 83 15 2 5 Report Vew u 8 Sae nde Hee es paier doe dey atts deu da xeqeu pied qeu Eyed 83 7 3 Color themes in the Data Browser le 83 14 Golorscale incre O aye R ir s pk E noe R e en ath 83 8 Export 84 8 44 Export to NWWIN suo omo o rr ee he eee ee N ee 84 8 2 Exportito Excel yie ya ace is RES a a BG ue RR oe 85 8 3 The automatic export 22s sss sss sss sss ss sss 86 8 4 ZEXportito Text tlle 2o e B d mox a a re ober Each ad 87 8 5 Exportto WAV i suo nos b v gs wo OS wem X Rex Eco scele
8. 55dB SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 115 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI Sampling rate level 1 3 octave values 20 125 ms higher values possible but without FAST weighting Slow input channels 5 11 Resolution 12 Bit Sum sampling rate 50 Hz Input voltage 0 15V Input impedance 12 KQ for channel 5 9 2 5 KQ for channel 10 11 Tacho input Frequency 1 60 Hz 819 2 kHz Trigger level TTL max 415 VDC Oversample trigger Sampling rate 819 2 kHz Output channels 1 4 1 2 Sampling rate As for channel 1 4 1 2 Bandwidth DC 40 kHz Max output voltage 3 16 Vpeak Attenuation 10 dB 50 dB in 1 dB steps Connectors 2 4 channel Inputs 1 4 Inputs 5 11 4 x LEMO7 model 1 1 x LEMO8 model 1 Outputs 1 2 3 4 4 x sound signal 2x Lemo 3 model 0 short circuit proof 3 16 Vpeak Dimensions and weights Dimensions 280 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm Weight 3100 g Reference data Reference sound level 94 dB Reference frequency 1 kHz Reference measuring range 40 115 dB gain 0 dB 20 135 dB in extended range Reference direction Along the microphone axis Surrounding conditions Temperature Deviation of calibration lt 0 3 dB within a temperature range of 20 C to 50 C at a
9. Export options NWWin document EN Measurement description mem Name Place Analyzer T Operator Iv When possible conver values to dB Calibration Activate the application after saving the data P V Save signal as WAV data Zur ck Abbrechen Hife Zur ck Abbrechen Hife Figure 8 2 Export to NWWin Step 2 Figure 8 3 Export to NWWin Step 3 Parameter Description Associate auxiliary results Check this box if you want to associate the data from the auxiliary channels to the spectral data to spectral data timed When possible Check to convert the data to dB when a dB reference value is included in the transducer database convert result to dB for the data Activate the Check this box to automatically start the application to which the data have been exported suc application cessfully Save signal as Check to enable time signal data storing in a wav file WAV data Group signals in two Check to group the time signal data in stereo wav files channels stereo WAV Table 8 2 Parameters export to NWWin Step 2 In the third export step you may make annotations or add descriptions to the data The window is self explaining and not further described 8 2 Export to Excel The Excel format is one of the most common formats for the exchange of numeric data However the format has serious restrictions since a
10. impulse sweep Use internal If interrupted noise is selected as signal type this checkbox determines whether the internal gen generator erator of the analyzer is used or the noise signal is generated independently f e using an amplifier with an integrated noise generator Generator selection If Sweep is selected as signal type this parameter determines whether the internal signal generator of the analyzer is used or the signal is generated independently Among others you may select the external excitation through a sweep synchronization sound Thus SAMURAI is able to automate the measurement partially Octave band This parameter determines whether the measurement should be performed in 1 3 octaves or 1 1 octaves Range Select the lower and upper frequency band to be measured Number of positions Enter the number of measuring positions Averages per position Define the number of measurements per measuring position used for averaging Approximate length Enter the approximate length of one measurement Averaging mode Determine which method is used to average the individual measurements Trigger level Enter the trigger level for triggering the individual measurements The source for this trigger is always the last active main input channel SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 25 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 3 BASIC MEASURING MODES IN DETAIL Parameter
11. lll 44 Tager S sumo Rer A um kdo Xe ug m XE RON 44 31 COM port trigger lens 44 2 Analyzer trigger llle 443 Fixed level trigger llle 4 4 4 Dynamic level trigger 0 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 3 of 132 Manual SAMURAI CONTENTS 4 45 Keyboard trigger o uos eee ee be eed ag gor TA Sue ew b en 47 44 6 Timetrigger usos soo oom Ru bea oe yo Xem ee a 47 4 4 7 Compoundtrigger 2l es 48 4 4 8 Edgemodeleveltrigger 2s 48 449 Range level trigger 2 2 llle 48 4 4 10 Reference spectrum trigger 2s 49 45 Qutput evelits iu ce uomen eo e eoe c rote reri repe Protege e Reyes 50 4 6 MAKS x iride ete bn deae pne a Ok eared pe or ea AL we dir 52 4 Default pensions gga nga hia kB SG He ee bE duPspfu ve cR a bs 53 5 Graphical display 54 Dis Panes layoUE 23 o a ee Bea ese ne ow ag dunt abi ere Bay ce eere 54 5 2 Copygraphimage lll ees 54 Sa Eevel Monitor 4h ESPERE Esse OL ee v are enr S boite e eo ROS fte ath 55 5 3 14 Drag n Drop in the Graph layout and properties window 55 5 4 Detailed graph description llle 57 5 4 1 Spectrum s wh ee o ae oe hod moe dh e uo S m ow Yos YO EL Ced 57 5 4 2 HIStory Graph i acm uoo RU OR Ux AOR ds exe UR RA Re RS RO ena 62 5 49 Sonogram graph 4 2 oes e REESE LE Ec 4 yes 63 SAA Waterfall graph iex Ex dom xe DOES bee xr bxc 64 5 445 Sound Level Meter graph
12. _ Room V Position 1 V Position 2 3 w Position 3 Position 4 Position 5 VES Measurement 1 Averaging criteria E nsemble Averaging E Decay Graph decay falls below 10dB above the noise floor BT BT is lt 16 or 24 for Reverse Filter 150 3382 1997 par 5 4 Legend nf 100Hz 125 44 4 o86 61 5 125Hz 0 46 96 5 BT 1 23 78 7 160 Hz 1 07 83 7 1 10 91 0 200Hz 0 91 74 3 0 95 90 8 250Hz 1 35 589 1 31 78 4 315 Hz 52 44 8 1 69 71 7 400 Hz 1 57 87 8 1 57 94 2 500Hz 1 50 826 1 71 90 5 630 Hz 1 63 889 1 48 90 5 800 Hz 1 55 92 2 1 53 94 8 1kHz 1 57 942 1 53 95 7 1 25kHz 1 83 678 1 65 91 3 1 6kHz 1 80 94 1 1 63 94 5 2kHz 1 41 94 0 1 48 96 2 2 5 kHz 1 46 93 1 1 46 96 0 3 15 kHz 1 41 97 4 1 44 98 6 4kHz 1 35 98 2 1 40 98 6 1 19 98 7 123 98 9 1 66 52 5 1 38 86 1 1 05 92 7 1 02 94 8 1 45 87 2 1 43 83 4 1 55 92 8 1 59 92 7 1 42 96 2 1 68 96 8 1 66 97 4 1 69 96 2 1 60 97 9 1 53 98 6 1 43 98 5 1 42 99 3 1 36 99 4 1 27 99 4 Spectrum Graph Commands ww l Figure 3 3 Results window Reverberation time measurement Copy to Clipboard Close NOTICE The displayed standard deviation is estimated 1 n o sstd ENT 2 n T Manual SAMURAI 26 o
13. gt 55 dB Sampling rate level 1 3 octave values 5 125 ms higher values possible but without FAST weighting Slow input channels Resolution 24 Bit Sampling rate 200 Hz per channel Input voltage 27 5 V Input impedance 100 KQ Tacho input Frequency 0 1 Hz 6 MHz Trigger level setable 12 5 V Output channels Sampling rate 25 6 51 2 102 4 kHz optional 204 8 kHz Band width DC 40 kHz optional 80 kHz Max output voltage 3 7 Vpeak Attenuation 0 dB 85 dB in 5 dB steps Connectors Input channels see paragraph 11 3 11 Slow input channels see paragraph 11 3 11 Ausg nge see paragraph 11 3 11 Dimensions and weights Dimensions 280 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm Weight 3100 g Reference data Reference sound level 94 dB Reference frequency 1 kHz Reference measuring range 20 120 dB gain 0 dB Reference direction Along the microphone axis Surrounding conditions Temperature Deviation of calibration lt 0 3 dB within a temperature range of 20 C to 50 C ata relative humidity of 65 After temperature changes of more than 15 C allow the analyzer to adjust to the temperature for 30 min Humidity Deviation of calibration lt 0 1 dB within a relative humidity range of 30 to 90 at a temperature of 40 C Magnetic fields A field of 80 A
14. Parameter Description Enable Enable or disable the corresponding tacho channel Unit The unit used for displaying the rotational speed Pulse per revolution Number of impulses given by the speed sensor per revolution Status bar Displays the current tachometer value in the status bar Averaging mode Select linear or exponential averaging mode Linear count Enter the number of values used for linear averaging Exp time s Enter the desired time constant in seconds for the exponential averaging mode Delta time Storage interval for the exponential averaging mode Tacho ratio Displays the conversion factor between rotational speed RPM and vehicle velocity Change Dialogue to adjust the transmission ratio transmission data see figures 4 7 and 4 8 Calculate distance If checked the distance is calculated from the speed of this tachometer and the time You may use this feature in passby measurements Table 4 5 Parameters for the tachometer channels The transmission data is necessary to convert engine revolutions to vehicle speed You may set the ratio manually or the programme calculates the ratio using the wheel geometry and transmission ratio of the gear if B r Mode Tyre and transmission data v Mode Vee Ratio km h per 1 RPM 1 Tyre data Width mm 285 Height width 6 Rim diameter inch 15 Tyre squashing mm T Transmission data Axle ratio 3 Gear ratio 1 Axle r
15. Select Mode Reverberation Time Impact Response Passby Delta Tacho Sound Intensity Standard Sound Intensity Autostore Map Sound Intensity Map Impulse Response r Demo mode setting WARNING This is a special measurement mode useful for demonstrations exhibition or practicing where there is no need to store the acquired data NO DATAIS STORED IN THIS MODE Figure 3 4 Measurement setup window Demo SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 29 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 The Setup Tab In this chapter we describe in detail the type of data to be stored and the calculation methods to be used as well as configuring the analyzer 4 1 Hardware 4 1 1 Main Channels The main channels correspond to the main input connectors of the analyzer depending on your model two four eight or more NOTICE Please note that the number of available main channels is halved in the Extended mode This mode is only available for the analyzers of the HAR MONIE family including Soundbook MK1 Double clicking on the Main Channels item BE will open the settings window The window shown in figure 4 1 will be displayed r Main channels All channels CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Enable V Enable V Enable V Enable M Enable Enable Gain 1 y l i veod 1112008 1v 0 08 li v is nc jac 10628 10 m s2 Coupling a 3 16 V 10 dB 3 16228 m s2 z Input Filter none v none d I 0 316 V 1
16. Sub trigger list The list of basic triggers to be included in the compound trigger Click on Add to add a new trigger Click on Remove see figure 4 20 to remove a trigger Table 4 20 Parameters for compound trigger 4 4 8 Edge mode level trigger The Edge mode level trigger only differs from the fixed level trigger in the additional parameter Edge mode defining to respond either to a rising or a falling edge All remaining parameters correspond to those described in section 4 4 3 4 4 9 Range level trigger The Range level trigger only differs from the fixed level trigger in defining a certain range for the trigger condition with the parameters Lower range and High range All remaining parameters correspond to those described in section 4 4 3 Manual SAMURAI 48 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 4 Trigger 4 4 10 Reference spectrum trigger With the Reference spectrum trigger you may check whether a spectral value lies above below or within a certain reference spectrum The parameters are shown in figure 4 24 and described in table 4 21 The reference spectrum trigger is only available with the Automations option Parameter Description Type Specify whether a value must lie below above or between two reference spectra to trigger an event Checked result Select a group of values to be monitored for this trigger Weight Specify whether a frequency weighting shall be applied Integra
17. 47 Tachometer cc cece cece e oo 22 34 Fixed level trigger 46 Tachometer graph 6 ec eee eee eee eee es 70 Keyboard trigger 00secceeeeeeeeee 47 Tune signal atado dada dc 22 Reference spectrum trigger 49 Time signal graph 0 eee e eee eee eee 68 Time trigger 47 ToolDatS ii i ei RI lA I AAA 11 96 CONO irse euo t Rura t E IR ERR 98 V Main esses 96 ysXREF uec este estu spi e Ore s 22 RUN eee eee ene 97 MSXHEPGIApIIa 2 xi der did 71 Toolsbars Replay eoim tr RU RE RE RR RR ERE 97 WwW Transducer Watertall iui E EET 22 Selectionati aoe idles a REEE 31 Waterfall graph 02 cece eee 64 Transducer Database Working folder 23 72 75 99 Additional units ec eee eee eee 16 Advanced settingS c eeeeeeeeaee 74 Transducer database 2 2020e0eeee 13 A ET 74 Transducers Olivo ira rs be 73 Manual SAMURAI 132 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH
18. Description Checked result Select a group of values to be monitored for this trigger Value This value is the actual source for the trigger Threshold The trigger state is ON when the value exceeds the specified threshold dB Check this box to set the threshold to dB Weight If you have specified a spectral source you may select a frequency weighting Integration Derivation for spectral sources Select whether the values shall be integrated or differentiated before trigger analysis Only available Manual SAMURAI 46 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 4 Trigger Parameter Description Unit Select the unit of the monitored value for FFT sources Possible values are RMS Peak Peak Peak EU and PSD Select which component of the complex spectrum is used for FFT sources Possible values are Real Imaginary Amplitude or Phase Complex Table 4 18 Parameters for the fixed level trigger 4 4 4 Dynamic level trigger The Dynamic level trigger allows detecting major changes of the measured signal using a dynamic thresh old The dynamic level trigger can only be used for measured values given in dB The actual threshold value is calculated by adding a specified offset to the L or Ly calculated from the data of n minutes The setup window for the dynamic level trigger is shown in figure 4 22 The parameters are described in table 4 19 r Trigger Setup
19. Store audio signal Description Check this box to activate audio recording during the measurement Use reverse filtering The audio signal is filtered chronologically reversed Generate signal with sync sound Using this button you can create a WAV file containing the exciting signal Please note that you have to create the WAV file again if you have applied changes to the parameters influencing the measuring bandwidth Table 3 2 Measurement setup Reverberation time When the measurement at one measuring position has been finished a window opens containing the result for this position see fig 3 3 You may now decide whether the given number of averages is sufficient for the corresponding local measuring conditions or not If necessary you may adjust the settings The window in figure 3 3 is divided into three sections Top left This part contains the recorded data in a tree structure You may select to display the results for the whole room for individual measuring positions or for individual measurements Bottom left This part contains several parameters for the calculation of the measuring values and the graphical display Right This part is used to display the measuring results graphically and numerically By double clicking on a cell of the table you may view the level curve of the measurement for the corresponding value B Reverberation time SAMBA137 Interrupted Signal _
20. Acoustic 20 v NEAR y Lower band 20Hz 20Hz z 3 15Hz X Frequency range Upper band 20 kHz 20 kHz 42 5 kHz Fast v Fast Me 1 1 Averaging mode Fast Fast 1 K Is Linear count TA zz zz E Exp time s 0 125 0 125 m Hfo125 mu ma s Delta time s 0 12 Hjo 0 12 Hjo 4 LN Table Enable Enable Enable Enable Cancel Figure 4 14 Setup 1 3 octave analysis You can also change the parameters for the 1 3 octaves by double clicking on the corresponding entry on the second level individual channels In this case the window only contains the values for the selected channel The description of the parameters can be found in the table 4 12 Manual SAMURAI 40 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 2 Analysis In the popup menu for the 1 3 octaves click on the icon on the first level 1 3 octaves you can find the entry 1 1 octave This command switches the analysis mode from 1 3 octaves to the calculation for 1 1 octaves All parameters and settings remain the same except the number of frequency bands They comply with the standard octave centre frequencies 4 2 3 FFT Analysis The FFT analysis is performed by the PC on the basis of the time signal You may select the number of spectral lines within a range of 101 to 25601 as well as various window options Possible window options are Rect Hanning Hamming Kaiser B
21. Figure 5 20 Parameters tachometer graph Level 0 Result displayed ESTOS Scale Start 1000 Scale Stop 6000 Show scale as RPM x 100 Show digit full window Scale Font Unit Font Digit Font ECT wee Manual SAMURAI 70 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description The basic parameters for a tachometer graph are shown in figure 5 20 In table 5 19 the parameters are described The parameters in General basically correspond to those in table 5 6 Parameter Description Result displayed Select the source channel for the values Scale Start Enter the start value for the scale division Scale Stop Enter the stop value for the scale division Show scale as RPM x 100 Set scale change by the factor 100 Scale font Select the font of the scale labels Unit font Select the font of the displayed unit Digit font Select the font of the RPM value Digit background Select the background colour of the RPM value Needle color Select the colour of the display needle Table 5 19 Parameters tachometer graph Level 0 5 4 9 vsXREF graph The vsXREF graph allows you to use various reference values for the x axis Currently only the results coming from the tachometer and auxiliary channels can be used The graph allows you to display a level with reference to rotational speed or temperature values You may add an unlimited number
22. Table 9 2 Parameters advanced options Easy Operator Mode NOTICE A list of the command line switches for the manual editing of links is given in paragraph 1 3 9 2 3 Operation in the Easy Operator Mode Double click on the desktop link or select the link from the Windows programmes menu to start SAMURAI in the Easy Operator Mode Follow the instructions below when running SAMURAI in the Easy Operator Mode e Connect HARMONIE to the PCMCIA slot of the PC not required for Soundbook Enter the name and description of the measurement Wait during warm up settling time of the measuring microphones If enabled check calibration section 2 3 1 If enabled adjust gain manually The operator can only start the measurement by clicking on Run in the Run toolbar if the measurement is not started automatically In the Easy Operator Mode the operator can only change the size and number of the graphical display panes The setups of the individual graphs however are fixed The operator may switch between the enabled graphs Manual SAMURAI 92 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 3 Reference Spectra 9 2 4 The Easy Operator Mode in conjunction with auto start The Easy Operator Mode can be used to start a measurement directly after the system start This is very important in long term monitoring stations when measurements have to be restarted automatically after a power supply failure for example Follow the instructions b
23. 1 V Range 0 1 V Range 0 01 V Z 65 130dB 45 120dB 40 100 dB 40 80 dB A 65 130dB 45 120dB 28 100 dB 28 80 dB C 65 130 dB 45 120 dB 40 100 dB 34 80 dB Table 11 10 Linearity range for Soundbook MK1 octav at 1 kHz C weighted peak sound pressure level Range C Peak Soundbook MK1 C Peak Soundbook MK2 10V 65 138 dB 30 138 dB 3 16 V 55 130 dB 1V 45 120 dB 18 118dB 0 316 V 35 110 dB 0 1 V 25 100 dB 0 0316 V 25 90dB 0 01 V 25 80dB extended range 25 138dB Table 11 11 Linearity ranges of C weighted peak sound pressure level 11 3 2 Inherent noise In the following tables the inherent noise of the analyser ist characterized for all measuring ranges until 20 kHz Therefore the testing was done with a terminating resistor of 50 2 only and the alternate capacitance K65 additionally Assuming typical values for the noise of microphone capsule the resulting noise of the whole system can be calculated Manual SAMURAI 122 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 3 Analyzer Frequency Capsule Measuring Range 1 V Measuring Range 10 V weighting typical Soundbook MK2 Soundbook MK2 K65 All Soundbook MK2 Soundbook MK2 K65 All dB Z 20 0 5 3 12 3 20 7 19 8 21 0 23 5 dB A 16 0 2 3 5 2 16 3 16 9 17 0 19 5 dB C 16 0 1 2 6 7 16 5 15 8 16 5 19 3 Ta
24. 108 2 01 146 0 224 43 12338 5 1374 33 153 71 17 039 109 1 898 147 0 211 42 11645 4 1297 34 144 4 72 16 083 110 1 791 148 0 199 41 10992 3 1224 35 136 3 73 15 18 111 1 691 149 0 188 40 10375 2 1155 36 128 7 74 14 328 112 1 596 150 0 178 39 9792 1 1091 37 121 4 75 13 524 113 1 506 151 0 168 38 9243 0 1029 38 114 6 76 12 765 114 1 422 152 0 158 37 8724 24 971 5 39 108 2 77 12 049 115 1 342 153 0 149 36 8234 2 917 40 102 1 78 11 372 116 1 266 154 0 141 35 7772 3 865 5 41 96 388 79 10 734 117 1 195 155 0 133 34 7336 4 817 42 90 978 80 10 132 118 1 128 156 0 126 33 6924 5 771 1 43 85 872 81 9 563 119 1 065 157 0 119 32 6536 6 727 8 44 81 052 82 9 026 120 1 005 158 0 112 31 6169 7 687 45 76 503 83 8 52 121 0 949 159 0 106 30 5823 8 648 4 46 72 21 84 8 041 122 0 896 160 0 1 29 5496 9 612 47 68 157 85 7 59 123 0 845 161 0 094 28 5187 10 577 7 48 64 331 86 7 164 124 0 798 162 0 089 27 4896 11 545 8 49 60 721 87 6 762 125 0 758 163 0 084 26 4621 12 514 7 50 57 313 88 6 382 126 0 711 164 0 079 25 4362 13 485 8 51 54 096 89 6 024 127 0 671 165 0 075 24 4117 14 458 5 52 51 06 90 5 686 128 0 633 166 0 071 23 3886 15 432 8 53 48 194 91 5 367 129 0 598 167 0 067 22 3668 16 408 5 54 45 489 92 5 066 130 0 564 168 0 063 21 3462 17 385 6 55 42 936 93 4 781 131
25. 34 dB z austart fehlgeschlsd OK Abbrechen Figure 2 9 Calibration check 2 4 Select the measuring mode In SAMURAI a measurement is considered to be a time based acquisition of data The type of data recorded in a measurement can be selected via Analysis in the Setup window or is determined by the measuring mode With File gt Begin New Measurement or the corresponding icon the Measurement Setup window is opened figure 2 10 You may select the desired mode at the top left The parameters for the currently selected mode are displayed at the top right see also chapter 3 The parameters that are common for all modes are set at the bottom according to table 2 8 Select Mode Autostore mode setting sed Mode Normal y Autostore Aem Reverberation Time Start time s 0 i Impact Response Passby Duration s 0 E Delta Tacho i Sound Intensity Standard None EA m Intensity Autostore Step agen None El Sound Intensity Map Impulse Response Demo Repeat count 0 for endless 1 4 M Working folder CAProgramDateXSINUS Messtechnik GmbH LeipzigySamurai 2 0 SHTMP Number from 0 E Export info Export automatically to None SE j O CAPROGRAMM Easy Operator Calibration Check Easy Operator Adjust Gain Cancel Figure 2 10 Measurement setup window D Manual SAMURAI 18 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 2 4 Select the measuring mode An Outline ove
26. 4 rows 3 cols Figure 5 1 Panes layout The graphical display divides windows into panes which may be combined and aligned in several ways see figure 5 1 You may adjust the window division in three ways using the main menu View gt Graphical Display the main toolbar or the button Select layout in the graph layout and properties window see figure 2 12 The size of the panes can be adjusted freely by dragging the pane separators with the mouse Use the View gt Graphical Display gt Arrange panes command to reset the panes to their default size Double clicking inside a pane will enlarge that pane to the full window size Reverse the operation by double clicking inside the pane again In the top left corner of each pane a small field is displayed containing the number of the currently displayed graph The field allows opening the context menu in Tablet PC mode when right clicking is not available The colour of the field indicates which pane is active at the moment colours used according to MS Windows setup 5 2 Copy graph image At any time even when measuring SAMURAI allows you to copy the image of any displayed graph to the clipboard for use with other Windows applications Select a graph press Strg C or select the context menu command Copy Bitmap and paste the image from the clipboard to the target application e g by pressing StrgtVv Manual SAMURAI 54 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 3 Level Monitor
27. Category General User Interface Iv Remember peak files 5amPK Measurement Analysis Signal viewer color combination Cool X Display Audio Colors Miscellaneous Use name of first channel source Sound Intensity Messaging New measurement name behaviour Standard use name from Measurement Setup window SINUS driver Figure 10 11 Preferences Window Post processing SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 111 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 10 PREFERENCES 10 12 SINUS driver preferences SAMURAI may automatically create several additional log files containing important information on possible hardware or software errors for the service technician You may define the behaviour of the hardware driver with respect to individual log files here Generally the log files for the measuring hardware are disabled Enable the log files if analyzer problems occur The log file parameters are self explaining and not described here please refer to figure 10 12 The parameter Number of samples to offset is used for the synchronization of the output data at the device output with the input data This feature allows measuring synchronously to the excitation of measurement alignments Check the box Enable the Weather Station driver to enable weather station support The parameter Log file verbosity level defines which information are stored to the hardware driver log file r Preferences Setup T Category
28. Create reference spectrum with All Fonts All Fonts All Graphs Value Window Copy Style Paste Style Copy Bitmap Figure 5 10 Spectrum graph with Harmonic cursor The harmonic cursor from figure 5 10 is activated in the context menu of the spectrum graph There are two types of harmonic cursors Moveable In this mode the local maximum near the current cursor position is located and the cursor is moved to this position This feature is helpful if machines with variable speeds are examined f e automatic repositioning of the cursor on engine run up Fixed In this mode the cursor is not repositioned automatically SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 61 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY 5 4 2 History graph This graph is predestined for displaying level histories The horizontal axis represents the time while the vertical axis represents the amplitude figure 5 11 You may add an unlimited number of traces to the graph If you create several traces the data of the first trace are used for auto scaling and the displayed unit The unit of the first trace defines which other values can be displayed in the same graph You may only display values with the same physical unit or levels in dB in SAMURAI The history graph is the only graph that can display the marker status as coloured bar at the top or bottom Click on the General item to open the settings for markers display of the current history gr
29. Driver log file requires Administrator rights General User Interface Disable Search log Measurement Analysis Display Disable Memory log Audio Disable WorkObjlog Colors Miscellaneous Signal generator synchronization Sound Intensity Number of samples to offset 0 4 Messaging Post Processing Enable the Weather Station driver Log file verbosity level Error x Disable analyzer name log x Figure 10 12 Preferences window SINUS driver Manual SAMURAI 112 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 11 1 11 1 1 Sound level meter Soundbook SAMURAI Technical specifications Specifications Soundbook MK2 SAMURAI as sound level meter All technical specifications refer to approved measurement microphones with a sensitivity of 50 mV Pa Technical Specifications Scope Soundbook base CF 19 with Windows and measuring software Number of channels 2 4 or 8 measuring channels Accuracy According to EN 60651 and EN 60804 class 1 IEC 61672 1 class 1 group Z percentiles according to DIN 45657 Minimum Configuration Soundbook with min one microphone cable and calibrator Display of measurement results TFT display with analogue and digital display CF 19 Display range See table 11 8 Storage of measured values SPM 1 3 octaves FFT audio signals HVMA Vibration Meter RPM GPS data Slow input channels weather data t
30. E i i i i i i i i i E i i i i 0 6 0 8 1 12 14 1 6 1 8 2 22 24 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Frequenz in Hz Frequenz in kHz Figure 11 1 Lower frequency range Figure 11 2 Upper frequency range 11 3 4 Frequency weightings Due to the frequency weightings A and C being digital class 0 filters according to IEC 60651 60804 and DIN EN 61672 1 2003 which do not change no correction of these filters is necessary The following table contains amplifications for A and C weightings The microphone capsule was replaced by a substitute impedance closed with 50 K65 from Microtech Gefell SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 123 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI f in HZ oe acc E 60651 A c Z f in HZ acc r acc M 60651 A c Z 10 70 0 14 3 69 52 14 36 0 04 500 3 2 0 3 25 0 03 0 00 12 5 63 4 11 2 63 40 11 36 0 03 630 1 9 0 1 91 0 03 0 00 16 56 7 8 5 56 40 8 44 0 01 800 0 8 0 0 77 0 05 0 03 20 50 5 6 2 50 42 6 25 0 03 1 0k 0 0 0 03 0 03 0 03 25 44 7 4 4 44 86 4 48 0 04 1 25k 0 6 0 0 58 0 03 0 00 31 5 39 4 3 0 39 54 3 04 0 00 1 6k 1 0 0 1 1 01 0 08 0 01 40 34 6 2 0 34 55 1 99 0 01 2 0k 1 2 0 2 1 20 0 17 0 01 50 30 2 1 3 30 29 1 31 0 01 2 50k 1 3 0 3 1 27 0 3 0 02 63 26 2 0 8 26 23 0 83 0 00 3 15k 1 2 0 5 1 23 0 48 0 01 80
31. The synchronization accuracy via wire connection for devices of the APOLLO family is 20 ns Manual SAMURAI 12 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 2 1 Activation of the measurement hardware 2 1 Having been attached to the hardware the corresponding channels of the analyzers must be enabled under Hardware in the Setup Tab The available settings may vary according to the device type and the installed options e g the number of channels or available couplings The items under Hardware are described briefly in the following table 2 2 A detailed description is given in section 4 1 Activation of the measurement hardware Items Description This group contains the active main channels The entries on the first level show the channel and the selected transducer You may change the hardware and transducer settings using the context menu or by double clicking on the icon BRI Only the active auxiliary channels are listed 1 level Similar to the main channels you may view their settings on the second level Aux channels Diff are only available for the analyzers of the APOLLO family Main channels Aux channels Diff Tachometer Only two tachometer inputs are available at the analyzer You may set the tachometer channels using the channels context menu Temperature This channel is used for recording the analyzer temperature This is important in longterm monitoring sta tions with high ambient temperatures Th
32. spectrum may be enabled with Weighting With Function various calculations may be performed with the displayed value Possible values are Live current value Min Max Leq SEL Power Average all channels and Leq Power Average all channels History graph for SLM values For the display of SLM values the following values are possible for the pa rameter Value Manual SAMURAI 62 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description Bin Description LtX Current value without time weighting Fast X FAST weighted sound level 72125 ms SLOW X SLOW weighted sound level 7 1 s Impulse X Impulse weighted sound level Trising 35 MS Tfalling 1 5 S Peak X Maximum sound pressure level Fast Max t X FAST weighted maximum of last Delta time settings see paragraph 4 2 4 table 4 14 Fast Min t X FAST weighted maximum of last Delta time Slow Max t X SLOW weighted maximum of last Delta time Slow Min t X SLOW weighted minimum of last Delta time Impulse Ma t X Impulse weighted maximum of last Delta time Impulse Min t X Impulse weighted minimum of last Delta time Set the frequency weighting Z A or C for the value X With Function various calculations may be performed with the displayed value Possible values are Live current value Leq SEL Power Average all channels Leq Power Average all channels and the different percentiles Since SAMURAI version 2 0 it is allowed to display levels with different physical valu
33. z Miscellaneous Display temperature as c y Sound Intensity Messaging Time Zone conversion Post Processing Display time in Measurements Time Zone x SINUS driver GPS coordinates conversion to UTM UTM datum International 1924 ED50 v Realtime display of averaged data Display only stored values a Figure 10 5 Preferences window Display Manual SAMURAI 106 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 10 6 Audio preferences 10 6 Audio preferences The Audio category includes two groups of parameters The parameters in the first group define the volume for replaying a measurement and the second group contains the parameters for the audio comment The description of the parameters is given in table 10 2 fr Preferences Setup Category General PC Audio replay Automatic gain User Interface Normal range 0 dB z Measurement Analysis Extended range 20 dB M Display v Apply gain to exported WAY files Colors Miscellaneous Export WAY as 16 bit integer excluding Extended Range Sound Intensity Use only for compatibility with Samurai 1 x Messaging Post Processing Audio comment SINUS driver Maximum length 20 600 sj 120 E Audio quality Low 120 s 0 94 MB b Figure 10 6 Preferences window Audio Parameter Description Normal range Define the output gain of the PC s sound card for th
34. 0 0 0 0 al 0 0 Clear All All values must be entered in dB Cancel L Figure 2 4 Entry of Random Incidence correction values for microphones 2 2 1 Additional settings The window shown in figure 2 3 contains additional settings for the currently selected transducer type The settings are described in the following table 2 5 Element Description Additional units Basic unit Basic unit for the currently selected transducer type Name Factor List of additional units created for this transducer type and the conversion factor to the basic unit Add Open window for adding a new unit Edit Open window to edit the currently selected additional unit SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 15 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 2 PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT Element Description Remove Delete an additional unit Displayed sensitivity unit Voltage unit Select in the corresponding box whether the voltage for the transducer sensitivity is displayed in mV or V Physical unit Select the physical unit to be used to display the transducer sensitivity Calibration check Tolerance During a calibration check this value is considered the maximum permissible deviation of the mea sured sensitivity from the given sensitivity It is the same for all transducers of one type Table 2 5 Window Additional settings 2 2 2 Additional units To each transducer type at
35. 0 532 169 0 059 20 3268 18 363 9 56 40 526 94 4 513 132 0 503 170 0 056 19 3084 19 343 5 57 38 252 95 4 26 133 0 474 171 0 053 18 2911 20 324 2 58 36 105 96 4 021 134 0 448 172 0 05 17 2748 21 306 59 34 078 97 3 795 135 0 423 173 0 047 16 2594 22 288 8 60 32 166 98 3 582 136 0 399 174 0 044 Table 11 6 Center frequencies for fractional 1 12 octaves according to EN 61260 Manual SAMURAI 120 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 2 Centre frequencies of fractional octaves Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz 107 22303 50 4299 7 828 8 64 159 8 121 30 802 178 5 938 235 1 145 292 0 221 106 21668 49 4177 8 805 2 65 155 2 122 29 925 179 5 769 236 1 112 293 0 214 105 21051 48 4058 9 782 3 66 150 8 123 29 073 180 5 605 237 1 08 294 0 208 104 20452 47 3943 10 760 1 67 146 5 124 28 246 181 5 445 238 1 05 295 0 202 103 19870 46 3830 11 738 4 68 142 3 125 27 441 182 5 29 239 1 02 296 0 197 102 19304 45 3721 12 717 4 69 138 3 126 26 66 183 5 139 240 0 991 297 0 191 101 18755 44 3615 13 697 70 134 4 127 25 901 184 4 993 241
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37. 11 3 1 page 122 Section 11 3 1 page 122 Table 11 2 11 3 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 129 of 132 Manual SAMURAI Index A SOU rior ade 110 Accelerometer ceee eee e eee e eee e es 31 Early Decay Time cece cece eee eee 27 Analysis i Ir ias 38 Easy Operator BOCAS mociones a tdem 39 Create likes sbeebs atone 91 Era ii 41 Easy Operator Mode Luueuueueue 90 93 A esce dane ne da evens aue 40 Advanced options e ee eee eens 92 A had bose ait bot Sart doe cee 39 Operation ue oe ebd i pati EROA 92 SLM woe een m Rey RR ERES RETE ERE 42 EDT ies e Rx e 27 AtialyZot zs icocexirxen xi bien RE bin EE EUA 122 EMG ion iR ae ERR RU RE PRBRRE Se hentia NM RS 124 Analyzer trigger input 0 cece eee ee eee 46 EUionidcibleidlnD eene Des 47 58 60 Application modes sseeseseeeeeeess 99 EXPO e 12i opio REDI AR Pea ae EA 84 89 Arbeitsbereiche 0 cece cece eee ees 122 Excel ion a 85 Audio COMMeNt oococcccoccncoccno o 100 101 NWWin 2 0 ccc eee 84 Audio comment 11 73 100 107 Qu lliiiG 5 22215 aed tado uter dg cuti 23 Autologin Windows sssleseseeesesee 93 Quicktime Movie lsseseseeeeeeee 88 AUX channels cx ikeEieD rieti ico 32 SIR dot an ddd vd Gadd Sead wei xr es 89 jp EL EI 87 B Jl D 89 rd mitini Ea S 101 104 WAV dc 87 Browser WIDOWs Sicrasinechice sisnatratl
38. 2 2 Advanced options for the Easy Operator Mode The window for the advanced Easy Operator Mode options is shown in figure 9 2 The parameters are described in table 9 2 E gt Easy Operator Advanced options 00 x Display the Measurement name and description window v Allow the Check Calibration enabled in the Measurement Setup v Allow the Adjust Gain enabled in the Measurement Setup Run the measurement automatically Freeze the graphical display Figure 9 2 Easy Operator Mode Advanced options Parameter Description Display the initial Uncheck this box to suppress the message asking you to connect the analyzer to PCMCIA which Connection window is not necessary with a Soundbook Display the Measurement Check this box to enable the display of a window where the measurement name and a description name and description win is entered before the measurement is started dow Easy Operator Calibration Check this box to enable a calibration check before measuring section 2 3 1 Check Allow the Adjust Gain Check this box to allow the operator to adjust the gain manually Run the measurement Set to run measurement automatically after the application start and the input of the measurement automatically name and description Freeze display Set to deactivate graphical display This feature is helpful for low capacity computers or longterm monitoring tasks
39. 21 11 845 366 768 fj Weather station test 2 Autostore 18 10 2010 15 21 29 224s 1 180 316 Ally weather station test 1 Autostore 18 10 2010 15 20 49 194s 1 035 003 i I i i M M Working folder D temp SAM temp 2 0 Autostore S N 7001 CPU 3 A Figure 6 1 Browse window At start SAMURAI verifies if the previously selected working folder exists If the folder is found it is used If not the default working folder is used The current working folder is displayed in the status bar of the Browse window A measurement is always stored to a subfolder of the working folder The data are stored in a proprietary format which may not be read directly by other applications Several subfolders and files will be created in a single measurement folder If you want to copy a measurement manually you always have to copy the complete measurement folder As in other SAMURAI windows you may move the cursor to a measurement in the Browse window to get a tool tip with further information on that measurement As in the Windows Explorer you may switch the display to Large Icons Small Icons List and Details Furthermore the measurements can be sorted by Name Date Duration or Size Click on View gt Browse in the main menu to enable the desired options The commands available in the Browse window context menu are listed in the Table 6 1 Manual SAMURAI 72 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 6 1 Select working folder
40. 22 5 0 5 22 38 0 47 0 03 4 0k 1 0 0 8 1 00 0 81 0 00 100 19 1 0 3 19 12 0 28 0 02 5 0k 0 5 1 3 0 61 1 26 0 01 125 16 1 0 2 16 19 0 17 0 01 6 3k 0 1 2 0 0 04 1 96 0 00 160 13 4 0 1 13 23 0 06 0 02 8 0k 1 1 3 0 1 02 2 98 0 02 200 10 9 0 10 85 0 03 0 00 10 0k 2 5 4 4 2 36 4 35 0 02 250 8 6 0 8 69 0 01 0 01 12 5k 4 3 6 2 4 17 6 18 0 00 315 6 6 0 6 63 0 03 0 02 16 0k 6 6 8 5 6 68 8 69 0 01 400 4 8 0 4 77 0 03 0 01 20 0k 9 3 11 2 9 25 11 23 0 01 Table 11 15 frequency weighting curves IEC 60651 60804 and SAMURAI dB 11 3 5 Measuring crosstalk Please pay attention to the following points when measuring crosstalk 1 Connect a signal generator to the input channel 2 Terminate all remaining channels with a terminal resistance 50 Q 3 Only measure in battery supply mode ATTENTION Avoid ground loops at the input channels use an isolation transformer for the generator if required 11 3 6 EMC specifications If the SAMURAI is exposed to an electromagnetic field the upper limits of the ranges in the tables and may increase by 5 dB Within the changed ranges the error tolerances specified in DIN EN 61672 1 2003 are met When exposed to an electromagnetic field the primary measuring range up to crest factor 10 changes to 38 118 dB Z and the linearity range to 29 135
41. 5 3 Level Monitor The level monitor displays the level of the current electrical input signal Click on View gt Level Monitor to enable the monitor Depending on the orientation horizontal or vertical the input channels are displayed in rows or columns You may adjust the gain during a measurement using the buttons 11 and 1 Level Monitor properties mm Window orientation Horizontal v Bar width Large v Peak Hold reset time s 1 Y Level Monitor E Background color ll Figure 5 2 Level Monitor Figure 5 3 Level Monitor properties You may adjust the display and behaviour of the level monitor in a separate window see figure 5 3 Right click in the monitor display and select Edit Properties from the context menu The parameters are described in table 5 1 Use the four buttons in the lower part of the window to select the colours of the individual elements Parameter Description Window orientation Define the orientation of the input channels in rows or columns Bar width Define the width of the bar displayed for a channel Peak Hold reset time Define the hold time for the peak value display Enable adjust gain but Un Check this box to dis enable the adjust gain buttons tons Table 5 1 Parameters level monitor NOTICE The level monitor is not available in Replay mode because t
42. 90 at a temperature of 40 C Magnetic fields A field of 80 A m 50 Hz results in a display of 20 dB A 45 dB C and 45 dB Z Vibration Acceleration 1 m s frequency 20 Hz 1 kHz lt 0 1 dB 50 dB level Influence of user User has no influence if the microphones are set up at a distance of 1 5 m Storage conditions 20 C 60 C humidity max 95 Shock resistance Complying with MIL STD 810F 516 5 Electro magnetic compatibility Emission Complying with EN 50081 1 1992 Immunity Complying with EN 50082 1 1997 Approved accessories options AC adapter CF AA1633A Microphone extension cable 5 m 961014 1 Microphone accessories See certification Table 11 3 Technical specifications Soundbook octav SAMURAI The parameters signed with refer to the model registration according to DIN EN 61672 1 2003 The version numbers for the driver and SAMURAI are contained in the model registration for the corresponding country Manual SAMURAI 118 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 2 Centre frequencies of fractional octaves 11 2 Centre frequencies of fractional octaves The centre frequencies of fractional octave bands are given for a sampling rate 51 2 kHz bandwidth of 20 kHz If you change the bandwidth in the setup the centre frequencies are shifted by the same factor to 51 2 kHz Index f
43. Description Short description of the device Synchronization Shows whether the device may be synchronized Hardware synchroniza If this checkbox is checked the hardware synchronization will be used tion Master Select the device index of the master device synchronization to the clock of the selected device Use this configuration SAMURAI stores the selected configuration When opened the next time these settings will be re as default stored Do not show this window The settings will be stored and when connecting to the analyzer next time they will be restored and anymore used without opening the dialogue window You can still open the window by pressing the Ctrl key when clicking on O Table 2 1 Configuration of multiple devices Version 2 0 of SAMURAI for the first time supports the synchronous recording of several instruments PCI devices of the HARMONIE family may only be synchronized via wire connection other device versions via GPS unit also All devices of the APOLLO family may be synchronized using a synchronization cable or a GPS unit The synchronization via wire connection may be used for measurements in which the devices are located in the same place The synchronization via GPS unit may be used for devices which are located in different places or if at least one device is moving e g in a vehicle The synchronization accuracy via GPS is 4us for Soundbook MK1 and 200ns for Soundbook MK2
44. Name of the current transducer displayed in the lower part of the window Import Import data of one transducer or of a whole transducer database Export all Export all transducer data of the currently selected transducer type to a XML file Additional settings Open a window containing additional settings for the current transducer type section 2 2 1 Name Each transducer responds to its type and name Therefore you may only assign an individual transducer name once for a type Manual SAMURAI 14 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 2 2 Transducer database Element Description Manufacturer The name of the manufacturer optional Model The name of the model optional Serial number The serial number of the transducer optional Power Supply Choose between none 200 V or ICP Current sensitivity The transducer sensitivity entered manually or by the programme as a result of a calibration A Noise Floor Correction Level of the noise floor for the current transducer Select 0 to disable this feature This field is only available for microphones Current offset Physical value at O V input voltage This value is not available for microphones dB reference Reference value for the conversion of physical units to decibels Calibrate every n days Interval in days before recalibration of a transducer is required When running the programme checks whether one of the used transducers
45. Positive y Exp Average Time s 50 fel Cancel v keltek llis Figure 4 12 DC scaled signal Signal generator The parameters of figure 4 12 are described in table 4 8 Parameter Description Result Bin The two parameters define which calculated value is put out as voltage Scaling factors The parameters in this box define the ending points of the linear function figure 4 11 DC sign Defines the sign for the output signal Exp Average Time To put out an approximate DC voltage SAMURAI exponentially averages the output signal With this parameter you may adjust the time constant for the calculation Table 4 8 Parameters scaled DC Signal generator SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 37 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB Signal Preview For each signal type you may display a preview of the generated signal by clicking on the button Signal preview figure 4 13 In the preview the signal is shown in the time and in the frequency domain The parameter Time length defines the displayed time in samples The parameter FFT window defines which window function should be used for the spectrum preview Signal preview Time signal 1 0 751 0 5 0 25 D 0 25 0 54 0 75 M 0 625 1 25 1 875 25 3 125 3 75 4 375 5 Spectrum 160 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ a Ok 1k 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k 7k Bk 9k 10k 11k 12k 13k 14k
46. as in a regular measurement and thus become corrupted 2 7 2 Exporting Data SAMURAI stores data in its own proprietary format Therefore SAMURAI provides a wide range of export operations to further process data in other applications table 2 13 and chapter 8 The ideal format for exporting all measured data without restrictions is Noise amp Vibration Works NWWin Format Description NWWin Application for post processing and reporting All measured data are exported Excel Data format of Microsoft Office spreadsheets It is one of the most common file formats It is however limited by the number of possible rows and columns in a single sheet ASCII This format allows you to view the data with a simple text editor or to export the data to other applications comma separated CSV file UFF This format is one of the longest established formats for scientific data and is commonly used in the automotive industry si This is a powerful analysis software package from Akustik Technologie G ttingen Only the time signal data is exported to si all data may be recalculated from the time signal data in si If the measurement does not contain time signal data no export file is created WAV Only time signal data may be exported to the standard Windows WAV format Windows Media This is the standard format for the Windows Media Player Exporting to this format is only possible if the Movie recalled measurement inc
47. automatically check the microphones in the corresponding sequence ATTENTION Please note that the sensitivity of the transducers is only checked and not applied or stored to the transducer database The measured sensitivity is however stored to the calibration history of the corresponding transducer Before performing a calibration check you have to enable the SLM analysis in the Setup window for the current measurement In figure 2 9 two channels connected to microphones are enabled The calibrator in the example uses a reference signal of 94 dB at 1 kHz The window displays the state and level in third octaves of all measuring channels on the left On the right the data of the current calibration check are displayed channel number third octave level in a diagram frequency of the reference signal and current level at the reference frequency For microphones SAMURAI automatically detects calibrator reference levels of 94 104 114 and SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 17 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 2 PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT 124 dB During the check the detected calibrator level is compared to the measured level the difference must not exceed the tolerance given in the transducer database Kalibrationstest Ss ess 88 DHT 100200 500 IK 2k SK 10K 20K 20 Hz 50 100 200 20H250 100 200 500 1k 2K 5k 1K 2K 1 kHz ss 883858 Kalibratorpegel
48. done by the PC The PC receives the following data from the analyzer Leq levels frequency weighted Leq levels peak levels and frequency weighted peak levels On their basis SAMURAI calculates the following values Fast Slow Impulse Peak Leq percentiles and the Taktmaximal according to DIN 45645 1 for 1 3 or 5 seconds sumi T All channels CH1 CH2 CH3 SLM1 Enable M Enable Enable Enable Store mode AlwaysStore y AlwaysStore v Alv vaysSto at AlwaysSte Selected values Edit E dit Delta time s 0 12 E 0 12 jo 012 4 LN e Enable TT Enable m Taktmaximal No v No elo No Cancel Figure 4 17 Setup SLM analysis Please note that you may set a delta time greater than the time constants for exponential averaging How ever if you set a delta time greater than 0 125 s for example the Fast and Impulse results will not be reliable If unreliable the values will be marked with a In table 4 14 the parameters shown in figure 4 17 are listed and described Parameter Description Enable En disable sound level meter SLM analysis for the corresponding channel Store mode see table 4 12 Selected values Use Edit to open a window for en disabling the acquisition of individual sound levels see figure 4 18 Delta time Enter the time between two data storing operations storage interval LN Table En Disable the calculation of percentile levels with the check
49. e hoe y d XO YU X Be ed 87 Manual SAMURAI 4 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH CONTENTS 8 6 Exportto Windows Media Movie 0 20 00052 eee eee 87 8 7 Exportto Quicktime Movie ll 88 8 8 Create movie as Multimedia Report 2s 88 8 81 Create MOVIE xeu ELE oe ae uox ae Re d e gd deux ac 88 8 9 Exportto EE 5 suom fee oe EEG Eae ae ES ES NEA 89 8 10 EXDOILT tO SlEs s doses gd yee xU SX quedo qu dex SI UN ex nM 89 9 Special Functionality 90 9 1 Power Management ns 90 ALT SES MOJE e aA k a a A a Boe edes 90 9 1 2 Stop on battery lOW ico ela ore Roy aa a 90 9 2 Easy Operator Mode a gee a e PA a e Ge Sige x 90 9 2 1 Create Easy Operator link 0 o e 2 91 9 2 2 Advanced options for the Easy Operator Mode 92 9 2 3 Operation in the Easy Operator Mode 92 9 2 4 The Easy Operator Mode in conjunction with auto Start 93 9 3 Reference Spectra s acia aa aa Rd Ae EE ER o aa 93 9 3 1 Creating a reference spectrum len 93 9 3 2 Editing a reference spectrum lle 94 9 4 Description ofthetoolbars 2s 96 9 4 1 Maintoolbarz 2 2 usc gue onm cg do4 adea ome Eo ks RE ee Re A A 96 94 2 Run toolbar i 2 diab eal dag OE CD poem FPE P qoem aa qud 97 9 4 3 Replay toolbar iiem oon rs Poek E deg eq EUR RUE SE Ey Redes 97 9 4 4 Contro to0lbar lens 98 9 4 5 Glob
50. fix an external drive as working folder e g USB 2 0 Firewire CardBus or CF Card 2 7 1 Replay of Measurements SAMURAI allows you to recall and replay a stored measurement When replaying the measured data are displayed stored audio signals are replayed over the speakers or headphones The replay feature is con trolled with the Replay toolbar see paragraph 9 4 3 The replay of a measurement is normally performed at the same speed as it was recorded You may however increase the replay speed by the factors 2 or 4 adjusting the parameter Speed in the Data Browser context menu see Tab 7 1 When SAMURAI is replaying a measurement it displays a slider control in the SAMURAI status bar showing the current replay position You may change the current replay position with the slider by first pausing the replay then moving the slider to the required position and restarting the replay with a click on the Pause button SAMURAI displays various statistics in the status window e g number of overloads occurred number of marker events occurred etc These statistics are calculated during measurement but not stored Thus you have to replay the entire measurement if you want to view the statistical values Please pay attention to replaying the measurement starting at the first data block otherwise the statistical values will be corrupted If you use the search operation or replay individual blocks several times the statistical values are calculated
51. ie exe rer exe i exe red eme 126 MOVIGO 2 a ia aE Aa Ds is 88 Multimedia Report c cece eee e eee 88 N Noise Floor Correcti0N oo o o o 15 65 Numeric keypad 0c cece eee eee ee ees 100 O OGctaveS cis a RE ds 40 Outpunt event aee erer te eee eee eee eens 50 P Panes LOU aa 54 Power Management ooococcccccccncncnccc 90 Battery lOW ii co cp 90 Preferences sions bey eben bay obese eb 112 AUCIO 2 utei ete deti ad 107 Colors eee ex e eye vedere 108 General 2 2 ilie de RR 102 Graphical display ssuuuueuue 106 Measurement 2 ec eee eee ees 104 Miscellaneous 2 e cece eee eee 109 SINUS driver 0 e cece eee eee 112 User Interface 0c cece eee eee eee 103 Preferences 0 cece cece eee e teen te ee eaes 102 Pure tone graph eee eee eee 22 69 R Range modes eee e eee eee eee ees 99 Reference Spectrum 0220e0cee eee 93 Reference spectrum 45 49 60 61 93 96 Cheating Dindir PITIR ECBURNS 93 Edi ERE 94 Heplay isc ltd aid 23 Reverberation tiMe ooococccccccccccrcncoo 25 Integrated impulse response 25 Interrupted noise lsslseseesesesese 25 AT Ss eiae xS PR 27 RI20 c lii aaa M bode bee E 27 PTB MCCC Te 27 S Search and replay 0 cece e eee eee eee 23 Serial number 1 2 eee eee 11 Setup oer cR DIN oido ba 30 53 Analysls sound
52. is calculated from the Leq of the last n minutes of the signal Sound level trigger Responds to a percentage excitation modulation at the input of a main channel This trigger type is only available in the measuring mode Impact response FRF Cross Analysis option required Compound trigger Allows logically linking and combining several triggers to one new Starting with version 2 0 SAMURAI also allows combining compound triggers However please avoid recursion when combining compound triggers Reference spectrum trigger The trigger allows comparing a measured value to a reference spectrum The setup and features a described later Keyboard trigger This trigger allows triggering with the keyboard of the PC Time trigger The trigger condition is fulfilled at a defined time PC The setup resembles the setup of the Daily feature in the Autostore mode see paragraph 3 1 Edge mode level trigger This trigger resembles the Fixed level trigger but you may specify additionally whether to respond to a rising or falling edge Range level trigger SAMURAI verifies whether the measured value lies within the range between two fixed values Table 4 16 Trigger types in SAMURAI The trigger setup window is divided into two sections A list of defined triggers is given on the left The settings for the selected trigger are given on the right With two further buttons you may create
53. is fed with random and pseudo random noise as sound source Due to the high demands on the used speaker system and possible problems with the required signal to noise ratio given in EN ISO 3382 it is necessary to perform several measurements at each measuring position and to average the results Integrated impulse response method In this method the reverberation time is calculated by backward integration of the squared impulse response of a room or by using a regression line The impulse response can be determined by exciting a room with various signals currently impulse excitation through a gun shot etc and through a sine sweep signal Fr Measurement Setup M Select Mode Reverberation Time mode setting Signal Type Impulse Reverberation Time Impact Response Octave band 1 3 octave E amz Passby Delta Tacho Sound Intensity Standard gknz Range 1 DO Hz Demo Mic positions je Source positions fi Sound Intensity Autost M Map ERED FAUNGSSORG Averages per position 3 Total Meas 18 Sound Intensity Map Approximate Length Medium 13 i Impulse Response Averaging mode Exponential xi Trigger level dB 70 4 Use Reverse Filter analysis na testing Figure 3 2 Measurement setup window Reverberation time measurement Parameter Description Signal type Defines how the analysed room is excited Possible values are interrupted noise
54. must be recalibrated Last calibration date The date and time of the last calibration read only Next calibration date The date of the next required calibration read only Comments Optional notes comments on the current transducer New Transducer type Create a new transducer of the current transducer type The current transducer is used as template all its data except the name are applied to the new transducer and may be modified Delete current Delete current transducer Export current Export transducer data of the current transducer to a file Random incidence correc tion This button is only available for the microphones Clicking on it opens an window in which the correction values may be entered see Fig 2 4 Apply Save and apply all changes to the current transducer Display history Display a list of all calibration runs for the selected transducer Export history Export calibration history of the selected transducer to an Excel file Close Close the window Table 2 4 Transducer Database window r Random Incidence Correction LS 50 Hz 63 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz 125 Hz 160 Hz 200 Hz 250 Hz 315 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz 1000 Hz 1250 Hz 1600 Hz 2000 Hz 2500 Hz 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 3150 Hz 4000 Hz 5000 Hz 5300 Hz 8000 Hz 10000Hz 12500Hz 16000Hz 20000 Hz 0 0
55. of traces to the graph As with the history graph you may use several axes The adjustable parameters are the same as for the history graph see paragraph 5 4 2 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 71 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 6 DATA STORAGE 6 Data storage SAMURAI always stores measured data to the local hard disk Therefore you must always specify a valid working folder When the programme is running a certain volume of the measured data is kept in the working memory The default Working Folder is lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHTMP You may select a different working folder in the main menu via Tools gt Working folder You may not select a network directory because it can be disconnected at any time However you may fix an external drive as working folder e g USB 2 0 Firewire CardBus or CF Card NOTICE The installation directory may vary depending on the operating system The installation directory for Windows XP usually is C Programme SAMURAI 2 x For Windows Vista and Windows 7 it is C NBenutzerMA1l Users SINUS Messtechnik GmbH Leipzig SAMURAI 2 x Setup Measure Replay Data Browser Status Log Browse Name Start time Duration Size Site Notes dli weather station test 0 Autostore 06 08 2010 09 32 41 2849s 124427317 dli frsttesting 0 Autostore 02 11 2010 11 12 27 4314s 9 286 900 dli frsttesting 2 Autostore 02 11 2010 11 14 41 2446s 402 129 ll fisttesting 1 Autostore 02 11 2010 11 14
56. setup in which the sound level analysis operations for all main channels are enabled The second adopts the settings of the currently loaded measurement and the third offers the possibility to select and load a stored standard setup from lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHSetup This setup will be loaded every time a new measurement is created n Preferences Setup Category General User Interface Analysis Display Audio Colors Miscellaneous Sound Intensity Messaging Post Processing SINUS driver x Default setup Setup to use after Begin New Measure command The setup of the recalled measurement bd Selecting this option will use the setup of the currently recalled measurement If no recalled measurement exists then a Clean setup is used User percentiles oS 0 a Enter a value between O and 100 Leave empty to disable v Restart automatically after a Buffer full error Enable the Back Erase feature Figure 10 3 Preferences window Measurement The check box Restart automatically after a Buffer full error restarts a running measurement if the system is used to capacity Checking this box is very important for longterm field measurements Check the box Enable the Back Erase feature to enable the Back erase feature see section 9 9 Manual SAMURAI 104 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 10 4 Analysis 10 4 Analysis These parameters define the preferences f
57. the current output event Type Select how an event is triggered Possible values are Timed means that an event is put out at a defined time Triggered means that an event is put out when a trigger condition is fulfilled At Stop is similar to Triggered but the event is put out at the end of the measurement at STOP e g s on the cooling after a measurement On Disk Full means that the event is put out when the corresponding value in the window shown in figure is reached On Battery Low means that the event is put out when the corresponding value in the window shown in 10 1 is undercut Auto Cal Check The event is used for the automatic calibration check Option Automation Time Enter the measurement time from start in seconds after which the event is put out for the first time Repeat count Number of repetitions An event may be repeated infinite times Interval time If you have selected a repeated event enter the time interval between the event repetitions Trigger Select the trigger used to put out the event Mode Select in triggered output event mode whether an event is only put out once at a defined time or hel repeated Reset time Time after which an event is reset inevitably Rearm time Time after which an event may be put out again If the reset time is set to 1 second for example and r time to 2 s while the trigger is continuously ON the application will generate an output event ev
58. the setup window or by using the context menu The setup window for the third octave analysis is shown in figure 4 14 and the parameters are described in table 4 12 Parameter Description 1 3 Octave n En Disable calculation of the n 1 3 octave spectra for the selected channel You may adjust the number of individual analysis operations to be performed in the programme setup section 10 4 Store mode Enter the store condition for the data acquisition operation The configuration of the condition is described in section 4 3 Frequency range Select the appropriate frequency range for you measuring task Lower band Enter the lower 1 3 octave band if the frequency range is User defined Upper band Enter the upper 1 3 octave band if the frequency range is User defined Averaging mode The programme provides time averaging of spectra Select the appropriate averaging mode for your measuring task see table 4 11 Linear count Enter the number of spectra used for linear averaging Exp time s The time constant for exponential averaging Delta time The time interval for data storage LN Table En Disable the calculation of percentile levels Table 4 12 Parameters for the 1 3 octave analysis window r 1 3 Octavel All channels CH1 CH2 CH3 1 3 Octavel V Enable V Enable V Enable v Enable Store mode AlwaysStore AlwaysStore_y f amp lwaysStorc AlwaysStore_y Acoustic 20 v
59. values SLM CH4 Figure 5 15 SLM graph setup Level 0 The basic sound level meter parameters are given and described in table 5 15 Parameter Description Channel displayed Select the source channel for the sound level values Left value Value Select the left main value from the list Left value Font Click to select the font for the left main value Left value Color Click to select the colour of the left main value Right value Value Select the right main value from the list Right value Font Click to select the font for the right main value Right value Color Click to select the colour of the right main value Update display rate Enter the update interval for the graph in seconds Replace the table with the time history Check this box to replace the SLM secondary values table by a single history graph Table 5 15 Parameters SLM Level 0 FE Graph layout and properties 1 Spektrum E 2 HVMA 1 E 3 SLM General Table Time history E 4 History H 5 History E 6 Spectrum Autoscale Background Start D Stop Automatic Overlapped Y indication Bar display Use Waming and Alarm Figure 5 16 Parameters SLM graph Bars The parameters below General are the same as for the history or the sonogram graphs Please refer to the sections 5 4 2 and 5 4 3 For the param
60. 0 1 1 gt Triangle Impulse Mode Continuous lt User defined IONEEEEEES Scaled DC Filter None y a Cancel Figure 4 10 White noise Signal generator In connection with SAMURAI the output channels of the analyzer may be used as independent signal gener ators The number of signal generators and the maximum sampling rate depends on your analyzer APOLLO Manual SAMURAI 36 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 1 Hardware family always 2 channels with max 204 kHz Box version only 51 2 kHz sampling rate and the HARMONIE family mostly 4 output channels with max 51 2 kHz Open the settings window for the signal generators by double clicking on the entry in the tree structure in the setup window In the basic version of SAMURAI White and Pink noise as well as a DC scaled signal are available The white noise generator is generating a signal in which all included frequencies have the same frequency For the pink noise the energy decreases by 3 dB per octave Figure 4 10 shows the configuration window for the white pink noise The description of the parameters is given in table 4 7 Parameter Description Initial delay Time in seconds to delay the signal generation Frequency Frequency of the generated signal Amplitude Amplitude of the signal normalized to 1 Mode There are three modes for generation Continuous Burst Repeat Burst Single Filter This parameter is only availabl
61. 0 dB 0 316228 m s2 High Pass filter 1 Hz ON m 0 1 V 20 dB 0 1 m s2 0 0316 V 30 dB 0 0316228 m s2 0 01 V 40 dB 0 01 m s2 AAA Figure 4 1 Main Channels Setup window The elements in the window are displayed in a table one column for each channel with the various settings in the rows The first column contains the settings for all channels If you want to set all channels to the same value you must only change the value in the first column If all channels have the same value for one setting it will be displayed in the first column If the values for the channels vary the field in the first column is empty The values for settings which are always the same for all channels are only displayed in the first column Parameter Description Enable This window always displays all available channels All other windows for setting the main channel parameters only contain the active channels At least one channel must be enabled in order to proceed with OK Gain Select the input gain for the main channels The brackets contain the current measuring range corresponding to the sensitivity of the connected transducer You may also set this parameter using the buttons in the level monitor display see section 5 3 Coupling You may set the input coupling for the selected channel Input Filter You may use this additional filter if required for your measurement task Hi
62. 15k 16k 17k 18k 19k 20k Time length A v EFT window Hanning v Figure 4 13 Preview window Signal generator 4 2 Analysis The Analysis settings are used to define which data are acquired which analysis method is used and which data are stored SAMURAI generally provides several analysis methods which are given and described in tables 4 9 and 4 10 Certain measuring tasks require the calculation of similar data using different parame ters Therefore multiple third octave FFT and SLM analysis operations are provided You may define the number of individual analysis operations to be performed in the general preferences section 10 4 As with the other items in the tree structure you can adjust the analysis operations by double clicking on the first level entry Analysis type Description Signal Time signal recording decimated or not decimated 1 3 Octave The 1 3 octave analysis is performed by the analyzer Averaging is done by the PC The bandwidth of the 1 3 octave spectra is independent from the bandwidth of the time signal FFT The FFT analysis is performed by the PC on the basis of the time signal Please pay attention to the bandwidth for data recording audio FFT bandwidth in table 4 1 SLM Calculation of sound levels They are partly calculated by the analyzer thus being independent from the audio FFT bandwidth Sound Power Measurement of Sound Power according to ISO 3744 46
63. 2 50 239 4 107 46 151 164 8 897 221 1 715 278 0 331 335 0 064 63 6259 6 1207 51 232 6 108 44 837 165 8 644 222 1 666 279 0 321 336 0 062 62 6080 5 1172 52 226 109 43 561 166 8 397 223 1 619 280 0 312 337 0 06 61 5907 4 1139 53 219 5 110 42 32 167 8 158 224 1 573 281 0 303 338 0 058 60 5739 3 1106 54 213 3 111 41 116 168 7 926 225 1 528 282 0 295 339 0 057 59 5576 2 1075 55 207 2 112 39 945 169 7 7 226 1 484 283 0 286 340 0 055 58 5417 1 1044 56 201 3 113 38 808 170 7 481 227 1 442 284 0 278 341 0 054 57 5263 0 1015 57 195 6 114 37 703 171 7 268 228 1 401 285 0 27 342 0 052 56 5113 2 985 7 58 190 115 36 63 172 7 061 229 1 361 286 0 262 343 0 051 55 4967 2 957 6 59 184 6 116 35 587 173 6 86 230 1 323 287 0 255 344 0 049 54 4826 3 930 3 60 179 3 117 34 574 174 6 665 231 1 285 288 0 248 345 0 048 53 4689 4 903 9 61 174 2 118 33 59 175 6 475 232 1 248 289 0 241 346 0 046 52 4555 5 878 1 62 169 3 119 32 634 176 6 291 233 1 213 290 0 234 347 0 045 51 4425 6 853 1 63 164 5 120 31 705 177 6 112 234 1 178 291 0 227 348 0 044 Table 11 7 Center frequencies for fractional 1 24 octaves according to EN 61260 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 121 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI 11 3 Analyzer 11 3 1 Messbereiche und lineare Arbeitsbereiche The linearity ranges of sound pressure
64. 316 0 11 82 10834 25 2089 32 402 6 89 77 616 146 14 963 203 2 884 260 0 556 317 0 107 81 10526 24 2029 33 391 2 90 75 407 147 14 537 204 2 802 261 0 54 318 0 104 80 10226 23 1971 34 380 91 73 26 148 14 123 205 2 723 262 0 525 319 0 101 79 9935 22 1915 35 369 2 92 71 174 149 13 721 206 2 645 263 0 51 320 0 098 78 9652 21 1861 36 358 7 93 69 148 150 13 33 207 2 57 264 0 495 321 0 095 77 9377 20 1808 37 348 5 94 67 18 151 12 951 208 2 497 265 0 481 322 0 093 76 9110 19 1756 38 338 6 95 65 267 152 12 582 209 2 426 266 0 468 323 0 09 75 8851 18 1706 39 328 9 96 63 409 153 12 224 210 2 356 267 0 454 324 0 088 74 8599 17 1658 40 319 6 97 61 604 154 11 876 211 2 289 268 0 441 325 0 085 73 8354 16 1610 41 310 5 98 59 85 155 11 538 212 2 224 269 0 429 326 0 083 72 8116 15 1565 42 301 6 99 58 146 156 11 209 213 2 161 270 0 417 327 0 08 71 7885 14 1520 43 293 100 56 491 157 10 89 214 2 099 271 0 405 328 0 078 70 7661 13 1477 44 284 7 101 54 883 158 10 58 215 2 04 272 0 393 329 0 076 69 7443 12 1435 45 276 6 102 53 32 159 10 279 216 1 982 273 0 382 330 0 074 68 7231 11 1394 46 268 7 103 51 803 160 9 986 217 1 925 274 0 371 331 0 072 67 7025 10 1354 47 261 1 104 50 328 161 9 702 218 1 87 275 0 361 332 0 07 66 6825 9 1316 48 253 6 105 48 895 162 9 426 219 1 817 276 0 35 333 0 068 65 6631 8 1278 49 246 4 106 47 503 163 9 157 220 1 765 277 0 34 334 0 066 64 6442 7 124
65. 4 Background Solid color ie Background Color Group all video chunks in a single movie Draw Items Compression Video codec Windows Media Video 9 Screen Y Measurement name viDate and Time Note Progressive number Bitmap Logo Lal Ls Video Bitrate 250 Kbps Audio codec Windows Media Audio Voice 9 LL Audio Format 4 kbps 8 kHz mono Zur ck Abbrechen Hilfe lt Zur ck Fertig stellen Abbrechen Hie J E J Figure 8 6 Export to Windows Media Movie Step 1 Figure 8 7 Export to Windows Media Movie Step 2 Further parameters in this window are described in the table below 8 4 Parameter Description Group all video chunks in Video data over NoiseCam may also be recorded using triggers which means that several blocks one movie of data might have been saved If this box is checked all blocks of data are exported to one file Otherwise a file is created for each trigger event Video codec Select the video codec Video Bitrate Select the desired bit rate for the video data Audio codec Select the audio codec Audio Format Select the desired audio quality Table 8 4 Parameters export to Windows Media Movie Step 1 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 87 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 8 EXPORT In addition the second window contains options for the header of the exported video T
66. 40 VAC with adapter CF AA1633A input voltage at the Soundbook MK2 15 V Input channels Resolution 24 Bit Sampling rates 51 2 kHz 102 4 kHz optional 204 8 kHz switchable per channel currently only in the SMT Lower measuring limit See table 11 8 Upper measuring limit See table 11 8 Frequency weighting A C Z simultaneously see table 11 15 Time weighting F Fast 7 0 125 s S Slow 7 1 s Impulse Tincrease 0 035 s Tdecrease 1 5 s peak T 20 us Crosstalk gt 80 dB Decimation rates down to 200 Hz sampling rate Anti alias Filter 22 4 kHz 51 2 kHz Overload display yes Phase shift 0 01 20 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz Input filter DC AC fy 0 13 Hz Transducer supply polarization voltage 20 V 63 V or 200V and ICP 2 mA 4 mA selectable per channel Max electr measuring range 10 V 8 overload backup avoid ground loops SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 113 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI Umax at input 30 Vpeak Inherent noise level at 0 dB gain lt 6 dB A lt 8 dB C lt 15 dB Z using MV203 and substitute impedance K65 lt 3 dB A lt 2 dB C lt 5 dB Z bei 50 2 direct at input Primary measuring range 30 dB 140 dB frequency weighting A Linearity range See table 11 8 Impulse range
67. 64 0 652 84 0 065 15 5993 5 595 25 59 0 45 5 85 65 0 581 85 0 058 14 5339 6 530 26 52 56 46 5 21 66 0 517 86 0 051 13 4757 7 472 27 46 82 47 4 65 67 0 461 87 0 046 12 4238 8 420 28 41 71 48 4 14 68 0 411 88 0 041 11 3775 9 375 29 37 16 49 3 69 69 0 366 10 3364 10 334 30 33 11 50 3 29 70 0 326 9 2997 11 297 31 29 50 51 2 93 71 0 290 8 2670 12 265 32 26 28 52 2 61 72 0 259 7 2378 13 236 33 23 41 53 2 32 73 0 230 Table 11 5 Center frequencies for fractional 1 6 octaves according to EN 61260 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 119 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz 53 21983 15 2448 23 272 6 61 30 36 99 3 381 137 0 377 52 20749 14 2311 24 257 3 62 28 656 100 3 191 138 0 355 51 19585 13 2181 25 242 9 63 27 048 101 3 012 139 0 335 50 18486 12 2059 26 229 3 64 25 53 102 2 843 140 0 317 49 17448 11 1943 27 216 4 65 24 097 103 2 684 141 0 299 48 16469 10 1834 28 204 2 66 22 745 104 2 533 142 0 282 47 15545 9 1731 29 192 8 67 21 468 105 2 391 143 0 266 46 14672 8 1634 30 182 68 20 263 106 2 257 144 0 251 45 13849 7 1542 31 171 7 69 19 126 107 2 13 145 0 237 44 13071 6 1456 32 162 1 70 18 052
68. 8 Preferences window Miscellaneous SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 109 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 10 PREFERENCES 10 9 Sound Intensity preferences Specify the minimum number of FFT lines in the lowest third octave band for the display of the sound intensity values in third octaves in FFT spectra The remaining parameters in the window shown in figure 10 9 control the export of sound intensity values suffix for the sound intensity direction and number of decimal digits when exporting in dB or as Engineering Unit r al oe J aa Category General User Interface Measurement Analysis Display Audio Colors Miscellaneous Messaging Post Processing SINUS driver Minimum number of FFT lines allowed 4 in the lowest third octave band Direction export prefix suffix Suffix Positive direction Negative direction v Use only on values exported in dB Number of decimals for dB export 1 Number of decimals for linear export 6 x Figure 10 9 Preferences window Sound Intensity 10 10 Messages preferences SAMURAI may send e mails or short messages by using output events see paragraph 4 5 You may set the parameters for this in the window shown in figure 10 10 Category General E mail Display Audio Use E mail authentication Sound Intensity User Interface em I Measurement Mail server name analysis Sending address Colors E Miscellaneous Login name
69. De Activate the analyzer hardware same as Analyzer gt Connect Post Processing En Disable post processing mode New Create a new measurement same as File gt Begin New Measurement Manual SAMURAI 96 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 4 Description of the toolbars Button Description Graph Open the Graph layout and properties window Layout Adjust the general layout of the Measurement and Replay windows Table 9 7 Main toolbar 9 4 2 Run toolbar This toolbar changes its appearance dynamically i e depending on the situation the Audio Comment button or the Pause button is displayed Run n Stop Run Figure 9 8 Run toolbar in Record mode Figure 9 9 Run toolbar in Stop mode Comment Button Description Run Start the measurement F2 key Audio Comment Add an audio comment Pause Pause measurement F3 key Stop Stop measurement F4 key Table 9 8 Run toolbar 9 4 3 Replay toolbar This toolbar also changes its appearance dynamically i e before and during replay the Audio Comment button or the Pause button is displayed E a Play Comment mu b Pause Stop Figure 9 10 Replay toolbar Button Description PLAY Start replay F5 key Audio Comment Add an audio comment Pause Pause replay F3 key Stop Stop replay F4 key Table 9 9 Button
70. K1 and 200ns for Soundbook MK2 Use AES channels if available If you analyzer is a so called PLUS analyzer of the HARMONIE family check this box to enable the AES channels r External devices Use the Six buttons remote control unit Use the GPS receiver Synchronize internal clock with the GPS clock Use AES channels if available Multiple analyzers usage For synchronized analyzers the external device must be attached to the master board For non synchronized analyzers the external device must be attached to the first selected board Cancel Figure 4 4 Pin assignment for auxiliary channels SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 33 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 1 3 AUX channels Diff These channels are only available with analyzers of the APOLLO family They are differential inputs which are derived from the AUX channels 1 to 8 The following are derived AUX channel 1 AUX channel 2 AUX channel Diff 1 AUX channel 3 AUX channel 4 AUX channel Diff 2 AUX channel 5 AUX channel 6 AUX channel Diff 3 etc The channels are applied when you use the SINUS Messtechnik GmbH PTrH transducer for example The PTrH transducer This transducer measures the static air pressure the air temperature and the relative humidity It is ideal for measurements which must acquire values continuously or at the beginning and the end of a measurement e g building acoustics Connect t
71. Latmn Equivalent Continuous SPL calculated from the L atm y for the complete measuring time according to DIN 45645 1 This values depends on the setting Taktmaximal in table 4 14 n 1 s 3 s 5 s Lateg Laeg Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted with time constant Impulse Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted Lo La C weighted SPL A weighted SPL Leg Laeg C weighted Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted Equivalent Continuous SPL Latmn Laeg Equivalent Continuous SPL calculated from the Taktmaximal levels for the complete measuring time A weighted Equivalent Continuous SPL for the complete measuring time n 1 s 3 s 5 s Lcrmax Larmax Level maximum of Lcr for the current measuring time Level maximum of Lar for the current measuring time Table 5 14 calculated sound pressure levels Manual SAMURAI 66 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description NOTICE In table 5 14 frequency weighting X may be replaced by the weightings Z A and C The various frequency weighting operations are available simul taneously r Graph layout and properties m M Channel displayed sim1 CH4 y SS SLM Left value Right value General Bar Walue LAF v Value LAeq y Table Font Font Time history d stoy Le E 5 History E 6 Spectrum Update display rate 500 msec Replace table with the time history of Left and Right
72. MURAI Basic Version Manual Version 2 0 January 6 2012 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH Foepplstrasse 13 04347 Leipzig Germany http www soundbook de e SAMURAI support sinusmess de SINUS Messtechnik GmbH All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of SINUS Messtechnik GmbH We reserve the right to alter the contents of this manual without prior notice SINUS Messtechnik GmbH accepts no responsibility for technical or typographical errors or deficiencies in this manual Furthermore SINUS Messtechnik GmbH disclaims all liability for damage occurring directly or indirectly as a result of the delivery performance or usage of this material All products or services mentioned in this document are the trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations Manual SAMURAI 2 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH CONTENTS Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 Software installation 04 1 1 1 SAMURAI installation routine 1 1 2 Licencing the software ll len 1 2 The Programme Surface e 1 3 Command Line Switches 2 Performing a measurement 2 1 Activation of the measurement hardware 2 2 Transducer database
73. Parameter Description Name Define the name of a store condition This helps identifying the condition during setup Duration The measurement duration Possible values are Fixed length The analyzer is always measuring for the duration in seconds entered for Fixed dura tion Variable duration The analyzer is measuring as long a the trigger condition is true but also considers the following parameters Stop on Trigger The analyzer is measuring until the trigger condition given for Stop Trigger has been fulfilled Trigger Define a trigger for starting the measurement You may only select trigger which you have specified before section 4 4 Stop trigger Define the trigger for stopping the measurement Fixed duration Fixed measurement duration after which it is stopped Pre trigger time Enter the time in seconds to be recorded before the actual trigger event Minimum duration The duration for which a trigger condition must be true before starting a measurement Maximum duration If a trigger event lasts longer than specified here in seconds without pre and post trigger time the measurement will be stopped after that time The maximum duration may be 1 000 000 seconds Minimum separation Minimum time between two trigger events before starting a new measurement The minimum separation may be 1 000 seconds Post trigger time Enter the time to be recorded at the end of a measurement after the trigger condition
74. SAMURAI as sound level meter All technical specifications refer to approved measurement microphones with a sensitivity of 50 mV Pa Technical Specifications Scope SAMURAI base CF 19 with Windows XP and measuring software Number of channels 8 measuring channels Accuracy According to EN 60651 and EN 60804 class 1 IEC 61672 1 class 1 percentiles according to DIN 45657 Display of measurement results TFT display with analogue and digital display CF 19 Display range See table 11 10 Storage of measured values SPM 1 3 octaves FFT audio signals HVMA Vibration Meter to hard disk Measurement period Integration time 0 02 sec 24 h typical Start Stop manually or by trigger Integration response time Immediately Bandwidth for sound recording 39 06 Hz 78 125 Hz 156 25 Hz 312 5 Hz 625 Hz 1 25 kHz 2 5 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 1 3 octave filter Complying with EN 61260 class 1 6 pole elliptical base 2 Further operation of features Pause of integration time automatic impulse detector markers Interface RS232 VGA LAN modem PCMCIA 2 x USB 2 0 no feedback Warm up transient time 15 sec ICP microphone Influence of accessories Not measurable Reference conditions See registration of applied microphones e g MK221 from Microtech Gefell PTB Reg No 21 31 92 58 Acoustic centre Centre of t
75. Spektrum E 2HVMA 1 Channel displayed stu CH4 A m3 SLM Left value Right value General paa Bar Value LZF Value L25 z Table 8 Font Font Time history E 5 History e E 6 Spectrum Update display rate 500 msec lej Replace table with the time history of Left and Right values les Lien 55 6 dB Leas 55 6 dB Leow 116 4 dB Cancel j Place graph Newgraph Remove graph Select Layout Figure 2 12 Graph layout and properties window SAMURAI allows displaying measured data in various types of graphs The different graphs do not depend on the panes layout Any type of graph may be displayed in any pane without limitations You may create up to 32 graphs of which a maximum of 16 may be displayed on the screen simultaneously The graphs which are not displayed are calculated in the background Thus the graphs can be displayed faster when switching to the next graph There are different types of graphs as described in the tables 2 11 and 2 12 To adjust the graphical display properties click on the Graph Properties command in the context menu of the graph or click on the corre sponding button in the main toolbar The Graph Layout and Properties window will open where you may adjust all settings SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 21 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 2 PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT Position Description Top Left The root items of the tree structure contain all de
76. Table 4 9 Basic types of analysis Manual SAMURAI 38 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 2 Analysis Analysis type Description Fractional The calculation of the fractional octaves is done by the PC Because of that the bandwidth of the octaves fractional octaves always depends on the audio signal bandwidth Option Fractional Octaves Order Calculation of spectra over orders of a fundamental oscillation The fundamental oscillation is captured with a speed sensor Option Order Analysis Sound Intensity Measurement of Sound Intensity according to ISO 1996 1 1996 2 1996 3 ECM A 160 and ANSI S12 12 accross a defined surface Option Sound Intensity 1 HVMA The data is calculated by the PC Option HVMA Vibration Meter Vibration measurements according to DIN 45666 and ISO 2954 Option Vibration Meter Building vibration acc to DIN 4150 2 Calculation of the frequency weighted vibration signal according to DIN 4150 Part 2 Option Building Vibration Building vibration acc to DIN 4150 3 Calculation of the max vibration level according to DIN 4150 Part 3 for all three spatial directions Option Building Vibration Cross Analysis Calculation of cross spectrum transfer function FRF H1 1 H1 H2 1 H2 cross correlation auto correlation and cepstrum complex Option FRF Cross Analysis Table 4 10 Optional types of analysis 4 2 1 Si
77. Vibration acceleration m s Voltmeter Electrical voltage V Velocity Vibration velocity m s Tachometer Rotational speed RPM or Hz Force Force N Thermometer Temperature Kor C Hygrometer Relative humidity Displacement Displacement m Pressure Pressure N m Torque Torque Nm Intensity probe Sound intensity Pa Table 2 3 Supported transducers SINUS Messtechnik GmbH Manual SAMURAI 2 PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT SAMURAI handles the transducer data in a transducer database Files for each type TRNDC datx are created in the directory lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHSetup ATTENTION This data must not be deleted otherwise the transducer database will be corrupted The transducer database contains all transducer data relevant for the measurements and all other operations identification sensitivity calibration history etc NOTICE The transducer database contains a default transducer for each transducer type which cannot be deleted The transducer database is accessed via the main menu Tools gt Transducer Database The window opened is divided into two parts see figure 2 2 In the upper part you can select the transducer type and the current transducer This part also contains buttons to import transducer data or to export all transducer data of one transducer type f e export data of all microphones from the transducer database If individual transducers are used with several devices this feature allows you to ad
78. With analyzers of the HARMONIE family you may use the pins of the LEMO8 socket for various purposes The pin assignment and application is given in table 4 2 ATTENTION The sampling rates for the individual AUX channels vary for the analyzers of the HARMONIE family see table 4 3 r Auxiliary channels x All channels Ronni SlowChannel2 SlowChannel3 SlowChannel4 SlowChannel 5 Boxed SlowChannel 7 Enable Y Enable v Enable v Enable v Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Averaging mode Linear repeat y Linear repeat y Linear repeat y Linear repeat y Linearr y Linear repeat Linearrepeat 7 fLinear repeat gt Linear count f all El zj cj Exp time s Ez zi c zi cj cz cj Delta time s 0 08 0 08 0 15 EX 16 015 0 5 0 54 Figure 4 3 Auxiliary channels Pin Possible values Auxiliary channel re Els 1 Auxiliary channel 1 S_IN1 1 0 08 2 Tacho 1 Auxiliary channel 6 S_IN6 Trigger input TRG_IN1 2 0 08 3 Auxiliary channel 2 S_IN2 3 0 16 4 Auxiliary channel 3 S_IN3 4 0 16 5 Ground 5 0 64 6 Tacho 2 Auxiliary channel 7 S_IN7 Trigger input 2 TRG_IN2 6 0 64 7 Auxiliary channel 5 S_IN5 Trigger output 1 TRG_OUT1 7 0 64 8 Auxiliary channel 4 S_IN4 Trigger output 2 TRG_OUT2 Internal temperature 0 64 Table 4 2 Pin assignment for the auxi
79. a for example Preferences Setup n Category Disk usage User Interface Displays a warning when the working disk free 1024 Mp Measurement space is less than 100 10000 Analysis Stop measurement when the working disk free 100 mB Display space is less than 50 500 bz Audio Colors Power management Miscellaneous Never stops a running measurement Sound Intensity Stop measurement after receiving the LOW BATTERY waming Messaging from Windows Post Processing Stop measurement when the battery life percent xls SINUS diver falls below 1 50 3 Er System reboot Reboot every 0 to disable O days Reboot time 00 05 00 gt Execute program before reboot si x Figure 10 1 Preferences window General Manual SAMURAI 102 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 10 2 User Interface preferences 10 2 User Interface preferences In the User Interface Ul category you may select language and appearance settings Changes in this category require a programme restart for implementation The parameters in figure 10 2 are described in table 10 1 B Preferences Setup Category Language English User Interface Tabbed windows C Workspace Measurement Analysis In Tabbed windows mode all windows are overlapped and can be selected through a Tab Control Miscellaneous v Automatic position of docked toolbars Sound Intensity Display text under toolbar button
80. a new trigger or delete an existing You may set the name of the trigger manually default is lt Automatic gt NOTICE NOTICE If you set trigger names manually please note that the name of a trigger must be unique The parameter Invert polarity is available for each trigger type You may invert the ON trigger condition fulfilled and OFF trigger condition not ful filled state You may set an evaluation mode for all triggers except the time trigger Apart from the Normal operation you also may select Hold on and Toggle ment after der trigger condition has been fullfilled for the first time With Toggle trigger condition is toggled between on and off 4 4 1 COM port trigger The COM port trigger has only two parameters the number of the COM port to use and the input pin to use either DSR or CTS SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 45 of 132 With Hold on the state is held until the end of the measure the state with the same Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 4 2 Analyzer trigger The setup of the analyzer trigger input is shown in figure 4 20 and described in table 4 17 r r Trigger Setup Trigger Setup c Trigger list Analyzer trigger input Trigger list Fixed level trigger CH1 over B dBA E 1 A Name lt Automatic gt TRG_IN1 Name CH1 over 60dB Checked result Type TRG_IN1 y SLM1 CHI vlie y Mode Normal X Bin Fast A X 00 00 00 000 Threshold 60 i
81. a ra 38 AUX channels dirias 32 Default penS ooooocccccccccccccncnnn 53 Main Channels 0 0 ece eee eee ees 30 MarkerS 020 c0cce ec ee cece eee eeeees 52 Output event 2 cece eee eee eee 50 Preparation cere EE ME ER ERR 20 Signal Generator ssuseeseeesuuuue 36 Tactiometer ccnl c d XR py xis 34 Setup window seseseseseseeeeeeeeee 11 Signal Generator cece eee eee eee 38 Signal Preview e cece eee eee eee ee 38 SignalGenerator 0 0 cece eee eee eee eee 36 Sleep mode cece cece eee eee eee 90 LME TEE 22 SEM Graph pois 65 SMS DOLD Sita tre pee TCR 110 Software installation eee e eee eee 8 SONOGFAM nc baad vaatie Ph dad iw od peter e epe qa 22 Sonogram graph 2 cece eee eee ees 63 Sound level 2 cece e eee eee eee eee es 65 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 131 of 132 Manual SAMURAI SPE CHUM aed acta iai drid 22 Calibrate i sib re br eb RR rtp es 31 Spectrum graph 20 0c cece cece neces A A be RORIS ees be bavebe LPS 45 Status bars iere tania 11 98 Analyzer trigger 0 0 eee eee 46 Status WINdOW aaria artak yanak eee 11 COM port trigger 0 c cece eee eee 45 Store condition cece eee eee ee eee 21 43 Compound trigger 2 0020eeeeee 48 Coumpound trigger e cece eee eee 48 T Dynamic level trigger oooooco
82. ace in a reference spectrum Table 5 10 describes the individual settings of the fill effect parameter Setting Description none No fill effect is used for the reference spectra Fill above inside The area above the reference spectrum or between two reference spectra is filled with the selected colour Fill below outside The area below the reference spectrum or outside two reference spectra is filled with the selected colour Pattern above inside The area above the reference spectrum or between two reference spectra is filled with the selected colour Pattern below outside The area below the reference spectrum or outside two reference spectra is filled with the selected colour Shade The area between two reference spectra is filled with a colour transition shade Table 5 10 Parameters spectrum graph Fill effect for reference spectra The fill effects requiring two reference spectra are only applied if the parameter Position is the same Cursors in the Spectrum graph Spectrum graphs have a cursor which you may position with the mouse or the keyboard with keyboard only in the selected graph The value at the cursor position is displayed in the header of the graph right to the curve name or in the values window E 1 3 Octave CH3 45 1dB 1 3 Octave CH1 Max 122 0dB 100Hz 120 dB 100 Graph Properties Select Graph E 9c Harmonic Cursor Moveable Fixed
83. acturer A Model the last calibration is outside the tolerance es _ _ J Please carefully check your microphone chain and retry the Serial number Last cal date 09 09 2011 09 28 04 calibration Last sensitivity 0 0033492 v Pa y Curent frequency Last measured sensitivity 0 003492 Current measured sensitivity 0 0132813 dB Pa 130 T T 1 0 0 0 Accept anyway the new sensitivity E Current level 7 E 5 Figure 2 7 Bad calibration warning 1 3 5 1 2 SAMURAI 2 0 Es Calibrator Level 94 By New calibration data are Calibration frequency 1000 dB y Sensitivity 0 0132813 V Pa Please confirm the new calibration 20 Hz 50 Close or abbrecien a Figure 2 6 Transducer calibration process Figure 2 8 Confirm the new sensitivity 2 3 1 Calibration check The calibration check verifies whether connected transducers are working correctly according to the values stored in the database Start the calibration check by selecting Analyzer gt Check Calibration in main menu The check is started automatically after the window has been opened SAMURAI checks for reference signals at the enabled main channels If a signal is detected at one of the channels the calibration check for the corresponding transducer starts Thus you may mount the calibrator to the microphones at the individual channels one after the other SAMURAI will then
84. al Trigger Indicator o e e 98 9 4 6 Status Dar toos heo E Ru BAe tee uox a Rok ob EEG ad ce Ge we 98 9 5 RBangemodes 5i xo A eher Ee ios 99 9 6 Application Modes wi e ids bue a o REDE RO Ae XE UR EMO XeE po 99 9 7 Numerickeypad a woe Ree Yos v XU RR RR RR e Es 100 98 Audio Comment 222 xo Roe ee dos XO OR eee OR E ds 100 9 9 iBaekiBrase e vomer eo AP paul cp ley Gea qe doter ad ri car ANSA e pie Shs D ee RR 101 10 Preferences 102 10 1 General 2 22 moo m Rome od Rmo mom mew momo mo m e modd 102 10 2 User Interface preferences 2 103 10 3 Measurement preferences a 104 10 4 Analysis 4 ox a ETE b LAS Lx e RE AES RES 105 10 5 Graphical display preferences 22s 106 10 6 Audio preferences vi obe xxu Ga eR RAS ae Rx ded ae SUE 107 10 7 Colors preferences waa a EO Ea a a aa a aea a EE 108 10 8 Miscellaneous preferences es 109 10 9 Sound Intensity preferences 2e 110 10 10 Messages preferences 110 10 11 Post Processing preferences 2 0 0 a 111 10 12 SINUS driver preferences 2 2 ll 112 11 Sound level meter Soundbook SAMURAI 113 11 1 Technical specifications s rs e o 113 11 1 1 Specifications Soundbook MK2 SAMURAI as sound level meter 113 11 1 2 Specifications Soundbook MK1 SAMURAI as sound level meter 115 11 1 3 Specifications Soundbook octav SAMURAI as sound le
85. al to the excitation direction If that is not possible you have to decouple the microphone mechanically When setting up the microphones please ensure that no ground connection may be established between the microphones Use the original microphone stands and cables for avoiding a connection to ground Also avoid ground loops caused by parts clinging to the microphones microphone stands person Soundbook microphon preamplifier sound source The microphones are always connected to the device via extension cables Therefore the effect of the Sound book or of persons on the measurement may be ignored due to the spatial separation When calibrating a microphone always use the corresponding cable to connect the microphone to the device Accordingly you have to recalibrate the microphone if you exchange a cable f e 3 m cable The optional windscreen has no measurable effect on the measurement results Figure 11 4 Setting up the microphone 11 3 10 Effect of the accessories in the measuring microphones Manual SAMURAI 126 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 3 Analyzer 11 3 11 Connectors and pin assignments of Soundbook MK2 14V INPUT_GND Figure 11 5 Input socket assignment for devices with Lemo7 connectors V_BAT RXD Figure 11 7 POWER SYNC GPS socket assignment OUTPUT1 OUTPUT_GND Figure 11 9 Socket assignment of output channels OUT 1 2 LED2 BUTTON1 BUTTON2
86. also optionally available Fractional octaves Order HVMA Vibration Meter Store condition You may set the store conditions The store conditions control the triggered data logging You may use the specific conditions for the parameterisation of the individual analysis operations Trigger The 1 level lists the existing triggers If no triggers are defined yet or if you want to change triggers use the context menu Output Event Similar to triggers you may define events to control external processes e g via the COM port Marker The 1 level holds all enabled markers Markers identify certain periods within a measurement You may enable a marker manually or defining a trigger event SAMURAI can record up to ten different markers External data Set the parameters for the data transfer from to Starpass in a vehicle passby measurement This group is only displayed if the Passby option is included in your licence Default pen Clicking on this item opens a window in which you may adjust the default settings for line colours and widths for the current setup See section 4 7 Table 2 97 Setup window Groups 2 6 Display Measurements In the Graph layout and properties window you may adjust all settings for the graphical display of measured data The window figure 2 12 can be divided into five areas as described in Table 2 10 r n Graph layout and properties m E 1
87. amages or dangers for users ATTENTION These instructions shall avoid any measurement mistakes hardware dam ages etc There are several SAMURAI options extending the range of use remarkably These options are collocated in table 1 1 and specified in a separate manual SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 7 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction SAMURAI M is a Windows programme implementing measurement and analysis functions for the analyzers Soundbook Mk and Mk Il the boxes APOLLO and HARMONIE Mas well as the multichannel analyzer MSX16 produced by SINUS Messtechnik GmbH The current version 2 0 of SAMURAI is targeted to perform environmental acoustic and vibration measurements SAMURAI is extremely flexible and easy to use SAMURAI offers various extension options These options are specified in a separate manual and collocated in the following table 1 1 Option Description Colour HVMA Human Vibration Multi Analysis according to ISO 8041 NS 8176 ISO 2631 and ISO 5349 Automation Control of external processes via RS232 external executable programme Passby Measures noise of passing vehicles NoiseCam Recording video data with an USB WebCam Vibration Meter Measurement of vibrations according to DIN 45666 ISO 10816 ISO 7919 and ISO 2954 Vibration Meter Signal Generator Extension of the basic signal generator white and pink noise by adding various other signal types Sig
88. aph You may adjust the width and the position of the markers Figure 4 28 shows an example of a history graph with three marker traces The colour of the markers corresponds to that defined in the Markers setup window section 4 6 Please specify the time frame size for history graphs with Time as unit for the x axis see x axis The displayed time position is moving scrolling during the measurement or replay according to the expired time The parameters available for adjusting are generally the same as those described in the tables 5 4 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 a SLM CH1 Fast A 73 31dB 00 00 03 300 120 dB 110 100 90 45 5 55 6 Figure 5 11 History graph with cursor NOTICE You may also move the y axis directly within the graph by dragging it with the mouse Cursor in the History graph In replay mode the history graph has a cursor You may position it with the mouse or the keyboard The cursor position is displayed at the top right in the graph You may change the display settings with the button Cursor pen in the General similar in fig 5 6 Values in the history graph In the history graph various values may be represented The most important are described in the following History graph for spectral data In this case you may select individual spectral lines or the sum of the lines defined under Analysis using the parameter Bin table 5 4 The frequency weighting for the displayed
89. ar in which you may select the length of time to be deleted from the data measured before This might be of help if you want to measure an approximately stationary signal and an unexpected noise occurs s Time to back erase 5 s iv Select the back erase time length and click the Back Erase button to execute the operation Back Erase confirmation Cancel EE x Figure 9 16 Back erase window NOTICE The statistical values as LXXmax LXXmin LXXeq etc are also set back ac cordingly SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 101 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 10 PREFERENCES 10 Preferences The preferences define the appearance and behaviour of SAMURAI Open the preferences window by se lecting Tolls gt Preferences from the main menu The preferences are divided into categories displayed on the left side of the preferences window see figure 10 1 10 1 General In the General category there are three groups of parameters The first group defines the programme behaviour when the disk storage capacity is decreasing section 6 The second group controls the power management of the programme section 9 1 The parameters are self explaining and not further described With the third group SAMURAI may perform a PC restart This feature is designed for long term monitoring stations The parameter Execute application before restarting allows starting external applications for copying sending deleting exported dat
90. ast used SAM temp 2 0 D temp SAM temp 2 0 05 01 2011 15 09 39 SHTMP C ProgramData SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 05 01 2011 15 09 26 Messungen C temp Messungen 05 01 2011 15 03 35 Rename Eind Advanced settings OK Cancel Figure 6 2 Select working folder In the first line in this window the current working folder is displayed In the second line you may specify the maximum number of folders in the list To change the current working folder double click on or select an entry in the folder list and confirm with Ok If a folder on the hard disk is to be used as working folder the icon of this folder is changed si This helps you to identify a SAMURAI working folder within the Windows Explorer quickly SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 73 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 6 DATA STORAGE Button Description Add Click to open a Windows standard dialogue for selecting a folder If the selected folder is no SAMURAI working folder the programme asks you to confirm the folder as working folder Remove Click to remove a folder from the working folder list not from the hard disk This command can not by applied to the current working folder Rename Rename a folder This command can not by applied to the current working folder Select Click to open a window in which the hard disk may be searched for SAMURAI working folders see figure 6 3 Advanced settings Open a window for setting addit
91. asurement is stopped and stored If other channels are set to use a larger number of spectra for averaging the measurements for those channels are stopped and only the acquired data are averaged Linear repeat Contrary to the Linear single mode the measurement is not interrupted Every time the predefined number of spectra is reached the spectra are averaged linearly and the values are stored After that a new averaging run is started Exponential Enter the averaging time in seconds for exponential averaging The data are stored each averaging time interval SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 39 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB Mode Description Fast Exponential averaging with time constant 0 125 s Slow Exponential averaging with time constant 1 s BT e edB An exponential averaging method with constant quality within the examined frequency range Different time constants are used for the frequency bands r 5 39emot yo e Euler s constant permissible error Table 4 11 Averaging modes for 1 3 octave analysis SAMURAI can also calculate percentile levels of spectral bands seven standard level L1 L5 L10 L50 L90 L95 L99 and three user selectable percentiles section 10 4 You may dis enable the analysis for each third octave channel You may adjust the parameters for the 1 3 octave spectra by double clicking on the entry on the first level of the tree structure in
92. at a defined time of day and duration The setup resembles the setup of the Daily feature in the Autostore mode section 3 1 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 47 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 4 7 Compound trigger The Compound trigger allows combining several triggers of various types logically with AND OR and r p Trigger list Compound trigger Trigger list Reference spectrum trigger CH1 LAF ber 5dB CH1 LAF ber 75dB Key Y Name lt Automatic gt Key Y Name lt Automatic gt CH1 LAF ber 75dB OR Key Y Logic condition OR CH1 LAF ber 5dB OR Key Y Type Above y a Reference spectrum 1 Sub trigger list li Checked result OH LAF ber 75dB 1 3 Octave CH1 y live y KeyY Weight Linear mg Int Der None ill Reference spectrum 1 m Ref 1 Offset dB 0 Add 0 Invert polarity Invert polarity Evaluation mode Normal y Evaluation mode Normal z New trigger Remove trigger OK Cancel New trigger Remove trigger OK Cancel L Figure 4 23 Trigger setup Compound trigger Figure 4 24 Trigger setup Reference spectrum trigger The parameters for the compound trigger are described in table 4 20 Parameter Description Logic condition Select the type of logic linking condition Possible values are AND OR XOR
93. b C Figure 9 12 a no trigger condition fulfilled b trigger condition was fulfilled C trigger condition is fulfilled 9 4 6 Status bar Just like any other Windows application SAMURAI has a status bar that is used to display additional infor mation The status bar elements are described in the following Earned laca Autostore S N 7001 39 3 RPM CPU 0 Figure 9 13 Status bar Element Description Trigger Information on warm up time the recording event status and sensor errors Measurement Mode Colour highlighted display of the current measurement The colour assignment may be changed in the programme setup Manual SAMURAI 98 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 5 Range modes Element Description Range Display of the current range mode Norm or Ext see paragraph 9 5 Serial number Display of the serial number of the currently connected unit in Record mode or that of the unit which was used to record the recalled measurement in Replay mode RPM Display of current speed value s if one two tacho input s is are enabled in the auxiliary channels Power supply Display of the voltage at the auxiliary channel with power supply if enabled Block Event Display of the number of the current Block Event if a measurement contains several blocks Table 9 9 5 11 Status bar Range modes If you use an instrument of the HARMONIE famil
94. ble 11 12 Inherent noise of Soundbook Mk2 alone with preamplifier and with microphone capsule dB A dB Z dB C electric 10 Hz 20 kHz acoustic 10 Hz 20 kHz Microphone 16 0 20 0 16 dBV Z dBV A dBV C dB Z dB A dB C Soundbook 3 0 154 15 5 MV203 MK221 80 85 84 20 15 16 preamplifier MM210 80 84 84 20 16 16 total 16 2 21 3 18 8 WME952 80 84 84 20 16 16 Tolerance coa OR ead Table 11 14 Inherent noise of the microphones Declared by supplier at Table 11 13 Inherent noise in the range 50 mV Pa capsule sensitivity 10 Hz 20 kHz The highest inherent noise level may be expected when several microphones are connected when using a microphone extension cable and with mains power supply ATTENTION Avoid ground loops at the input channels For measuring low sound levels 20 to 74 dB no special action are required If you want to measure sound levels 20 dB you may use the noise floor correction for A weighted sound levels see table 2 4 11 3 3 Frequency response of the analyzer The rated frequency response of the analyzer ranges from 2 3 Hz to 22 kHz It is linear at O dB with a tolerance of 0 1 dB 1 Hz HP enabled see paragraph 4 1 1 A o r er 34 1 5 Amplitude in dB b T Amplitude in dB i b T 1 m a T 3r 3 5 4 3 5
95. box Taktmaximal Select the interval for the calculation of the Taktmaximal level Possible values are none 1s 3s 5s Table 4 14 Parameters for the SLM analysis window Manual SAMURAI 42 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 3 Store condition ATTENTION SLM1 All channels Z A C IV LZeaft v L amp eaft IV LCeaft M ZF IV LAF IV LCF IV 12s IV LAS Y LCS iv I Vv Lal iv LEI lo maze V LApk t V LCpk t f M LZFmax t M LAFmax t IV LCFmax t f M LZFmin t M LAFmin t M LCFmin t MV LZSmax t Y LASmax t M LCSmax t i M LZSmin t Iv LASmin t Y LCSmin t IV LZimax t M LAlmas t IV LClmax t M LZlmin t Iv LAlmin t Iv LClmin t Cancel Figure 4 18 SLM Analysis setup Selection of individual sound levels Dependings of disabled values are also not calculated You can also change the parameters for the SLM analysis by double clicking on the corresponding entry on the second level individual channels In this case the window only contains the values for the selected channel The parameters are the same as in table 4 14 As with the third octave or the FFT analysis multiple SLM analysis operations may be performed simultaneously You may define the number with the corresponding parameter section 10 4 4 3 Store condition s Store Condition list Normal Triggered 1 Name Automatic Duration Variable durati
96. ce spectrum A reference spectrum is always created on the basis of a measured spectrum First recall a measurement or create a new one which contains a spectrum and display the result in Replay mode as spectrum graph Click on Create reference spectrum with in the context menu to select one of the displayed spectra as basis for the creation of the reference spectrum The selected spectrum is now converted to a reference spectrum which you may edit in the window opened after conversion When saved the reference spectrum is automatically embedded into the current measurement Adjust the user name and password if necessary SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 93 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 9 SPECIAL FUNCTIONALITY 9 3 2 Editing a reference spectrum You may edit the reference spectrum as described in the edit window at its creation or later by selecting Tools gt Reference Spectra from the main menu When editing via the Tools menu you may select any embedded or external reference spectrum for editing at creation you may only edit the reference spectrum just created Please note that you may not edit and store a weight curve because this would corrupt the measurements basing on that weight curve You may not load the weight curves for A B C and D since they are already fixed in the programme and may not be changed The reference spectrum edit window is divided into three areas see figure 9 3 At the top you may select the reference spectrum for
97. ch the automatic detection of the decay curve corresponds to the measured curve 100 much 0 not much If displayed in square brackets nf the distance to the noise floor is too small noise floor Decay curve By clicking on this button you may view the decay curves of the individual measurements averaged measurements per position also Spectrum If this button is pressed the spectrum of the reverberation times is displayed Edit manually If this box is checked you may change the approximation line of the decay curve manually using the mouse by dragging the black dashed line This is only available for single measurements at the corresponding measurement positions Copy to clipboard Using this button you may copy the content displayed in the window on the right to the clipboard table or graph Commands Clicking on this button will open a menu containing the following operations Reset Delete all data of the reverberation time measurement all settings will be kept Resize Change parameters microphone positions source positions number of averagings per position number of measurements Delete selected measurement Remove the selected measurement Color indicators Change the colour of the indicators for the parameters Correlation Curvature and Standard deviation The setup window will not be described in detail since it is self explaining Table 3 3 Measurement setup Reverb
98. colour of the current key point Select the key point to be changed Double click on the Current color and select the desired colour Table 5 12 Parameters colour scale SAMURAI supports storing and loading customized colour scales Use the buttons Load scale and Save scale Finally you may hide the colour scale representation in the sonogram graph by checking the box Do not display the color scale 5 4 4 Waterfall graph As the sonogram graph the three dimensional waterfall graph is used to display frequency and time based data The amplitude is displayed by the height y axis and a colour in a three dimensional representation The x axis represents the frequency the z axis represents time or speed It is only possible to display data for a single result on a waterfall graph The settings for the waterfall graph are similar to the previously described graph types Please refer to the paragraphs above The following overview outlines the analogue setup windows General as for spectrum graph figure 5 6 and table 5 6 X axis as x axis for spectrum graph figure 5 7 and table 5 7 y axis as y axis for spectrum graph figure 5 8 and table 5 8 z axis as x axis for time signal graph figure 5 17 or table 5 17 Color scale as for sonogram graph figure 5 12 and table 5 12 The 3D Layout window is uniquely provided for the waterfall graph You may use the three parameters to adjust the 3D characteristics of the graph The parameter
99. cursor position Out Zoom out measurement time scale at the cursor position Selection Zoom in selected period All Zoom to view entire measurement Zoom In Amplitude Magnify amplitude Zoom Out Amplitude Demagnify amplitude Replay Start replay of measurement at the cursor position in Replay mode Replay speed Select replay speed 1x 2x 4x Play Audio All Start replay of the selected audio data at the cursor position and replay until the end of the measurement Selection Start replay of the selected audio data at the beginning of the selected data and replay until the end of the selection Block Start replay of the selected audio data at the cursor position and replay until the end of the block Play audio Loop Same as Play audio but instead of stopping replay is restarted at the cursor position Post Process Start the post processing mode and use selected data range Export to Export the selected period Recalculate Intervals Open a window for recalculating of interval values This item is only available if SLM 1 3 octave or FFT data are selected Please refer to paragraph 7 2 1 for details SLM Percentiles Recalculate percentiles of the selected range This item is only available if SLM data ere selected Spectral LN Recalculate spectral LN based on selected range Community noise Recalculate Lan Lay Lights Laen LEvening Extract Selection to Measurement Export th
100. cy weighting Z Linearity range See table 11 10 Impulse range 55dB Sampling rate level 1 3 octave values 20 125 ms higher values possible but without FAST weighting Tacho input Frequency 1 60 Hz 819 2 kHz SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 117 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI Trigger level TTL max 15 VDC Oversample trigger Sampling rate 819 2 kHz Output channels 1 4 Sampling rate As for channel 1 8 Bandwidth DC 20 kHz Max output voltage 3 16 Vpeak Attenuation 10 dB 50 dB in 1 dB steps Connectors Inputs 1 8 8 x LEMO Triax Outputs 1 2 3 4 4 x sound signal 2x Lemo 3 model 0 short circuit proof 3 16 Vpeak Dimensions and weights Dimensions 280 mm x 220 mm x 65 mm Weight 3100g Reference data Reference sound level 94 dB Reference frequency 1 kHz Reference measuring range 45 120 dB Reference direction Along the microphone axis Surrounding conditions Temperature Deviation of calibration 0 3 dB within a temperature range of 20 C to 50 C at a relative humidity of 65 95 After temperature changes of more than 15 C allow the analyzer to adjust to the temperature for 30 min Humidity Deviation of calibration 0 1 dB within a relative humidity range of 30 to
101. d Run Recording The measurement has been started using the main menu or the Run toolbar If in this mode the analyzer is measuring and storing data to the hard disk Pause Recording The measurement has been paused no data are stored to the hard disk The mea surement may be continued by clicking again on the Pause button in the Run toolbar The measurement count does not increase automatically Timer Recording The application is waiting between two measurements e g when using Daily in the measuring mode Autostore see paragraph 3 1 Recall Recall An existing measurement has been loaded This is the normal state entered after application start since the last measurement is recalled automatically on start PLAY Replaying SAMURAI is replaying the recalled measurement Pause Replaying The replay of the recalled measurement has been paused Table 9 12 Application modes SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 99 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 9 SPECIAL FUNCTIONALITY In Replay mode you may not run a new measurement directly You have to create a new measurement first Even if you want to chose an alternative setup for the new measurement you have to create a new mea surement before you can load or create a new setup In any case you may only create a new measurement if the analyzer is connected The following restrictions apply to the individual modes and states The current measurement may only be configured in Stop mode e The t
102. d in a report container When a recalculation operation is finished the data are displayed in a window Report Viewer see figure 7 5 E Report Viewer x 4 22H a SLM1 CH1 intervals LAF Percentiles SLM1CH1 Community Noise 1 3 Octave1 CH1 Intervals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 1 Name 1 3 Octave1 CH1 Interval 2 Start time 09 08 2010 10 16 02 3 Stop time 09 08 2010 10 19 32 4 Time Duration Coverage 20Hz 25Hz 315Hz 40Hz 50Hz 63Hz 80Hz 100Hz2 125Hz 5 09 08 2010 10 16 02 58 1 96 8 470 489 538 487 449 421 403 430 477 I6 09 08 2010 10 17 00 60 0 100 0 686 645 662 661 661 674 689 657 65 1 M 7 09 082010 10 18 00 60 0 100 0 708 742 808 802 775 766 767 778 76 1 M 8 09 082010 10 19 00 322 53 6 889 856 818 858 823 754 767 701 69 6 w 4 r Copy Export Delete Delete All Close Figure 7 5 Report Viewer You may copy the data from this window to the clipboard by clicking on Copy If you want to delete the selected tab including the data in the report container click on Delete Click on Delete all to remove all data from the report container If you want to export the data to files click on Export to open an export window The following formats are supported currently ASCII files CSV Excel and DIF On the left you may select the Report tab for export and on the right you may set the export parameters This allows you to define an individual name for each data set 7 3 Color themes in t
103. dB A No performance decreases will occur after electrostatic discharges at the device contact discharge up to 4 kV and air discharge up to 8 kV ATTENTION For EMC reasons only the original LEMO BNC adapter and the original microphone extensions cables with ferrite core must be used for calibrated measurements Manual SAMURAI 124 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 3 Analyzer ATTENTION When exposed to electromagnetic fields of 10 V m the device is not spec ified for the measurement of sound levels below 74 dB ATTENTION When exposed to electromagnetic fields of more than 10 V m the device is not specified for measurements in all level ranges 11 3 7 Mains frequency and high frequency fields With respect to the immunity to mains and high frequency fields Soundbook complies with the requirements of DIN EN 61672 1 2003 The immunity to mains and high frequency fields is highest in battery supply mode with short microphone cables 1 5 m In the configuration with long cables 3 m and longer in mains supply mode and measuring the HF emis sions of the device are highest The immunity to mains and high frequency fields is lowest in this configura tion configuration see figure 11 3 A lower emission level is reached if the device is in STOP mode in the same hardware configuration The sound level meter may not be used for measuring levels below 74 dB according to section 6 6 9 of DIN EN 61672 1 2003 The sound level meter
104. data is directly saved to an open NWWin document Browse Browse for export destination folder except NWWin Calibration Check Enable the calibration check procedure for the Easy Operator mode This allows the programme to check the calibration of the transducers while running Adjust Gain Enable the adjust gain procedure for the Easy Operator mode Table 2 8 Measurement setup 2 5 Preparing a Setup The Setup Tab contains the parameters and their current settings in a tree structure figure 2 11 The entries groups at the root e level of the tree are listed and described briefly in table 2 9 A detailed description is given in chapter 4 A EE SAMURAI 2 0 seismotest SHX seismotest 0 STOP ES View jem File Measurement Analyzer Tools ONIRE Over Level Mon 3 Under Start time Run time 22 12 2010 10 58 29 00 00 00 000 Setup Measure Replay Status Log Browse cw EME Main Channels E Channel 1 Standard Geschwindigkeit dB Channel 2 Standard Beschl aufnehmer 4B Channel 3 Standard Beschi sufnehmer Gf Slow Channels Wf SlowChannel 1 Standard Thermometer SD Tachometer P Temperature Power supply fef ADCtoDAC AJ Signal Generator Analysis Store Condition Trigger Output Event Marker w vib5_aRMS Vib3_aRMS Extemal data Default Pens Ne ha
105. data options Select for FFT spectra export as real imaginary part or as Magnitude Phase Do not save phase for FFT spectrum If enabled only the spectra magnitudes are exported Associate auxiliary results to spectral data If enabled the data from the auxiliary channels will be associated to the spectral data If there are spectral results in several blocks the data from the auxiliary channels will be associated and interpolated If this box is not checked auxiliary channel data will be exported as separate channels When possible convert values to dB If the transducer database contains a reference value for the corresponding transducer the ampli tude values are automatically converted to dB Save each result in a separate measurement Only for NWWin If checked each selected result will be saved in a separate measurement in NWWin Save signal as WAV file Checkbox for exporting samples as WAV file The data are normalized to 1 according to the set physical range and exported as WAV file Group signals in two channels stereo WAV If checked adjacent channels are exported as two channel WAV file This might help if you want to replay audio data in stereo Integration Derivation If checked the exported spectra may be integrated or differentiated Table 8 3 Export options Manual SAMURAI 86 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 8 4 Export to Text file 8 4 Export to Text
106. ding point is resulting from the starting point plus an adjustable length of time define Length in the window Furthermore the cursor may snap to defined time limits set Snap in the window The parameter Display format defines how the times are displayed in the Data Browser toolbar NOTICE You may also set the display format by left clicking on the time display in the toolbar 7 2 Recalculate measured values If you have selected SLM 1 3 octave or FFT channels in the Data Browser you may recalculate different values The following paragraphs 7 2 1 to 7 2 4 explain the available recalculation operations 7 2 1 Recalculate interval values If you have selected SLM 1 3 octave or FFT channels in the Data Browser you may recalculate different values from a selected period using the Recalculate feature The values are collected in a report container within the programme and may be exported later Figure 7 4 shows the recalculation setup window SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 81 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 7 DATA BROWSER Recalculate Intervals Analysis mode Time Resampling LAeait gt Interval type Hourly Figure 7 4 Setup Recalculation of interval values The parameters of the setup window are described in table 7 2 Parameter Description Analysis mode Time Resampling means recalculating levels on a different time base Advanced In tervals means recalculating of statistical values f
107. e El Autostore lt Norm gt S N 6187 CPU 4 Ready L Figure 2 11 Setup window There are two differences compared to standard tree structures The first difference are so called tool tips small popup windows to show the contents of each item whenever required Just move the mouse cursor to an item of the tree After a short time the tool tip is displayed You may adjust tree items or parameters by double clicking on them or using the context menu right click on gt Edit Properties see figure 2 11 The use of the context menu is slightly different when Soundbook is used as a tablet you may open th PC because you may not right click with the mouse pen for left clicking only In this case e context menu by left clicking or clicking with the pen on the icon of an item Manual SAMURAI 20 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 2 6 Display Measurements Groups 0 level Description Hardware Use the items below Hardware to modify the hardware settings or the software settings directly related to the hardware Analysis This group includes all analysis settings By standard the 1 level contains the four analysis groups signal 1 3 octave FFT SLM Each group contains the active main channels 2 level for which you can enable disable the corresponding analysis operation in the context menu Currently the following four groups are
108. e 1 Repeat count h y Enter O for infinite Activation parameters TE EM Lo SMS number Subject Message New event Remove event DK Figure 4 26 Output events Type Description COM port DTR Sends the status to the DTR pin of the given RS232 port COM port RTS Sends the status to the RTS pin of the given RS232 port External executable Runs an executable programme on the PC You may use this feature to start your own measurement control programme Sound Output of a WAV file through the standard sound card or output of an acoustic message through system loudspeaker f e acoustic feedback when the storage medium is full Message Display of a message with definable text e g triggered output of a message when a certain speed is reached Send message Send an e mail or SMS TRG_OUT1 or 2 Sends the status to the TRG_OUT1 or TRG_OUT2 pin of the analyzer see analyzer descrip tion This type is only available for certain analyzer models Table 4 22 Output event types Each timed event in SAMURAI has a start time which is given as a duration after measurement start Apart from that events may be repeated cyclically The setup window for timed events in SAMURAI is shown in figure 4 26 and the parameters are described in table 4 23 Manual SAMURAI 50 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 5 Output events Type Description Enable event Enable or disable
109. e 3 Cancel Cancel Figure 4 7 Transmission data Figure 4 8 Set transmission ratio manually SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 35 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB The parameters are shown in the figures 4 7 and 4 8 and described in table 4 6 Parameter Description Mode Select manual input of ratio km h to RPM or automatic calculation by SAMURAI Ratio If you have selected manual input enter ratio km h to RPM Width Enter the wheel width Height Enter the wheel height Rim diameter Enter the rim diameter in inches Wheel crushing Enter the wheel crushing Axes ratio Enter the axes ratio Gear ratio Enter the gear transmission ratio of the vehicle Table 4 6 Parameters Transmission data 4 1 5 ADC gt DAC These channels are used for monitoring the input signals The input signal is directly linked to the output within the analyzer You may set the main channel and the attenuation applied to the output F E coc i NN Allchannels ADCtoDAC1 ADCtoDAC2 ADCtoDAC3 ADCtoDAC 4 Enable V v Enable Enable v Enable V Enable Attenuation 0 vio y v ilo y Figure 4 9 Configuration ADC gt DAC 4 1 6 Signal Generator F EX Signal preview Signal type White noise parameters Initial delay s 0 Pink noise ve Multi sine Sweep linear Sweep logarithmic Pseudo random Square Amplitude
110. e eee eee 62 Drag n Drop in the Graph layout and properties win HVMA cece eee eee eee eee eens 22 UON cierres 55 E Inherent noise 6 6 cee eee eee eee eee ee 122 E mail Integration 31 Manual SAMURAI 130 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH Interval values Data Browser 00 c cece cece eee eae 81 Recalculate 0 cece cece eee eee eas 81 L Level Monitor 0 c ccc cece eee eee eae 55 Dog WIndOW essecos expe ERE SE E ERE Eb EE 11 Longterm measurements uuuuuue 104 M Main Channels ccc cece cence eens 30 Main menu 0 cece eee e eee eee eens 10 Markers ase en E 52 Measurement lusssssssssssssee eene 12 Data Loa adios hat 23 MEE E E E A DEP 21 Measurement Modes AUTOSTOL aiaei a aaa aa a 24 Standard 0 0 cece cece cece eee eee eee ees 24 Measurements 0cc cece e eee oo 24 29 Demo ione ei VIRI 28 Impulse Response ssseeesese 28 Reverberation time ooooooocoocoo 25 Measuring mMode 0 e cece eee eee ees 18 Messages sacs ise daras REPRE gees 110 Microphone Effect of accessorieS 2 55 126 Extension cable 0 0 ccc cece eens 123 Longitudinal axis cee eee eee 126 Mechanical vibrati0N 126 Reference direction 126 Microphone extension cable 123 Microphones Selupszic
111. e if generating noise Using this parameter SAMURAI is able to generate a band limited noise Possible values for this parameter are no Low pass High pass Band pass Third octave Octave High pass Low pass frequency The two parameters define the cut off frequencies for the corresponding filters The parameters are only available for noise generators Third band octave Octave This parameter is only available when generating white or pink noise and when Third octave or Octave have been selected for the parameter Filter The parameter defines which third octave or octave band is filtered Table 4 7 Parameters Signal Generator Use the DC scaled signal type to put out a measuring signal as a proportional DC signal For this define the signal to be put out or the ending points of the linear function for each figure 4 11 output level DC sign positive DC sign negative Figure 4 11 Output DC scaled signal gt measured level Generator 1 Setup s Sine White noise Pink noise Square Triangle Impulse Multi sine Sweep linear Sweep logarithmic Pseudo random User defined Scaled DC Signal type OK Scaled DC parameters Scaling factors mex outputis 3 16 V Signal preview Result 1 3 Octave CH1 x Bin SUM When input level is 1 Pa Output level is 0 v When input level is 1 Pa Output level is 3 16 DC sign
112. e marker Name Enter a marker name You may not use a name twice or leave the name of an enabled marker empty Key SAMURAI allows to activate a marker manually with the keyboard Select a key from the list Pressing the key will toggle the marker state from ON to OFF and vice versa External trigger It is also possible to use a trigger to activate the marker Select an existing trigger from the list For the definition of triggers please see section 4 4 Color Select a colour to represent the marker state graphically Table 4 24 Markers setup window Parameters Setup Measure Replay Status Log Browse a SLM1 CH4 Fast Z 54 8dB SLM1 CH4 Fast A 47 4dB 120 dB 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 Figure 4 28 History graph with three markers In figure 4 28 a level history graph is shown with three markers set There are three ways to activate a marker manually by pressing the corresponding key on the keyboard automatically by a linked trigger or with the mouse by left clicking on a marker button in the control bar figure 9 11 Manual SAMURAI 52 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 7 Default pens 4 7 Default pens You may easily set elements of the graphical display by adjusting the default pen colour and width used in graphs individually for each channel The settings are stored to the setup file of the measurement If you create a new trace in a grap
113. e range mode Normal Extended range Define the output gain of the PC s sound card for the range mode Extended Please note that the dynamic range in Extended Range is much higher than that supported by a standard sound card To replay a faint signal over the PC speakers you should set a high gain Apply gain to The gain settings are also applied to exported WAV files exported WAV files Export WAV as If the box is unchecked WAV files are generally saved in the 32 bits float format 16 bit integer Max length Define the maximum length of an audio comment Audio quality Define the audio quality of the audio comment Table 10 2 Parameter Preferences Audio SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 107 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 10 PREFERENCES 10 7 Colors preferences Define several standard display colours of SAMURAI Open the colour selection wizzard by left clicking once on one of the displayed fields You may choose an available colour or define your own Preferences Setup Category General User Interface Measurement Analysis Display Audio Miscellaneous Sound Intensity Messaging Post Processing SINUS driver Overload Lowe Underrange Lowe ees Measurement mode sees Loss MINNIE NEIN E Leer Impact Standard Intensity Figure 10 7 Preferences window Colors Manual SAMURAI 108 of 132 SINUS Messt
114. e section 10 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 75 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 6 DATA STORAGE 6 4 SAMURAI data format SAMURAI version 1 7 or higher does not only store measurement data but also a description how the data were stored Thus other software manufacturers have the opportunity to offer a tool to import SAMU RAI measurements to their programmes Furthermore customers with the necessary experience have the possibility to process the data of only one SAMURAI measurement if of special interest The description of the measurement data is included in a XML document with the file name DataDescrip tion XML in the folder of the corresponding measurement It contains information on reading binary files number format number of rows and columns for multidimensional values etc and all details for the con version of the stored values to the correct physical unit information on used sensor unit In the following an example of a description file is given lt xml version 1 0 encoding windows 1250 gt lt data gt lt measurementstart gt 2008 02 15 10 43 35 lt measurementstart gt lt result gt lt name gt Overload lt name gt lt binaryfilename gt 00000009_0_1 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt DWORD lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 02 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 1 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 4919 lt numrow gt lt bit0 gt CH1 lt bit0 gt lt result gt lt result gt lt name gt Underrange lt name
115. e selected period to a new SAMURAI measurement Settings Size to Fit Automatic amplitude scaling for the graphs Minimum Size Smallest possible amplitude scaling for the graphs Show Result Name En Disable result name display Color theme Open a window to adjust the colours used in the Data Browser see paragraph 7 3 Color scale Open a window for setting the color scale see paragraph 7 4 Table 7 1 Items of the Data Browser context menu Manual SAMURAI 80 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 7 1 Cursor mode 7 1 Cursor mode The cursor in the Data Browser works in different modes simplifying navigation and data selection You may set the modes in the window shown in figure 7 3 a Data Browser Selection ak a Select mode A 03 08 2010 10 17 22 22 Max 09 08 2010 10 20 42 Snap None y Display format Elapsed s Se Hint You can change the display format also by clicking inside the cursor selection display window Cancel Figure 7 3 Setup Cursor modes The following modes are available Free selection You may freely set the cursor to the desired starting point and period Fixed selection Set the cursor to a fixed starting point Begin in the window and a fixed ending point End in the window The selection is fixed and you may not change it with the mouse later Fixed length You may select the starting point with the mouse The en
116. e the displayed level see figure 5 4 You may adjust the graph even when a measurement is running G LZFmax LZFmax t LAFmax t LCFmax t L2Fmin LAFmin LCFmin LZFmin t LAFmin t LCFmin t O48 LC Lzsmax LASmax o Losmex CARET LzSmax t LASmax t LCSmax t LAtmb t LZSmin LASmin LCSmin LAtmb5 L eq LZSmin t LASmin t LCSmin t Lzl LCI LZlmax LClmax LZlmax t LAlmax t LClmax t LZlmin LAlmin LClmin LZlmin t LAlmin t LClmin t LZleq LAleq LCleq LAleq LAeq LZea t LAeq t LCeq t LC L LZeg M LAeq LCeq LCeq LAeq ze E Los LZpk t LApk t LCpk t LZpeak LApeak ac Attention only marked values are type approved Cancel Figure 5 4 Select sound level From the context menu of each graph you may directly select the graph to be displayed in the current pane Context menu gt Select graph You may open the context menu by right clicking in the graph or by left clicking on the number of the graph Click on Value Window in the context menu to open a window displaying the current cursor values for the individual values of the graph This feature is not available in all graphs Using the context menu items All fonts and All fonts All graphs you may change the font of the currently selected graph or also for all graphs Manual SAMURAI 56 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description 5 4 Detailed graph description 5 4 1 Spectrum This graph is used to display spect
117. each selected value documenting the value change over time e g level history The remaining controls in the window are self explaining and therefore not described here Clicking on Next will open the next window containing the export options figure 8 5 You may set additional options here The options are described in table 8 3 ta elect results to export vi Ov Uu nderrange Tacho channels Aux channels Signal channels 1 3 Octave channels Fractional Octave channels EFT channels Order from FFT channels SLM channels HVMA channels Vibration Meter channels Markers Cross Analysis channels Sound Intensity channels Building Vibration DIN 4150 s s lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Save Time History Zur ck I r zs al Co e ET Export options EN Complex data options G e v Associate auxiliary results to spectral data v When possible convert values to dB v Save signal as WAV data Group signals in two channel s stereo WAV Group UFF datasetin a single file SLM Values HVMA Values Integration derivation when allowed None vj VIB Values Zip exported data and send email Cross function v Save Global Data Abbrechen Hilfe Zur ck Fertig stellen Abbrechen Hilfe 4 k 4 Figure 8 4 Export selection Figure 8 5 Export options Parameter Description Complex
118. echnik GmbH 10 8 Miscellaneous preferences 10 8 Miscellaneous preferences The Miscellaneous category contains several groups of parameters Data storage estimation For the calculation of the storage consumed by triggered data recording an esti mation of the event duration and the audio signal duration is required section 6 You may give these values as percentages of the total measurement duration LOG file Here the size of the current SAMURAI Inst Pfad SAMURAI LOG file is displayed and restricted by the parameter Max allowed log file size If the maximum size is exceeded the file is deleted just after a program restart With the buttons View and Delete you may view the content of the log file or delete it Enable confirmation Check the box to enable an additional dialogue at the end of a measurement in which you will have to accept or discard the measurement B Preferences Setup Category General Data storage estimation User Interface Measurement Estimated event time 10 100 30 i 4 of total time Estimated audio signal time 10 100 30 of total time General log file Current log file size KB 2 Sound Intensity Messagin Max allowed log file size 128 1024 KB 128 amg i cleared at application start Post Processing SINUS driver View Clear Enable store confirmation dialog at measurement stop for Standard and Autostore mode x Figure 10
119. ecifications according to DIN EN 61672 1 2003 Manual section 5 1 4 5 1 10 5 1 12 5 1 13 5 1 14 5 1 18 5 2 5 3 5 5 3 9 10 11 5 6 9 2 5 d 5 7 5 10 5 11 9 2 5 k 5 12 1 5 13 9 2 5 j 5 14 9 2 5 5 15 5 17 1 5 17 2 9 2 5 h 5 18 1 2 9 2 7 c 5 19 5 20 9 2 3 9 3 j 6 1 2 9 3 I 6 5 2 9 3 m 6 6 1 6 6 3 6 6 9 9 3 0 9 2 2 a 9 2 2 C 9 2 2 d 9 2 2 e 9 2 2 f 9 2 2 g 9 2 2 h 9 2 2 i 9 2 2 j 9 2 5 a 9 2 5 b 9 2 5 e 9 2 5 f 9 2 5 g 9 2 5 i 9 2 5 0 9 3 h 9 2 7 b 9 3 a b c 9 3 e 9 3 f 9 3 g 9 3 i Configuration for normal operation Description frequency weighting Specification level range Reference values Description of the Start Stop functionality Warm up time Table 11 2 11 3 Section 11 3 4 page 123 Section 11 3 1 page 122 Table 11 2 11 3 Section 9 4 3 page 97 Table 11 2 11 3 Details on level correction refer to technical documentation of the microphones Level linearity Inherent noise measurement of low sound levels Time weightings Overload Underrange indication Measuring range Lepeak Reset Trigger Display Settings integration time measurement period shortest integration time Mains and high frequency fields Crosstalk Power supply Acclimatization period Electrostatic discharge Mains and high frequency field Measurement values and display Frequency weightings Time weightings Level ranges Switching level ra
120. ect the components for installation 6 Now select the directory in the Windows Start menu to which all SAMURAI links shall be installed 7 Choose whether you want to establish a link on the Windows desktop and or on the Windows quick start bar 8 In the next window your selected settings are displayed To install SAMURAI click on Install now NOTICE If a transducer database already exists within the selected installation di rectory you have to decide whether the database should be replaced or not 9 Finally a message will be displayed confirming the successful installation of SAMURAI ATTENTION If installing a new SAMURAI a licence key with limited validity 60 days is installed to the system once This period is granted only once per com puter 1 1 2 Licencing the software Parallely to SAMURAI the SINUS Licence Manager is installed It is a system tool for managing the licences of SINUS Messtechnik GmbH The tool automatically starts at system start and provides the licences for the individual software packages The actual management is done by the SINUS Licence Administrator which will also be installed The administrator is a small application with a separate graphical interface which lists the installed licences in a table Start the programme via lt Start gt Programs SINUS Tools SINUS Licence Administrator If you minimize the application window or click on the cross in the upper right corner of the window the applica
121. ed graph description NOTICE Similar to the history graph a cursor is available for this graph in the replay mode for details see paragraph 5 4 2 Parameter Description Axis unit Always the same for time signals time Division Enter the number of grid divisions The main grid dividers lines are emphasised in most cases and are labelled at the axis The lines of the sub grid have no labels at the axis Time Enter the length of the time frame in seconds Enable scroll for Check this box to display the data in a scrolling pane time frame gt 2 s If unchecked the data are time signal displayed in blocks similarly to an oscilloscope Main grid Click here to adjust the main grid settings Sub grid Click here to adjust the main sub grid settings Font Click here to adjust the font settings for the x axis Table 5 17 Parameters time signal x axis 5 4 7 Pure tone graph The Pure tone graph is used to examine the presence of pure tones in a signal Basically it is a spectrum graph which can only display one trace for analysis the minimum 1 3 octave spectrum spectrum of the minimum 1 3 octave levels over time The graph has a cursor which can be positioned by clicking with the mouse or using the arrow keys on the keyboard The 1 3 octave centre frequency as well as the 1 3 octave value at the cursor position are displayed as a figure in the header of the graph and in the value window A pure t
122. editing In the centre the spectrum is displayed as graph and as table At the bottom you find the command buttons for the modification of the reference spectrum which will be described later r 8 Reference spectrum Current reference spectrum Embedded 1 1 3 Octavel CH1 y 64 1117 63 6576 62 6517 60 8921 58 6467 56 4603 54 7895 53 7431 53 1109 52 6113 52 1229 51 7286 51 5822 51 7334 520315 m 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1K XK 5K 10K 20K 408K 15 Autorange Apply changes OK Cancel Figure 9 3 Reference spectrum edit window You may modify a reference spectrum in three ways e By dragging one or several points with the mouse directly into the graph e By manually editing values in the table e By using the various item of the Edit menu In the bottom bar you will find several buttons for rescaling the graph for applying changes or for opening further sub menus The context menus File and Edit are described in the tables 9 3 and 9 4 Item Description Save as Save the current reference spectrum as an external file to any location of the file system Please note that SAMURAI is only able to load external reference spectra if they are stored in the SAMURAI Inst Pfad NSHRefSpectrum folder Duplicate Duplicate the current reference spectrum and embed copy into the current measurement This is the only way to embed an external reference spectrum i
123. elow 1 Create an Easy Operator Link using a setup file of your choice Only check the box Run the mea surement automatically in the window in figure 9 2 2 Move the Link to the Windows auto start menu 3 Enable the Autologin Feature of Windows see Windows user administration or use separate appli cations as TweakUI Enable Autologin in Windows manually You may utilize the following alternative procedure for enabling the auto login feature in Windows 1 Create a ASCII file named autologin reg with the following contents 1 Windows Registry Editor Version 5 00 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Winlogon DefaultUserName Administrator DefaultPassword soundbook AutoAdminLogon 1 2 Obtain administrator privileges for the PC default with Soundbook and double click on the created file in the Explorer Thus you save the data to the windows registry 3 Test the Autologin 9 3 Reference Spectra SAMURAI allows you to define reference spectra They help as visual reference during a measurement or assist with the reference spectrum trigger section 4 4 You may embed a reference spectrum into a mea surement automatically or save it to an external file in the folder lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHRefSpectrum Embedded spectra are included in the measurement setup and thus are replicated in any new measurement using that setup 9 3 1 Creating a referen
124. ement data The export wizard is the same as for the export to NWWin There are only two difference in step 2 You may integrate or differentiate the spectra and group the data in one UFF file 8 10 Export to si Only the time signal data can be exported to the si From these data all other values may be calculated in the analysis with si After the selection of the export folder for the si files a window opens in which you have to check the boxes for the channels to be exported Check the box Group channels where possible to group channels with the same transducer type e g all accelerometer channels SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 89 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 9 SPECIAL FUNCTIONALITY 9 Special Functionality 9 1 Power Management One of the most important features of modern portable analyzers and PCs is the power management option SAMURAI supports all standard power saving options in order to keep battery consumption to the lowest possible level There are two main features in the SAMURAI power management e the use of the Sleep mode and e the command Stop on low battery 9 1 1 Sleep mode The Sleep mode of a Windows PC is one major way to reduce power consumption Depending on the PC and Windows version you may use several sleep mode levels Since the Sleep mode can interfere with the correct functioning of the analyzer SAMURAI prevents any sleep mode when the hardware is connected As a consequence you shall always disconnect
125. ena dba 11 Windows Media Movie 22 87 c F Calibration a 16 Frequency weightings sees 123 Glock ici ima ug vu d ek RR Run 17 Color scale G Data Browser 0c cece eee eee eee es 83 Graphical display 0 cece 54 Color theme Graplis sais 57 Data Browser 0c cece eee eee eee 83 HistOLy 5 idco idc ote cR Lp bee 62 Command Line ccc cece eee eee ees 11 A TT 69 Command Line Switches ooococccoco 11 SLM veahivdhueebiedbeveboethevebiedievebee ees 65 Context MEU e earra EARNER ARIRE LARIE RAKAA 20 SONI e eE Ic 63 In Tablet PC mode 00 0c cece eee eee 20 Spectrum graph c eee eee eee eee 57 Contour map 6 eee eee eh 22 Tachometer eee cece eee eee ees 70 Cross Analysis vico ici 57 Time Signal ccc cece eee eee es 68 GrossStalkK soii n ae ib uc au YR RR Gn ERR Ra 124 VSXREF ona as 71 Cursor mode Watt a dada 64 Data Browser 0c cece cece eee es 81 Ground loops cece eee eee eee 123 125 D H Data Storage coloco doo ras 2 History oir eee rt RE y ER YE 22 Data Storage ooooooccococcccnccccnnn rnnr 78 History Graph ssisuesusuesessessssssss 62 Decay CUIVE 2 csi be hee ad heed Mead beatae ed RE ER 27 History graph Default pens 0 0 cece cece eee eee eee 53 Gursor In the iaa 62 Drag n Drop 2 cece eect II 55 Values in the 2 cece ee
126. enabled analysis operations Leq Power average all channels Time weighted power average of the previous value for the expired measure ment time At Max LIN Display spectrum with highest sum value when using several spectra At Max A Display spectrum with highest sum value when using several spectra but with A weighting Table 5 5 Description of function settings NOTICE In a SAMURAI spectrum graph only values having the same physical unit or dB can be displayed simultaneously i 3 Graph layout and properties ml EH Spektrum i Graph Name Spektrum 1 x Axis Border pen Cursor pen Y Axis Reference spectrum Inside Background Qutside Background Header layout Horizontal iva Bottom Short description Eont EE Figure 5 6 Properties Spectrum graph General Manual SAMURAI 58 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description The General item provides the parameters shown in figure 5 6 and described in table 5 6 Parameter Description Graph name Enter the name of the graph Border pen Click to define the pen used to draw the border of the graph Cursor pen Click to define the pen used to draw the cursor Inside background Select the colour of the background inside the graph borders Outside background Select the colour of the background outside the graph borders Heade
127. eration time In the tree structure on the left you may select from which data the corresponding results should be cal culated By unchecking no tick single measurements positions you may exclude data records from the calculation to remove undesired ambient noises SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 27 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 3 BASIC MEASURING MODES IN DETAIL 3 2 1 Reverberation time measurement Step by step To perform a standard reverberation time measurement follow the instructions below 3 3 text 3 4 Define the number of measuring positions and averages for the analysed room Start SAMURAI and click on ON OFF on the Main toolbar to connect the analyzer see also paragraph 9 4 1 Click on NEW to configure a new measurement see paragraph 9 4 1 Select Reverberation time as measuring mode Make a selection on the right of the setup window according to the measuring demands signal type number of positions etc see also fig 3 2 and table 3 2 Finally confirm your settings by clicking on the OK button Position the microphone s at the desired measuring position connect the analyzer microphones amplifiers if required dodecaeder etc and start the measurement by clicking on the Run button in the Run toolbar see paragraph 9 4 2 Excite the room with the desired signal and pay attention on SAMURAI automatically detecting the record event If SAMURAI does not automatically recognize the rec
128. ery 3 seco Pin Status Select the desired state for the pin at the COM port when the event is put out COM port Specify the COM port to be used Status Select the desired state for the output trigger pin when the event is put out Executable name or file name to open Enter the file name of the executable file to be run by the event Command line Enter the possibly necessary command line switches E mail address E mail address to which the message is sent for server setup see paragraph 10 10 SMS number Telephone number of the SMS recipient for setup see paragraph 10 10 Subject Subject line for the e mail Message Text to be sent via e mail or SMS Table 4 23 Parameters for all output event types SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 51 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 6 Markers You may use up to 10 markers to tag one or more parts of a measurement in SAMURAI Click on the entry in the setup window to open a window containing the marker settings The markers setup window is shown in figure 4 27 Marker Setup Enable Name Key External trigger Color VibMPI_aRMS NE Dynamic Level v mm 2 E MP4_aRMS B Signa CH1 m E pa darker 9 None gt mE a Cancel Figure 4 27 Markers setup window In table 4 24 the parameters for the markers are listed and described Parameter Description Enable Un Check a box to dis enable th
129. es in one history graph In this case one further y axis is added for each physical value Define the appearance of the additional axes via More Axis parameters see table 5 11 Parameter Description Start see table 5 8 Stop see table 5 8 Div Corresponds to the parameter Division in table 5 8 H Height of the axis relative to the first y axis in per cent Color Define the colour of the axis Check the box Default to ignore the colour setting and to adopt the colour of the trace relating to this axis Default Use the colour of the trace relating to the axis as default Table 5 11 Parameters for More Axis 5 4 3 Sonogram graph You may display the amplitude versus time rotational speed and frequency The horizontal axis is time or speed the vertical axis is frequency and the amplitude is represented by a colour Please note that you may only display the result of one calculation only one trace The settings for the sonogram graph are similar to the previously described graph types Please refer to the previous paragraphs The following overview outlines the analogue setup windows General as for spectrum graph figure 5 6 or table 5 6 X axis as x axis for time signal graph figure 5 17 or table 5 17 Select time tachometer channels and AUX channels for the parameter Axis unit This allows displaying spectra versus rotational speed pressure or temperature for example y axis as x ax
130. essel Blackman Flat Top Bartlett Triangle Welch Gauss Cosine N 4 Cosine N 8 Cosine N 16 Cosine N 32 The figure 4 15 shows the FFT Analysis setup window The description of the parameters can be found in the table 4 13 FFT Spectrumi All channels CH1 CH2 CH3 FFT Spectrum V Enable M Enable Enable Enable Store mode AlwaysStore y AlwaysS tore y AlwaysStore AlwaysStore Number of lines 1601 1601 jhi ifie Window Hanning v Hanning v Hanning v Harming Overlap 4x 75 egsa 4x 75 5 Averaging mode Fast v Fas O Jm Linear count 5 Exp time s 0 125 0 125 0 125 0 125 zz Delta time s 0 04 ES 0 04 1 0 16 ES Cancel Figure 4 15 Setup FFT spectrum Parameter Description Enable En Disable calculation of FFT spectra Store mode see table 4 12 Number of lines Number of spectral lines available values are 101 201 401 801 1601 3201 6401 12801 25601 Window Select appropriate window option for available settings see 4 15 Overlap Time slot overlap for FFT calculation Please note that values exceeding 50 at a bandwidth of 20 kHz could overload the processor and thus cause real time capability losses and record failures A 700 MHz Pentium 3 processor is able to calculate four channels with an overlap of 50 Averaging mode see table 4 11 Linear count see table 4 12 Exp t
131. eters of the main value bar display click on Bar in the tree structure on the left The history graph parameters in the SLM window are self explaining and not described here SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 67 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY Parameter Description Autoscale Check this box to set autoscaling by SAMURAI Start Enter the lower limit for the bar when autoscale is enabled Stop Enter the upper limit for the bar when autoscale is enabled Division Enter the number of scale divisions Autorange amplitude Set the display range For explanation see table 5 8 Bar display Select horizontal or vertical arrangement of the bar display Use Warning Check this box to facilitate reading the display from a distance The colour of the display bar will be and Alarm changed from a certain level indication Warning level Specify warning limit level from which the bar colour is changed yellow in most cases Alarm level Specify alarm limit level from which the bar colour is changed red in most cases Warning Alarm color Click to set the bar colour change when reaching a certain warning or alarm level Background Click to set the background colour for the whole bar Empty color Select a colour for the empty bar display areas Bar Font Click to set the font used for the bar Table 5 16 Parameters SLM Bar 5 4 6 Time signal graph This graph is used to display
132. f 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 3 2 Reverberation time measurements The criteria BT Correlation Curvature und Standard deviation are calculated according to the stan dards IS03382 2 2008 and ISO 354 2003 You may adjust the default thresholds using Commands gt Marker A detailed description of the individual elements is given in the following table 3 3 Parameter Description Result averaging mode Select the averaging method Reverberation time is the arithmetic mean of the individual measurements Group mean value is the arithmetic mean of the decay curves and the calculation of the reverber ation time from the mean decay curve Backward integration Check this box to calculate the reverberation time decay curve using backward integrated measuring values EDT RT15 Use this buttons to switch the display between Early Decay Time RT15 RT20 and RT30 RT20 RT30 Number of rows This parameter determines how many rows should be used in the adjoining display This parameter is only available if the button Decay curve is activated Number of columns This parameter determines how many rows should be used in the adjoining display This parameter is only available if the button Decay curve is activated Numeric table If this button is pressed the results are displayed in a table The values are marked with a grade factor in round brackets This factor determines the extent to whi
133. fails to be true Rearm automatically Stores automatically new blocks of data after minimum seperation even if the trigger condition is perma nently fulfilled Repeat count Maximum number of individual measurements 0 for infinite Table 4 15 Parameters for store modes 4 3 2 Timed store condition The timed store conditions are very useful when measuring at fixed times e g in longterm environmental noise monitoring at industrial plants or in public facilities The setup resembles the setup of the Daily feature in the Autostore mode see paragraph 3 1 Manual SAMURAI 44 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 4 Trigger 4 4 Trigger SAMURAI offers a powerful and flexible trigger system A trigger can adopt two possible states ON or OFF You may define how the state of a trigger is calculated using the setup window connected to the Trigger entry E in the tree structure The trigger types are given and described in table 4 16 Trigger type Description Analyzertrigger input The trigger state corresponds to the signal of the TRG_INn see analyzer description COM Port Trigger The trigger responds to level changes at one of the input pins of the RS232 connector of the PC Fixed level trigger A value calculated by SAMURAI is compared to a fixed threshold When the threshold is reached the condition has been fulfilled Dynamic level trigger The threshold for this trigger
134. file Within a text file the measurement values are separated by a defined separator During export you may use the Windows Standard Separator or a user defined separator You may also select the decimal separator The export wizard is the same as for the export to NWWin You may however set an additional integration or differentiation of the spectra in the second export step 8 5 Export to WAV Only time data can be exported to WAV After the selection of the export folder for the wav files a window opens in which you have to check the boxes for the channels to be exported Check the box Group channels where possible to group channels with the same transducer type 8 6 Export to Windows Media Movie This export option is only available for measurements containing video with NoiseCam option and audio data The export requires Windows Media Player 9 or higher already included in WindowsXP The parame ters necessary for the export are set in two configuration windows The first window contains the selection of the audio channels and the compression options see fig 8 6 You may select maximally two audio signals as sound signals for the video The selected audio data should match with the settings for exported audio data the data is converted to a mono signal and then exported fe y E y Export Movie ax Introduction Lo Sol Select Audio tracks to add Signal CH3 Duration min 2 seconds 2 Signal CH
135. fined graphs The sub items are the various groups of settings which may vary with the different types of graphs Click on those items on the first level to view the current settings The settings will be displayed in the top right area Top Right Display of the settings for the item selected in the Top Left tree Bottom Left This section contains the layout preview To position a graph click on the item in the tree and drag it to the desired field in the preview The field will then show the number of the selected graph Bottom Right The preview of the currently selected graph If you adjust any settings in Stop mode the changes will be displayed here immediately In Record mode the real time preview is not available Bottom In the bottom line you can see several buttons The Select Layout button opens a context menu for adjusting the current graphical display properties The Place Graph button opens a context menu for selecting a graph for the current pane Use the New graph and Remove graph buttons to create a new or remove an existing graph Press the OK button to apply changes or the Cancel button to cancel changes Table 2 10 Partitioning of the Graph layout and properties window Graph type Description Spectrum Used to display spectral data The x axis represents the frequency while the y axis represents the amplitude The amplitude unit depends on the settings and the t
136. gh Pass filter Dis Enable an analogue 1 Hz high pass filter for all channels Passby side Defines at which side the microphones are placed in passby measurements The parameter is only available as part of the Passby option Table 4 1 Parameters Main Channels The available settings may vary according to your analyzer type Manual SAMURAI 30 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 1 Hardware You only see the active channels below Main channels in the setup window If you double click on the entry for a channel or select Edit in the context menu to set a channel only the selected channel and the column containing the value for all channels are displayed in the window The settings are the same as in table 4 1 Transducer Selection In the context menu for an individual main channel you will find the item Edit as well as two further items Select a transducer You may select a transducer from the transducer database in a submenu see section 2 2 Calibrate transducer You may also use the command Calibrate transducer in the main menu below Analyzer The only difference is that SAMURAI will automatically select the main channel from which you have opened the context menu RI Correction You may use this field to enable disable the RI correction for microphones Setup Measure Replay Status Log Browse E EX Hardware EEE Main Channels Channa ndard Gocchuindiolos M Se
137. gnal Analysis You may only adjust the parameter Signal Enabled and Signal Disabled and the store condition to be used for recording Recording the time signal may be very useful especially if you want to reanalyze or replay export data f e as wav file later One possible disadvantage of capturing the time signal is that large data volumes are created A one hour record for example using one channel at a bandwidth of 20 kHz requires about 350 MByte 700 MB with Soundbook MK2 4 2 2 1 3 Octave Analysis If the 1 3 Octave Analysis is enabled for a channel SAMURAI stores the 1 3 octave spectra calculated by the analyzer The maximum frequency range for third octave spectra depends on your analyzer model Sound book MK1 0 04 Hz 40 kHz Soundbook MK2 0 04 Hz and 80 kHz The applied third octave centre frequencies are shown in table 11 4 SAMURAI allows you to restrict the frequency range providing several default ranges You may also adjust the range freely within the limits The default ranges are Acoustic measurement 20 Hz 20 kHz Vibration measurement 1 3 15 Hz 2 5 kHz Vibration measurement 2 0 2 Hz 200 Hz The 1 3 octave spectra calculated by the analyzer are averaged by SAMURAI Several averaging modes are provided as shown and described in table 4 11 Mode Description Linear single The spectra calculated by the analyzer are averaged linearly based on a predefined number of spectra After that the me
138. gt lt binaryfilename gt 00000009_0_2 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt DWORD lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 02 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 1 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 4919 lt numrow gt lt bit0 gt CH1 lt bit0 gt lt result gt lt result gt lt name gt Signal1 lt name gt lt binaryfilename gt 00000064_2_1 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt float lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 02 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 1024 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 4919 lt numrow gt lt transducer gt lt guid gt GUID_4A44A8DE 04CF 43DB ABDD DB4AA56DB593 lt guid gt lt name gt Default Microphone lt name gt lt serial gt lt unitname gt Pa lt unitname gt lt lastcaldate gt 15 02 2008 10 37 34 lt lastcaldate gt lt sensitivity gt 0 05 lt sensitivity gt lt dbref gt 2e 005 lt dbref gt lt transducer gt lt result gt lt result gt lt name gt Octavel lt name gt lt binaryfilename gt 00000066_2_1 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt float lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 12 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 30 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 819 lt numrow gt Manual SAMURAI 76 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 6 4 SAMURAI data format lt spectrumoct gt 1 25 30 lt spectrumoct gt lt dbref gt 2e 005 lt dbref gt lt unit gt Pa lt unit gt lt transducer gt lt guid gt GUID_4A44A8DE 04CF 43DB ABDD DB4AA56DB593 lt guid gt lt name gt Defau
139. h the default pen colours and widths are used This might be useful if you want to represent different values of one channel in several windows e g the time signal of channel 1 in one window and the FFT spectrum of channel 1 in the next window Setup default pens Use program defaults Style Solid X Thickness 1 Channel 3 Cancel Color Figure 4 29 Setup default pens To adjust the current settings select the channel on the left side and change the corresponding settings on the right side see figure 4 29 You may only adjust the width of continuous lines dashed lines always have a width of 1 pixel By checking the box Use program defaults you may instruct SAMURAI to adopt the settings from or to default programme settings SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 53 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY 5 Graphical display Measured data is displayed in the Measure or Replay window depending whether you are recording new data or replaying a recalled measurement If you adjust the settings for the graphical display of a measure ment these changes will also be adopted for the Replay mode 5 1 Panes layout one pane two panes two panes horizontal vertical three panes three panes three panes left up right three panes four panes six panes down 2 rows 3 cols six panes nine panes twelve 3 rows 2 cols 3 rows 4 cols twelve panes sixteen panes
140. he Data Browser Click on Color theme to select the color theme to be used The sections of the selection window are self explaining and not described here NOTICE This setting is part of the programme properties and will not be stored to the SHX file of the measurement 7 4 Color scale The color scale setup is similar to the scale setup for sonogram graphs see paragraph 5 4 3 You may also store and reload color scales SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 83 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 8 EXPORT 8 Export To export measured data you have to recall a measurement in Replay mode see paragraph 9 6 Despite the limitations of particular formats SAMURAI will try to export as much of the measured data as possible In some cases a Windows WAV file is generated in addition to the exported file in order to store the time signal data 8 1 Export to NWWin The export to NWWin unlike the other formats does not convert the data to a file The data directly exported to an open NWWin document NWWin Version 2 0 9 or higher including the SINUS SAMURAI option is required to import data from external applications If SAMURAI displays the error message Connection with NWWin is not available while you are trying to export data to NWWin this may have the following causes NWWin is closed the NWWin version is not compatible or the option required for importing external data to NWWin is not enabled When exporting to NWWin three windows are disp
141. he data are not provided by the analyzer 5 3 1 Drag n Drop in the Graph layout and properties window SAMURAI supports the following drag n drop operations for facilitating the setup of graphs with a similar appearance Operation Result Drag a graph from the tree and drop it over another The graph style is widely copied from one to the graph other graph colour pens etc Drag a graph from the tree root and drop it into a A graph is assigned to the selected window pane of the Layout preview Table 5 2 Drag n Drop When aiming at a uniform appearance of all graphs it might be rather time consuming to set all parameters for each new graph manually Therefore the context menu contains the items Copy Style and Paste Style SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 55 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY This allows you to adopt parameters as colours or pen styles from other graphs if possible for the current type of graph The possibility to vertically shift the y axis of certain graphs with the mouse also simplifies the setup proce dure This feature is also available when a measurement is running Starting with SAMURAI version 2 0 several y axes are available for the following graphs history vsXRef and weather data graphs In these graphs you may move the axes with the mouse Furthermore you may click on the label of a value inside a SLM HVMA or Vibration Meter graph to open a window in which you may chang
142. he length of the header is defined by the parameter Length You may use a picture only 24bit formats DIB JPEG TIFF as background of the header or a single colour Various information objects may be displayed in three sections top center and bottom on the back ground of the header Each of this sections may contain two objects at maximum The objects available are described in table 8 5 Parameter Description Measurement name Name of the current measurement Date and time Starting time and date of the measurement Note Stored notes on the measurement Progressive number Consecutive number of a data block within the measurement Bitmap Logo User defined logo only 24bit formats DIB JPEG TIFF Table 8 5 Parameters export to Windows Media Movie Step 2 You may set the colour and font for all text based objects If necessary SAMURAI automatically adjusts the selected font size to the display area NOTICE Uncheck all boxes in the window shown in figure 8 7 to disable the header 8 7 Export to Quicktime Movie This export option is only available for measurements containing video with NoiseCam option and audio data The export requires Quicktime 6 or higher The possible settings are generally the same as those for the export to Windows Media Movie except compression parameters You may adjust the compression parameters with the buttons Video settings and Sound settings The windows f
143. he membrane on the surface in reference direction Battery Li ion battery CF VZSU48U min measuring time in battery operation gt 3 h External power supply 100 240 VAC with adapter CF AA1633A input voltage at the Soundbook 15 V Input channels 1 8 Resolution 20 Bit level and 16 Bit wav Sampling rates 51 2 kHz Lower measuring limit See table 11 10 Upper measuring limit See table 11 10 Frequency weighting A C Z simultaneously see table 11 15 Time weighting F Fast 7 0 125 s S Slow 7 1 s Impulse Tincrease 0 035 s Tdecrease 1 5 s peak T 20us Crosstalk gt 80 dB Decimation rates 1 2 4 8 1024 by DSP Anti alias filter 22 4 kHz 51 2 kHz Overload display Yes also for out of band frequency Phase shift lt 0 1 20 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz Offset correction Yes automatically when self calibrating Input filter DC AC 0 15 Hz HP 10 Hz Channel cascading No Extended range mode Transducer supply ICP 2 mA TEDS according to IEEE P1451 Yes Max electr measuring range 10 V 15 96 overload backup Umax at input 15 Vpeak Inherent noise level noise floor lt 16 dB A lt 18 8 dB C lt 19 2 dB Z with 20 dB gain using MV203 and substitute impedance K65 10 dB ACZ with 50 at input Primary measuring range 40 dB 130 dB frequen
144. he transducer directly to the slow input channel of an APOLLO device The channel will also supply power to it Figure 4 5 PTrH transducer for measuring ambient temperature relative humidity and static air pressure Setup the transducer database as described below rel humidity Power Supply none sensitivity 0 0099 i Offset 0 96 dB reference 0 Temperature Power Supply none sensitivity 0 00495 E Offset 50 K dB reference 0 Offset 10555 N dB reference 0 m2 Pressure Power Supply none sensitivity 2 673 10 alas 4 1 4 Tachometer Channels You may connect max 2 tachometers to an analyzer Similar to the main channels only the active tachome ter channels are displayed in this group Double click on the entry or use the context menu to enable them In figure 4 6 the window for setting the tachometer is shown and in table 4 5 all adjustable parameters for a tachometer are listed and described Manual SAMURAI 34 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 1 Hardware F Tachometer All channels Tachol Tacho2 Enable Enable Enable Enable Unit RPM RPM J Rew Pulse per Rev fi n afi 4 Status Bar Averaging mode gt Exponential Linear repea v Linear count n 50 zn Tacho ratio fi fi Tacho ratio dit zd Distance Result Calculate F Calculate 7 Cancel Figure 4 6 Tachometer Channels Setup window
145. ie ax Create rom SETI Output mode Multiple files v Frame rate 12 fps w lt Zur ck Weiter gt Abbrechen Hilfe I d Figure 8 8 Create movie Step 1 Parameter Description Create from Source from which the movie is created possible values are Application window All graphs Single graph Select Pane Window to be used as video source Select Select the window using the mouse or the pen in tablet PC mode Output Mode Select whether one file for all data blocks events is created or one file for each block Frame rate Number of frames per second Table 8 7 Parameters for creating Multimedia Reports When the third dialogue has been confirmed with OK SAMURAI asks you for the export directory Then the recalled measurement is started in Replay Pause mode and a new button to start the video recording see fig 9 10b appears in the Replay toolbar In this step the measurement is replayed and the necessary picture data is collected To move backward or forward in the measurement click on the PAUSE button and use the search feature or the slider in the Status bar Every click on the Capture button creates a new video file with a header if necessary 8 9 Export to UFF The Universal File Format is one of the longest established and best known formats for exchanging data of any type It offers several datasets dataset 58 is used to transfer SAMURAI measur
146. ignals is determined This range and the settings below are the basis for the upper and lower axis limits in the graph The limits do not depend on the actually measured signal Start Enter the y axis start value when auto scale is disabled Stop Enter the y axis stop value when auto scale is disabled Division Enter the number of grid divisions The main grid dividers lines are emphasised in most cases and are labelled at the axis The lines of the sub grid have no labels at the axis Autorange amplitude This parameter is only available when autoscaling is enabled and the axis unit is dB or EU loga rithmic If Automatic is selected SAMURAI defines the y axis range limits as described above see Auto scale on first trace Use the remaining options to select a fixed range either from the upper or from the lower limit of the maximum expected range Linear scale factor This parameter is only available when autoscaling and linear EU axis are set The y axis range always starts at 0 The upper limit results from the division of the maximum possible range by the linear scale factor EU units Check this box to enable the display in physical units Engineering Units EU logarithmic Check this box to use logarithmic scaling of the y axis for physical units Engineering Unit Select units Open a window for selecting a unit for the y axis Numeric format Select Fixed or Exponential format
147. ime s see table 4 12 Delta time see table 4 12 Table 4 13 Parameters for the FFT analysis window You can also change the parameters for the FFT spectra by double clicking on the corresponding entry on the second level individual channels In this case the window only contains the values for the selected channel The settings are the same as in table 4 13 As with the third octave and the SLM analysis multiple FFTs may be calculated simultaneously You may define the number with the corresponding parameter section 10 4 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 41 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 13 UENIT n 13 UTI i ENE 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 i 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 4 04 04 04 0 44 E 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 12 Ein n Ee n EEES m gn 1 T 1 4 i 0 8 3 0 8 0 8 0 6 2 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 o 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 m i ware i ENEE 2 6 2 2 1 1 1 19 0 8 0 8 0 8 15 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 05 02 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 Figure 4 16 FFT windows 4 2 4 SLM Analysis Not all SLM analysis operations are
148. ional parameters for description see section 6 1 2 Table 6 2 Edit the working folder list 6 1 1 Search for working folders L r Find Working Folder ea C Program FilesiMiKTeX 2 9 doc etex base Working folder Remembered Close Figure 6 3 Search for working folders You may select the drives to be searched in the upper section of the window there you can also start the search operation When the search operation has been completed and folders were found these are dis played in a list Now you may select a folder and click on Remember to add the folder to the list of working folders Click on Set to normal folder to add and select the folder 6 1 2 Advanced settings for a working folder In longterm measurements it might be useful to regularly delete data Therefore SAMURAI allows you to limit the number of measurements in the working folder You may open the setup window by clicking on Advanced settings in the window shown in figure 6 2 The parameters are described in the following table 6 3 E Working Folder Advanced Settings Figure 6 4 Advanced settings Working folder Manual SAMURAI 74 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 6 2 Disk usage Parameter Description Limit the number of measurements in the se Check this box to limit the number of measurements in the working folder lected W
149. is channel is used for recording the voltage of the internal power supply This is important in longterm monitoring stations which are powered with rechargeables or solar cells Power supply ADC DAC Signal Generator By enabling these channels you may monitor the input signals This group is containing up to four signal generators which use the audio outputs of the Soundbook APOLLO or HARMONIE This icon is only available with the NoiseCAM option You may open a window for setting the WebCam When using the Sound Intensity Map option you may set the representation and the scanning parameters of the map as well as the automatic path detection The icon is only available if a WebCam driver is installed NoiseCAM Weather Data You may adjust the settings for the acquisition of weather data using this item It is only available with the weatherstation option Table 2 2 1 level items Hardware 2 2 Transducer database Before measuring the transducers for a measurement must be included or entered in to the transducer database of SAMURAI Transducers transform a physical quantity into an electrical signal which is measured by the analyzer SAMURAI divides transducers into types according to the physical quantity to be measured SAMURAI currently supports the following transducer types Type Physical quantity Unit Microphone Sound pressure Pa Accelerometer
150. is for spectrum graph figure 5 7 and table 5 7 z axis as y axis for spectrum graph figure 5 8 and table 5 8 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 63 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY r Graph layout and properties x H 1 Spektrum 1 H 2 SPM 1 3 Pegelschreiber 3 Ej 4 Sonogram General 0 0 N 0 0 x Axis 0 21 43 E 90 105 120 Z Axis 5 i Load scale Save scale M El 5 HYMA 18 7 Time signal Do not display the color scale Figure 5 12 Color scale settings The colour scale setup page is new allowing you to assign colours to amplitudes The colour scale consists of individual points amplitudes being associated with particular colours The colour between two points is automatically calculated as transition By default only two key points are defined for the minimum and the maximum of the scale You may however add an unlimited number of points The amplitude values of the points are displayed below the coloured bar SAMURAI provides several operations for editing the scale which are described in table 5 12 Operation Description Add a new key point Click directly below the colour bar on a space with no key points Remove a key point Select the key point and drag it outside the bar or select a key point and click onthe Remove current color button Change the level of a key point Select the key point and move it to the desired bar position with the mouse Change the
151. is not designed for an electric field strength of more than 10 V m ATTENTION Avoid ground loops at the input channels E Feld Mikrofon Ausbreitungsrichtung Soundbook Soundbook E Feld Mikrofon UN Ausbreitungsrichtung AE Figure 11 3 Configuration measurement HF immunity SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 125 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 11 SOUND LEVEL METER SOUNDBOOK SAMURAI 11 3 8 Mechanical vibrations The influence of mechanical vibrations only depends on the used microphone Mechanical vibrations at the Soundbook do not affect the measuring result unless they exceed the permitted values specified in the tables 11 2 and 11 3 or in the Soundbook user s manual 11 3 9 Microphone setup Only use the supplied stand for setting up the microphones Set up the stand at the largest possible distance to the Soundbook to minimize the effect of the person performing the measurement and the Soundbook itself on the measurement Please note the sketch in figure 11 4 If you need to wind up a cable place it at the nearest possible distance to the Soundbook to avoid negative effects Fixing cables to the microphone stand is not necessary Since the microphone reference direction runs along the microphone axis you have to position the micro phone with its longitudinal axis vertical to the sound source If the microphones are exposed to mechanical vibrations the longitudinal axis of the microphone has to be vertic
152. layed requesting several export details In the first window you must select the data for export Since very large data volumes may occur the Select button provides a menu assisting in data selection The Default selection is special allowing you to specify default parameters for the data export This is particularly useful when exporting many measurements of the same kind The parameters in figure 8 1 are described in table 8 1 r Select results to export NWWin document ps ivl Weather data 1SlowChannel 1 Standard Druck Overload Underange Signal CH1 Signal CH2 Signal CH3 Signal CH4 M 1 3 Octave1 CH1 01 3 Octave1 CH2 M 01 3 Octave1 CH3 11 3 Octave1 CH4 V Save Time History Save Global Data Save each result in a separate measurement Select gt seca Figure 8 1 Export to NWWin Step 1 Parameter Description Save Time History Check to select time history for export also Save Global Data SAMURAI may also export global information on the measurements comments setup measure ment name etc Save each result ina Check to export each result to a separate measurement separate measurement Table 8 1 Parameters export to NWWin Step 1 Manual SAMURAI 84 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 8 2 Export to Excel In the second step of the data export to NWWin you have to specify the following parameters r J m
153. lculated by SAMURAI for main or secondary value display Please note that only levels of one main channel are displayed in a SLM graph see paragraph 4 1 1 You may arrange the bar display of the main values horizontally or vertically The colours of the bars correspond to the background colours of the fields in which the figures are displayed You may replace the secondary values table by a single history graph for both main values To do so check the box Replace the table with the time history of the Left and Right values in figure 5 15 Table 5 14 lists all sound levels calculated by SAMURAI The most A weighted level values can also be displayed with Noise Floor Correction Then the values are labelled with nfc see also section 2 2 and table 2 4 and figure 5 4 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 65 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY Level Description Lzr SPL Sound Pressure Level with time constant FAST time constant 125 ms no weight LzFmax Maximum level of Lze LzFmin Minimum level of Lze Lar SPL with time constant FAST A weighted LAFmax Maximum level of Lar LAFmin Minimum level of Lar Lzs SPL with time constant SLOW time constant 1 s no weighting Lzsmax Maximum level of Lzs Lzsmax Minimum level of Lzs Las SPL with time constant SLOW A weighted Lasmax Maximum level of Las Lasmin Minimu
154. le Option Passby Delta Tacho This mode allows to store the calculated data after definable speed intervals instead of defined time intervals Option Order Analysis Sound Intensity Standard In this mode global sound intensity values are measured and saved Option Sound Intensity 1 Despite the values being calculated according to ISO 9614 the measurement does not fully comply with the standard since the level curves are not saved For measurements complying with ISO 9614 1 and 9614 2 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH offers the SAMURAI Sound Intensity 2 option Sound Intensity Autostore Same as Sound Intensity Standard but the time weighted level curves are stored Option Sound Intensity 1 Sound pressure map This mode allows to create sound pressure maps Options Sound Intensity Map Sound Intensity 1 and NoiseCAM Sound intensity map This mode allows to create sound intensity maps Options Sound Intensity Map Sound Intensity 1 and NoiseCAM Table 2 7 Optional measurement modes Parameter Description Name The measurement name The measurement is stored to the hard disk using the specified name and a counter value The name of the associated folder consists of the measurement name followed by the counter value Therefore the name must not include characters that are not allowed for folder names e g lt gt Working folder The working folder to which the
155. least one physical unit is assigned table 2 3 The recorded data are stored in the basic unit assigned to a transducer and generally also displayed in this unit In certain cases it is useful to store or display the data in a user defined unit e g for an accelerometer m s mm s in s g Therefore it is possible to assign more than one additional unit to a transducer type Except of the thermometer for which you may only choose between Degrees Celsius and Degrees Fahrenheit To define additional units for a transducer type click on Additional settings in the window of the transducer database figure 2 2 Figure 2 5 shows the window in which the units may be defined or edited These units may be selected for the individual graphs in the window Graph layout and properties figure 2 12 r a Additional unit Base unit m s Unit name mm s Conversion factor 0 001 Example mm s 1 m s Figure 2 5 Edit additional units The conversion factor is used for checking the calibration data for the selected transducer during the calibra tion check section 2 3 1 2 3 Calibration procedure The calibration procedure is used to verify the sensitivity of a transducer The transducer is excited with a known reference signal for example a pistonphone for microphones To calibrate a transducer it must be selected for one of the analyzer channels in the Setup window first You can open the calibration wind
156. lect Transducer Microphone L a Calibrate Transducer Accelerometer E Slow Channels Voltmeter bs Standard Voltmeter SlowChannel 1 Standard Thermometer Velocity Tachometer Force wW Temperature Thermometer E Power supply Displacement ADCto DAC Pressure PJ Signal Generator Torque gt Analysis E Store Condition Trigger e Output Event E Marker Vib5_aRMS Vib3_aRMS Extemal data Default Pens Figure 4 2 Transducer selection ATTENTION Itis essential to select the correct transducer for each channel otherwise the measured data will be incorrect Measuring velocity or displacement with an accelerometer SAMURAI is able to measure velocity and displacement by integrating a signal coming from an accelerome ter once or twice To use this function simply select the appropriate transducer for the corresponding channel In the submenu for the transducer selection you may select a single integrated accelerometer under Veloc ity or a double integrated accelerometer under Displacement e g Displacement gt Double Integrated Default Accelerometer NOTICE The spectra are integrated within the frequency domain The integration of sound levels is not scheduled SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 31 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 1 2 Auxillary channels The analyzers of the HARMONIE and the APOLLO family provide several auxiliary channels The number and individual features depend on your analyzer model
157. led at the axis The lines of the sub grid have no labels at the axis Main grid Click here to adjust the main grid settings Sub grid Click here to adjust the main sub grid settings Font Click here to adjust the font settings for the x axis Axis scaling The x axis is generally scaled using the data of the first trace displayed Click here to adjust scaling by selecting a 1 3 octave spectrum with a linear frequency axis for example Table 5 7 Parameters spectrum graph x axis Click on the y axis item to view the settings for the vertical axis The y axis parameters are shown in figure 5 8 and described in table 5 8 NOTICE You may also move the y axis directly within the graph by dragging it with the mouse SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 59 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY E 1 Spektrum 1 General Autoscale on first trace Main grid X Axis Start 20 dB Y Axis 114 Sub grid Reference spectrum Stop 140 dB el Division Main Sub 6 FAG Font j Automatic v 1 EUunits Numeric format la a Fixed Exponential Precision 1 y Figure 5 8 Parameters spectrum graph y axis Parameter Description Auto scale on first trace Check this box if SAMURAI shall calculate the y axis limits The calculation is based on the gain and the sensitivity of the transducers at the channel of the first trace A maximum range for the expected s
158. levels for all measuring ranges and frequency weightings are given in the following All specifications refer to approved measurement microphones with a sensitivity of 50 mV Pa Range Weighting f 31 5 Hz f 1 kHz f 4 kHz f 8 kHz f 12 5 kHz Z 14 4 118 7 dB 15 3 118 7 dB 15 0 118 7 dB 15 1 118 7 dB 14 7 118 7 dB 1V A 9 9 78 3dB 11 3 119 3 dB 12 1 119 4 dB 10 4 117 5 dB 9 1 114 3 dB C 12 5 115 8 dB 13 5 118 7 dB 13 0 117 9 dB 12 6 115 6 dB 12 4 112 3 dB Z 26 2 138 7 dB 28 6 138 7 dB 27 3 138 7 dB 27 4 138 7 dB 27 3 138 7 dB 10V A 23 4 98 3 dB 24 4 139 2 dB 24 0 139 6 dB 24 5 137 5 dB 23 8 134 3 dB C 23 7 135 6 dB 24 7 138 7 dB 23 4 137 8 dB 24 0 135 6 dB 23 3 132 4 dB Table 11 8 Linearity ranges typical for Soundbook MK2 according to frequency weightings Z A and C Weighting f 31 5 Hz f 1 kHz f 4 kHz f 8 kHz f 12 5 kHz z 45 0 135 0 dB 38 0 135 0 dB 36 0 135 0 dB 34 0 135 0 dB 34 0 135 0 dB A 16 0 94 5 dB 16 0 135 0 dB 16 0 136 0 dB 16 0 133 9 dB 16 0 130 6 dB C 41 5 182 0 dB 17 0 135 0 dB 17 0 134 2 dB 17 0 132 0 dB 17 0 128 7 dB Table 11 9 Linearity ranges typical for Soundbook MK1 in the extended measuring range Weighting Range 10 V Range
159. liary channels Voltage 0 64 Table 4 3 Update rates for the auxiliary channels ATTENTION The analyzers of the APOLLO family usually provide 8 AUX channels which are all sampled with 200 Hz The sampling however is not equidistant and thus the frequency analysis of the signals is not permitted Click on the icon or use the context menu to open the setup window for the auxiliary channels The table 4 4 contains the parameters of the window shown in figure 4 3 and describes them Only active auxiliary channels will be displayed on the first level of the AUX channel group To set an individual channel double click on the entry or use the context menu A window will open containing the parameters described in table 4 4 Using the context menu of an AUX channel you may set the connected transducer You may only select transducers which are included in the transducer database If a transducer is displayed in grey in the menu it is already used at another channel NOTICE Please note that there is no option to calibrate the transducers connected to the AUX channels Manual SAMURAI 32 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 4 1 Hardware Parameter Description Enable En Disable an auxiliary channel You may disable all auxiliary channels Averaging mode Select Linear or Exponential averaging mode Linear count Enter the number of values used for linear averaging Exp time s Enter the time constant for exponen
160. lt Microphone lt name gt lt serial gt lt unitname gt Pa lt unitname gt lt lastcaldate gt 15 02 2008 10 37 34 lt lastcaldate gt lt sensitivity gt 0 05 lt sensitivity gt lt dbref gt 2e 005 lt dbref gt lt transducer gt lt result gt lt result gt lt name gt FFT1 lt name gt lt binaryfilename gt 000000CB_2_1 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt float lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 12 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 1602 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 819 lt numrow gt lt spectrumfft gt 25 801 lt spectrumfft gt lt dbref gt 2e 005 lt dbref gt lt value gt fftreal fftimag lt value gt lt unit gt Pa lt unit gt lt transducer gt lt guid gt GUID_4A44A8DE 04CF 43DB ABDD DB4AA56DB593 lt guid gt lt name gt Default Microphone lt name gt lt serial gt lt unitname gt Pa lt unitname gt lt lastcaldate gt 15 02 2008 10 37 34 lt lastcaldate gt lt sensitivity gt 0 05 lt sensitivity gt lt dbref gt 2e 005 lt dbref gt lt transducer gt lt result gt lt result gt lt name gt SLM1 lt name gt lt binaryfilename gt 00000065_2_1 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt float lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 1 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 33 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 983 lt numrow gt lt value gt Lt Z Fast Z Slow Z Impulse Z Peak Z Fast Max t Z Fast Min t Z Slow Max t Z Slow Min t Z Impl Max t Z lt Impl Min t Z Lt A Fast A Slow A I
161. ludes video data NoiseCam option required Quicktime This format is intended for video data and was developed by Apple Computers This format is very Movie common for many operating systems such as MacOSX Unix Linux etc Table 2 13 Export formats You may use the main menu item Measurement gt Export to gt Format the context menu in the Browse Tab or the context menu in the Data Browser to export data table 7 1 It is also possible to specify automatic export in the Measurement Setup table 2 8 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 23 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 3 BASIC MEASURING MODES IN DETAIL 3 Basic measuring modes in detail 3 1 Standard and Autostore mode In Standard mode only global data are stored These are data that characterise the whole measurement like maximun average If the time history data should be stored too it is necessary to use the Autostore mode You may control the data recording manually timed or using triggers You can set the mode to be used with the parameter Mode Normal Perform Run and Stop manually by clicking on the buttons of the graphical interface or by pressing F2 or F4 on the keyboard Daily Enter the daily recording intervals into a table If the specified block periods succeed each other SAMURAI will measure continuously Arbitrary Enter the time and date of a recording into a table If the specified block periods succeed each other SAMURAI will measu
162. lution to this problem providing the Easy Operator Mode In addition to the powerful features already described in this manual SAMURAI allows you to predefine a simplified setup which can be used by less experienced users The Easy Operator Mode still utilizes SAMURAI with all its features but requires only a minimum of commands and operations from the operator for the same measuring tasks The Easy Operator Mode is used as follows e The expert operator creates a measurement setup including all the required settings and saves the setup in the lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHSetup folder e Via File gt Easy Operator Mode the expert creates a link which enables the less experienced operator to run this setup Manual SAMURAI 90 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 2 Easy Operator Mode e The less experienced operator starts SAMURAI in the Easy Operator Mode by double clicking on the link on the desktop Thus the operator may perform measurements without risking to accidentally change important settings Easy Operator setup Use this window to create a link that will ran a setup in EASY OPERATOR MODE The link can be saved either to the Programs menu the desktop or to the setup folder Save link to Programs menu curent user Program menu folder Select setup to load Link name Description Figure 9 1 Easy Operator Mode window 9 2 1 Create Easy Operator link First you have to set all necessary parame
163. m 50 Hz results in a display of lt 20 dB A 45 dB C and 45 dB Z Vibration Acceleration 1 m s frequency 20 Hz 1 KHz lt 0 1 dB 50 GB level Influence of user User has no influence if the microphones are set up at a distance of 1 5 m Storage conditions 20 C 60 C humidity max 95 Shock resistance Complying with MIL STD 810F 516 5 Electro magnetic compatibility Emission Complying with EN 61000 6 1 2007 Immunity Complying with EN 61000 6 2 2006 Configuration Soundbook with 4 x MK221 MV203 and 1 5 m cable each Approved accessories options AC adapter CF AA1633A Microphone extension cable 5 m 961014 1 Microphone accessories see type approval Table 11 1 Technical specifications Soundbook MK2 SAMURAI Manual SAMURAI 114 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 1 Technical specifications The parameters signed with refer to the model registration according to DIN EN 61672 1 2003 The version numbers for the driver and SAMURAI are contained in the model registration for the corresponding country 11 1 2 Specifications Soundbook MK1 SAMURAI as sound level meter All technical specifications refer to approved measurement microphones with a sensitivity of 50 mV Pa Technical Specifications Scope Soundbook base CF 19 with Windows and measuring software Number of channels 4 2 measuring channels Nor
164. m Trigger list Dynamic level trigger Dynamic Level 1 Name Automatic Checked result SLM1 CH1 i Bin Fast A A Offset from base 2 Base parameter Leq z Calculation time frame minutes Min ma Max 20 H M Invert polarity Trigger hysteresis prevent retrigger until condition off New trigger Remove trigger OK Cancel E d Figure 4 22 Trigger setup Dynamic trigger Parameter Description Checked result Select a group of values to be monitored for this trigger Value This value is the actual source for the trigger Offset from base Specify the offset for calculating the actual threshold value see above Base parameter Possible values are Leq and LN LN Enter the percentile base Calculation Enter the preceding time frame to be taken into consideration when calculating the Leg or Ly as basis time frame of the calculation The maximum value is the normal time frame The minimum time frame applied if the measurement has just started and not enough data has been collected yet Table 4 19 Parameters for the dynamic level trigger 4 4 5 Keyboard trigger The Keyboard trigger allows triggering events with the keyboard of your PC or Soundbook The trigger condition is fulfilled when the assigned trigger Key was pressed 4 4 6 Time trigger The Time trigger allows triggering with the PC s clock The trigger condition is fulfilled
165. m level of Las Lz SPL with time constant IMPULSE time constant 35 ms no weighting Lzimax Maximum level of Lz L zimin Minimum level of Lz Lai SPL with time constant IMPULSE A weighted Laimax Maximum level of La Latmin Minimum level of La LZeq t Equivalent Continuous SPL over the storage delta time short Leq no weighting Laeq Equivalent Continuous SPL over the storage delta time short Leq A weighted Lzeq Equivalent Continuous SPL no weighting Laeq Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted Lze Sound Exposure Level SEL no weighting Lae Sound Exposure Level SEL A weighted Lzieq Equivalent Continuous SPL no weighting with time constant IMPULSE LAleq Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted with time constant IMPULSE Lateg Laca Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted with time constant IMPULSE Equivalent Continuous SPL A weighted Lzpk Peak value over the storage delta time t no weighting Lzpeak Peak Sound Pressure no weighting Lapk Peak value over the storage delta time t A weighted L Apeak Peak Sound Pressure A weighted Lari Lars Percentile level calculated over the LAF value Seven standard predefined percentiles 1 5 10 50 90 95 99 Largg plus three user defined percentiles are available chapter 10 Latmn t Every n seconds the maximum value of the last n seconds of Lar is calculated complying with DIN 45645 1 This values depends on the setting Taktmaximal in table 4 14 n 1 s 3 s 5 s
166. mal or 2 1 measuring channels extended range Accuracy According to EN 60651 and EN 60804 class 1 IEC 61672 1 class 1 percentiles according to DIN 45657 Display of measurement results TFT display with analogue and digital display CF 19 Display range See table 11 9 Storage of measured values SPM 1 3 octaves FFT audio signals HVMA Vibration Meter to hard disk Measurement period Integration time 0 02 sec 24 h typical Start Stop manually or by trigger Integration response time Immediately Bandwidth for sound recording 39 06 Hz 78 125 Hz 156 25 Hz 312 5 Hz 625 Hz 1 25 kHz 2 5 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 40 kHz 1 3 octave filter Complying with EN 61260 class 1 6 pole elliptical base 2 Further operation of features Pause of integration time automatic impulse detector markers Interface RS232 VGA LAN modem PCMCIA 2 x USB 2 0 no feedback Warm up transient time 15 sec ICP microphone 200 V microphone Influence of accessories Not measurable Reference conditions See registration of applied microphones e g MK221 from Microtech Gefell PTB Reg No 21 31 92 58 Acoustic centre Centre of the membrane on the surface in reference direction Battery Li ion battery CF VZSU48U min measuring time in battery operation gt 3 h External power supply 100 240 VAC with adapter CF AA1633A input
167. maximum of 256 columns x 65536 rows is allowed per sheet Each SAMU RAI result is saved as a separate sheet inside the Excel file In each sheet the data are usually saved storing one sample per row If the number of samples exceeds 65536 the measurement will be truncated The restrictions of Excel cause a general problem when exporting FFT spectra because only spectra with less than 256 lines may be exported SAMURAI solves the problem by automatically transposing the ex ported data If you export a spectrum with 400 lines for example SAMURAI automatically transposes the matrix i e the first column will contain all 400 lines of the first transformation etc This restricts the data to 256 samples per channel The export wizard is the same as for the export to NWWin You may however set an additional integration or differentiation of the spectra in the second export step SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 85 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 8 EXPORT 8 3 The automatic export The automatic export can be arranged by clicking on Export options in the measurement setup window 2 10 The windows resemble those for the manual export see section 8 In the first dialogue figure 8 4 you may select the file types for export by enabling the corresponding checkboxes With the buttons SLM values HVMA values VIB values and Cross function you can select individual levels for export If you enable the checkbox Save Time History SAMURAI will export a curve for
168. measurements are stored is indicated To change the current folder use the main menu Tools gt Working folder see 6 1 Number from The starting number of the counter added to the name NOTICE If individual measurements are deleted afterwards and thus gaps form in the sequence of numbers these gaps will be refilled with new measure ments SAMURAI searches the existing measurement names for the small est available number If you set the value to 1 the count will continue from the highest number found This is vital for longterm measurements SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 19 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 2 PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT Parameter Description Export info Entry of additional verbal information for the data export Export Format selection for automatic export section 8 3 NWWin Excel UFF text Automatic export is not automatically to supported for si Windows Media Movie and Quicktime Movie format Export options Dialogues containing options for the automatic data export Delete temporary If checked SAMURAI deletes the measured data from the working folder after a successful export Use this measurement option only if you have severely limited disk space If necessary measurements can easily be deleted within after successful SAMURAI export Export folder The name of the folder to which the exported data is saved This is not relevant for the NWWin format because
169. min Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz 13 20158 1 1259 11 78 7 23 4 92 35 0 308 12 16000 0 1000 12 62 5 24 3 90 36 0 244 11 12699 1 793 13 49 6 25 3 10 37 0 194 10 10079 2 629 14 39 4 26 2 46 38 0 154 9 8000 3 500 15 31 25 27 1 953 39 0 122 8 6349 4 396 16 24 80 28 1 550 40 0 097 T 5039 5 315 17 19 69 29 1 230 41 0 077 6 4000 6 250 18 15 63 30 0 977 42 0 061 5 3174 7 198 4 19 12 40 31 0 775 43 0 048 4 2519 8 157 5 20 9 84 32 0 615 44 0 038 3 2000 9 125 0 21 7 81 33 0 488 2 1587 10 99 2 22 6 20 34 0 388 Table 11 4 Center frequencies for 1 3 octaves and fractional octaves according to EN 61260 Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz Index fmin Hz 26 21357 6 2119 14 210 34 20 86 54 2 07 74 0 205 25 19027 5 1888 15 187 35 18 58 55 1 85 75 0 183 24 16951 4 1682 16 167 36 16 55 56 1 64 76 0 163 23 15102 3 1498 17 149 37 14 75 57 1 46 77 0 145 22 13454 2 1335 18 132 38 13 14 58 1 30 78 0 129 21 11986 1 1189 19 118 39 11 71 59 1 16 79 0 115 20 10679 0 1059 20 105 40 10 43 60 1 03 80 0 103 19 9514 1 944 21 93 64 41 9 29 61 0 922 81 0 091 18 8476 2 841 22 83 43 42 8 28 62 0 821 82 0 081 17 7551 3 749 23 74 33 43 7 37 63 0 732 83 0 073 16 6727 4 667 24 66 22 44 6 57
170. mpulse A Peak A Fast Max t A Fast Min t A Slow Max t A Slow Min t A Impl Max t A Impl Min t A Lt C Fast C Slow C Impulse C Peak C Fast Max t C Fast Min t C Slow Max t C Slow Min t C Impl Max t C Impl Min t C lt value gt lt unit gt dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB lt dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB lt unit gt lt transducer gt lt guid gt GUID_4A44A8DE 04CF 43DB ABDD DB4AA56DB593 lt guid gt lt name gt Default Microphone lt name gt lt serial gt lt unitname gt Pa lt unitname gt SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 77 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 6 DATA STORAGE lt lastcaldate gt 15 02 2008 10 37 34 lt lastcaldate gt lt sensitivity gt 0 05 lt sensitivity gt lt dbref gt 2e 005 lt dbref gt lt transducer gt lt result gt lt result gt lt name gt Marker lt name gt lt binaryfilename gt 00000008_0_1 DATA DAT lt binaryfilename gt lt datatype gt DWORD lt datatype gt lt deltatime gt 0 02 lt deltatime gt lt numcolumn gt 1 lt numcolumn gt lt numrow gt 4919 lt numrow gt lt bit0 gt Aircraft lt bit0 gt lt result gt lt data gt Manual SAMURAI 78 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 7 Data Browser The data browser is new in SAMURAI 2 0 It helps orienting within a measurement and is an important interface when handling your data The data browser not only provides features for easy navigation by scrolling or zooming and finding rele
171. nal generator Fractional Octaves Calculation and representation of 1 3 1 6 1 12 and 1 24 octaves fractional Octaves TCP Server TCP connection to external programmes e g SAMBA remoteSAMURAI FRF Cross Analysis Measurement of transfer functions auto correlations etc Order Analysis Measurement and representation of order spectra Building Acoustics Measurements according to ISO 140 4 ISO 140 5 ISO 140 7 8 This option also requires the TCP Server option Building acoustic SAMURAI Sound Intensity Sound intensity power measurements according to ISO 9614 1 and ISO 9614 2 Sound intensity 1 Building Vibration Measurement of structural vibrations in buildings according to DIN 4150 2 and DIN 4150 3 Building vibration Sound Intensity Map Creation of sound intensity maps of objects Sound Intensity Map Post Processing Post processing of audio data for calculating values Post Processing Tone Assessment Assessment of pure tones according to ISO 1996 2 Tone assessment Room Acoustics Measurement of acoustical parameters of aroom as RASTI STI STIPA STITEL EDT Clarity etc Roomacoustic SAMURAI Sound Power Sound power measurements according to ISO 3744 ISO 3745 and ISO 3746 Sound power Weatherstation Weatherstations by Reinhard or Vaisala are supported Weatherstation remoteSAMURAI TCP client fo
172. nges Display Total range of A weighted sound levels Lcpeak measurement range Software operation Reference direction Effect of the device of persons on the sound field Start up period until stable operation conditions Integration response Settings integration time Hold feature Pause Inherent noise measurement of low sound levels Operation restrictions through electrostatic discharge Reference sound pressure level reference level range Acoustic centre of the microphones Level ranges Level linearity refer to technical documentation of the microphones Maximum permissible input voltage Section 11 3 1 page 122 Section 11 3 2 page 122 Table 11 2 11 3 Section 9 4 4 page 98 Section 11 3 1 page 122 Table 11 2 11 3 Section 4 4 page 45 Sections 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 4 Table 11 2 11 3 und Section 3 1 Table 11 2 11 3 Section 11 3 7 page 125 Section 11 3 5 page 124 Table 11 2 11 3 Tables 11 2 11 3 pages 116 118 Section 11 3 6 page 124 Section 11 3 7 page 125 Section 5 14 page 66 Table 11 2 11 3 Table 11 2 11 3 Section 11 3 1 page 122 Section 4 1 1 Table 4 1 Sections 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 4 Section 11 3 1 page 122 Section 11 3 1 page 122 Sections 1 to 10 Table 11 2 11 3 Section 11 3 10 page 126 Table 11 2 11 3 Table 11 2 11 3 Table 11 2 11 3 and Section 3 1 Section 9 4 2 page 97 Section 11 3 2 page 122 Section 11 3 6 page 124 Table 11 2 11 3 Section
173. nto a measurement Import Import a weight curve cwg from the file system and use it as reference spectrum weight curve Manual SAMURAI 94 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 3 Reference Spectra Item Export weight curve Description Export a reference spectrum as a weight curve Delete Delete an embedded or external reference spectrum from a measurement or from the hard disk Table 9 3 Items File menu Edit reference spectrum Item Description Convert to Convert the spectrum levels from dB to Linear and vice versa Add a point Insert a new point half way between the current point and its predecessor only available if the frequency axis is linear Selection This sub menu contains command for simultaneously editing values of previously selected points Set to Set all selected points to an entered value Offset Add a user specified offset Offset to Add an offset to reach a user defined value for one of the points Delete Delete the selected points Enlarge Find peaks in the current reference spectrum and enlarge them see details below only for linear fre quency axis Smooth Smooth the current curve The values of the smoothed curve result from weighted averaging Simplify Simplify the current curve by removing certain points only for linear frequency axis Settings Open dialogues with curve properties Table 9 4 Item Edi
174. o a single averaged point Number of points Enter the number of points for the recalculated reference spectrum it is inter extrapolated if necessary Delta frequency Enter the frequency step for calculating a new reference spectrum with equidistant frequency steps Table 9 6 Parameters Simplify reference spectrum r Curve settings Dutside extension Do not extend E ltd dect C Extrapolate using last slope Unit Pa v dB reference 2e 005 Cancel Figure 9 6 Reference spectrum Setup Use the settings for Outside extension if you want to examine a signal with a larger bandwidth as specified for the reference spectrum If Do not extend is selected only the range used in the reference spectrum will be examined If Extrapolate using last slope is selected the spectrum is automatically extended to the required size and uses extrapolated values at the borders The Unit and dB reference are exclusively used for the dB to linear conversion and vice versa Use the Pen parameter to change the predefined pen for displaying the reference spectrum Of course you may also adjust the pen graph properties window 9 4 Description of the toolbars SAMURAI has four toolbars Main Run Replay and Control The Run and Replay toolbars are only dis played in the corresponding mode 9 4 1 Main toolbar ADE Figure 9 7 Main toolbar Button Description On Off
175. o hard disk Measurement period Integration time 0 02 sec n h n depends on the configuration and frequency of occurrences of trigger events up to months Start Stop manually or by trigger Integration response time Immediately Reset for Over Underrangedisplay Leg LpeaksLnsLmaxsLmin etc only by Start Stop of the measurement manual or automatically Bandwidth for sound recording 78 125 Hz 156 25 Hz 312 5 Hz 625 Hz 1 25 kHz 2 5 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 40 kHz optional 80 kHz 1 3 octave filter Complying with EN 61260 class 1 6 pole elliptical base 2 Further operation of features Pause of integration time automatic impulse detector markers Interface RS232 VGA LAN modem PCMCIA 2 x USB 2 0 no feedback Warm up transient time 15 sec only ICP and polarized microphones Startup time ca 1 min Influence of accessories Not measurable Reference conditions See registration of applied microphones e g MK221 from Microtech Gefell PTB Reg No 21 31 92 58 Acoustic centre Centre of the membrane on the surface in reference direction Max drift of the internal time max 1 728 ms in 24 h Freedom from feedback All interfaces are free of feedback if there are no ground loops Battery Li ion battery CF VZSU48U min measuring time in battery operation gt 3 h External power supply 100 2
176. on Main Trigger None y Pretrigger time s Pp a Minimum duration s n Maximum duration s 600 Minimum separation s B 4 Posttrigger time s Rp Repeat count 0 aj 0 for endless repeat Ez Remove condition OK Cancel L Figure 4 19 Setup Store conditions One important new feature of SAMURAI 2 0 is the option to also acquire most data using a trigger This feature is vital for all measurements collecting large data volumes The triggered data acquisition is the SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 43 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB most important data compression operation to be applied already when measuring For this purpose Store conditions have been introduced in SAMURAI 2 0 allowing time or trigger controlled data storage Figure 4 19 shows the setup window for the store conditions The following three types of store conditions are offered Standard may delay a measurement or stop it early The setup is self explaining and is not described here Triggered uses a trigger to start a measurement see paragraph 4 3 1 Timed uses a table in which you may enter measuring times 4 3 1 Triggered store condition Triggered store conditions allow the triggered data acquisition in the individual analysis modes You should always apply them if you want to reduce the data volume produced by a measurement e g in longterm monitoring
177. one graph detects which levels of the minimum 1 3 octave spectrum differ from their two adjacent levels by more than defined value After that the levels are compared to a band spectrum using the loudness contours according to ISO 226 If no value in phones in the band spectrum exceeds or equals the contour the 1 3 octave band is indicated by a yellow red flashing 1 3 octave bar during the measurement after the measurement a red bar is used The loudness contours are always displayed in the graph Additionally you may display an optional FFT spectrum in the graph No calculation is performed with the FFT spectrum it is only displayed as a reference and therefore not given above as trace available in a pure tone graph r Graph layout and properties H 1 vsxref z E 5 E 2 Pure tone graph Difference with previous band dB General Difference with next band dB 5 X Axis 5 Y Axis Search includes first and last spectrum band Normal equal loudness contours ISO 226 1987 im Tone display Loudness display Fract octave display First color Pen Enable Figure 5 18 Parameters Pure Tone graph The parameters below General x axis and y axis correspond to those of the spectrum graph see para graph 5 4 1 The parameters for the pure tone graph are described in table 5 18 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 69 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 5 GRAPHICAL DISPLAY Parameter Description Diffe
178. opt the transducer data of one device for another The lower part displays the data for the corresponding transducer and contains for example buttons to create or delete a transducer entry The functions of the individual elements in the window Transducer Database are described in the following table 2 4 r _ J Transducer database i S mc Transducer type Microphone unit Pa vi Import Export Current Transducer Standard Mikrofon ICP hd Additional Settings pepese Additional settings y Additional units Name Standard Mikrofon ICP New Microphone B i 2 Manufacturer GRAS poule E Mao ETT Delete current m a 2 Export current inch s2 2 54 Serial number em s2 001 Power Supply ICP 2mA v Current sensitivity 0 05 Pa BEER D Add Edit Remove 4 Noise Floor Comp 0 dBA 0 to disable nfc dB reference 2e 005 Dto disable dB Apply changes Sensitivity display units Calibrate every 0 days 0 to disable Voltage unit V vl Last calibration date None Physical unit m s2 y Nex calibration date None View History calibra n check Comments TERES Tolerance dB 0 2 Export History Close Cancel A d A Un 2 Figure 2 2 Transducer Database window Figure 2 3 Additional settings window Element Description Transducer type Select transducer type see table 2 3 Current transducer
179. or the analysis operations The first group defines the number of multiple octave FFT and sound level meter analysis operations The next parameter is Exponential averaging start value The parameter defines which start value is used for exponential averaging r Preferences Setup Category General User Interface Measurement Miscellaneous Sound Intensity Messaging Post Processing SINUS driver Multiple Analysis Octave spectrum analysis 2 y SLM analysis 2 y FFT analysis 2 y Exponential averaging start value Begin averaging with First sample y x Figure 10 4 Preferences window Analysis SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 105 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 10 PREFERENCES 10 5 Graphical display preferences The Display category contains three parameters Increase font size by Factor by which the font is increased in the full window display Display temperature as Display unit for measured temperatures Display time as Display of the measurement time for the defined time zone format GPS coordinates conversion to UTM Select the display format for GPS data Realtime display of averaged data Select if only stored data shall be displayed r Category General Zoom graph options User Interface Increase font size by 0 300 50 Measurement y Note Increasing by 100 means doubling the font size Temperature unit
180. or the corresponding settings are part of the installed Quicktime version For this reason the setup is also described in the manual for your Quicktime version Table 8 6 shall help you to choose the optimal video export format Format Pro Con Windows Media Movie Better compression New format worse quality Quicktime High quality smooth picture worse compression Table 8 6 Comparison of video export formats 8 8 Create movie as Multimedia Report This SAMURAI feature allows you to export measured data to a video file You may create a Multimedia Report and forward it to your colleagues or costumers This feature combined with the NoiseCam option as export option or report generation option represents a useful alternative to common export methods especially if the recipient has no SAMURAI The video file is not created during the measurement but during replay Two video formats are supported Windows Media Movie and Quicktime see also paragraphs 8 6 and 8 7 8 8 1 Create movie To create a Multimedia Report open the dialogue via Tools gt Record movie gt lt Format gt You find the setting for generating a video file in three windows The first window is shown in figure 8 8 and the Manual SAMURAI 88 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 8 9 Export to UFF included parameters are described in table 8 7 The second and the third window are shown and described in paragraph 8 6 r 7 Create Mov
181. ord event or if SAMURAI records data despite missing excitation correct the preset trigger threshold in the measuring setup window If SAMURAI recognizes the record event correctly you can continue and generate the excitation signal according to your setting Averages per position Having performed the corresponding number of measurements per position SAMURAI displays the result window for the corresponding measuring position In this window you may choose to repeat the measurements at a certain position in case of unexpected ambient noises A first sign for this case is frequently appearing in the table containing the numeric values for the reverberation time SAMURAI uses this character string if the reverberation time in this frequency band could not be determined automatically Having finished all measurements at all measuring positions the measurement is stopped In the Replay mode you can recall a recorded measurement and export the measured data Please check the data before exporting Did SAMURAI recognize all reverberation times automatically ATTENTION If you change the measured data manually decay curve these changes are saved automatically Impulse Response Demo This mode has only little relevance for measuring because no data are stored to the hard disk Use this mode only to get familiar with the programme or to read the measurement results on the screen Manual SAMURAI 28 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH
182. orking Folder Delete measurements older than a predefined Enter the number of days after which a measurement shall be deleted number of days Leave a maximum number of measurements in Maximum number of measurements in the working folder The oldest measure folder ment will be deleted Zip and archive measurement before deleting Check this box to zip and copy the measurement to the archive folder before it is deleted Table 6 3 Parameters Advanced settings for working folders 6 2 Disk usage The amount of data that can be generated by a multi channel analyzer may be huge For short time mea surements modern hard disks are in any case big enough In the case of multi channel longterm measure ments however the required storage shall be estimated roughly before measuring An example follows as explanation We examine an audio measurement with a bandwidth of 20kHz 1 3 octave from 20 Hz to 20 kHz every 0 12 s a FFT spectrum with 400 lines and SLM values every 0 125 s The data are stored in the IEEE float format and therefore require 4 bytes per value Time signal Block 1024 4 Bytes 4096 Bytes 1 3 octaves 31 4 Bytes 124 Bytes FFT 401 4 Bytes 1604 Bytes SLM 10 4 40 Bytes Thus the size of one second signal is Time signal Time signal 50 204800 Bytes 1 3 octaves 1 3 octaves 8 992 Bytes FFT FFT 50 80200 Bytes SLM SLM 8 320 Bytes The total data s
183. ow via the Setup window context menu or the main menu Tools gt Transducer Calibration Calibrate the transducer using the procedure below e Select the channel transducer pair in the first line The lines 2 4 contain information from the trans ducer database e Enter the reference signal level in dB or in the physical unit e Connect the calibrator to the transducer click on Start calibration Manual SAMURAI 16 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 2 3 Calibration procedure e SAMURAI determines and applies both the frequency and the level of the calibrator signal and displays the values If the reference signal at the transducer has been stable for five seconds after a queueing time of 5 seconds the new sensitivity of the transducer is determined displayed and can be stored to the database You may accept or reject the new calibration value in a separate dialogue box see figure 2 8 The calibration procedure has been completed and you may perform further calibrations It is possible to stop the calibration at any time ATTENTION SAMURAI can only calibrate transducers at the main channels You must enter the sensitivity of the transducers at the auxiliary channels manually see paragraph 2 2 i Bad Calibration Warning x Transducer Calibration JARNING Microphone Standard Mikrofon ICP on channel 1 he difference between the current sensitivity and the one of Manuf
184. p HVMA This graph is used as human vibration analyzer The levels of the three spatial directions as well as the sum level are displayed Option HVMA Vibration Meter For vibration measurements according to DIN 45666 and ISO 2954 Option Vibration Meter Cross Analysis Display of transfer functions cross spectrums correlations etc Option FRF Cross Analysis Sound Intensity Display of the sound intensity values calculated according to ISO 9614 Option Sound Intensity 1 Building Vibration Tabular and graphical display of the values according to DIN 4150 3 Option Building Vibration Weather Data If a Reinhardt or Vaisala weather station is connected to the analyzer you may display the temperature wind speed wind direction relative humidity air pressure etc in this graph Option Weatherstation Table 2 12 Optional graph types Manual SAMURAI 22 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 2 7 Dealing with measurement data 2 7 Dealing with measurement data Therefore you must always specify a valid working folder When the programme is running a certain vol ume of the measured data is kept in the working memory The default path for the Working Folder is lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHTMP You may select a different working folder in the main menu via Tools gt Working folder You may not select a network directory because it can be disconnected at any time How ever you may
185. per part the current position within the audio comment is displayed on the left In the centre the recorded signal is displayed and the upper left part contains the total length You may record an audio comment directly after finishing the measurement or later when replaying the measurement ATTENTION Please note that you can record only one audio comment for each mea surement Manual SAMURAI 100 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 9 Back Erase r gt al Audio comment first testing 2 Position Duration 10 20 s 15 60 s 1 Clear OK Cancel A d Figure 9 15 Audio comment window Using the slider in the centre you may skip forward or back within an audio comment The controls in the window are described in table 9 13 Element Description gt gt Forward to the end 4 Rewind to the beginning gt Start replaying Pause E Stop recording or replaying e Start recording Clear Press this button to delete the recorded Audio Comment Table 9 13 Parameters Audio comment You may set the recording quality of the comment in the general preferences see paragraph 10 Before recording please check the record and replay volume 9 9 Back Erase If the Back Erase function is enabled in the general preferences see page 104 and you click on the PAUSE Button during a running measurement a window see figure 9 16 will appe
186. possible to add new traces see paragraph The format is the same as in NWWin Function Several mathematic functions are available for processing data see table 5 5 Display You may display a spectrum in several ways for example as line bar bar contour staircase function or roof top Value Not available for spectrum graphs generally selection of values which may vary with the different settings for Result displayed Integration Derivation Define whether and how the values are integrated or differentiated Operation Click on this button to open a window for configuring a mathematical operation for the selected trace Currently reference spectra may be subtracted from the selected spectrum Use default channel pen Check this box to use the default pen for the selected trace see paragraph 4 7 Custom Pen Click to edit the pen used for the current trace Replicate settings Use this button to define which settings are replicated when creating a new trace New trace Create a new trace for the selected graph with just one click Remove trace Remove the current trace from the selected graph Table 5 4 Parameters Spectrum graph Level 0 Selection Description Live currently measured value Min Max Leg SEL Minimum maximum power average exposition level based on 1 s for the ex pired measurement time Power average all channels Current average value of all
187. r layout If you want to display more than one trace in a graph it might be useful to define your own header using the following options horizontal The header data will be displayed in one line only vertical The data will be displayed in several lines Horizontal n rows The data will be displayed horizontally in n rows Short description In the horizontal mode select the short description of the trace name if necessary Font Click to adjust the header font Table 5 6 Parameters spectrum graph General Click on the x axis to open the settings for the horizontal axis The parameters in figure see figure 5 7 are described in table 5 7 K 7 Graph layout and properties E1 Spektrum 1 v Autoscale on firsttrace a Ganaral Main grid Y Axis Sub grid Reference spectrum Division Main Sub 5 4 eese wi 23 Axis scaling Automatic selected by first spectrum m Figure 5 7 Parameters spectrum graph x axis Parameter Description Auto scale on first trace Check this box if SAMURAI shall calculate the x axis limits The values of the first trace in the graph will be used for the calculation Start Enter the x axis start value when auto scale is disabled Stop Enter the x axis stop value when auto scale is disabled Division Enter the number of grid divisions The main grid dividers lines are emphasised in most cases and are label
188. r remote control and monitoring of SAMURAI This option also re quires the TCP Server option remote SAMURAI Table 1 1 List of options 1 1 Software installation If you have purchased a Soundbook system the software is already installed If you are using the HAR MONIE system or an APOLLO Box install the current SINUS driver see installation instruction of the driver before installing SAMURAI as head administrator To install simply insert the CD with the software into your CD ROM drive The setup programme starts automatically If it does not run automatically start SAMURAI setup 2 0 x xxx exe on your CD manu ally using the Windows Explorer Follow the instructions of the SETUP programme until the installation is completed Manual SAMURAI 8 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 1 1 Software installation 1 1 1 SAMURAI installation routine The SAMURAI installation routine is similar to the installation routines of other Windows applications Follow the instructions given below 1 Insert the installation CD If the installation programme does not run automatically run it manually CD drive gt Instal1 SAMURAI setup 2 0 x xxx exe 2 Select a language for the installation The selected language will also be the default language of SAMURAI NOTICE The language may be changed in the programme setup at any time 3 Read the licence agreement 4 Select the installation directory 5 In the next step sel
189. r the measuring modes that are available in the basic version of SAMURAI or as options is given in the tables 2 6 and 2 7 The optional modes are only displayed if the option is included in the licence Mode Description Default This is a general purpose mode The final values of the data measured between Run and the Stop command are stored f e level spectra No time history is stored in this mode Autostore Similar to the Standard mode this mode is used for general measurements but additionally the time history data are stored It is controlled manually RUN or STOP button timed or triggered Starting with SAMURAI 2 0 this mode replaces the modes Autostore Split Autostore Event and Block Reverberation time This mode is a standard SAMURAI feature which is used for reverberation time measurements complying with EN ISO 3382 1997 Room acoustics Calculation of the acoustical parameters of a room STI STITEL STIPA Demo No time history is stored to the hard disk in this mode It is provided for demonstration purposes only Further application fields are f e creation of setups training demonstrations etc Table 2 6 Basic measurement modes Mode Description Impulse response This mode is used for modal analysis operations with an impulse hammer Option FRF Cross Analysis Passby This mode is an option and is used for measuring the noise of a passing by vehic
190. ral data as 1 3 octave spectrums FFT spectrums figure 5 5 or to display data from the Cross Analysis option On the abscissa x axis the frequency order is displayed and on the ordinate y axis the amplitude is displayed It is possible to create an unlimited number of traces in this graph the first trace having a special significance The first trace defines the scaling of the frequency axis logarithmic for 1 3 octave spectra and linear for FFT spectra The first trace also defines the physical unit of the y axis and its limits when scaling automatically These limits are calculated from the gain of the corresponding channel The physical unit defines which further values can be displayed in a spectrum graph r al Graph layout and properties ua m Et 1 Spektrum 1 Trace 1 of 2 General Result displayed us Octave CH3 y X Axis Y Axis gt RMS d 20 Hz Reference spectrum 3 0H d 2 SPM1 Weight Linear Ad None zI E 3 Pegelschreiber 3 Eunction Live y Spectra Operation 4 Sonogram A TT 5 Tachometer Display Bar y HA 8 HVMA H Time signal Replicate settings 8 Waterfall Ed vente New trace Remove trace Next 11 1 3 Octave CH3 60 7dB 1 3 Octave CH1 Max 103 1dB SUM 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K Select Layout Place graph New graph Remove graph Cancel E Figure 5 5 Spectrum graph properties Level 0
191. ransducer calibration can only be performed in Stop mode The window with the graphical display options can not be opened if the application is replaying a measurement e The manual Export functions are disabled unless the analyzer is in Replay mode The transducer database can only be used in Stop mode see paragraph 2 2 e The working folder can only be changed in Stop mode see paragraph 6 1 9 7 Numeric keypad SAMURAI offers a numeric keypad for each numeric input field The input tool facilitates the input of nu merical values especially when using the Soundbook in Tablet PC mode Double clicking on an input field with the pen or the mouse will open the numeric keypad which you may now use for the quick entry of the desired digits For the input of names labels etc in Tablet PC mode use of the virtual Windows keyboard is still recommended Linear court j 0 125 j Exp time s 0 125 10 125 10 125 110 125 Delta time s 0 12 0 12 0 12 10 12 10 12 l LN Enable Enable Enable Enable Cancel 2 1 8 1 9 4 5 6 EAE 0 x Figure 9 14 Numeric keypad 9 8 Audio Comment To record an audio comment connect a microphone to the soundcard of your PC and press the corresponding button in the Replay or Run toolbar The window for recording an audio comment is shown in figure 9 15 It resembles the Windows Soundrecorder window In the up
192. ransducer type History Used to display level history data The horizontal axis represents the time and the vertical axis the amplitude Marker traces are only displayed in history graphs as coloured lines Sonogram You may use sonogram graph to display spectral data over time or speed RPM The amplitude is represented by a certain colour You may use a default colour scale or define your own section 5 4 3 Waterfall This three dimensional graph shows the frequency on the x axis the amplitude on the y axis and the time or speed RPM on the z axis SLM In the SLM pane two selectable main values may be displayed on the screen as figures and as bars Eight further figures are given in a table which may be replaced by a history graph Time signal You may display the analyzer time signal in this graph vsXREF Diplay of a single value a level mostly versus a selectable base value over time RPM AUX channel Pure tone graph acc to ISO226 This graph allows an analysis according to ISO 226 dealing with normal equal loudness level contours ISO 226 Hearing threshold and equal loudness level contours for sine tones in a free sound field when listening binaurally Tachometer Display of RPM or velocity data Status Display of the current SAMURAI status Table 2 11 Basic graph types Graph type Description Contour map The graph is used to display maps of spectral data interpolated or as iso lines Option Sound Intensity Ma
193. re continuously Trigger Define the Start and Stop triggers as additional parameters r Measurement Setup Select Mode Standard mode setting Autostore Sound Intensity Standard Map Sound Intensity Map Impulse Response Demo Figure 3 1 Window Measurement Setup Standard Further parameters are Standard Mode Noma v Reverberation Time Start time s 0 od Duration s po Delta Tacho Me y Sound Intensity Autostore Stop Trigger None z Repeat count 0 for endless 1 H Parameter Description Start Enter the time in seconds after which the measurement is started Duration Select Free 0s or Fixed ns duration Start trigger If Trigger is selected for start mode select the trigger Stop trigger Select a stop trigger You must define the trigger first section 4 4 Repeat count If you select the mode Daily you may define the maximum number of data blocks using this setting f e daily measurement between 6 00 a m and 10 00 p m and 5 repetitions for five days Table 3 1 Parameters for the Standard and the Autostore Mode Manual SAMURAI 24 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 3 2 Reverberation time measurements 3 2 Reverberation time measurements This mode is used for measuring the reverberation time of rooms complying with EN ISO 3382 1997 In general two methods exist Interrupted noise method In this method a speaker
194. relative humidity of 65 After temperature changes of more than 15 C allow the analyzer to adjust to the temperature for 30 min Humidity Deviation of calibration lt 0 1 dB within a relative humidity range of 30 to 90 at a temperature of 40 C Magnetic fields A field of 80 A m 50 Hz results in a display of lt 20 dB A 45 dB C and 45 dB Z Vibration Acceleration 1 m s frequency 20 Hz 1 kHz lt 0 1 dB 50 dB level Influence of user User has no influence if the microphones are set up at a distance of 1 5 m Storage conditions 20 C 60 C humidity max 95 Shock resistance Complying with MIL STD 810F 516 5 Electro magnetic compatibility Emission Complying with EN 61000 6 4 2007 Immunity Complying with EN 61000 6 2 2006 Configuration Soundbook with 4 x MK221 MV203 and 1 5 m cable each Approved accessories options AC adapter CF AA1633A Microphone extension cable 5 m 961014 1 Microphone accessories see type approval Table 11 2 Technical specifications Soundbook MK1 SAMURAI The parameters signed with refer to the model registration according to DIN EN 61672 1 2003 The version numbers for the driver and SAMURAI are contained in the model registration for the corresponding country Manual SAMURAI 116 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 1 Technical specifications 11 1 3 Specifications Soundbook octav
195. rence from previous band The difference between any band and its predecessor required to recognize a pure tone Difference from next band The difference between any band and its successor required to recognize a pure tone Search includes first and last The first and last band only have one adjacent band If this box is checked the first and last band band are included in the search for pure tone bands They are only compared to their one adjacent band left or right Normal equal loudness contours Select the standard underlying equal loudness contours Tone display Select the two colours used to indicate the detected pure tone Loudness display Select the pen and font used to display the equal loudness contours FFT Display Enable the FFT display option and adjust the corresponding pen if necessary Table 5 18 Parameters Pure Tone Graph 5 4 8 Tachometer graph 30 20 40 km h Figure 5 19 Tachometer graph 70 80 90 100 110 120 The Tachometer graph is used to display the RPM or velocity values coming from the tachometer channels section 4 1 4 The graph is similar to the tachometer in vehicles Graph layout and properties E 1 Spektrum 2HYMA 1 35LM 4 History 5 History General X Axis Y axis More Axes B Spectrum 7 Time signal B Tachometer E E T 4 E E
196. ring a measurement In Replay mode the Replay window displays the already recorded and recalled measurements Both windows can be divided into several sections up to 4 rows and 4 columns Data Browser Overview over the data of the current measurement in Replay mode Status window Display the current measurement s status Log window Display of relevant messages on the current measurement Browser window List of the measurements which were created with SAMURAI and are stored in the current working directory You may find detailed information on the individual measurements using for example the main menu View gt View Browser gt View gt Details Status bar Display of additional information when measuring or replaying serial number of the analyzer RPM values record mode power supply etc When replaying a slider bar indicating the replay progress is displayed additionally Table 1 2 Main application window 1 3 Command Line Switches To start SAMURAI via the Windows command prompt or to manually adjust shortcuts to SAMURAI the following command line switches are provided 0 Start SAMURAI in the Easy Operator mode section 9 2 See below for specific command line switches in this mode NODATA Disable the storage of data ignoring all other settings H Hide the SAMURAI GUI Useful in connection with TCP clients F Freeze the displayed graph no updates Helpful in long
197. rom a base value set Select value in the window Value Base value if Advanced Intervals has been selected for Analysis mode Interval type Select by predefined times or user defined intervals Custom interval duration Duration of an interval for customized intervals Synchronize interval start Check this box to synchronize the interval limits when customized intervals are used Day Evening Night begins at Enter time values of the individual times of day Advanced intervals Check these boxes to enable recalculation of the values optional parameters Table 7 2 Setup Recalculation of interval values 7 2 2 SLM percentiles Click on this item to open a window for selecting the percentiles you want to calculate You may select 6 adjustable percentiles or all integer percentiles check the box All integer percentiles Use the parameter Value to define the base value 7 2 3 Spectral LN You may calculate 6 adjustable percentiles The feature can be applied to 1 3 octaves as well as to FFTs The setup is similar to the SLM percentiles setup Manual SAMURAI 82 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 7 3 Color themes in the Data Browser 7 2 4 Community noise Select this item to calculate the values Lan Loay Lnignts Laen and Levening according to ISO 1996 2 1987 As with other recalculation operations the data are stored to the report container 7 2 5 Report Viewer All data resulting from recalculation operations are collecte
198. s Messaging Flat style toolbar buttons Post Processing i de SINUS driver Enable the Logo window NOTE The interface will be changed only on the next run x Figure 10 2 Preferences window Graphical user interface Parameter Description Language Select the programme language Tabbed windows Select the general appearance of the SAMURAI window In Tabbed windows mode all SAMURAI Workspace windows Setup Measure etc are identified by a tab In the Workspace mode the windows are grouped in a usual dockable or floatable Windows workspace window Automatic position Check this box to arrange the toolbars automatically of docked toolbars Display text under Check this box to display a description below each toolbar button toolbar buttons Flat style toolbar Check this box to display flat toolbar buttons buttons Enable the Logo window Check this box to enable a floating window for displaying a company logo For logo setup select View from the main menu Table 10 1 Parameters for the User Interface preferences SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 103 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 10 PREFERENCES 10 3 Measurement preferences In this category you may define a measurement setup and the percentiles to be calculated during analysis There are three possible settings for the first measurement setup parameter The first is Basic SLM Setup for creating a new sound level measurement
199. s View 2 l dm ua Start time 11 02 2010 15 58 27 Over 1 Mil Olas fir b amp s Runtime 160 09 00 000 Unde E Setup j Replay Data Browser Status Log Browse SLM1 C 38 SLM1 CH1 Slow A 43 2dB 2 1 3 Octave1 CH1 19 7dB 1000 Hz 100 8075 dB de 90 704 80 60 70 j 1 507 40 T IN 30 576504 s 576510 576516 576522 576528 200 500 4 Humidity 83 6 WindSpeed 10 0km h BI 1 3 Octave CH1 43 6dB Pressure 980 8hPa Temperature 0 1 C Ala 120 120 1 hPa km h gt 400 P osi 1000 204 y TS 980 2 gt 104 4 960 0 8 940 10 42 501120 s 518400 535680 552960 570240 Rain WindDi 574560 s 574992 575424 575856 576288 Ready Autostore lt Ext gt S N 6475 CPU 2396 Bl Figure 1 1 Main application window Element Description Window title The window title contains the application name as well as additional information Depending on the application status the following information may follow the application name SAMURAI from left to right programme version name of the active setup name of the current measurement current analyzer mode Start Stop Replay Play Main menu The File menu contains items to save or load a setup to exit the application etc The Measurement menu contains items to change the measurement setup to
200. s are described in table 5 13 Manual SAMURAI 64 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detailed graph description r gt S Graph layout and properties Y H 1 SPM 1 H 2 Tachometer E 3 Waterfall General X Axis Y Axis Z Axis Hidden lines hRatio 60 lt Color scale A 4 vsXref Angle 40 3 Figure 5 13 Parameters Waterfall graph 3D layout Parameter Description Hidden lines Check the box to display hidden lines hRatio The height of the vertical axis as a percentage of the height of the window 20 80 Angle Viewing angle Adjusting the angle will rotate the graph 5 90 Table 5 13 Parameters Waterfall graph 3D Layout 5 4 5 Sound Level Meter graph The SLM Graph is a freely adjustable Class 1 sound level meter complying with the IEC 60651 IEC 60804 and DIN EN 61672 1 2003 standards The sound level meter simultaneously uses the frequency weightings A C and Z as well as the time weightings Fast Slow Impulse and Peak SLM1 CH4 Laca dB 13 3 CH4 Normal Range OVER A 0 dB 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ES 792 dB Lums 82 9 dB Lopes 1154dB ES 49 3 dB god 54 6 dB Lis 930dB ES 55 3 dB Lim 88 0dB Figure 5 14 Sound level meter The sound level meter of SAMURAI displays two main values as figures and in a bar graph and eight sec ondary values in a table You may select any sound level ca
201. s of the replay toolbar NOTICE Clicking on PLAY while pressing the Ctrl key when more than one audio signal is available will open the dialogue for selecting the channels to be put out by the sound card SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 97 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 9 SPECIAL FUNCTIONALITY 9 4 4 Control toolbar Start time 44 02 2010 15 58 27 Over 1 mi Run time 160 09 00 000 Under 1 Figure 9 11 Control toolbar Element Description Start Indicates the start time of the current measurement also in Replay mode Run time Indicates the record time of the current measurement also in Replay mode By clicking on this field once you may switch between seconds date time and hours minutes seconds milliseconds Over Indicates whether an overload occurred during the measurement Under Indicates whether an underrange condition occurred during the measurement Marker M1 Buttons to set a marker manually see paragraph 4 6 Table 9 10 Control toolbar NOTICE If an instrument of the APOLLO family is used for the measurement an overload is also indicated when a sensor error occurs defect cable defect sensor etc Additionally the red note Sensor error is flashing in the status bar 9 4 5 Global Trigger Indicator On the right of the control toolbar a trigger indicator is displayed which shows whether a trigger condition is or has been fulfilled at that moment modes see fig 9 4 5 T a
202. start stop a measurement to export data etc The Analyzer menu contains items to connect to the hardware to adjust the input gain for all channels to check the calibration values to set the AUX pin assignment etc The File menu contains items to open the transducer database to manually calibrate the transducers to open the dialogue for general preferences etc The File menu contains items to open dialogues to adjust the application appearance Manual SAMURAI 10 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 1 3 Command Line Switches Element Toolbars Description The toolbars may be moved and docked at the top or bottom as usual The main toolbar is always displayed and contains buttons for the following operations connect the analyzer create a new mea surement set and change the graphical display The run toolbar is only displayed in the Record mode and contains the buttons Start Stop Pause and Audio comment depending on the analyzer state The replay toolbar is only displayed in the Replay mode and contains the buttons PLAY Stop Pause Search Audio comment and a selection box for the replay speed A further toolbar contains the start and record time the overload and underrange indicator and the marker buttons Setup window A tree structure in which the current setup for e g the analyzer and the data analysis is displayed and may be changed Measure Replay window The Measure window is used for display du
203. t menu Edit reference spectrum a Simplify curve x r Enlarge curve Enlace ty a Threshold dB below max 20 Max number of peaks 1 100 120 V Align points below threshold Cancel Figure 9 4 Reference spectrum Enlarge Figure 9 5 Reference spectrum Simplify The Edit gt Enlarge command searches for peaks in the curve and broadens those peaks by setting the values of the selected neighbouring points to the same level as the peak Table 9 5 describes the parameters in figure 9 4 Parameter Description Enlarge by The number of points to the left and to the right of the peak that will be adjusted Threshold The threshold below the maximum It is used to exclude the lowest peaks from the search Max number of peaks The maximum number of peaks to be analyzed It is possible that the search will find fewer peaks than the maximum Align points below threshold Check this box to increase the values of all points below the threshold to the specified thresh old value Table 9 5 Parameters of the Enlarge command The following table describes the parameters shown in figure 9 5 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 95 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 9 SPECIAL FUNCTIONALITY Parameter Description Mode Select the mode for simplifying the curve see following three lines Reduction factor A specified number of points which are summarized t
204. term monitoring to save processing time Since some computers e g Soundbook adjust the CPU clock rate dynamically this may also achieve energy saving S Hide Connection window R Run the measurement automatically Command line switches for the Easy Operator mode I C G Do not display window containing the name and description of the measurement Ignore calibration check Switch off the window for adjusting gain W directory Determines directory as working directory independent from settings in the programme surface SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 11 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 2 PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT 2 Performing a measurement At first the connection between SAMURAI and the referring hardware of the measurement has to be enabled by clicking the Connect Disconnect button If multiple devices are connected to the PC a dialogue appears in which the devices can be selected figure 2 1 The elements are described in table 2 1 F 7 Mare than one SINUS analyzer has been found Select which analyzer s to use Device Description Synchronization o HARMONIE light D068 No 1 SINUS ApolloBOX_A1 USB Device No 4 iil t M Use this configuration as default Do not show this window anymore Hold down CTRL while executing the Connect command to reopen the window Figure 2 1 Setup of multiple devices Parameter Description Device Index of the detected hardware
205. ters and create a setup file shO in the lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHSetup folder The Easy Operator link can only use a setup from that folder Once the setup is ready click on File gt Easy Operator Mode The Easy Operator link is a standard Windows link so it can be created and stored in any place on your PC The parameters in figure 9 1 are described in table 9 1 Parameter Description Save link to Select a location to which the link is saved Possible values are the Program menu the Desktop or the Setup folder Program menu folder Select the Windows program menu folder to which the link is saved To avoid any damages to other programmes we recommend you to save the link to the SAMURAI folder or a user created folder only Select setup to load Select the setup to be loaded for the Easy Operator Mode The setups listed are those saved in the lt SAMURAI_Inst_Pfad gt SHSetup folder Link name Enter a simple link name to help identifying it later Description Enter a brief description if desired It is displayed when the cursor is moved to the link Advanced Click to open a window to set further parameters specifying the behaviour in the Easy Operator Mode Table 9 1 Parameters Easy Operator Mode NOTICE For a list of command line switches to edit desktop links manually see sec tion 1 3 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 91 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 9 SPECIAL FUNCTIONALITY 9
206. the analyzer if you do not use it This reduces power consumption since the analyzer is turned off completely and you allow Windows to control the power saving options again SAMURAI is able to enter into sleep mode by itself between two acquisition blocks if the pause between the two blocks lasts for at least five minutes A couple of minutes before the next block the PC is restarted automatically SAMURAI reconnects to the hardware and starts the measurement 9 1 2 Stop on battery low If the battery fails completely power supply is cut off and the PC is turned off incorrectly Open measurement files cannot be closed correctly and will be corrupted In order to avoid that SAMURAI stops the running measurement either when it receives the battery low message from the operating system or when the battery level falls below a predefined value You may set the value for stopping the current measurement in the general preferences see section 10 1 The reason for supporting two different turn off methods is that not all PCs support the Windows stop on low battery option If you use a PC with a rather old battery a secure value for the automatic turn off is a battery charge of 23 30 9 2 Easy Operator Mode Performing multi channel measurements is a complex task requiring expert knowledge experience and time For this reason the simplification of those measuring tasks for inexperienced or non expert users is highly desirable SAMURAI offers a so
207. tial averaging Delta time Delta time is the time interval for storing the calculated values It is only used with Exponential averaging because for Linear averaging the delta time is calculated by multiplying the Linear count by the hardware update rate The time you enter must not exceed the time constant for exponential averaging Table 4 4 Parameters for auxiliary channels Open the dialogue in the main menu below Analyzer gt Pin assignment for aux channels to set the pins for the auxiliary channels see fig 4 4 There are several checkboxes They have the following purposes Use the Two buttons remote control unit Check this box to enable the following remote control option Use the Six buttons remote control unit Check this box to enable the following remote control option Use the GPS receiver Check this box when using a GPS receiver NOTICE When both boxes are checked the corresponding tachometer channels of the Soundbook MK1 are occupied and not available for other operations Synchronize the internal clock with the GPS clock Check this box to synchronize the analyzer s clock with the GPS time signal The first tachometer channel receives the GPS data and the second records a highly precise 1 s impulse from the GPS receiver which is used for time synchronization This enables simultaneous measurement with several devices on exactly the same time base The synchronization accuracy via GPS is 4us for Soundbook M
208. time signal data similarly to an oscilloscope The x axis represents the time while the y axis represents the amplitude As in the history graph the time signal display moves There are two modes 1 The data are displayed from left to right in the pane over the specified pane width When the right pane limit is reached the new data are displayed at the left side but the pane is scrolled to the next period Thus the previously displayed data are moving to the left 2 The data are displayed from left to right in the pane over the specified pane width The next data block is displayed at the left window limit without scrolling The length of the time frame must be a multiple of 0 02 seconds The value entered is rounded to the nearest 0 02 s multiple if necessary The first mode scroll data is only available for time frames longer than 2 s if shorter the data are displayed in blocks The y axis parameters are shown in figure 5 17 and described in table 5 17 Graph layout and properties a E 1 Spektrum S H 2 R 1 Axis unit Time Maingid El 3 SLM Division Main Sub 4 214 G E a Time length s 20 Sube lee 0 Font Time history J m 4 History o T dt v Enable scroll for time signal E 6 Spectrum B 7 Time signal General X Axi Y axis z EE Figure 5 17 Parameters time signal graph x axis Manual SAMURAI 68 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 4 Detail
209. tion is minimized to the Windows system area not to the taskbar This state is saved and restored at the next application start If you open the application using the link in the Windows start menu it may thus occur that the application window will not open Please pay attention to the corresponding icon in the Windows system area in this case SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 9 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 1 INTRODUCTION The licences are sent as 1ic file attached to an e mail or are already located on the installation medium To install a licence file to the system open the Licence Administrator and copy drag and drop the lic file from the Windows Explorer to the table of the Licence Administrator You may also use the item File gt Install Licence in the main menu To delete a licence right click on the one you want to remove from the table and select Remove Licence To save licences select them from the table Right click on the selected table entries and select Export Licence 1 2 The Programme Surface SAMURAYU s window layout is similar to many other Windows applications figure 1 1 It contains a menubar a toolbar a section for the graphical display and a status bar A short description of the most important elements of the main application window follows table 1 2 r E SAMURAI 2 0 testing weather station15 RECALL ows hs gt cj File Measurement Analyzer Tool
210. tion Derivation Select whether the values shall be integrated or differentiated before trigger analysis Reference spectrum 1 Specify the first reference spectrum for checking Ref 1 Offset Enter an offset value to exceed or undercut Reference spectrum 2 Reference spectrum 2 Specify the second reference spectrum for checking Ref 2 Offset Enter an offset value to exceed or undercut Reference spectrum 2 Table 4 21 Parameters for the reference spectrum trigger S SAMURAI 1 7 Drehzahl PAUSE PLAY Datei Messung Messhardware Werkzeuge Ansicht Mal ma Wh ccs Statzet 30 01 2005 11 18 59 Over tr ER il m ES 1x Laufzeit 00 00 07 400 Under 1 2 Repla Browsen Status Log play Figure 4 25 Replay Reference spectrum trigger SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 49 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 4 THE SETUP TAB 4 5 Output events SAMURAI can generate so called output events during the measurement They can be used for example to turn on or off or control external devices e g motors or loudspeakers They can also run any executable programme on the PC The types of output events are given and described in table 4 22 r Output Events Setup Event list Current event External executable 1 COM port DTR ttl Name lt Automatic gt COM port ATS 1 Y Enable event Sound 1 Type tmd y TRG_OUT1 Message Box 1 Time s 0 Send Messag
211. torage consumption for 1s is 286312 bytes 1 hour will require about 0 96 GBytes and a one day measurement will require 23 03 GBytes of storage Of course if more channels are used all figures must be multiplied by the number of channels For this reason only those data shall be stored during a longterm measurement which are actually required Furthermore SAMURAI provides the option to record data only if a trigger condition is fulfilled section 4 4 In order to help you calculating the storage requirements SAMURAI displays an estimation of the disk space consumption per hour and per day in the Status window Since it might not be predicted how often a trigger event occurs you may enter a percentage specifying an estimate number of occurrences in the general preferences see section 10 Based on the specified percentage an estimation of the required storage is given in the Status window 6 3 Monitoring disk consumption SAMURAI provides two options to monitor storage consumption e Verification of the free storage in the working folder at measurement start If a predefined limit is undercut a warning is displayed e Monitoring of the free storage when measuring and stopping the measurement when undercutting a predefined value When using a Windows operating system a certain hard disk volume shall always be available otherwise major operating system failures may occur You can define the limit values for both cases in the general preferences se
212. vant parts of a measurement but also allows exporting or recalculating percentiles interval values etc measured data Setup Measure Replay Data Browser Status Log Browse ajjaja eja oosc A E 70707 a Cursor mode Select All Zoom Replay Replay speed Play Audio Play Audio Loop Post Process Export to Recalculate Extract Selection to Measurement Settings Figure 7 1 Data Browser window Generally you can operate the Data Browser from the toolbar at the top of the window for description see figure 7 2 or from the context menu The items of the context menu are described in the following table ganze Messung darstellen Zeitachse Alles ausw hlen Zoom in und out Auswahl der Start der Auswahl L nge der Auswahl zeitlich Amplitude Daten f AA 4 e afejaja tafia on 19 TEVE CUA CT a es y Zoom in und out Audiodaten Maximiere die Ende der Auswahl Zeitachse abspielen ausgew hlten Daten Zoom Selektion aus Auswahlbreite zoomen Zeitachse Figure 7 2 Features of the Data Browser toolbar SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 79 of 132 Manual SAMURAI 7 DATA BROWSER Item Description Cursor mode Open a window to adjust the cursor behaviour see paragraph 7 1 Select all Select the entire measurement entire period Zoom In Zoom in measurement time scale at the
213. vel meter 117 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH 5 of 132 Manual SAMURAI CONTENTS 11 2 Centre frequencies of fractional octaves 0 ee 119 113 Analyzer 22s moo momo wo A e ead 122 11 3 1 Messbereiche und lineare Arbeitsbereiche lll 122 11 3 2 Inherent noise s 2l 122 11 3 8 Frequency response of the analyzer e 123 11 3 4 Frequency weightings 2 a a 123 11 3 5 Measuring crosstalk 2e 124 11 3 6 EMC specifications rs 124 11 3 7 Mains frequency and high frequency fields 0 125 11 3 8 Mechanical vibrations e e ee 126 11 3 9 Microphone setup aora a a Ta lll rh 126 11 3 10 Effect of the accessories in the measuring microphones 126 11 3 11 Connectors and pin assignments of Soundbook MK2 127 11 3 12 Connector assignment of Soundbook MK1 e 128 11 4 Specifications according to DIN EN 61672 1 2008 llle 129 INDEX 130 Manual SAMURAI 6 of 132 SINUS Messtechnik GmbH CONTENTS Preface Please read this manual carefully before using the software and the analyzer The manual includes the following signs to indicate important information NOTICE These are information on the efficient use and correct handling of the ana lyzer as well as additional information CAUTION These instructions shall avoid any hardware d
214. voltage at the Soundbook MK1 15 V Input channels 1 4 1 2 Resolution 20 Bit level and 16 Bit wav Sampling rates 102 4 kHz 51 2 kHz Lower measuring limit See table 11 9 Upper measuring limit See table 11 9 Frequency weighting A C Z simultaneously see table 11 15 Time weighting F Fast 7 0 125 s S Slow 7 1 s Impulse Tincrease 0 035 s Tdecrease 1 5 s peak T 20 us Crosstalk 80 dB Decimation rates 1 2 4 8 1024 by DSP Anti alias filter 22 4 kHz 51 2 kHz Overload display Yes also for out of band frequency Phase shift lt 0 1 20 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz Offset correction Yes automatically when self calibrating Input filter DC AC 0 15 Hz HP 10 Hz LP 2 kHz Channel cascading Extended range mode Yes channel 1 2 channel 3 4 Transducer supply Microphone 14 V 200 V ICP 2 mA TEDS according to IEEE P1451 Yes Max electr measuring range 10 V 15 overload backup Umax at input 15 Vpeak Inherent noise level noise floor lt 16 dB A lt 18 8 dB C lt 19 2 dB Z in extended range using MV203 and substitute impedance K65 10 dB ACZ with 50 at input Primary measuring range 50 dB 130 dB frequency weighting Z 20 dB 140 dB in extended range Linearity range See table 11 9 Impulse range
215. w dB E Linear ha Invert polarity d None Trigger hysteresis prevent retrigger until condition off RMS hd Magnitude Invert polarity Trigger hysteresis prevent retrigger until condition off New trigger Remove trigger OK New trigger Remove trigger OK A Figure 4 20 Analyzer Trigger setup A Figure 4 21 Trigger Setup Fixed level trigger Parameter Description Name Enter the desired trigger name Type Define which trigger input is used Mode Define how the trigger works Normal The trigger condition is fulfilled when a TTL High signal is detected at the analyzer trigger input Rising edge Trigger is a rising edge at the analyzer trigger input and the trigger state is kept for a definable time Falling edge Trigger is a falling edge at the analyzer trigger input and the trigger state is kept for a definable time Duration Duration for which the trigger state is kept Table 4 17 Setup analyzer trigger input 4 4 3 Fixed level trigger The Fixed level trigger allows defining a threshold condition for a value calculated by SAMURAI If the threshold is exceeded the trigger is ON in any other case the trigger state is OFF You may also set a marker as trigger source with a threshold of 0 enabling the triggering of a measurement if a marker is set The parameters for the fixed level trigger are described in table 4 18 Parameter
216. y SAMURAI offers two different range modes Normal This mode has different measuring ranges with a dynamic range of 80 dB This mode has to be used if the full number of channels is needed Extended Range This mode uses the ability of the hardware to combine two channels i e two chan 9 6 nels which overlap by 40 dB in gain use the same input channel If the more sensitive channel is in overload SAMURAI will automatically switch to the less sensitive channel and vice versa This extends the dynamic range by 40 dB but halves the number of available input channels The mode uses the following channel combinations 1 2 3 4 Channel 1 and 3 are the input channels in these combinations NOTICE The Extended Range mode is only available for 2 and 4 channel units Soundbook MK1 and HARMONIE Application modes Generally SAMURAI may run in two modes the Record and the Replay mode The current mode is indicated by SAMURAI displaying the Run or Replay toolbar Both modes include different application states which are displayed in square brackets in the title bar Table 9 12 describes the different states of both modes State Mode Description No display Not The application ist not connected to the analyzer and could not automatically recall a relevant measurement on start the current working folder does not contain measurements Stop Recording A measurement has been stopped or a new measurement has been create

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