Special Software Functions

The CoCo has a long list of dynamic signal analysis functions that can be used for remote monitoring, including long waveform recording, transient capture, trigger, auto-power spectrum analysis, FRF, octave analysis, sound level meters and real-time filters. A new technology, CSA, Configurable Signal Analysis, allows the user to upload various processing algorithms to the hardware and execute it in real time.

Besides the signal processing and data acquisition functions mentioned above, the following items are commonly required in the remote monitoring system:

1.Flexible data recording functions that can be started and stopped by timers, external events or through manual operation by the user remotely
2.Remote login and display the running status, such as input signal RMS, peak value etc..
3.Download the data files remotely
4.Delete the data files remotely
5.Send out alarms when certain signals exceed preset limits
6.Send alarm signals automatically through email or pager
7.Power management functions to save power, or to put the system into sleep mode
8.Wake up from the sleep mode
9.The host software at the user’s site must be able to view and operate on multiple CoCos through wireless connection at the same time
10.Operator reset of the system remotely

A remote monitoring system must be designed to accept a remote reset command. Any computerized system can hang up due to unexpected software glitches. Although rarely used, this function is necessary if the operator is a long distance from the monitoring system.

Two software methods are available to monitor the CoCo-80 remotely. One is a dedicated user interface that CI developed based on its EDM (Engineering Data Management) software. The EDM is Windows application that can be installed and launched on a PC. A special option can be enabled in the EDM so it can be connected to one or multiple CoCo-80s remotely by using static IP address identification.

The second method is one step further in using the Internet technology. The EDM software can act as a website portal and it will post the data graphs to a dedicated website address. This method will allow the users viewing the live data that CoCo is acquiring on the Internet anywhere in the world.