VB300

Software Help Manual

Software Introduction
The datalogger software is a program that collects data from the VB300 Datalogger when it is
connected to a desktop or notebook PC. The data can be displayed graphically in Microsoft Excel TM
format or in similar programs. The major functions are listed in the main window.

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10

Minimum Hardware Required:

Desktop or Notebook PC with Pentium 90MHz or better

32 MB RAM
7 MB hard disk space
Display resolution of 1280 x 1024 with 16 bit Color

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Installing the Software and USB Driver
Insert the supplied CD or download the program from the Extech.com web page. Run the Extech
Installer.exe, the following the screen will appear.
Click on the Software button and follow all of the screen prompts until the software is installed.

When the software installation has been completed, click on the Drivers button to load the
USBXPress driver.

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Menu and Controls

 File
Save Save the recorded data to the PC hard drive
Open Open a saved data file
Print Setup Edit the printing options
Print Preview Preview the Graph or List to be printed
Print Print the Graph or List
Exit Close the software program

 Instrument

Datalogger Setup Configure the Datalogger Sampling Rate, Motion Detection

Threshold, LED flashing, and Record Mode

Download Data Download the data from the Datalogger to the PC

Run Start a real-time data collection from the Datalogger

Stop (Pause) Stop/Pause a real-time data collection from the Datalogger

FFT Analysis Read spectral data for FFT analysis in real-time

Reload Current File Check the data from the last measurement

Note: After downloading data to the PC, the software will save the current
data to the PC automatically and replace the old data. Therefore, by
clicking the "Reload Current File" only the last data loaded will be
retrieved.

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 Window

Instrument Display or hide the instrument icon window

Data Summary Display or hide the Data Summary window

 Help

About Displays the software’s version information

Help Topics Opens the Software HELP Manual

 Time Domain Time Domain Graph

 Frequency Domain Frequency Domain graph

 Data List View data in a list format

 Print Print the graph or the data list

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Operation
Insert the VB300 into the PC USB port and double click the datalogger program icon to run the
datalogger software.

The main screen will appear as shown here.

You can click on the Blue buttons or the menu buttons to setup the logger or download data from the
logger.

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Logger Setup

Click the setup icon on the menu bar or click on Logger setup button. The Setup window will
appear as shown below; descriptions for each field in the Setup window are listed directly below:

 Sampling Setup: Set the Datalogger to record readings at a specific rate.

 LED Flash Cycle Setup: Set how often to have the LED Record light to flash. Set to No Light to
conserve battery life.
 Record Mode Setup: Set to Normal or Motion Detection with threshold mode. Normal mode will
record a value for each axis at the specified sample rate until the memory is filled.
 Motion Detection Threshold Setup: Sets the acceleration (G) detection threshold when Motion
Detection mode is enabled. If the acceleration value exceeds the threshold, the Datalogger will
record the event for all 3 axis.
 Manual or Automatic Start: Select Automatic to start datalogging immediately when the Setup
button is clicked on. Select Manual to turn on the datalogger using the meter push button.
 SETUP Click this button to save changes and exit the setup routine. Click the DEFAULT button to
set the Datalogger to its factory default condition. Click the CANCEL button to abort the setup.

Notes: All stored data will be permanently erased when Setup is clicked.
To save data, click Cancel and download the data first and then re-enter the Setup mode.
The battery could expire before a logging session is finished recording a specified number or sample
points. Ensure that the available battery power is sufficient for completing a given logging task. If in
doubt, install a fresh battery before logging critical data.

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Download Data

To transfer the readings stored in the Logger to the PC:

A. Connect the Datalogger to the USB port.
B. Open the Datalogger software program

C. Click the Download icon .

D. The window shown below will appear. Click DOWNLOAD to begin transferring data.

Once the data is successfully downloaded, the window shown below will appear.

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Real-Time logging

Click the Run icon to read real-time data from the Datalogger.

Click to pause the recording.

Click to Stop recording.

First, configure the sampling rate and how many sample data point to collect, and then click RUN to
begin reading data.

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Reading for FFT Analysis

Note: FFT analysis only applies to Real-time data and will not analyze previously recorded data.

Click icon to read real-time spectral data for FFT analysis.

Logger must not be running a Real-time log.

Click to Stop recording.

Click to show the time-domain graph. The graph will appear as shown below:

Y Axis XYZ Acceleration in G force

X Axis Time

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Click to show the frequency-domain graph.

Y Axis XYZ Acceleration (m/s²)

X Axis Frequency (Hz)

The software computes real-time spectral data using FFT from 0 to 256 HZ.

The frequency of the maximum magnitude will be listed on this panel.

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Graph Menu

Zoom in:
1. Click the left mouse button and drag a rectangle around the area to be expanded.
2. Release the mouse button.
3. In zoom mode, use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars to navigate the graph.

Click to return to full view.

Set the scale to reflect on-screen values.

Set the scale to the Max and Min value.

Set Maximum and Minimum vertical & horizontal axis values.

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 Set the color for Background, Grid Axis, X/Y/Z values, and
Vector Sum.

Click to select the parameters and Axis to be displayed

The field at the bottom of the graph window will display the Data Point Number, Time, and
X/Y/Z/Vector Sum value at the cursor location.

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Data Summary

Sample of a Data summary

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Data List

Click the list icon to import data to the list format.

Note that the time and date are shown in the time-domain mode

Note that frequency/magnitude are shown in the frequency-domain mode

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File Save and Open
1. Click the icon to open the file save dialog box.

2. Name the file and save it using the default

extension. The file will be saved with the “. vibration”
extension to be reopened in the Vibration Datalogger software program and also as a “.xls” file
to be opened in a spreadsheet program.

3. Click the icon to open an existing data file for viewing on the data graph window. When
prompted, select a previously saved vibration file to open.

Print icons

Click the Print Graph icon to print the graph.

Click the list icon to display the data in a list.

Click the Print List icon to print the list.

Help
Click the Help icon to open this Software Help Utility.

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