PDF1. High Level Software Comparison
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Sound and Vibration Toolkit |
Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite |
Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite + LabVIEW |
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| Application Development Environment | |||
| Interactive Analysis on Live Data |
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X |
X |
| Configuration-Based Setup |
X |
X |
X |
| Code Generation to LabVIEW |
X |
X |
X |
| Mixed Measurement Test |
X |
X |
X |
| Application Deployment |
X |
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| Test Automation |
X |
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| Extensive File IO Formats |
X |
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| Analysis Functionality | |||
| Level Measurements |
X |
X |
X |
| Octave Analysis |
X |
X |
X |
| Spectral Analysis |
X |
X |
X |
| Frequency Response |
X |
X |
X |
| Distortion Measurements |
X |
X |
X |
| Order Analysis |
X |
X |
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| Torsional Vibration |
X |
X |
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| Human Vibration Analysis |
X |
X |
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| Curve Fitting |
X |
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| Probability and Statistics |
X |
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| Advanced Transforms |
X |
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| Differential Equations |
X |
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| Sound Quality Analysis |
X |
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2. Complete Analysis Function List
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Sound and Vibration Toolkit |
Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite |
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Sound and Vibration Assistant |
LabVIEW Analysis VIs |
Sound and Vibration Assistant |
LabVIEW Analysis VIs |
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| File I/O | ||||
| UFF58 ASCII |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| UFF58 Binary | X | X | ||
| Wave (.wav) Files | X | X | ||
| Spectral Analysis (with Windowing and Averaging) | ||||
| Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Analysis |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Zoom FFT |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Subset FFT |
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X |
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X |
| Peak Search |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Power in Band |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Spectrum Utility VIs |
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X |
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X |
| Frequency Response Function (FRF) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Coherence |
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X |
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X |
| Cross Spectrum |
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X |
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X |
| Transient Analysis | ||||
| Short-time Fourier Transform (STFT) |
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X |
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X |
| Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) |
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X |
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X |
| Run-Up and Coast-Down |
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X |
X |
| Acoustic Measurements | ||||
| Sound Level (Leq, Exponential, Peak, Running Leq) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 1/N Octave |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| A-, B-, C- Weighting Filters |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| ITU-R 468-4 & Dolby Weighting Filters | X | X | ||
| ITU-T 0.41 (CCITT) & Bell System Technical Reference 41009 (C-message) Weighting Filters | X | X | ||
| Vibration Measurements | ||||
| Single and Double Integration |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Vibration Level (RMS, Running RMS, Exponential, Peak, Max-Min, Crest) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Human Vibration Weighting Filters |
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X |
| Audio Measurements | ||||
| Harmonics |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Distortion (THD, THD+N, SINAD) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Tone Detection |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Spurious-free Dynamic Range (SFDR) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Crosstalk |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Swept Sine |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Limit Testing |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Continuous Frequency Sweep (Chirp) |
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X |
| Gain and Phase |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Idle-Channel Noise |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Dynamic Range |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| AC/DC Level |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Phase Linearity and Group Delay |
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X |
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X |
| Sound Quality Analysis | ||||
| Stationary Loudness (ISO 532B) and Loudness Level |
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X |
X |
| Time-Varying Loudness |
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X |
| Roughness |
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X |
| Sharpness |
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X |
X |
| Tonality |
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X |
| Fluctuation Strength |
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X |
| Order Analysis | ||||
| Order Power Spectrum |
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X |
X |
| Order Tracking |
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X |
X |
| Order Extraction (Gabor Processing) |
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X |
X |
| Tachometer Processing |
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X |
X |
| Angular Resampling |
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X |
| Advanced Analysis | ||||
| Torsional Vibration |
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X |
| Envelope Detection |
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X |
| Graphs and Displays | ||||
| Waterfall Plot |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Octave Plot | X | X | X | X |
| Intensity Plot | X | X | X | X |
| Spectral Map |
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X |
X |
| Bode Plot |
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X |
X |
X |
| Polar Plot | X | X | ||
| Orbit Plot |
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X |
X |
| Timebase Plot | X | X | ||
| Shaft Centerline Plot |
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X |
X |
| Specific Loudness |
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X |
X |
| Data Acquisition | ||||
| Calibration |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Scale to Engineering Units | X | X | X | X |
| Measure Delay | X | X | ||
| Stimulus-Response Test | ||||
| Broadband |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Single Tone |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Dual Tone |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Discrete Frequency Sweep |
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X |
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X |
| Continuous Frequency Sweep |
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X |
| Waveform Generation | ||||
| Noise (White, Pink) |
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X |
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X |
| Single Tone |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Multi-Tone |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Continuous Frequency Sweep |
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