Measurement Computing eZ-Balance rev.9.0 - Manual (Page 5)

eZ-Balance 978691 Installing and Running the Application 1-1
Installing and Running the Application 1
What is eZ-Balance? …… 1-1
Installing and Starting the Application ….. 1-1
Running eZ-Balance …… 1-2
Overview of the Balance Job …… 1-3
Connecting the Data Acquisition Device …… 1-4
Reference Note:
If necessary, refer to your specific hardware’s user manual for information regarding:
Software Installation, System Requirements, Hardware Setup, and Driver Installation.
What is eZ-Balance?
eZ-Balance is a multi-plane balance software package, that will compute the optimal balance weights and
weight locations based on vibration data. This data can be collected by ZonicBook/618E, WaveBook/516
Series, and IOtech 600 Series data acquisition devices, or entered manually using the keyboard. AWBK18
or WBK14 module is required when using a Wavebook/516 series device.
You can configure eZ-Balance to have from 1 to 7 balance planes. The setup includes 1 tach input channel
and from 1 to 7 response channels. Accelerometer, Velocity, and Displacement probes are examples of
Response Channels.
You can interactively review the vibration data and balance results in graphical format. A balance toolkit is
provided for typical balance calculations, such as splitting weights.
Installing and
Starting
the Application
System Requirements
Verify that your computer system meets or exceeds the following minimum requirements.
For Ethernet devices - 10/100BaseT Ethernet port [on PC or on a hub connected to the Ethernet]
Monitor: SVGA, 1024 x 768 screen resolution
Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP users:
PC with I ntel
™
Pentium, 1 GHz or equivalent;
512 MB memory; 10 GB disk space
Windows Vista users:
PC must be Windows Vista Premium Ready
Verify that you have:
Dynamic Signal Analysis (DSA) CD
License Key (authorization code) for eZ-Balance
Data acquisition hardware; e.g., acquisition device, sensors, cables, power supply
User documentation: available in pdf format on CD and on-line at: www.iotech.com/manuals.html