TranAX® 4

The new control panel in TranAX serves as a central interface for configuring signals and measurement channels. It offers an application-oriented workflow in which setup begins with the definition of the signal or sensor to be measured. Based on this definition, the corresponding hardware and acquisition parameters are automatically derived and can be further refined by the user.

• Setting the input range per channel
• Input coupling (DC/AC/IEPE/charge, strain) configuration
• Trigger configuration
• Hardware and software filter configuration
• Measurement mode setting (scope/multi-block/continuous/ECR)
• Sampling rate and block length setting
• Sensor database

Measurement curves can be visualized in flexible waveform or curve displays. Individual curves can be superimposed or displayed in separate areas. Additional Y-axes are available for curves with different scales, allowing signals to be scaled and shifted relative to each other.
For long-term recordings, the system automatically reduces the number of data points displayed so that even very large measurements can be displayed smoothly and efficiently. Various scroll modes ensure that you always have an optimal overview of the relevant measurement data.

Additional features at a glance:
• Any number of curves per window
• Flexible zoom options
• Selectable background (white or black)
• Multiple cursors for analysis
• Placement of text and results in the displays
• Precise time and amplitude measurement

Custom user interfaces

The Designer offers a new dimension of flexibility in TranAX by enabling the creation of custom graphical user interfaces directly in the software. It is particularly suitable for test automation, guided user interactions, and customized application workflows.

Key features

Formula editor integration
The Designer is programmed using the formula editor, which provides full access to the mathematical and logical functions of TranAX. This enables precise control of custom components and workflows.

Event handling
Designer elements can respond to events such as mouse clicks or input changes. When an event is triggered, a corresponding function can be executed, allowing interactive and automated test procedures to be created.

Flexible deployment
A designer interface can be:

• Embedded directly into the main layout of TranAX
• Opened as a dialog window
• Loaded either via a formula or via the Measurement Flow Control (MFC) system.

Advantages
• Provides a customizable user interface tailored to specific test environments or operator requirements.
• Enhances automation capabilities by linking user interactions to defined actions and formulas.
• Supports both integrated layouts and on-demand dialog boxes, providing flexibility in workflow design.
• Combines formula-based logic with an intuitive graphical user interface, optimizing complex test sequences.

Creating meaningful measurement reports can be time-consuming. With the documentation page in TranAX you can create them with a few clicks.

Use the already known waveform displays and scale tables and place them freely in a printable format.

• Design a measurement report with just a few clicks
• Long-term recordings can be divided into several pages
• Use templates for a consistent appearance of your reports
• Save screen and print output in the same setting
• Results from the formula editor can be used directly in text fields
• Create automated PDF reports using the measurement flow control (MFC)

Do you need the measurement data at a later time for further analysis? No problem with TranAX. Use the same software for measurement and analysis without the need to reorder your signals.

More complex analyses and post-processing can also be performed in TranAX using the Formula Editor. Over 60 integrated and documented functions are available for application-specific evaluations. The calculated measurement curves can be visualized directly on the display.

Application Examples:

• Signals filtering
• Remove DC Offset
• Cutting out individual batches from a measurement
• Searching for curves at certain levels
• Velocity calculations of light barrier signals
• Statistical evaluations
• And many more…

Create automated serial measurements and evaluations thanks to macro-like Measurement Flow Control (MFC):

• Automatically save measurement data with automatic file name assignment.
• Automated loading of layout and hardware settings.
• Execution of external tools with the CALL command.
• Execution of formula calculations at a specific point in time
• Display instructions to the user
• Query variable inputs during the run

Import video recordings to play them back synchronously with the measurement curves and increase the significance of your measurements. All common video formats can be imported directly into TranAX.

Experiments with moving objects or explosions are often recorded with standard or high-speed cameras. Video recordings help to explain or validate measurement data from various sensors recorded with the help of a data acquisition device, such as a TraNET FE from Elsys. TranAX brings the video recording and the measurement data together, in one program and synchronized.

Synchronization of measurement data to video

Video files that were created at the same time as measurement data can be played and synchronized with each other. While the video is playing, a cursor in the waveform display shows the corresponding point in the measurement data. For this to work correctly, the frame rate of the video must be set correctly and a common reference point must be defined correctly.

The frame rate of a normal video is 25 frames per second (fps). Professional and high-speed cameras offer the option of recording at different and faster frame rates (up to 10,000 fps). This frame rate must be set in the video display so that the time axis can be determined correctly.

Even if the video recording was triggered by a trigger of the measuring system, time shifts may occur or the video recording may not start at the same time as the measurement. To compensate for this, a clear common event must be found in the video and in the measurement data. For example, the first contact of two objects should be visible both in the video and on a force sensor measurement curve. If such an event is found, this point in time is set as “Origin” for both displays