Csi custom software-interface

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Custom Software InterfaceCustom Software Interface

Jos van Damme, Customer Software Support and Training

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Introduction

• CSI – Custom Software Interface

• CSI is a powerful technology to extend functionality of Perception

• Programs written with CSI form an integrated part of the Perception software

• CSI is the interface to the insides of Perception

• Although Perception has already a lot of customization possibilities, CSI is a viable solution in situations for specific requirements

• All Peception sheets are using the CSI interface

• CSI programming can be done by customers themselves

• CSI projects can be done for you by experienced Perception/CSI engineers of HBM.

CSI programming by the customer

• When a customer wants to create a CSI program himself he needs to know the following things:

4CSI is base on the Microsoft .NET technology, the preferred and supported programming language will be C# (See-Sharp)

4It is recommended that the programmer is proficient in this programming language, however the learning curve for VB or C++ programmers is short

4Needs to buy “CSI Interface” this comes with a programming manual, programming reference help file and enables the CSI interface option in the Perception key

4Needs Microsoft Visual Studio or free available express edition

4HBM provides programming support.

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CSI Programming Support

• Programming Support

4Support provided by experienced CSI/Perception programmer

4Via E-Mail or Phone

4Support can be bought in blocks of eight hours.

4Not only for CSI but also for

• RPC/COM (remote programming)

• PNRF (Data reading from Perception recording files)

• CSI Training

4A CSI training course is a two day event with eight attendees maximum

4Training helps programmer how to start CSI programming. Basic and advanced techniques are explained

4Training can also be onsite

• CSI consultancy

4CSI experts visits customer and helps and advices with specific problems.

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CSI Projects

• HBM provides also the possibility to do the CSI project for the customer.

• Customer specifies what he wants

• CSI department comes back with a quotation with price and technical details

• When both parties agree on the proposal the CSI application will be build

• A CD with install and documentation will be delivered.

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When CSI

• Special custom work flow.

4Special post-processing procedures

• E.g.: Test if battery is ok, test if bridge is balanced

4Communication with other system

• E.g.: Acknowledge PLC system that recorder is armed

4Special pre-processing procedures

• E.g.: Special calculations, extra test on transducers

• Special signal manipulating

4Using new customer functions in formula database

• Filtering with customer specifications

4Non linear calibrating

• Special actions during or after recording

4Posting data to third party systems

• Special visualization of recorded data.

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CSI Example I

• Siemens Germany

• Self Programmed

• Fully automated LV

switchgear endurance

test software

• Sensor database

• Automated reporting.

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Example II: Cylinder Pressure Analysis

• Piston Manufactures Germany

• Searches

4Maximum cycle

4Minimum cycle

4Average cycle

• Works with or without

external clock

• Displays results

normalized over

degree crankshaft

• Developed by HBM.

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Example III: Enhanced statistics

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• China

• Customer neededlots of statisticaldata from all channels in a single glance

• Includes alarmlevel, setupstorage, xfer to Excel, include in Report.

Example IV: Semi-Automated Crash Test Sequencing – slide 1

• A Dutch test house.

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Example IV: Semi-Automated Crash Test Sequencing – slide 2

• Testing and certification of car safety belts and child restraint systems.

• Liberty

• Interaction with existing administrative program and with the controlling software of the test circuit

• Extensive use of formulas, created special filter formula

• Pre-test activities:

4Liberty Battery test and CF space check

4Communication with external administrative software

4Excitation test of bridges

4Check if sensor calibrations date is valid

4Adjust offsets of bridges

4Shunt check

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Example V: Neutron Analysis Noise Band Calibration

• Nuclear Power Plant

• Correction values for the noise limits of a power generator are calculated.

• Predefined sequence

of control actions

• Special Reporting.

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Example VI: New formula for doing Bessel filtering

• USA

• Customer wants a 6-pole phase less digital Bessel low pass filter

• Created new formula.

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Example VII: Nonlinear Sensor Calibration

• Israel

• Using nonlinear

sensors

• Correction with

polynomials.

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Example VIII: Transfer recording data to 3th party post processing app.

• France

• Transfer data after each recording into 3th party post processing application called “DynaWorks”

• Created new automation action

• This action calls custom import function after each recording.

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Example IIX: Impulse Analysis

• USA, INDIA

• Calculates and analalyzes a variety of parameters that are relevant in high-voltage impulse testing

• Becomes a standard

option of Perception.

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