A measuring point in Sedrix is used to manage, analyze and represent measurement data. It is used to group invididual measuremed variables logically and therefore does not contain any measurement data itself. Instead it is linked to a data source using assignments. The data source for a measuring point is a measurement channel.
The measuring point is as such not identical to an individual, physical measuring device. From the perspective of Sedrix, each physical measuring device creates one (or more) data streams. In the case of a data logger, a measuring channel could be for temperature, perhaps the logger also measures air humidity at the same time. In this case, the logger produces a second measuring channel, for humidity.
These measuring channels can now be assigned to measuring points. And this can be done very flexibly. In the example, both measuring channels could be assigned to one measuring point, to put them in relation to one another. Perhaps there is also other data loggers in other positions which also measure temperature. To amalgamate these values, the temperature measuring channel of each data logger could be assigned to one measuring point.
This means that a measuring point can contain multiple measuring channels that come from a single measurement device or from several. It it also possible for the measuring point to contain a single measuring channel from one measurement device.
There are mutliple types of measuring point in Sedrix, analogous to the individual modules:
Logger
Tachymeter
Vibration measurement
Documents
The measuring channels are usually grouped together logically in a measuring point. This can be chosen as required. Here are a few examples:
Pressure sensor + air pressure sensor (Logger) (Grouped according to measurement location)
A track section or an overhead line mast (Tachymeter) (Grouped according to measured object)
Borehole (measurement of trajectory with inclinometer probe) (Grouped according to measured object)
An entire chain inclinometer or water level gauge system (Grouped according to system)
A group of position sensors with a multiple extensometer (Grouped according to sensor type)
Measuring points are not created directly within a project, but rather within a project’s folders and subfolders. (Whereby folders, as explained at the beginning, serve to structure the project, see also the beginning of the Folders section). They are as such part of the project tree, which representes the entire folder hierarchy of a project with its measuring points enclosed.
The position of a measuring point within the project tree, or rather how it relates to a folder, is visualized in the respective appropriate way:
In the project tree: With the corresponding symbol (see below) and connecting lines that clearly emphasize the hierarchy
In the measuring points list of a folder: By listing all measuring points defined in a given folder
In the navigation bar: By displaying the path to the current measuring point, starting at the project folder
Symbols used
: Measuring point, generally (used in the measuring points lists, as well as in the top right of the measuring point view, and in the project tree)
, grayed-out and overlaid with a struck-through eye, : Measuring points that is not displayed in the project tree (Slide switch “Display in project tree” in the measuring point properties set to “No”; used in the measuring points list)
Types of measuring points
Sedrix distinguishes between different measuring point types, depending on the modules of the measuring devices whose data they manage.
Vibration measuring points
A “seismic/vibration measurement” measuring point is used to process and display vibration data that is uploaded to Sedrix.
Tachymeter measuring points
A “tachymeter” measurement” measuring point is used to process and display tachymetric data that is uploaded to Sedrix.
Document measuring points
This type of measuring point is used to record documents that typically contain measurement data in any desired format. In contrast to the import of measurement data in CSV format (see the section on Manual import and export of measurement data), this data is not processed automatically by Sedrix.
If the measurement data contained in the document describes a (freely defined) critical, i.e. “alert-worthy” condition, an alert can be generated manually. See the “Alert trigger document upload” section.
Proceed as follows to upload a new documents:
Select the desired document measuring point and select the command “Manage documents” in the measuring point context menu. Alternatively: Click on the Upload button in the measuring point overview of the folder which contains the desired measuring point.
In the “Manage documents” view that opens, click on the Upload button to begin the upload process.
Make the desired entries under “Properties”:
“Start” and “End” (optional) Calendar element to enter the validity time period of the (measurement) data that that document being uploaded contains.
“Comment” Text field to enter a comment.
“Select file…” Button which opens the file dialog. Use this dialog to select the document you wish to upload from your local computer.
Click on “Save” to upload the document.
In the “Manage documents” view that is shown again, the documents that have been uploaded are displayed (the newest at the top).
The date of the newest document is used to determine the online status of the measuring point.
Data logger measuring point
A “Logger” measuring point is used to process and display measured data (e.g. from data loggers, manually measured data etc.) that is uploaded to Sedrix.
Crossover evaluations
Crossover evaluations are used to process and represent data from different Sedrix modules in one view. They can be understood as a kind of virtual measuring point, in which you - as in the “real” measuring points introduced above - assign channels. The data of these channels can then flow into function block calculations and be represented in evaluations.
The only difference to the other types of measuring points is that the measuring point channels are not created anew by assigning device channels, but by integrating measuring point channels already created in other measuring points (by assigning device channels). Of course, both measuring point channels that describe directly measured data (input channels) and those that contain calculated data (output channels) can be integrated into a crossover evaluation. The properties of a measuring point channel such as settings for filtering and calculating a transfer function (e.g. for calculating a constant offset) are taken as they were defined in the respective assignment of the “parent” measuring point.
It is currently possible to combine data from the Tachymeter and Logger modules.
Proceed as follows to create a new crossover evaluation:
Open the Folder view of the folder in which the crossover evalution should be created.
In the “Measuring points” tab, click on the “+” icon in the top right and in the dropdown menu that appears select the “Crossover evalution” entry.
First enter a distinct name for the crossover evaluation under Name.
Create the evaluation by clicking on “Save”.
Click on the “Assignments” tab to create new assignments for the evaluation:
Click on the “+” icon (or on the “Create new assignment” link, if no assignments have been created) and select the desired channels from the different modules:
Name Text field to enter an - optional - name for the assignment (or the measuring point channel defined by it). If this field is left empty, the name of the selected channel (see below) is used as the name.
Unit category Dropdown menu to select a unit category (length, force, voltage) which should meet the requirements of the channel to be selected in the following . After selecting a category, the table of channels at the bottom of the page is filtered accordingly.
Application Dropdown menu to select the application which should meet the requirements of the channel to be selected in the following, with the options ”General”, “Data logger” and “Tachymeter”. Default: “General” (channels with the application “Data logger” and “Tachymeter” are shown). After selecting a category, the channel table is filtered accordingly again.
Channel table This table lists the channels of all the measuring points in the current project of the modules mentioned above with the name of each measuring point and each channel along with the unit of the respective measured values. Select the desired channel here by marking it (click the row) in the table.
Then click on “Save” to create the assignment.
Notes:
If required, you can sort the table by clicking on one of the headings.
The channels displayed in the channel list can be further narrowed down by entering a search term in the search field at the top right above the table.
Important: Once an assignment has been saved for the first time, the previously selected unit category is fixed and can no longer be changed. If you only then notice that the unit category is not the one that is required, please delete the assignment and then create a new one with the correct category.
Inclinometer measuring points
An “Inclinometer” measuring point is used to process and display measured data that is uploaded to Sedrix.
Measuring point view
Measuring points also have their own view, the measuring point view, which is displayed in the data/work area when you select a measuring point by clicking/tapping on its name in the project tree, or by clicking/tapping on the name of the measuring point in the measuring point list (in the folder view). It is identified as such by the measuring point symbol in the top right.
A measuring point view is used in particular to display measured data (exception: document measuring points). What this data is is determined by you as the user, ultimately by defining the evaluations you require for the measuring point (in the Evaluations tab in the properties of the measuring point as outlined in the quickstart, however, further configuration steps such as the creation of assignments in particular must be carried out beforehand). Data can then also be downloaded in this view in a predefined format (export of data) or as an image file (see the corresponding sections in Evaluations).
The content of a measuring point view is therefore largely determined by the evaluations you have created. Otherwise, each measuring point view has the following elements:
SmartFilter to filter the data shown in the evaluations according to time
Context menu (reached by clicking on the name of the measuring point below the measuring point symbol in the top right), contains in particular the “Edit” command which is used to reach the Edit mode of the measuring point. The properties of the measuring point are specified here.
There are also a number of interaction options available for the various evaluations (display as a single image; download the displayed data as image or CSV files). See the description of the individual evaluations in the subsections of Evaluations.
Finally, additional buttons for showing and hiding alerts, logbook entries etc. can be displayed in a measuring point view in the evaluations. This is essentially self-explanatory and will not be described here (a detailed textual description would be rather confusing, or would at least make the text unnecessarily long).
Create measuring point
Measuring points are created within folders, i.e. are bound to folders. Therefore, if necessary, first create the folder in which the measuring point is to be placed (see also the introductory explanations in the Creating the folder structure and project tree section.
Proceed as follows to create a new measuring point:
In the project tree, select the folder or subfolder in which you wish to create a measuring point.
In the “Measuring points” tab in the data area of the folder view, click on the “Add” icon . A small dropdown menu with the available measuring point types is displayed (the selection depends on the Sedrix modules that are licensed for your Sedrix).
Select the desired type. The “New measuring point” view for the selected type is displayed.
Under “General” in the “Properties” tab, enter a name for the measuring point being created. Important: this name must be unique within the project!
Click on “Save” to actually create the measuring point.
Then enter the desired properties in the remaining tabs.
Click on “Save” again to save your changes.
Important: When creating a new measuring point, you can initially only make entries in the “Properties” tab. Making changes is only possible in the other tabs after saving the measuring point for the first time - as is also indicated there by a message - as the settings to be made there require an existing measuring point.
The properties that you can set depend on the selected measuring point type. For details, please refer to the corresponding detailed descriptions in the subsections of Measuring point properties.
Measuring point properties
Measuring points are defined by many different properties. These properties can be viewed and changed in the Edit mode of a measuring point (only the type of measuring point that was selected upon creation cannot be changed).
Along with the measuring point’s name and other general properties, the following important properties should be set:
In the Edit mode of a measuring point, a tab is displayed for each of these groups of properties, after clicking on which you can edit the corresponding property in detail.
General properties
General properties of a measuring point are set in the “Properties” tab. For the sake of clarity, there are also further sub-tabs here. Other properties of a measuring point that can be configured here depend on the exact type of measuring point (velocity/acceleration measuring point, tachymeter measuring point, etc.). Ultimately this depends on the Sedrix module to which the measuring point belongs.
“General” sub-tab
Name: Text field to enter the name of the new measuring point. This should be unique within the project.
Short name Text field to enter a short name for the new measuring point (optional)
Description Text field to enter a description of the new measuring point (optional)
Type Text field to enter a user-defined measuring point type. Note: This entry can be made as desired independently of the “actual” measuring point type (corresponds to the Sedrix module to which the measuring point belongs) which was selected in the context menu during the creation of the measuring point and which cannot be changed.
Folder Dropdown menu to select the folder to which the new measuring point should be assigned. The dropdown menu contains all folders in the project tree. Default: Current folder. By selecting a different folder as the “target”, the new measuring point can be assigned to a different folder of the project right away.
Display in the project tree Slide switch to set if the measuring point should be displayed in the project tree or not. Default: “Yes”. If set to “No”, the measuring point will not be displayed in the project tree. The measuring point is then only displayed in the Folder view.
Archived Slide switch to set if the measuring point is regarded as “no longer active” or “archived”. Default: “No”. If set to “Yes”, the measuring point is marked as “archived” and no longer taken into account for the display of active measuring points in the graphic interface (measuring point lists, project tree). To list such a measuring point anyway, click on the “Archived measuring points” text link in the Folder view. An archived measuring point is still available in Sedrix (i.e. it is not deleted) and can still be edited so that it can be de-archived or reactivated at any time by moving the slide switch.
“Visualization with Google Maps” sub-tab
Note: The properties set here relate to the visualization of the measuring point position in the Folder view of the folder in which the measuring point is located. They are active/applied if the visualization via “Google Maps” is set for this folder (see Properties of folders, Visualization tab, and more in detail in Properties of a folder visualization, Properties for visualization type “Google Maps” tab). In this case, a measuring point symbol is displayed for the measuring point on the Google Maps map displayed in the folder view at the coordinates specified here.
Display on map Checkbox to specify that a marker at the specified position of the measuring point should be displayed (latitude and longitude).
Latitude Text field to enter the degree of latitude.
Longitude Text field to enter the degree of longitude.
For measuring points of the velocity measuring point or acceleration measuring point type, the parameters of the vibration standard(s) according to which vibration events should be evaluated can be specified in these sub-tabs.
Along with entry elements for the specific properties of each norm, each of these sub-tabs includes a “Apply norm XYZ checkbox”. Check this box if the respective norm should be applied. This means it is possible to (temporarily) exclude norms from being evaluated without losing the previously set specifications of the norm properties.
“Extended” sub-tab (Tachymeter and Logger measuring points)
As soon as the data of several different channels is displayed in a table evaluation of tachymeter or logger measuring points, it is necessary to bring these channels to a common time grid. This is also necessary for the calculation of function blocks with more than one input channel. The following properties can be defined here to configure the corresponding algorithm:
Tolerance interval for raw values Text field to specify a time interval in hours. If no measured values exist in the input channel for certain time stamps, the system searches for measured values within this interval as a substitute (see also the text in the blue information box).
Accuracy for common time grid Dropdown menu to specify an accuracy that is taken into account when providing a common time grid for the data of several channels (see also the text in the blue note box).
Assignments
In Sedrix, an assignment describes the connection of a devicewith a measuring point. More precisely: the connection of
An assignment connects a device with a measuring point and as such the measured data from the device with the (Sedrix) measuring point, which manages and displayed this data. Assignments are defined accordingly in the Edit mode of a measuring point.
An assignment creates a (measuring point) channel from the selected device measuring point or the selected (device) measuring point (tachymeter module) or (device) channel (logger module), the data of which is then either displayed directly by means of an evaluation or which can be used as input for a function block.
Assignments are each valid for a defined period of time (whereby this can also be “open-ended” i.e. defining an end of the time period is optional). Depending on the application, several assignments per measuring point are possible, including ones that overlap. This means that sensor failures, measuring device changes or jumps in measured values can be managed easily and clearly.
To add assignments for measurement devices in the various modules, see the section Assign devices to a measuring point. The properties of an assignment that differ slightly depending on the module are also explained there.
Properties for preprocessing measured data
When using the basic properties, the measurement data of a channel defined by an assignment flows directly, as raw data, into further processing by Sedrix. However, certain properties of an assignment can be used to specify that this data is preprocessed in various ways.
General calculations (Logger module only)
When defining assignments, any formula can be specified as a transfer function for the integrated channel. This means that as Sedrix processes the data, the measured values of the channel are converted accordingly before they are displayed in an evaluation, for example, or incorporated into a function block. For example, an offset value can be taken into account, or (more or less) arbitrary calculations (corrections, unit conversions, etc.) can be carried out.
Properties to be specified:
Transfer function Text field to enter a formula. The character string m1 is used as the variable for the measured values of the (only) channel included in the formula. For more complex formulae, the variable can of course appear more than once in the formula.
Unit category of result Dropdown menu to select the desired unit category of the result of the formula calculation. Default: “Unknown”.
Unit of result Dropdown menu to select the desired unit. Default: empty, or the first unit of the unit category selected in the previous dropdown menu.
If the user does not enter a formula in the “Transfer function” text field when creating a new assignment, Sedrix automatically uses the following formula when saving the assignment:
m1 [<Unit of device channel>]
This means that the measured values of the channel are used directly (i.e. as raw values) for further processing.
Examples for user-defined formulae:
For example, to specify that a certain fixed value - the offset value - is added to each raw data value, enter the following as the transfer function in the text field labeled as such:
m1 + <offset value>.
If not specified by the user, the unit of the integrated device channel is automatically added in square brackets after each occurrence of the variable, e.g. for the voltage unit mV:
m1 [mV] + <offset value>.
The offset value must be given in the selected or automatically added unit.
Display of selected formula:
The transfer function specified in an assignment is displayed in the “Formula” column in the “Assignments” tab in edit mode for the measuring point. y is used here as the variable for the calculation result. This is also followed by the unit selected for the result in square brackets, e.g: y[mm] = m1 [mV].
For the unit of the result, “mm” has been selected from the “Distance” unit category.
Filtering data
See Filtering measurement data for details on the filtering of the measurement data of a channel (tachymeter and logger modules), which can be defined using the corresponding properties of an assignment.
Reference measurements
In Sedrix, a reference measurement is a measurement at a specific point in time that can serve as a “zero measurement”, i.e. as a reference for all subsequent measurements.
Reference measurements can be defined for measuring points of the “tachymeter” and “logger” modules (but not for measuring points of the “vibration measurement” module).
To create a reference measurement in Sedrix, it is therefore necessary to define the time of the measured data that is to be used as the reference. These other properties of a reference measurement are described in detail in the following section.
Add reference measurement
The properties of a reference measurement that are specified when adding (or later editing) a reference measurement initially define the time for which a reference measurement is to be searched and how this search is to be carried out. As soon as the reference measurement has been created by clicking on the blue “Update channels” button (see below) or changes made have been applied, Sedrix searches for suitable measurement data for the individual channels of the measuring point.
The results are displayed below the properties (and the blue button) in the “Reference measurements per channel” area, where they can be edited if necessary.
Reference measurement properties
Time Date selection element to specify the point in time for which a reference measurement is to be searched for in the data.
Comment Text field to enter a comment.
Tolerance interval Text field to enter a number of hours to specify the time interval within which a reference measurement should be searched for.
Search mode Dropdown menu to select the search mode Default: “Next value”. Further options: “Next value in the future”, “Next value in the past”, “Interpolate value”.
Overwrite user-defined reference values
As mentioned at the beginning, the value of the reference measurement found by Sedrix for a channel can be overwritten manually if required. By selecting this checkbox, you can specify that these values entered by the user are to be overwritten by the values determined by Sedrix corresponding to the specified search criteria when updating.
Finally, click on the blue “Update channels” button to create a new reference measurement or to apply changes.
Reference measurements per channel
In this area, the measured values determined by Sedrix according to the search criteria specified in the properties above are displayed for each channel together with a time stamp.
If necessary, click on the pencil icon at the end of the line that designates a channel to overwrite the reference value. This will first take you to edit mode for the channel:
Enter the desired value in the text field in the “Measured value” column.
Click on the check symbol to make the changes or click on the “x” symbol to cancel editing.
The fact that a reference measured value has been changed by the user is indicated by a pencil symbol in front of the value.
Click on the refresh symbol to undo the manual change.
Input channels
In Sedrix, an input channel refers to a certain a specific physical quantity supplied by a measuring device, and thus also the “flow of measurement data” through this channel over time.
Function blocks
With what is known as a function block, it is possible to calculate values for additional channels, the output channels, from the values of the channels of a measuring point, the input channels. A function block can be further configured using parameters as additional input variables.
Note: The function blocks described below usually expect values in a specific unit as input values. Accordingly, only channels that are compatible with the respective function block can be selected as input channels.
More information on function blocks is found here.
Output channels
In Sedrix, an output channel refers to a specific calculated value supplied by a function block, or the “flow of” calculated “data” through this channel over time.
Evaluations
In Sedrix, evaluations are used in particular to visualize the measurement data of a measuring device (whereby measuring devices are linked to a measuring point by an assignment). This can be done in text form (as a table) or graphically (as a diagram). In addition to “classic” tables and diagrams, Sedrix also provides various special visualizations (depending on the module). In addition, there are “pseudo evaluations” for structuring evaluations and for displaying any image files (e.g. a plan for visualizing the spatial conditions of a measuring point).
Further information can be found on this page. After a general introduction to the handling of evaluations (adding, changing, deleting evaluations, changing the arrangement of evaluations in the measuring point view), the various evaluations for each module are also explained there.
Create and define measuring point variables
Variables serve as placeholders for values that have been defined centrally elsewhere. A variable can be entered in an input field of a function module or an evaluation, just like a normal value (include $ when entering, part of the variable name). Sedrix then reads in the value assigned to the variable. A value that is required in several places only needs to be entered in one place. It can then be used as often as required and changed quickly and centrally if necessary.
When using variables, be aware that they can only be entered in fields that correspond to their assigned value. For example, if a text is assigned to a variable as a value, it can only be entered in fields that allow text entries and not in those that require numerical entries.
There are two types of variables:
Global variables: Global variables are not defined in an individual measuring point, but rather in the project properties. Global variables can be used in the whole project, that is in all of the measuring points that belong to the project. More details here.
Measuring point variables, or local variables: Separate variables can be created for measuring points, but unlike global variables, these can only be used in the input fields of the respective measuring point.
Set up measuring point variables:
To create one of these, right-click on the icon in the respective measuring point and select the “Edit” point.
In the “Settings” tab you will find the “Variables” under-tab. In the text field you can enter new variables or edit existing variables. Once all changes have been made, you can end the entry by clicking on the “Save” button at the bottom of the page.
Define measuring point variables:
To create variables and assign a value to them (define them), they can easily be entered in the text field. The name of each variable must begin with the $ characters. The following section of the name can be entered freely. After the equal sign you can enter the value which should be assigned to the variables.
Syntax for creating variables:
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$VariableName = ValueVariable
Assign devices to a measuring point
In order to be able to process, analyze and display (in a graphic or table) the measured values of a device, the device must first be connected to a measuring point. This is done by creating what is known as an assignment.
If necessary, the measured values delivered from the device can be further processed using function blocks: the measured values from the device flow as input channels into a function block, new values are calculated and finally provided in what is known as output channels.
Adding an assignment is described for each module in the following sections.
Assign a vibration measurement device to a vibration measuring point
An assignment in a vibration measuring point assigns a vibration measurement device - or more precisely a device measuring point - to this Sedrix measuring point. This means that the device measurement data “flows” into this measuring point, which can then be processed/analyzed and represented here.
Only one device measuring point can be assigned at any one time to a vibration measuring point. In other words: assignments may not overlap in time.
Properties of a vibration measurement assignment:
Device measuring point Dropdown menu to select a device measuring point from a list of all device measuring points of all devices assigned to the project.
Validity time period of the assignment:
Start Date selection element to specify the start time of the assignment.
End (optional) Date selection element to specify the end time of the assignment.
Comment Text field to enter a comment
Further options: An existing assignment can be split using the icon. Important: Once again, ensure that the validity periods of the two assignments created in this way do not overlap in time.
Assign a tachymeter to a tachymeter measuring point
A tachymeter measuring point assignment assigns a tachymeter device - or more accurately, any measurement station of a device measuring point - to this Sedrix measuring point. This means that the device’s measured data “flow” into this measuring point so that they can be processed/analyzed here and then displayed.
Properties of a tachymeter assignment
Name (optional) Text field to enter the name of the assignment
Comment (optional) Text field to enter a comment
Device measuring point Dropdown menu to select a tachymeter device measuring point from a list of all device measuring points of all devices assigned to the project. They are listed according to name (sorting available from version 2.13).
Measurement station Dropdown menu to select a measurement station from the tachymeter device measuring point selected under “Device measuring point”. Only the measuring points defined for the selected device are displayed. The measuring points are presented in the drop-down list sorted by name (sorting available from version 2.13).
Validity time period of the assignment
Start Date selection element to specify the start time of the assignment.
End (optional) Date selection element to specify the end time of the assignment. If no value is entered for “End”, the validity time period is unlimited.
Offset (optional) Text fields to enter offset values in mm. These values are added to the corresponding measured coordinates for processing/display.
Filter Dropdown menu to select a filter. For more information on this and the settings available here, see Filtering measurement data.
1The notation used here for the coordinate axes is determined by the settings for the current project, in the tab for “Coordinate system” and “Coordinate notation”.
Assign a data logger to a data logger measuring point
A logger measuring point assignment assigns a data logger device - or more accurately, any device channel from the device - to this Sedrix measuring point. This means that the device’s measured data “flow” into this measuring point so that they can be processed/analyzed here and then displayed.
Properties of a logger assignment
Name (optional) Text field to enter the name of the assignment
Comment Text field to enter a comment
Device (optional) Dropdown menu to select a logger device from a list of all devices assigned to the project
Channel Dropdown menu to select a channel of the logger device selected under “Device”. Es werden nur die für das ausgewählte Gerät definierten Kanäle angezeigt. Dabei werden die Kanäle in der Dropdown-Liste nach Name sortiert präsentiert (Sortierung seit Version 2.13).
Validity time period of the assignment
Start Date selection element to specify the start time of the assignment.
End (optional) Date selection element to specify the end time of the assignment. If no value is entered for “End”, the validity time period is unlimited.
Offset Text field to enter an offset value in the unit of the selected channel. This value is added to the corresponding measured values for processing/display.
Filter Dropdown menu to select a filter. For more information on the properties available here, see Filter measured data.
Create a logger assignment
To assign a data logger to a measuring point (to add one in Sedrix, see Add a data logger device), proceed as follows for each channel containing data that is to be displayed in the measuring point:
Switch to the “Edit” view in the desired logger measuring point (if no such measuring point yet exists, create one in the desired project or project folder as described under Create measuring point).
In the “Assignments” tab, click on “Create new assignment” or on the “+” symbol in the top right:
Give the assignment a unique name.
Select the desired logger from the “Device” dropdown list.
Also select the desired channel from the “Channel” dropdown list.
If necessary, enter the start time; the end time can remain empty.
If necessary, enter an offset value.
Then click on “Save” to create the assignment.
Editing a pre-existing assignment is done in the same way.
Assign an inclinometer data source to a inclinometer measuring point
Properties of an inclinometer assignment
Name (optional) Text field to enter the name of the assignment
Comment Text field to enter a comment
Device (optional) Dropdown menu to select an inclinometer data source from a list of all data sources assigned to the project
Validity time period of the assignment
Start Date selection element to specify the start time of the assignment.
End (optional) Date selection element to specify the end time of the assignment. If no value is entered for “End”, the validity time period is unlimited.
Offset Text field to enter an offset value in the unit of the selected channel. This value is added to the corresponding measured values for processing/display.
Filter Dropdown menu to select a filter. For more information on the properties available here, see Filter measured data.
Create an inclinometer assignment
To assign an inclinometer to a measuring point (to add one in Sedrix, see Add an inclinometer data source), proceed as follows for each channel containing data that is to be displayed in the measuring point:
Switch to the “Edit” view in the desired inclinometer measuring point (if no such measuring point yet exists, create one in the desired project or project folder as described under Create measuring point).
In the “Assignments” tab, click on “Create new assignment” or on the “+” symbol in the top right:
Give the assignment a unique name.
Select the desired inclinometer data source from the “Device” dropdown list.
If necessary, enter the start time; the end time can remain empty.
If necessary, enter an offset value.
Then click on “Save” to create the assignment.
Editing a pre-existing assignment is done in the same way.
Duplicate measuring points
Vibration, tachymeter and logger measuring points can also be created by duplicating (“cloning”) an existing measuring point in the same project. This means that instead of creating and configuring a new measuring point from scratch, a new measuring point can be created simply by duplicating an existing measuring point that has already been configured (as appropriately as possible) and then adapting the duplicate as required, which helps you save time particularly if you have to set up several “similar” measuring points.
Proceed as follows to duplicate (clone) an existing measuring point within a project:
Open the Folder view in which the measuring point that you wish to duplicate is defined.
In the “Measuring points” tab, click on the “Duplicate” icon at the end of the row of the measuring point that is to serve as a template for the new measuring point.
In the dialog window that opens, enter the desired general properties (see General properties of a measuring point) of the duplicate measuring point being created:
Name Text field to enter the name of the new measuring point. It must be unique within the project. Default: Name of template (that is, the measuring point being duplicated), followed by the character string copy.
Short name Text field to enter a short name for the measuring point (optional). Default: Short name of template, if present, followed by the character string copy.
Description Text field to enter a description of the new measuring point (optional).
Type Text field to enter a user-defined type of the new measuring point. Note: this entry can be set independently of the “actual type” of the measuring point that was selected as the template (this type (velocity/acceleration, tachymeter measuring point etc.) is defined by the corresponding Sedrix module and cannot be changed). Default: Template’s type
Folder Dropdown menu to select the folder in which the new measuring point should be placed. The dropdown menu contains all folders in the project tree. Default: Template’s folder. Selecting a different folder as the “target” means that the new measuring point can be assigned to another folder in the project.
Then specify the components of the template that are to be transferred to the copy (i.e. how “complete” the copy should be) by marking the corresponding checkboxes:
Duplicate assignments Checkbox. If checked, the assignments of the measuring point being used as a template are also copied.
Duplicate reference measurements (only vibration and logger measuring points) Checkbox. If checked, the reference measurements of the measuring point being used as a template are also copied.
Duplicate evaluations Checkbox (only active if the “Duplicate assignments” checkbox is checked). If checked, the function blocks of the measuring point being used as a template are also copied.
Then click on “Save” to create the new (duplicated) measuring point.
A complete duplicate of a measuring point (i.e. all checkboxes in the duplicate dialog were checked) is immediately fully functional.
Then configure the duplicate measuring point as required by switching to the “Edit” mode as usual, provided you have not created it as a mere copy, by clicking on the “Edit” button in the row of the duplicated measuring point in the measuring point overview.
Note: As mentioned above, evaluations and function blocks can only be copied if assignments are also copied, as the former depend on the latter. Often, however, you will want to use different assignments for the duplicated measuring point - but this is possible at any time by editing the assignments (see the final sentence in the description above).
Note: The “Duplicate measuring point” dialog does not contain all the setting options that you are used to from the “Create/edit new measuring point” view (see Measuring point properties. For example, the “Show in project tree” slide switch is missing in the duplicate dialog. This is in order to keep the dialog short. Instead, these properties are copied 1:1 from the template to the new measuring point. You can change these properties of the new measuring point at any time after duplication.
Manage measuring points
In the “Manage measuring points” view, you can edit multiple measuring points at once. This means you can carry out similar actions at once in order to save time.
This view is reached from the “Measuring points” tab in a Folder view by clicking on the symbol above the list of measuring points. Alternatively you can use the “Manage measuring points” in the context menu of the folder.
In addition, the usual buttons for editing, calling up the user log etc. of a measuring point are also available here (if your rights allow this).
Procedure
First open the folder containing the measuring points you wish to manage.
In the “Measuring points” tab, click on the symbol above the list of measuring points to open the “Manage measuring points” view.
Select the measuring points that are to be edited together, by clicking on each corresponding row. To deselect an (accidentally) selected measuring point, simply click on the line again. Please note: You can click anywhere in the line of a measuring point - except on the name, as this is given as a link, so that clicking on this link redirects you to the respective measuring point view (and also do not click on the buttons at the end of the line).
Now click on the desired action at the top under “Actions for selected measuring points”.
Click on “Add” to open the view corresponding to the action. Make the desired entries here. When adding a reference measurement, essentially the same view for adding a reference measurement is displayed for a single measuring point (see Add a reference measurement), along with an overview of the measuring points selected for this (table with measuring point names, folder and existing reference measurements).
If the selected action is not applicable to one or more of the selected measuring points, the action is executed with a corresponding warning (“Measuring points are not compatible with this action and were therefore skipped”) or, if the action is not applicable to any of the selected measuring points, is rejected with a warning (“No compatible measuring points selected”).
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