AsystomView User Guide (EN)

Version Date Reason
1.0 06/19/2019 Initial version
1.1 11/09/2020 Updated with latest UI
1.2 12/15/2020 Updated with latest spectrogram

1.3 03/12/2021 Updated with latest UI (Wizard Tool and Identity Card)
1.4 07/05/2021 Updated with latest UI (Standard Settings and Zoom FFT Plugin)
1.5 12/21/2021 Updated with latest UI (Incident Advisor Plugin and Wizard Tool)
1.6 12/12/2022 Updated with latest UI (Main dashboard and all the plugins)
AsystomAdvisor - 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................4
1.1 Purpose of the document .............................................................................................. 4
2 ASYSTOM ADVISOR INTERFACE ........................................................................... 5
2.1 Home dashboard .................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Dashboard management ............................................................................................... 6
2.2.1 Creation of a dashboard .................................................................................................. 6
2.2.2 Update of a dashboard ................................................................................................... 10
2.2.3 Delete a dashboard .............................................................................................................11
2.3 Machine dashboard ...........................................................................................................12
2.3.1 Incident Advisor ....................................................................................................................12
2.3.2 General information ......................................................................................................... 18
2.3.3 Vibration, sound, and temperature measurements ................................. 19
2.3.4 Balancing and Alignment .............................................................................................21
2.3.5 Spectrograms ........................................................................................................................23
3 BEACON SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 24
3.1 Accessing beacon settings ......................................................................................... 24
3.2 Signature settings ............................................................................................................. 26
3.2.1 Wake-On-Events ................................................................................................................ 26
3.2.2 RPM search window........................................................................................................ 26
3.3 Custom spectrogram ...................................................................................................... 27
3.4 Zoom FFT settings............................................................................................................. 28
3.4.1 Periodicity ............................................................................................................................... 28
3.4.2 Sensor......................................................................................................................................... 29
3.4.3 Spectrum ................................................................................................................................. 29
3.4.4 Sending settings ................................................................................................................ 30
3.5 Machines with long working cycles .......................................................................31
3.5.1 WAKE-ON-SCHEDULER .................................................................................................31
3.6 Machines with short working cycles .....................................................................32
3.6.1 Application example with END OF CYCLE DELAY set to 0 ................33
3.6.2 Application example with END OF CYCLE DELAY not set to 0 ...... 34
3.7 Signal-based measurement synchronization ............................................... 36
4 SETTING ALERTS .....................................................................................................37
4.1 Settings up mailing list for alerting .......................................................................37
4.2 Alerts set by default .......................................................................................................... 38
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4.3 Setting an alert .................................................................................................................... 39
5 OVERVIEW DASHBOARD ..................................................................................... 41
5.1 Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................... 41
5.2 Dashboard filters ................................................................................................................ 43
5.3 The data table ....................................................................................................................... 44
5.3.1 Alert status.............................................................................................................................. 44
5.3.2 Alert details ............................................................................................................................ 45
5.3.3 Last alerts ................................................................................................................................ 46
5.3.4 Manage machine tags ................................................................................................... 47
6 ZOOM FFT PLUGIN................................................................................................. 48
6.1 General....................................................................................................................................... 48
6.2 Profiles of Zoom FFT settings.................................................................................... 49
6.2.1 Add a tag to the profile ................................................................................................. 49
6.2.2 Edit a tag .................................................................................................................................. 50
6.3 Zoom FFT Sessions ........................................................................................................... 50
6.4 Zoom FFT Visualizations .................................................................................................51
6.4.1 Heatmap ....................................................................................................................................51
6.4.2 Curves .........................................................................................................................................52
6.4.3 The graphic parameters ................................................................................................53
6.4.4 Visualizations toolbar.......................................................................................................53
6.5 Lock a FFT as reference ..................................................................................................53
6.6 Export data as .csv ............................................................................................................. 54
6.7 Example of reading an FFT ......................................................................................... 54
7 COMPARISON DASHBOARD ................................................................................ 53

1 Introduction
1.1 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT
The purpose of the document is to provide information about the
ASYSTOM ADVISOR application. The following topics are covered:
- Create, update and delete a dashboard

- Use of the INCIDENT ADVISOR
- Interface overview and measurement interpretation
- Adjusting beacon settings based on use case
- Setting up alerts
- Use of the OVERVIEW DASHBOARD
- Use of the ZOOM FFT
- Use of the COMPARISON DASHBOARD

2 Asystom Advisor Interface
2.1 HOME DASHBOARD
Figure 1- Main dashboard
The home page includes the following panels:
- DASHBOARDS – MANAGEMENT
Create, update and delete machine dashboards
- RECENT ALERTS
Summary of the current alerts from all your beacons
- DASHBOARDS – OVERVIEW
Filter, group dashboards to a better overview
- DATA COMPARISON
Comparison of beacons data.
- DASHBOARDS - LIST
List of dashboards associated to a beacon
- DOCUMENTS
Access to the ASYSTOM ADVISOR user’s guide.

2.2 DASHBOARD MANAGEMENT
2.2.1 Creation of a dashboard
To open the dashboard creation form, click on “CREATE” in the Main

Dashboard under the section “DASHBOARDS – MANAGEMENT”.
Step 1 – General information
• FOLDER
By default, every created dashboard is in the “General” folder. When
there is a large number of dashboards, it is advisable to create folders
in order to better classify them and thus allow filtering by folder in the
OVERVIEW DASHBOARD.
To create a new folder, click on “Dashboards” in the side bar menu of

ASYSTOM ADVISOR application,
> “Manage” > “New Folder” and move dashboards in it.
• DASHBOARD NAME Required

It will be the title of your future dashboard.
• MAC ADDRESS Required

Enter the last six digits of the MAC address provided by ASYSTOM.
• FUNCTION Required
Select a process function in the drop-down menu or create a custom
function. To do so, type the name of the function in the field and click
on “Create function”.
Figure 2 - Wizard Tool - Creation of option

• POWER CLASS Required
Select a power class from the drop-down menu. The class represents
the power of the machine and refers to ISO-10816 classification :
Class I: machinery up to approximately 15kW

Class II: electrical motors 15kW to 75kW without special foundations, or
machines up to 300kW mounted on rigid foundations
Class III machines are large prime movers and other large machinery with
large rotating assemblies mounted on rigid and heavy foundations.
Class VI machines are large prime movers and other large machinery
with large rotating assemblies mounted on soft foundations.
It is useful to know the class as the ISO-10816 standard can provide

guidance to set vibration alerting levels. Refer to the alerting section for
more details and appendix B for alert levels.
• MANUFACTURER Optional
Manufacturer of the machine. Select or create the manufacturer.
• MODEL Optional
Model of the machine. Select or create the model.
• MACHINE TAG Optional

Select an existing machine tag or create a new one.
Machine tag allows dashboards grouping under the same machine
name, and improves dashboards organization in the OVERVIEW
DASHBOARD (see section “OVERVIEW DASHBOARD”).
• ADDITIONAL TAGS Optional

Select an existing tag or create a new one.
The Wizard adds the “Machine” tag by default to each of the created
dashboards so that they appear in the main dashboard.
Tags make it easier to organize and search your dashboards in the
OVERVIEW DASHBOARD (see section “OVERVIEW DASHBOARD”).
• TEMPERATURE (set in Celsius by default)

Select the temperature unit in your dashboard machine, Celsius (°C) or
Fahrenheit (°F).

Step 2 – Mounting location
• MACHINE PART Required

Machine part on which the beacon is installed. Select or create the
machine part.
• SENSOR LOCATION Optional

Location of the sensor on the machine. Select or create the sensor
location.
• SENSOR ORIENTATION Required

Enter the orientation of the vertical axis and the radial axis of the
sensor.
• UPLOAD IMAGE Optional

You can associate an image with the machine's ID card.
Click on “ UPLOAD IMAGE ” and select the image of your choice.
Step 3 – Analysis Profile
• ANALYSIS PROFILE Required

Incident Advisor needs to differentiate rotating machines from non
rotating machines or low speed rotating machines..
Rotating profile shall be used for conventional rotating machines

running at more than 600 RPM and whose speed variability is such
that the maximum RPM does not exceed twice the minimum RPM.
Non-rotating profile shall be used for non-conventional setups,

including low speed machines (typically below 600 RPM) or machines
with too high speed variability..

Step 4 – Summary
Click on "CREATE" to finalize the dashboard creation process or "EDIT" to

return to step 1 of the form and modify the entries.
Step 5 – Creation of the dashboard
The dashboard is created. You can access it or create another dashboard.
Special cases
• You cannot create two dashboards with the same MAC address.
If you enter a MAC address associated with an active dashboard, the
Wizard will display an error message. In this case, prefer updating the
existing dashboard (see “Update a dashboard”).
• The name of the dashboard already exists. Choose a different name.
• If you enter a MAC address already used in the past but whose
dashboard has been deleted in ASYSTOM ADVISOR, the WIZARD TOOL
will propose to overwrite this data. If you click “NO”, you must enter
another MAC address.

2.2.2 UPDATE OF A DASHBOARD
On the Main Dashboard, click on “UPDATE”. Select the folder and the
dashboard to update. The steps and required fields are identical to those of
the creation form.
Figure 3- Wizard Tool - Select the dashboard to be updated
Continue modifying or removing the pre-filled fields and go to the next

steps. Then click on “UPDATE” to finalize the dashboard update.

2.2.3 DELETE A DASHBOARD
On the main dashboard, click on “DELETE”, select the folder and the
dashboard to delete. Click on “DELETE”, it will delete the dashboard from
ASYSTOM ADVISOR and the database. This action is irreversible.
Figure 4 - Wizard Tool - Delete dashboard

2.3 MACHINE DASHBOARD
In the following section a standard dashboard is presented. Variations may

exist depending on use cases and customization. The following is applicable
for rotating machines, e.g., motors, gearbox and bearing.
2.3.1 INCIDENT ADVISOR
At the top of the dashboard, the INCIDENT ADVISOR provides an overview of

the current state of the machine and directs you to the nature of the detected
anomalies.
Figure 5- Incident Advisor – General View
General beacon information
The first horizontal section gathers the IDENTITY CARD elements and the data
relating to the beacon (battery and radio signal levels, ambient data).
Instantaneous indicators
The two gauges in the left vertical section display instantaneous indicators of
VIBRATORY SEVERITY and ROTATION SPEED (for machines with a rotating
profile only).

The VIBRATORY SEVERITY, based on ISO 10816 standards and machine power
class, tracks the variation of vibration velocity (mm/s).
The timerange of each graph depends on the dashboard’s main timepicker.

To access historic of each indicator, click the button as shown below.
Figure 6- Incident Advisor - Access indicator's historic data
Anomaly Score
The ANOMALY SCORE and its trend reflect the deviations of the machine
from its nominal state.
The higher the score, the greater the drift.
The classes of anomalies are displayed when the score exceeds 30%. Below
this threshold, it can be considered that the machine does not exhibit any
appreciable drift.
The INCIDENT ADVISOR exposes the SYMPTOMS and POSSIBLE ROOT

CAUSES of the anomalies detected. The SIMILARITY with faults known by the
model is expressed in %.
The higher the similarity, the more likely it is that the machine has a
critical condition relative to this fault category.

Training zones management (admin / editor)
To launch the INCIDENT ADVISOR, you have to select training zones in

the TRAINING ZONES MANAGEMENT tab. The selection of training zones is
an important step, it determines the behavior of the INCIDENT ADVISOR.
Choose a time range where the machine is in a good known state by checking
vibratory severity level. The training time should reflect the variability of the
process and the machine. This duration is typically two weeks for a slightly
variable process.
You can select up to two training zones.
Figure 7- Incident Advisor - Training zones selection.
A minimum of 500 points is required and the total number of points cannot
exceed 10,000.
Each time a maintenance operation is carried out or if the beacon is

moved, it is necessary to redo a training. Changing the INCIDENT ADVISOR
settings automatically triggers a new training.

Training history
Figure 8 - Incident Advisor - Training history tab and selection of sessions
The TRAINING HISTORY tab lists all the training sessions made and their details
(performed date, status, model parameters and training zones).
You can annotate each session with a short description.
Each time a new training is done or an INCIDENT ADVISOR’s setting is

changed, the anomaly score and the auxiliary features like the ON/OFF
state are recalculated from the last training date.
By selecting a past training session, you can view the historical data
associated to this specific session in the dashboard.

Incident Advisor Settings (admin / editor)
ON/OFF threshold
If the estimation of the ON/OFF operating state of the machine turns out to be
incorrect, this can generally be corrected by modifying the ultrasonic level
used as a threshold to delimit the ON and OFF states.
The threshold will be chosen so that it clearly separates the ON and OFF
modes of the machine. To do this, refer to the ULTRASONIC - RMS LEVEL graph
in order to identify this threshold by correlating the evolution of ultrasound
with machine activity. Increase/decrease the value and save the new
threshold.
Figure 9 – Incident Advisor - ON/OFF threshold
Other settings
The other SETTINGS are only accessible by admin user. The sensitivity of
ANOMALY SCORE and other parameters can be modified here.

Access alert settings (admin / editor)
ALERT SETTINGS of each indicator with a heart icon can be modified by

clicking on it. Find the graphs corresponding to these alerts in the “ALERTS”
section at the bottom of the dashboard.
Figure 10- Incident Advisor - Access the alert's settings

2.3.2 GENERAL INFORMATION
This section provides information about the current and historical operating
state of the machine as well as additional information about rotation speed,
surface temperature and ambient conditions.
Figure 11 – General Information
LAST KNOWN STATE of the machine (OFF/ON) and historical OPERATING

STATE line require a training done by the INCIDENT ADVISOR.
UTILIZATION RATE is an approximation whose accuracy depends on the

measurement periodicity of the beacon. It is computed as the ratio of the
number of ON vs. OFF machine state detected by the beacon. In the above
example, 100% of measurements done during the selected time window were
detected as an ON state of the machine. In this example, the machine was ON
between roughly 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
UTILIZATION RATE is valid only if the beacon is setup in periodic

measurement mode. Synchronization of measurements on vibration
level or on an external signal does not allow to reflect the machine use
rate. See Beacon Settings section for more information.

2.3.3 VIBRATION, SOUND, AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
This section provides measurement details and typically exhibits the

indicators depicted below.
Figure 12 – Measurements
These indicators are absolute measurements. The three most important ones
are:
- VIBRATIONS - RMS VELOCITY (10-1000 Hz): low frequency vibrations are

tracked by this indicator. Structural vibration severity is monitored. Defects
like looseness, unbalance and misalignment will manifest in this indicator.
Advanced degradation of rolling elements and gears will also generate
increased vibration velocity.
- ULTRASOUND – RMS LEVEL: ultrasound is a good indicator of lubrication

problems, for example for bearings. An increase of more than 20 dB can be
expected in case of total de-lubrication. Ultrasound can also be used to
detect gas leaks or early signs of rolling element degradation.
- SURFACE TEMPERATURE: represents the surface temperature as

measured at the vibration sensor level. Can be used in conjunction with
the two other indicators to confirm a mechanical problem leading to
excessive temperature increase. Its unit (°C or °F) can be modified in the
WIZARD TOOL.

Three complimentary indicators are also provided with additional information
related to vibration measurements:
- VIBRATIONS - RMS ACCELERATION: RMS acceleration over the whole

frequency range of the sensor.
- VIBRATIONS – PEAK ACCELERATION: Peak acceleration over the whole

frequency range of the sensor.
- VIBRATIONS – KURTOSIS: shocks are measured by the Kurtosis. The

higher it gets, the more the vibration signal contains irregularities, shocks,
or micro-shocks. The Kurtosis is quite like the crest factor (expressed as
peak/rms acceleration) For instance, a state of advanced bearing
degradation may result in the elevation of this indicator.
Acceleration being more sensitive to higher frequency vibrations than

velocity, it can be used to understand if vibration degradation tends to
occur on higher frequency mechanical elements (e.g., gears or rolling
elements) vs. lower frequency ones (motor or coupling device).

2.3.4 BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT
This section provides details about balancing and alignment issues. As

depicted below, the three graphs correspond to the three vibration axes of the
beacon (X, Y, Z).
This section only makes sense for rotating machines and when the beacon
location is closed enough to the coupling device, e.g., on a bearing or a
motor.
For each axis:

- Green points and trend line show the vibration level at the rotation speed
- Yellow measurements show the vibration level at twice the rotation speed
- Blue measurements show the vibration level at three times the rotation
speed
As a rule, you should have very low values for the yellow and blue
measurements as most of the energy shall be seen at the rotation speed:
- A significant increase of the vibration level at twice (yellow) or three times

(blue) the rotation speed typically indicates an alignment issue, especially
when those measurements become higher than the ones done at rotation
speed (green).
- A significant increase at rotation speed (green) may also indicate a

balancing or looseness issue among other things.
The following graphs depict a situation without any alignment or balancing

defect for Class III machine.
Figure 13 – No Defect for Class III machine

The following graphs depict a situation exhibiting an alignment defect as
significant energy is present at three times the rotation speed on the X and Z
axis. In this example the measurement was done on a bearing close to the
shaft coupling device.
Figure 14 – Alignment Defect

2.3.5 SPECTROGRAMS
This section provides simplified spectrograms for both vibration and

ultrasound measurements. It helps determining the most contributing
frequency bands and can sometimes be used to make a rough separation of
the mechanical element contributions (e.g., gears).
- VIBRATIONS – SPECTROGRAM: the graph displays 10 frequency bands for

the vibration sensor. The frequency bands are 200 Hz wide and are
distributed linearly between 0 and 2000 Hz.
- ULTRASOUND – SPECTROGRAM: the graph displays 10 frequency bands

for the sound and ultrasound sensor. The frequency bands are 8 kHz wide
and are distributed linearly between 0 and 80 kHz.
From version 4.45 of the beacon, these parameters can be customized

(see paragraph 3.3 “Custom Spectrogram”).
Figure 15 – Spectrograms
Clicking an item in the legend allows displaying only the selected curve.
Maintaining CTRL while clicking items in the legend allows displaying
the selected curves.

3 Beacon Settings
3.1 ACCESSING BEACON SETTINGS
The beacon settings interface can be accessed by clicking on the SETTINGS

button on the upper right side of the dashboard, then clicking on Edit.
Alternatively, typing ‘e’ while the mouse is over the SETTINGS button produces
the same result. The interface for settings is depicted below.
Accessing the settings interface requires EDITOR or ADMIN

access rights.
Figure 16 -Settings beacon Interface

This interface allows changing settings of scheduling, signature, custom
spectrogram and Zoom FFT:
- SCHEDULING: it is possible to change the periodicity of ambient

measurements (temperature, humidity) or machine measurements
(vibration, sound, and surface temperature). For power conservation, it is
advised to keep both synchronized, the SYNC box being checked.
In very poor radio conditions, the device may have to lower its radio
data rate incurring longer time-on-air to transmit packets.
Due to national radio regulations affecting the ISM bands (Industrial,

Scientific, and Medical), the device may be required to limit its
aggregated time-on-air, in which case the requested periodicity may
not be guaranteed when scheduling is less than 15 minutes.
Since this represents rare situations, the default 5-minute periodicity

stays a good default value. It is advised to keep this value at least
during the learning phase to collect enough measurements in a
reasonable amount of time.
- SIGNATURE SETTINGS: allows setting up measurement triggers (Wake-

On-Events), RPM and search window. See next section for details.
- CUSTOM SPECTROGRAM (available from version 4.45 of the beacon):

drives the parameters of the simplied spectrogram showing 10 frequency
bands (under SPECTROGRAMS dashboard section).
- ZOOM FFT SETTINGS: used to determine the spectral sampling window,

the periodicity of the measurements, the orientation? the sensor on which
the measurements are made and the spectrum types.
This interface also allows the following interactions with the beacon:
- REQUEST REBOOT.

3.2 SIGNATURE SETTINGS
3.2.1 WAKE-ON-EVENTS
These settings allow choosing triggering conditions for measurements

(vibration, sound, and surface temperature). The following modes are
available:
- INACTIVE: no measurement
- WAKE-ON-SCHEDULER: measurements are taken on a pure periodic

basis; periodicity being controlled through the SCHEDULING parameters
mentioned above
- WAKE-ON-MOTION: measurements are taken when vibrations exceed a

threshold during enough time. This mode is useful for machines with short
operating cycles. See examples in the next section.
- WAKE-ON-ANALOG: measurements are taken when specific conditions

are reached on the 4-20 mA input.
- WAKE-ON-CONTACT: measurements are taken when specific conditions

are reached on the contact input.
IMPORTANT FOR WAKE-ON-MOTION MODE : If your beacon has an

external probe, make sure the main beacon is also mounted on the
machine to be sensitive to its vibrations. Measurements are made by the
external probe, but this is the main beacon vibration sensor that is used
by the WAKE-ON-MOTION function to wake the device when it is
sleeping.
3.2.2 RPM SEARCH WINDOW
RPM MAX and RPM MIN define a rotation speed search window. It shall include
the expected RPM variation range for the machine being monitored.
It is important to properly set the RPM search window; else balancing

and alignment indicators do not provide valid values.
By default, the range is setup for 1500 RPM machines (1320 – 1680 RPM) since
1500 RPM asynchronous motors are commonplace in the indu

3.3 CUSTOM SPECTROGRAM
This feature is available from version 4.45 of the beacon.

The change of these parameters impacts the ULTRASOUND panel under
SPECTROGRAMS section in the dashboard machine.
In addition to the sensor type, orientation and frequencies settings, several

spectrum types are available.
For microphone and accelerometer :

- RMS
produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the RMS
value in g (accelero) / dB (mic)
For accelerometer only :

- PEAK
Produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the PEAK
- VELOCITY RMS
Produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the RMS
value of the vibration velocity in mm/s
- VELOCITY PEAK
Produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the
PEAK value of the vibration velocity in mm/s

3.4 ZOOM FFT SETTINGS
The ZOOM FFT is available from version 4.34 of the beacon (see section 6
“ZOOM FFT PLUGIN” of this document).
Figure 17- Zoom FFT Settings
3.4.1 PERIODICITY
Four modes governing the periodicity of the ZOOM FFT are available:
- INACTIVE MODE completely disables the ZOOM FFT. In this mode, when
the beacon wakes up to perform its measurement, only the machine data
is calculated and transmitted by the beacon. This is the default mode. The
machine data includes all the global values displayed in the beacon
dashboards (overall vibratory and sound values, simplified spectra
frequency bands, etc.).
- PERIODIC MODE inserts a ZOOM FFT every n measurements. In this

mode, the machine data is no longer transmitted during a measurement
dedicated to the ZOOM FFT. The machine data remains transmitted the
rest of the time.

- BURST MODE determines a set number of consecutive ZOOM FFTs. In this
mode, the machine data is no longer calculated for the duration of the
burst, only the ZOOM FFT data will be transmitted until the burst expires.
- PERMANENT MODE generates only ZOOM FFTs. In this mode, when the
beacon wakes up to perform its measurement, the machine data is no
longer calculated or transmitted by the beacon.
3.4.2 SENSOR
Choose the type of sensor (microphone or accelerometer) as well as the

orientation (X, Y, Z, or combined XYZ) on which the measurements should be
taken.
3.4.3 SPECTRUM
Frequencies
Select the minimum and the maximum frequency (up to 2000 Hz for the
accelerometer, 80,000 Hz for the microphone). The minimum tolerated
deviation between the minimum frequency and the maximum frequency is
50 Hz.
Compression
Choose the sample compression:
- 50 BINS (8 or 16 bit) - low resolution
- 100 BINS (8 or 16 bit) - high resolution
- 200 BINS (8 bit) - very high resolution.

This mode requires good radio conditions.

Spectrum types
SPECTRUM TYPES are available from version 4.45 of the beacon.
For microphone and accelerometer :
- RMS
produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the RMS
- PEAK
Produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the PEAK
For accelerometer only :
- VELOCITY RMS
Produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the RMS
value of the vibration velocity in mm/s
- VELOCITY PEAK
Produces a spectrum for which each band is represented by the
PEAK value of the vibration velocity in mm/s
- ENVELOPE RMS
Produces an envelope spectrum for which each band is represented
by the RMS value in g
- ENVELOPE PEAK
Produces an envelope spectrum for which each band is represented
by the PEAK value in g
3.4.4 SENDING SETTINGS
When clicking “SUBMIT SETTINGS” for either SCHEDULING PERIODICITY,

SIGNATURE SETTINGS or ZOOM FFT SETTINGS, a message is sent to the
gateway where is registered the beacon. The beacon then fetches the settings
when it sends its measurement. Therefore, the delay before a beacon
applies new settings depends on its current periodicity settings.
For brand new beacons the factory default measurement periodicity is

5 minutes to get a responsive system. It is therefore required to wait a
few minutes before settings get applied by a beacon.

3.5 MACHINES WITH LONG WORKING CYCLES
3.5.1 WAKE-ON-SCHEDULER
When the machine is ON for sufficiently long periods of time (e.g., hours), it is
appropriate to setup the beacon to make measurements on a pure periodic
basis using the WAKE-ON-SCHEDULER strategy described below. As
depicted, measurements are unconditionally taken each time the beacon
wakes-up.
Figure 18 – WAKE-ON-SCHEDULER Strategy
The periodicity of measurements shall be set as required but also directly

impacts the autonomy of your beacon. The following figures help in defining
a reasonable measurement period. Those data are typical data, mileage may
vary based on environmental conditions. They are given for a beacon using
4xAA cells :
- 20 minutes period for more than 3 years of autonomy
- 40 minutes period for more than 6 years of autonomy
- 1-hour period for more than 10 years of autonomy
A 20-minutes period is assumed to be a good tradeoff for most use case.

3.6 MACHINES WITH SHORT WORKING CYCLES
If the machine goes to ON state only for very short periods of time, ranging
from seconds to minutes, it is required to use the WAKE-ON-MOTION strategy
described above to properly synchronize the measurement with the machine
cycle.
Measurements are taken when vibrations exceed the VIBRATION WAKE-UP

THRESHOLD (in mg) during enough time. The DELAYED MEASUREMENT
parameter (in seconds) allows controlling this duration.
A scheduling periodicity is still required for WAKE-ON-MOTION use cases. The

periodicity is used to periodically rearm this feature. It helps ensuring that
ONLY a single measurement will be made during the period defined. This is
required to ensure that the battery life stays under control.
To setup the WAKE-ON-MOTION feature, use the following settings:

- Set OPTION to get the red LED feedback when vibrations get detected.
- Set VIBRATION WAKE-UP THRESHOLD to the vibration threshold (in mg).
- Set DELAYED MEASUREMENT to the duration required (in seconds)
before taking the measurement.
- In most cases you should leave END OF CYCLE DELAY at 0. This parameter
is a cycle timeout. It is used to ensure that the measurement is always
made at the beginning of a cycle and never in the middle. See diagram
below for more details about this parameter.
Do not set a too long time for delays if it is not required as it negatively
impacts battery life. The shorter, the better. Typical values are in the
range of a few seconds.
To properly setup the vibration THRESHOLD, it is good to look at the signals in

the VIBRATIONS - RMS ACCELERATION graphs. You should setup a mid-level
threshold between OFF state noise and ON state levels.

3.6.1 APPLICATION EXAMPLE WITH END OF CYCLE DELAY
SET TO 0
As depicted in the following chronogram, the WAKE-ON-MOTION feature is

periodically rearmed to ensure that NO MORE than a single measurement is
done per period.
Since END OF CYCLE DELAY is equal to 0, we do not wait for a start of cycle, so
multiple measurements can be made during a single machine cycle (refer to
next section for details about END OF CYCLE DELAY usage).
Below, once the machine starts and after the DELAYED MEASUREMENT delay
the measurement is taken. This parameter allows confirming that vibrations
exist for enough time. In this example, the next rearming occurs while the
machine is already ON so after the DELAYED MEASUREMENT delay a new
measurement is unconditionally made. However, no measurement is made
while the machine is OFF.
In the diagram below, PRETRIG represents the DELAYED MEASUREMENT

parameter.
Figure 19 – WAKE-ON-MOTION with END OF CYCLE DELAY set to 0

3.6.2 APPLICATION EXAMPLE WITH END OF CYCLE DELAY
NOT SET TO 0
As depicted below, when END OF CYCLE DELAY is not equal to 0, it is used to

ensure the measurement is ALWAYS made at the beginning and never in the
middle of a cycle.
END OF CYCLE DELAY is in fact a timeout value that represents the maximum
time that the beacon will stay awake before reaching an end of cycle.
Therefore, this timeout allows keeping battery life under control, for instance
in case of permanent parasitic noise that could keep the beacon awake for too
long.
As shown in the first example below, at rearming time the beacon waits a time
T for the end of the current cycle (in green). Since T is less than the END OF
CYCLE DELAY timeout, the feature is maintained active and when the next
cycle starts, the measurement is taken after the required DELAYED
MEASUREMENT delay.
In the diagram below:

- PRETRIG represents the DELAYED MEASUREMENT parameter.
- POSTRIG represents the END OF CYCLE DELAY parameter.
Figure 20 – WAKE-ON-MOTION with END OF CYCLE DELAY not equal to 0 (example 1)

In the second example below, at rearming time the beacon also waits for the
end of the current cycle (in red). However, since T is now supposed longer than
the END OF CYCLE DELAY value, the timeout is declared, and the feature is
temporarily turned off until the next rearming.
Figure 21 – WAKE-ON-MOTION with END OF CYCLE DELAY not equal to 0 and with timeout
Do not set a too long time for delays if not required as it negatively impacts
battery life. The shorter, the better. Typical values are normally in a few
second’s range.

3.7 SIGNAL-BASED MEASUREMENT SYNCHRONIZATION
If your beacon is equipped with 4-20 mA extension or an external contact, you

can synchronize your measurements on one of those external signals.
- WAKE-ON-ANALOG: measurements are taken when conditions are met

on the 4-20 mA input
o OPTION: triggers measurement when current is inside or outside a
region
o REGION LIMIT defines the region minimum and maximum limits in
mA
o DELAYED MEASUREMENT is used to add a delay before taking the
measurement.
- WAKE-ON-CONTACT: measurements are taken when conditions are met

on the contact input
o OPTION: triggers measurement a rising or falling edge
o DELAYED MEASUREMENT is used to add a delay before taking the
measurement.

4 Setting Alerts
4.1 SETTINGS UP MAILING LIST FOR ALERTING
The alerting system allows sending email to one or more recipients when an
alert occurs. The first step is therefore to define one or more mailing lists.
For this, go to the lateral menu, click on Alerting and then on Notification
channels.
Figure 22 – Alerts- Accessing Notification Channels
You can add a new channel by clicking “Add Channel”. The following example
shows settings for a mailing list made up of two recipients:
abc@company.com and def@company.com. The name of the channel, here
“Channel” can be customized. You can create more than one channel to
manage multiple lists. This can be useful if some alerts shall be routed to some
specific users.
Figure 23 – Alerts- Notification Channel Configuration

4.2 ALERTS SET BY DEFAULT
Figure 24- Alerts- Alerts set by default in the dashboard machine
By default, three alerts are set in the dashboard machine :
- BATTERY level, with an alert threshold of 2.8 V
- VIBRATORY SEVERITY, with an alert threshold based on machine power

class.
- ANOMALY SCORE, with an alert threshold of 50%. The ANOMALY SCORE

is generated once the training zones selection is done (see « TRAINING
ZONES MANAGEMENT » section 2.3.1.4).
These three alerts are at the bottom of the dashboard, under the « ALERTS »
section and each alert rules can be modified by entering the panel edition
mode: with your mouse over the graph type « e ».
Then navigate to the « Alert » tab.
Note: an indicator under alert has a little heart over the graph.

4.3 SETTING AN ALERT
After having setup notification channels, you can setup the alerts in each
individual machine dashboard.
For instance (this alert is not necessary), you might want to setup alerts on
VIBRATION RMS VELOCITY measurement using ISO-10816 predefined alert
levels. Or, you might want to setup alerts on some specific frequency bands of
the spectrogram if you know what you are looking for.
Figure 25- Alerts- Setting alert's rules
- Under « Rule », customize the « Name » with a meaningful name, as this

is what will be visible first when receiving email alerts. The evaluation
periodicity is 1 min by default and should normally not be modified.
- Under « Conditions », we use the keyword “avg ()” to let the alerting
system make its own averaging. No preexisting mobile averaging exists
here, and the graph is made up of 3 time series, one for each axis X, Y and
Z of the vibration sensor.

- « Query (A, 24h, now) » means that the alerting system will monitor the
query A. We also instruct it to do it over the last 24 hours.
- At last, setup the threshold for each axis. The rule « IS ABOVE » is used
here and the alert is setup at 2.5 mm/s.
The last thing to do is to map a notification channel. For that, stay in the “Alert”
tab. Under “Notifications”, in “Send to” field, select one of the notification
channels previously created.
Figure 26 – Alerts- Notifications
Your alert is now configured and ready to fire emails when conditions are met.
During the remaining life of your machine, you will probably adapt the
threshold based on the number of false positive/negative. It is best to start with
a tight margin for your threshold and progressively increase the threshold in
case of false alarms.

5 Overview Dashboard
Figure 27- Overview Dashboard of alerts
The OVERVIEW DASHBOARD provides an overview of configured alerts. It

also shows the last alerts that occurred and provides a quick access to alert
information and settings depending on user’s rights. Alerts can be filtered by
state, folder, machine, and additional tag.
The data in the OVERVIEW DASHBOARD is updated every 5 minutes.
5.1 PREREQUISITES
- At least one dashboard is created
- At least one alert is configured in that dashboard

5.2 BEACONS TOTAL AND STATUS
The beacons count depends on the filters applied by the user and the
permissions he owns to access dashboards.
Figure 28 - Tableau de Synthèse - Total des balises et leur état
5.2.1 « NO DATA »
If a beacon does not communicate its battery level, it will be counted in the
"NO DATA” category.
Figure 29 – Overview dashboard – No data beacon
5.2.2 « WITH ISSUES »
If at least one alert among all those of a beacon has the "alerting" status,
the beacon is categorized "WITH ISSUES".
Figure 30 -Tableau de bord de Synthèse - Balise avec incidents

5.2.3 « OK »
If all the alerts of a beacon are “OK” but only the ANOMALY SCORE alert has a
NO DATA status, then the beacon will be categorized “OK”.
This case arises when the first training has not yet been performed and the
INCIDENT ADVISOR cannot calculate the ANOMALY SCORE.
Figure 31 - Tableau de Synthèse - Balise OK
5.3 DASHBOARD FILTERS
Click on « FILTERS » to expand the FILTERS section.
Alert state
This allows to filter dashboards by alert state: ALERTING, OK, NO DATA,
PAUSED. This has an impact on the beacons count.
Folders
List of the folders created in the ASYSTOM ADVISOR application.
Machines
List of machine tags that have been entered in the WIZARD TOOL on
dashboard creation or update.
Tags
List of the additional tags that have been entered in the WIZARD TOOL on
dashboard creation or update.

Hide table columns
Allows to hide some columns of the table but does not effectively filter alerts.
Save display preferences

You can save default display preferences. These parameters will be used the
next time the page is loaded.
5.4 THE DATA TABLE

5.4.1 ALERT STATUS
Each column corresponds to a configured alert. The color and icon of each cell
depend on the alert status:

5.4.2 ALERT DETAILS
Each colored table cell can be clicked and opens a window with the alert
information :
- details and value (if not null),

- INCIDENT ADVISOR diagnostic if alert is on ANOMALY SCORE and in
an alerting state,
- state history
- panel annotations.
- link to the alert panel and to the associated dashboard.
Figure 32 - Overview Dashboard - Alert details

5.4.3 LAST ALERTS
Display the list of the last 10 alerts by clicking on "See the last alerts". The list
depends on the filters applied.
Figure 33- Overview Dashboard - Last alert flow

5.4.4 MANAGE MACHINE TAGS
The OVERVIEW DASHBOARD allows dashboards grouping by machine. This

can also be done via the WIZARD TOOL but in a individual way, for each
dashboard, on creation and update.
To easily manage the grouping of dashboards, click on the button “Manage

Machine tags”.
Dashboards without machine tag appear in the left side. Click on “CREATE
MACHINE TAG”, enter a machine name and validate. Then, drag and drop
dashboards from left to the wanted machine area on the right.
Click on “RESET” if you want to cancel current modifications.

Once all groupings are done, click on “APPLY”.
Features available:
- Filter dashboards by folder

- Search dashboards by name or by MAC address in the selected folder
- Display additional tags by switching “Show other tags”
- Remove additional tags from each dashboard
- Display dashboard name or MAC addresses by switching “Show MAC
addresses”
- Edit machine names

6 Zoom FFT Plugin
Figure 34- Zoom FFT Plugin
6.1 GENERAL
ZOOM FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) is a signal processing technique used to

analyze part of a spectrum at high resolution. Integrated into AsystomAdvisor,
it complements traditional vibratory and acoustic analysis tools (overall
vibratory and sound values, simplified spectra frequency bands, etc.).
Typical applications are oriented towards the monitoring of frequencies

specific to the kinematic chain considered. For example, a Zoom FFT can be
programmed to follow a rolling frequency on a bearing or a blade passing
frequency on a fan.
The ZOOM FFT is available from version 4.34 of the beacon. The access to its
settings is restricted to ASYSTOM ADVISOR’s administrators and editors.

For the plugin to receive data, first configure the beacon settings in the “ZOOM
FFT PARAMETERS” section (see section 3.3).
Then access the display of ZOOM FFT by clicking on the ZOOM FFT
VISUALIZATION button at the top of the machine dashboard.
6.2 PROFILES OF ZOOM FFT SETTINGS
Figure 35- Zoom FFT - Profiles of FFT Settings
The profile for the last session is displayed by default.

Each time the ZOOM FFT settings are modified, a new session is generated.
Sessions with similar settings (minimum frequency, maximum frequency,

compression, sensor, orientation) are grouped into separate profiles. When
selecting a profile, the corresponding sessions are displayed in the drop-
down menu on the right.
6.2.1 ADD A TAG TO THE PROFILE
To make it easier to find profiles, you can add a tag to a profile.

Click on “Add tag to profile” to the right of the “ZOOM FFT PROFILES” drop-
down menu. Fill in the tag and save.
Figure 36- Zoom FFT - Save profile tag

6.2.2 EDIT A TAG
To display the tag edit menu, click on the tag. Edit the text and save or delete
the tag.
Figure 37- Zoom FFT - Edition of a tag
6.3 ZOOM FFT SESSIONS

Select one or two sessions so that their spectrogram is displayed in the
visualization section. This allows you to compare two sessions with similar
parameters.
Figure 38- Zoom FFT - Comparison of two sessions

6.4 ZOOM FFT VISUALIZATIONS
6.4.1 HEATMAP
The data for each session is represented as a heatmap. The X axes show
frequencies, the Y axis the time, the Z axis the values in g or dB.
• Zoom on the time axis - Y

Select the time interval to zoom in or use the mouse wheel.
Figure 39- Zoom FFT - Heatmap - Zoom on Y axis
• Zoom on the frequency axis - X

Drag the window slider below the spectrogram to zoom to a specific
frequency range.
Figure 40- Zoom FFT - Heatmap - Zoom on X axis

6.4.2 CURVES
Figure 41- Zoom FFT - Display curves
You can display up to six curves simultaneously. Click on the heatmap on the
left to display the curves on the right. To deselect them, click on the heatmap
at the location of the FFT or on the cross corresponding to the FFT in the
“SELECTED FFT” section.
To highlight an FFT, click on the box corresponding to the FFT in the

“SELECTED FFT” section. The curve then appears in red.
The legend of the graphs on the right listing the FFTs is used to hide / display
the curves.
Figure 42- Zoom FFT - Highlight a curve

6.4.3 THE GRAPHIC PARAMETERS
- Log Convert the frequency axis from a linear scale to a logarithmic scale.
Only applicable to the accelerometer:

- Unit g Convert dB values to g
- Rpm Convert the frequency axis from hertz to RPM
6.4.4 VISUALIZATIONS TOOLBAR
When hovering over the visualization area, the navigation aid toolbar is
displayed at the top right. Among these tools, graphics screenshot allows you
to keep a snapshot of current visualizations.
Figure 43- Zoom FFT - Download plots screenshot
6.5 LOCK A FFT AS REFERENCE
Figure 44- Zoom FFT - Selection of a reference
To lock a reference curve, select an FFT and click “Choose as reference”. It is

thus possible to compare the reference with other FFTs from different sessions
from the same profile. The reference curve appears in green dotted lines.

6.6 EXPORT DATA AS .CSV
Click on “Download CSV” to export displayed data as .csv.
6.7 EXAMPLE OF READING AN FFT
Figure 45- Zoom FFT - Reading an FFT
This capture was made on the electric motor of a test bench. The probe is
placed on the bearing at the motor outlet in order to monitor the bearing. The
following parameters were used:
- Frequency window: 0 - 130 Hz

- Compression: 100 bins
- Sensor: Accelerometer
- Orientation: XYZ
Two peaks are clearly identifiable:

- The motor rotation frequency between 16 and 17 Hz
- The frequency of the ball bearings at about 80 Hz.

7 Comparison dashboard
Figure 46 - Comparison Dashboard
The COMPARISON DASHBOARD allows the visualization of data from

different dashboards machine in the same graph.
The graph's timerange depends on the timepicker positioned at the top right
of the page.
Unfold DASHBOARDS AND METRICS SELECTION to access the search filters

and select up to six dashboards machine and two metrics. The dashboards
can be filtered by folder, by tag machine and by additional tag.
The graph’s legend on the right groups metrics by dashboard. Click on each
element to select/deselect the curves displayed in the graph.
It is possible to download the data displayed in CSV format by clicking on the

buttons at the top right of the graph or to download a screenshot as PNG
(hover the graph to display the modebar).

Appendix A: Figures
Figure 1- Main dashboard ......................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 2 - Wizard Tool - Creation of option .................................................................................. 6
Figure 3- Wizard Tool - Select the dashboard to be updated ...................................... 10
Figure 4 - Wizard Tool - Delete dashboard ................................................................................. 11
Figure 5- Incident Advisor – General View.................................................................................. 12
Figure 6- Incident Advisor - Access indicator's historic data ........................................ 13
Figure 7- Incident Advisor - Training zones selection. ....................................................... 14
Figure 8 - Incident Advisor - Training history tab and selection of sessions ..... 15
Figure 9 – Incident Advisor - ON/OFF threshold .................................................................... 16
Figure 10- Incident Advisor - Access the alert's settings .................................................. 17
Figure 11 – General Information .......................................................................................................... 18
Figure 12 – Measurements ...................................................................................................................... 19
Figure 13 – No Defect for Class III machine ................................................................................ 21
Figure 14 – Alignment Defect.............................................................................................................. 22
Figure 15 – Spectrograms ....................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 16 -Settings beacon Interface ............................................................................................. 24
Figure 17- Zoom FFT Settings ............................................................................................................. 28
Figure 18 – WAKE-ON-SCHEDULER Strategy .......................................................................... 31
Figure 19 – WAKE-ON-MOTION with END OF CYCLE DELAY set to 0 .................. 33
Figure 20 – WAKE-ON-MOTION with END OF CYCLE DELAY not equal to 0
(example 1) ........................................................................................................................................................ 34
Figure 21 – WAKE-ON-MOTION with END OF CYCLE DELAY not equal to 0 and
with timeout .................................................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 22 – Alerts- Accessing Notification Channels.......................................................... 37
Figure 23 – Alerts- Notification Channel Configuration ................................................... 37
Figure 24- Alerts- Alerts set by default in the dashboard machine ........................ 38
Figure 25- Alerts- Setting alert's rules ........................................................................................... 39
Figure 26 – Alerts- Notifications ....................................................................................................... 40
Figure 27- Overview Dashboard of alerts .................................................................................... 41
Figure 28 - Overview Dashboard - Filters ................................................................................... 42
Figure 29 - Overview Dashboard - Alert details .................................................................... 45
Figure 30- Overview Dashboard - Last alert flow ............................................................... 46
Figure 31- Zoom FFT Plugin..................................................................................................................48
Figure 32- Zoom FFT - Profiles of FFT Settings ...................................................................... 49
Figure 33- Zoom FFT - Save profile tag ........................................................................................ 49
Figure 34- Zoom FFT - Edition of a tag ........................................................................................ 50
Figure 35- Zoom FFT - Comparison of two sessions .......................................................... 50
Figure 36- Zoom FFT - Heatmap - Zoom on Y axis............................................................... 51

Figure 37- Zoom FFT - Heatmap - Zoom on X axis............................................................... 51
Figure 38- Zoom FFT - Display curves .......................................................................................... 52
Figure 39- Zoom FFT - Highlight a curve.................................................................................... 52
Figure 40- Zoom FFT - Download plots screenshot........................................................... 53
Figure 41- Zoom FFT - Selection of a reference ..................................................................... 53
Figure 42- Zoom FFT - Reading an FFT ....................................................................................... 54
Figure 43 - Comparison Dashboard ............................................................................................... 55

Appendix B: ISO-10816 Vibration Severity Table
For machines which naturally exhibit high vibration levels (for example fans),
you might want to use a higher class like Class III to set alert levels without
considering the effective power of the machine.

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- Create, update and delete a dashboard

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Figure 1- Main dashboard

The home page includes the following panels:

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To open the dashboard creation form, click on “CREATE” in the Main

Step 1 – General information

To create a new folder, click on “Dashboards” in the side bar menu of

• DASHBOARD NAME Required

• MAC ADDRESS Required

Figure 2 - Wizard Tool - Creation of option

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Class I: machinery up to approximately 15kW

It is useful to know the class as the ISO-10816 standard can provide

• MACHINE TAG Optional

• ADDITIONAL TAGS Optional

• TEMPERATURE (set in Celsius by default)

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• MACHINE PART Required

• SENSOR LOCATION Optional

• SENSOR ORIENTATION Required

• UPLOAD IMAGE Optional

Step 3 – Analysis Profile

• ANALYSIS PROFILE Required

Rotating profile shall be used for conventional rotating machines

Non-rotating profile shall be used for non-conventional setups,

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Click on "CREATE" to finalize the dashboard creation process or "EDIT" to

Step 5 – Creation of the dashboard

The dashboard is created. You can access it or create another dashboard.

• The name of the dashboard already exists. Choose a different name.

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Figure 3- Wizard Tool - Select the dashboard to be updated

Continue modifying or removing the pre-filled fields and go to the next

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Figure 4 - Wizard Tool - Delete dashboard

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In the following section a standard dashboard is presented. Variations may

2.3.1 INCIDENT ADVISOR

At the top of the dashboard, the INCIDENT ADVISOR provides an overview of

Figure 5- Incident Advisor – General View

General beacon information

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The timerange of each graph depends on the dashboard’s main timepicker.

Figure 6- Incident Advisor - Access indicator's historic data

The higher the score, the greater the drift.

The INCIDENT ADVISOR exposes the SYMPTOMS and POSSIBLE ROOT

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To launch the INCIDENT ADVISOR, you have to select training zones in

Figure 7- Incident Advisor - Training zones selection.

Each time a maintenance operation is carried out or if the beacon is

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Figure 8 - Incident Advisor - Training history tab and selection of sessions

Each time a new training is done or an INCIDENT ADVISOR’s setting is

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Figure 9 – Incident Advisor - ON/OFF threshold