Extraordinary
Graphics and Reports
The
Computer-Aided Test Suite provides a consistent, intuitive
graphics capability across all software applications. Whether
you are creating a report on a PUMA Shaker Control and
Analysis System or viewing live test data from across the
network with NetViewer, graphics controls are identical.
It
provides extraordinary capability to display, analyze and report
data. Previously stored data may be superimposed upon live data
during a test. Data traces of different sample rates and
frequency spacing may be overlaid in the same graph. View time,
frequency and SRS data in a true Windows environment with peak
cursors and trace color control.
Toolbars
make analysis and report generation simple. The user may
customize the toolbars to suit his needs.
Object
Linking and Embedding
All
CATS applications include support for Object Linking and
Embedding (OLE) of graphics into other OLE-compliant documents,
such as Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. These
OLE-compliant documents can be used as report templates, with
specific layouts, corporate logos, test descriptions, pictures,
and diagrams. Once
a graph is embedded in a document the CATS graphics controls may
be activated by "double-clicking" on the graph in the
document.
In
addition to using OLE to embed graphs in other OLE-compliant
documents, objects may be embedded in graphs. This allows
pictures, logos and spreadsheets to be embedded in graph page
layouts.
Custom
Multi-Page Reports
Custom
multi-page reports may be created, including logos, data plots,
test parameter listings, pictures, and test summary information.
The user has virtually unlimited capability to customize
reports, including multiple cursors, annotation, font, and color
selection. Live tags may be added to plots to automatically
extract test and data attributes from live data or stored files.
Support for OLE within the Spectral Dynamics Viewer application
means the objects like pictures, video and spreadsheets can be
embedded within the test display. This means elaborate test reports can be set up and printed
from within the test application, without having to export data
to another application. Once
created, report layouts may be stored and re-used. The user can
create a library of report layouts that can produce impressive
multi-page test reports with just a few mouse clicks.
LiveReport
Move
data analysis and report generation out of the test system.
LiveReport gives any Microsoft Windows 98 or NT PC the
same powerful analysis and report generation capability as PUMA
and COUGAR test systems. With LiveReport the user has all of the
graphics features of CATS. All functions operate exactly as they
do on the PUMA and COUGAR. Live Report increases productivity by freeing the test system
to perform additional testing while data is analyzed and reports
are created on another PC.
DataExplorer
DataExplorer
provides a link between CATS powerful data analysis and report
generation capabilities and other test and analysis systems.
DataExplorer can import data from any system that writes to
Universal File Format (UFF) Type 58, including finite element
analysis and modal analysis systems.
Time
and frequency data of different sample rates and bandwidths may
be overlaid and compared on the same graph. The user can also
display, cursor, and annotate swept sine data in the same
display as random data.
In
addition to importing data, DataExplorer allows export of data
via "cut and paste" into spreadsheet programs.
Virtual
Calculator
Virtual
Calculator allows the user to perform math operations on live
data to create calculated "virtual" data channels.
Virtual data channels become a selection in the graphics menu
and can be displayed with live data channels during the test.
