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FlexPro

FlexPro Feature Summary

V = FlexPro View, S = FlexPro Standard, P = FlexPro Professional

 = builtin,  = optional

 

Operation

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Modern MS Office compatible user-interface with universal support of drag & drop, multilevel undo/redo function, highlighting and direct manipulation using toolbars, context menus and properties dialog boxes and double-clicking to open objects. Full screen display with docking/auto-hiding tools windows and tabbed object windows.

Powerful properties window to edit any property of one or multiple objects in on step without need to open a dialog box.

User-friendly multi-step wizards guide you through a variety of tasks.

A unique object-oriented structure in which dynamically linked data, analyses and graphics can be updated at the click of a button.

Wide range of dynamic, easy-to-use analysis objects for all common analyses.

 

Customizable menus and toolbars.

Powerful user profile management with configurable user permissions.

 

Data Management

 

 

 

Project database, size limited only by hard drive space, hierarchical structure in folders. An unlimited number of folders, data sets and other objects.

Datasets up to 2 GB in size, data types integer 16/32 bit, floating point 32/64 bit, real and complex numbers, strings and Boolean values. Special types for date & time values and time spans. Direct processing of signals, signal series, surfaces and space curves with up to three components (X, Y, Z). Management of comments and units for all components. Non-equidistantly sampled and non-monotone datasets.

FlexPro Explorer with folders and object list window. Preview window for data and graphics. Event log window with easy navigation to the source of an event.

User-friendly search function with linkable search criteria for text and data.

Powerful dataset editor to edit individual datasets and grid view to edit all datasets in a folder in one grid.

Import: wizard for text data; custom text format definitions can be saved as a new data format after using the wizard once. Import and open Excel sheets directly in FlexPro. Generic binary import filter for custom binary files. ODBC interface for importing data from a variety of databases. OLE2 interface for embedding and linking OLE objects for graphics and data. Importing of generic file formats: Bosch MDF, IEEE COMTRADE ASCII and binary, FlexPro text files, NASA CDF, Universal File Format (UFF58), Audio files (Wave). Importing of binary data files from data acquisition programs and measuring instruments: Astro-Med DAQ Xe, Dash 8X and Dash 18, B+S ME4 and ME5, BMC NextView, Bosch MDF (also supporting MTS INCA and Vector CANape), Caesar MDF, Data Translation DCF, Graphtec WR and DM, HBM Catman, HIOKI HiCORDER, IMC FAMOS, Imtec INSIGHT and PC-Scope, IOtech DaqView, WaveView, ChartView, LogView, LDS-Nicolet Pro, Integra, PowerPro, Accura, Ultima, Classic, Delta and DataSys DSOs, Multipro, 2580P and BE256 Transient analyzers and Viper series recorders, TEAM and WFT file formats, LeCroy Waveform files, Meier & Heinen EDAS and EDAS Win, MTS RPC III, National Instruments DasyLab, DAGO and DIAdem, OROS OR, SEFRAM 84xx, DAS1000, DAS1200, Sony Pcscan, SPSS data files, Stemmer TurboLab, SYSTAT data files, TableCurve 2D & 3D files, TEAC TAFFmat, Tektronix DPO and TDS, The MathWorks MATLAB Mat-files, Yokogawa ORP/ORM and DL/AR, Ziegler Signalys. The import filters support copying the data into FlexPro as well as linking to the source files.

Export: ASCII text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF), Comma Separated Values (CSV) and FlexPro text data files (FPF). Windows Metafile (WMF), Enhanced Metafile (EMF), Bitmap graphic files (BMP), JPEG graphic files (JPG) and Portable Network Graphic files (PNG). CDF files (CDF), DIAdem data sets (DAT), COMTRADE files (CFG), RPC III files (RSP) and Wave files (WAV). OLE2 object linking for graphics and data. HTML export wizard for publishing complete databases or sections of databases on the Intranet or Internet, customizable using HTML templates.

Active-X based interface modules for LabView, Agilent-VEE, TestPoint and DASYLab for direct data transfer into FlexPro project databases.

Visualization

 

 

 

2D and 3D diagrams: create with a wizard based on selected data objects, cell ranges or a range between two cursors. Diagram types: line, spline, column, bar, area, polar, pie, color field matrix, surface, contour, space curve, bubble, vector and error indicator. Unlimited custom diagrams by freely combining visual elements, e.g. columns with lines or symbols with labels. Unlimited number of curves per diagram. Provide additional data, e. g. for range displays or differential columns. Curve legends can be freely positioned. Color palettes. 3D diagrams with color shading and color spectrum for surfaces, lines and symbols, lighting effects and any angle of rotation and inclination. Multi-page 2D diagrams for strip chart display. Any number of X- and Y-axes in 2D- diagrams. Stacked or side-by-side Y-axes. Fixed or automatic scaling, manual or via any dataset and/or function. Scaling types: linear, logarithmic (to basis 2, e, 10), reciprocal, offset-reciprocal, logit, probit, third octave, octave, date, time and custom. Axis labeling using any character set, rotatable text, superscript and subscript, Greek symbols. Free drawing and labeling. Flexible formatting of values: numerical, scientific, date & time, time span, angle or as text mapping.

Column and cell tables: create with a wizard. Display datasets, calculation results and text. Adjustable column height and width. Any text direction, including vertical text. Automatic and free row and column indexing. Column and table titles can be freely edited and formatted. Background colors for titles and columns. Adjustable dividing lines. Automatic wrap onto following pages. Free drawing and labeling. Flexible formatting of numeric data.

Text object: free text formatting with multiple fonts. Fields to embed calculation results.

Documents with any number of pages, headers and footers. Diagrams, tables, text and OLE objects can be freely positioned. Powerful drawing tools. Diagrams and tables can be transformed into graphics and post-edited at any time.

Embedded FPScript: All visualization objects access data through FPScript expressions which can be used to extract data ranges or to normalize data for example. Fields with embedded FPScript can be used in any text to display calculation results or any object property, e.g. the number of a document page or the comment of a diagram.

Graphic editor for free drawing and labelling in diagrams, tables and documents.

Analysis

 

 

 

Worksheet window for optimal cursoring on the screen. Arranges diagrams, tables and texts in up to eight panes. Different window layouts can be created with a wizard. Zoom in to an individual pane. Objects can be linked between worksheets and documents.

Powerful cursors in 2D diagrams, 3D diagrams, worksheets and documents. One or two cursors, cross-hair cursors, free and curve cursors and harmonic cursors. Peak value navigation. Zooming, synchronized zooming, scrolling, synchronized cursors even for different sampling rates. Cut and paste ranges. Delete outliers and ranges. Highlight values with markers that can be freely positioned and labelled. The range of data between the cursors can be used as a data selection to create new objects. Customizable coordinates window for displaying X, Y, Z and delta X/Y. Drag & drop of coordinates in to the FlexPro database.

FPScript formula language for creating custom analyses. For and while loops, if-then-else statements, exception handling, built-in debugger programmable custom functions, void value processing. Processes complete data sets with X, Y and Z components in one line of code. Support for real and complex data types. Powerful index operation to extract ranges and individual values. Wizards for selecting functions, operators, control structures, index operations and constants.

FPScript operators: arithmetic, bitwise logic, complex numbers, data access, organization and conversion.

Additional FPScript operators: logic, comparison and indirection.

 

FPScript functions for basic statistics, data import, date & time support and bit extraction.

Over 200 extra FPScript functions for calendar time processing, counting, curve fitting, curve interpolation, data information, data manipulation, dialog boxes, envelope curves, event isolation, file import, filtering and smoothing, general mathematics, logarithm and exponent, matrices, signal analysis, signal generation, signal sampling, statistics, strings, surface interpolation ,trigonometry and void value processing.

 

Powerful Analysis wizard integrates analysis and presentation for certain analyses procedures in one streamlined process.

 

Non-linear curve and peak fitting with more than 130 built-in models and support for FPScript-based custom models. Full-Newton and Levenberg-Marquardt algorithms, model ranking, different weightings and scaling modes. Fixed and free parameters with bounds, more than 20 statistical results including residuals, confidence and prediction bands, error variance, parameter errors, correlation matrix and base line. Available as analysis object and integrated with the analysis wizard.

 

Analysis objects for curve fitting: approximation, curve transformation (XYZ into grid), linear interpolation, linear regression, spline interpolation, parametric spline interpolation and surface interpolation

 

Analysis objects for signal analysis: area under curve, convolution, auto and cross correlation, derivation, integral and signal energy.

 

Analysis objects for spectral analysis: Fourier Spectrum (PSD, complex, phase, amplitude, RMS, RMS˛, third octave and octave) and STFT time-frequency spectrum. Both with a basic choice of nine fixed windows.

 

Analysis objects for filtering: event isolation (extreme values, level crossings, slopes, bursts, values above level, values in interval), signal filters with Bessel, Butterworth and Chebyshev characteristics, signal smoothing, signal correction (void value processing), time filter.

 

Statistics Option with FPScript functions and analysis objects for ANOVA, adjustment tests, outlier correction, outlier tests, variance tests, confidence intervals as well as calculation of sums, extreme values, moments, quantiles, dispersion scales, distribution and density functions.

 

Counting Procedures Option with analysis objects for counting, count matrices, Rainflow counting, compound counting and counting in accordance with DIN 45667.

 

Order Tracking Option with analysis objects for analysis of time and phase-based signals with arbitrary number of samples per revolution. Three different data structures: one signal series, several signals or one ramp-up signal. Multiple FFT options. Four different result formats.

 

Spectral Analysis Option
Fourier Spectral Analysis
Procedures: windowed Fourier spectrum, periodogram, Fourier multitaper, spectrum of unevenly sampled data, cepstrum. Transforms: best exact n method automatically chosen from four different algorithms (radix2, prime factor, mixed radix, chirp-Z). Spectral formats include: amplitude, RMS amplitude, amplitude˛, magnitude, magnitude˛, phase, dB, normalized dB, TISA power, MSA power, SSA power, variance, complex, real part and imaginary part. Options for zero padding and to display white noise critical limits. Data tapering windows: 23 fixed width, 9 adjustable width including Kaiser-Bessel, VanderMaas, Chebyshev, and Slepian DPSS. Fourier peak detection by bin interpolation.
AR, ARMA and Eigen Spectral Procedures
Autoregressive (AR) spectral estimators: autocorrelation, maximum entropy (Burg), least-squares normal equations, least-squares covariance and modified covariance, SVD principal component AR. Autoregressive-Moving-Average (ARMA) spectral estimators, including non-linear optimization and SVD principal component methods for signal-noise separation. Eigenanalysis methods: MUSIC (Multiple Signal Classification), EV (Eigenvector). Select signal and noise sub-spaces for SVD or Eigen-based signal noise thresholding. Peak detection by complex roots of AR polynomial or eigenmodes. Adaptive spectra using Runge-Kutta algorithm to accurately map sharp spectral peaks, minimize spectrum length.
Time-Frequency Spectral Analysis
Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT) spectrum. Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) spectrum multi-resolution time-frequency techniques. Wavelet spectra can be generated with up to 1000 linear or logarithmic frequencies, range of frequencies can be customized. Adjustable mother wavelets: Morlet, Paul, Gaussian Derivative. Offers capability of ultra high frequency resolution with very large signals.
Harmonic Analysis
Sinusoid or damped-sinusoid modeling using automatic, Fourier, AR, Eigen, or Prony algorithms for frequency estimation. Harmonics table, THD, SNR, SINAD and de-noised signal.
Two-Signal Spectral Analysis
Fourier windowed cross-spectra and Fourier cross-periodogram, Coherence, including SNR spectra. Fourier domain transfer function. All procedures are available as analysis objects and are integrated with the analysis wizard.

 

Acoustics Option
Sound power computation including all correction terms for barometric pressure and temperature (K0), background noise (K1), environmental correction (K2) and enveloping surface (Ls). Sound level evaluation with frequency weightings Linear, A, B, C. Time weightings Fast, Slow, Impulse Leq, Peak. Results may be level versus time or last level. Easy calibration support. Octave analysis using time domain filters: Resolution octave, third octave and 1/6, 1/12 and 1/24 octave. Frequency weighting of result may be Linear, A, B, C. All procedures are available as analysis objects and are integrated with the analysis wizard.

 

Automation

 

 

 

FPAccess interface based on DCOM and used to create FlexPro project databases, setting up folders, datasets and formulas. Available as DLL, which means that FlexPro does not have to be installed.

Automation object model for full access to all FlexPro objects, properties, methods and events using FPScript, Visual Basic or other programming languages.

Record, run and organize macros. All operations can be recorded as a macro and played back. Quick Macro for quick automation of repetitive operations.

Integrate macros into the user interface. Macros can be added to menus and toolbars and can be assigned key combinations just like FlexPro commands.

 

Integrated Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications (VBA). Complete development environment including IntelliSense code editor, dialog box editor, debugger and project management. For programming applications based on FlexPro, including customized user interfaces and custom import filters.

 

 

Documentation

 

 

 

Comprehensive online documentation with introductions, tutorials and reference.
Context-sensitive online help for all windows and elements in dialog boxes.

FlexPro Manual, Volume 1: Managing and Presenting Data

FlexPro Manual, Volume 2: Analyzing Data using FPScript

 

FlexPro Manual, Volume 3: Automating Tasks using VBA

 

 

Online reference for automation object model including sample programs for customized user interfaces, custom import filters and event processing.

 

 

System Requirements

 

 

 

Minimum: Pentium processor, 256MB RAM, 200MB hard disk space
Recommended: Pentium IV processor, 512MB RAM, 1GB hard disk space
Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 Server or XP, DVD-ROM drive for installation, Microsoft mouse or compatible. FlexPro supports all Windows compatible printers



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