iTestSystem Services
This category contains iTestSystem services that run in the background to manage data, analyze data, and send notifications.
iTestSystem Application: Notification Service
Get Your Engineering Data When it Counts using ITMâs iTestSystem SoftwareÂ
In a world where weâve grown accustomed to knowing about important events or crucial information nearly immediately, it may be of little surprise that the architects who build engineering measurement software included powerful notification abilities.Â
An Amazon package delivery to your doorstep now prompts an email, a text or even a blinking light on your Alexa or Google Assistant.Â
At Integrated Test & Measurement, the engineers behind iTestSystem applied this need-to-know concept to the latest version of their powerful and proprietary data-collection tool. In this blog, a new series by ITM, weâll share details about iTestSystemâs âNotification Servicesâ feature, which is commonly used to to pass crucial engineering data â think strain and vibration â to those who need it most and just in time.Â
By pairing Notification Services with the Automated Analytics feature in iTestSystem, engineers are able to greatly simplify processes that require hunting down system operation outliers or damaging events. The Automated Analytics application allows users to analyze, build, and send sensor level reports only when specific vibration and strain limits are exceeded. In the end, that leads to a massive time savings. Instead of searching through streams of data files, engineers can easily review the report and download relevant data files from deployed systems for further analysis.Â
Does your project involve the need to deploy unattended or âblack boxâ data acquisition systems in the field? If so, iTestSystem may be the ideal solution.Â
Hereâs how Notification Services works:Â
As mentioned above, users can pair the Automated Analytics feature with the power of Notification Services, an iTestSystem feature that allows reports â including helpful graphs â to be automatically sent to them daily, weekly or whenever most useful. This feature is especially beneficial if engineers do not have access to the equipment being monitored. Â
Once youâve configured your cDAQ hardware, project path and sensor channels in iTestSystem, set up your MultiDAQ and record a sample TDMS file. Then simply open Automated Analytics to set up and run a new automation. After thatâs complete, configure Notifications Services on the schedule of your liking.Â
Rather than getting buried in a mountain of raw data files that require processing later, users can easily set up an automated routine using iTestSystemâs Automated Analytics feature and configure Notification Services to dispatch regular reports or only ping over when a system achieves any of countless thresholds.
About iTestSystem
iTestSystem is an engineering measurement software platform that enables test engineers to organize, acquire, view, and analyze data from machinery, processes, vehicles and other complex systems.  iTestSystem was specifically designed for use with National Instruments (NI) cDAQ hardware for data collection and data logging.  Â
 For more information about our iTestSystem or ITMâs testing services, contact Ryan Welker @ (844) 837-8797 x702.
Automate Complex Analysis of Engineering Data Using iTestSystem
Does your project involve the need to deploy unattended or âblack boxâ data acquisition systems in the field? If so, our engineering software known as iTestSystem, a proprietary product developed by Integrated Test & Measurement, may be the ideal solution.Â
In this blog, a new series by ITM, weâll share details about iTestSystemâs âAutomated Analyticsâ feature, which is commonly used to to constantly analyze strain and vibration data on machinery, vehicles and industrial processes.Â
By using the Automated Analytics feature in iTestSystem, engineers are able to greatly simplify processes that require hunting down system operation outliers or damaging events. The Automated Analytics application allows users to analyze, build, and send sensor level reports only when specific vibration and strain limits are exceeded. In the end, that leads to a massive time savings. Instead of searching through streams of data files, engineers can easily review the report and download relevant data files from deployed systems for further analysis.Â
Hereâs how Automated Analytics works:Â
Rather than getting buried in a mountain of raw data files that require processing later, users can easily set up an automated routine using iTestSystemâs Automated Analytics â just one feature among the many analysis applications built into the latest version of this powerful tool.
Once youâve configured your cDAQ hardware, project path and sensor channels in iTestSystem, set up your MultiDAQ and record a sample TDMS file. Then simply open Automated Analytics to set up and run a new automation.Â
Users assign a âWatch Directory,â and any TDMS files they pull into that directory will have the automated sequence of events they chose applied to those files automatically. Simply click into the properties for any file to reveal the newly embedded statistics or analysis data within.Â
Users can pair the Automated Analytics feature with the power of Notification Services, an iTestSystem feature that allows reports â including helpful graphs â to be automatically sent to them daily, weekly or whenever most useful. This feature is especially beneficial if engineers do not have access to the equipment being monitored. Â
Stay tuned for additional iTestSystem features, including the ability to set up Trigger Analysis events so reports are only dispatched when the data reaches a certain threshold. Â
About iTestSystem
iTestSystem is an engineering measurement software platform that enables test engineers to organize, acquire, view, and analyze data from machinery, processes, vehicles and other complex systems.  iTestSystem was specifically designed for use with National Instruments (NI) cDAQ hardware for data collection and data logging.  Â
For more information about our iTestSystem or ITMâs testing services, contact Ryan Welker @ (844) 837-8797 x702.
iTestSystem Application: Archive Manager
Managing data from autonomous data acquisition systems that generate megabyte and gigabyte data files can be a challenge. iTestSystem’s Archive Manager application simplifies this data collection challenge by allowing users to configure a local directory as a data file FIFO and a separate directory (usually on a USB drive) as a data archive.
When enabled, Archive Manager solves two problems common to DAQ systems: system crashes due to a full hard drives and removeable drive (USB/network drive) management. The Archive Manager allows users to set a limit on the amount of data stored in a specific directory. It monitors this directory and removes older files to accommodate new data files (data file FIFO). This application keeps track of all data files removed from the watch directory and all files moved to the archive directory. This allows users to swap removeable drives on the fly without duplicating data files in the archive or interacting with the DAQ system’s HMI.
Another feature of the Archive Manager application that ensures autonomous DAQ system stability is the configuration backup process. When enabled, the configuration backup service periodically copies all files added in the log file list to the archive directory. Backing up files like the iTestSystem configuration file allows test engineers to keep track of setup changes that occur during a test or data logging project and restore previous configurations.
For more information about the iTestSystem Archive Manager or iTestSystem, contact Chase Petzinger via email at chase.petzinger@itestsystem.com.
ITM provides software development, structural and mechanical testing services, industrial monitoring, strain gauging, and data analysis solutions to clients on six continents. ITM is a recognized National Instruments Gold Alliance Partner.
