ORBIGate: what's new
Same as our main platform NVGate, the dedicated turbomachinery vibration solution ORBIGate keeps progressing as well bringing new features.
ORBIGate 7.2
Main new features in ORBIGate 7.2:
- To comply with the latest standard ISO 20816, in addition to Smax, the indicator S [Pk-Pk] for the maximum shaft vibration is also available now.
- Tachometer setup becomes hassle-free: Setting up Ext. Sync. input and reading shaft speeds correctly is now easier than ever!
When pulses from tachometers are acquired by Ext. Sync. inputs, user needs to know the delivered outputs in order to correctly set up parameters such as threshold, coupling, range peak and so on. In addition, properly setting up max speed, which is linked to the shaft speed, is crucial for a successful rotating machine analysis. However, sometimes it could be difficult for the users to understand all these settings.
The most common rotating speed sensors, such as keyphasor from a monitoring rack, are now available in the transducer database. User simply selects the sensor from the transducer list, and the tachometer settings are ready.
The transducers in the list can be customized, and new transducers can be added by editing the file “Tachometers.tdb”, which can be found in the installation directory of NVGate.
- A new option is added in user preferences. From now on, time signals are saved by default, avoiding empty-hand situation due to slight negligence.
- Fully compatible with NVGate 2023.
ORBIGate 7.1
Main new features in ORBIGate 7.1:
- ORBIGate can now be used on daisy chained systems like NVGate does (Tested with 88 channels. Tell us if you need more).
- Virtual tach gear ratio upgraded to 100:
Measuring vibrations on multi-shaft machines such as gear boxes may require positioning several tachometer sensors. For a non-accessible shaft, RPM speed can be computed by using the gear ratio setting. This fractional tachometer feature has been extent, and the ratio can be up to 100 now! (it used to be 2 only)
- Fully compatible with NVGate 2022.