DewesoftX
Award-Winning Data Acquisition and Digital Signal Processing Software

One Software For All Testing Applications

Our core philosophy is one software for all test and measurement applications. DewesoftX is the result of this philosophy. It combines data recording features from several data interfaces as well as packs very strong signal processing features.

The software offers advanced data recording, data analysis, data visualization,  reporting features, and everything in between in a single easy-to-use software suite. This approach introduces many improvements to your daily test and measurement work. Learn less, do more, and most importantly, do it faster. The option to expand to new applications without investing in new hardware will save you time and money.

Input Interfaces and Data Sources

DewesoftX software is unique in terms of supported data interfaces. No other data acquisition software can match a number of supported interfaces that can be acquired fully synchronized, stored, and visualized in the same data file. We support:

• Analog data: voltage, current, IEPE, charge, strain, thermocouples, PTx, potentiometer, LVDT, resistance, and more.

• Digital data: digital counters and encoders of any kind.

• Video: from low-cost DirectX compatible cameras and GoPro cameras to high-speed video hardware synchronized to analog data, ultra-high-speed cameras from Photron, and thermal IR imaging from OPTRIS.

• Navigational interfaces: GNSS receivers. Inertial Measurement Systems (IMU and INS), Gyro platforms.

• Vehicle bus systems: CAN bus, CAN FD, LinBus, Sent, FlexRay, XCP/CCP, Kistler Wheels, ADMA, etc.

• Aerospace interfaces: PCM telemetry, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, IRIG-106 Chapter 10, iNet.

• Industrial bus systems: OPC UA, Ethernet, Modbus, Siemens S7, serial.

No Hidden Licensing Costs or Fees

We offer a very flexible software licensing model with no hidden costs, yearly renewable contracts, or software update fees. When you buy our data acquisition system the DewesoftX software is always included. The license is stored on the DAQ device. This gives you the flexibility to connect the device to any computer and DewesoftX will automatically read the license from the connected device.

The license is required only when acquiring and storing data using the DAQ device. DewesoftX is completely free in analyze mode. This means that once your data is stored you can share, open, and analyze it with as many people and computers as you need. No additional license is needed. Simply download DewesoftX and open the data file.

The same license applies to remote-view clients in distributed measurement applications. You can have unlimited view clients for monitoring the data without any additional software licenses. 

Built-in Help Manual and Online Training Courses

Got lost? Don't worry, we have you covered. DewesoftX software includes a built-in help manual that is available anywhere within the software by pressing the F1 button. It will always bring up the manual for the current section in the software.

Next to the manual we also offer free online training courses. These training courses are carefully crafted and cover courses for:

• Connect: Learn how to get started with Dewesoft data acquisition hardware and DewesoftX software.

• Measure: Learn how to measure different signals like the voltage, current, vibration, strain, temperature, etc.

• Analyze: Learn how to analyze measures signals. Power analysis, FFT, modal analysis, and many others.

• Develop: Learn how to extend DewesoftX software by using our available developer tools.

Quality Assured With Agile and Continuous Integration Development

We put a lot of effort into searching for a scalable development process that would keep the quality of software at the highest possible level. We looked at Microsoft, Apple, and Google. The process is called agile development.

Agile development is a set of values and principles. It increases flexibility and delivery. Software testing is crucial for continuous development. Each line of code is automatically tested with thousands of test cases that are running all the time. For this, we have invented the infrastructure that is called the darkroom.

When a developer changes something in the source code, the darkroom takes over and automatically compiles the new code. It runs the test cases and gives back the results to developers in a few minutes. A complete suite of tests takes a few hours.

Counter, Encoder and Digital Inputs

DewesoftX offers a digital counter interface available on many Dewesoft data acquisition instruments. All counter inputs utilize our patented technology SuperCounters® which allows very precise timing and counting measurement.

Each counter input can capture counting, encoder, frequency, period, pulse width, and duty cycle or can be used as three digital inputs.

To learn more about counters and especially Dewesoft SuperCounter technology please visit the Digital counter online training course.

Navigational Interfaces

DewesoftX can record and visualize navigational data such as positioning, orientation, acceleration, velocity, and other data from GNSS sensors and Inertial navigational systems. Several devices are supported:

• Dewesoft GNSS receivers

• Dewesoft inertial navigation systems

• Dewesoft inertial measurement units

• Dewesoft gyro sensors

• Oxford OxTS RT-series inertial navigation systems

• Genesys ADMA inertial navigation systems

• All GPS and GNSS receivers with NMEA specification output

The navigational devices can also be used to provide GPS clock timing for data synchronization between different data acquisition devices.

Video Cameras

Dewesoft was one of the first data acquisition software to add support for synchronized video to your measurements. And it was completely free. That is still true. Today DewesoftX features an advanced video engine that adds various video capture capabilities to your measurements. 

DirectX-compatible cameras support offers an affordable, low-cost video that can be added to your measurements. These cameras are software synchronized down to 100ms.

For truly synchronized video, we offer very robust and high-quality DS-CAM video cameras. These cameras offer high frame rates of up to 1100 FPS @ VGA (640x480) and 540 FPS @ Full-HD (1920x1080) resolution. Cameras offer an IP67 degree of environmental protection.

For ultra-high-speed video, we are supporting Photron high-speed cameras and for thermal infrared imaging, we have added support for the OPTRIS infrared cameras.

For more information about video acquisition please visit the Video Acquisition PRO training online course.

Lord-Microstrain Wireless Sensors

The LORD-Microstrain module adds support for LORD Microstrain® MIP and LXRS protocols. This enables wireless acquisition from most LORD sensing systems:

• Wireless sensors (vibration, strain, voltage, temperature, torque, pressire, shock, ...)

• Inertial sensing

• Displacement

Both wireless gateways are supported - WSDA® -2000 and WSDA®-200-USB.

NMEA Weather Station

For acquiring weather and environment data like air temperature, pressure, wind speed, humidity, and others, DewesoftX supports the Vaisala WXT530 series NMEA compatible weather station.

Data is acquired via the RS-232 interface. MWV and XDR messages are supported. The weather station must be configured to send the data automatically.

Barcode Scanners

The barcode scanner module adds support for scanning different types of barcodes and storing their content into the DewesoftX data header.

Both 1D and 2D barcodes are supported such as QR codes, barcodes, and data matrix codes. The codes can be scanned using either a handheld scanner or a camera. 

Fast or Slow Data Storing

DewesoftX storing engine has four different storage options that relate to the basic sampling rate. Any of the four options can be used to store data:

• Always fast: data will always be stored at full sampling speed, as defined by the dynamic acquisition rate.

• Always slow: data will be always stored at a reduced sampling speed as defined by the static/reduced rate.

• Fast on the trigger: data will be stored at full sampling speed defined by the dynamic acquisition rate once the trigger condition occurs.

• Fast on trigger slow otherwise: data will be stored at full sampling speed defined by the dynamic acquisition rate at trigger points, and with the reduced rate when there is no trigger.

Distributed Acquisition With Dewesoft NET Option

With the Dewesoft NET option, users can easily control and store data to or from a remote location, as long as your measurement units are connected and visible on a standard TCP/IP network.

Dewesoft NET option serves as a hub for distributed data acquisition. Several measurement systems can be combined and synchronized together. DAQ systems can be located together or scattered across an entire continent.  Their data can be stored remotely in a single, centralized computer. IRIG or GPS time will take care that data will stay in perfect synchronization.

Raw Data and Math Channels

DewesoftX always stores raw data from hardware channels and keeps it untouched. Any math applied to these channels will result in separate math channels that will not alter the original raw data in any way. 

This allows existing and new math to be changed and applied later in analyze/offline mode easily. No more worries if you forgot to apply or your math was not set up correctly during the measurement. Now you always have the ability to correct it at any time after your measurement data has been stored.

Visual Display Widgets

Dewesoft X offers an extensive library of pre-built visual displays, fully customizable with real-time visual feedback. Displays are touch-friendly with smart multi-touch gestures for use with multi-touch enabled DAQ instruments.

• Recorders: horizontal, vertical, and XY recorder

• Oscilloscope: scope, scope 3D, vectorscope

• FFT: FFT, 3D FFT, Harmonic FFT, and Octave

• Meters: digital, analog, horizontal/vertical bar meters

• Graphs: 2D, 3D graph, Octave, Orbit, Campbell plot

• Video: standard video display and thermal video display with temperature indicators

• GPS: positioning display with Open Street Map support

• Control: button, switch, knob, slider, user input

• Combustion analysis: P-V diagram and combustion scope

• Rotor balancer: for field balancing

• Automotive: 3D polygon for displaying moving objects

• Aerospace: altitude or artificial horizon indicator

• DSA/NVH: Modal circle

• Other: 2D/3D table, image, text, line, overload indicator, indicator lamp, note

Lightspeed Real-time Visuals

We use the latest CPU and GPU technologies to optimize graphics and make them run smoothly even on basic PCs.

Hardware-accelerated graphics help offload CPU usage and leave CPU power for mathematical computations rather than for graphics. This results in optimal performance for even the most demanding applications.

Interactive GPS Map and 3D Model Widgets

The map visual display offers a built-in interactive GPS mapping via Open Street Map. Several layers of map tiles are available.

• Out of the box Satellite and OpenStreetMap layers hosted on Dewesoft’s tile server

• Support for custom tile/wms layers as well as georeferenced images

• No manual alignment is required!

• 2D, 3D, and Terrain display modes with standard, 1st or 3d person camera options

• Online or offline

• Images can be pre-downloaded for offline usage

• Support of multiple layers with individually configurable opacity levels

• Channel-based trace coloring with multiple color schemes

• Ability to display multiple GPS signals on one widget

• 3D model widget for yaw, pitch, and roll monitoring

DewesoftX math library

The math library inside Dewsoft X offers unlimited signal processing capabilities but makes common processing techniques just one click away. Math library functionalities are offered out of the box:

• Formula: Custom formula editor.

• Filtering: FIR, IIR, FFR, Integration, Derivation

• Statistics: RMS, Average, Min, Max, Std deviation, Variance, Classification, Counting, Array statistics, etc.

• Reference curve: Time and frequency domain, Vector, and XY reference curves.

• Time-domain analysis: Delay channel, Integral, Derivative,  Latch value math, Scope math, Time-to-vector transform.

• Frequency domain analysis: Cepstrum, Correlation, Exact frequency, Fourier transform, Full spectrum, Octave analysis, Short-time Fourier transform.

• Machinery diagnostics: Angle sensor math, Combustion noise, Envelope detection, Sine processing (COLA), Tracking filter.

• Counting procedures: Counting.

• Acoustics: Acoustic weighting filters.

• Control systems: PID control.

• Strain, stress: Strain rosette.

• Constants: Vectors, Matrix constant.

Electrical power analysis and power quality analysis

The power application module provides high-performance tools for the calculation of power, harmonics, and related parameters. Together with our high-performance DAQ hardware offers a total solution for power analysis, power quality, E-Mobility, and other power-related applications.

The unique system architecture allows our solution to handle a couple of tasks within the same device. It combines the functionality of a power analyzer, combustion analyzer, data logger, scope, vectorscope, transient recorder, and an FFT – Harmonics Analyser. It offers the acquisition of different signals (analog, digital, counter, CAN, video, ...) simultaneously storing them in a single data file.

Electrical power analysis

The power application module provides all the power-related calculations and functionalities:

• More than 300 calculated parameters

• Power analysis for 1-12 phase AC systems Star-Delta Calculation of RMS values and Waveform

• Voltage, Currents (RMS, rm, ave), and Frequency

• Active, Reactive & Apparent Power (P, Q, S, PF, cos phi, etc.)

• Distortion and Distortion Factors (D, DH, QH, K, THD I, THD U)

• Period Values with overlap for detailed fault analysis

Power quality analysis

The same power module also offers calculations and visualization for power quality analysis according to IEC standards. Functionalities include:

• Class A Power quality Analyser according to IEC 61000-4-30

• Harmonic Analysis up to 150 kHz according to IEC61000-4-7

• Flicker and Rapid Voltage Changes according to IEC61000-4-15

• Flicker emission according to IEC64000-21

• Unbalance and Symmetrical components (zero, positive and negative sequence)

• Power Quality Reports according to FGW-TR3

Other features

• Raw Data Storing: Software and hardware offer raw data storage with up to 1 MS/s. Scope and vectorscope views are also available.

• FFT Analysis: The same solution also provides a very flexible and easy-to-use FFT analyzer. It can calculate and visualize harmonic FFT, full FFT, and 3D waterfall FFT.

• Transient recording: Recorder offers to stream of unlimited data and math channels directly to computers' hard-drive with more than > 500 MB continuous stream rate. Triggering on analog, math, or power channels is possible - e.g. trigger on voltage unbalance, frequency deviation, voltage dips, etc.

Order Tracking Analysis

The order tracking module makes it extremely easy to take time-domain data and transform it into the angular (order) domain. It can extract any number of harmonics (amplitude and phase angles) which can be displayed in Bode, Nyquist, 3D FFT, real-time x-y, and orbit plot. The plane view FFT clearly shows the excitation forces, natural frequencies, and all the resonances to give a clear picture of the dynamic behavior of the machine.

Any input can be used: microphone, accelerometer, and even the output of the torsional vibration module (see below). The patented digital counters technology (Supercounter®) provides very accurate and repeatable measurements. Results are represented on a 3D color spectrogram and 2D graph for selected order and phase extraction over RPM.

Learn more about Order Tracking analysis:

• Order Tracking Analysis solution page

• Order Tracking online PRO training course

• Order Tracking Online Manual​​​​​​​

• Order Tracking Webinar

• Rotating Machinery Analysis Webinar

Main features

Order tracking module features:

• Simple and easy to setup

• Dedicated re-sampling method for sharp order separation

• Measurement in the time domain to keep all benefits

• 2D, 3D waterfall in order or frequency domain

• Amplitude, phase extraction

• Recalculation in post-processing

• Phase synchronous rpm input with 12.5 ns resolution

For more information please visit the Order Tracking PRO training online course.

Rotor balancing

The rotor balancing module provides an easy-to-use tool for single and dual-plane balancing to cancel out the vibrations caused by the first order.

The setup itself is very simple. Connect the angle and vibration sensors. The module will guide you step by step through balancing procedures. First record the initial run, then add a trial mass at the appropriate angle. Steps can be repeated if required. All results and the raw data are stored in the data file.

Main features

The rotor balancing module offers the following capabilities:

• A wizard-like user interface that guides you through all the steps.

• Order tracking analysis-based balancing method.

• Single or dual plane.

• Multiple balancing for two directions saves time (X, Y).

• A 2D graph for the plane view.

• RPM channel with a color indicator (rpm range).

• Alarm output if velocity exceeds a predefined value.

• Displays tacho probe time signal to set trigger.

• Vector polar plots of 1st order of all runs (initial, trail, etc.).

• Weight splitting.

• Acceleration, velocity, and displacement in the recorder.

• Time-domain measurement​​​​​​​.

Sound level measurement

The sound level meter module can calculate typical parameters for sound level measurements from a single microphone. The solution can be used as the typical sound level meter with A, B, C, or D weighting. With our high dynamic 160 dB dual 24-bit SIRIUS DAQ systems it can easily fulfill all the requirements for a Class I sound level meter.

The module provides real-time sound level calculations according to the international standards IEC61672, IEC60651, and IEC60804. Any combination of frequency and time weighting can be calculated. The statistical values are calculated over the whole range or with the custom-specific entered block size.

Main features

The Dewesoft sound level meter module offers the following capabilities:

• Real-time narrowband FFT.

• 1/1, 1/3, 1/12, 1/24 band octave spectrum.

• A simple method to extract min/max/avg values over the whole spectrum or a specific frequency range.

• A-, B-, C-, D-weighting (frequency weighting).

• Fast-, Slow-, Impulse-weighting (time weighting).

• Leq-Calculation.

• Sound level meter.

• Current maximum sound level [dB].

• Equivalent sound level [dB].

• Pulse weighted equivalent sound level [dB].

• Absolute maximal sound level [dB].

• Sound exposure [dB].

• Maximum and minimum Lp sound level.

• Classes for 0, 1, 1, 5, 10, 50, 90, 95, and 90 dB.

Sound intensity measurement

The Dewesoft Sound Intensity Measurement module is a perfect tool for sound intensity level measurement and noise source determination. The solution brings a simple and intuitive measurement process while offering the utmost precision and industry unmatched adaptability. Highlights:

• Supported standards: Complies with sound intensity-based sound power calculation - discrete points method (Iso 9614-1) And scanning method (Iso 9614-2).

• Unmatched flexibility: Measurement of additional process parameters like vibration, video, and others, everything perfectly synchronized.

• Trigger channels: Automatize the process by using triggers to start and stop the measurement. Connect and assign the trigger channel from the robotic arm.

• Online/Offline calculation: Sound intensity can be calculated online or in post-analysis using stored raw sound pressure signals from both microphones.

• Supported hardware: Plug-and-play support for different intensity probes from all the Major manufacturers, integrating full remote control functionality for measurement control.

• IEC 61672 calibrated: Complete measurement chain of sound intensity solution can be calibrated according to IEC 61672.

• Quick sound source identification: Effortlessly identify noise sources with an easy-to-use interface.

• Phase calibration: Straightforward, automated phase calibration and correction with a single button click.

Human body vibration

The Dewesoft human body vibration module provides a measurement of the effect of vibrations on the human body (whole-body vibrations, arm vibrations, etc.). The measurement is necessary for working conditions exposed to high vibrations as there is a big chance of permanent damage to some parts of the human body.

The human vibration module provides measurements to be able to decide the risk of such damage. The module is compliant with the following standards:

• ISO 2631-1,

• ISO 2631-5,

• ISO 8041.

Reporting Tools

DewesoftX software includes extensive PDF data reporting and printing capabilities. When data is analyzed you can generate PDF reports of your visual displays with a single click. Several options are available for creating the report: 

• Print format and size - select from several standard paper formats and sizes

• Report orientation - report orientation either in portrait or landscape

• Single or Multipage report - create a single or multi-page report

• Header - print and define page header for printing

• Channel setup - can also be included in the report and printed for documentation purposes

Each report display can save a custom zoom region and cursor position, therefore allowing you to make context notes based on specific points in the signal. Along with a customizable header, footer, and font size, multiple pages can be stringed together into a full report that has a print preview available at the left edge of the screen, while the built-in page designer allows you to reorder pages or add new ones using the right-click.

Real-time Excel export

In contrast to the standard Excel data export function, the Excel Writer add-on allows writing numeric and textual Dewesoft X data during the acquisition in real-time to Microsoft Excel. You can select a trigger channel and define which channels should be written in Excel.

Whenever the trigger fires, the data is written to Excel and can immediately be shown: e.g. display in a chart or do real-time calculations (i.e. check values, use conditional formatting, etc.). The plugin requires Excel 2007 or higher.

SMS and E-mail notifications

Whenever the data acquisition system is located at a remote location, you can use the Sendmail add-on to send various notifications and alerts about the system status via e-mail or SMS (using the 3rd party E-mail to SMS service).

The temperature on the sensor 1 is too high!

You can set up standard Dewesoft X alarms and when the alarm is triggered the notification will be sent to a specified E-mail address (to one or multiple recipients) and forwarded SMS (if using any E-mail to SMS service).

Multiple alarm constraints can be specified. Combinations are almost endless.