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NEST
User Manual

Document reference: DOC3108 December 2013 B

Name: NEST USER MANUAL
Software versions: 2.03

www.acoemgroup.com
support@acoemgroup.com

Copyright 2013, 01dB-Metravib SAS

This document is the property of 01dB-Metravib SAS. Any dissemination, copying or publicising of this document, in whole or in
part, is prohibited without the owners written authorisation.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER 1. General presentation ...................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Copyright and brands ............................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Compatible versions .............................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER 2. Installation ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Installation of XPR-300 .......................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Installation of NEST Server ................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Installation of NEST client ..................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 3. Login and Desktop ....................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Login .................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Desktop................................................................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER 4. User interface description ............................................................................................ 11
4.1 Top bar ................................................................................................................................ 11
4.2 Bottom status bar ................................................................................................................ 11
4.3 Left navigation panel ........................................................................................................... 11
4.4 Right function bar ................................................................................................................ 12
4.5 Zone contextual menu bar ................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 5. Machine supervision .................................................................................................... 13
5.1 Colour codes........................................................................................................................ 13
5.2 Advice display type .............................................................................................................. 13
5.2.1 Global view ..................................................................................................................... 13
5.2.2 Detailed view .................................................................................................................. 13
5.3 Alarm status view ................................................................................................................ 14
5.3.1 Global view ..................................................................................................................... 14
5.3.2 Detailed view .................................................................................................................. 14
5.3.3 Trends ............................................................................................................................ 15
5.4 Accessing machine current functional statuses in Live mode ............................................. 15
5.4.1 Global machine view ...................................................................................................... 15
5.5 Exporting data to Excel ........................................................................................................ 15
CHAPTER 6. Instrument supervision ................................................................................................. 16
6.1 Xcom driver status ............................................................................................................... 16
6.2 Instrument statuses ............................................................................................................. 16
6.3 Global instrument view ........................................................................................................ 17
6.4 Communication testing ........................................................................................................ 17
6.5 Instrument detailed view ...................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 7. Setup machine ............................................................................................................. 18
7.1 Machine management ......................................................................................................... 18
7.2 Location properties .............................................................................................................. 19
7.2.1 Identity tab ...................................................................................................................... 19
7.2.2 Photo tab ........................................................................................................................ 19
7.3 Machine properties .............................................................................................................. 19
7.3.1 Schematics ..................................................................................................................... 19
7.3.2 Photo tab ........................................................................................................................ 23
7.3.3 Document tab ................................................................................................................. 23
7.3.4 Strategy tab .................................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 8. Setup collection ............................................................................................................ 25
8.1 Collection list........................................................................................................................ 25
8.2 Collection properties ............................................................................................................ 25
8.2.1 Machine selection ........................................................................................................... 25
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8.2.2 Selection area ................................................................................................................. 25

8.2.3 Collection properties area .............................................................................................. 26
CHAPTER 9. Collect .......................................................................................................................... 27
9.1 Collector tab......................................................................................................................... 27
9.1.1 Communication mode .................................................................................................... 27
9.1.2 List of data collectors ...................................................................................................... 27
9.2 Load tab ............................................................................................................................... 28
9.3 Unload tab ........................................................................................................................... 29
CHAPTER 10. Administration ........................................................................................................... 30
10.1 Licence ................................................................................................................................ 30
10.2 User management and access rights .................................................................................. 31
10.3 Language selection ............................................................................................................. 31

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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PRESENTATION

1.1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you for choosing ONEPROD System, which is our dedicated condition monitoring solution for rotating
machinery.

The ONEPROD XPR platform results from 25 years experience acquired by ACOEM (previously known as Stell
Diagnostic, 01dB-Stell, 01dB Acoustics & Vibration, and 01dB-Metravib) in the field of condition monitoring, with
our eDiag, DivaLine, SurvaoDiag, Moviscope, Survao, Vimex and other software products.

1.1 INTRODUCTION
Machine condition monitoring systems have since long proven their relevance and efficiency for all industrial
sectors, where:
Worker and installation safety can easily be compromised by a malfunction of a rotating machine;
Unplanned machine downtime induces major additional costs as the result of production loss and the
necessary repairs.

NEST is part of ONEPROD Condition Monitoring System., and is composed of new generation software modules
designed to provide performing remote use, and provide the right level of information to the right people.

NEST is a real multi-user platform offering the possibility to share the condition monitoring work between several
people from different locations.

NEST is fully compatible with XPR software as it works on the same database and on the same data.

NEST includes the following modules:

Machine supervision explores the status of the machines. This is a new version of the supervision
version 1. It offers the same functions with an improved interface.

Instrument supervision explores the status of MVX on-line monitoring instruments. This is a new version
of the supervision version 1. It offers the same functions with an improved interface.

Setup machine manages the organisation of the machines in the databases. It includes a powerful tool
to easily create a new machine based only on its mechanical description. This is a new function of
ONEPROD System.

Setup collection manages lists of machines that can be used as routes to load FALCON data collector
or as filter in Machine supervision.

Collect loads and unloads routes with new data collector FALCON. This is a new function of ONEPROD
System.
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1.2 COPYRIGHT AND BRANDS

This manual is protected by copyright ( 2012 01dB-Metravib, France). All rights, particularly as regards to the
software, hardware, and services described in this manual, as well as all rights of reproduction, patent rights,
trademark rights, service trademark rights or any other intellectual property rights or rights related thereto are the
sole property of 01dB-Metravib.

Any reproduction or distribution of this manual in any form whatsoever i.e., copied, transmitted, printed, or
converted using any manual, optical, photographic or other method in whole or in part is prohibited without the
express written advance consent of 01dB-Metravib.

ONEPROD is a registered trademark of 01dB-Metravib. All of the products and services mentioned in this manual
are identified by their trademark, service mark or trade name as registered by the companies that distribute these
products. The rights of use of these trademarks and trade names are the property of the companies that
manufacture these products. For information concerning these brands and trade names, contact the relevant
companies.

1.3 COMPATIBLE VERSIONS

NEST v2.03 is compatible with all Web and Desktop versions v4.6.1 of ONEPROD XPR. All previous versions
need to be upgraded to this version.

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CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLATION OF XPR-300

It is first necessary to install the XPR software. For more detail see the XPR installation procedure.

2.2 INSTALLATION OF NEST SERVER

Nest server components must be installed on the XPR server computer.

First of all, check if IIS is installed and correctly configured.

The list of Windows features is displayed. Start selecting
the Internet Information Services (IIS) main option and
then unfold the tree structure...

... then add the following options:

Internet Information Services (IIS)
Web Management Tools
IIS 6 Management Compatibility
IIS Metabase and IIS 6
configuration compatibility
FTP Server
FTP Service
Word Wide Web Services
Security
Basic authentication
IP Security

WARNING! For Windows 8 add also the following options:

.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
.NET Framework 4.5 Advanced Services
ASP .NET 4.5
WCF Services
.HTTP Activation
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Word Wide Web Services
Application Development Features
.NET extensibility 4.5

Check if the Supervision module is installed, if it is, uninstall it with its DVD uninstaller tool.
Check if .NET Framework 4.0 is installed, if not download and install it.
Install Nest by launching the setup (Nest.msi) and follow the instructions.

To finalize the installation:

o Go to the start-up menu -> All programs/NEST X.XX/Nest Server Licence Management
o Enter your licence number, then click on "Update licence" button
o If the license is correctly recognized, the message success is displayed in green below the licence
number field.

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2.3 INSTALLATION OF NEST CLIENT

Prerequisite: NEST client requires Microsoft Silverlight 5 plugin. It is loaded automatically during installation if the
computer is connected to the Internet. If not, it is necessary to download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/.

Click on the link called NEST on your desktop, a blue Web page appears in Internet Explorer and invites you to
install the Nest Client.
Click on install and follow the different steps of the installation process. At the end, the NEST client will be
automatically opened.
Enter your Domain, user name and password (respectively d1, u1, u1 be default), then click on connection.

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CHAPTER 3. LOGIN AND DESKTOP

3.1 LOGIN

Click on the NEST icon to start the application.

On the login screen, input:

Domain
Login
Password

If you select the Keep connected option, the login information is stored for the next connection.

3.2 DESKTOP
The login displays the desktop. It gives access to the following modules according to the software licence and
rights granted by the system administrator (see CHAPTER 10):

Machine supervision explores the status of the machines: see CHAPTER 5

Instrument supervision explores the status of MVX on-line monitoring instruments: see CHAPTER 6

Setup machine manages the organisation of the machines in the databases. It includes a powerful tool
to create easily a new machine based only on its mechanical description: see CHAPTER 7

Setup collection manages lists of machines that can be used as routes to load FALCON data collector
or as filter in Machine supervision: see CHAPTER 8

Collect loads and unloads routes with new data collector FALCON: see CHAPTER 9

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CHAPTER 4. USER INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

This chapter describes the main principle of the user interface of NEST modules

4.1 TOP BAR

The top bar includes:

Go directly to the desktop

Display the pictogram of the current module. A click on gives direct access to any other
module
Go to previous or next item pointed by the navigation bar

Navigation bar to navigate from the database to machine level

Logout of NEST application

4.2 BOTTOM STATUS BAR

The bottom bar is a status bar. It displays:
Path of the current item (location or machine)
Current user name
Current module name
NEST version number

4.3 LEFT NAVIGATION PANEL

This panel is available in Machine supervision and Machine setup. It is another way to navigate in databases. For
supervision module, it is possible to apply filters:
By alarm status: Danger, Alarm, Pre-alarm, OK, unprocessed
By advice: Excellent, Good, Fair, Critical, No advice
By date: measurement overdue or not: see 7.3.4
By collection
When a filter is selected the mode is switched to flat mode and if a map mode is selected it is switched to icons.

The panel can be open or close using functions and .

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4.4 RIGHT FUNCTION BAR

This bar is contextual. There are the following cases:
Select the type of display in screen showing locations or machines:
Information type:

Advice,

Alarm,

Live alarm (MVX)

Display type:

Icons,

List

Map
Mode:

Tree or

Flat (all machines under the selected location and its sub-locations)

Screens with modification:

Save: save the modification and return to the previous screen

Cancel (if modification) or Back (if no modification): return to previous screen without
modification

Apply: validates the modification and remains on the screen. This also allows access to the top
bar.
Note: Save and Apply functions are not accessible if:
No modification is done
Mandatory information is missing. In this case such information is framed in red.
If modifications are done the navigation bar is not accessible until they are either accepted
(Save or Apply) or cancelled.

4.5 ZONE CONTEXTUAL MENU BAR

Contextual menu bar is in a light grey above concerned area. The blue corner indicates that the bar is active.
Functions can be active or not according to selected items in the area.
The keyboard shortcut is shown in the tooltip.

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CHAPTER 5. MACHINE SUPERVISION

Machine supervision explores the status of the machines using the different types of display (see 4.4) and filters
(see 4.3).

5.1 COLOUR CODES

The various equipment statuses are colour-coded as follows:
Alarm Status Expert Advice
UNPROCESSED NO ADVICE
OK EXCELLENT
PRE-ALARM GOOD
ALARM FAIR
DANGER CRITICAL
ERROR -

An ERROR status indicates an instrument error (faulty measurement chain), which, in turn, indicates that the
machine is not being monitored properly.

5.2 ADVICE DISPLAY TYPE

5.2.1 Global view

In a global view, machines and sites are represented by labels, whereby a machine label
exhibits the colour of the last advice issued and contains the following information:

The colour of the last expert advice (main label colour)

The name of the machine
The last expert advice attributed to the machine
The date of this advice
The colour of the three previous advices, in chronological order from left to right

A site label contains the following information:

The name of the site
The numbers and distribution (as a pie chart) of the state of health of the various
machines that are located at the site in question

Note: machines without advice are not tracked.

5.2.2 Detailed view

The expert Advice detailed view allows for access to the analysis history for a given machine (advice, date,
diagnosis, and recommendations).

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5.3 ALARM STATUS VIEW

5.3.1 Global view

In a global view, machines and sites are represented by labels, whereby a machine label contains the following
information:

The alarm status colour of the last measurement stored in the database (main
label colour)
The machine name
The measurement delay counter indicating the number of days since the last
expected measurement date. If the measurement is transmitted on the expected
date, the interval remains set to 0.
The number of alerts (escalation to an aggravating alarm status) detected since
the last expert advice for the relevant machine.
In the secondary information area:
o The last expert advice attributed to the machine
o The date of this advice

A location label contains the following information:

The name of the location

The number and distribution (shown as a pie chart) of the statuses of the various
alarms for the machines that are part of this site, relative to the last measurement
stored for each machine.
In the secondary information area:
o The number of alerts (escalation to an aggravating alarm status) detected
for all machines at the relevant site, since the last expert advice for each
machine.

Note: machines without an alarm status are not tracked.

5.3.2 Detailed view

The Alarm detailed view allows for display of the following:
Overview of the detailed status of each measurement point and monitoring parameters relative to the last
measurement stored.
General machine information.
Measurement date information.
Information concerning the last expert advice.

Contextual functions:
Collapse/Expand: collapse or expand all points of the view
History: open the history of events window
Graph: open the window for trending. The selection of a parameter on point open also this window directly
Instrument: if the machine is monitored with MVX On-line system, this function goes directly on the detailed
view of the instrument.

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5.3.3 Trends
To use the supervision module for displaying trends, proceed as follows:
Click on Graph function or click directly on the first parameter to trend.
Select the trends you wish to track from the parameters available in the various machine measurement
points, whereby multiple parameters can be displayed for a single point, or a series of points can be
displayed.
To adapt the linear scale automatically relative to the selected curve, click Autoscale.
To display the date for the plotted trend value, point the cursor to the relevant value.
To define trend filters for a machines current functional condition, activate the Filter on Current Condition
checkbox.
Alarm thresholds for a filtered trend can only be displayed for operating conditions.
Use the function Export as CSV to export the data.

5.4 ACCESSING MACHINE CURRENT FUNCTIONAL STATUSES IN LIVE MODE

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Live view mode does not allow for viewing of real-time change for all of the elements displayed.

Live mode supports the display of the last known status of the machines being monitored (collected from the
instruments and dating back to 5min max).

The data are refreshed at five minute intervals via MVXs, or for an individual machine via a manual request.

5.4.1 Global machine view

In a global view, machines and locations are represented by labels, whereby a machine label contains the following
information:

The colour of the current alarm status (main label colour), which is retrieved from
ONEPROD MVX instruments.
The name of the machine
The operating parameter values for the machine
In the secondary information area:
o The colour of the active operating condition
o The name of the active operating condition

5.5 EXPORTING DATA TO EXCEL

All Machine supervision list displays, regardless of the type of information involved, can be exported to Excel by
clicking on the Export as CSV function.

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CHAPTER 6. INSTRUMENT SUPERVISION

Instrument supervision module explores the status of MVX on-line monitoring instruments.

6.1 XCOM DRIVER STATUS

Xcom driver started

Xcom driver stopped

Xcom driver error

As the last Xcom event is displayed and time stamped, you can determine how long the driver has been exhibiting
the displayed status.

6.2 INSTRUMENT STATUSES

Acquisition started.

Instrument starting or restarting owing to a configuration change in XPR.

Monitoring stopped. The instrument may be stopped or may not be powered. Acquisition in XPR
has stopped.

Communication or function error in MVX that provoked a loss of communication with the
instrument after monitoring started.

Note: A communication error with an instrument that is powered but for which monitoring has yet to begin will not
be notified. In such a case, you will need to carry out a manual test to verify the communication status (see 6.4).

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6.3 GLOBAL INSTRUMENT VIEW

The following types of information are displayed in all cases and are refreshed periodically:

Name
Status
Serial number
IP address or host name
HTTPS port used

The following types of information are refreshed on request (see section 6.4):
MVX firmware version
Upload rate
Download rate
Ping

6.4 COMMUNICATION TESTING

To conduct a communication test (ping, upload rate, download rate) for a given instrument, click on the button
located in the same row as the instrument.

To conduct a communication test (ping, ascending rate, descending rate) for all instruments for a given database,
click on the Refresh contextual function.

6.5 INSTRUMENT DETAILED VIEW

An instrument detailed view allows for access to the following types of information from a remote instrumentation
network computer:

General information concerning MVX instruments

Instrument default statuses
Measurement path statuses
General equipment statuses
Network status, along with a communication test option
Access to MVS resources
Access to MVX log files (Log1, Log2, Log Webservices)

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CHAPTER 7. SETUP MACHINE

This module is used to create locations and machines in the database. The creation of a machine is made in
automatic mode from a simple description of kinematics. It is also possible to create machines using copy / paste in
the same database or export / import between several bases.

7.1 MACHINE MANAGEMENT

Contextual functions are:
Manage:
o New machine: see 7.3
o New location: see 7.2
o Modify: modify the properties of selected item.
Select: the number indicates the number of selected items
o Select all
o Unselect all
Note: selecting/unselecting is done by a click on each item.
Edit:
o Copy: copy selected items in the clipboard
o Cut: cut selected items in the clipboard
o Paste with measurements: paste the clipboard in current location with all measurements
o Paste without measurements: paste the clipboard in current location without measurements
o Merge with existing items: if the current location content items with the same name, the clipboard is
added on existing items.
Note: this function can be used to add measurement date on an existing machine.
Typical example:
o In FALCON data collector a machine is loaded in a standard route
st
o A 1 measurement is done in the standard route
nd
o In FALCON copy the machine to the OFF_ROUTE and take a 2 measurement
o Unload the standard route and the OFF_ROUTE
o Copy of the machine unloaded in in the OffRoute to the clipboard
nd
o Merge it with the original machine: it adds the 2 measurement.
Note: Edit functions are not possible from a database to another one. For that, use the
Export/Import functions
Exchange: those functions are used to export items (locations and or machines) from a database in a
format that can be imported in another one.
o Export with measurements: export selected items with all measurements.
o Export without measurements: export selected items without measurements
o Import: import selected export file in current location.
Note: Exported file is created in folder My document/NEST.
It is named Export_DDMMYYYY_HHMMSS.zip, where DDMMYYYY_HHMMSS is the date and time
of the export.
Create a selection: it is a shortcut going directly in the Collection module and create a Collection including
selected machines. Modify collection name if necessary and save to create it.
Delete: delete selected items. The machines deleted are moved in the Recycled location.
Note: to restore a deleted machine go in Recycled location and use the Copy/Paste functions.
Empty bin: only available in Recycled location. It deletes definitively selected machines.

Note: in this module the display is always in Tree mode.

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7.2 LOCATION PROPERTIES

The properties of a location are:

7.2.1 Identity tab

Name: up to 20 characters
Abbreviated name: up to 12 characters
Designation: up to 40 characters
Comment: up to 250 characters

7.2.2 Photo tab

Contextual functions:
o Change photo
o Remove photo
Possibility to change the position of the items on the photo by drag and drop.
Notes:
Compatible formats: JPEG and PNG
PNG format is not displayed in XPR supervision mode

7.3 MACHINE PROPERTIES

Note: this can only be used to create a machine using an automatic procedure. If the machine to be created cannot
be managed by this module, use the XPR software.

Properties of a machine are accessible through the following Identity tab:

Name: up to 20 characters
Abbreviated name: up to 12 characters
Designation: up to 40 characters
Comment: up to 250 characters
Function: select in the list. This list is defined in XPR
Type: select in the list. This list is defined in XPR
Model
Serial number

7.3.1 Schematics
Introduction:
This tab is to describe the machine component by component. This description is used to automatically generate all
points and measurements. Two modes are available: Monitoring and Automatic diagnosis.

Interface description:
Machine properties:
Note: Limited editing mode. This mode is set when measurements are already done on a machine. In this
case,only the rotation speed and the power of the driving component can be modified.
o Instrumentation:
Triaxial: the setup generates 3 points in 3 directions for each bearing of the machine
Minimal: the setup generates 1 point in radial direction for non-drive end bearings and 2
points (1 radial and 1 axial) for drive end bearings.
o Setup auto mode
Monitoring: the generation of measurements is based on the selection of a model
Note: Models must be in the Libraries location of the database. Use XPR to define or
modify the models. It is also possible to import them.
Automatic diagnosis: the generation of measurement is fully automatic and an automatic
diagnosis is performed after measurement in FALCON data collector.
Note: Automatic diagnosis mode is an option of NEST licence. Machines generated using
this mode are only managed with FALCON data collector equipped with the Diagnosis
option

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o Machine type: select if machine is at fixed rotation speed (speed not measured and not modifiable)
nd
or if machine is at variable speed (speed is measured). In this 2 case, select also how the
rotation speed is measured.
Fixed speed
Variable speed (Keyboard input): the value is input manually from keyboard in the data
collector
Variable speed (DC): the value is measured from a continuous voltage. In this case the
sensitivity must be defined.
Variable speed (Rot trigger): the value is measured from the tachometer input.
Notes:
For variable speed machines, it is also possible to use FALCON built-in
stroboscope to measure the rotation speed.
The detection of the rotation speed is essential for the diagnosis. With Automatic
diagnosis mode, if you are not sure of the accurate value of the rotation speed (+/-
20 RPM), it is recommended to set the machine to variable speed. In this case,
rotation speed can easily be adjusted with the FALCON built-in stroboscope.
o Speed unit: Hz or RPM
o Main direction (vertical machine): for machines with a vertical shaft, this label defines the main
radial direction (North-South for example). It is to help the user to mount the sensor in the correct
position.
Components:
They are selected from the bar of components by double clicking, dragging and dropping to the working
area or contextual function Add. There are 4 types of components: Driving, Coupling, Transmission and
Receptor.
Note: Coupling, pulley and chain transmission are not associated to any measurement location. One of
these components must be inserted between all other types of components.

Motors:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Remark: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this
version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible
o Power: Nominal power of the motor in kW. This value is mandatory.
o Output speed: Nominal speed of the motor.
Notes:
This value is mandatory
For Automatic diagnosis mode and fixed speed machine, the value must be as close
as possible from the effective rotation speed (+/- 20 RPM). If you are not sure it is
recommended to select Variable speed.
o Output orientation: horizontal or vertical. It defines the true orientation of the machine (not the
one of the drawing).

Notes: when the motor is selected, it is possible to rotate its drawing and all connected component

with the function located near the motor in the working area. It defines the machine orientation
on the drawing (not the true one).

Flexible coupling:
o Number of elements: optional, number of coupling elements.

Rigid coupling:

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Belt/pulley transmission:
o Multiplication factor: output speed / input speed ratio (this value is mandatory).
o Number of belts: optional.

Chain transmission:
o Multiplication factor: output speed / input speed ratio (this value is mandatory).
o Number of chains: optional.

Gearbox transmission:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Note: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible
o Multiplication factor: output speed / input speed ratio (this value is mandatory):
If the detail of the gearbox is unknown, give directly the ratio
If the detail is known click on Gearbox detail known and set:
The number of stages: 1 to 4
For each stage:
o Number of teeth of driving gear
o Number of teeth of driven gear

Angular or bevel gearbox transmission:

o Rotation: Turn right or left (on the drawing)
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Note: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible
o Multiplication factor: output speed / input speed ratio (this value is mandatory):
If the detail of the gearbox is unknown, give directly the ratio
If the detail is known click on Gearbox detail known and set:
The number of stages: 1
Number of teeth of driving gear
Number of teeth of driven gear
o Output orientation: horizontal or vertical. It defines the true orientation of the machine (not the
one of the drawing). This is only for component with a horizontal input. If Input is vertical the
output is forced to horizontal.

Pump:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Remark: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this
version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible
o Bearing position: BB (between bearing) or OH (overhang)
o Number of blades: optional.

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Fan:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Note: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible
o Bearing position: BB (between bearing) or OH (overhang)
o Number of blades: optional.

Centrifugal compressor:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Note: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible

Lobed compressor:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Remark: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this
version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible

Alternator or generator:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Note: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible

Shaft:

o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.

Note: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible

Roller:
o Bearing type: Rolling element or Journal.
Remark: For journal bearings, bearing defects specific to this type are not detected in this
version.
o Mounting: Rigid or Flexible

Contextual functions:
o Add: add the component selected in the bar to the working area.
o Delete: delete the selected component from the working area.
o Set as photo: the drawing of the working area is used for the machine display in NEST machine
supervision or FALCON (map mode). The image generated is in PNG format and is not displayed
in XPR supervision mode.

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Working area
o Connecting components: just drag the driven component close to the output of a driving shaft
Note: Coupling, pulley and chain transmission must be inserted between all other types of
components otherwise connection is not possible.
o Disconnecting: just click on the link

o Drawing rotation select the motor and click on to make a 90 clockwise rotation.

o Location properties: click on to display them:

Variable speed reference point: select it where the rotation speed is effectively measured.

The location is then displayed in blue:

Use this place: unselect it if you do not want to take any measurement on the location.
Note: the setup always creates a machine with a motor. If you want to measure only the
driven components just unselect the both locations of the motor.
Directions: select the direction to be measured. The names of directions depend of the
shaft direction:
For an horizontal shaft:
o Axial, horizontal and vertical
or
o Axial, oblique and oblique
depending of the selection in Radial direction (see below)
For a vertical shaft: Axial, Main and Perpendicular (see the definition of the main
radial direction in Machine properties.
Bearing: select from the bearing reference from the bearing database.
Radial directions: for horizontal shaft, select used direction for radial:
Horizontal / Vertical
or
Oblique / Oblique

7.3.2 Photo tab

Define the picture used in the background of the map mode display.
Contextual functions:
o Change the photo
o Delete
Possibility to change the position of the items on the photo by drag and drop.
Notes:
Compatible formats: JPEG and PNG
PNG format is not displayed in XPR supervision mode

7.3.3 Document tab

Technical documents (pdf, doc, xls, ) can be associated with each machine and then consulted directly from this
tab.
Contextual functions:
o Add: select a new document
o Open: open or save the selected documents. If Save is selected, documents are saved in My
document/NEST folder.
o Delete: delete selected documents from the database.

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7.3.4 Strategy tab

Periodicity: definition of expected measurement periodicity according to the machine alarm condition.
These values are used to check if the measurement of a machine is overdue or not.
Operating condition: definition of the operating conditions of the machine. Up to 9 conditions can be
created. The list is loaded in Falcon data collector. The operator can then select the operating condition
when he made his measurements
o Contextual functions:
Add: add a new condition. Properties are:
Name: up to 18 characters
Abbreviate: up to 10 characters
Colour
Remove: remove selected conditions

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CHAPTER 8. SETUP COLLECTION

Setup collection manages lists of machines that can be used as routes to load FALCON data collector or as filter in
Machine supervision.

8.1 COLLECTION LIST

The screen lists all collections of selected database. Information listed is:
Collection name
Creation date
Number of machines in the collection
Number of points

Contextual functions are:

o Add: create a new collection
o Modify: modify properties of current collection.
o Delete: delete selected collections.

8.2 COLLECTION PROPERTIES

8.2.1 Machine selection

1. Use the left navigation panel (see 4.3) to select the location from which you want to choose some
machines.
2. Use the right function bar (see 4.4) to set the type of display at your convenience for the selection area.
Note: the flat mode is available with the list display and can be used to select the machine of several
locations in one operation.
3. Use the selection area in the middle to add or remove machines in the collection.
4. Use the right area showing the collection properties to reorder or remove machines.
5. Use the right function bar (see 4.4) to save or cancel modification.

8.2.2 Selection area

This is the area to select the machines to add in the collection. Machines already selected are indicated by the
symbol in icons and map display modes or highlighted in orange in list mode.

Contextual functions are:

Select: the number indicates the number of selected items
o Select all
o Unselect all
Note: selecting/unselecting is done by clicking on each item.
Add: add in the collection all selected machines. The order of selection is the order in the collection. If a
machine is selected in the collection, the machines are added after this one.
Remove: remove selected machines from the collection.

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8.2.3 Collection properties area

This area shows the properties of the collection:
Name of the collection
Comment: this comment is loaded in FALCON and can be used to gives special instruction to the person
making the measurements.
List of machines.
Note: selecting/unselecting is done by clicking on each item. A click on the title selects/unselects all
machines.

Contextual functions are:

Remove: remove from the collection selected machines.
Edit:
o Cut: cut selected machines
o Paste: paste the machines after the selected machine. The paste function is available when only
one machine is selected.
Reorder:
o First: move all selected machines at the beginning.
o Up: move all selected machine one rank up.
o Down: move all selected machine one rank down.
o Last: move all selected machines at the end.

Note: it is possible to reorder a collection point per point in the collect module (see 9.2).

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CHAPTER 9. COLLECT

Collect module is used to load and unload routes with FALCON data collector

9.1 COLLECTOR TAB

This tab is used to set the communication mode and manage the list of FALCON data collectors.

9.1.1 Communication mode

Direct transfer: it is used if you connect directly FALCON to the PC. Two communication modes are
available:
o USB: if you connect FALCON connector H to a USB port of the PC. The PC automatically selects
the connected instrument and creates it in the list if necessary.
o Ethernet: if you connect FALCON and the PC on the same network (Ethernet or Wi-Fi). In this case,
it is necessary to Add or Modify a collector in the list with following information:
FALCON serial number (Ex: 10015)
Address:
IP address (e.g., 192.168.0.1)
or
DNS name (e.g., Falcon_10015)

From FALCON home screen, select the Communication module: . Once the connection is set, the
line is highlighted in orange, you can now go in the Load tab.

Via intermediate files: in this case, it is not needed to have a direct connection:
o To load a route, NEST generates a .zld file. This file can be imported in FALCON, once copied in a
folder Import on a USB memory stick or in FALCON internal memory.
o To unload a route, FALCON exports a .zdl file. This is located in a folder Export on a USB
memory stick or in FALCON internal memory. It can be imported in NEST from the Unload tab.

9.1.2 List of data collectors

It lists the data collectors known by the system. The listed information is:
FALCON serial number
IP address or DNS name: needed if Ethernet communication is used. See FALCON user manual for more
information
Comment: optional
Sensor: optional, sensor identification
Cable: optional, cable identification

Contextual functions are:

Add: to add a new collector in the list.
Modify: to modify the properties of selected collector
Delete: to delete selected collector
Refresh connected collectors: to detect connected collector.
Reminder: FALCON must be set in communication mode: from home screen select the Communication

module: .

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9.2 LOAD TAB

Load tab is accessible if:
a data collector is detected
or
the communication mode set to Via intermediate files and a data collector is selected

The list shows all collections of selected database. Listed information is:
Loading status: OK or Error
Route status:
o OK if the route is not present in the data collector
o Overwrite if the route is already present in the data collector.
Overwrite option is selected if measurement have already been unloaded
Overwrite option is unselected if there are measurement which have not been unloaded. If
the option is selected measurement stored in FALCON will be lost.
Route name
Creation date
Number of machines in the collection
Number of points

Contextual functions are:

Load: load selected routes. If Via intermediate files is selected, NEST creates one file per route:
o Files are in: My_document/NEST
o File name is: Route-name_Database-name_Computer-name.zld
Reorder measurement points: this function displays the point list of selected route. Point order can be
modified with following functions:
o Edit:
Cut: cut selected points
Paste: paste the points after the selected point. The paste function is available when only
one machine is selected.
o Reorder:
First: move all selected points at the beginning.
Up: move all selected points one rank up.
Down: move all selected points one rank down.
Last: move all selected points at the end.
o Reset to machine order: point order is set back to the initial order of the collection.
o Order by last measurement date: this function change automatically the order to take the
measurement in the same order that it has been done during the previous data collection.
Note: once the order is modified, the route is flagged in the list by the symbol.

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9.3 UNLOAD TAB

Load tab is accessible if:
a data collector is detected
or
the communication mode set to Via intermediate files and a data collector is selected

The list shows all routes of the connected data collector.

For Via intermediate files mode add the route using contextual function Add.
The listed information is:
Unloading status: OK or Error
Route status:
o Blue for the OFF_ROUTE
o Green, Warning: route not yet unloaded
o Grey, Warning: route has been unloaded
o Orange, Server error: the route has been loaded from another server, it will be unloaded in
OffRoute
o Orange, Off-Route: machine from this server but unknown in current database. It will be unloaded
as Off-Route except if a correspondence is found.
Route name
Loading date
% of completion
Number of machines in the collection
Number of points in the collection

Contextual functions are:

Unload: unload selected routes.
View report: display unload report of selected route
Refresh: refresh the list of routes (Direct transfer mode).
Add: add a route in the list form a .zdl file (Via intermediate files mode).

Notes:
OFF_ROUTE measurements are unloaded in the OffRoute location of the database.
Unknown machines (deleted machines, or route loaded from another database) are also unloaded in the
OffRoute location of the database.
Machines created with Automatic diagnosis unloaded in the OffRoute location do not include the
Schematic description

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CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION

10.1 LICENCE
This table describes the options needed for each module:

Ref of the module Optional function

NST2001000 MACHINE SUPERVISION

NST2003000 INSTRUMENT SUPERVISION

NST2004000 MACHINE SETUP. NST2005000 EXTENSION FOR AUTOMATIC

(MONITORING MODE ONLY) DIAGNOSIS MODE.

NST2006000 COLLECT MODULE

ALLWAYS AVAILABLE WITH NEST

The above options are coded in the licence number. Its modification must be done on the server:
Go to the start-up menu -> All programs/NEST X.XX/Nest Server Licence Management
Enter your licence number, then click on the "Update licence" button
If the license is correctly recognized, the message success is displayed in green below licence number
field.

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10.2 USER MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS RIGHTS

It is used to create databases and users. For each user, it is possible to manage the access rights for each
database from no access to full access with the possibility to limit it to certain functions according to the granted
profile.

The following table describe how the profile is used to limit the access to NEST functions:

Module Access Profile Configuration

level property Creat Modif Supp
Full access
Supervision
Advice only

Full access
On-line management
No access

Full access
Read only Setup auto
No access

Full access
Read only Off-line collection
No access

Full access
Selection management
Read only

10.3 LANGUAGE SELECTION

The language selection is done from XPR in View/Preference management menu, User preferences area,
Application language parameter. All the databases of the user must have the same language.

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