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KiStudio and jBEAM Tutorial

KiStudio and jBEAM Tutorial

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1. Measurement with KiStudio and LabAmp

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This tutorial shows in short how to measure a signal using KiStudio. The signal is delivered by a LabAmp device with a connected Force Egg. For more information, please refer to the KiStudio and LabAmp documentations.

Tutorialvideo1.mp4

  1. Connect the LabAmp with KiStudio. The device is identified automatically. Adjust settings if necessary.

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  2. Start an application according to the installed edition. We use a Lab edition here.

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  3. Start a new project.

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  4. The workflow starts in setup mode where the signal settings can be adjusted.

  5. Start the measurement mode by clicking the arrow button.

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  6. Add a diagram for visualization, e.g. Time diagram. Add the signal to the diagram. Click into the diagram which adjusts the axis settings to the signal.

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  7. Start the recording by clicking the Record button. The button is red as long as the measurement is running. Click it again to stop the measurement. The recording can be seen in the timeline.

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  8. Repeat this for further measurements. Each recording is shown in the timeline.

  9. When all measurements are recorded, click on Stop measurement.

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  10. Select a measurement from the timeline. The signal is shown in the diagram. It can be saved or cropped or opened in jBEAM for further analysis.

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2. Open Measurement in jBEAM and Create a Template

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This tutorial shows how to open a measurement in jBEAM, starting with a new project and create a template for later use.

Tutorialvideo2.mp4

  1. Select the measurement. In the menu bar on the right, click on Open jBEAM. A dialog with the settings of the jBEAM integration opens.

  2. jBEAM Program Directory: Select the folder with a jBEAM version suitable for the connection with KiStudio, e.g. jBEAM-Lab-Ultimate-For-KiStudio.

  3. jBEAM Template/Project: As there is not yet a template, the field remains empty.

  4. Select option Open in new instance and click Open. jBEAM opens.

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  5. In jBEAM, change to the default display with Spreadsheet, Explorer and Graphic window by clicking image-20260121-123938.png in the toolbar.

  6. In the Explorer, select the recorded signal Channel1 from the KiStudioImport. Drag&Drop the signal into the Graphic window.

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  7. The time signal is displayed in a Universal2D graph (default). Adjust the graph if necessary.

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  8. As an example, we create a Spectrogram to display the frequency domain: Open the Spectrogram dialog (menu Graph Editor->2D/3D-Axis Charts).

  9. Select the Signal: Channel1. Activate the option logarithmic to better visualize the spectrum. You may try other adjustments for a better result. When you are satisfied, click OK and adjust if necessary.

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  10. Save the template via menu File->Save Project As Template….

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  11. In the dialog, enter the file name, e.g. template1 and click Save.

3. Open Further Measurements in jBEAM Using a Saved Template

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This tutorial shows how to use a preproduced template to open measurements in jBEAM.

Tutorialvideo3.mp4

  1. In KiStudio, select a measurement. It is opened in Review mode and shows the individual recordings in a timeline. A selected recording is displayed in the diagram and can be adjusted, e.g. adapting the axis scaling by double-clicking the curve.

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  2. As in Tutorial 2, click on Open jBEAM in the menu bar on the right. Select the jBEAM Template/Project. Use the Browse button to search for the template created in the previous tutorial: template1.jbt. As we saved the previous project as template (.jbt), select the respective file type. Then click Open.

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  3. The new measurement is shown with the template created before.

4. Adapt a Saved Template

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This tutorial shows how to adapt an existing template and use the reworked template instead to open measurements in jBEAM.

Tutorialvideo4.mp4

  1. In the following steps, we want to enhance the template by adjusting the Spectrogram and adding further results.

  2. Adjusting the Spectrogram: Double-click the Spectrogram to open the dialog.

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  3. Set a maximum frequency, e.g. 10,000 Hz. Apply the setting to see the result in the preview.

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  4. The Spectrogram component offers further results, e.g. frequency cuts. For this, enter a list of frequencies where to cut the spectrum, e.g. 50; 500; 5000. Click OK.

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  5. The frequency cuts are result objects of the Spectrogram graph. To find them fast, enter 'spec’ into the Explorer filter.

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  6. Expand the Spectrogram node and select the Frequency Cut channels. Drag&Drop them into the graphic window. Adjust size and position of the diagram.

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  7. Add a legend below the diagram: Double-click the diagram and select the Legend button in the dialog.

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  8. In the legend dialog, activate visible. The bottom position is the default setting. Click OK.

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  9. Remove axis labels: Double-click into the Y-axis. In the axis dialog, remove the Label text.

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  10. Save this template as template2.jbt:

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  11. Open further measurements with new template: Close jBEAM or switch back to KiStudio. Select new measurement. In the Open in jBEAM menu, select the new template: template2.jbt. Click Open. The template is opened and filled with the new measurement data.

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