OXYGEN Measurement Software
- All-in-one software for measurement, visualization, and analysis for many applications
- Compatible with almost every DEWETRON measurement system including 3rd party components from Vector, GeneSys, and OxTS
- Easily expandable with additional license options or plugins
- Open to the world – including remote control capability via TCP/IP
Data Acquisition
Data acquisition is one of the core features of OXYGEN. It is capable of continuous and synchronous acquisition of data from several sources: analog, digital, encoder, CAN, Ethernet, video, GPS and much more.
- Analog data with up to 10 MS/s via TRION3™
- Digital and encoder data with automatic rpm and angle calculation
- CAN(-FD) decoding via dbc, including J1939. Compatible with Vector VN-series (option)
- Ethernet receiver for external sensors (option)
- Video data from USB or GigE camera
- Precision GPS position data via TRION™, GeneSys ADMA or OxTS RT series
Recording
The second core feature of OXYGEN is powerful data recording. All the acquired data can be stored in one data file with a simple touch on the record button. With the right hardware, you can achieve data rates up to 1 GB/s, you don’t have to bother to lose anything.
- DejaView to review data during recording
- File-split option for generating a new file after an amount of time, event occurrence or on absolute time
- DMD-file format for efficient storage
- Save data locally or remote on a shared drive
- Open on any PC with the installed OXYGEN software (for FREE)
Visualization
The right visualization gives the data its value. Attractively designed visualization instruments with intuitive and smooth operation.
- 16 different visualization instruments for every purpose
- Highly customizable screens, perfect for your application
- Multi-monitor support for best overview
Oxygen Viewer
Are you recording but want to look at a previously recorded measurement file? The OXYGEN Viewer can be opened multiple times parallel to another OXYGEN. Review, reporting, analysis and post-processing with offline math is made convenient for you.
- OXYGEN Viewer can be used parallel to another OXYGEN in separate windows
- Also during an active recording
- Post-processing features also available in Viewer Mode
Order Analysis (Optional)
Analysis module for rotating machine’s noise and vibration. This feature turns your OXYGEN into a full order analysis instrument for calculation and visualization of frequency and order spectra vs. speed.
- Simultaneous frequency and order domain analysis
- Smart resampling algorithm for accurate and fast results
- Selectable speed ranges from 60 rpm to 100.000 rpm
- Order resolution from 0.01 to 1, with up to 90 % overlapping
- Order extraction for selected orders for use in recorder or XY-instrument
- Visualization of the result matrix in intensity diagrams
Power Analysis (Optional)
Turn your DEWETRON measurement device into a fully-featured Power Analyzer. This feature is the core feature of our PA-series devices, but also available for any other device. Its flexibility and feature scope are outstanding on the market:
- Analysis of 1-9 phase power systems (1P2W, 2V2A, 3P3W, 3P4W, 2x 3P3W, …)
- Several power systems are logically summarized into Power Groups
- Gapless cycle-by-cycle calculation, no blind spots
- Unique fundamental frequency detection with delay compensation for highest accuracy and reliability of the results
- BASIC features: voltage, current RMS, AVG, fundamental and symmetrical components, active/reactive/apparent power total and fundamental as well as energy
- ADVANCED features: harmonics (IEC 61000-4-7), flicker (IEC 61000-4-15), flicker emission (IEC 61400-21) and mechanical power/efficiency
- EXPERT features: rolling calculation meets FGW-TG3 (TR3) requirements
Plugin Interface
You like OXYGEN, but it does not cover all your needs? Customize it! We are proud to announce our new plugin interface, which gives you the possibility to add more software functions on your own.
- C++ Plugin Interface for customization
- Add complex mathematical calculations, which are not supported by built-in functions
- Use 3rd-party sensors and data sources and bring them into OXYGEN
- Output data from OXYGEN via not supported interfaces
- Visit us on GitHub and download example code: https://github.com/DEWETRON
Synchronization
Use our TRION-BASE, TRION-TIMING or TRION-VGPS module to acquire data synchronously to other measurement devices. Relative time and absolute time synchronization are supported.
- Absolute time synchronization via PTP (IEEE 1588), GPS and IRIG
- Relative time synchronization via PPS and TRION-SYNC-BUS
- Optional synchronization of operating system time
Trigger & Events
The powerful trigger and event system makes it easy to record data in case of events, create marker, set a digital output or make a snapshot of the actual measured data. The user can create different events, each consisting of one or more trigger conditions and one or more actions.
- Many different trigger conditions: signal level (positive/negative edge, window) with optional rearm level, keyboard or time
- Powerful actions like start/stop of recording, set an alarm with optional digital output, set a marker with pre-defined text or make a snapshot of the actual measured data.
Math and Calculation
The highly customizable setup also allows the creation of several software channels to meet your purposes:
- Formula for arithmetic and more advanced calculations (trigonometric, logical and measurement functions)
- Block-wise statistics to calculate average, rms, min and max values
- High, low, bandpass and bandstop IIR-filter up to the 10th order
- DMS-rosette calculation module for 45°, 60°, and 90° setups
- Psophometric analysis for railway and telecommunication applications
- And many more
Analysis and Postprocessing
The real work often begins after the live measurement. To complete this workflow, OXYGEN also supports post-processing and analysis of the recorded data.
- Use many of the math and calculation (also incl. FFT) features to refine your measurement results
- Create new visualizations and measurement screens
- Quick navigation through the data with well-known gestures and intuitive zoom and scrolling mechanisms
- Create reporting pages (see below)
- Export data to complete your workflow
- And the best: you can do that also on your PC, license-free!
Export Features
If you need to use other analysis software for further data processing, we offer data export for the most common applications and formats.
- Universal formats: CSV and TXT with selectable delimiter and timestamp format
- Advanced formats: Excel (.xlsx), Matlab (MAT ver. 7.2), ASAM MDF4 (4.0 and 4.1) and DMD
- Select channels and/or time-range of the exported data
- Optional automatic export at measurement end
Video Input
Do you want to record video data additionally to your sensor inputs? No problem with OXYGEN! Use any USB-cam which is supported in Windows 10 or use our synchronized Manta GigE-cam for frame-by-frame synchronous acquisition.
- Support of USB-cams as well as Manta GigE-cam
- Separate video file for viewing and editing in other applications in MKV-format
Sensor Database
You are tired of setting up a sensor every time with all its properties? We have the solution: the sensor database is your personal list of sensors which you can simply use in the channel setup
- Simple edit of the sensors with a workflow similar to the channel list
- Store name, serial number and scaling information of each sensor you want to use, including optional settings of the used input channel like measurement mode, filter, and excitation
- Independent from the measurement setup, you can create your personal sensor database once and use them on all your measurement devices by simply copy/paste of the database
Reporting
Use OXYGEN for your whole measurement workflow. From acquiring data to post-processing and finally reporting the data. OXYGEN supports you with the creation of simple reports, which you can create very fast:
- Separate reporting pages (additional to the measurement screens) with typical printing layout (A4, letter, portrait, and landscape)
- Just duplicate a measurement screen or create new pages with a simple click
- Use all instruments and visualizations also in the reporting pages
- Separate time-cursor on each page available to report different time snippets in one report
- Directly print or save to pdf
Remote Control and Data Transfer
OXYGEN does not only support local operations like many other measurement software, but also a remote control for setup, acquisition, and measurement. Different options are available:
- SCPI over Ethernet (included) for loading setup, recording control, and data transfer
- XCP over Ethernet (optional) for recording control and data transfer (ASAM standard) to testbed controller (Vector CANape or ETAS INCA) with up to 10 kS/s
- EtherCAT in combination with TRION-EtherCAT
- CAN input and output (trigger measurement or cyclically sent data)
- Remote desktop and VNC operation possible
Data Stream (Optional)
Live data processing in your own application? The data stream feature makes it possible! Stream the acquired data (including calculated data like power or statistics) via TCP/IP with high speed to one or even more applications.
- Stream the acquired data via TCP/IP
- Configure stream(s) via SCPI-interface for fully remote-control operation
- Supports 1 to N streams, individually configurable channel selection
- Example stream decoder available in C and Python
OXYGEN Net (Optional)
Many applications require more than one measurement device, sometimes even at different locations. OXYGEN Net makes it possible, to sum up, all devices to one virtual measurement device. You only need a reliable network connection, and you can simply claim all available nodes and operate it from the main device.
- Create one big virtual device with several remote nodes (measurement cloud)
- No complicated settings needed, simply claim and remove nodes with one click
- Works with absolute time synchronization as well as with TRION-SYNC-BUS
- Remote and local data storage possible for redundancy
FFT Analysis
Frequency domain analysis at its best! OXYGEN assists every application with its high flexibility and easy usage. Powerful instruments and math calculations are available to get every exercise done:
- Freely selectable (not only 2^N) number of input samples or line resolution
- Optional zero-padding for higher line resolution
- 7 different window types
- Spectrum analyzer instrument with 18 different scaling types (amplitude, RMS, PSD, decibel, …)
- Average and overlap feature
- Spectrogram instrument for time-dependent analysis with selectable color map
Swept Sine Analysis (Optional)
Calculation module for swept-sine structural analysis like shaker tests. This feature helps you creating bode diagrams of your device under test.
- Synchronization from 1 Hz to 20 kHz
- Calculation of total and fundamental amplitude and phase
- One to many input channels per synchronization source
- Visualize amplitude and phase data in a spectrum analyzer instrument as a bode diagram
IMU Support (Optional)
OXYGEN supports two different brands of IMUs (Inertial Measurement Unit) for precise measurement of a vehicle position. GeneSys ADMA and OxTS RT series are the first choices when it comes to ADAS testing equipment.
- Support of GeneSys ADMA (Version 3.3) and OxTS RT series (NCOM and RCOM data streams)
- Synchronous acquisition of position and auxiliary data in OXYGEN via Ethernet (UDP)
- 1-6 simultaneous streams are supported, with pre-defined packet decoding patterns
Bird’s Eye (Optional)
The OXYGEN Bird’s Eye plugin is the state-of-the-art software plugin to visualize the testing environment of your (ADAS) test within the software. Based on the acquired IMU data, the position and movement of all involved objects are updated online. Using the shape editor, a realistic contour of each involved object (i.e. VUT, GVT) can be created for precise distance calculations between test objects.
- Creation of complex 2-dimensional realistic vehicle shapes incl. automatic and EURO NCAP-conform POI-assignment
- Online distance calculations between all involved objects
- Proving ground and test setup visualization from the bird’s eye view
Ethernet Receiver (Optional)
You have data sources you want to use in OXYGEN? The Ethernet receiver is your solution. It supports the decoding of UDP-packets into OXYGEN channels to be visualized and recorded together with all your other data.
- Support of 1 to several receiver instances for decoding more than one data stream
- Simple XML decoding structure for packet description
- Optional time synchronization with timestamp decoding
- Decoding of integers and floating-point number with optional scaling information
CAN-Out (Optional)
You need the acquired data to be available on the CAN-Bus? No problem, the optional CAN-transmit function makes it very easy to serve almost every OXYGEN channel cyclically on the CAN-bus.
- Supports TRION-CAN (incl. TRION-MULTI and TRION-dLV) and Vector CAN
- Send and receive simultaneously on the same bus
- Simply drag’n’drop the channels to the CAN-signal
- Selectable transmission interval individual for each CAN-message
- Optionally tune the transmission delay to choose between quality or responsiveness
Vector CAN (Optional)
Standard CAN does not meet your requirements anymore? Together with Vector CAN adapters and this software option you are ready to use CAN-FD. Data rates up to 8 MBaud can be achieved, with a payload of up to 64 Byte. Changed your mind about the selected signals? No problem, CAN(-FD) messages can also be decoded offline!
- Support of Vector VN1610, VN1630 and VN1640 USB-adapters
- Use CAN and CAN-FD simultaneously
- Software-sync mechanism for advanced timestamp accuracy
- CAN-OUT is also supported to send measurement data
- Decode CAN(-FD) messages online and offline
Vector Flexray (Optional)
The usage of FlexRay was never that easy! With OXYGEN you can read raw FlexRay frames and decode them into individual signals with the support of the FlexRay adapters from Vector (e.g. VN7610). To fully adjust to your needs, the channels for decoding can not only be selected online but it also works offline.
- Usage of FlexRay with adapters from Vector (e.g. VN7610)
- Compatible with Fibex 2.0 to 4.1.2 Standard for description file (ASAM MCD-2 NET)
- Intuitive Channel picker for signal selection
- Decoding works online and offline
XCP-OUT (Optional)
The CAN-OUT is not fast enough for your automotive testbed? Use XCP over Ethernet instead. With this option, the OXYGEN software acts as XCP-slave and serves measurement data to your testbed:
- ASAM standard (XCP version 1.2), automatic A2L generation
- Polling and DAQ-list support (up to 10 kS/s) for live transfer of measurement data
- Control of measurement and software synchronization available
- Use together with Vector CANape or ETAS INCA
EtherCAT (Optional)
Does your testbed only support EtherCAT as data and control interface? No problem, we also have a solution for this! Together with our TRION-EtherCAT hardware, we can satisfy your needs:
- Transfer up to 100 measurement channels via EtherCAT
- 500 Hz update rate
- No realtime capability
- Additional transfer of absolute timestamp for post-synchronization of the data
- Automatic ESI-file generation
