ADRE* System

Bently Nevada* Asset Condition Monitoring

The ADRE System
The Professional’s Choice

In 1980, we had a revolutionary idea. What if the methods for collecting machinery and process data on tape and thentediously turning it into plots could be automated? It would mean a dramatic reduction in the time needed to diagnose
machinery conditions, allowing engineers to spend less time reducing data and more time interpreting it. We called it the
ADRE* System—Automated Diagnostics for Rotating Equipment—and it truly revolutionized the industry.
More than 40 years and five successful product generations later, the ADRE System remains globally recognized as the toolof choice for professionals tasked with assessing machinery conditions in the field and on the test stand. It has become
the standard against which all others are measured when it comes to on-demand, flexible, field-rugged multi-channelmachinery data acquisition.
Our latest generation of the ADRE System is everything you’ve come to expect from the world’s premier data acquisition
system while exponentially boosting its power, performance, and ease of use.

FlexibleIt’s all about the user

The ADRE System is designed to handle a broader rangeof data acquisition tasks than ever before. Whether you
are collecting data from control valves to understandprocess dynamics, studying the electromagnetic
behavior of locomotive motors on a test stand,performing structural analysis and impact testing on
piping, or collecting start-up data on the rotor dynamics
of a recently overhauled steam turbine, the flexibility of
the ADRE System makes it a perfect fit. Whatever yourparameter of interest, if it is available as an electricalsignal, the ADRE System can handle it, allowing it to be
used for more applications and in more industries thanever before. And, unlike many generic data acquisition
systems that—although feature-rich—are difficult toconfigure and use, you won’t spend hours configuring
the ADRE System. You can go from “out of the box” to“collecting data” in as little as ten minutes.

For more than a quarter century, customers just likeyou have been continually helping us refine the ADRE
System to be everything it needs to be. In fact, it’s
the tool used by our own machinery diagnostics fieldengineers around the world—“power users” who rely
on ADRE Systems every day to do their job. It’s also
the tool used by the field engineers of many leadingmachinery manufacturers and consultants around theworld. It’s found in plants, research labs, test stands,
and academic institutions. But no matter where ADRE
Systems are found, its users have this in common: they
insist upon the very best capabilities and the very bestvalue. In the ADRE System, they’ve found it.

Applications• Pulp and paper• Cement• Food and pharmaceutical• Water/wastewater• Mining• Machine tools• Aerospace• Automotive• Rotor dynamics• Bearing design• Predictive maintenance• Machinery diagnostics• Fossil fuel• Hydro• Wind• Nuclear• Geothermal

Oil and gas• Refining• Offshore platforms• Pipelines• LNG• Chemical/petrochemical processing

Original equipment
manufacturers and repair
facilities• Test stands• Research and• Development• Balancing stands• Field engineering• Start-up assistance• Remote and onsite• Troubleshooting

Continuous and discrete
processing industries
Transportation
Consulting
Power generation

An instrument and an analyzer

One device does it all

The ADRE system’s design philosophy was to provide
fully parallel, real-time signal processing of not just every
channel, but every configured parameter as well. Unlike
devices that rely extensively on recording raw data andthen post-processing that data for the parameters ofinterest, the ADRE System is different. It works as a realtime
instrument allowing you to stream not just raw data, but
processed data so you can see changes as they happen—
not after the fact. With the ADRE System, you don’t sacrifice
postprocessing flexibility either. It delivers both. Data canbe manipulated and processed in many different ways. In
addition, the newest version of ADRE includes an analog
output replay card and new molded cable to help you
playback collected data. ADRE allows you to simultaneously
replay up to 32 channels of raw data to external devices.

With the ADRE system, gone are the days of lugging
separate instruments—oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer,
analog or digital tape recorder, vector filters, signal
conditioners, and amp racks. Dramatic advances indigital signal processing make it possible to truly capture
all the data, and the latest version comes equipped with
Modbus input and output capabilities, so you can makeconfiguration changes and output static data to/from ADRE
to MODBUS-compatible devices. For example, users canmake configuration changes from a DCS and also receive
ADRE data where it can be combined with other processdata for detailed analysis in a test cell environment. The
ADRE system truly liberates you to the freedom of a single
instrument that’s easy to use and easy to transport—
without sacrificing any of the data

Enhancing your productivity
Your value is in interpreting data. The less time spentconfiguring the system, and then gathering and reducingthat data, the more time you have to solve problems anddeliver information. We understand. Everything about the
ADRE system has been designed with this in mind, allowing
you to get the data—all the data—quickly, easily, and evenremotely when required.
• Configure simply
Drag-and-drop wizard configuration reduces setup timeand errors• Collaborate easily
Simultaneous data sharing via client/server architecture• Reduce travel
Full remote operation via LAN/WAN—even throughcorporate firewalls• Save time
“Out of the box” to data acquisition in minutes• Lighten your load
Everything you need is in one, easy-tocarry, integrated
instrument• Automate your testing
Flexible, easy-to-change setup and configuration
features along with high-resolution data capture
make the system ideal for test stand use and factory
acceptance testing• Import capabilities
Import Comma-Separated Values (CSV) static anddynamic data into an ADRE Sxp Database

ADRE 408 DSPi Hardware
Convenient user interface
A menu-drive front panel userinterface allows you to operate theinstrument using preconfigured
settings without connecting to acomputer—particularly useful forfield jobs where connection to alaptop is inconvenient, impractical,
or impossible.

True client/server ethernetarchitecture
Multiple ADRE Sxp software clients canaccess a single 408 simultaneously,
or connect to multiple 408s operating
independently. Each client hascompletely independent control ofand access to data, just as with anytrue server.

Versatile packaging
The 408 DSPi is equally at homeachine-side or in the lab via its
standard carrying handles or 19-inch
EIA rack-mount options.

WAN/LAN enabled
As a hardened network appliance, the408 DSPi is specially engineered towork across corporate firewalls andnetworks, allowing you to Move Data,
Not People* easily between a 408
server and multiple ADRE Sxp software
clients located anywhere on the globe.

Dynamic input cards
Each card accepts up to 8-channelsof dynamic waveform inputs and/or static inputs. Up to 32 inputs
per 408 DSPi. Robust, convenient,industry-standard SMA connectors
are used for all signal inputs, providing
compatibility with cabling usedin the majority of today’s test andmeasurement devices.

Analog output card
The newest version of ADRE 408
includes an analog output replay
card and new molded cable,
allowing simultaneously replay of
up to 32 channels of raw data toexternal devices.

Digital replay card

Flexible speed/phase inputs

The Digital Replay Card provides
simultaneous synchronous andasynchronous internal digital
reprocessing and playback of allchannels in the 408 DSPi. It maintains
exceptional accuracy and precision in
the signal reprocessing, far surpassing
the capabilities of other equipment
and reprocessing techniques.

The 408 accepts conventional
proximity probe, magnetic pickup, andoptical sensors for phase and speed
measurements. It even provides
the necessary power. Also, with the408’s advanced on-board signal
conditioning, there’s no longer a needfor bulky external devices to multiply/
divide or condition signals.

Large internal storage capacity

Integrated display

An on-board 480 GB to 960 GB Solid
State hard drive captures days—even
weeks—of high-resolution data.

The 408’s vacuum fluorescent display
is bright, easy to see, and features awide viewing angle, making it visible
under varied lighting conditions.

Stand-alone operation
Record all data in “stand-alone” mode
without the need for an externallyconnected computer, making it far
easier to leave system machinesidefor hours, days or weeks while it
captures data, limited only byavailable storage capacity. Ideal for
temporary realtime surveillance ofproblem machines.

Transducer power supply card
The transducer power supply card
provides power for a wide variety
of displacement, velocity, andacceleration transducers(including
ICP devices). It also powers force
hammers and other transducer
types used in field and test standapplications, and can simultaneously
power up to 32 transducers in various
combinations. It provides direct
physical connections for up to sixteen
transducers, eight ± 24 Vdc transducer
systems, and eight constant current
transducer systems.

Flexible inputs
Channel pairs can be easily
configured for true differential
measurements. and in addition to
standard vibration signals, support
process variables, 4–20 mA signals,
and custom voltage ranges toaccommodate nearly any static ordynamic signal.

Discrete trigger inputs
Optical/laser/phase reference/impact hammer lnputs
Up to two Keyphasor* cards can be introduced to one (or an array) of 408 DSPi
instrument(s). Each Keyphasor card accepts as many as three inputs, for a totalof six phase reference signals. Up to six simulated Keyphasor signals can also be
provided in addition to six physical signals. In addition to phase reference signals
from proximity probes, optical and laser phase reference inputs are supported.
Impact hammer inputs are also supported via these inputs.

External contact closures, such as
from an alarm, machine start, process
condition, or other parameter canbe used to automatically initiate
data acquisition or change fromone acquisition mode to another.
Two inputs are provided, eachindependently configurable.

Ideal for
ServiceOrganizations
Our experienced Bently Nevada
Services team can offer onsite
support to collaborate using
the extensive Bently network. Or
organizations with large services
departments can setup their own
private networks as needed. The
result is virtually unlimited flexibility
in where and how you can connect
your ADRE hardware and software.

A 408 DSPi is placed on an offshore
platform in the Gulf of Mexico
to collect data on a machinewith intermittent problems. The
instrument communicates over a
network in the platform’s control
room, gathering data completely
unattended for several months
while being viewed securely at thecompany’s headquarters in Mexico
via their corporate WAN. Partway
through the investigation, the teamat headquarters suspects that the
problems may be process-induced
and remotely reconfigures the408 DSPi to trigger high-resolution
data capture when certain process
conditions occur.

A large hydro unit in Colombia needs
to be balanced. Plant personnel
connect a 408 DSPi to the machine’s
transducers and a Bently Nevada
machinery diagnostics engineer
connects remotely via secure VPN toremotely configure the instrument.
The machine OEM in North America
views the collected data, uses Bently
BALANCE* software to compute
an optimal balance solution, andprovides recommended balance
weights and locations back to thecustomer site. The OEM and the
Bently Nevada machinery diagnostics
engineer collaborate in real-time toverify the data and the recommendedbalance shots.

A jet engine manufacturer runs aprototype design for the first time.
Employees at the test stand location
observe data related to engine
efficiency. Military personnel in theSouth U.S. witness the test remotely.
Simultaneously, design engineers
at the OEM’s west coast office study
blade dynamics and ask test standtechnicians to prolong the test
duration while they remotely adjust
frequency spans and tracking filter
settings.

A customer in China troubleshoots
unwanted process dynamics thought
to be related to poorly tuned loops
and excessive valve stroking. The
valve manufacturer in Europe
observes real time test data byconnecting to the customer’s network
using the world wide web and VPN
technology. Simultaneously, thecustomer’s process control specialist
at a US location connects via thecorporate WAN, examining dynamic
flow and pressure data, collaboratingwith the valve manufacturer and site
personnel.

A locomotive manufacturer conducts
studies of problems in an engine’s
electric drive units for a customer ineastern Russia. A 408 is carried onboard the engine as it travels, using
the railway’s WAN infrastructure toprovide real time data to the OEM’s
field office in Moscow where engineers
diagnose the problem.

Engineering specialists at a central
office support colleagues at two
remote plant sites, collaborating inreal-time to assist with reviewing
start-up data after planned outages
on large steam turbine generators.
An additional specialist from thecompany’s UK headquarters is
consulted to share data from a similar
machine that has been archived.
The parties collaborate in realtime,each connecting to the same ADRE
hardware from four distinct locations

ADRE Quick Configuration
Software and Sxp Software
Totally easy
Setting up an ADRE is now as simple as 1, 2, 3.
The ADRE Quick Configuration Software allows even thenovice user to create an Sxp-ready database to configure
ADRE and start receiving data within minutes. Bently bestpractices are integrated into the wizard to automaticallycreate data collection parameters and a suite of plots toensure the full power and productivity of the ADRE system
is realized.
The newest to the most experienced ADRE user cantake advantage of the ease, speed, and expertise of the
Quick Configuration Software so that more time is spentenhancing productivity utilizing the data, and less time
worrying about manually configuring the system.

Arrangethe cards.

1

Sketch themachine2

Plug it in.

3

Totally versatile
ADRE Sxp software is industrial strength, built by people whosolve machinery problems every day in settings ranging
from the turbine deck to the test stand to the laboratory.
And it’s not just data analysis and reduction tools thatmake ADRE software powerful, it’s also the extensive
attention to detail in its configuration environment, allowing
you to spend less time setting up and more time solving
problems.
Fast, intuitive, flexible, powerful. That’s ADRE Sxp Software.

Totally functional

Supported plot types

Graphical display of plots
Graphics export

Data export(static and dynamic)

Comma-Separated Values(CSV)

Data import(static dynamic)

Comma-Separated Values(CSV)

Client display unit
preference

Per-client simultaneously

Balancing Software

Bently BALANCE• Current values• Orbit†• Bode• Trend• Cascade/full cascade• Tabular list
• Timebase†• X versus Y• Multi-variable trend• System event list
• Orbit/timebase†• Polar• Spectrum/full spectrum†• Waterfall/full waterfall• Shaft average centerline• Free run spectrum• Structural analysis(timebase w/rectangularand exponential windows)• Structural analysis results(w/transfer function,
coherence, auto/crossspectrum)

View data from multiple
runs simultaneously

Remote 408 DSPi
Operation via LAN/WAN

Yes

Orbit/Timebase†

Test stand automation

Yes; control up to 4 databaseruns automaticallyjpg, .bmp, .wmf, .gif (by plot,
page, or group)

Modbus read and write

Yes† With option for superposition of baseline data.

Yes; virtually unlimited

Keyphasor dynamic
display

Per Keyphasor

LAN/WAN support

Yes; specially designed for
firewall management

Supported operating
systems

Microsoft® Windows 7,
Windows 8

Totally balanced
ADRE Sxp software is fully compatible with Bently BALANCE*,
the industry’s most powerful multi-plane balancing
software. Specifically designed for your most complex
balancing tasks, Bently BALANCE software addresses eventhe most difficult balancing scenarios, such as finding
optimal solutions for multiple speeds and loads—or when
the number of measurement planes does not equal
the number of balance planes. Data such as 1X vectors,
speed, and transducer locations/orientations can easily
be downloaded from your ADRE Sxp software to Bently
BALANCE, eliminating the tedious, error-prone practice of
manually typing data.

Totally networked
We’re connected. You see, the ADRE System was designedwith corporate networking in mind, making life easy for both
you and your IT department. With integrated 10/100/1000
Mb TCP/IP Ethernet communications, each 408 DSPi can beconnected to your LAN or WAN using a variety of topologies
and media. We’ve specifically engineered the client/server
architecture of the ADRE System to be a hardened network
appliance that works within and through the firewalls andother IT infrastructures common in today’s enterprises. The
result is secure, trouble-free access to your ADRE System
whether you’re simply connecting via your LAN across theoffice, or connecting using technologies such as Virtual
Private Networking (VPN) from remote locations.

New ADRE 408 DSPi
Features
Even though ADRE has been the world’s gold standard tool
for on-demand data acquisition for many years, the Bently
Nevada team is committed to consistently updating theplatform to ensure you always have the best and mostmodern system available to assist you in acquiring andunderstanding your data. Our latest offering includes avariety of new and updated features.

Impact hammer

Technical improvements

The Impact Hammer Kit is used with our ADRE 408 DSPi andother compatible instruments to determine the transfer
function and other response characteristics of rotatingmachines and mechanical structures. The integration of
response information from multiple accelerometers at
various points of interest allows for modal analysis (velocity
compliance, impedance, mobility).

The latest version of the ADRE system includes a wide
variety of technical improvements. A full list is available
in the product datasheet, but some of the key features
include automatic selection of waveforms for plots,
multiple cursors as a default option for all plot types, andthe addition of a static/couple vector option on polarplots for balancing needs. Position measurement has
also been added for process variables or displacementtransducers, which can be used to measure axial position
when viewing values on the 408 front panel. Finally,
the latest version of ADRE includes a time-saving 3500
rack-based system file importer to ensure seamless
communications with our 3500 Series monitoring systems
when configuring ADRE.

Redesigned single board computer
The Redesigned Single Board Computer features fasterboot speed, lower power requirements, SAS disk drive
technology (24/7 industrial server grade drives) as well asa reinforced mounting cage for better shock resistance anda redesigned backplane for stronger connection between
system components.

Optional pelican case
An Optional hard shipping case provides a protective
chassis system that allows the ADRE 408 to be suspended
inside, isolating it from rough exterior handling.
The case also features wheels and a long handle, making
our latest version of ADRE a truly mobile monitoring solution.

Solid state hard drives
Select between 480 GB and 960 GB solid state drives tocapture days—even weeks—of high-resolution data.

Training
Whether you need product-specific training to get
the most from your ADRE hardware and software,
fundamentals of data acquisition, or an in-depth
foundation for performing machinery diagnostics, androtor dynamics, GE Measurement & Control offers acomprehensive selection of training classes to meetyour needs.
Contact your local sales or service representative formore information on current available courses, or visit our
web site at bently.com and look under Services & Support.

Physical
Weight @ 32 channels
Environmental
Mounting
Channel status LEDs
Power requirements
InputsNumber of dynamic channels
Throughput rate
Transducer inputs
Differential inputs
Process inputs
Voltage input range
Gain selections
Input impedance
Signal to noise ratio (dynamic range)
Frequency span (all channels)
Speed range
Speed/trigger input sources
Speed input capacity
Trigger sources
Keyphasor multiplier/divider/conditioner/power
AC/DC coupling
Channel bandwidth
SoftwareRequired software
View data from multiple runs simultaneously
Yes – unlimited
Instrument mode display update
Communications
LAN/WAN support
Remote operation via LAN/WAN
Security
Signal conditioning
A to D resolution
Filtering
Tracking filters
Tracking filter bandwidth
Auto switching tracking filters
Sub-synchronous nX tracking
nX vectors

9.5kg (21 lbs) per 408 DSPi Unit (32 channels with power supply)
0° to 50°C; 0 to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing)
Benchtop or optional 19” EIA rack mounting kit
Per channel: over-range, NOT OK
110 to 240V 50-60 Hz
8/16/24/32 per chassis
Up to 50 MB/sec system throughput
Displacement/velocity/acceleration/phase reference/speed
Selectable: true differential or single-ended
Programmable: +4 to +20 mA; 0 to +10 Vdc; -12 to +12 Vdc; -25 to +25 Vdc
Programmable lower and upper values from -25 Vdc to +25 Vdc
Auto gain between –25 Vdc and +25 Vdc> 700 kΩ110 dBUp to 50 kHz – all channels simultaneously
1–120k RPM
Proximity probes, optical sensors, magnetic pickups
3/6 physical, 6 simulated (internal)
Multiple “or” voting of speed/time/amplitude/external contacts
Integrated (per speed input)
Yes; configurable per channel
Up to 50 kHz (simultaneous, all channels)
ADRE Sxp, real-time and post-processing
Yes; unlimited
Per keyphasor
100 ms/sample (max)Integrated 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet TCP/IP
Yes; specially designed for firewall management
Yes
Administrative/read only/no access
24 bitHigh-/low-pass: selectable; Bandpass: 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-pole selectable
Realtime; up to 6 nX per channel
Configurable: 1.2/12/120 CPM; constant bandwidth auto-switching
Selectable
Configurable; 0.1 to nX (in .01X increments)
Configurable; up to four different vectors

Sampling

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Synchronous sampling rates

16/32/64/128/256/360/512/720/1024 samples per revolution

Hardware generated time synchronous averaging

Up to 2048 samples per waveform, up to 512 Averagesi.e., (8 revs @ 256 samples/rev), (4 revs @ 512 samples/rev)

Anti-aliasing

FIR Filter (passband @ 50 kHz, – 100 dB @ 64 kHz)

Spectral resolution

Configurable; up to 6400 lines (all channels simultaneously)

Waveforms

True zoom capabilities

Recording
Data storage capacity
Pre- and post-event data capture
Vector-to-waveform storage ratio
Continuous digital recording
Outputs
Speed/trigger outputs

Simultaneous processed and raw data (all channels)
Multiple simultaneous sampling rates (synch and asynch)
Delta sampling for RPM, time
Synchronous sampling configurable for 2 rates per channelContinuous and discrete (configurable)
Realtime simultaneous synchronous and asynchronous

4 per channel simultaneously (user-configurable) + Raw
YesInternal: 480 GB or 960 GB solid state drive
Yes; configuration dependantn:1 configurable
Yes; internal
3/6 digital and analog conditioned

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