{"id":4189,"date":"2023-03-27T14:33:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acconeer.com\/?post_type=innovation_lab&#038;p=4189"},"modified":"2023-11-22T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T13:00:24","slug":"vibration-measurement","status":"publish","type":"innovation_lab","link":"https:\/\/acconeer.com\/sv\/innovation_lab\/vibration-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Vibration measurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Innovation Lab post covers how to measure vibrations using the A121 Radar Sensor Evaluation Kit. Vibration measurements can be utilized to predict maintenance need. For example, movement of constructions such as buildings and bridges, and structures such as train tracks are measured and maintained before these infrastructures are going to be damaged or collapse. Moreover, monitoring condition of industrial machinery can be useful for saving maintenance cost and prevent fault operation. Continuous measurement can be done without stopping machines. More information regarding vibration measurement can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.acconeer.com\/en\/latest\/exploration_tool\/algo\/a121\/vibration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Acconeer document site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can explore vibration measurement with the A121 sensor using two different set-ups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>Either using the Acconeer Exploration Tool desktop app, or<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Flash the C code example app in the SDK<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The video below shows the A121 sensor estimating the frequency content of a vibrating object, measured at a distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vibration measurement using Acconeer A121 radar sensor\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bb4grto4A24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One XE121 Evaluation Board and one XC120 Connector Board are necessary for this implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>XE121 Evaluation Board can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digikey.se\/en\/products\/detail\/acconeer-ab\/XE121\/16582348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Digi-Key<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>XC120 Connector Board can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digikey.se\/en\/products\/detail\/acconeer-ab\/XC120\/16582340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Digi-Key<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Flash the Evaluation kit through the Exploration tool. Follow the instructions indicated on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/acconeer\/acconeer-python-exploration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Acconeer GitHub page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download and install Python<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Download a software file called \u201cacconeer_xc120_exploration_server_a121\u201dfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.acconeer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Developer site<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploration Tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Exploration Tool, click &#8221;Vibration measurement&#8221; on the left-side menu, and then click &#8221;Start measurement&#8221; on the right-side menu to <span class=\"ui-provider wg b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">start measuring vibrations.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/acconeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vibration_measurement.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4597\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vibration_measurement.png 1920w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vibration_measurement-512x272.png 512w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vibration_measurement-1024x544.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vibration_measurement-768x408.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vibration_measurement-1536x816.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"vc_custom_heading wp-block-heading\">C CODE EXAMPLE IN SDK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>Download the SDK\u00a0acconeer_xm125_a121 for XM125 from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.acconeer.com\/\">Developer site<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Follow the XM125 Software User Guide (from the Developer site) to flash the example_vibration.bin<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try it on your own and get in touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you try this, or work on something else, we\u2019d love to hear about your project! Please get in touch with us on <a href=\"mailto:innovation@acconeer.com\">innovation@acconeer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.67%\">\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NEW A121 EVALUATION KIT<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acconeer.com\/products\/#XE121\">BUY HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vibration is measured using the A121 sensor. 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