Cell Assistant™ for Windows® Dyno Test Software

Dynamometer Test Control, Automation & Data Acquisition Software

adobe acrobat logoCell Assistant for Windows is a complete, PC-based dynamometer test data acquisition and automation system, providing real-time data acquisition, accurate and dependable test control, and customizable on-screen data displays. This means that you get flexible and accurate software-based control over all of your automated or manual dyno tests of engines, motors, transmissions or other devices.

Use Cell Assistant to collect and record data from hundreds of channels, view data over a network or the Internet, and create on-screen instrument panels in minutes. Using DSBasic (like VisualBasic), you can easily program almost any conceivable dynamometer test, no matter how complex.

What is a Virtual Instrument Panel?

Virtual Instrument Panel used for dynamometer test control and data acquisitionYou can easily configure the look of the Virtual Instrument Panel

A Virtual Instrument Panel (VIP) is an on-screen, real time display of acquired data in the form of gauges, buttons, pilot lights, analog and digital meters, etc. You can create and customize each VIP to accommodate any dyno test, even while a test is running.

VIPs let you view every aspect of your engine or motor test. You can display data over the Internet or any workstation located on a local area network (LAN).

Link VIP objects to channels and configure object borders to change color when certain limits are reached or exceeded. For example, an analog meter has a green border, showing normal operating conditions. If the limit linked to that meter meets or exceeds the defined value, that meter’s border changes color to indicate where trouble occurs.

Specially designed virtual meters are smooth and accurate.

Intuitively name your own channels

You decide the type and order of channels to record. Cell Assistant lets you name all channels, even allowing long channel names, for intuitive recognition. All references to channels use this name (not numbers), eliminating confusion. Once a channel is created, it can be displayed on a monitor, recorded to a disk, checked for limit control, or used in a calculation.

You define the channels and Cell Assistant does the rest, allowing you to monitor and record data from each channel.You define the channels and Cell Assistant does the rest, allowing you to monitor and record test data from each channel.

Other Features
of Cell Assistant

Watchdog:The Watchdog is a device that continuously monitors Cell Assistant's activity, or “heartbeat,” and opens a contact if the activity ever stops, allowing the test to be shut down in hardware. For example, if Cell Assistant ever shuts down due to a computer fault, the Watchdog initiates a system shutdown, offering additional protection to the device under test.

Modem:Typical systems incorporate a modem, allowing DyneSystems' personnel to conduct training, modification, and troubleshooting via a phone line, saving time and money.

Diagnostics:Diagnostic features allow reading of inputs and forcing of outputs. Inputs can also be forced for diagnostic purposes.

Security:Cell Assistant offers three security levels for operation: User, Calibration, and Configuration.

Test Plans: What Are Test Plans?

Cell Assistant for Windows uses Test Plans to control and automate all characteristics of custom test sequences. This gives you complete freedom to control a test, acquire data, calculate results, and prepare comprehensive reports.

To run a test, simply choose the Test Plan, select the run button, and begin testing. Test Plans are password protected to secure your Test Plan configuration.

Cell Assistant uses a Global Test Plan to store commonly-used subroutines or functions. These functions can be executed within any Test Plan, eliminating tedious re-programming of commonly-used test procedures.

What Can You Do In a Test Plan?

Cell Assistant for Windows software for dynamometer test automation
  • Issue setpoint, ramp rate, and mode changes to dynamometer or throttle controls.
  • Store data into one or more data files.
  • Store operator comments in the data file.
  • Turn data logging on or off.
  • Control cell functions, such as ignition and fuel.
  • Alert test operators of important notes during a test.
  • Allow test operators to choose the next action in a test.
  • Automatically send E-mail at any time before, during, or after a test.
  • Open, close, and send messages to VIPs.
  • Enable and disable limits and change their values. Whole groups of limits can be changed with one command.
  • Send commands to connected devices. One example is to command an emissions bench to calibrate, then download and record calibration data.

Lost Your Original Cell Assistant CD?

Registered users can contact us for a free replacement CD.

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