DaqExpert is a general-purpose data acquisition platform built on National Instruments hardware. Read accelerometers, proximity probes, velocimeters, RTDs, thermocouples, pressure and position sensors — virtually any NI-compatible signal — then go further with specialized modules for vibration analysis, rotating-machine balancing, power-quality analysis and machine commissioning.
Diagnosing machines requires correlating many signal types — vibration, temperature, pressure, electrical. But available tools are either single-purpose or enterprise-grade and out of reach.
Vibration-only analyzers, standalone power meters, isolated temperature loggers — none of them share a common timeline. Correlating a bearing fault with a thermal event or a power disturbance requires manual effort across separate systems.
A certified CAT III vibration analyst costs $150–$250/hour. Setting up an NI acquisition system from scratch requires expertise most teams don't have. Enterprise platforms require 6+ months of deployment and in-house specialists.
Enterprise licenses start at $50,000/year. Cloud SaaS solutions force proprietary sensors. Your production data ends up on servers you don't control — and none of these tools support balancing, commissioning or power quality in one package.
DaqExpert gives you a universal acquisition core on NI-DAQmx hardware, plus specialized modules for commissioning, vibration & power analysis, reporting and an offline AI assistant — all sharing the same timeline and the same report engine.
Plug in your NI hardware, configure channels in a few clicks. Works with tasks you already set up in NI MAX. No 6-month integration project.
Clear, actionable diagnostics. AI models translate sensor anomalies into plain-language recommendations any technician can act on immediately.
On-premise deployment available. No production data is ever sent to third-party servers without your explicit consent.
Alarm zones A, B, C, D by machine class. Normative vibration compliance from the first acquisition — no expert configuration required.
Compatible with the full National Instruments lineup. USB-6xxx, cDAQ, PXI. If you already configured a task in NI MAX, DaqExpert picks it up automatically.
A universal acquisition core plus purpose-built modules for commissioning, vibration & power analysis, reporting and an offline AI assistant — all sharing the same timeline and the same report engine.
Live multi-channel capture on NI-DAQmx hardware — accelerometers, proximity probes, RTDs, thermocouples, pressure and more. Scope, trend, orbit and FFT charts at 30 FPS, TDMS recording with auto-trigger and continuous backup. Open architecture, designed to extend beyond NI (in validation).
A native workbench of standards-based machine tests — bearing run, wicket-gate operation, load rejection, TIF & THD, heat run, generator efficiency, open/short-circuit saturation and acoustic mapping — each producing a signed report. Built to IEEE-115, IEC 60034-1/-9 and ISO 10816/20816.
Real-time FFT, acceleration→velocity→displacement integration, XY orbits, Campbell diagram, envelope analysis and order tracking, with ISO 10816/20816 compliance zones — plus single- and two-plane balancing and live three-phase power (P/Q/S, PT/CT ratios, harmonics 1X→11X, phasor).
A block-based report editor — cover, tables, checklists, signatures and auto table-of-contents — with templates, PDF import, revision history and one-click export to PDF and Word. "Send to Report" from any chart or tool.
An expert built into the software: on-device detectors score each machine against its ISO standard and flag imbalance, misalignment and bearing signatures in real time. A learned adaptive baseline catches drift below the ISO limit and it delivers a PASS/FAIL acceptance verdict — fully offline, your data never leaves the site.
From real-time acquisition to professional report generation, DaqExpert covers the complete industrial monitoring and analysis workflow.
Multi-device support, task-based channel configuration, automatic channel validation at startup.
Per-channel enable/disable, custom colors and labels, per-channel filters, units assignment.
Configurable up to 1 MHz. Pre-record buffer, automatic backup file rotation.
Butterworth LP/HP/BP/BS, FIR/IIR, up to 20 poles, Hanning / Hamming / Blackman windows.
Per-channel thresholds, rising/falling edge, AND/OR logic, pre-trigger buffer, equidistant markers.
SciChart VisualXccelerator — 6 simultaneous live charts at 30 FPS, LTTB downsampling, 3000+ visible points.
Amplitude spectrum, dB scale, spectral windows, continuous update on the live data stream.
Acceleration → Velocity (∫) → Displacement (∫∫), derivatives d/dt, delta cursor, zoom/pan.
Rotor deflection trajectory, SMax (maximum deflection), unbalance/misalignment/rub detection.
50% overlap sliding window, RMS, Mean, Min, Max, Peak-to-Peak, 2000 pts with even decimation.
Frequency vs. RPM waterfall, order tracking (1X, 2X, 3X), resonance mapping at variable speed.
High-frequency demodulation, bearing fault detection (BPFI, BPFO, BSF, FTF), gearbox diagnosis.
Color-coded time-frequency heatmap, transient event detection, sliding FFT windows.
Synchronous analysis relative to machine speed, nX harmonic extraction, speed-independent view.
Alarm zones A, B, C, D pre-configured by machine class. Orientation, bearing count, clearance configurable.
Single-plane and two-plane balancing using the industry-standard influence-coefficient method.
Speed-based and FEA-based estimation — reduces the number of test runs required on-site.
Automatic correction for magnetic pull forces in motors and generators, improving final balance quality.
From initial run to correction weight placement — the workflow guides the technician through every step.
All balancing runs, correction weights and final residual are captured directly into the commissioning report.
P, Q, S computed in real time from simultaneous voltage and current acquisition.
THD and individual harmonic content 1X → 11X, displayed as spectrum and numeric table.
Phase imbalance percentage, animated phasor diagram, sequence detection (positive/negative/zero).
External power meter integration over Modbus TCP — no additional NI channel required for power measurement.
Electrical and mechanical signals share the same acquisition timeline — correlate power events with vibration changes.
A native workbench of commissioning tests — each producing a signed report — built to IEEE-115, IEC 60034-1 / -9 and ISO 10816 / 20816.
Bearing run (1X amplitude/phase vs keyphasor, running speed) and wicket-gate / servomotor operation (stroke & timing) dry tests.
Automated capture of load-rejection transients and overspeed runaway events with configurable thresholds.
Total harmonic distortion (IEC 60034-1), Telephone Influence Factor and deviation factor (IEEE-115).
Open-circuit and short-circuit saturation curves per IEEE-115 — plus open-circuit voltage waveform analysis.
Long-duration thermal monitoring (resistance method) with temperature rise rate, stabilization detection and conformity verdict.
Efficiency by segregated losses (IEEE-115) for large alternators and generators.
One-third-octave noise mapping onto the machine diagram (IEC 60034-9).
A PASS/FAIL point grid against ISO zones (A/B/C/D) and manufacturer specifications.
One-click generation of structured, signed reports covering every test phase.
Portable deployment on laptops. All measurements in one project. No cloud dependency, no VPN required.
The most likely cause, cross-channel correlation and what to check next — explained in plain language, in real time.
On-device detectors score each machine against its ISO standard — hydro turbines (10816-5), motors & pumps (10816-3 / 20816), fans, compressors, gearboxes — flagging 1X imbalance, 2X misalignment and bearing signatures.
An adaptive baseline catches drift below the absolute ISO limit — before a fixed alarm would.
Runs fully offline. An optional cloud "brain" (Claude, with your own API key) adds deeper reasoning — sending only compact features, never raw samples, and falling back to the offline engine on any failure.
For commissioning, it turns a run into a PASS/FAIL acceptance report against ISO zones and manufacturer limits.
Ask questions in natural language about any recorded segment and get a grounded answer.
Cover page, text blocks, images, statistics tables, pass/fail checklists, signature lines, auto TOC and page breaks — with document outline and undo/redo.
"Send to Report" button on every chart or tool. Auto-capture + insert into the active report section in one click.
Industry-specific template library, revision history, and import of content from existing PDF documents.
PDF, Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx) with charts, CSV tabular, PNG chart screenshots — plus print and email.
Standard NI format. Periodic mode (N seconds on-demand) or continuous with automatic file rotation.
Replay recorded TDMS files, reparametrize analyses without hardware. Ideal for post-mortem investigations.
Sine, square, sawtooth, sweep (chirp). 2 independent output channels, burst N-cycle mode.
Speed calculation from reference signal. Phase angle for synchronous analysis. No separate tach sensor needed.
Maximum deflection √(X²+Y²), trending, up to 12 configurable orthogonal channel pairs.
One project per machine. Config, panel layout, filters, virtual channels — all isolated and persisted.
Acquire, view live and record to TDMS / CSV / Excel free forever — then license only the modules you use. 30-day full trial to try everything.
Interface in English, French, German and Spanish, with integrated offline help built in.
Stream live channel data to live.daqexperts.com — accessible from any browser, anywhere. Operator-controlled: one click to enable or revoke access. No VPN, no IT setup.
From rotating machinery to full-plant troubleshooting — wherever there are sensors and machines to understand, DaqExpert fits in.
Francis, Kaplan, Pelton, Propeller. Dedicated AI detector, ISO 10816-5, vertical/horizontal orientation.
Centrifugal, volumetric. Cavitation detection, unbalance, misalignment, pressure correlation.
Simultaneous mechanical + electrical analysis. Motor harmonics, phase imbalance, thermal monitoring.
Bearing monitoring, pulsation analysis, order tracking for variable-speed machines.
Dynamic unbalance surveillance, blade pass frequency tracking, balancing workflow.
Multi-channel RTD and thermocouple acquisition. Temperature trends, heat run conformity, thermal events correlated with mechanical signals.
Built-in function generator, modal analysis, real-time Campbell diagram. Acquire any sensor combination.
Portable, multi-project, on-site reports. Balancing, overspeed tests and commissioning reports in one tool — no cloud subscription.
An honest comparison with alternatives on the market.
| Criteria | ✅ DaqExpert | Enterprise Platforms (Bently Nevada, SKF, Emerson) |
DIY Solution (Excel + handheld collector) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment Time | A few hours | 3–12 months | — |
| Multi-sensor / Multi-domain Acquisition | ✓ Vibration, temp, pressure, power | ✗ Vibration only | ✗ One type at a time |
| Expertise Required | ✓ Technician is enough | ✗ CAT III engineer | ✗ Specialist needed |
| Real-time FFT | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Balancing Module | ✓ Single & two-plane | Separate product | ✗ |
| Power Quality Analysis | ✓ P/Q/S, harmonics, phasor | ✗ | ✗ |
| Commissioning Module | ✓ Built-in | Separate project | ✗ |
| ISO 10816-3 / 20816-3 Built-in | ✓ Pre-configured | Config required | ✗ Manual |
| Professional Reports | ✓ Integrated WYSIWYG | Separate module $$$ | Manual Word |
| On-Premise Data | ✓ Available | Cloud forced | ✓ |
| Works with Existing NI Hardware | ✓ All NI-DAQmx devices | ✗ Proprietary sensors | ✓ |
| Automatic Updates | ✓ Included | Maintenance contract | ✗ |
Two ways in — no six-figure system, no commitment.
Acquire, view live and record to TDMS / CSV / Excel with no licence and no time limit. Keep it as long as you like.
Every module unlocked — commissioning, analysis, reporting and the AI assistant. No credit card required.
Per-feature licensing — add the modules you need, when you need them. Support from day one.
Free logger forever, or a 30-day full trial — no credit card. Support included from day one.
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