Multi-Instrument (Standard) with a CD, a hard key (USB dongle) and a softkey

Turn a PC into multiple virtual instruments!  

 

1. Introduction of Multi-Instrument (Standard)

Multi-Instrument (Standard) is a powerful PC based multi-function virtual instrument software. It supports a variety of hardware ranging from sound cards which are available in almost all computers to proprietary ADC and DAC hardware such as VT DSO, VT IEPE, VT CAMP, VT RTA, NI DAQmx cards and so on. It consists of a dual trace oscilloscope, a real time spectrum analyzer, a signal generator and a multimeter, and can run them simultaneously. 

For a sound card based system, software triggering is supported.  It features a specially designed data acquisition approach, which is able to monitor the input signal continuously without missing any trigger event before a frame of data is collected. It has a very fast screen refresh rate (typically greater than 50 frames per second). It supports sophisticated triggering method including pre-trigger and post-trigger. Both level trigger and differential trigger are supported.  For a non sound card based system, the triggering capability depends on the hardware used. Hardware triggering is supported if the hardware used supports it.  Software triggering is supported if the hardware used supports data streaming. 

The software has a multilingual user interface, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.  It has been widely used in education, scientific research, audio engineering, electronic engineering, medical diagnosis, vibration analysis, etc.

The software can be downloaded from virtins.com for a 21-day fully functional FREE trial using your sound card as the ADC and DAC device.

 

2. Functions of Multi-Instrument (Standard)

A comprehensive range of functions are provided in Multi-Instrument (Standard), including:

(1) Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope Mode: dual-trace waveform, waveform addition, subtraction and multiplication, Lissajous Pattern, transient signal recording, voltmeter. AM, FM, PM Demodulation. Linear and exponential average...

Recording Mode: Record data to the hard disk continuously until the recording process is stopped manually or 2 gigabytes of data has been recorded, whichever  is earlier. During the recording process, acquired data will still be analyzed and displayed to keep the screen updated in real time. 

Roll Mode: Data displayed in the Oscilloscope will shift left gradually while the newly acquired data are added from the right. 

(2) Spectrum Analyzer

RMS amplitude spectrum, relative amplitude spectrum, octave analysis (1/1,1/3,1/6,1/12,1/24, 1/48, 1/96), frequency compensation, frequency weighting (A,B,C,ITU-R 468), moving average smoothing, peak hold, linear average, exponential average, measurement of THD, THD+N, SNR, SINAD, Noise Level, IMD, Bandwidth, Crosstalk, Harmonics, Peaks, and Energy in user defined frequency bands, phase spectrum, auto correlation function, cross correlation function...

(3) Signal Generator

Function generation, multitone generation, arbitrary waveform generation, burst tone generation, MLS generation, DTMF generation, musical scale generation, white noise and pink noise generation, and frequency/amplitude sweep signal generation. Fade In / Fade Out of the output signal.  AM, FM, PM modulation...

(4) Multimeter

RMS, dBV, dBu, dBSPL, dB(A), dB(B), dB(C), Frequency Counter, RPM, Counter, Duty Cycle, Frequency/Voltage Conversion, Cycle RMS, Cycle Mean.  The latter seven modes involves a pulse counting process, with the counter trigger level, hysteresis, frequency dividing ratio adjustable.

 

3. Function Allocation in Multi-Instrument Series

The full package of Multi-Instrument has six levels and five add-on modules/functions.

The six levels are: Sound Card Oscilloscope (listed price US$39.95), Sound Card Spectrum Analyzer (listed price US$59.95), Sound Card Signal Generator (listed price US$39.95), Multi-Instrument Lite (listed price US$79.95), Multi-Instrument Standard (listed price US$129.95), Multi-Instrument Pro (listed price US$229.95).

The six add-on modules/functions are: Spectrum 3D Plot (listed price US$99.95), Data Logger (listed price US$99.95), LCR Meter (listed price US$99.95), Device Test Plan (listed price US$99.95), Vibrometer (listed price US$99.95), Dedicated Hardware Support (listed price US$99.95). 

Note: the item here is for one license of Multi-Instrument (Standard) without any add-on modules/functions (listed price US$129.95) , a CD (listed price US$12.95), and a USB Hardkey (listed price US$49.95).

The following table shows the function allocation matrix for the six levels of Multi-Instrument . (the functions of the five add-on modules/functions are not listed here) 

                                                                                             Basic Modules                Legend: ✔- Function available 

Functions\Levels

Sound Card Oscilloscope

Sound Card Spectrum Analyzer

Sound Card Signal Generator

Multi-Instrument Lite

Multi-Instrument Standard

 

Multi-Instrument Pro

US$39.95

US$59.95

US$39.95

US$79.95

US$129.95

US$229.95

General Functions
ADC/DAC HardwareSound Card MME
Sound Card ASIO     
Other Hardware   
vtDAQ, vtDAO software developmentLicense automatically activated with the presence of the corresponding hardware, e.g. a USB hardkey or a VT DSO.
File OperationLoad WAV file
Load TXT file    
Load WAV file frame by frame (for long WAV file)    
Combine WAV file
Extract data and save them into a new WAV file
Save/load panel setting
Data ExportCopy Text to Clipboard
Copy BMP to Clipboard
Print Preview
Print
Export as TXT file
Export as BMP file
Trigger SettingsTrigger Mode 
Trigger Source 
Trigger Edge 
Trigger Level 
Trigger Delay 
High Frequency Rejection   
Noise Rejection   
Sampling SettingsSampling Rate
Sampling Channels
Sampling Bit Resolution
Record Length 
CalibrationInput 
Output  
Probe 
Sound Pressure Level 
F/V Conversion    
Latency for Sync. Output/Input     
Sensor Sensitivity 
Load Factor for Power Calculation 
Graph OperationZoom
Scroll
Cursor Reader
Marker
Chart Type
Line Width
Color
Fast/Slow Display Mode
Refresh Delay
Font Size
Roll Mode
Reference Curve    
OthersGain Adjustment
Input Peak Indicator
Sound Card Selection
Sampling Parameter Auto Setting
Multilingual GUIs
Show/Hide Toolbar
Lock/Unlock Panel Setting
Hot Panel Setting Toolbar
ActiveX Automation Server
Oscilloscope
TypeIndividual Waveform(offline)
Waveform Addition (offline)
Waveform Subtraction  (offline)
Waveform Multiplication (offline)
Lissajous Pattern (offline)
Digital FilteringFFT Low Pass    
FFT High Pass    
FFT Band Pass    
FFT Band Stop    
FFT Frequency Response    
FIR Low Pass    
FIR High Pass    
FIR Band Pass    
FIR Band Stop    
FIR Frequency Response    
IIR Coefficients    
OthersMax, Min, Mean, RMS (offline)
Record Mode    
Persistence Display Mode 
Equivalent Time Sampling Mode 
Analog & Digital Signal Mixed Display   
Spectrum Analyzer
TypeAmplitude Spectrum  
Phase Spectrum  
Auto-Correlation  
Cross-Correlation  
Coherence     
Gain and Phase     
Impulse Response     
Intra-Frame ProcessingFrequency Compensation  
Frequency Weighting  
Remove DC  
Smoothing via Moving Average  
Inter-Frame ProcessingPeak Hold  
Linear Averaging  
Exponential Average  
Parameter MeasurementTHD, THD+N, SNR, SINAD, Noise Level, ENOB  
IMD  
Bandwidth  
Crosstalk  
Harmonics & Phase  
Energy in User Defined Frequency Bands  
Peaks, SFDR  
FFTFFT Size 128~32768  
FFT Size 65536~4194034     
Intra-Frame Average  
Window Function  
Window Overlap  
OtherPeak Frequency Detection  
Cross Correlation Peak Detection  
Octave Analysis (1/1, 1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, 1/96)  
Linear/Log Scale for X and Y  
Signal Generator
WaveformSine  
Rectangle  
Triangle  
Saw Tooth  
White Noise  
Pink Noise  
MultiTones  
Arbitrary Waveform  
MLS  
DTMF  
Musical Scale  
Wave File    
Play Waveform in Oscilloscope
Cyclic Play Waveform in Oscilloscope
Burst (Mask)Normal  
Phase Locked  
 FadeFade In  
Fade Out  
SweepFrequency Sweep  (Linear/Log)  
Amplitude Sweep  (Linear/Log)  
OthersSoftware Loopback  (all channels)  
Software Loopback  (1 channels)   
Sync. with Oscilloscope     
Save as WAV file  
Save as TXT file  
DDS   
DC Offset   
Multimeter
TypeRMS    
dBV    
dBu    
dBSPL    
dBSPL(A)    
dBSPL(B)    
dBSPL(C)    
Frequency Counter   
RPM    
Counter    
Duty Cycle    
Frequency/Voltage    
Cycle RMS    
Cycle Mean    
SettingsCounter Trigger Hysteresis   
Counter Trigger Level   
Frequency Divider   
DDP Viewer
FunctionDDP & UDDP Display     
HH, H, L, LL Alarm   
Set Display Precision   
Define UDDP   


4. Specifications

For a sound card based system:

  • Scan Time:                    100µs~500s*
  • Sampling Rate*:             Max. 768 kHz
  • Bandwidth*:                  10Hz~200kHz
  • Bit Depth*:                    8, 16,24
  • Voltage Range*:            Max -1V~1V
  • Input Channel:               Ch.A, Ch. B
  • Output Channel:            Ch.A, Ch. B
  • Trigger Mode:               Auto, Normal, Single, Slow
  • Trigger Edge:                 Rising, Failing, Differential
  • Trigger Delay:                Pre-Trigger, Post-Trigger
  • Trigger Source:              Ch. A, Ch. B
  • FFT Size:                      128~4194304
  • Window Functions:        55 types
  • Window Overlap:          0%~99%
  • Octave Analysis:            1/1, 1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, 1/96
  • Frequency Weighting:    A, B, C, ITU-R 468

* Sound Card dependent         * Computer Memory dependent

 

For a non sound card based system:

Please refer to the respective hardware manual.

 

5. System Requirement

PC or Laptop with Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11, 32 bit or 64 bit, screen resolution is recommended to be greater than 1024 × 600 pixels.

For a sound card based system, 8, 16 or 24 bit Windows compatible sound card is required.

The software also supports NI DAQmx cards such as NI USB 6009.

 

6. What are contained in the package to be shipped

It contains:

1. One CD for Multi-Instrument software.  Note: the software is strictly copy-protected, once it is installed, it runs under 21-day fully functional (i.e. Pro version + the five add-on modules/functions) FREE trial mode. You need to use either a hardkey or a softkey (activation code) to activate the software to Multi-Instrument (Standard).

2. One USB Hardkey (dongle). Note: The hardkey is initialized to Multi-Instrument (standard). It is remotely upgradable and does not need a driver to run under Windows XP or above.

 Please note that no ADC/DAC hardware contained in this item!

 

7. What else will be given?

In addition, one softkey (activation code) will be given within 24 hours after you register your software at our website. Note that the softkey can only unlock the software on the computer which you register with us.  It is NOT a generic activation code.  Internet connection is NOT required to run the software.

 

8. What does "one hardkey and one softkey" imply?

It implies that you can run the software on the registered computer with the softkey,  and on any computer with the hardkey. In other words, you can run the software on two different computers simultaneously.

 

9. Software Upgrade policy

Software upgrade in the same level is always FREE. When a new version is available, you can just uninstall your current version, download and re-install the new version. The software will be activated automatically.

Software upgrade to a higher level can be purchased from virtins.com. Both the softkey and hardkey given are remotely upgradable.

 

10. Shipping

We ship worldwide.

The item will be shipped via express mail service within 24 hours after the payment is received. It will take normally about 5~8 days to deliver to you (e.g. USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea...).  In some specially cases, or special places (e.g. Italy), it may take a little longer time. The shipping and handling charge is fixed at US$30 for all places. Tracking information online will be provided 2 days after shipping. You MUST provide us your telephone number as required by the courier company to facilitate the delivery! 

 

11. Refund Policy

Returns for malfunctional items are accepted for a full refund or exchange within 7 days after you receive the item.  For full refund, item must be in the same condition as received with all accessories.  Returned items must be delivered with postage prepaid by the customer.  You must contact us first before you return it.  No refund will be given once the softkey (activation code) is issued to you. We strongly recommend that you try it out from virtins.com first before you buy it. Please contact us if you are in doubt before you place your order.