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Digiducer® Vibration Testing Quick Start Guides

Get Your USB Digital Accelerometer Up and Running

Getting Started with Windows 10/11

  1. Plug the Smart Sensor (e.g. 333D01, 333D04, 485B39 etc.) into a USB port on your PC.
  2. Windows should automatically detect and set up the device. A notification will populate in the lower right-hand corner. Sometimes the notification will not populate, don’t worry. The device will still be set up automatically.
setting up a device
  1. Right-click on the speaker icon in the notification tray

speaker icon

  1. Select “Sounds” from the menu

sounds menu

To open the old Sound settings panel in Windows 11, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click on the volume icon in the system tray.
  2. Select "Sound settings"
  3. Scroll down and select "More sound settings"

win 11 sound settings

Another way to access the sound setting in Windows 10/11 is to simply type/run the mmsys.cpl command.

  1. Clicking on the “Recording” tab will show a list of available recording devices. There will be a new “Microphone” there labeled “333D01 1XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” where X will be numbers specific to your sensor

recording tab

  1. Click the device in the Sound Menu, which will highlight it. Then click the “Set Default” button near the bottom to set the sensor as the default recording device so that it will remain active. There should be a green check mark next to the name of the "Microphone". (You can tap the sensor at this point and there should be activity in the amplitude meter.)
  2. Next, click the “Properties” button next to the “Set Default” button.

select properties

  1. Select the “Advanced” tab under Microphone Properties

general tab

  1. Select a sample rate of 48,000 Hz and 24 bit (Studio Quality)

advanced tab

  1. Save these settings by clicking the “OK” button until the windows are all closed.
  2. Use the application of your choice to measure the sensor’s input. For a list of applications visit our Software page.

*For more information on how to attach the sensor to your test object, an overview of mounting techniques can be found here.