The PCE-VM 31-HA is a Human Vibration Analyzer designed specifically for measuring human vibration in the workplace, capable of calculating both hand-arm vibration measurements according to ISO 5349 and whole-body vibration measurements according to ISO 2631. This device is particularly useful for assessing risks related to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome, helping to measure exposure action values (EAVs) and exposure limit values (ELVs) to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
The analyzer is equipped for tri-axial measurement (Xh, Yh, and Zh axes) and includes features such as velocity, acceleration, displacement measurements, and a 3 channel FFT for frequency analysis. The device supports TEDS, enabling automatic detection and identification of TEDS-capable sensors. With its 4 independent measuring channels, it can display data in various forms like interval, running, or maximum RMS (MTVV), estimated vibration dose value (eVDV), vector sum, peak, and maximum peak values. The acceleration data can be shown as FFT with up to 125 lines, providing detailed insight into vibration characteristics.
Technical specifications
Measuring range | Sensor with 1 mV/(m/s²) | Sensor with 10 mV/(m/s²) |
Acceleration | 1100 m/s² / 3609 ft/s² | 110 m/s² / 361 ft/s² |
Velocity | 100 mm/s … 10,000 mm/s 4.0 in/s … 394.0 in/s (1 kHz/1 Hz) |
10 mm/s … 1,000 mm/s 0.4 in/s … 39.4 in/s (1 kHz/1 Hz) |
Displacement (Peak) | 250 µm … 15,000 µm 0.01 in … 0.6 in (5 Hz/250 Hz) |
25 µm … 1,500 µm 0.001 in … 0.06 in (5 Hz/250 Hz) |
Display resolution (1 / 10 mV/(m/s²)) | ||
Acceleration | 0.01 m/s² / 0.4 in/s² | |
Velocity | 0.1 mm/s / 0.004 in/s | |
Displacement | 1 µm / 4 x 10-5 in | |
Linearity range | > 75 dB for ±6 % error | |
Noise | < 0.003 m/s² / 0.12 in/s² | |
Inputs | 4 Low-Power-IEPE inputs; 0.7 mA / 17 V; TEDS support, IEEE1451.4, Template 25 | |
Sensor sensibility | 0.8 – 120 mV/(m/s²) | |
Display units human vibration (acceleration) |
Interval RMS vector sum max. running RMS (MTVV) vibration dose value (VDV) |
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Display units acceleration, velocity, displacement | running RMS maximum RMS vector sum peak value maximum peak value |
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Filters | Weighting filters: Wb, Wc, Wd, Wh, Wj, Wk, Wm | |
Unweighted: 6.3 – 1259 Hz (H/A) / 0.4 – 100 Hz (G/K) | ||
Acceleration: 0.1 – 2000 Hz / 1 – 1000 Hz | ||
Velocity: 1 – 100 Hz / 2 – 1000 Hz / 10 – 1000 Hz | ||
Displacement: 5 – 250 Hz | ||
Frequency analysis (FFT) | 125 lines for X/Y/Z, peak spectrum of acceleration, 3 – 240 / 6 – 480 / 12 – 960 / 24 – 1920 Hz | |
Data memory | Flash, 10,000 measurements, 1,000 FFts, each with date, time and comment | |
Display | OLED, 128 x 160 pixels, coloured | |
Interface | USB 2.0, full speed, CDC-mode (virtual COM port), via cable VM2x-USB | |
Batteries | 3 x 1.5 V AAA batteries or accumulators (LR03 or HR03) | |
Environmental conditions | -20° C … +60° C / -4° F … +140° F < 95 % RH |
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Approx. dimensions | 125 mm x 65 mm x 27 mm 4.9 in x 2.6 in x 1.1 in (without connectors) |
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Approx. weight | 140 g / 0.31 lbs |