Software and Downloading

The P33 Real-Time Analyzer comes with the software and download cable included in the price.

The meter has both USB and RS232 ports and so should connect to your computer without difficulty.

The Acoustic Toolbox software offers the following features:

• Real-Time display of the noise levels
• Configuring the meter (similar to using the meter's menus)
• Downloads all measurements
• Graphical and Tabular display of the measurements
• Export to spreadsheet (Excel or similar) for further reporting

Live Display

Graphical Display

With so many different data sets available from the meter, often the most useful option is to export the data to Excel (or similar spreadsheet program) so that you can easily create custom reports, graphs and calculations.

All measurements can be exported in this way, from simple broadband results to 1/3 octave band spectra repeated every 125 ms.

The real-time analyzer has built-in menus, so you can configure it without having to connect to a computer. However, it is often easier to configure it from the computer screen. There are many different settings, but here are the most commonly used ones:

• Start screen - Broadband or Filtered, Numerical or Graphical
• Default frequency weightings and time weightings
• Integration times
• Measurement storage options and rates

All these settings can be changed in the field, but it is useful to be able to set the meter's default settings to those you use most.