Fluke 810 Vibration Meter Software and Firmware

Software Update

Viewer Software v.2.0.0 Upgrade

What is new?

  • Added Windows 8.1 compatibility
  • Addition of overall vibration readings so you can quickly assess the overall health of a machine in addition to each of the individual machine faults
  • Diagnostic report now includes valuable reference data such as: the highest amplitude peak, the reference speed (1x RPM), the overall vibration level to help determine whether vibration data is of good quality, or whether other factors may be interfering
  • Broader machine speed flexibility allowing you to test more assets including belt drives, gear boxes, and bevel gears
  • Minor bug fixes and enhancements

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make sure that you back up your data prior to the installation. Read the following instructions prior to installation if you have a previous version of Viewer Software installed.

A. Upgrading Viewer from Viewer version 1.0.8 or higher

  1. Open Viewer Software.
  2. Click on the "Preferences" menu at the top.
  3. Select "Create Backup" from the menu at the left.
  4. Click the "Browse" button to select the location for the backup file and then click "Create Backup" button.
  5. Once backup is created, uninstall the current version of the Viewer Software by clicking "Uninstall Viewer Software" from Start Programs Fluke.

Install the new Viewer version by clicking on the .exe file, you previously downloaded from the link above.

Once the installation is complete, restore your backup data by following the steps below:

  1. Open Viewer Software.
  2. Click on "Preferences" menu at the top.
  3. Select "Restore Backup" from the menu at the left.
  4. Click the "Browse" button to select the location of the backup file you created prior to installation and then click the "Restore Backup" button.

B. Upgrading Viewer from Viewer versions prior to 1.0.8

If you are upgrading from Viewer versions prior to 1.0.8, the upgrade will erase all machine setup and diagnostic history from your PC.

Restoring erased data to the Viewer software application:

  1. If data is still on the Fluke 810 tester, import it back into the Viewer software within the Transfer function.
  2. If data is located only on the Viewer software, PRIOR TO UPGRADING, archive the data by generating .pdf reports for each machine setup, using the Viewer software's report function. Note: Data gather prior to Viewer v1.5 cannot be restored to the Tester.

Viewer v2.0 or greater is compatible with 32 bit and 64 bit Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 operating systems.

Firmware Update

Fluke 810 Vibration Tester Firmware v3.0 (.CAB)

Firmware upgrade instructions (.pdf)

Version

Date

Description
3.0 5/11/2015
  • Addition of overall vibration readings so you can quickly assess the overall health of a machine in addition to each of the individual machine faults
  • Enhanced data including detailed diagnostics reports and spectral diagrams to help confirm data quality, and narrow down the root cause of failures
  • Broader machine speed flexibility allowing you to test more assets including belt drives, gear boxes, and bevel gears
  • Addition of simple, intuitive illustrations of each machine-train to make gathering data fast, allowing for identification of bearing locations while taking measurements in the field
  • Minor bug fixes
2.24 8/24/2012
  • Addition of Nordic Languages to the User Interface
  • Calibration error fix
2.20 6/18/2012
  • Spanish language translation updates
2.19 12/31/2011
  • Spanish and Italian language translation updates
  • Minor bug fix to allow complete diagnostic display in all languages when scrolling
2.16 5/27/2011
  • Minor bug fix to allow complete diagnostic display in all languages when scrolling
2.15 4/14/2011
  • Minor bug fix to allow complete diagnostic display in French language when scrolling
2.14 4/1/2011
  • User interface enhancements related to number of measurement locations for close-coupled machines
  • French language updates
2.13 3/17/2011
  • User interface enhancements related to machine setup
2.12 2/17/2011
  • Spanish language updates
2.11 1/12/2011
  • Spanish language updates
2.10 11/16/2010
  • Chinese and Spanish language updates
  • Minor bug fixes
2.9 10/11/2010
  • Minor bug fixes
2.8 9/27/2010
  • Improved tachometer performance in terms of data capture speed
  • User interface enhancements to provide access to measurement history via the Diagnosis screen
2.7 6/16/2010
  • Updated diagnostic engine
  • Minor bug fixes
2.6 5/10/2010
  • German language updates
  • User interface enhancements to battery charging progress indicator