MTS 494-05 User Manual

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MTS Model 494.05 Handset

Product Information

100-194-691 B

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Publication information

MANUAL PART NUMBER PUBLICATION DATE MTS 793 SOFTWARE RELEASE

100-194-691 A November 2008 Version 5.1 or later

100-194-691 B August 2009 Version 5.2 or later

Contents

Model 494.05 Handset 5

Overview 6

About the Model 494.05 Handset 6

About Display Pages 7

Handset Controls Quick Reference Guide 8

Exclusive Control Procedures: Quick Reference Guide 9

Manual Command 9

Hydraulic Control 9

Interlock Reset/Override 9

Auto Offset 9

Handset Setup Procedures 10

Model 494.05 Handset Connections 10

Model 494.05 Handset Hwi File Editor Settings 11

About Exclusive Control 12

About Exclusive Control and the Handset 13

The “Allow exclusive control at any level” Control 14

How to Assign Exclusive Control to a Handset 16

How to Return Exclusive Control to the Station Manager Application 17

How to Select a Handset 18

How to Set the Thumbwheel Speed 18

How to Set the Handset Thumbwheel Direction 19

How to Allow Exclusive Control at Any Access Level 20

MTS Model 494.05 Handset Contents

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Handset Control Procedures 21

How to Limit Manual Command with the Handset 21

How to Reset/Override Interlocks 22

How to Apply Hydraulics When the Active Mode Signal Is Saturated 23

How to Use Auto Offset 23

How to Use Manual Command to Move the Actuator 24

How to Control Hydraulics 25

How to Run Programs from the Handset 26

How to Clear Error Messages from the Display 27

Index 29

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Contents

MTS Model 494.05 Handset

Model 494.05 Handset

Overview About the Model 494.05 Handset 6

About Display Pages 7

Handset Controls Quick Reference Guide 8

Exclusive Control Procedures: Quick Reference Guide 9

Handset setup

procedures

Handset control

procedures

Model 494.05 Handset Connections 10

Model 494.05 Handset Hwi File Editor Settings 11

About Exclusive Control 12

About Exclusive Control and the Handset 13

How to Assign Exclusive Control to a Handset 16

How to Return Exclusive Control to the Station Manager Application 17

How to Select a Handset 18

How to Set the Thumbwheel Speed 18

How to Set the Handset Thumbwheel Direction 19

How to Allow Exclusive Control at Any Access Level 20

How to Limit Manual Command with the Handset 21

How to Reset/Override Interlocks 22

How to Apply Hydraulics When the Active Mode Signal Is Saturated 23

How to Use Auto Offset 23

How to Use Manual Command to Move the Actuator 24

How to Control Hydraulics 25

MTS Model 494.05 Handset

How to Run Programs from the Handset 26

How to Clear Error Messages from the Display 27

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Overview

Overview

About the Model 494.05 Handset

The Model 494.05 Handset is a portable device that provides another interface
(in addition to the Station Manager application) where you can control a station.
Either the Station Manager application or the handset (not both) can have
“exclusive control” of a station.

Handset functions:

• Reset/override interlocks

• Energize and de-energize system

hydraulics (hydraulic power unit, hydraulic
service manifold, or both)

• Monitor sensor signals

• Perform auto offset on selected signals

• Manually control the actuator

• Run/Stop/Hold the test program

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MTS Model 494.05 Handset

About Display Pages

*MC SN1 Channel 2
>Displ 130.5 mm

-Force 234 kN

To enter exclusive control:

Press (Exclusive Control).

To change display pages:

Press

or to select

different display pages.

Display

Page

Function

HC = Hydraulic Control

Each HPU and HSM has a
Hydraulic Control (HC) page where
you can apply hydraulics.

*HC SN1 HSM1
T2=J28B

> Off

- Low

High

AO = Auto Offset

Auto offset sets the output of the
selected signal to zero without
regard to the physical position of
the actuator or specimen loading.

*AO SN1 Ch 1

-Displ 130.5 mm

Force 234 kN

MC = Manual Command

Press to turn on manual
thumbwheel control of the active
selection (>).

*MC SN1 Ch 2

>Displ 130.5

-Force 234 kN

Overview

The handset user interface groups control functions into display pages. Display
pages are functional only when the handset has “exclusive control” of the station.

The first two characters in the top line of the display indicate the display page
function: MC=manual command, AO=auto offset, and HC=hydraulic control.

MTS Model 494.05 Handset

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Overview

*MC SN1 Ch 2
>Displ 130.5

-Force 234 kN
Strain 0.738 mm/m

*

MC SN1 Ch 2

Display Pages:

MC = Manual Command

AO = Auto Offset

HC = Hydraulic Control

Station Number

(interlock number
assigned to station)

Channel
Name

Page Forward

Page Back

Hydraulics Indicator

ON = high or low hydraulics
OFF = hydraulics off

Interlock Reset/Override

Each time you press Reset/
Override, the interlocks are

overridden for 10 seconds
(10 presses=100 seconds).

Program Stop

(active at all times)

Enter

Press to make an item
marked with the scroll
pointer (–) active.

> = active selection

– = scroll position

Exclusive Control

Press to activate exclusive
handset control of the station.

When the handset has
exclusive control, the Station
Manager application cannot
initiate actuator movement.

By default, the Station
Manager application must be
at the Operator access level
for handset operation. You
can change this so the
handset can operate at any
access level.

Program Run

Runs a previously loaded
program or the function
generator.

Thumbwheel

When Manual Command is
active, use the thumbwheel to
position the actuator.

Manual Command (MC)

Press to turn on thumbwheel
control of the actuator using the
selected active-mode signal (>).

Hydraulics OFF

Press to turn off all HSMs and
HPUs assigned to the station
(active at all times).

Interlock Indicator

ON = interlock condition
OFF = no interlock
Blinking = interlock override

Program Hold

Scroll Down

The scroll pointer (–) indicates the
position as you scroll down a list.

* = Exclusive Control

Select

Display

Pages

Handset Controls Quick Reference Guide

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MTS Model 494.05 Handset

Exclusive Control Procedures: Quick Reference Guide

Manual Command

1. Press .

2. Press to select a
command signal.

3. Press to activate
Manual Command.

4. Use the thumbwheel to
position the actuator.

5. Press to exit
Manual Command.

*MC SN1 Ch 2

>Displ 130.5 mm

-Force 234 kN

Hydraulic Control

1. Press or to
display the Hydraulic
Control (HC) page.

2. Press to make the
current selection (-)
active (>).

*HC SN1 HSM1
T2=J28B

> Off

- Low

High

Interlock Reset/Override

1. Press .

2. The Reset/Override
timer appears.

*MC SN1 Ch 2

>Displ 130.5 mm

-Force 234 kN

* Reset/Override

Override: 100

-Reset

Auto Offset

1. Press to select a
signal (-).

2. Press to perform
Auto Offset.

*AO SN1 Ch 1

-Displ 130.5 mm

Force 234 kN

*AO SN1 Ch 1

-Displ _ 130.5 mm

Force 234 kN

*MC SN1 Ch 2
>Displ 130.5

-Force 234 kN
Strain 0.738 mm/m

To enter exclusive control:

Press (Exclusive Control).

To change display pages:

Press or to select
different display pages.

To select options:

Press (Scroll Down) to
move down the list of selections.

Press (Enter) to make the
current selection (-) active (>).

Overview

MTS Model 494.05 Handset

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Handset Setup Procedures

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5
6
7
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Model 494.40 I/O Carrier Board

Model 494.05 Handset

VME Card Cage

J1A

494.47 Dual UART/

Encoder Conditioner

Mezzanine Card

J1B

J2A

J2B

J3A

J3B

J4A

J4B

Handset Setup Procedures

Model 494.05 Handset Connections

The Model 494.05 Handset connects to one of the following serial boards:

• FlexTest 40, 60, 100, 200 systems—a Model 494.47 Dual UART/Digital

Transducer Conditioner mezzanine card that is installed on a Model 494.40
I/O Carrier board can support up to two handsets.

• FlexTest IIm, GT, and TestStar IIm systems—a Model 498.71B GRES III

board can support up to four handsets.

Sharing handsets When you use the Station Manager application to select a handset, that handset

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Handset cables Handset cables are available in different lengths ranging from 3–30.5 m

cannot be used by other stations. To assign the handset to a different station, you
must first deselect the handset from a station (change handset selection to None).
You can then go to another station and use the Station Manager application to
select the handset.

To use the handset on a different system, disconnect the handset from the I/O
carrier and the Station Manager application automatically deselects the handset
from any station. You can then plug the handset into a different system whose
.hwi file includes a handset.

(9.8–100 ft). The maximum cable length is 61 m (200 ft.).

MTS Model 494.05 Handset