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How to Get Technical Support |
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Before You Contact MTS 8 |
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If You Contact MTS by Phone |
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Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals 10 |
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Preface 13 |
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Before You Begin |
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Conventions |
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Documentation Conventions |
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Introduction |
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Learn About Your Controller Here |
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New Features in Version 5.30 |
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Controller Overview |
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About MTS FlexTest Models 40/60/100/200 Controllers 20 |
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FlexTest SE Controller Description |
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FlexTest IIm Controller Description |
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Controller Hardware Options 32 |
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About TEDS Sensors |
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Controller Software |
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Model 793.00 System Software Bundle |
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Software Options Available with Key Codes |
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Software Options Available on Separate Media |
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Operational Overview |
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About Projects 46 |
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Understanding Projects |
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Using Project Manager to Modify Projects |
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About Hardware Interface Files |
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Understanding Hardware Interface Files 49 |
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About Station Configurations 51 |
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About the Station Builder Application |
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Using the Station Builder Application to Create Station Configurations 52 |
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Station Builder Application Window 53 |
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About Assigning Parameters to Station Configurations 54 |
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About Parameter Sets |
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Using the Station Manager Application to Create Parameter Sets 55 |
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Station Manager Application Windows |
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About Compensators |
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About Test Designs |
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Understanding Test Design Files |
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Designing Tests with the Basic TestWare Application 65 |
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Designing Tests with MultiPurpose TestWare |
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MPT Process Types 69 |
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MultiPurpose TestWare Windows |
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About Running Tests |
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Understanding Files Used for Testing |
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Test Desktop |
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Monitoring Test Information |
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Installed 793 Files 83 |
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File Types and Locations |
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About System Information |
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About Controller Information 84 |
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About Project Information |
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About Program Information 86 |
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Perform a Practice Test |
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About Setting Up a Practice Test 87 |
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Steps to Run a Test 89 |
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Documentation 97 |
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Contents |
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Start with your manuals
Technical support methods
www.mts.com
Telephone
Fax
Outside the U.S.
The manuals supplied by MTS provide most of the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. If your equipment includes software, look for online help and README files that contain additional product information.
If you cannot find answers to your technical questions from these sources, you can use the internet, e-mail, telephone, or fax to contact MTS for assistance.
MTS provides a full range of support services after your system is installed. If you have any questions about a system or product, contact Technical Support in one of the following ways.
The web site provides access to our technical support staff by means of an online form:
www.mts.com > Contact MTS > Service & Technical Support button
tech.support@mts.com
MTS Call Center 800-328-2255
Weekdays 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Central Time
952-937-4515
Please include “Technical Support” in the subject line.
For technical support outside the United States, contact your local sales and service office. For a list of worldwide sales and service locations and contact information, use the Global MTS link at the MTS web site:
www.mts.com > Global MTS > (choose your region in the right-hand column) > (choose the location closest to you)
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Know your site number and system number
Know information from prior technical assistance
Identify the problem
MTS can help you more efficiently if you have the following information available when you contact us for support.
The site number contains your company number and identifies your equipment type (such as material testing or simulation). The number is typically written on a label on your equipment before the system leaves MTS. If you do not know your MTS site number, contact your sales engineer.
Example site number: 571167
When you have more than one MTS system, the system job number identifies your system. You can find your job number in your order paperwork.
Example system number: US1.42460
If you have contacted MTS about this problem before, we can recall your file based on the:
•MTS notification number
•Name of the person who helped you
Describe the problem and know the answers to the following questions:
•How long and how often has the problem occurred?
•Can you reproduce the problem?
•Were any hardware or software changes made to the system before the problem started?
•What are the equipment model numbers?
•What is the controller model (if applicable)?
•What is the system configuration?
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Know relevant computer information
Know relevant software information
For a computer problem, have the following information available:
•Manufacturer’s name and model number
•Operating software type and service patch information
•Amount of system memory
•Amount of free space on the hard drive where the application resides
•Current status of hard-drive fragmentation
•Connection status to a corporate network
For software application problems, have the following information available:
•The software application’s name, version number, build number, and (if available) software patch number. This information can typically be found in the About selection in the Help menu.
•The names of other applications on your computer, such as:
–Anti-virus software
–Screen savers
–Keyboard enhancers
–Print spoolers
–Messaging applications
A Call Center agent registers your call before connecting you with a technical support specialist. The agent asks you for your:
•Site number
•Name
•Company name
•Company address
•Phone number where you can be reached
If your issue has a notification number, please provide that number. A new issue will be assigned a unique notification number.
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Identify system type
Be prepared to troubleshoot
Write down relevant information
After you call
To enable the Call Center agent to connect you with the most qualified technical support specialist available, identify your system as one of the following types:
•Electromechanical material test system
•Hydromechanical material test system
•Vehicle test system
•Vehicle component test system
•Aero test system
Prepare to perform troubleshooting while on the phone:
•Call from a telephone close to the system so that you can implement suggestions made over the phone.
•Have the original operating and application software media available.
•If you are not familiar with all aspects of the equipment operation, have an experienced user nearby to assist you.
In case Technical Support must call you:
•Verify the notification number.
•Record the name of the person who helped you.
•Write down any specific instructions.
MTS logs and tracks all calls to ensure that you receive assistance for your problem or request. If you have questions about the status of your problem or have additional information to report, please contact Technical Support again and provide your original notification number.
Use the Problem Submittal Form to communicate problems with your software, hardware, manuals, or service that are not resolved to your satisfaction through the technical support process. The form includes check boxes that allow you to indicate the urgency of your problem and your expectation of an acceptable response time. We guarantee a timely response—your feedback is important to us.
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Access the Problem Submittal Form:
•In the back of many MTS manuals (postage paid form to be mailed to MTS)
•www.mts.com > Contact Us > Problem Submittal Form button (electronic form to be e-mailed to MTS)
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Safety first!
Other MTS manuals
Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the Safety manual and any other safety information provided with your system. Improper installation, operation, or maintenance can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, or damage to your equipment and specimen. Again, read and understand the safety information provided with your system before you continue. It is very important that you remain aware of hazards that apply to your system.
In addition to this manual, you may receive additional manuals in paper or electronic form.
You may also receive an MTS System Documentation CD. It contains an electronic copy of the manuals that pertain to your test system, such as:
•Hydraulic and mechanical component manuals
•Assembly drawings
•Parts lists
•Operation manual
•Preventive maintenance manual
Controller and application software manuals are typically included on the software CD distribution disc(s).
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Conventions
Hazard conventions
Notes
Special terms
The following paragraphs describe some of the conventions that are used in your MTS manuals.
Hazard notices may be embedded in this manual. These notices contain safety information that is specific to the activity to be performed. Hazard notices immediately precede the step or procedure that may lead to an associated hazard. Read all hazard notices carefully and follow all directions and recommendations. Three different levels of hazard notices may appear in your manuals. Following are examples of all three levels.
Note For general safety information, see the safety information provided with your system.
DANGER
Danger notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a high level of risk which, if ignored, will result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.
WARNING
Warning notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if ignored, can result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.
CAUTION
Caution notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a low level of risk which, if ignored, could cause moderate or minor personal injury or equipment damage, or could endanger test integrity.
Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight easily overlooked items. For example:
Note Resources that are put back on the hardware lists show up at the end of the list.
The first occurrence of special terms is shown in italics.
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Illustrations
Electronic manual conventions
Hypertext links
Conventions
Illustrations appear in this manual to clarify text. They are examples only and do not necessarily represent your actual system configuration, test application, or software.
This manual is available as an electronic document in the Portable Document File (PDF) format. It can be viewed on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.
The electronic document has many hypertext links displayed in a blue font. All blue words in the body text, along with all contents entries and index page numbers, are hypertext links. When you click a hypertext link, the application jumps to the corresponding topic.
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Conventions
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Chapter 1
Learn About Your Controller Here
Software is introduced in the order you use it
Practice test procedure
MTS Series 793 Controllers are supplied with several manuals—each pertaining to a primary attribute of the Controller, such as hardware, control software, application software, utility software, and more.
This manual integrates descriptions of all of these attributes to help you learn about your Controller as efficiently as possible. It is a not a “how-to” manual, it is a learning manual.
In this manual, the various software applications included with your Controller are described in the order you typically use them to perform tests.
For instance, the section that describes station configurations introduces the Station Builder application; the section that describes test designs introduces the Basic TestWare and MultiPurpose TestWare applications.
This manual includes a practice test procedure. By performing this procedure you will become familiar with many of the activities typically performed while testing.
If you are an existing user of Series 793 Controllers, you will find several enhancements and additions included in Version 5.30.
•Added support for CANdb databases to the 793.25 CANBus interface option.
•Added Series 793 Software support for 2500 processors.
•Added several enhancements for the Model 793.100 Hybrid Simulation (Internal Model) and Model 793.101 Hybrid Simulation (External Model) options.
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New Features in Version 5.35
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Chapter 2
Controller Overview
Types of MTS Series
793 Controllers
MTS controllers equipped with Series 793 Software are referred to as MTS Series 793 Controllers.
MTS offers several types of Series 793 Controllers. This manual pertains to the following:
•MTS FlexTest Series 40/60/100/200 Controllers
•FlexTest GT Controllers
•FlexTest SE Controllers (Basic, Plus, and 2-Channel models)
•FlexTest IIm Controllers
For information about the hardware included in FlexTest GT, FlexTest SE, and FlexTest IIm Controllers, see the MTS Models FlexTest IIm/GT/SE Controller Hardware manual (PN 100-147-133). For more information on Series 494 controllers, see the MTS Models FlexTest®40/60/100/200 Controller Hardware manual (PN 100-187-204).
Closed loop control MTS Series 793 Controllers provide closed-loop control of the mechanical and hydraulic components of a test system.
Simple Control diagram
When reduced to its basic form, a Series 793 test system typically includes these elements. (The command can also be provided by the function generator or MultiPurpose TestWare).
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About MTS FlexTest Models 40/60/100/200
Types of MTS Series
793 Controllers
MTS offers several types of Series 793 Controllers. This manual pertains to the following:
•MTS FlexTest Series 40/60/100/200 Controllers
•FlexTest GT Controllers
•FlexTest SE Controllers (Basic, Plus, and 2-Channel models)
•FlexTest IIm Controllers
Note For information about the hardware included in FlexTest GT, FlexTest SE, and FlexTest IIm Controllers, see the MTS Series 793 Controller Hardware manual (PN 100-147-133). For more information on Series 494 controllers, see the Series 494 Controller Hardware manual (PN 100-187-204).
MTS FlexTest Models 40/60/100/200 Controllers are generally used in servohydraulic test systems. They provide real-time closed-loop control, with transducer conditioning and function generation to drive various types of servoactuators.
A FlexTest Controller consists of:
•One or more Series 494 Hardware chassis that contain controller hardware.
•A computer workstation that runs MTS controller applications.
Controller capabilities
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Up to 32 |
Up to 64 |
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FlexTest 40 |
FlexTest 60 |
Back
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FlexTest 100
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(12 transition slots, 10 powered) |
FlexTest 200
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(20 transition slots, 19 powered) |
FlexTest Models 40/60/100/200 Controllers
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FlexTest GT Controller Description
FlexTest GT Controllers are PC-based multi-station digital controllers consisting of:
•A PC running Series793 Software
•A FlexTest GT Controller chassis equipped with Series 493 electronics
•An optional Handset
These components work together to control up to eight channels on up to four independent stations.
Typical FlexTest GT configuration
FlexTest GT Controllers are typically used for component or structural testing applications.
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Typical FlexTest GT
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About DUCs
FlexTest GT Controller Description
The controller chassis is typically equipped with the following Series 493 Plug-In Modules (32 maximum):
•One valve driver module per control channel (two-stage or three-stage)
•Two digital universal conditioners (DUCs) per control channel
•Hydraulic service manifold (HSM) and hydraulic power unit (HPU) interlock modules
The Model 494.25 Digital Universal Conditioners (DUCs) condition AC and DC transducers. You can use the same DUC to condition an LVDT (AC transducer) for one test, and then to condition a load cell (DC transducer) for another test.
Model 494.25 DUCs are full range conditioners. This means DUCs accurately cover the full scale of the transducer, which eliminates the need to select between ranges for transducers. DUCs also provide the resolution and repeatability required for measuring small percentages of their total range.
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FlexTest GT Controller Description
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FlexTest SE Controller Description
The FlexTest SE Controller is a fully-digital PIDF controller that is available in three configurations:
•FlexTest SE Basic
•FlexTest SE Plus
•FlexTest SE 2-Channel
FlexTest SE Basic The FlexTest SE Basic is a stand-alone controller equipped with a multicolor display panel and direct-access menu keys. It does not require a PC to operate; a special form of MTS Series 793 Software is stored directly on its internal flash memory.
The FlexTest SE Basic Controller is equipped with its own manual (FlexTest SE
User Information and Software Reference, PN 100-149-574).
FlexTest SE Controller
With the FlexTest SE Basic model, you perform all operations from the front panel controls shown here.
For the FlexTest SE Plus and FlexTest SE 2-Channel models, you typically perform most operations from a PC loaded with Series 793 Software.
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FlexTest SE Controller Description
Automated FlexTest
SE Controllers
The FlexTest SE is available in two automated configurations, the FlexTest SE Plus and the FlexTest SE 2-Channel.
The FlexTest SE Plus and FlexTest SE 2-Channel Controllers include:
•A PC with Series 793 Software
•FlexTest SE Controller equipped with Series 493 Electronics
FlexTest SE Plus
The FlexTest SE Plus provides one control channel, as shown in this axial load unit example.
FlexTest SE 2-Channel
The FlexTest SE 2-Channel provides two control channel, as shown in this axial-torsional load unit example.
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Supplemental interface for specimen handling
FlexTest SE Controller Description
If desired, the FlexTest SE Plus and FlexTest SE 2-Channel Controllers can also be used without PCs (in the FlexTest Basic configuration). The Controller is fully capable of system control without the PC.
For FlexTest SE Plus and FlexTest SE 2-Channel controllers you typically use:
•The FlexTest SE front panel controls to facilitate specimen loading
•The Station Manager application running on the PC as the primary test interface
You can position the FlexTest SE Controller near your load frame or test fixture with an adjustable arm or a portable test stand. This eliminates the need for a Remote Station Controller (RSC).
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FlexTest SE Controller Description
Booting the controller in the automated mode disables several of the menus on the front panel of the controller. These menus are used for testing in nonautomated FlexTest SE Basic models. To compensate for the disabled front-panel menus, you use the Station Manager application interface on the PC to set up and run tests.
The PC manages testing. You use a PC loaded with Series 793 Software to design and run tests.
The FlexTest Controller manages specimen installation. You use the FlexTest SE Controller to position the actuator when loading specimens.
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Typical FlexTest SE
Plus configuration
Options
FlexTest SE Controller Description
FlexTest SE Plus Controllers typically support one channel on one station, and include the following:
•VME processor capable of an update rate of 6kHz, along with a two-stage or three-stage valve driver, and two digital universal conditioners
•One analog input and three analog outputs
•Digital inputs and outputs (for interlocks or user-defined purposes)
•Serial interface for temperature control
•Up to three additional DUCs
•Six auxiliary analog-to-digital input channels
•Test stand (adjustable arm or portable stand) for the FlexTest SE Controller
FlexTest SE Controller backpanel
Typical FlexTest SE 2- Channel configuration
The FlexTest SE 2-Channel Controller is designed for two-channel, singlestation test applications. FlexTest 2-Channel Controllers include the following additions to the FlexTest SE Plus configuration:
•Two two-stage or three-stage valve drivers
•Four digital universal conditioners (DUCs)
For more information For more information on DUCs, see “About DUCs” on page 23.
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FlexTest IIm Controller Description
FlexTest IIm Controllers are PC-based multistation digital controllers consisting of two major hardware components:
•A PC running Series 793 Software
•A FlexTest IIm Controller chassis, equipped with Series 497 Electronics
FlexTest IIm Controllers support up to sixteen control channels on up to four independent stations.
Typical FlexTest IIm configuration
FlexTest IIm Controllers are typically used for component or structural testing applications that require higher channel counts.
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