MTS 793 User Manual

MTS Series 793 Control Software

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Contents
Technical Support	19
How to Get Technical Support...............................................................................................................	19
Before You Contact MTS.......................................................................................................................	19
If You Contact MTS by Phone...............................................................................................................	21
Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals............................................................................................	22
Preface	23
Before You Begin...................................................................................................................................	23
Documentation Conventions..................................................................................................................	23
Project Manager	27
Overview................................................................................................................................................	28
Project Definitions......................................................................................................................	28
Project Contents.........................................................................................................................	28
About the Project Settings File...................................................................................................	29
How to Configure Projects with the Project Manager...............................................................	29
About Project Folder Icons........................................................................................................	29
More about Project Information.................................................................................................	32
Project File Descriptions............................................................................................................	34
Default File Locations in a Project ............................................................................................	35
About Project Limitations..........................................................................................................	36
Working with Project Manager..............................................................................................................	36
Project Manager General Considerations...................................................................................	36
About Initial Projects..................................................................................................................	37
How to Start Project Manager....................................................................................................	38
About How Projects Are Loaded ..............................................................................................	38
Identifying the Current Project...................................................................................................	38
How to Switch Projects..............................................................................................................	39
How to Start Applications..........................................................................................................	39
How to Create a New Project ....................................................................................................	40
Editing Project Settings..............................................................................................................	41
Good Practice for Editing Project Settings.....................................................................	41
Edit Project Settings.......................................................................................................	41
About Changing Folder Paths........................................................................................	41
Assigning and Clearing Project Defaults...................................................................................	41
About Default Projects...................................................................................................	41
How to Assign a Default Project ...................................................................................	42
Clearing a Default Project .............................................................................................	42
About Templates.............................................................................................................	42
Controls and Displays............................................................................................................................	43
Main Window Access.................................................................................................................	43

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Main Window Description.........................................................................................................	43
Project Manager Menu Bar........................................................................................................	45
Project Manager Toolbar............................................................................................................	46
New Project Window.................................................................................................................	47
Open Folder or Project/Select Project Window.........................................................................	48
Project Settings Window............................................................................................................	49
Controller Settings Window.......................................................................................................	50
System Settings Window............................................................................................................	51
Station Builder	53
About the Station Builder Application...................................................................................................	54
About Hardware Interface Files.............................................................................................................	54
About Station Configurations.................................................................................................................	54
About Station Configuration Files.........................................................................................................	56
How to Start Station Builder..................................................................................................................	56
How to Create a Station Configuration File...........................................................................................	57
Station Builder Controls and Displays...................................................................................................	57
About the Station Builder Main Window...................................................................................	57
Station Builder Toolbar..............................................................................................................	59
System Resources Window........................................................................................................	59
Common Controls......................................................................................................................	59
Channels Panel...........................................................................................................................	60
Station Panel...............................................................................................................................	61
General Tab................................................................................................................................	62
Controller Resources..............................................................................................................................	63
About Controller Resources.......................................................................................................	63
About Station Resources............................................................................................................	64
How to Reuse Station Input Resources Associated with Specific Channels.............................	65
Station Resources In DOF Systems............................................................................................	66
About Creating Multibox Configurations..................................................................................	67
Hardware Output Resources.......................................................................................................	68
Hardware Input Resources.........................................................................................................	68
Resource Syntax.........................................................................................................................	69
About the Model 494.16 VD/DUC Mezzanine Card.................................................................	71
How to Allocate Resources........................................................................................................	71
About Display and Internal Names............................................................................................	72
Naming Considerations for External Commands.......................................................................	72
Naming Considerations for Auxiliary Inputs.............................................................................	73
About Station Resources........................................................................................................................	73
Channels.................................................................................................................................................	75
About Channels..........................................................................................................................	75
About Calculated Inputs and Outputs........................................................................................	77
About Power Control.................................................................................................................	77
About Update Rates...................................................................................................................	78

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About Compensators..................................................................................................................	79
How to Create a Program and Control Channel.........................................................................	81
How to Create a Program with Feedback Channel....................................................................	82
How to Create a Program-Only Channel...................................................................................	83
How to Create a Temperature Control Channel.........................................................................	84
Control Modes........................................................................................................................................	85
About Control Modes.................................................................................................................	85
Basic PIDF Control Mode..........................................................................................................	85
How to Create a Basic PIDF Control Mode...............................................................................	86
About Dual Compensation Control Mode..................................................................................	87
About Setpoint in a Dual Compensation Control Mode............................................................	88
How to Create a Dual-Compensation Control Mode.................................................................	90
About Cascaded PIDF Control Mode........................................................................................	91
How to Create a Cascaded PIDF Control Mode........................................................................	92
Channel Limited Channel Control Mode...................................................................................	93
How to Create a Channel Limited Channel (CLC) Control Mode.............................................	93
About Zero Clamp PIDF Control Mode.....................................................................................	94
How to Create a Zero Clamp PIDF Control Mode....................................................................	94
About Command Plus Error Control Mode...............................................................................	95
How to Create a Command Plus Error Control Mode...............................................................	95
Signal Stabilization.................................................................................................................................	96
About Signal Stabilization..........................................................................................................	96
How to Create a Control Mode Stabilization Signal..................................................................	97
Channel Inputs........................................................................................................................................	97
About Channel Inputs.................................................................................................................	97
How to Create Channel Inputs Manually...................................................................................	98
External Command Inputs......................................................................................................................	98
About External Command Inputs...............................................................................................	98
How to Enable an External Command Input..............................................................................	98
Auxiliary Inputs......................................................................................................................................	99
About Auxiliary Inputs...............................................................................................................	99
About Reconfigurable Auxiliary Inputs.....................................................................................	99
How to Create an Auxiliary Input..............................................................................................	99
Readouts...............................................................................................................................................	100
About Readouts........................................................................................................................	100
How to Create Readouts...........................................................................................................	100
Digital Inputs........................................................................................................................................	100
About Digital Inputs.................................................................................................................	100
How to Create Digital Inputs....................................................................................................	100
Digital Outputs.....................................................................................................................................	101
About Digital Outputs..............................................................................................................	101
How to Create Digital Outputs.................................................................................................	101
Calculated Resources...........................................................................................................................	102
About Calculated Resources....................................................................................................	102
How to Create a Calculated Analog Output Resource.............................................................	103

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How to Create a Calculated Digital Output Resource..............................................................	103
How to Create a Calculated Input Resource for Control Modes..............................................	103
How to Create a Calculated Input Resource for Auxiliary Inputs...........................................	104
How to Create a Calculated Input Resource for Digital Inputs................................................	104
Remote Setpoints..................................................................................................................................	104
About Remote Setpoint Adjust.................................................................................................	104
How to Set Up a Remote Setpoint Adjust................................................................................	104
Station Configuration Files..................................................................................................................	105
About Corrupted Station Configuration Files..........................................................................	105
How to Print a Station Configuration File................................................................................	105
About Using Stations Concurrently.........................................................................................	106
How to Create Stations That Run Concurrently.......................................................................	106
How to Edit Stations That Run Concurrently..........................................................................	106
How to Preview Changes Made to a Configuration File..........................................................	107
Station Manager Application	109
Overview..............................................................................................................................................	110
About the Station Manager Application...................................................................................	110
Station Manager Window.........................................................................................................	111
Station Manager Menu Bar......................................................................................................	112
Station Manager Toolbar..........................................................................................................	112
Application Control Panels......................................................................................................	113
Station Manager Message Pane................................................................................................	114
About the Station Controls Panel.............................................................................................	114
Station Manager Basics........................................................................................................................	117
How to Start the Station Manager Application........................................................................	117
How to Open a Station.............................................................................................................	118
About Access Level Settings....................................................................................................	119
About the Demonstration Mode...............................................................................................	120
How to Start the Demonstration Mode.....................................................................................	121
About Station Views.................................................................................................................	121
How to Manage Station Views.................................................................................................	121
Parameter Sets......................................................................................................................................	122
About Station Parameter Sets...................................................................................................	122
About Parameter Settings.........................................................................................................	123
How to Determine What Parameter Set Is Being Used............................................................	123
How to Save and Manage Parameter Sets................................................................................	123
How to Preview Changes Made to a Parameter Set.................................................................	125
How to Import a Parameter Set................................................................................................	127
How to Export a Parameter Set................................................................................................	127
Station Manager Menus.......................................................................................................................	129
File Menu.................................................................................................................................	129
Print Preview Window.............................................................................................................	130
Display Menu...........................................................................................................................	130

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Applications Menu...................................................................................................................	130
Tools Menu...............................................................................................................................	131
Help Menu................................................................................................................................	131
Station Options Window......................................................................................................................	132
About the Station Options Window.........................................................................................	132
Station Log Tab........................................................................................................................	132
Unit Selection Tab....................................................................................................................	133
Station View Options Tab.........................................................................................................	134
Handset Options Tab................................................................................................................	135
About Exclusive Control and the Handset...................................................................	136
Shutdown Recorder Tab...........................................................................................................	137
About the Shutdown Recorder.....................................................................................	138
How to Configure the Shutdown Recorder..................................................................	139
How to Access Post-Crash Data...................................................................................	139
Channel Options Window....................................................................................................................	140
About the Channel Options Window.......................................................................................	140
External Command Tab............................................................................................................	140
Master Command Tab..............................................................................................................	141
Channel Lists Tab.....................................................................................................................	142
Command Options Tab.............................................................................................................	143
About Taper and Ramp Times......................................................................................	143
Taper Time Settings......................................................................................................	143
Ramp Time Settings.....................................................................................................	145
Begin/End Time Settings..............................................................................................	147
Setpoint/Span Time Settings........................................................................................	148
Detector Lists Tab....................................................................................................................	150
RSC Tab...................................................................................................................................	150
Rig Commands Tab..................................................................................................................	151
About Rig Commands (Park/Ride)..............................................................................	151
How to Configure Rig Commands...............................................................................	152
C-Stop Tab................................................................................................................................	154
Editors..................................................................................................................................................	155
Sensor File Editor.....................................................................................................................	155
How to Create a Sensor File.........................................................................................	155
HowtoSetGain/LinearizationandGain/AdvancedLinearizationCalibrationSettings.157
How to Set Gain/Delta K Calibration Settings.............................................................	157
How to Set mV/V Pos Tension or mV/V Pos Comp Calibration Settings...................	158
Sensor File Editor Settings...........................................................................................	158
Linearization Data Window Settings............................................................................	161
Event-Action Editor.................................................................................................................	161
About the Event-Action Editor Window......................................................................	161
Action Lists Tab...........................................................................................................	162
Custom Action Settings................................................................................................	163
How to Define a Custom Action..................................................................................	165
About Action Groups...................................................................................................	165

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Task Schedule Editor................................................................................................................	166
About the Task Schedule Editor...................................................................................	166
How to Use the Task Schedule Editor..........................................................................	166
Calculation Editor.....................................................................................................................	167
CAN Bus Editor.......................................................................................................................	167
About CAN Bus...........................................................................................................	167
About the CAN Bus Editor..........................................................................................	168
CAN Bus Control Panel...............................................................................................	169
CAN Bus Setup Overview...........................................................................................	170
About CAN Messages..................................................................................................	171
CAN Bus Output Message Settings.............................................................................	172
CAN Bus Input Message Settings................................................................................	174
CAN Bus Message Logging.........................................................................................	175
About CAN Inputs and Outputs...................................................................................	176
CAN Input/Output Settings..........................................................................................	176
Adding CAN Devices from a CANdb File .................................................................	178
Unit Set Editor..........................................................................................................................	181
How to Select a Unit Assignment Set..........................................................................	181
About the Unit Assignment Set Editor.........................................................................	182
Station Setup	185
Overview..............................................................................................................................................	186
About the Station Setup Window.............................................................................................	186
Channel Summary Tab.............................................................................................................	187
Fullscale Tab.............................................................................................................................	188
Channel Input Signals..........................................................................................................................	188
How to Access Channel Input Settings....................................................................................	188
About Channel Inputs...............................................................................................................	189
Input Settings............................................................................................................................	189
Sensor Files..............................................................................................................................	190
About Sensor Calibration Data Formats......................................................................	190
About Sensor Files.......................................................................................................	191
How to Assign a Sensor File to an Input......................................................................	191
<Invalid> Sensor Assignments.....................................................................................	192
Sensor File Save Options.............................................................................................	192
How to Save Calibration Data in a Parameter Set........................................................	193
Sensor Tab....................................................................................................................	193
Accel Tab......................................................................................................................	194
A/B Compare Tab.........................................................................................................	196
Externally Conditioned Input and Command Signals..............................................................	196
About Externally Conditioned Input Signals...............................................................	196
How to Configure an Externally Conditioned Input Signal.........................................	196
External Readout Devices........................................................................................................	197
About Monitoring Signals Using External Readout Devices.......................................	197

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How to Configure a Signal for External Readout........................................................	197
Calibration Settings..................................................................................................................	198
About Sensor Calibration.............................................................................................	198
About Sensor Calibration Data ....................................................................................	198
Calibration Data for Replacement Sensors..................................................................	199
Calibration Tab.............................................................................................................	199
Shunt Calibration......................................................................................................................	202
About Shunt Calibration Checks..................................................................................	202
How to Perform a Shunt Calibration Check.................................................................	203
How to Update the Shunt Reference Value..................................................................	204
Shunt Tab......................................................................................................................	204
Offset/Zero Tab Settings...........................................................................................................	205
How to Access Offset Zero Settings............................................................................	205
About Feedback Signal Offset.....................................................................................	206
Offset/Zero Tab............................................................................................................	207
About Electrical Zero Offset........................................................................................	208
About Electrical Zero...................................................................................................	209
About Electrical Zero...................................................................................................	210
How to Shift a Conditioner’s Electrical Zero...............................................................	212
Hardware Tab...........................................................................................................................	214
Excitation Failure Detection.....................................................................................................	214
About Excitation Failure Detection..............................................................................	214
Excitation Failure Mode Settings.................................................................................	214
Excitation Failure Actions (Series 494 Hardware Only)..............................................	215
How to Define the Excitation Failure Mode and Actions............................................	216
TEDS Sensors..........................................................................................................................	218
About TEDS Sensors...................................................................................................	218
About Calibration Data for TEDS Sensors..................................................................	218
How to Assign Calibration Data to a TEDS Sensor.....................................................	219
HowtoReplaceaTEDSSensorwithaNon-TEDSSensor(Series494HardwareOnly).219
Transducer ID Modules............................................................................................................	220
About Transducer ID Modules (Series 493 Conditioners Only)..................................	220
How to Assign a Transducer ID Module to a Sensor Input.........................................	221
How to Save Sensor Calibration Data to a Transducer ID Module.............................	222
Sync Current Channel Button...............................................................................................................	222
About Sync Current Channel...................................................................................................	222
Channel Drive Settings.........................................................................................................................	223
How to Access Channel Drive Settings...................................................................................	223
Channel Status–Drive Tab........................................................................................................	223
Drive Panel Settings—Two-Stage Valves................................................................................	224
Dual Valve Driver Settings.......................................................................................................	225
Valve Tab Settings for Three-Stage Valve Drivers...................................................................	225
Inner Loop Tab Settings for Three-Stage Valve Drivers..........................................................	228
Conditioner Tab Settings for Three-Stage Valve Drivers.........................................................	228
Calculated Drive Signals Not Assigned Hardware Reference.................................................	229

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About Program Outputs...........................................................................................................	229
How to Adjust Program Output Signals...................................................................................	230
Channel Groups....................................................................................................................................	231
About Channel Groups.............................................................................................................	231
How to Create a Master Command Group...............................................................................	232
How to Create a Master Span Group........................................................................................	232
Master Span Group Errors........................................................................................................	233
Channel Tuning Settings......................................................................................................................	233
How to Access Channel Tuning Settings.................................................................................	233
Adjustments Tab—PIDF Control Modes.................................................................................	233
Adjustments Tab - CLC Control Modes...................................................................................	234
About CLC Tuning...................................................................................................................	236
Filter Tab..................................................................................................................................	237
Limiting Tab.............................................................................................................................	238
Advanced Tab...........................................................................................................................	239
Auto-Tuning Control Panel......................................................................................................	240
Channel Compensators.........................................................................................................................	242
How to Access Channel Compensator Settings.......................................................................	242
About Compensators................................................................................................................	242
Optional Compensators............................................................................................................	243
About Null Pacing Compensators............................................................................................	243
About Remote Setpoint Null Pacing........................................................................................	245
Null Pacing Compensators Properties......................................................................................	245
How to Set Up Null Pacing Compensators..............................................................................	247
About Peak-Valley Compensators (PVC)................................................................................	248
Peak/Valley Compensators Properties......................................................................................	249
How to Set Up PVC Compensators.........................................................................................	249
About Amplitude and Phase Control (APC) Compensators....................................................	250
How to Set Up APC Compensators.........................................................................................	251
About Adaptive Harmonic Cancellation (AHC) Compensators..............................................	252
How to Set Up AHC Compensators.........................................................................................	253
About Adaptive Inverse Control (AIC) Compensators............................................................	255
AIC Setup Summary................................................................................................................	257
How to Set Up AIC Compensators..........................................................................................	258
About the Extended Adaptive Inverse Control (AICX) Compensator.....................................	264
AICX Setup Summary.............................................................................................................	265
How to Set Up AICX Compensators ......................................................................................	266
About Arbitrary End-Level Compensation (ALC) .................................................................	267
How to Set Up Arbitrary End-Level Compensators (ALC).....................................................	269
About Peak/Valley Phase (PVP) Compensators.......................................................................	270
Peak/Valley Phase Compensators Properties...........................................................................	271
How to Set Up Peak/Valley Phase (PVP) Compensators.........................................................	271
Readouts...............................................................................................................................................	272
About Readouts........................................................................................................................	272
How to Configure Readouts.....................................................................................................	272

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Auxiliary Inputs....................................................................................................................................	273
About Auxiliary Inputs.............................................................................................................	273
How to Configure Auxiliary Inputs..........................................................................................	274
How to Change Auxiliary Input Signal Names........................................................................	274
How to Monitor Auxiliary Inputs.............................................................................................	274
Station Signals......................................................................................................................................	275
About Station Signals...............................................................................................................	275
How to Define the Signals in the Station Signals List.............................................................	275
How to Display Station Signals................................................................................................	275
How to Edit the Signal Lists (Channel Options)......................................................................	276
Digital Inputs/Outputs..........................................................................................................................	276
About Digital Input/Output Signals.........................................................................................	276
How to Monitor Digital Inputs/Outputs...................................................................................	277
About Digital Input Detectors..................................................................................................	277
How to Configure Digital Inputs..............................................................................................	277
Digital Input Actions................................................................................................................	278
How to Configure Digital Outputs...........................................................................................	279
How to Manually Control Digital Output Signals....................................................................	279
How to Assign a Digital Output to Run/Stop Controls............................................................	280
Limit and Error Detectors.....................................................................................................................	280
How to Access Detector Settings.............................................................................................	280
About Detectors........................................................................................................................	281
How to Determine Detector Settings........................................................................................	282
About Detector Status Indicators.............................................................................................	282
How to Set Up Detectors..........................................................................................................	283
How to Reset Detectors............................................................................................................	283
Detector Actions.......................................................................................................................	283
About Limit Detectors..............................................................................................................	285
About Sensor Ranges and Limit Detectors..............................................................................	286
How to Select Sensor Ranges...................................................................................................	287
How to Set Limit Detectors......................................................................................................	288
About Series 497 Hardware Limit Detectors...........................................................................	290
How to Set Series 497 Hardware Limit Detectors...................................................................	291
How to Set Error Detectors......................................................................................................	292
About Error Detectors..............................................................................................................	292
How to Monitor Error Detectors..............................................................................................	294
Remote Setpoint Adjustment................................................................................................................	295
About the Optional Remote Setpoint Adjust............................................................................	295
How to Configure Remote Setpoint Adjust Controls...............................................................	295
UPS Options.........................................................................................................................................	296
Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Settings........................................................................	296
Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Actions.........................................................................	297
Using Station Manager to Run Tests	299

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Overview..............................................................................................................................................	300
About Station Manager Real-Time Control.............................................................................	300
Station Control Panel Overview...........................................................................................................	300
About the Station Controls Panel.............................................................................................	300
About the Station Controls Toolbar..........................................................................................	303
About Remote Setpoint Adjust.................................................................................................	304
Remote Setpoint Adjust Passwords..........................................................................................	305
How to Set Up and Run Tests..............................................................................................................	306
Hydraulic Controls...............................................................................................................................	307
About Station Hydraulics.........................................................................................................	307
How to Apply Hydraulics........................................................................................................	308
How to Turn Off Hydraulics....................................................................................................	309
About House Pressure Systems................................................................................................	309
How to Load a Station that Uses House Pressure....................................................................	309
How to Apply Hydraulics to a Station that Uses House Pressure............................................	310
How to Remove Hydraulic Pressure from a Station that Uses House Pressure.......................	310
About Read-Only HSMs..........................................................................................................	311
How to Apply Hydraulics to a Read-Only HSM Station.........................................................	311
About Signal States..................................................................................................................	312
How to Monitor Signal Status..................................................................................................	313
Saturated Calculated Input Signals...........................................................................................	314
How to Correct Invalid Active Feedback.................................................................................	315
How to Apply Hydraulics When a Channel’s Feedback is Saturated......................................	315
How to Recover from Inadvertent Use of Electrical Zero.......................................................	316
About Gate Interlocks..............................................................................................................	317
How to Reset a Gate Interlock.................................................................................................	318
About C-Stop Interlock............................................................................................................	318
Specimen Installation...........................................................................................................................	319
About Manual Command.........................................................................................................	319
Using Channel Limited Channel Control Mode to Install Specimens.....................................	321
How to Manually Position the Actuator to Install and Remove Specimens............................	321
How to Use Manual Command with Channel Groups.............................................................	322
How to Apply an Auto Offset to an Input Signal.....................................................................	322
How to Apply a Manual Offset to an Input Signal...................................................................	323
About the Signal Auto Offset Window....................................................................................	324
How to Use the Rig Commands...............................................................................................	324
Function Generator...............................................................................................................................	325
About the Function Generator..................................................................................................	325
How to Run the Function Generator........................................................................................	328
How to Select a Master Command Group for the Function Generator....................................	330
About Function Generator Wave Shapes.................................................................................	330
About the Random Function Command Type..........................................................................	333
External Command...............................................................................................................................	333
About External Command Inputs.............................................................................................	333
External Command Settings.....................................................................................................	333

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How to Configure External Command Inputs..........................................................................	334
Setpoint and Span Adjustments............................................................................................................	335
About Setpoint and Span Adjustments.....................................................................................	335
How to Adjust Setpoint and Span During a Test......................................................................	336
Message Logs.......................................................................................................................................	337
About Message Logs................................................................................................................	337
Message Logs Window............................................................................................................	338
How to Open a Message Log...................................................................................................	341
How to Print a Message Log....................................................................................................	341
How to Print the Message Log to File......................................................................................	341
How to Add a User Entry to the Message Log.........................................................................	341
How to Delete a User Entry from the Message Log................................................................	342
How to Define Which Messages Get Logged..........................................................................	342
How to Manually Archive a Message Log...............................................................................	342
Message Log Add Entry Window............................................................................................	343
How to Switch I/O Carrier LEDs On and Off (Series 494 Hardware only).............................	343
Calculated Signals	347
Calculated Input and Output Resources...............................................................................................	348
About Calculated Input and Output Resources........................................................................	348
About Calculated Input and Output Resources........................................................................	348
How to Set Up a Virtual Channel.............................................................................................	349
Calculation Editor.................................................................................................................................	351
About the Calculation Editor Window.....................................................................................	351
Calculation Helpful Hints.........................................................................................................	354
About Protected Calculations...................................................................................................	354
Unnamed Calculations.............................................................................................................	356
Calculation Errors.....................................................................................................................	356
Calculation Parameters.............................................................................................................	357
About Calculation Parameters......................................................................................	357
Parameters Definition...................................................................................................	358
Calculation Parameter Example...................................................................................	358
Calculation Variables ...............................................................................................................	359
About Calculation Variables.........................................................................................	359
Calculation Variable Access.........................................................................................	360
Calculation Variable Example......................................................................................	360
Calculated Signals Examples...............................................................................................................	362
Calculation Examples...............................................................................................................	362
How to Use Calculated Signals to Drive Two Servovalves.....................................................	365
About Matrix Two Channels Calculations...............................................................................	366
How to Set Up Calculations for Two Matrixed Channels........................................................	367
Strain Control Calculations......................................................................................................	370
True Strain Control...................................................................................................................	371
Calculation Syntax...............................................................................................................................	373

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Simple Expression....................................................................................................................	373
Comments.................................................................................................................................	373
Data Types................................................................................................................................	373
Literal Numbers and Dimensions.............................................................................................	374
Operators..................................................................................................................................	374
Built-in Arithmetic Functions..................................................................................................	375
Multiple Statements and Variables...........................................................................................	376
Arrays.......................................................................................................................................	377
General Purpose Functions.......................................................................................................	378
Control Structures (if, while)....................................................................................................	379
User-Defined Functions...........................................................................................................	380
Filter Functions........................................................................................................................	381
Station Setup Calculations Panels........................................................................................................	382
Values Tab................................................................................................................................	382
Fullscale Tab.............................................................................................................................	382
Drive Tab..................................................................................................................................	383
Calculation Tab.........................................................................................................................	383
Calculation Parameters Panel...................................................................................................	384
Calibration Tab for a Calculated Input (Channels)...................................................................	384
Scopes and Meters	385
Overview..............................................................................................................................................	386
About Scopes and Meters.........................................................................................................	386
Saving and Applying Scope Setups.........................................................................................	386
Station Signals for Scopes and Meters.....................................................................................	386
Scope Setup and Operation..................................................................................................................	388
About the Scope.......................................................................................................................	388
Scope Window Controls...........................................................................................................	389
How to Use the Change View Scope Button............................................................................	393
How to Size the Scope Window...............................................................................................	393
How to Scale Traces.................................................................................................................	395
How to Change the Scope’s Time Scale...................................................................................	396
How to Adjust the Scope Trace Time......................................................................................	397
How to Synchronize the Function Generator and Scope.........................................................	397
Scope Offsets ...........................................................................................................................	397
Mouse Operations................................................................................................................................	398
General Mouse Operations for Scopes.....................................................................................	398
Pan-Zoom Control Mouse Operations for Scopes...................................................................	399
Scope Setup Window...........................................................................................................................	400
About the Scope Setup Window...............................................................................................	400
Graph Tab.................................................................................................................................	400
Trace Tab..................................................................................................................................	401
Plot Modes............................................................................................................................................	402
Frequency Plot Mode Tab........................................................................................................	402

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How to Set Up a Time Plot.......................................................................................................	403
How to Set Up a Frequency Plot..............................................................................................	404
About the FRF Frequency Plot Type........................................................................................	406
How to Set Up an X/Y Plot......................................................................................................	406
Scope Data Analysis.............................................................................................................................	408
How to Examine Active Scope Traces.....................................................................................	408
How to Examine Stored Scope Traces.....................................................................................	408
How to Analyze Data Points on a Scope..................................................................................	408
Scope Limit Settings............................................................................................................................	410
How to Set Detector Limits on a Scope...................................................................................	410
How to Set User-Specified Scope Limits.................................................................................	410
Meters Setup.........................................................................................................................................	411
About Meters............................................................................................................................	411
About the Meters Window.......................................................................................................	412
How to Add an Individual Meter.............................................................................................	413
How to Add a Group of Meters Based on a Signal List...........................................................	414
How to Configure a Meter........................................................................................................	414
How to Save Meter Views........................................................................................................	415
How to Reset a Meter View.....................................................................................................	415
How to Delete a Meter.............................................................................................................	416
How to Delete a Group of Meters............................................................................................	416
Basic TestWare Application	417
Overview..............................................................................................................................................	418
Basic TestWare Application Overview....................................................................................	418
About Test Files........................................................................................................................	419
Default Test File Locations......................................................................................................	419
About Test Files in Projects......................................................................................................	419
How to Start the Basic TestWare Application..........................................................................	419
Creating a Basic TestWare Test............................................................................................................	420
About Defining the Test Command..........................................................................................	420
How to Define a Cyclic Command..........................................................................................	420
How to Define a Monotonic Command...................................................................................	420
Configuring Data Acquisition..............................................................................................................	421
About Data Acquisition............................................................................................................	421
More About Data Files and Buffers.........................................................................................	421
How to Configure Timed Data Acquisition.............................................................................	422
How to Specify Data File Options...........................................................................................	422
How to Configure Peak/Valley Data Acquisition.....................................................................	423
How to Configure Running Max/Min Data Acquisition..........................................................	423
How to Configure Level Crossing Data Acquisition...............................................................	423
Configuring Peak Detectors.................................................................................................................	424
About Peak Detectors...............................................................................................................	424
Detector Indicator Colors.........................................................................................................	424

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How to Configure Peak Detectors............................................................................................	424
Configuring Return Home....................................................................................................................	425
About Return Home.................................................................................................................	425
How to Define the Home Position...........................................................................................	425
How to Use the Home Control.................................................................................................	426
Configuring Test Counters...................................................................................................................	426
Test Counters............................................................................................................................	426
How to Configure a Test Counter.............................................................................................	427
Running a Test......................................................................................................................................	427
How to Start a Basic TestWare Test.........................................................................................	427
How to Hold a Basic TestWare Test.........................................................................................	427
How to Stop a Basic TestWare Test..........................................................................................	427
Working with Test Files........................................................................................................................	428
How to Open a Test File...........................................................................................................	428
How to Save a Test File............................................................................................................	428
How to Preview a Test..............................................................................................................	428
Print Preview Toolbar...............................................................................................................	429
How to Print a Test...................................................................................................................	429
About Message Logs................................................................................................................	429
Message Log Toolbar...................................................................................................	430
How to Open a Message Log.......................................................................................	431
How to Print a Message Log........................................................................................	431
How to Print the Message Log to File..........................................................................	431
How to Add a User Entry to the Message Log.............................................................	431
How to Delete a User Entry from the Message Log....................................................	432
How to Define What Messages Are Logged................................................................	432
How to Manually Archive All of the Messages in the Message Log...........................	432
How to Manually Archive Part of the Messages in the Message Log.........................	433
Controls and Displays..........................................................................................................................	433
Basic TestWare Main Display..................................................................................................	433
Basic TestWare Toolbar............................................................................................................	435
Test Setup Window...................................................................................................................	435
About the Data Acquisition Tab...............................................................................................	436
Timed Data Acquisition...........................................................................................................	436
How to Configure Peak/Valley Data Acquisition.....................................................................	437
Running Max/Min Data Acquisition........................................................................................	438
Level Crossing Data Acquisition.............................................................................................	438
Data File Tab............................................................................................................................	439
Home Tab.................................................................................................................................	439
Peak Detectors Tab...................................................................................................................	440
Peak Det. Summary Tab...........................................................................................................	441
Test Log Tab.............................................................................................................................	441
Message Logs Window............................................................................................................	442

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Station Desktop Organizer	443
How to Start the Station Desktop Organizer Manually........................................................................	444
How to Start the Station Desktop Organizer Automatically................................................................	444
About Positioning the Station Desktop Organizer...............................................................................	445
How to Move the Station Desktop Organizer Taskbar.........................................................................	445
About the Station Desktop Organizer Menu........................................................................................	445
How to Hide Station Windows.............................................................................................................	446
How to Display Hidden Station Windows...........................................................................................	446
How to Start an Application from the Station Desktop Organizer.......................................................	447
How to Quit the Station Desktop Organizer........................................................................................	447
How to Refresh the Station Desktop Organizer Display......................................................................	447
Station Buttons and Action Menus.......................................................................................................	448
Hide and Show Buttons........................................................................................................................	448
Stop Button...........................................................................................................................................	449
Status Indicators...................................................................................................................................	449
Working With Units	451
Series 793 Software Units Overview...................................................................................................	452
Unit Selection Example........................................................................................................................	455
Units in MPT........................................................................................................................................	455
Acceleration Compensation	457
About Acceleration Compensation......................................................................................................	458
How to Configure Acceleration Compensation...................................................................................	458
Command Line Shortcuts	461
Station Manager Shortcuts...................................................................................................................	462
Station Builder Shortcuts......................................................................................................................	463
System Loader Shortcuts......................................................................................................................	464
Basic TestWare Shortcuts.....................................................................................................................	465
Decorator-Based Command Line Format............................................................................................	466
Precedence-Based Command Line Format..........................................................................................	467
How to Create Shortcuts.......................................................................................................................	469
How to Edit and Test Shortcuts............................................................................................................	470
System Performance	471
System Performance Values.................................................................................................................	472
RPC Sampling Rates............................................................................................................................	473

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Technical Support

How to Get Technical Support

Start with your manuals

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.

Technical support methods

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.

Web site	www.mts.com > Contact Us (upper-right corner) > In the Subject field, choose
	To escalate a problem; Problem Submittal Form
E-mail	Worldwide: [e-mail]
	Europe: [e-mail]
Telephone	Worldwide: 1 800 328 2255 - toll free in U.S.; [phone] - outside U.S.
	Europe: [phone], International toll free in Europe

Outside the U.S.

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 Presence > Choose a Region

Before You Contact MTS

MTS can help you more efficiently if you have the following information available when you contact us for support.

Know your site number and system number

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

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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

Know information from prior technical assistance

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

Identify the problem

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?

Know relevant computer 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

Know relevant software information

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

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If You Contact MTS by Phone

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.

Identify system type

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:

•Electrodynamic material test system

•Electromechanical material test system

•Hydromechanical material test system

•Vehicle test system

•Vehicle component test system

•Aero test system

Be prepared to troubleshoot

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.

Write down relevant information

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.

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After you call

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.

Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals

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.

You can access the Problem Submittal Form at www.mts.com > Contact Us (upper-right corner) > In the

Subject field, choose To escalate a problem; Problem Submittal Form

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Preface

Before You Begin

Safety first!

Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the 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.

Other MTS manuals

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.

Controller and application software manuals are typically included on the software CD distribution disc(s).

Documentation Conventions

The following paragraphs describe some of the conventions that are used in your MTS manuals.

Hazard conventions

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. (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.

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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.

Other special text conventions

Important:

Important notices provide information about your system that is essential to its proper function. While not safety-related, if the important information is ignored, test results may not be reliable, or your system may not operate properly.

Note:

Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight easily overlooked information.

Recommended:

Recommended notes provide a suggested way to accomplish a task based on what MTS has found to be most effective.

Tip:

Tips provide helpful information or a hint about how to most efficiently accomplish a task.

Access:

Access provides the route you should follow to a referenced item in the software.

Example:

Examples show specific scenarios relating to your product and appear with a shaded background.

Special terms

The first occurrence of special terms is shown in italics.

Illustrations

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.

Electronic manual conventions

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.

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Hypertext links

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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Project Manager

Topics:
•	Overview................................................................................................................................................	28
• Working with Project Manager...............................................................................................................		36
•	Controls and Displays............................................................................................................................	43

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Project Manager

Overview

Project Definitions

The primary purpose of the Project Manager application is to create and configure 793 Projects (or Projects for simplicity). A Project is a folder that contains or references files that are used and generated by Series 793 applications.

A 793 Project is a collection of information related to testing. Each 793 Project is organized into predefined subfolders which may contain information directly, or by reference from other locations.

The Project Manager application allows you to edit the Project Settings file (project.793settings). The Project Settings file is a collection of paths which directs the flow of information within 793 Project subfolders.

Project Manager Main Window

Project Contents

Projects contain predefined subfolders, as shown in the expanded Sample Project below.

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Project Manager

Projects subfolders contain or reference information:

•Required to perform tests, such as configuration files and test design files

•Generated by testing, such as test data, scope images, and specimen files.

About the Project Settings File

The organization and flow of data within a Project is determined by the Project Settings file. Every Project includes a Project Settings file (project.793settings). The Project Settings file includes paths that you can change for all of the Project’s subfolders. It also includes settings associated with specific Series 793 applications,suchasthedefaultunitsetusedbytheStationManagerapplication,andgraphicdisplayoptions used by the Profile Editor application.

How to Configure Projects with the Project Manager

To configure a Project, you use the Project Manager application to edit the Project Settings file. You can configure Projects in a variety of ways to suit your specific needs. For instance:

•You can set up one Project to acquire all of the test data generated by a specific operator (example: “Ken’s Project”).

•You can set up another Project to acquire all of the test data generated by multiple operators from a specific specimen (example, “Shock Absorber Project”).

Projects make this type of data organization easy. You can configure Projects to organize data around specific tests, users, applications, or stations. You can think of a Project as a portal to the information flow of your test system.

About Project Folder Icons

When viewed from the Project Manager application, Project folder and subfolder icons are annotated with unique indicators to make working with Projects easier.

These icons help you distinguish between:

•Project folders (which contain a Project Settings file and predefined subfolders), versus normal folders (which may exist within the Projects directory but do not represent Projects).

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Project Manager

•Subfolders which are located in the Project folder, versus subfolders which are located in other locations, but referenced from the Project folder.

•Subfolders that have intact links in the Project Setting file, versus subfolders that have broken links.

Normal Project folder icon

The Project Manager displays Projects as folder icons annotated with two red bars. This annotation means the folder contains a Project Settings file and predefined subfolders.

If a folder exists in the top level of the tree view (of the Project Folder Pane) but does not display this indicator, it is not a Project folder (though it may contain Projects when expanded).

Default Project folder icon

If you assign a Project to be a default Project, the Project Manager displays it as a folder icon annotated with a red checkmark. This annotation means that Series 793 applications will automatically open this Project when starting.

If a default Project is not assigned, you will be prompted to select a Project when you start the Station Builder and Station Manager applications. Applications within Station Manager, such as Basic TestWare and MultiPurpose TestWare, automatically use the same Project used by the Station Manager application.

Project subfolder indicators

Subfolder icons are annotated to show whether or not they exist directly in the Project folder or are referenced from other locations.

In the following graphic, “Sample Project 1” is expanded in the Project Manager’s tree view showing subfolder annotations.

Project Manager View of Sample Project 1

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