MTS RPC Pro Reference Manual

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Component RPC® Pro Software Reference

Volume 1 of 2

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Publication information

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The status and validity of MTS’s operating software is also checked during system verification and routine calibration of MTS hardware. These controlled calibration processes compare the final test results after statistical analysis against the predicted response of the calibration standards. With these established methods, MTS assures its customers that MTS products meet MTS’s exacting quality standards when initially installed and will continue to perform as intended over time.

MANUAL PART NUMBER PUBLICATION DATE

100-114-916 L September 2011

Contents

Technical Support 17

How to Get Technical Support 17

Before You Contact MTS 18

If You Contact MTS by Phone 19

Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals 20

Preface 21

Before You Begin 21

Documentation Conventions 21

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Installation and System Settings 23

RPC PC Requirements 25

Data Manager Server PC Requirements 27

Software License Agreement 29

Software Product Installation 32

Install RPC Pro or Component RPC Pro 35

Install MTS Licensing Software 36

Update License File when Server Name Changes 38

Install RPC HOSTEXEC Service 39

Install RPC Controller Status 40

Install or Upgrade to SQL Server Express 2008 41

Install RPC Data Manager Server 42

Data Manager Administrative Tasks 44

Controller Entries in Hosts File 45

Hosts File Controller Identifiers 48

Hosts File Controller Examples 50

Remote PC 58

Remote PC Setup on Windows XP Systems 61

Remote PC Setup on Windows Vista and Windows 7 73

Xtest Protocol 86

Controller Network Protocol 88

Firewall Setup for RPC License Software 90

Windows XP/Vista Firewall Setup for RPC License Software 91

Windows 7 Firewall Setup for RPC License Software 95

Firewall Setup for Remote PC 97

Windows XP/Vista Firewall Setup for Remote PC 98

Windows 7 Firewall Setup for Remote PC 104

System Performance 114

Multiple RPC User Accounts 121

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Introduction 123

About the MTS RPC Software 125

RPC Process Overview 127

RPC Six Step Process 128

Floating Point Time Histories 131

Start the RPC Project Manager 133

Software License Agreement 134

License Diagnostics Wizard 136

RPC Project Manager 142

Project Explorer 146

User Descriptions 148

Create a New Project 149

Open an Existing Project 150

Start an RPC Application 151

Seamless Application Switching 152

About the RPC Applications 153

Create or Open Setup Window 155

Attach to Controller 156

Setup Template Overview 157

Create Setup 158

Create Setup from a User Template 164

Open Setup 166

Application Workspace Overview 167

Workspace Template Overview 168

Create Workspace without User Templates 169

Create Workspace from a User Template 171

Create New Data Set 172

Open Existing Workspace 173

Application Templates 174

Tools and Process Overview 176

Shortcuts in Project Manager Taskbar 177

Project Options 178

License Checkout 182

Generating Reports 184

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Project Report Generation 186

Application Report Overview 190

Modify Application or Project Report Template 191

Filter and Sort File Names in a List 193

How to Filter File Names in a List 194

Sorting File Names in a List 197

Different File List Options 198

Virtual Test Option 199

Online Help 204

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Setup Pro 215

Setup Pro Features 217

Setup Pro Window 218

Station Drive Tab 221

Define Drive Channels in Setup 226

Station Response Tab 229

Define Response Channels in Setup 233

Computed Response Channel Expressions 235

Define Computed Response Channels in Setup 237

Computed Response Channel Example 239

Event Action Tab 241

Events Supported by MTS Controllers 242

Actions Supported by MTS Controllers 245

How to Link Actions to Events 248

How to Create Generic Events 249

Chain Events 250

How to Create Action Groups 252

How to Delete Action Groups 254

How to Use the Event Editor 255

How to Change Digital Output States 257

Display and Log Message Action 258

Time Delay Before Action 259

Extra Header Data Tab 260

Header Data in New Setup 262

Import Header Data 263

Copy and Paste Header Data Between Setups 264

Guidelines for Adding Extra Header Data 265

Filter Settings Tab 266

Setup Pro Channel Properties 268

Add Active Channel Properties 269

Generate Channel Descriptors 270

Add a Controller Hosts Entry 271

Attach to Controller and Station 275

Import Setup 277

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Import/Export Setup Limits 281

Setup Pro Save Options 285

Setup Pro Print Options 286

Open Setup from an RPC Application 287

Setup Options 289

Setup Pro Application Report 293

Acquire Pro 295

About the Acquire Application 296

Getting Acquired Data into the Project 297

Selecting Existing Time Histories 299

Checking Time History Data 301

Viewing Problems 309

Running a Process on Selected Time Histories 319

Acquire Options 320

Acquire Pro Application Report 333

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Analyze Pro 337

About the Analyze Pro Application 338

The Analyze Pro Desktop 339

Editing Data 342

Working with Data 343

Editing Time History Data 344

Saving Time Histories 347

Copying Data 348

Saving a Workspace 350

Saving a Data Set 351

Using Regions 352

Selecting Regions 354

Saving Regions 363

Opening a Region Set 364

Edit and Analysis Operations 366

Guidelines to Follow Prior to Editing 368

Explanation of Operations 369

When Editing is Complete 371

Using Data Flags 372

Using Triggers 374

Analyze Options 376

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Model Pro 381

Model Pro Features 382

White Noise Time History Generation Methods 383

FRF Process 384

Model Drive Setup 385

Sequential Excitation Mode 386

Simultaneous Excitation Mode 388

Sequential XDrive Excitation Mode 390

General Mode 392

Drive Shape Tab 395

Drive Shape Tabular Definition 396

Drive Shape Existing Definition 398

Drive Amplitude Tab 399

Playout White Noise Drive 401

System Model Analysis 404

Model Options 411

Model Pro Application Report 414

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Simulate Pro 417

Simulate Pro Features 418

Simulate Pro Requirements 419

Simulate Iteration Process 420

Simulate Drive Setup 421

Response Tab 423

Model Tab 426

Limits Tab 428

RMS Error Limits 429

Drive Limits 430

Response Limits 431

Damage Limits 432

Execute Tab 434

Execute Tab Iteration Control 435

Execute Tab General Plots 438

Execute Tab Damage Monitoring Types 441

Execute Tab Standard Damage 442

Execute Tab ZXP Damage 445

Execute Tab Gains 449

Execute Simulation Iterations 453

Finish Tab 455

Turbo Adaptive Model 459

Turbo FRF Outputs 460

Turbo Parameters 461

Analyze Simulation Iterations 464

Simulate Options 467

Simulate Pro Application Reports 474

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Test Pro 481

Test Performance Guidelines 482

Sequence and Non-Sequence Mode 484

About the Test Pro Application 485

The Test Pro Desktop 486

Using Test Pro to Run Tests 488

Define Sequences Tab 489

Defining Sequences 492

Sequence Builder 497

Matrix Depletion Algorithm (MDA) 497

Drive File Randomizer 499

Sequence Builder - Save and Import 502

Sequence Builder - Options 502

Adding/Removing Sequence Events 504

Equivalent Usage 510

Define Monitoring Tab 512

Point-by-Point Monitoring 513

Trend Monitoring 518

Fatigue Per-Pass Monitoring 536

Fatigue Cumulative Monitoring 549

Spectral Monitoring 553

ZXP Monitoring 557

Execute Test Tab 567

Status Tab 576

Test Status 580

Point-by-Point Status 582

Trend Status 584

Fatigue Status 589

Spectral Status 593

ZXP Status 596

Test Options 599

Test Pro Application Report 604

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RPC Plotters 611

Time History Plotter 612

Time History Editor 622

Running a Pre-configured Tool 640

Adding a Tool to the Interactive Plot Menu 641

Configuring a Tool or Process in Editor Plot 643

Removing a Tool from the Interactive Plot Menu 643

Save Plot Menu Tool Configurations for Use in Future Projects 644

XY Regression of Time History Data 645

Matrix Plotter 647

Histogram Plotter 656

File and Channel Information Window 663

Plotter Properties 664

About Plotter Properties 664

Areas Properties 665

Legend Properties 666

Title Properties 668

Trace Properties 669

X-Axis Properties 670

Y-Axis Properties 673

Z-Axis Properties 676

Color Window 679

Font Window 679

Manage Plotter Settings 680

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Reference 683

Project Explorer 684

Working with Project Data 686

Header Viewer 692

Opening the Header Viewer in Project Explorer 693

Explorer File Management 693

File Name Filter 694

Log Files 697

Project Log 697

Error Log 699

Error Messages 701

Signal Level Indicator 702

Offline SLI 702

Drive Statistics SLI 704

Online SLI 705

SLI Statistics tab 707

SLI Miscellaneous tab 709

Control Panel 712

Controller Status Utility 716

Header Editor 718

Application Menus 720

File Menu 720

Mode Menu 722

View Menu 723

Tools Menu 724

Window Menu 724

Help Menu 724

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cRPC III Project Converter 725

About the cRPC III Project Converter Utility 726

Using the cRPC III Project Converter Utility 727

CRPC III Conversion Process Notes 729

Setup 729

Model 730

Simulate 731

Component RPC Hardware Setup 733

Overview 734

Component RPC Setup 735

Component RPC Hardware 736

Circuit Board Installation 742

Circuit Board Configurations 745

ACQPC Board Configuration 745

FILPC Board Configuration 751

Digital I/O 753

Calibration 755

Controller Setup 767

Introduction 768

RPC Software Setup 769

FlexTest IIs 770

FlexTest IIm and FlexTest II CTM 772

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Tools Introduction 779

Accessing Tools 780

User Tool Groups 783

Using Wildcards 789

Selecting Input Data 794

Naming Output Data 795

File List Filtering and Sorting 796

Creating Reports 801

Configuring Channel Tables 802

Using Tools in a Process 804

Tools Options 807

Project Level Fatigue Tool Defaults 814

Histogram Bin Size Calculation 818

Component RPC Pro Tools 819

Coherence 820

Filter 824

Spectrums 826

Index 833

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Technical Support

How to Get Technical Support

Start with your

manuals

Technical support

methods

The manuals supplied by MTS provide most of the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. If your equipment includes software, look for online help and README files that contain additional product information.

If you cannot find answers to your technical questions from these sources, you can use the Internet, e-mail, telephone, or fax to contact MTS for assistance.

MTS provides a full range of support services after your system is installed. If you have any questions about a system or product, contact Technical Support in one of the following ways.

www.mts.com The web site provides access to our technical support staff by means of an

online form:

www.mts.com > Contact MTS > Service & Technical Support button

E-mail RPC@mts.com

Telephone MTS Call Center 800-328-2255

Weekdays 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Central Time

Fax 952-937-4515

Please include “Technical Support” in the subject line.

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 MTS > (choose your region in the right-hand column) > (choose the location closest to you)

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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

Know information

from prior technical

The site number contains your company number and identifies your equipment type (such as material testing or simulation). The number is typically written on a label on your equipment before the system leaves MTS. If you do not know your MTS site number, contact your sales engineer.

Example site number: 571167

When you have more than one MTS system, the system job number identifies your system. You can find your job number in your order paperwork.

Example system number: US1.42460

If you have contacted MTS about this problem before, we can recall your file based on the:

assistance

• 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?

Know relevant

computer information

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• What are the equipment model numbers?

• What is the controller model (if applicable)?

• What is the system configuration?

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

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• Current status of hard-drive fragmentation

• Connection status to a corporate network

Know relevant

For software application problems, have the following information available:

software information

• 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

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:

• Electromechanical material test system

• Hydromechanical material test system

• Vehicle test system

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• Vehicle component test system

• Aero test system

Be prepared to

Prepare to perform troubleshooting while on the phone:

troubleshoot

• 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

In case Technical Support must call you:

information

• Verify the notification number.

• Record the name of the person who helped you.

• Write down any specific instructions.

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.

Technical Support

Access the Problem Submittal Form:

• In the back of many MTS manuals (postage paid form to be mailed to

MTS)

• www.mts.com > Contact Us > Problem Submittal Form button

(electronic form to be e-mailed to MTS)

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Preface

Before You Begin

Safety first! Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the Safety

manual and any other safety information provided with your system. Improper installation, operation, or maintenance can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, or damage to your equipment and specimen. Again, read and understand the safety information provided with your system before you continue. It is very important that you remain aware of hazards that apply to your system.

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, such as:

• Hydraulic and mechanical component manuals

• Assembly drawings

• Parts lists

• Operation manual

• Preventive maintenance manual

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

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.

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Note For general safety information, see the safety information provided

with your system.

DANGER

Danger notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a high level of risk which, if ignored, will result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

WARNING

Warning notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if ignored, can result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

CAUTION

Caution notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a low level of risk which, if ignored, could cause moderate or minor personal injury or equipment damage, or could endanger test integrity.

Notes Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight

easily overlooked items. For example:

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

Electronic manual

conventions

Hypertext links The electronic document has many hypertext links displayed in a blue font. All

Preface

Note Resources that are put back on the hardware lists show up at the

end of the list.

do not necessarily represent your actual system configuration, test application, or software.

This manual is available as an electronic document in the Portable Document File (PDF) format. It can be viewed on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

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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Installation and System Settings

Contents RPC PC Requirements 25

Data Manager Server PC Requirements 27 Software License Agreement 29 Software Product Installation 32

Install RPC Pro or Component RPC Pro 35 Install MTS Licensing Software 36 Update License File when Server Name Changes 38 Install RPC HOSTEXEC Service 39 Install RPC Controller Status 40 Install or Upgrade to SQL Server Express 2008 41 Install RPC Data Manager Server 42

Data Manager Administrative Tasks 44 Controller Entries in Hosts File 45

Hosts File Controller Identifiers 48 Hosts File Controller Examples 50

Remote PC 58

Remote PC Setup on Windows XP Systems 61 Remote PC Setup on Windows Vista and Windows 7 73

Xtest Protocol 86 Controller Network Protocol 88 Firewall Setup for RPC License Software 90

Windows XP/Vista Firewall Setup for RPC License Software 91 Windows 7 Firewall Setup for RPC License Software 95

Firewall Setup for Remote PC 97

Windows XP/Vista Firewall Setup for Remote PC 98 Windows 7 Firewall Setup for Remote PC 104

System Performance 114

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Multiple RPC User Accounts 121

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RPC PC Requirements

Overview Before installing the RPC software, ensure the PC meets the minimum system

requirements. Ideally, the PC should meet the recommended syst em requirements for improved performance.

RPC PC Requirements

PC hardware

requirements

COMPONENT MINIMUM RECOMMENDED

Processor RAM Available disk space Monitor

Supported operating

The following table lists the requirements that the PC must have in order to run the software.

Intel Pentium, 1.0 GHz Intel Core Duo, 3.16 GHz 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB 6 GB (or more) 17 inch monitor

Resolution 1024 x 768 65,536 or high colors

The RPC software can run on any of the following operating systems:

21 inch monitor Resolution 1280 x 1024 High or true colors

systems

• Windows XP 32 bit Professional with Service Pack 3

• Windows Vista 32 bit Business with Service Pack 2

• Windows Vista 64 bit Business with Service Pack 2

• Windows 7 32 bit Professional

• Window 7 64 bit Professional

Localization The RPC software can run on a supported operating system in any of the

following language versions:

• English

• German

• French

• Japanese

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RPC PC Requirements

Application software The RPC software requires one of the following applications:

• Office 2003

• Office XP

• Office 2007

• Office 2010

Documentation

The following software is needed to view the online documentation:

software

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, or later, is needed to view the online help.

• Acrobat Reader 7, or later, is needed to view the PDF manuals.

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Data Manager Server PC Requirements

Overview Before installing the Data Manager Server software, ensure the PC meets the

minimum system requirements. Ideally, the PC should meet the recommended system requirements for improved performance.

PC hardware

requirements

COMPONENT MINIMUM RECOMMENDED

Server type Processor RAM Hard drive

Available disk space Monitor

Supported operating

systems

The following table lists the requirements that the PC must have in order to run the Data Manager Server software.

If the RPC Pro/Component RPC Pro software and the Data Manager Server software will be installed on the same PC, make sure the PC meets the requirements of both. Where the component requirements overlap, the Data Manager Ser ver requirem ents should be used.

Single-user server Multi-user server Intel Pentium, 1.0 GHz Intel Core Duo, 3.16 GHz 1 GB 2 GB 20 GB 50 GB (or mo re), RAID-5 Disk

Array 15 GB 40 GB (or more) 17 inch monitor

Resolution 1024 x 768 65,536 or high colors

Data Manager Server software can run on any of the following operating systems:

21 inch monitor

Resolution 1280 x 1024

High or true colors

• Windows XP 32 bit Professional with Service Pack 3

• Windows Vista 32 bit Business with Service Pack 2

• Windows Vista 64 bit Business with Service Pack 2

• Windows 7 32 bit Professional

• Window 7 64 bit Professional

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Data Manager Server PC Requirements

Localization Data Manager Se rver sof twar e can run on a s uppor ted op erating sys tem in any of

the following language versions:

• English

• German

• French

• Japanese

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Software License Agreement

You have two opportunities to accept the terms of the MTS Software License Agreement:

• When the software is installed

• When you launch the software

At installation Near the beginning of the software installation process, the MTS Software License

Agreement is displayed in the following window:

Software License Agreement

You must click I accept the terms in the license agreement and Next to proceed with the installation process. If you click I do not accept the terms in the license agreement and Next, the installation process is terminated and no software is installed.

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Software License Agreement

At launch Regardless of whether the license agreement is accepted at installation, the

acceptance of the terms must also be verified when the so ftware is launched. This verification need only be done once. The first time you launch the software (Project Manager) the following window appears:

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