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MTS Model 793.10 MultiPurpose TestWare® and Series 793 Application Software

User Information and Software Reference for Model 793.10 MultiPurpose TestWare and the following:

-Model 793.11 Profile Editor™

-Model 793.12 Trend Monitoring

-Model 793.14 Fatigue Monitoring

-Model 793.71 Time History Playout

-Model 793.72 THP with Acquisition

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Trademark information

Proprietary information

Software validation and verification

MTS, FlexTest, RPC, Temposonics, and TestWare are registered trademarks of MTS Systems Corporation; MPT, Station Builder, Station Manager, and TestStar are trademarks of MTS Systems Corporation within the United States. These trademarks may be protected in other countries.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners.

Software use and license is governed by MTS’s End User License Agreement which defines all rights retained by MTS and granted to the End User. All Software is proprietary, confidential, and owned by MTS Systems Corporation and cannot be copied, reproduced, disassembled, decompiled, reverse engineered, or distributed without express written consent of MTS.

MTS software is developed using established quality practices in accordance with the requirements detailed in the ISO 9001 standards. Because MTSauthored software is delivered in binary format, it is not user accessible. This software will not change over time. Many releases are written to be backwards compatible, creating another form of verification.

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.

Publication information	MANUAL PART NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	MTS 793 SOFTWARE RELEASE

	100-147-131 H	July 2011	Version 5.35A or later

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	Technical Support		7

	Preface	13

Conventions 14
Chapter 5	About MultiPurpose TestWare			17

Application Overview 18
The MultiPurpose TestWare Interface		21
MPT Procedure Editor 36
Chapter 6	Performing Common Tasks 43

Chapter 7	MPT Options Editor		61

Chapter 8	Working with MPT Processes			83

Chapter 9	Working with MPT Variables			105

Variable Editor	115
Chapter 10	Working with MPT Specimens			125

MPT Specimen File Types 134
MPT Specimen Loading Examples		143

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Contents

Chapter 11	Creating a Practice Test Procedure 153

Chapter 12	Command Processes 179

Segment Command Process			181
Cyclic Command Process		186
Dwell Command Process		195
Profile Process	198
External Command Process		211
Sweep Command Process		220
Signal Based Command Process 226
Profile with ALC Process		233
Cyclic with ALC Process		241
Model 793.71/72 Time History Output Process 247
Road Surface Output Process			261
Chapter 13	Data Acquisition Process Descriptions 271

Peak/Valley Acquisition Process 279
Timed Acquisition Process		284
Max/Min Acquisition Process			289
Level Crossing Acquisition Process 296
High Speed Timed Acquisition Process 301
Cyclic Acquisition Process		310
Fatigue Process	319
Time History Input Process		331
Trend Process	336
Chapter 14	Event Process Descriptions 345

Data Limit Detector Process			346
Digital Input Detector Process			353
Operator Event Process 359

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Peak/Valley Change Detector Process 364
Program Event Process			373
Periodic Time Event Process 377
Failure Detector Process			382
Chapter 15		External Control Process Descriptions 387

Digital Output Process 388
Temperature Control Process 393
Chapter 16		Other Process Descriptions			399

Program Control Process			400
Group Process	405
MPT Calculation Process			408
Operator Information Process 410
Start Application Process			420
Send Mail Process 426
Set Controller Value Process 430
Auto Offset Process		436
Data Display Process		440
Chapter 17		Trend and Fatigue Monitoring Applications 457

Model 793.12 Trend Monitoring Application				458
Model 793.14 Fatigue Monitoring Application				465
Chapter 18		Model 793.11 Profile Editor			473

Profile Editor	476
Creating Profiles 487
Design Considerations 495
Transitions	514

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How to Play Out Profiles 519

Profile Editor Controls and Displays 521

Appendix 19	Default Templates	553

Appendix 20	Excel File Converter	557

Appendix 21	MPT Shortcuts 561

	Index 567

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Technical Support

How to Get Technical Support

Start with your manuals

Technical support methods

www.mts.com

E-mail

Telephone

Fax

Outside the U.S.

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

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

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

The web site provides access to our technical support staff by means of an online form:

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

tech.support@mts.com

MTS Call Center 800-328-2255

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

952-937-4515

Please include “Technical Support” in the subject line.

For technical support outside the United States, contact your local sales and service office. For a list of worldwide sales and service locations and contact information, use the Global MTS link at the MTS web site:

www.mts.com > Global MTS > (choose your region in the right-hand column) > (choose the location closest to you)

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Technical Support

Before You Contact MTS

Know your site number and system number

Know information from prior technical assistance

Identify the problem

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

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

Example site number: 571167

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

Example system number: US1.42460

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

•MTS notification number

•Name of the person who helped you

Describe the problem and know the answers to the following questions:

•How long and how often has the problem occurred?

•Can you reproduce the problem?

•Were any hardware or software changes made to the system before the problem started?

•What are the equipment model numbers?

•What is the controller model (if applicable)?

•What is the system configuration?

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Know relevant computer information

Know relevant software information

For a computer problem, have the following information available:

•Manufacturer’s name and model number

•Operating software type and service patch information

•Amount of system memory

•Amount of free space on the hard drive where the application resides

•Current status of hard-drive fragmentation

•Connection status to a corporate network

For software application problems, have the following information available:

•The software application’s name, version number, build number, and (if available) software patch number. This information can typically be found in the About selection in the Help menu.

•The names of other applications on your computer, such as:

–Anti-virus software

–Screen savers

–Keyboard enhancers

–Print spoolers

–Messaging applications

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.

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Identify system type

Be prepared to troubleshoot

Write down relevant information

After you call

To enable the Call Center agent to connect you with the most qualified technical support specialist available, identify your system as one of the following types:

•Electromechanical material test system

•Hydromechanical material test system

•Vehicle test system

•Vehicle component test system

•Aero test system

Prepare to perform troubleshooting while on the phone:

•Call from a telephone close to the system so that you can implement suggestions made over the phone.

•Have the original operating and application software media available.

•If you are not familiar with all aspects of the equipment operation, have an experienced user nearby to assist you.

In case Technical Support must call you:

•Verify the notification number.

•Record the name of the person who helped you.

•Write down any specific instructions.

MTS logs and tracks all calls to ensure that you receive assistance for your problem or request. If you have questions about the status of your problem or have additional information to report, please contact Technical Support again and provide your original notification number.

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.

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Access the Problem Submittal Form:

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

•www.mts.com > Contact Us > Problem Submittal Form button (electronic form to be e-mailed to MTS)

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Preface

Before You Begin

Safety first!

Other MTS manuals

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

In addition to this manual, you may receive additional manuals in paper or electronic form.

You may also receive an MTS System Documentation CD. It contains an electronic copy of the manuals that pertain to your test system, such as:

•Hydraulic and mechanical component manuals

•Assembly drawings

•Parts lists

•Operation manual

•Preventive maintenance manual

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

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Conventions

Documentation Conventions

Hazard conventions

Notes

Special terms

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

Hazard notices may be embedded in this manual. These notices contain safety information that is specific to the activity to be performed. Hazard notices immediately precede the step or procedure that may lead to an associated hazard. Read all hazard notices carefully and follow all directions and recommendations. Three different levels of hazard notices may appear in your manuals. Following are examples of all three levels.

Note For general safety information, see the safety information provided with your system.

DANGER

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

WARNING

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

CAUTION

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

Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight easily overlooked items. For example:

Note Resources that are put back on the hardware lists show up at the end of the list.

The first occurrence of special terms is shown in italics.

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Illustrations

Electronic manual conventions

Hypertext links

Conventions

Illustrations appear in this manual to clarify text. They are examples only and do not necessarily represent your actual system configuration, test application, or software.

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

The electronic document has many hypertext links displayed in a blue font. All blue words in the body text, along with all contents entries and index page numbers, are hypertext links. When you click a hypertext link, the application jumps to the corresponding topic.

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Chapter 5

About MultiPurpose TestWare

Contents About MTS MultiPurpose TestWare (MPT) 18

About MPT Test Procedures					18
About MPT Processes			19
Default Test Procedure Locations						19
Test Procedures in Projects				20
About the MPT User Interface					21
About the MPT Control Panel					25
MPT Control Panel Toolbar				26
MPT Test Progress Panel				28
MPT Specimen Panel			29
MPT Power Panel		31
MPT Channel Counters Panel					32
MPT Sequence Counters Panel						33
About Process Specific Panels					34
MPT Run/Stop/Hold Panel				35
About the MPT Procedure Editor						36
MPT Procedure Editor Menu					37
Group Menu	37
Display Menu	37
Tools Menu	38
MPT Procedure Editor Toolbar					38
Procedure Table		40
Process Palette		42

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About MultiPurpose TestWare

Application Overview

About MTS MultiPurpose TestWare (MPT)

MTS Model 793.10 MultiPurpose TestWare is an advanced test design application available to MTS 793 Controllers.

With MultiPurpose TestWare, you can:

•Create complex test designs that include command, data acquisition, event detection, and external control instructions.

•Generate programs based on profiles created with a text editor application, a spreadsheet application, or the Model 793.11 Profile Editor application.

•Acquire and monitor real-time trend or fatigue data.

About MPT Test Procedures

To create procedures

To run procedures

For more information

With MultiPurpose TestWare, you create test procedure (.000) files. A test procedure contains two types of information:

•Process information, which defines your processes (command, data acquisition, signal monitoring, and so forth) and the sequence in which each process runs.

•MPT application information, which includes test unit and dimension assignments, the behavior of hold and resume functions, the data file format, and so on.

You create procedures by linking together processes that represent individual test activities, such as ramping the actuator or acquiring peak/valley data.

You run test procedures with the run, stop, and hold controls on the Station Controls panel in the Station Manager application.

For information on how to create a procedure, see “Creating a Practice Test Procedure” on page 153.

For more information about how to run test procedures, see“How to Run a Procedure” on page 48.

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About MPT Processes

When you create tests with the MPT application, you use MPT processes like building blocks to define test actions such as sending command signals, performing data acquisition, and responding to test events.

A complete MPT test normally consists of a number of MPT processes linked together and saved as an MPT procedure.

Process categories Processes are grouped on the palette in the following categories:

•Command Processes send commands to a servovalve or external controller to apply forces to the physical specimen.

•Data Acquisition Processes acquire sensor data from the physical specimen.

•Event Processes monitor test signals and perform actions when specified conditions are met.

•External Control Processes control external controllers or logic devices.

•Other Processes perform miscellaneous functions.

Default Test Procedure Locations

In MTS 793 software version 3.5x or earlier, the default location of test files is:

C:\MTS software product name (for example, “FTGT”)\MPT\Procs

In MTS 793 software version 4.0 or later, the default location of test files is:

C:\MTS 793\Projects\Project name (for example, “Project 1”)\MPT\Procedures

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Test Procedures in Projects

A Project is a folder that contains or references files that are used and generated by MTS 793 applications. When you start Station Manager, you select a Project. MultiPurpose TestWare inherits the Project selected for Station Manager. The current Project determines the location of MultiPurposeTestWare test procedures.

By default, Projects contain test procedures in the Procedures subfolder. You can use the Project Manager application to change the location of test procedures.

For more information about the Project Manager and Projects, see the MTS 793

Control Software manual (PN 100-147-130), and the MTS 793 Controller

Overview manual (PN 100-162-928).

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About the MPT User Interface

When you have an existing station configuration open with the Station Manager application, then select MultiPurpose TestWare from the Applications menu, the display changes and appears as shown.

•The MPT control panel provides access to all the functions needed to create, edit, and run procedures for the current station configuration.

•The run, stop, and hold controls pertain to procedures.

•Also, if the current procedure includes an Operator Event process, a special panel appears in the initial display.

Note When you select MPT this way, you can create, edit, and run procedures. You can also select an ‘edit only’ instance of MPT (Applications > MultiPurpose TestWare (Edit Only)) to run one procedure while editing other procedures.

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MPT control panel The MPT control panel appears in the application area of Station Manager, as shown.

MPT Procedure Editor button

Displays the Procedure Editor and Process Palette, as shown on the next page.

MPT toolbar

MPT application button

When you launch MPT this button appears in the applications control panel. You can quickly select among launched applications with the

in this panel.

Channel Counters

Channel Counters display the cumulative count segments applied to specific channels.

Sequence Counters

Sequence counters display current and target counts for processes. Individual process counters are arranged according to the process icons on the Procedure Editor. Group process counters are indented to show nesting.

Station Controls

You run MPT procedures with the run, stop, and hold controls.

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Procedure Editor The Procedure Editor contains a table on which you build MPT test procedures by selecting, assigning parameters to, and sequencing individual test processes. Test processes represent individual test activities.

The contents of the currently selected nesting level is displayed in the procedure table pane. If a nested group process is selected, the general parameters for the group are shown in the active process parameters pane.

Double-clicking on a parameter in the navigation pane or procedure table will maximize the active process parameters pane. The contents of pane (default view) and the expanded window are both editable. Minimizing or closing this window restores the default view.

Procedure Editor (default view)

The Procedure Editor contains a table on which you build MPT test

procedures.

Navigation Pane

Provides a tree view of the processes in the procedure table pane.

Status and progress indicators for processes lets you watch the progress of the test

(not shown):

A blue arrow indicates that the process is executing.

A red “X” indicates that the process is disabled.

A green arrow indicates that the process is configured to issue a done signal immediately without performing its programmed activity.

Active Process Parameters Pane

The parameters for the currently selected process appear in this pane.

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Process Palette The processes available are displayed on the Process Palette. Individual processes are arranged on the palette by type. You can double-click a process on the Process Palette to copy an instance of it to the procedure table, or you can use the drag-and-drop method.

Process Pallete

Individual processes are arranged on the palette by type.

You can double-click a process on the Process Palette to copy an instance of it to the table on the Procedure Editor, or you can use the drag-and-drop method.

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About the MPT Control Panel

With the MPT control panel you can:

•Access common controls from the toolbar (including the MPT Procedure Editor, the place where you build procedures)

•Monitor the test’s status and counter information (channel, sequence, and run time counters)

•Create and rename MPT specimens

The MPT control panel includes a toolbar that performs actions (like unlocking procedures) and provides access to editors (like the MPT Procedure Editor and the MPT Specimen Editor) and the MPT Specimen Log.

For more information For more information about setting MPT control panel preferences, see “MPT Options Editor Control Panel Tab” on page 79.

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MPT Control Panel Toolbar

	The buttons that comprise the MPT control panel toolbar provide quick access to
	common commands and windows.
	MPT Control Panel Toolbar (part 1 of 2)
ITEM	DESCRIPTION

	Displays the Open Procedure window, saves the current procedure, or displays
	the Save Procedure As window.
	You can use the Open Procedure window functions to navigate to, select, and
	open an existing procedure. You can use the Save Procedure As window
	functions to save the current procedure as a new file with a specified name and
	location.
	Note	If you select Save Procedure for a procedure that has never been
		save, the application displays the Save Procedure As window. With
		this window you can name the procedure and save it to the location
		you desire.

	Creates a new MPT specimen for the procedure that is currently loaded. The
	new folder is immediately visible in the Specimen panel.

	Displays the MPT Specimen Editor . You can use the MPT Specimen Editor to
	create and edit multiple MPT specimens.

	Displays the MPT Specimen Log which contains messages that pertain to the
	current MPT specimen.

	Displays the MPT Options Editor. With the MPT Options Editor, you can
	customize the MPT interface to suit your needs by defining control options and
	preferences.

	Displays the MPT Procedure Editor, the place where you create and edit
	procedures consisting of MPT test processes.
	Note	To edit a selected procedure on the MPT Procedure Editor, you must
		first be in the Edit mode.

	Resets the current procedure to the beginning. Pressing run after pressing reset
	restarts the procedure from the beginning.
	Note	After the procedure completes, you must click Reset before you can
		run the procedure again on the same MPT specimen.

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	MPT Control Panel Toolbar (part 2 of 2)
ITEM	DESCRIPTION

Edit mode

Execute mode

Changes between edit and execute test modes. To change (toggle between) modes, click the edit /execute mode button.

You must be in edit mode to create or make changes to your procedure.

Note You cannot switch to edit mode if the procedure is running or holding.

You must be in the execute mode to run your test. The procedure automatically switches to execute mode if you click run on the Station Controls panel.

Note When you change to execute mode, the MPT application becomes the controlling application of the control channels used in the procedure. You cannot use the Station Managermanual command controls on the control channels used in the procedure.

Quits the MultiPurpose TestWare application.

For more information See “MPT Specimen Editor” on page 131.

See “About the MPT Procedure Editor” on page 36.

See “Edit mode” on page 27.

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MPT Test Progress Panel

The Test Progress panel displays the elapsed run time of the test that is in progress and indicates if the test is currently paused.

		MPT Test Progress Panel
ITEM	DESCRIPTION

Run Time	Displays the elapsed time of the current test (the elapsed run time does not
	include time spent in hold or stop states).
	You can turn the Run Time display on-and-off and select a display format
	using the Control Panel tab of the MPT Options Editor.
	To access the Run Time menu when the procedure is locked and reset, right-
	mouse click with the cursor positioned over the Run Time counter to display.
	Select the Reset menu item to reset the Run Time counter to zero.

Paused	Indicates when the procedure has been paused by a Program Control process.
	The paused state is not the same as the hold state.
	•	When the test is holding, you must click the run button to resume the test.
	•	When the test is paused, the test must be resumed by another Program
		Control process (set to Program Resume).

For more information		See “MPT Options Editor Control Panel Tab” on page 79.
		For more information about pausing a test with the Program Control process, see
		“About the Program Control Process” on page 400.

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MPT Specimen Panel

The Specimen panel displays the current MPT specimen selection and the Procedure Name and Procedure State associated with the selected specimen. In addition, you can use this panel to navigate to other MPT specimens displayed in the Specimen list.

	MPT Specimen Panel (part 1 of 2)
ITEM	DESCRIPTION

Specimen	Displays the MPT specimen that is linked to the procedure.
	You can select the desired MPT specimen from the Specimen list or click
	to create a new MPT specimen.
	Use the up and down scroll arrows to select an available MPT specimen from
	the list. You can rename the selected MPT specimen (if you are in edit mode)
	by typing over the folder name in the Specimen box.
	Note New MPT specimens that are created using the new specimen icon are
	assigned names that are based on a default root name (for example,
	“spec”) with an incremental number suffix. The default root can be
	changed with the Project Manager application.
	Note To cut, copy, paste, or delete the displayed MPT specimen name,
	right-mouse click on the current MPT specimen name and select the
	desired right-mouse menu item.

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	MPT Specimen Panel (part 2 of 2)
ITEM	DESCRIPTION

Procedure Name	Displays the name of the current procedure selection. The procedure name is
	established when you save the procedure.

Procedure State	Displays the current state of the procedure, which may be one of the following:
	• Reset—The test is at the beginning but has not been started.
	• In Progress—The test has started but is not yet completed.
	• Done—The test has been completed.
	Note To run the procedure on the same MPT specimen again, press Reset.
	Otherwise, create a new MPT specimen for the next instance of
	running the same procedure.
	• Error—An error has occurred (you must click Reset to run the test
	again).

For more information	For more information about MPT specimens, see “Working with MPT
	Specimens” on page 125.

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