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Compliance Test System 3.0 User Manual
3.3 PC Requirements
The CTS system requires a PC to operate. The included CTS 3.0 software must be installed on a
PC capable or acquiring and processing data in real-time to ensure no-gap acquisition as
required by both the harmonics and flicker test standards.
NOTE: It is recommended to purchase the required PC from California Instruments using the CIC-
PC-PCX option. This ensures a suitable PC with the software pre-installed and tested will be
furnished with the system for turnkey operation. This option also includes a monitor and
printer. If this option is not ordered, the PC to be used with the system should be shipped to
California Instruments prior to delivery for integration and test. In this case, it is the
customer’s responsibility to ensure the provided PC meets the performance criteria outlined
below.
The PC requirements will depend to some extend on the following factors:
• The phase mode. Three phase systems require more CPU power than single-phase
systems.
• The type of A/D card used. Three phase systems based on the ISA are unable to
process interharmonics.
• The version of Windows operating system used.
From time to time, a newer version of the CTS 3.0 software may be released. New
versions are tested only with contemporary operating systems. As such, it may be
required to upgrade to a newer operating system to support the latest version of the CTS
3.0.XX software. Presently, CTS 3.0.XX is tested only on Windows XP and Windows
Vista platforms.
• For report generation, a copy of MS Word is required. The MS Word version supported is
Word 9.0 (Word 2000). Older versions of MS Word may no longer work when upgrading
to the latest CTS 3.0.XX software version. In that case, a newer version of MS Word may
have to be installed.
The matrix below shows the required minimum process clock rate. These clock rates apply to
either Celeron, Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon and Klamath based PC's. The values shown are
minimum values, not recommended values. To allow future expansion, it may be advisable to
plan on using a faster PC.
Other minimum PC requirements are:
• Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Vista. Other versions of Windows operating
systems are no longer supported.
• RAM size 512 Mbytes minimum.
• SVGA (800 x 600 resolution, 16 or more colors).
• IDE or SCSI hard disk drive of 20 GByte size or more.
PC Processor speed matrix shown minimum clock speeds, not recommended clock speeds for
the PC. A faster PC can be used. This assumes other applications and/or screen savers that
take up processor time are generally closed.
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