MTS TestSuite Multipurpose Express Operator Guide 100-230-367 D be certain.
Software Version: MTS TestSuite MP 2.5 or later / Document PN: 100-230-367 D / Release Date: January 2013 © 2013 MTS Systems Corporation. All rights reserved. MTS is a registered trademark and MTS TestSuite is a trademark of MTS Systems Corporation within the United States. These trademarks may be protected in other countries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners.
Contents 1.0 Technical Support 5 1.1.0 How to Get Technical Support........................................................................................................5 1.2.0 Before You Contact MTS................................................................................................................5 1.3.0 If You Contact MTS by Phone........................................................................................................7 1.4.0 Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals.............
.5.0 Diagnostic Files.............................................................................................................................28 4.5.1.0 Diagnostic Files Overview.............................................................................................28 4.5.2.0 Create Diagnostic File Window.....................................................................................28 4.5.3.0 Creating a Diagnostic File..........................................................................
1.0 Technical Support 1.1.0 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.
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 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.
• Keyboard enhancers • Print spoolers • Messaging applications 1.3.0 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.
• 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. 1.4.
2.0 Preface 2.1.0 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.
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.
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3.0 Overview Topics: • • • • Introduction............................................................................................................................................14 Operator Privileges................................................................................................................................14 MPX Main Window.................................................................................................................................15 Typical Test WorkFlow.........
3.0 Overview 3.1.0 Introduction The Multipurpose Express Operator Guide provides basic guidelines for running tests using the MTS TestSuite Multipurpose Express application. All personnel that use the Multipurpose Express application to run tests must be trained in the safe use and setup of MTS equipment. Important: The actual test setup, safety, and run procedures must be developed by your organization based on your unique requirements. 3.2.
3.0 Overview 3.3.0 MPX Main Window Figure 1: MPX Main Window Table 1: MPX Main Window Description Callout Panel Description 1 Tool Bar Icons used to select a test to run and initiate a test run. 2 Explorer Tab Hierarchical view of information related to the test. 3 Station/Power Controls Controls used to clear interlocks and apply power to the station.
3.0 Overview Callout Panel Description 5 Test Run Start/stop test procedure button and display of test procedure status. 6 Error List List of resource validation and other errors. 7 Application/Test Run Logs List of application and test run errors. 3.4.0 Typical Test WorkFlow The following tasks make up a typical test workflow. 1. Prepare the Test Station a) Starting Station Manager and Loading Station Configuration on page 18. b) Starting MPX and Applying Hydraulic Power on page 19. 2.
4.0 Operator Procedures Topics: • • • • • Opening a Test Station..........................................................................................................................18 Install a Specimen..................................................................................................................................20 Run a Test..............................................................................................................................................
4.0 Operator Procedures 4.1.0 Opening a Test Station 4.1.1.0 Starting Station Manager and Loading Station Configuration Note: If you have a desktop shortcut that opens the Station Manager application and then opens the MPX application, you do not have to perform this procedure to start Station Manager and load the station configuration. For more information about creating this desktop shortcut, see Creating a Desktop Shortcut that Includes a Controller on page 18. 1. Start the Station Manager application.
4.0 Operator Procedures 2. From the Tools menu, click Create Desktop Shortcut. The Create Desktop Shortcut window opens. 3. Browse to the Station Configuration file you will be using, or type the file name in the Station Configuration box. Ensure that this configuration file contains the parameter and tuning sets that you want the operator to use for the tests. 4. If the Controller Name box is not already populated, type the name of the controller you will be using. 5. Click OK.
4.0 Operator Procedures a) If the Interlock indicator on the Station control panel is active, click the Reset button to clear the interlock. b) Apply power to the hydraulic service manifold (HSM) for the test station by clicking the HSM Low button and then the High button on the Power control panel. 4.2.0 Install a Specimen 4.2.1.0 Before You Begin Before you can install a specimen, you must open a test station and apply hydraulics.
4.0 Operator Procedures Figure 2: Station Manager Station Limits a) In the Station Controls panel, click the Detectors button. b) Enter the Upper Limits and Lower Limits values required to help protect you and the specimen from excessive force. c) For each limit that you set, enter the Upper Action and Lower Action values. d) Close the Detectors window. 4.2.3.
4.0 Operator Procedures Figure 3: Station Manager Manual Controls a) b) c) d) Click the Manual Command button to open the Manual Command window. Select the Channel to control. Select the desired Control Mode. Select the Enable Manual Command check box. 3. Install the specimen. a) Use the Manual Cmd slider bar to position the actuator, or type the desired value and press Enter on the keyboard. b) Install the specimen as required by your test. 4. Click to clear the Enable Manual Command check box. 5.
4.0 Operator Procedures Note: Offsets can be applied within a test activity or by using the Station Manager application. For additional details on applying offsets using the Station Manager application, see Series 793 Control Software. 4.3.0 Run a Test 4.3.1.0 Selecting a Test Note: If a Validation Error appears, see Correcting Resource Validation Errors on page 24 to re-map resources to your station. The most common methods used to select a test to run are: Opening an existing test 1.
4.0 Operator Procedures Note: Test runs are not saved with the new test. This is useful, for example, if you want to separate test runs for different batches of specimens. Creating a new test from an XML file 1. On the File menu, click New and select Test from File. 2. Select an XML file from the "Select an XML file containing test creation data" window. 3. Click OK to load a test based on the selected XML file. 4. On the File menu, click Save.
4.0 Operator Procedures 4.3.5.0 Testing Additional Specimens To run additional tests on the same specimen type: 1. Perform the following tasks to install a new specimen: Setting Station Limits in Station Manager Application on page 20. Positioning Actuator and Installing Specimen on page 21. Applying Offsets to the Input Signal—Optional on page 22. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click the New Test Run button from the toolbar to open the Specimen Selection window.
4.0 Operator Procedures From the Test Run status panel, click the Start the Procedure button. The test is loaded and reverts to the cycle when it was stopped. 4. Click Run to restart the test. 4.4.2.0 Holding and Restarting a Test To place a test in hold Click the Hold button on the Test Control Panel. The test stops immediately and performs the behavior set in the Command Settings for the test.
4.0 Operator Procedures 4.4.4.0 Resolving Resource Validation Errors Resource validation errors must be resolved before you can run the test. Resource validation errors The resource map saved in the test definition is an inventory of resources the MPX application expects to find the next time it connects to a controller. Resource validation errors typically occur when the test resources in the test definition are named differently than the controller resources in the currently loaded station configuration.
4.0 Operator Procedures Figure 4: Resource Validation Errors 3. Resolve resource validation errors. a) Click Import Resources and select Import all unused controller resources. b) For each resource validation error, use the drop-down list in the Controller Resource column to select a compatible resource. 4. After all resource validation errors are resolved, click Delete Unused. 4.5.0 Diagnostic Files 4.5.1.
4.0 Operator Procedures Figure 5: Create Diagnostic File Window Table 2: Create Diagnostic File Window Properties Property Description File Name Required. Browse to the location where you want to save the diagnostic file and enter the File Name. Description Displays a description of the test. You can enter additional comments. Select Box Deselects or selects the logs, configuration, reports templates, and test runs.
4.0 Operator Procedures 4.5.3.0 Creating a Diagnostic File To create a diagnostic file, a test must be open and saved. 1. 2. 3. 4. From the Tools menu, click Create Diagnostic File. The Create Diagnostic File window is displayed. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you want to save the file. Enter a File Name and click Save. The Create Diagnostic File is displayed again. By default, all items are selected.
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test (continued) workflow 16 Test controls 15 Test run New 24 Test run button 16 Test run log 16 tool bar 15 V variable validation error 27 32 MTS TestSuite W workflow test 16 X XML file 24
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