User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Technical Support
- Preface
- Introduction
- Controller Hardware
- Controller Software
- Operation Concepts
- Installed 793 Files
- Perform a Practice Test
- Documentation
- Index

Steps to Run a Test
MTS Series 793 Controller Overview Perform a Practice Test
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E. Install a dummy specimen that has a compliance similar to the test
specimen.
• From the Station Controls panel toolbar, click the Manual Command
icon .
• Click to select the Enable Manual Command check box.
• Select the Displacement control mode.
• Adjust the Manual Command slider to position the actuator while
installing the specimen.
• Switch to the Force control mode.
F. Adjust the P Gain and D Gain tuning controls.
• Start the Function Generator by clicking the Program Run control
and observe the resulting waveform on the Scope.
• From the Display menu, select Station Setup.
• From the tree view, expand Channels, then select Channel 1.
• Click the Tuning icon to display the tuning adjustment controls.
• Increase the P Gain control until you see a little overshoot and a little
ringing on the Scope.
• Slowly increase the D Gain control to reduce the overshoot and
ringing. Keep in mind that small adjustments of D can have large
effects on your system.
• Repeat P Gain and D Gain adjustments until you achieve an optimum
waveform
Ringing
Overshoot