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1 Zwck Materals testng Copyrght (C) Zwck GmbH & Co August-Nagel-StraBe 11, Ulm, Deutschland Telefon: Telefax: Zwck m nternet: und EMal: nfo@zwck.de 8 S / KAlnhalt / V4.7

2 Lst of contents Lst of contents... nstall."...,... RS devces, nstall... denstall... Program help Phlosophy... Confguraton level... Machne... Run a test... Manual calbraton, ndex Your safety, Hardware requrements, Software requrements... Cablng the materals testng machne... Sensor plug... Test program... Test program KalOOO... Control of the materals testng machne , ! 8..! / KAlnhalt / V4.7 Zwck techncal documentaton

3 Vdeos tesrt ""'C About ths secton Ths secton ntroduces you to the bascs. We'll show you how to quckly fnd the descrbed topcs n. The respectve menu call-ups are contaned n the margns. These are ndcated wth the? symbol. We assume that you are acquanted wth operaton of Wndows programs. Rghts for your PC! / txlnstal/ V4. 7 b Zwck techncal documentaton

4 nstallaton cr RS devces, nstall You'll be asked about nstallaton of RS devces durng nstallaton of. The procedure at nstallaton s descrbed here. You can remove nstalled RS devces at any tme, or nstall new ones n. The RS devce nstallaton program must be called-up va the Wndows "Start menu": 1. Select Start menu "Program" n the Wndows "Start menu" 2. Select "Zwck applcatons" here 3. Call-up the command "Perphery settng' All nstalled perpheral devces are lsted n the shown lst. Ths lst s blank at the frst nstallaton. "Edtng" as well as,addng-on" new RS devces are almost the same sequences. The dfference? - Settngs are already preset for "Edt" - They must frst be selected for "Add-on' However the dalogues both look alke. Once the correspondng button has been actvated you'll be asked about the type of RS devce. For example, the nterface and/or channel are requested dependng upon the type of RS devce.! 84 Example of an RS devce not n the lst. Select the type "Free RS devce" under "Specmen measurement devce", Gve ths RS devce an explct name. The confguraton for ths RS devce s made later on n n the menu "Machne" va the button "Confgure". The data to be entered there can be taken from the descrpton of your RS devce. Further nformaton s made avalable by the onlne help. Q / txlnstal/ V4. 7 b

5 Program help Program help "" r-.. offers a help system. The help system s compatble wth the Wndows help system. Ths enables you to output all requred help nformaton to a prnter. The help system n s called-up n va Selecton of the menu "Help" n the uppermost menu bar. You can select and call the correspondng commands n the opened sub-menu "Help". The <Help> button n the actve dalogue. A help message relatng to the possbltes and operaton of ths dalogue s obtaned followng actvaton of ths button. The <F1> functon key on the PC keyboard. Help can always be called-up n. Ths then refers to exactly that test task whch can be seen on screen. f the cursor s at a parameter's nput feld, you'll obtan help on that parameter by pressng functon key <F1>. The "Help con" n the toolbar. Ths symbol sn't avalable all of the tme n. The help ndex appears by callng up the help va ths "Help con" j Actvate the button <Prnt> n the help wndow to obtan the "Prnt" dalogue. You can make all necessary prnter settngs here as descrbed under ndex help n Wndows, and you can also start prntng / tx_bee / V4.5

6 Screen elements - - Operatng elements n the software The most mportant operatng elements that are requred for operatng the test programs are lsted here. "'" " Dsplay, Control box 8.. j 0 '" r.. Menu "Optons", command.desktop. Button You can adapt the user nterface to your requrements Text, adapt You can adapt text va the command "Desktop" n the menu "Optons' Here you can set the font sze, the desktop layout, keyboard operaton, selecton dalogues, toolbar, etc / tx_bee / V4.5

7 Phlosophy of We'll ntroduce you to the phlosophy now that know how to call-up the help, the vdeos and the most mportant screen elements. Phlosophy knows user levels wth dfferent access rghts Test level, wthout menu access (Tester wthout confguraton possbltes), or wth lmted menu access (Tester wth lmted confguraton possbltes). Confguraton level (Admnstrator wth all confguraton possbltes) Ths descrpton s desgned to get you acquanted wth the possbltes of the confguraton level. The admnstrator prepares Admnstrator) the system and the pro. gram for a test at ths level. Here you can edt the exstng user levels or you can create new ones. You can defne dfferent access rghts for these user levels. Testng takes place wth test programs wthn. YOu can only utlse the complete scope of functon of the standard or master test programs n the confguraton level.! < / tx_phl/ V4.5

8 Phlosophy of r. Menu "Help", Command "About the test sequence..." About the test sequence Ths help contans the sequence program. The descrpton of the test sequence n all test phases s contaned here. All results, formulae used, recordng and evaluaton channels, and parameters are also descrbed. All of ths nformaton can be seen on screen, or t can be output to a prnter. '? r.. Menu "Help", command "Test standard database" Test standard database You can use ths database to select exstng test programs. Whereby you can make your selectons usng dfferent selecton crtera. All test programs found and there descrptons are shown. These test programs correspond to the test standards lsted here. Master test programs are ndependent of test standards, thus they won't be shown here After the phlosophy we'll now start wth the possble nputs n the confguraton level /tX_Phl/V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

9 Confguraton level Parameters Are changeable quanttes that descrbe the propertes of a test program. There are parameters for, dor example, specmen dmensons gauge lengths, test speeds, all requred quanttes, etc. " r.. Menu "Confguraton", command "Parameters..." Parameters are offered n a parameter lst under menu "Confguraton", command "Parameter...". Here parameters can be preset, edted, prepared for reports, etc. A test program talor-made for a certan test problem can be created n a master test program va these parameter propertes. You can comple these test relevant parameters n dalogues Menu "Confguraton" command "Dalogues..." Dalogues The dalogues present you wth the possblty of gvng ts own appearance. Creaton and management of dalogues takes place n the menu "Confguraton", command "Dalogues...". You can determne the contents of exstng or new dalogues there. You can make created dalogues avalable to the user at the materals testng machne. E 5! c3-0 tfl r.. Menu "Confguraton", command "Menu nputs" Menu You can comple dalogues for the menu "nputs". Sub-menus are also permtted here. Ths menu structure s created and edted under menu "Confguraton", command "Menu, nputs". Now that we're able to make preselectons you "probably" want to be able to record results / tx_phl/ V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

10 Confguraton level System scrpts - Contan a sequence of nstructons and/or ZMT commands - Can assgn values or text nformaton to parameters - Can run actons or functonsthat are not contaned n - Can be run - before savng - after a test program has been loaded - before prntng a report - before start of test - after the test - at the end of a seres - always when an event occurs Scrpts are nput n the ZMT syntax. ZMT (Zwck nterpreter for Materals Testng) s a problem orentated nterpreter language. You can solve ndvdual tasks n the test programs wth the help of ZMT. Ths language s beng contnuously expanded so that exact and detaled nformaton can only be va the help system. Menu "Confguraton' command "System scrpts..." The dalogue for creatng scrpts s called-up va menu "Confguraton", command "System scrpts...". The accelerator <ALT>+<F2> offers help for nputs. t calls-up a selecton dalogue wth all exstng parameters and actons. Further help can be called-up va the accelerator <AL T>+<F3>. Ths enables the nput to be shown n plan language. u 0 Example A message should appear on screen f a measured result (Fmax) s undershot. Select the settng "After evaluaton" from selecton feld "System scrpt' n the dalogue "System scrpts". Wrte the followng text n the nput feld "Scrpt". Please note that all results are used n the basc unts (Here result n "N"). f Result(36875) < 4500 Message f the condton s undershot nfobox ("nform the responsble person mmedately' Endf tx. Phl 1 V4.5

11 Dalogue 'Verfcaton' Machne The followng descrpton refers to Zwck materals testng machnes. automatcally detects the lne of materals testng machnes. When loadng the drver software, receves all of the materals testng machne's data and that of the nstalled electroncally controllable tools (e.g. Verner gauge). Owng to specmen dmensons, mechancal tools and specal arrangements. cannot detect the drve poston. Thus you must provde wth ths nformaton n the dalogue +Verfcaton+ each tme the work place s changed. r. Menu "Machne' command "Verfcaton...- Verfcaton nform of the mssng machne quanttes n the dalogue "Verfcaton" of menu "Machne". You can nfluence all machne components and mportant machne lmts here. These are, amongst others, - The test area, - The travevposton lmts of the materals testng machne and, f one exsts, the extensometer - The force lmts of all connected load cells - The load lmts of a safety devce - The control of an extensometer - The control behavour (Force/poston/stran control)! 8İ S0 The force and poston lmts are software lmts. The mechancally adjustable lmts are not altered va the verfcaton dalogue There are nterchangeable hardware parts n addton to the machne components. The nformaton for these hardware parts are compled n devce modules 01.03/ tx_enr / V4.5 '2

12 Dalogue "Verfcaton" Verfcaton dalogue Devce modules Dalogue "Verfcaton dalogue", The actve lnks are vsble n the dalogue 'Verfcaton dalogue", Double clck on "Crosshead SN:" to obtan the dalogue" Opton Crosshead travel montor".! 8 " j 0 Dalogue "Optonal crosshead travel montor" / tx_enr / V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton?

13 Dalogue "Verfcaton" The extensometer can also be setup va the 'Verfcaton dalogue" Dalogue "Verfcaton dalogue". The dalogue "Opton Longstroke" appears by double clckng at "Longstroke SN".!! 8. j. Dalogue 'Optonallongstroke extensometer" You can control the automatc extensometer here, e.g. clamp, unclamp, or you can set LO / tx_enr / V4.5

14 Test Run a test 11 r.. "Start menu "Programs", "Zwck applcatons" and here " Machne", start Requrement for operatng a materals testng machne wth : - The PC must be swtched on and must be nstalled - The materals testng machne must be connected to the PC and must also be swtched on (Standard; COM1) - Select topc "Start" n the Wndows "Start menu" - Now select "Programs" - Select "Zwck applcatons" - Call " Machne" wth a double clck The program s loaded. The frontspece appears. All requred drvers are nstalled smultaneously. nforms you that t's ready for testng followng ntalsaton... Menu "Fle-, command "Close testxperf' Close You can close wth the command "Close " n the menu "Fle" ". You'll be asked by f you want to save t f you've run a test. f yes, the dalogue "Test program or seres, save". s closed followng savng. Tester logon can be protected aganst non-authorsed usage(user protecton). The settngs for ths are made by your system admnstrator. sj Q 0' u.. 0 User protecton setup: A wndow wth the nput felds for the followng appears after the frontspece - Your name, known here as "User 10" and - Your "Password" Enter both and then actvate the <OK> button. The wndow wth the possblty of selecton of test programs appears f the nput was correct. User protecton not setup: The wndow wth the possblty of selecton of test programs appears followng the frontspece /tX_Prue /V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton '7

15 Test 11 r-. Menu -Machne-, command "LE Approach- ntal poston (LE) The ntal poston can be set va: - The correspondng con n the toolbar or - Va the command 'LE approach". Ths command s to be found under the menu "Machne" Tensle Specmen Specmen, nsert nsert the specmen. Ths means that the specmen wll be grpped at a tensle test n that specmen grp that s mounted on the load cell. The specmen s placed centrally on the respectve supports for a compresson or flexure test.!! 8. 0 Specmen data, nput The nput wndow s setup dependent upon the test program. The actve wndow s the one wth the blue boundary. Not only that, but a blnkng cursor can be seen n the frst nput feld. Now enter the requred nformaton You can automatcally enter the current values f you have an electronc specmen measurement devce connected to your PC by pressng the acton buton (t's dsplayed n front of the nput feld / tx_prue / V4.5

16 Test Sequence of a test: Start the test, pre-load s approached. When usng addtonal extensometers the materals testng machne halts. Automatc clampng extensometers are clamped. A message s generated for manually clampng extenso meters that requests you to clamp the extensometer on the specmen and then to acknowledge ths to. The materals testng machne starts n the test. All test data s recorded and used for evaluaton The materals testng machne drves untl the end of test. The end of test can be trggered va - Specmen break (Tensle, flexure tests) - A preselected force or travel lmt (tensle, compresson or flexure tests) beng reached - etc. The materals testng machne halts & Dspose of specmen remans Remove the specmen remans The materals testng machne can automatcally return to the ntal poston (LE) for uncrtcal specmen (remans). Otherwse the specmen remans must be dsposed of before the machne can drve back to the ntal poston (LE).! 8.. j 0 '.. You can enter the specmen data for the next test after settng the ntal poston (LE). The sequence repeats tself as already descrbed / tx_prue / V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

17 Test Specmen lst r :', 1 -,, 3 4) '"--cl Selected current specmen ' Menu.Specmen management., commands:.nvaldate., "Valdate",.Delete.,.Specmen, number through. Specmen management You can make each recorded test to the current specmen. For ths purpose clck on the requred specmen n the "Specmen lst", The selected specmen wll be optcally hghlghted n the "Results table", n the menu "Specmen management", the selected specmen can be - Elmnated va the command "nvaldate". Ths specmen s marked n the results lst as beng nvald. Although t's stll optcally avalable, t won't be used any more n the statstcs. - (nvald specmen) accept t to the statstcs agan. For ths purpose use the command 'Valdate" - Delete t from the specmen lst and the statstcs. The specmen s now rrevocably lost. The command s "Delete. The numberng n the specmen lst sn't automatcally refreshed. Thus you can see f and whch specmen has been deleted. - You can run a new specmen numberng through for the test seres subsequently. For ths purpose use the command "Specmen, number through".! g-.

18 Manual calbraton Ths secton contans nformaton that s requred for montorng and/or manual calbraton of your load cell and extensometer. Your safety Pay attenton to the safety remarks n secton 1 "Safety remarks". The manual calbraton may only be used f all safety relevant requrements are adhered to.. Pay especal attenton to: Danger of rreparable damage! Your reference sensor could become rreparably damaged as the test program doesn't montor the reference sensor. Check your calbraton or test confguraton very carefully. Please bear n mnd: - the materals testng machne's control takes place va the nbult sensor that s to be checked - the test machne must be swtched oft before pluggng-n or unpluggng sensor plugs. E 5 g oe j 0 User group Manual calbraton s foreseen for the test personnel from test nsttutes, takng nto account all safety relevant aspects / KA_Mask / V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

19 Preparaton testcontrol Cablng the materals testng machne You can see here what you must check before begnnng wth manual calbraton. You'll see where you have t%r may plug-n your sensor plug We don't make any ndcatons on the complete wrng of your materals testng machne. Ths nformaton s to be found n the correspondng sectons before ths descrpton. Dfferent test data recordng modules can be used n testcontrol. These modules are slotted nto testcontrol slots. Whereby the exact locaton of the ndvdual modules cannot be ndcated. Forths reason each calbraton wrng s assgned to a dsplay of the requred test data recordng module. The free slots are at the rear of the testcontrol electroncs console. Atenton elecwoslslk The testcontrol slots. semtne d8y1 xv xxx ---.,. 1)( t.3.. j TC MODCSCC Module..,.. %% COM1 PC C& co debug -..,,-.X1 8- renw)w control PO"" Example: A TC-MODCSCC module for connecton of a load cell An eventually exstng remote control unt Plug-connectons forthe followng are shown on the followng pages load cell calbraton ncremental extenson calbraton analogue extenson calbraton 01.03/ KA_Verk /V4.5

20 Preparaton testcontrol, [! "0.,,' " ncremental extenson calbraton You must have the followng plugged ntotestcontrol: Load cell n TC MODCSCC Module ncremental sensor n TC-MONCRC module n TC MONCRC Module PC connecton atx9 You must plug the sensor plug nto the respectve ndcated module of the testcontrol electroncs. The modules are detectable by ther plugs: TC-MODCSCC module = 25-pn pn plug for load cells TC-MONCRC module = 37 -pn socket plug for ncremental wdth mon tors or extensometers ncremental reducton n wdth montor /' "--: //M-:: E 5! 0' u of g N 0 u Showng the confguraton for a materals testng machne wth a load cell and extensometer. System dsplay: Rear of the testcontrol console 01.03/ KA- Verk / V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

21 Preraton Sensor plug, Sensor plug Zwck sensor plugs are protected aganst beng nadvertantly wrtten to. Each sensor plug has a data memory. All data that s mportant for the sensor s saved to ths memory, e.g. nomnal value, lmt value, reference ponts, etc. Changes to ths data must only be made by authorsed centres such as materals testng centres, offcal test centres, etc. or by ZwckServce. Changes to the data memory by anyone other than authorsed centres/persons exempts Zwck from any guarantee labltes, and the user accepts lablty for any resultng consequences. As you can also connect your own sensors, we'll descrbe here how to make any necessary changes n the sensor plug. The sensor plug must be unplugged,.e. zero-potental, before dong anythng. Open the sensor plug. You can see a jumper on the nbult p.c.b Slp t onto the two pns Close the sensor plug Plug the sensor plug nto the electroncs Swtch the materals testng machne on 8Ī U 0 The fg. shows the protected sensor plug. Wrtng to the data memory s not possble n ths poston.

22 nputs Test program Select the command "Open" n the menu "Fle": The wndow 'Test program or seres, load", Dalogue "Load test program". All test programs are lsted. The calbraton program s saved to another drectory for safety reasons We'll now go to ths drectory and load the calbraton test program. Actvate the button <Expanded...>. E 5 The followng wndow appears:! <3.. j! 0 Expanded dalogue "Open". t s Wndows standard / Pauf / V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

23 Test program Test program KalOOO Ths calbraton program can be used to montor sensors and to wrte any necessary adjustment factors to the EEPROM. But frst of all we'd lke to explan the temls calbraton and adjustment. Calbrate Calbraton s understood n measurement technology as beng the determnaton of any measurement devaton at the measurement devce. There's no techncal nterventon at the measurement devce at calbraton. Adjustment Adjustment s understood as beng settng or adjustng a measurement devce so that any measurement devaton wll be as small as possble. Adjustment usually requres some sort of re-adjustment to the measurement devce that normally results n a permanent change to the devce. Frst of all we'll descrbe a calbraton. Nothng must be undertaken f the determned devaton(s) s(are) wthn the permtted range. Should, however, an mpermssble devaton be determned, an attempt can be made to correct the sad sensor by adjustng t.. The sensors can be used n two drectons (Postve and negatve measurement drectons). Thus t's absolutely necessary to enter plausble values (Adjustment factors) for both measurement drectons. Please pay attenton to the examples at the end of ths paragraph.! 8.. j 0 j 01.04/ KA_Kal / V4.7 c Zwck techncal documentaton

24 Test program testxrt. You must eventually press the <ON> button agan. Thus you can swtch the drve system to actve agan. You can see the current test data n the dsplay bar of the dalog for recordng the test data. Resoluton of the montor dsplay You can set the test data requred and the decmal places for ths test data, va the context menu by yourself. For ths purpose place the cursor on the requred dsplay bar and press the rght mouse button. Select the functon "Status lne, confgure" n the context menu. You can set the requred test data wth the number of decmal places on the followng tab cards. 8 We want to show you two examples correct sensors. For ths purpose we select a - Load cell and - An analog fne stran extensometer on how to check and, f necessary, See secton" Wrng the materals testng machne" to see how to connect them.!! 0 C.) 01.04/ KA_Kal / V4.7 c Zwck techncal documentaton

25 Test program Overshoot travel The overshootravel s to be found n the dalog "nputs" on tab card "Test". The overtravel s - Entered as a percentage value related to the calbraton steps to be approached - Drven only at the last calbraton step of the last ascendng row f a descendng row s to be drven after t. Example FnN kla Force/Tme dagram of the entered force stages j 8 - Press the button <nputs> n the toolbar, 0

26 . Testprogram You can start the test f you have checked all parameters, and corrected them f necessary. You can begn wth evaluaton once you have recorded the test data. You can end calbraton and skp the followng descrpton f you haven't detected any mpermssble devatons. You must adjust the sensor now f you've detected any mpermssble devatons. Please note that ths test data has been corrected va the current adjustment factor. You can dsplay ths current adjustment factor va: Menu "nputs", command "Adjustment, dsplay", or f you want to then alter the value Press the button <Adjustment> n the toolbar. The mask for selectng the sensor appears followng both call-ups.!,; u j 0 Dalog for selecton of the sensor type. Select the calculated sensor, ths s the "Standard force sensor" for our example / KA_Kal / V4.7 c Zwck techncal documentaton

27 Test program These altered adjustment frst become actve after has been restarted! You must qut the program and restart to check your adjustment values. Only then can you check your entered values wth a renewed test row. You must protect the sensor plug from nadvertantly beng wrtten to after calbraton and any wrtng of data to the data memory. The procedure has been descrbed under secton "Sensor plug' Our example shows you how you can check, and f necessary correct, an analog fne stran extensometer. A descrpton of connectng these extensometers s contaned n the secton "Wrng the materals testng machne". Example: The nput dalog appears after has been called-up and after the test program "kaooo.zpv" has been selected. Frst check the currently selected sensors n the "Verfcaton dalog" Select the command "Verfcaton..." n the menu "Machne". or Press the button <Machne> n the toolbar. 8of j 1"8 0 The,t Verfcaton dalog" appears then. You must lnk the analog fne stran extensometer as the standard extensometer n ths verfcaton dalog. Press the button <nputs> n the toolbar. Select the type of test to be calbrated on the tab card "Type of test" (" Tensle" for our example). () 01.04/ KA_Kal / V4.7 c Zwck techncal documentaton

28 We now want to check the analog fne stran extensometer usng an external calbraton devce (e.g. a mcrometer). Set the fne stran extensometer to the calbraton devce Press the button <Travel 0> 0 m s shown n the status lne Adjust the calbraton devce by a value that s permssble for the fne stran extensometer. We're usng 2 mm for our example. Read off the value from the dsplay bar t must be dentcal to the value set at the calbraton devce f the fne stran extensometer has been correctly calbrated, we can read-off 2,000 m for our example. f there s a dfference you'll have to repeat ths check. Note the respectve dfferences. Make a table wth set value, dsplayed value (actual value) and the factor: set value/actual value. Adj ustment form u la You can enter a corrected "Set value" n tensle and compresson drectons n the dalog,adjustment, enter".! - j 0 nput formula Set value nput = Actual value 01.04/ KA_Kal /V4.7 c

29 Control of the materals testng machne We'll show you here how to drve your materals testng machne. Control takes place va the testcontrol electroncs' control buttons. Frst get yourself acquanted wth ts functons and then nstall your test and calbraton arrangement EMERGENCY OFF unlock Check the red <EMERGENCY OFF> button t must be unlocked. Swtch the drve system on va the button <ON>. The lamp n the <ON> button llumnates. The status dsplay now has a green background. The machne s now ready for use. A.3 <pas> Press <POS> button. The <pas> button llumnates f you want to drve upwards wth the movng crosshead, you must. <UP> drve button Press the <UP> drve button and hold t The crosshead moves upwards wth ever ncreasng speed. Release the drve button and the crosshead remans dle f you want to drve downwards wth the movng crosshead, you must. Press the <DOWN> drve button and hold t The crosshead moves downwards wth ever ncreasng speed. Release the drve button and the crosshead remans dle. <DOWN> Drve button KA_Steu V4.5

30 Contents testxrt S! d C.) " 0 A About the test sequence... About ths secton... Accelerator """""""""""" Acton button... Actons """"""""""""""" Adjustng analogue sensors Adjustment... Adjustment, dsplay... Adjustment factor... Admnstrator... Ascendng row... autorun... Average value... B ndex Crosshead poston , Crosshead travel montor Delete Body Button... Descendng row Adjustment... 51, 54 Desktop Expanded Desktop elements nputs... 49,53, 54 Desktop layout Machne... 46,53, 54 Steps """""""'" Devce module Test envronment Dalog TravelO """"""" Adjustment, enter C Calbrate... Calbraton Analogue extensometer ncremental extenson.. Calbraton program... Calbraton steps... CAUTON... CD ROM... Channel... Close... Company logo... Company name... Compresson platens... Compresson test... Confguraton level... Context menu... Control box... Correcton formula """""'" 40 """""'" , 12,34, D Danger of rreparable damage... Date... Defnton of software element Button... Dsplay... Lst feld... Opton feld... Defnton Software element Control box... con... con text... Menu bar... Scroll bar... Ttle bar... Toolbar... Wndowfeld... Denstall... Load stages... Sensor type selecton... Test speeds... Verfcaton dalog... Dalogue... Load test program... Optonal crosshead travel montor Optonallongstroke extensometer Verfcaton dalogue... Dskette... Dsplay... Dsplay bar... Drve usng the POS button... Drver software... E 22, Electroncs unt... Error... Event... Example Calculaton of the correcton reference pont ,. 6, / KAlndex / V4.5 Zwck techncal documentaton

31 Contents testxrt! g j 0 Parameters... Password "..."".""' """"...""'."..' Pn plug... Pre-load... Prnt devce... Protect aganst nadvertant wrtng to R Reference sensor. Report... Create... Edtor... Prevew... Results... Dsplay... Prnt... Rghts for your PC RS devce... RS devces, nstall S Safety relevant requrements Screen elements, Scroll bar """"" '."""" Selecton crtera, Selecton dalogues... Sensor plug... Sequence program... Seres propertes... Socket plug """"""""""""" Software lmt swtch... Specmen... Data nput... nsert... Lst... Management.""."""""'" Measurementdevce... Numberthrough... Specmen grp... Standard Devaton... Report... Test program... Start a test... Start menu... Statstcs ""'..""""""'."""", Status lne... Sub-menu... Sub-seres , , , , , , , 7, 8, System scrpt 19 T Tab cards... Tabdalog... Control parameter... Test... TC MOACSCC Module... TC MODCSCC Module... TC MONCRC Module... Tensle test... Test Envronment... Personnel... Program... Run... Seres... Setup... Start... Test standard database.. Tools... Test end... Test level... Testsequence... Test standards... testcontrol electroncs... Tester logon... Channel... Close..." """""""""" Denstall... nstall... nterface... Multplexer... Phlosophy... Program help... RS devces, nstall... Start... Vdeos... Wndows XP. specaltes Text, adapt... Ttle bar... Toolbar... Tools... Trademarks... Type of result... U User Group... dentfcaton 16, """""..""""... """"""""""... 37, 38, 39,, 39,, , 36, , Zwck techncal documentaton 01.03/ KAlndex / V4.5 61

32 Contents V nterface.. Protecton Valdate """"""""" Verfcaton dalog... Verfcaton dalogue Vdeos """""""""" W WARNNG... Wndow feld... Wndows XP and. Wrng Analogue extensometer ncremental extenson... Load cell... WZard... Z ZMTcommands... ZMT Syntax... Zwck mechancs nstructon manual , r > 32 Zwck techncal documentaton

33 Contents Checkng an extensmoter... Fne stran extensometer. calbrate Load cell. calbrate... System scrpt... Expanded results... Extenson Calbraton... Extensometer... Extensometers... F Flexure test... Font sze... Footer... Force, zero... Formula for correcton Frontspece... Functon keys... Functons... G Graph... Graph, adapt... Grp to grp separaton LE Guarantee... H Hardware requrements Header... Help system , , 29,. 41 L Lmt swtch... Lne of products... Lst feld... Load cell Load cell... Load cell calbraton.. Load removal Load the Test program, load 28,43 M Manual calbraton... Master sensor... Master test program... Materals testng machne... Measurement amplfer... Measurement amplfer, load Mechancal lmt swtch... Mechancal requrements... Menu... Menu bar... Menu Help... Mcrosoft Wndows... Montor dsplay... Montor resoluton... Multplexer N... 36, 14, 21, , Non-authorsed usage 27 con... con text... ncremental extenson calbraton ntal poston... nstall RS devces nterface... nterpreter language... nvalkjate... K KALOOO.ZPV... Keyboard operaton , 44, One button operaton... Operatng elements n the software Operatng system... Opton feld... Optons... Overshoot travel... p Page number Parameter Lste Propertes Zwck techncal documentaton

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35 Test program testxrt ;00 Example: We measured n the tensle drecton for our analog fne stran extensometerwth a reference preset length of2,oooo mm. Set = 2,0000 mm Actual = 1,9837 mm nput = 2,0000 1,9837 =, We enter: External adjustment tensle: 1, The altered adjustment factors are frst actve after has been restarted! You must qut the program and restart to check your adjustment values. Then can you check your entered values wth a renewed test row. We've checked the fne stran extensometer n one drecton only (Postve count drecton). As negatve values can also be suppled when clampng on a specmen, plausble values must be entered for both adjustment factors. Thus we enter the same value just determned n both adjustment factors. appears wth the nput dalog after the new adjustment has been wrtten to the EEPROM. The altered adjustment factors are frst actve after has been restarted! You must qut the program and restart to check your adjustment values. Only then can you check your entered values wth a renewed test row. 0 k to f 56 Zwck techncal documentaton

36 Test program A defned value s entered n the dalog,adjustment, enter" so that we don't have to calculate the currently vald adjustment factor. The dalog,adjustment, enter" can be accessed va: Toolbar, <Adjustment> button. Now select the standard extensometer n the mask for selecton of the sensor. Enter the value 1 at "External adjustment, tensle" n the followng dalog,adjustment, enter". Acknowledge va the <OK> button. Qut and start t anew. Recheck and set the followng: n menu "Machne", command "Verfcaton., or Toolbar, <Machne> button. The analog fne stran extensometer must be lnked to the standard extensometer n the verfcaton dalog. Toolbar, <nputs> button. The correspondng type of test must be selected on the tab card "Type of tesf (n Tensle" for our example). The <Travel 0> button enables the travel dsplay to be zeroed. Go wth the cursor to the requred dsplay bar and press the rght mouse button f you requre a dfferent resoluton. the context menu. Set the requred resoluton va 0 go c ' 54 Zwck techncal documentaton

37 Test program nput dalog for adjustment of the selected sensor. Dalog" Adjustment, enter" Ths dalog shows you all adjustment factors for the selected sensor. The adjustment factors for ths sensor determned at the manufacturer's premses are depcted n the upper part of the dalog. You can't alter these values. The current vald values are shown n the mddle part. Please use these "External adjustment factors" for calculatng the new adjustment factor. Calculate ths adjustment factor nto your test data. You'll then get a new adjustment factor. Enter the newly recorded value here Press the <OK> button to wrte the entered value to the EEPROM Ị r Zwck techncal documentaton

38 Testprogram Tab dalog. Test speeds' Enter all parameters requred for calbraton n ths tab dalog. The followng parameters are deactvated as standard: - Tab dalog" Tesf "Control type hold at calbraton steps" = "Poston controlled hold" - Tab dalog "Control parameter" "Controlled postonng?" These settngs ensure that the materals testng machne cannot enter nto force control. 0 Zwck techncal documentaton

39 Test program [!) We'll begn wth the load cell. The load cell to be calbrated s lnked as the standard load cell n the verfcaton dalog. You can see ths on the prevous page. Press the button <Steps> n the toolbar. The mask for nput of the calbraton steps appears after call-up. Dalog for nput of the load stages You can enter up to 11 calbraton steps n ths dalog. The selected and entered calbraton steps are approached n the drectons of load applcaton and load removal. The uppermost step at load removal s passed over f you haven't actvated an overshoot travel (Overshoot travel = 0). 0 r Ị.8 Zwck techncal documentaton

40 Test pram "" cc Frst check the currently selected sensors. You can do ths n the "Verfcaton dalog". Select the command "Verfcaton..." n the menu "Machne". or Press the button <Machne> n the toolbar. The "Verfcaton dalog". Dalog. VerfCaton dalog", You can see the actve lnks here. n ths example we've connected a master load cell wth measurement amplfer as a free RS devce. Ths master sensor has been gven the name "Master" n the perphery setup. We've lnked the master load cell to the devce module "Measurement amplfer, load" for our calbraton. The lnk s necessary only f the master sensor's measurement data should appear on the report. You can run calbraton wthout ths lnk f you don't need the master sensor's test data on the report hardcopy. n 0 Further settngs for the verfcaton dalog have been shown n the frst part of ths secton. You can qut the dalog "Verfcaton dalog" va the button <OK>. to j.6 Zwck techncal documentaton

41 nputs Actvate the button for the superor folder. Wndows now shows the superor drectores. Select the drectory "kalmt" here and press the <Open> button. The wndow now dsplays the selectable calbraton programs Dalogue "Open" wth a dsplay of test programs. Select the calbraton test program "KAlOOO.ZPV" Fnally, actvate the button. The test program s loaded, and the start dalogue appears 1\. --. r - 1z-./ Dalogue for recordng the test data Zwck techncal documentaton

42 2 Preparaton Sensor plug You must protect the sensor plug from nadvertantly beng wrtten to after calbraton and any wrtng of data to the data memory. swtch the materals testng machne off agan unplug the sensor plug open the sensor plug agan remove the jumper and slp t onto one pn only close the sensor plug Ị

43 Preparaton testcontrol Adjustng analogue sensors You must have the followng plugged nto testcontrol Load cell n TC MODCSCC Module ncremental sensor n TC-MO NCRC module n TC MOl NCRC Module Analogue sensor n TC MOACSCC module PC connecton atx9 You must plug the sensor plug nto the respectve ndcated module of the testcontrol electroncs. The modules are detectable by ther plugs: TC-MODCSCC module = 25-pn pn plug for load cells TC-MONCRC module = 37 -pn socket plug for ncremental wdth montors or extensometers TC-MOACSCC module = 25-pn plug for analogue wdth montor or extensometer, there's an addtonal hole on the fxng part as an D. Analogue extensometer or wdth montor e;\ Hole ft E :.--tf TNCRC nkxue " -fdcscc ncremental reducton n wdth montor, Load cell roodu 0 Showng the confguraton for a materals testng machne wth a load cell and extensometer. B ::.., PC System dsplay. Ị - Rear of the testcontrol console

44 Preparaton testcontrol Load cell calbraton You must have the followng plugged ntotestcontrol: Load cell n TC MODCSCC Module PC connecton at X9 The load cell s plugged nto the testcontrol electroncs' TC-MODCSCC module. Ths TC-MODCSCC module s slotted nto one of the 'module slots'. The module can be recognsed by ts 25-pn plug. Showng the confguraton for a materals testng machne wth a load cell. System dsplay: Rear of the testcontrol console 0 k G 38 Zwck techncal documentaton

45 Requrements Hardware requrements The electroncs unt can only have the followng plugged-n at the most: - one load cell and - one extensometer Only one load cell must be plugged n f the crosshead travel s to be ndcated. The correct lnk for the sensor can only happen automatcally at start n ths manner. The crosshead travel montor must always be plugged-n! Master sensor wth measurement amplfer The master sensor wth measurement amplfer s connected as an RS devce. Therefore you requre a second RS nterface n your PC. Mount the master sensor n the calbraton setup Connect t to the measurement amplfer Plug the measurement amplfer's output lead n the PC's second RS nterface Enter the measurement amplfer as a free RS devce n the perphery setup. Gve t an explct name n the perphery setup, e.g. "Master". Ths name wll then appear n the verfcaton dalogue. Software requrements Two test programs are suppled as standard for manual calbraton. Ths test program "KALOOO.ZPV" enables a selecton of several watng ponts. 0 k.. Zwck techncal documentaton

46 Test Statstcs wndow feld r. Menu "Confguraton" Command "Report edtor" Statstcs The statstcs are bult over all vald specmen n. The dsplay takes place as descrbed under secton "Results, dsplay". Please also pay attenton to the secton "Specmen management". The statstcs can be prnted at any moment n tme. The average value, the Standard devaton and the coeffcent of varaton are set as standard n the test programs. Further statstcal quanttes can be added va the optonal report edtor or va the context menu. The context menu can be called up by pressng the rght mouse button on the statstcs wndow feld. Select the command "Statstcs table, confgure"' here. You can make all requred settngs n the dsplayed sectons. The nputs for a test are now fnshed 0 B Ị j

47 Test Results, dsplay, -=._=c., The determned results can be dsplayed on screen. A double clck on the screen wth the left mouse button on the graphc dsplay swtches 3 the dsplay. Results wndow feld You can only defne a test program anew f no result wndow feld s 11 r.. Menu 'Vew", command "Screen layouts..." prepared n t. For ths purpose select the command "Screen layouts. n menu 'Vew". You can make the requred settngs n the followng wndow. 11 r-.. Menu "Fles", Commands: "Prnt devce", "Report prevew", "Report, prnr Results, prnt Results can be prnted: - Automatcally after each test - After the end of a test seres, or - Manually Whereby you have the usual setup possbltes for the prnter as avalable under Wndows. The dalogues affectng the prnter are called-up under menu "Fles' You have here the followng for selecton: - "Prnt devce - "Report prevew - Report, prnt f. f ' Zwck techncal documentaton

48 Test Force, zero The force must be zeroed once all prevously descrbed actvtes have been fnalsed. Actvate the Menu "Machne", command "Force, zero-set" The correspondng con n the toolbar or Command "Force, zero-set" n menu "Machne' The second specmen grps s now closed for tensle tests. Start a test You can start the test drectly at the materals testng machne or va. '. Menu "Machne", command "Test, start" Start the test va - The menu "Machne" wth the command "Test, start" or - The correspondng con n the toolbar There's only one con avalable n the toolbar for many test program, These test programs are thus reduced to one-button operaton. Menu "Help", command "About the test sequence" The sequence descrbed here s exemplary only and may slghtly devate from that of your test program. An exact descrpton of the test sequence correspondng to your test program can be found n menu "Help" under command "About the test sequence", 0. Zwck techncal documentaton

49 Test : ';" r. Menu "Fle", command "Oen" test program Test programs can be loaded n many ways. - Select the menu "Fle". Select the command "Open. dalogue that s now open. Actvate the con "Open" n the toolbar. n the Menu "Help", command "Test standard database" - Call-up the command "Test standard database" n the menu "Help". The procedure has already been descrbed under chapter " Phlosophy", paragraph "Test standard database". A wndow wth all of ts avalable test programs s dsplayed for the frst two possbltes. Select the requred test program and call t up. The test program wll be loaded and goes nto the nput wndow that s stll requred. Mechancal requrements A load cell and correspondng test tools (Specmen holders, compresson platens, flexure tools, etc.) must be mounted on the materals testng machne. Mountng s descrbed n secton 4 "Operator manual" under chapter "Retroft". <ON> Button, press The <ON> button at the materals testng machne must be actvated. All necessary settngs are transmtted to the materals testng machne wth the test program. You can drve the materals testng machne to ts ntal poston f fnds an error. Please adhere to the testxpert nstructons should an error occur. All errors together wth the soluton are clearly dsplayed on screen. 0.b' 0 Zwck techncal documentaton

50 Dalogue 'Verfcaton" You can save the newly created test envronment n the dalogue 'Verfcaton dalogue". For ths purpose select the button <Test envronment>. Now that you've been ntroduced to the and machne nputs, we would lke to explan preparaton of and runnng a test. 0 go C) p Zwck techncal documentaton

51 Crosshead poston ndcator \ Check and, f necessary, alter the nputs n dalogue "Opton Crosshead travel montor". Cross head poston You can read off the current crosshead poston wth the help of the crosshead poston ponter at the load frame's yardstck. Mechancal lmt swtch's stop Ranges of the - Mechancal lmt swtch - Software lmt swtch Lmt swtch The lmt swtches ndcated here are "software lmt swtches"! Settng the mechancal Lmt swtches s descrbed n secton 4 "Operator manual" under chapter "Safety remarks", "Lmt swtchs" and "Types of operaton". Equppng The "Software lmt swtch" that s to be entered here must be set for equppng so that you'll stll have suffcent room for mountng and dsmantlng the test tools. Test These "Software lmt swtches" should be set n the test so that they termnate the cross head moton before the mechancal lmt swtches are trpped. = E Grp to grp separaton LE The "Current grp to grp separaton" s usually the free space between the test tools. :;'L.' Tensle Flexure. Compresson -- Specmen LE 0 r Qut the dalogue by pressng the button <OK> once all entres have been made. - '. Zwck techncal documentaton

52 Dalogue "Verfcaton" Devce modules Devce modules are actve tools, measurement devces or perpherals, They represent the nterface nterface between the machne components and You cannot confgure the module "Machne". The dalogues for confgurng the other devce modules consst of one or more tab cards. You can make all requred settngs on these cards. You can grant the followng for a module - An con - An abbrevaton - A name - An dentfcaton number (10). You can lnk these devce modules to machne components n the verfcaton dalogue. Thus you can also defne an extensometer as the standard extensometer. All of ths nformaton s known as the test envronment. Test envronment You can save the now known machne components and devce modules as a test envronment under any name. You can call ths test envronment at any tme wthout havng to make the settngs agan. Thus you can assgn a test envronment to each and every test setup. always lnks the current test envronment to the current test program. 0 H Followng are some dalogues whch serve as an example. These dalogues don't necessarly have to concde wth your machne confguraton!! r % Zwck techncal documentaton

53 Confguraton level 1,- r.. Menu 'Confguraton' command menu 'Confguraton" Report, create Each test program contans a standard report. Ths can be altered n a smple manner va the report edtor. The 'Report edtor' s to be found under menu 'Confguraton". The report s always composed of 3 exstng boundares. F =_-'a.. 1- at--&- -!:_=:- :' : :- :, _llll8l -- Report layout - Header You can enter your company logo, the company name, the department, the date, etc. n the header. Body. You can use ths for the seres data, result or statstcs table, graph etc. Footer Ths s for the page number or for further nformaton. Followng the nput possbltes under, let's take a look at the machne related nputs. 0 Ị

54 18 Confguraton level r. Menu "Confguraton" command "Results, edt.." Menu "Confguraton", command "Expanded results, create.,," Results You can select the results prepared n the test program under menu "Confguraton", command "Results, edt...". Should these be nsuffcent, you have the possblty of determnng your own results. These are determned under menu "Confguraton" command "Expanded results, create...". You can determne new results her va the type of result. You can comple tests n seres and sub-seres n addton to preselectons and results. 'fl r.. Menu.Specmen management", command.seres propel1es. Seres propertes You can determne the sze of a seres n the seres propertes. Here you can - Determne sub-seres - Determne the seres' name - nput the sub-seres' name - Determne whether or not a report should be prnted at the end of a seres You can call-up ths dalogue va the menu "Specmen management" command "Seres propertes". System scrpts are avalable to enable you to react as flexbly as possble externally to the test. Ị.

55 Confguraton level Confguraton level Preselecton for your test program are made n the confguraton level Master test program You can create new customzed, test standard ndependent test programs wth a master test program. The wzard s started automatcally when callng-up a master test program. Standard test program Test methods to standards can be adapted to your test requrements wth a standard test program. You can call-up all mportant tab cards va the dalogue "nputs" when callng-up a standard test program. nputs 11 r.. Menu 'Fle', command 'Save as...' Wzard Ths gudes you through all requred dalogues. t's gudance ensures that all preselecton have been pad heed to. After the last dalogue you'll be requested to save the created test program under a new name. Tab cards Each tab card contans all mportant nput possbltes for your topc. Call-up all offered tab cards and make the requred alteratons. You can save the altered test program under another name va menu "Fle", command "Save " as.... uses parameters for communcaton purposes 0 Zwck techncal documentaton

56 Phlosophy of Test programs Test programs can be confgured and saved n the confguraton level. The standard test program (Known as test program) ensues from a sequence program. t determnes the specfc propertes of a test (Specmen's materal, teype of test data, etc.). These propertes are determned by (Test) standards (DN, ASTM, EN, etc.). The propertes of a test such as the type of test, materal, etc. are lad down n these standards. Ths could possbly cover several standards dependng upon the test standard's scope and possbltes. The test program s then parametersed so that t corresponds to the requred standard(s). Master test program Master test programs are optonal parts and must be purchased as requred. They represent a specal case as rhey are unchangeable. You cannot test wth them. Customsed test programs are created wth help of the master test programs. A master test program must frst be saved under another name before t can be used as a functonng test program that can be used for testng. Ths mechansm ensures that the master test program remans an unchangeable orgnal. Sequence program n t roughly determnes the sequence of a program and/or suppples the data necessary for certan test applcatons. t's lad out so that t's vald for several smlar test stuatons. No tests can be performed usng the sequence program on ts own. Test specfc nformaton s requred for ths purpose. Ths nformaton supples the test program. c 3" Zwck techncal documentaton

57 Screen elements testxper1 B Software's desktop elements The dsplay can consst of several wndow felds. Wndow feld Dsplay a graphc dalogue. Status lne Graph, adapt A mouse clck n one of the wndow felds wth the rght mouse button opens a context menu. You can make further selectons and preselectons for ths wndow feld n ths context menu. Wndow feld, swap 0 Double clck n the graph wndow feld wth the left mouse button to actvate the graph dsplay over the entre screen wdth. Another double clck resets the dsplay to ts prevous form. 0 H R- ' D" % 2 Zwck techncal documentaton

58 Screen elements Vdeos r. Menu "Help", command "Vdeo..." offers vdeo sequences as addtonal help. These show complex sequences. Thus enablng you to obtan rapd and explct nformaton on the test system's operaton. You can start, halt, call-up as sngle frames or rapd play vdeo sequences va the control buttons. The vdeo sequneces are called-up va the menu "Help". Now select the command "Vdeo..." n the sub-menu. The followng wndow offers you all of the nstalled vdeos. Select the requred vdeo. They are played va the button <Play...> or by double clckng on the vdeo's name. Screen elements Some screen elements that you'll be confronted wth n are shown and named below. You can navgate n n exactly the same manner as n any other Wndows program. Desktop elements fi G S 3 Screen secton, upper left. Zwck techncal documentaton

59 nstallaton nterface: The nterface used by can be nterrogeted va the button 'MTM Com',.e. materals testng machne and seral RS (COM) nterface. Thus enablng you to detect nterfaces n your PC that are stll free and that can be used. Channel: Several measurement devces can be connected to one multplexer. Each measurement devce can be connected to a "Channel" and the multplexer can be connected to a COM port. then knows where the ndvdual measurement devces are connected, and can request data from the correct measurement devce. Further nformaton can be taken from the multplexer's descrpton. denstall The denstallaton program can be used to delete from your PC and ts system. The sequence s descrbed below. Before you nstall a new verson of on your PC, you should frst remove the old one. Use ths denstallaton program for ths purpose. Ths denstallaton method doesn't delete any fles created by yourself,.e. test programs, test envronments, database entres, etc. Sequence: Select Start menu "Program" n the Wndows "Start menu", 2. Select "Zwck applcatons" here 3. Call-up the command "Unnstaller". s removed from your system followng acknowledgement of a safety nterrogaton. Ị r ị Zwck techncal documentaton

60 nstallaton The test program s suppled on a CD ROM and on a 3,5" dskette. Ths chapter descrbes the nstallaton of wth lnkng of your RS measurng devce; denstallaton s also descrbed. nstall Generally you only have to nsert the CD ROM n your CD ROM drve. nstallaton s started automatcally as soon as the dsk drve s closed. Should ths automatc functon be swtched off or not functon you can stll carry out "manual" nstallaton. 1. nsel1 the CD ROM wth testxpel1 nto your CD ROM dsk drve 2. Select Start menu.run" n the Wndows.Start menu" 3. Enter "x:\autorun", whereby "X" represents the letter for your CD ROM drve. 4. Acknowledge va the <OK> button. Follow the nstructons for nstallaton Durng nstallaton of you'll be - Requested to nsert the suppled dskette n your dsk drve - Asked whether or not you want to use RS devces (Such as a Verner gauge, a cross-sectonal area montor, scales, etc.) together wth. A descrpton of ths nstallaton s to be found on the next page. Remove the CD ROM and the dskette from ther drves at the end of nstallaton. 0 r Ị Zwck techncal documentaton

61 Trademarks Mcrosoft, Wndows2000, Wndows NT as well as Wndows XP are trademarks of the Mcrosoft Corporaton. s a trademark of Zwck GmbH & Co. To smplfy matters Mcrosoft Wndows95, Mcrosoft Wndows98, Mcrosoft Wndows2000, Mcrosoft Wndows NT and Mcrosoft Wndows XP wll hereafter smply be called Wndows. Zwck works under the graphcal user nterface Mcrosoft Wndows developed by the Mcrosoft Corporaton. These operatng systems gve Zwck and all other Wndows programs a standardsed appearance. You must have a lcensed verson of Mcrosoft Wndows to be able to work wth Zwck under Mcrosoft Wndows 95, Mcrosoft Wndows 98 or Mcrosoft Wndows NT. 0 ị. t' j Zwck techncal documentaton

62 Document: Verson: Prnt date: nstallaton of testxper1 and Manual calbraton wth testxper1 from testxper1 verson V7.1 on V4.7c November 2005 All rghts reserved Tps, remarks and constructve crtcsm are welcome. Please drect these to: Zwck GmbH & Co Techncal documentaton August-Nagel-Stral1e Ulm 0 Ị Fax: Zwck techncal documentaton