L2 User Manual

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4.1 STEP REFERENCE All steps within your test setup have a reference number. The reference number is the sequence in which the step takes place. The step reference is also used with scoping and helps identify how functions or formulas are to be performed within a test and between identified steps. 4.2 STEP SEQUENCE All test setups are a combination of steps. Steps are performed in sequential order. The Pre Test step is always step 1 whether or not any Pre Test options are used. When you create a new test setup, the Pre Test is always step 1. The Data step is step 2 and the Post Test is step 3. However, a test cannot be performed until you add a movement step, therefore, a move step is inserted based on the type of test you want to perform. The move step is always added after step 1 (Pre Test). Once a step is added, in this case a move step, the subsequent steps are incremented, e.g. step 2 (Data) becomes step 3. Steps continue to be incremented downward as more steps are added to your setup. Step references are also displayed during the test in the status message. Duringyour test, the statusmessagewill display the test stepbeingperformed. Once your test is completed, the message will read "Test is complete."

The Load Cell option allows you to select which load cell sensor model and capacity is to be used for your test setup. All load cell sensors are TEDs compatible. This means that they comply with IEEE 1451 and that the sensor self-identify their model number, capacity and other key characteristics when they are connected to your Starrett testing frame. By specifying the load cell model, you can ensure that your test is always performed using the same sensor model and capacity. When Height Mode is YES, the tester uses the height of the sample on which to base distances. Height mode is normally used in compression tests like for a spring compression test. Using height mode, you must first establish the datum position on which the height result is based upon. When you create a test setup using the Test Builder application, you select steps that represent steps or individual movements of the crosshead in a direction you desire. Steps are also referred to a steps because a series of steps are generally necessary to create a test setup. In an L2 test setup using the Test Builder, the Pre Test function is always Step 1 whether or not you use any of the Pre Test options. The Step number is displayed in the setup menu view.

Step Reference Numbers

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