DATREND Systems ES601-US, Operating Manual

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ES601-US OPERATING MANUAL
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If prompts for physical inspection are enabled under Systems Settings, then the maximum number of
Checkitems in a Checklist is reduced by two Checkitems. Enabling the prompt for post-test comment reduces
the maximum number of Checkitems by one, as does enabling the prompt for input of user time. If all of these
prompts are enabled under Systems Settings, maximum Checklist length will then be reduced from 96 to 92
Checkitems. Refer to Section 3.2.
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6.1.5 Checkitems
As explained more fully in the preceding section, a Checklist is an automated sequence of work tasks,
combining inspection, electrical safety testing, and performance testing activities into one comprehensive
maintenance procedure. The steps of a Checklist are called Checkitems, and a Checklist may have from 1 to
96 such Checkitems
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.
In ES601-US, Checkitems are used for more than Checklists. Specific Checkitems which are capable of
transmitting remote control commands via a TESTER PORT are also used for implementing User-Defined
Tester AutoSequences, which were explained in Section 6.1.3. With ES601pc-US software, the user can
create Checkitems to control an external test instrument, and then use these Checkitems to create a Tester
AutoSequence that implements a device performance test. ES601pc-US software can also be used to create
Checkitems for visual inspection, and then use these Checkitems to create a detailed Physical Inspection
procedure that suits a particular device. With ES601pc-US software, the user can compose Checklists which
consist of Checkitems alone, AutoSequences alone, Physical Inspections alone, or any combination of
AutoSequences, Physical Inspections, and individual Checkitems together. ES601pc-US software provides a
flexible system for efficient composition of automated maintenance procedures of varying complexity, but
the underlying basis of all such automation is the Checkitem.
ES601-US Checkitems comprise a
command
and an
op code.
The op code defines what the Checkitem
does and what buttons are shown on the touchscreen of ES601-US when the Checkitem is executed.
Depending on the op code, the user may be required to enter a measurement value or a comment via the
QWERTY touch keypad when that Checkitem is encountered in the sequence. Some Checkitem op codes
cause the command to be transmitted to an external device via a TESTER PORT, as described in Section
6.1.3. Some Checkitems cause ES601-US to jump to execution of another automated procedure, for
example an electrical safety test, an ECG test, an automated Physical Inspection, or a medical device
performance test such as an Oxitest, Infutest or Phase 3 AutoSequence, or a User-Defined Tester
AutoSequence.
The following sections explain the Checkitem capabilities of ES601-US, according to op code.