3. GENERAL OPERATION
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3.4.1
PISTON POSITION READY/NOT READY
The piston position
Ready/Not Ready
character indicates
Ready
or
Not Ready
based on the
position of the piston in its vertical stroke (see Section 3.5) and an automated measure
generation status (see Section 3.9.9). This ensures that pressure definitions will be made
with the piston not more than a certain distance from mid-float position and that measurements
will not be made while the action of an automated pressure controller may influence the
pressure.
The piston position
Ready/Not Ready
character is the first character from the left on the top
line of the main run screen.
The piston position
Ready/Not Ready
criterion is determined by the current SETUP file and
can be customized by the user (see Section 3.10).
Piston position
Ready/Not Ready
character indications include:
<*>
Piston position Ready
(within the position limits specified in the current SETUP file)
(see Section 3.5).
<
↓
>
Piston position Not Ready, low
(below the position limits specified in the current
SETUP file, see Section 3.10). The
<
↓
>
flashes if the piston is not at the bottom stop
position to alert the user that this indicator is
Not Ready
.
<
↑
>
Piston position Not Ready, high
(above the position limits specified in the current
SETUP file) (see Section 3.10). The
<
↑
>
flashes if the piston is not at the top stop
position to alert the user that this indicator is
Not Ready
.
<?>
Piston position not known
(current specified mass load is less than the load of the piston
+ bell). The bell must be installed for PG7000 piston position measurement to operate
correctly so piston position values shown are not valid when the bell is not installed.
<T>
Tare PG7000 is Not Ready (PG7102 and PG7202 only).
Indicates that piston
position or rotation rate is
Not Ready
on the tare PG7000 in high line differential
mode (see Section 3.9.4.2).
Piston position always indicates
Not Ready
if automated pressure generation is adjusting
pressure, regardless of actual piston position.
In PG7102 and PG7202 high line differential pressure mode (see Section 3.9.4.2), the
piston position
Ready/Not Ready
indicator applies to the pistons of both the tare and the
reference PG7000. For
Ready
to be indicated, both pistons must be within the ready limits for
piston position.
3.4.2
PISTON ROTATION READY/NOT READY
The piston rotation
Ready/Not Ready
character indicates
Ready
or
Not Ready
based on the
rotation rate of the piston.
The piston rotation
Ready/Not Ready
character is the second character from the left on the
top line of the main run screen.
The piston rotation rate
Ready/Not Ready
criterion is specific to the currently active
piston-cylinder module and can be edited by the user (see Sections 3.11.1.1).