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NX Tester User’s Guide

Dynalab Test Systems

April, 2011

Summary of Contents for NX Series

Page 1: ...NX Tester User s Guide Dynalab Test Systems April 2011 ...

Page 2: ...reserved All features functions mentioned within are subject to change This document is for informational purposes only Dynalab Inc makes no warranties expressed or implied in this document Dynalab and NX are registered trademarks of Dynalab Inc ...

Page 3: ...U 5 RUN 5 SELECT 5 PROBE 6 FILES MENU 6 MEM CARD TESTER 6 TESTER MEM CARD 7 SERVER TESTER 8 MAINTENANCE 8 SETUP MENU 10 CONFIGURATION 10 RESTRICTIONS 17 DIAGNOSTICS 18 AUTOLEARN 20 AUTOMATIC PROGRAM SELECTION USING A BAR CODE SCANNER 23 TEST POINT INTERFACING 24 SERIAL PORT INTERFACE 25 EXTENDED BUTTON INTERFACE 26 NX PRO SYSTEM SETUP 27 NX TESTER FEATURE SUMMARY AND SPECIFICATIONS 28 NX TESTER ER...

Page 4: ...e x 20 character display provides useful information about the status of the test User Buttons The arrow buttons are used to scroll through menus The green button is used to select menu items and to start programs The red button is used to stop program execution and to escape from menus Probe port This accepts the Probe a useful device for troubleshooting fixture wiring When probing a Test Point t...

Page 5: ...more detailed information regarding the use of the Control Port Module please refer to the NX Application Note entitled Interfacing to External Devices Extended Button Interface In some cases the test operator may not be able to easily reach the control buttons on the front panel of the NX Tester To solve this problem the NX Tester can be equipped with an Extended Button Pad this provides the oper...

Page 6: ... points If successful the fourth line displays the total number of test points found as shown above If the diagnostic test fails the fourth line will display a flashing message indicating failure Calibration The NX Tester performs automatic calibration upon power up and every time a Test Workflow item is executed Automatic calibration is based on readings made using a set of internal precision com...

Page 7: ...e item To return to the previous level press the RED button RUN The RUN function executes the currently selected program shown on the top line of the Main Menu To stop execution of the program press the RED button SELECT The SELECT function is used to select a program for execution from the NX Tester s memory During selection the NX Tester displays information about each program This includes the ...

Page 8: ...hrough all the connected points If an LED is associated with the probed point s fixture block the LED will be illuminated To use this mode a Dynalab probe must be connected to the probe jack on the front of the NX Tester FILES Menu The FILES menu is accessed by selecting FILES from the Main Menu as shown above Once selected the FILES menu is presented The FILES menu provides several functions for ...

Page 9: ... NX Memory Card When ONE FILE is selected the NX Tester displays information about each program This includes the program name the size of the program the date and time the program was last saved the checksum the program number in the list and the total number of programs The UP and DOWN arrow keys can be used to scroll through the program list Once the desired program is displayed the selection i...

Page 10: ...is presented Select TESTER to gain access to file maintenance function on the tester or MEM CARD to gain access to file maintenance function on the memory card Next the selections shown above are presented DIR When DIR is selected the NX Tester displays the directory information about each program This includes the program name the size of the program the date and time the program was last saved t...

Page 11: ...he selection is made by pressing the GREEN button The NX Tester will respond by requesting a confirmation Press the GREEN button to confirm DELETE ALL When DELETE ALL is selected the NX Tester will respond by requesting a confirmation Press the GREEN button to confirm All files will be deleted INFO When INFO is selected the NX Tester displays information about file storage capacity as shown above ...

Page 12: ...N The CONFIGURATION menu is accessed by selecting CONFIGURATION from the SETUP menu Once selected the CONFIGURATION menu is presented The CONFIGURATION menu provides access to the following setup options Volume Control Setting the NX Tester s clock Setting the NX Tester s ID Selecting the language used in displaying menus Adjusting Serial Port settings Configuring the substring parameters for the ...

Page 13: ...EEN button to skip Next the NX Tester shows the 2 digit day of month setting Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to change the first digit then press the GREEN button Then use the Up Down arrow buttons to change the second digit then press the GREEN button If a digit does not need be changed press the GREEN button to skip Next the NX Tester shows the 4 digit year setting Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to...

Page 14: ...hange If satisfactory press the RED button to exit this function If changes still need to be made press the GREEN button and repeat the steps described above ID The NX Tester can be configured with an ID settable between 0000 and 9999 The ID is typically used to print a unique ID value on a label when a Dynalab label printer is used It may also be used when outputting reports or other functions th...

Page 15: ...ditional serial ports are optionally available with the purchase of the Communications Board To adjust the settings for the serial ports select SERIAL from the CONFIGURATION menu To adjust the RS 232 settings use the Up Down Arrow buttons to select the desired port and press the GREEN button The NX Tester displays the information above indicating that serial PORT 1 is currently configured for RS 2...

Page 16: ...croll through the list of valid values and press the GREEN button to select the desired parity If the currently displayed value is acceptable press the GREEN button to skip Next the NX Tester displays the stop bits Use the Up Down Arrow buttons to scroll through the list of valid values and press the GREEN button to select the desired stop bits If the currently displayed value is acceptable press ...

Page 17: ...s the NX Tester to extract a substring from the scanned data and use the substring as the match criterion There are two parameters to be set FIRST CHARACTER POSITION using the up down arrow keys specify the first character position of the substring then press the green button to accept The minimum value must be 01 MAXIMUM CHARACTERS using the up down arrow keys specify the maximum number of charac...

Page 18: ...er will allow the user to scroll through the files using the up down arrows to select the desired file When the desired upgrade file is displayed press the Green button to proceed MORE USB If the NX Tester is equipped with a USB port this selection provides the means to configure the USB port for use with NX View The UP arrow button is used to toggle between the two selections The selection is con...

Page 19: ...to exit FILE MODE By default the NX Tester can store as many program files as can fit into its 1 3Mb of program storage area This corresponds to the MULTIPLE FILES selection In some cases it may be desirable to allow the NX Tester to store only one test program at a time To enable this capability select ONE FILE in the FILE MODE menu Press the Green button to confirm the selection If ENABLED after...

Page 20: ...ER 1 2 or SER 3 4 Serial ports may be diagnosed in pairs To execute a diagnosis of serial ports 1 and 2 select SER 1 2 connect the two ports together using the download cable and press the Green button Similarly to execute a diagnosis of serial ports 3 and 4 select SER 3 4 connect the two ports together using the download cable and press the Green button SYSLOG The SYSLOG selection causes the NX T...

Page 21: ...ar Control System s LED Module Selecting LEDs will display the following menu Turn All ON this causes all fixture mounted LEDs to be turned on Test Active Program if the currently selected program references LEDs in the Fixture Blocks View this will cause each fixture block LED to be illuminated one at a time The Up and Down arrow buttons can be used to scroll through the list of fixture blocks Th...

Page 22: ...e Main Menu select SETUP 5 From the Setup Menu select AUTOLEARN 6 At the Select a Template prompt select NO and press the green button the tester will immediately scan the wire harness When finished the tester will return to Main Menu The autolearned program will appear as the selected program It will automatically have the name Autolearn n where n is a sequentially incremented number See section ...

Page 23: ... or other program properties Wire colors part numbers and other variables are defined in the Program Properties section of the NX Editor A standard Autolearn program will use the default wire colors and will have all other variables blank If it is desirable for the Autolearned program to have a different set of wire colors than the default or to have defined variables or part numbers then create a...

Page 24: ...or detecting the presence of secondary locks or retainer clips The following rules apply to Autolearned programs using a template that contains additional Connection phases Additonal connections phases are imported from the template in the same order in which they appear in the Phase Properties Pane Any connections defined in the Main phase of the template file will not be imported Instead the Mai...

Page 25: ...figured for RS 232 communication Make sure the NX Tester is at the Main Menu Scan a barcode that represents a program name or a part number defined in one of the programs When the NX Tester is at the Main Menu it will automatically listen for data on Serial Port 2 and will attempt to match a program name or part number based on the scanned data using the following ordered set of rules 1 Look for a...

Page 26: ...ctor is used to interface to a set of 64 test points Within a position the individual test points are numbered 1 through 64 The test points are physically arranged within a position as shown below this is the view as seen from the back of the Tester Each position is designed to mate with a 64 position card edge connector Interface cables that include the proper card edge connector may be purchased...

Page 27: ...ol These parameters may be changed through the NX Tester s CONFIGURATION menu as explained in the section of this document entitled NX Tester Menus The NX Tester accepts RS 232 ASCII input from an external device through use of the READ Workflow item explained in the NX Editor User s Guide Additionally the Automatic Program Selection feature accepts data from a bar code scanner attached to Serial ...

Page 28: ...r can be equipped with an Extended Button Pad this provides the operator with complete control of the NX Tester from a distance The Extended Button Pad plugs into the Extended Button Interface a 6 conductor modular jack The Extended Button Pad may be purchased from Dynalab Alternatively the customer may elect to build a custom extended button assembly the wiring configuration for this is provided ...

Page 29: ...on Box See Below Turn on power to the Expansion Boxes first then the NX Tester Expansion Unit DIP Switch Settings Each Expansion Unit is equipped with a 5 position DIP Switch accessible from the back Each switch should be set to a value equivalent to the number of the Expansion Unit 1 For instance the first Expansion Unit should be set to 0 the second to 1 the third to2 etc NX Pro Tester Expansion...

Page 30: ... ports are optionally available to connect to printer bar code scanner extended display or multiport control unit External Control Interface One control port accommodates the optional Control Port Module to control a single device Optional Multiport Unit available to allow control for up to 24 devices Audible Tones Provides a variety of user programmable tones for error notification and special ev...

Page 31: ...12 NX Pro 128 32768 Dimensions W x D x H NX Solo 10 7 x 7 5 x 3 21 cm x 19 cm x 8 cm NX Pro 10 7 x 7 5 x 4 21cm x 19 cm x 10 cm NX Pro Expansion Unit 9 5 x 6 4 x 6 3 24cm x 16 3cm x 16 cm Weight NX Solo 5 1 lbs 2 3 Kg NX Pro 6 6 lbs 3 Kg NX Pro Expansion Unit 8 lbs 3 6 Kg Test Point Interface 64 pin card edge connectors or equivalent Discrete Wire AMP 2 583718 7 Ribbon Cable 3M 3403 0001 Operating...

Page 32: ...sociated with an expression An improperly formed expression or referencing a non existent variable will cause this error to be displayed This error is followed by additional information that explains the nature of the error and the WorkFlow cell number with which the error is associated Corrective Action Open the NX Editor test program go to the Work Flow cell referenced by the error message If th...

Page 33: ...ssible incorrectly wired ERROR 601 The NX Tester has failed diagnostics of the serial ports Corrective Action Verify that the Dynalab transfer cable was used to connect the two serial ports being tested If the proper cable was used contact Dynalab ERROR 602 The internal calibration process has failed Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 603 The firmware and CPU board are of incompatible version...

Page 34: ...ntact Dynalab ERROR 613 The internal 7V supply voltage on the CPU board is lower than the acceptable lower limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 614 The internal 12V supply voltage on the multifunction board is higher than the acceptable upper limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 615 The internal 12V supply voltage on the multifunction board is lower than the acceptable lower limi...

Page 35: ...Contact Dynalab ERROR 622 The current level supplied by the internal 5uA current source on the CPU board is higher than the acceptable upper limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 623 The current level supplied by the internal 5uA current source on the CPU board is below the acceptable lower limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 624 The current level supplied by the internal 15uA cu...

Page 36: ...n the acceptable upper limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 631 The current level supplied by the internal 500uA current source on the CPU board is below the acceptable lower limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 632 The current level supplied by the internal 1 5mA current source on the CPU board is higher than the acceptable upper limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 633...

Page 37: ...eptable upper limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 641 The gain of the instrument amplifier is below the acceptable lower limit Corrective Action Contact Dynalab ERROR 702 A program references test points that are not present on the tester For instance a program that references 256 test points will not operate on a NX Tester equipped with only 128 test points Corrective Action Ensure that...

Page 38: ...way that they may be in series or parallel Corrective Action A detailed explanation of supported and un supported component combinations is presented in the NX Application Note entitled Testing Combinations of Components in a Wire Harness Review this document and change the NX Editor program accordingly ERROR 715 The Automatic Program Selection feature using a Bar Code scanner was used but the SUB...

Page 39: ...The Workflow referenced a Multiport port that does not exist This could happen if there is no serial port configured as a multi port the specified multi port is not present or the specified multi port is outside the range that is supported by the multi port module Corrective Action Make sure that a Multiport unit with the correct number of ports is connected to the NX Tester and that the associate...

Page 40: ...following main components CPU board Backplane Multifunction Board and one or more Test Point Boards Additionally the NX Pro Tester has a Transmitter Board which communicates with the Expansion Unit s Receiver Board These boards and their part numbers are shown below Each of these assemblies can be purchased from Dynalab Test Systems ...

Page 41: ...essories that have not been installed or operated in accordance with the instrument s operation manual This warranty does not extend to damage caused by accident misuse disaster supplies an unsuitable operating environment use for any non intended purpose or any alterations options attachments parts or repairs 3 Except for the warranty in Paragraph 1 above the Dynalab Inc products are furnished AS...

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