ETS 4431T, Operating Manual

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Model 4431T Shielded Bag Test System - Operating Manual 15 D00003 Rev. K.
7.0 ENERGY TESTING - AUTOMATIC MODES
The ETS Model 4431-T Test Manager control software is preloaded in the supplied laptop computer.
(A backup flash drive is included with the system.) It communicates with the 4431 Discharge Unit and
the oscilloscope via two USB ports. See Appendix B for some tips on the USB ports.
The system will provide on-screen display of the test data, in addition to 3 types of output: (1.) Printed
reports to the default windows printer. Use the computer’s control panel to set up your printer as the
default printer. (2.) Reports saved to .pdf files. (3.) Test data in .txt files.
The system is installed with its own folder on the root (C-drive) directory. This folder, C:\ETS\, contains
the 4431 system setup file 4431SETUP.txt, and will be the repository for test data. When you print or
save a .pdf report file, the system will ask where to store the file.
The Test Manager software is the hub of all automatic S11.31 operations, providing the main functions
of organizing samples and discharges, testing, printing and saving data. Below is a roadmap to these
functions.
The program provides two distinct modes of automatic testing: Monitored and Continuous

In Automatic Monitored mode, the computer keeps count of discharges and samples, and the
operator triggers each discharge and approves or repeats each step of the test.
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In Automatic Continuous mode, the computer keeps count of discharges and samples, and
creates discharges automatically. All test results are stored without approval.
ETS MODEL 4431 TEST MANAGER
AUTOMATIC TESTING ROADMAP

Access test by ref. Num.

Create discharge plots

Create report

Access test by ref. Num.

Compute Ave., Std. Dev.

Create report

Set up new test
 Initialize hardware

Run Calib & Verify Waveforms

Run tests on samples

Save the data
(Start)
Idle State
(waiting for
instructions
TEST
TEST
REPORTS
GRAPH
REPORTS
START TEST
GRAPH REPORT
TEST REPORT
EXIT (Program
Halts)
PRINT
PRINT SAVE SAVE
ETS4431 Oscilloscope
(Preview screen)
(Preview screen)
(Operator screen)
Figure 7-1