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9) When the regimen step is complete, click
on
Add Step
at the bottom. Every time a
new/edited step is saved, the overall
duration of the regimen will be calculated
and displayed in the box labeled
Duration
next to the
Step
number box. If the total
duration exceeds the maximum allowable
duration, this value will be
MAXIMUM
,
and the regimen cannot be saved. Adjust
the time and/or cycle number to decrease
the total duration time.
10) To add other steps to a regimen, click in
the box labeled
Step
and type in the next
step number.
For example, the first step will
automatically be Step 1. To add another
step, delete the 1 and replace it with a 2.
After this is completed, change the
parameters as needed for the new step
according to steps 2 to 9 above.
11) To delete a step that has already been
added, click on the step in the window
labeled
Regimen Steps
, which contains
the list of steps. This will cause the step to
be highlighted. Then click on
Remove
Step
at the bottom of the window.
Confirm the deletion by clicking on
Yes
when prompted.
12) After all steps and parameters have been
entered, click on
Save Regimen
.
13) To delete a regimen, simply double-click
on the desired regimen name in the
Regimens for Selected User
box, and
then click on
Delete Regimen
. Confirm
the deletion by clicking on
Yes
.
NOTE:
If the regimen to be deleted is currently
assigned, the regimen must be removed from
assignment before deleting.
14) When finished with regimen editing, click
on
Close
.
3.6
C
REATING A
R
EGIMEN WITH A
C
USTOM
W
AVEFORM
S
HAPE
In the top row of an Excel spreadsheet, enter
the % elongation values for the desired
waveform shape for one cycle. Enter one
value per cell. Values should be chosen
along a curve at even time intervals, i.e.
every 100 msec (milliseconds). Save this
spreadsheet as a .csv file (comma delimited
file format) in the C:/FlexSyst directory.
Example Custom waveform shape: Ramp
waveform shape
Example Excel file: Ramp waveform shape
1 1.
5
2 2.
5
3 3.
5
4 4.
5
5 5.
5
0
Example CSV file viewed in Notepad: Ramp
waveform shape
1,1.5,2,2.5,3,3.5,4,4.5,5,5.5,0
In the
Regimen
menu of the FX-5000
™
software, select
Create new
. A new window
will appear entitled
Regimens
with a list of
the existing users and their regimens. In the
Existing Users
box, click on the user name
under which the regimen is to be created. A
list of current regimens created under this
user will appear in the
Regimens for
Selected User
box, unless no regimens have
been saved under this user in which case, this
box will be empty.
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2
3
4
5
6
0
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700
800
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1000
Time (msec)
% Elongat
ion
