Future Design MCT-MC 4.3, User Manual

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MCT-MC
4.3
Automatic Program Operation - 71 - FDC MCT-MC
6.2 Starting an Automatic Ramp/Soak Program
All automated program operating functions are accessed via the Program Operation screen. This screen can
be accessed by pressing the “Program Operation” button on the Loop view screen or by pressing the “Run”
button on the program Entry screen.
The program operation allows an operator to run, hold, stop, edit and select automatic programs. The Program
Operation window will display the program status of the selected loop for which the Run, Hold and Stop buttons
can be pressed in order to perform the desired action. Selecting a different loop from the drop down menu will
switch status/control of program operation to the loop selected. If the program mode is set to “All”, the loop
selection will default to the primary loop and no other loop can be selected.
When the Run button is pressed and a program is already loaded in the selected loop, the user can start the
program without entering a start step. This offers a quick start/stop of programs for repetitive test operations.
In this case, the program will always start from step 1. If there is the need to start the program on a different
step, press the “Select” button and choose the program from the list, then press the Run button. This will display
the
Start Step entry.
The
Start Step can be adjusted up and down by pressing the right/left arrow buttons or by pressing the step
number field and directly entering the desired start step via the numeric keypad. Once the desired start step
number is entered, press the “Start” button. The program will then be transferred to the loop control and started
once the transfer is complete.