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Software for the FGS-200

System Requirements

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Minimum 512 RAM

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Windows 2000 (service pack 4) or Windows XP (service pack 2)

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1 Gigabyte disk space

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USB 2.0 port

Materials

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FGS-FGV200P Communication Cable

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USB A to USB B Cable (6.6ft included in the test stand)

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Installation CD

Required programs:

The installation CD should have the EStand_USB driver folder

Files in this folder

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Usb_estand.dll

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Usb_estand.inf

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Usb_estand.sys

Program folder should contain the following files.

How to install the USB drivers?

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Summary of Contents for EFORCE FGS-200

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Page 2: ...500HX and FGV 1000HX models This test stand is also designed to work with the new FGV XY series Note The test stand communicates to the force gauge via special DB9 cable FGS FGV200P The baud rate of...

Page 3: ...Control Panel...

Page 4: ...nding LED indicator lights up on the front display indicating the mode of the test stand Pressing F4 or MOD button after PROG allows the user to go to the unit selection set up The following settings...

Page 5: ...ression and tenstion test Note The test stand speed is manually adjsuted from the speed knobs The test stand will move to the first selected direction then afterwards move to the opposite direction 4...

Page 6: ...ed STD or Standard Mode This is the same as the regular test stand allows users to have a preload value to be set on the test stand to simulate real application conditions Similar to the TOP load test...

Page 7: ...e the settings are as follows Percent drop is set to 10 percent Detected max value to be 100g NOTE Recommend not to set the percent drop less than 0 5 this may trigger false detection of the break poi...

Page 8: ...0 port Materials FGS FGV200P Communication Cable USB A to USB B Cable 6 6ft included in the test stand Installation CD Required programs The installation CD should have the EStand_USB driver folder F...

Page 9: ...em you may need to install the USB driver particularly on the USB port that will be used a Plug in the USB cable and allow the computer to detect the new hardware This will appear on the window after...

Page 10: ...indicates that the USB device is not recognized c Select properties d Select Reinstall Driver and follow the Driver Wizard e Select Next to proceed From the location of the device driver select speci...

Page 11: ...f Select Next and Have a disk button browse to the location of the USB driver folder...

Page 12: ...g Select the usb_estand inf file then open This will install the driver to the particular port where the test stand is connected Browse the location of the USB_stand dll folder...

Page 13: ...To test the communication go back to the software folder Make sure that the icon for the test stand is extracted together with the other files on the zip This will prevent OCX and runtime error from o...

Page 14: ...e o Turn on the force gauge o Turn on the test stand o Open the software Note If an OCX or runtime error appears please check the Windows version installed on the PC this may need to be updated to ser...

Page 15: ...d on top of the window selected mode is highlighted in red Screen above indicates that the software is in Continuous mode Status indicator and Status message indicates condition of the set up Start an...

Page 16: ...ance the fixed units are millimeters or Inches For Force units vary depending on the model number of the force gauge For small force capacity FGV 0 5X FGV 2X the available units are Oz g lbs N For mod...

Page 17: ...Different Modes Manual Mode Speed can be adjusted from the main window Enter value on the UP and Down entry box Manual Mode or simple UP Down Test has the following settings Drop down selection box fo...

Page 18: ...n limit force disables this function If the limits are reached the test stand will stop operation The UP and Down buttons allows the test stand to move in the selected direction It will continue to mo...

Page 19: ...cted Time Stamping is available on all graph window A small summary table is also available for immediate review of each cycle Table button sets the graph in a table format without the graph options C...

Page 20: ...s depending on the length of time the UP or down buttons are pressed from the test stand front panel Single Mode This test performs one complete set for both compression and tension test Speeds for UP...

Page 21: ...mode can be used for fatigue testing of small plastic materials It allows distance to be entered for 2 points P1 and P2 Directions can also be defined based on the application Time can be set to hold...

Page 22: ...cess for comparing results by switching programs back and forth Cuts down set up time where experimental results are compared Note The reference point has to be established correctly prior to using th...

Page 23: ...e test stand is rated for 9999 cycles but the PC software may perform less depending on the availability of resources from the host PC Tare function should also be observed when activated on P2 The fo...

Page 24: ...egend for each graph is set to identity force curves Limited to 24 colors then the software recycles the color to be used Program Mode Main feature of the test stand it has 3 different types STD Stand...

Page 25: ...d means enabled Threshold value can be entered which will determine the location of the top portion of the test sample Note if AP distance is set to wrong the program will terminate and exit out of th...

Page 26: ...tial condition Example springs with nominal force when attached to the end product being tested for additional force Non Vibration rubber testing simulating conditions on a motor mount where initial c...

Page 27: ...e of allowing the user to return to initial position after test and the preload function where force can be entered to simulate actual conditions Monitor function available in program mode with 1 cycl...

Page 28: ...the FGS 200 program as a percent drop from the highest recorded max value on the test The percent drop can be adjusted based on the application and requirements of the end user It is however advised t...

Page 29: ...al adjustments can then be made to increase the pull or decrease the compression distance of the test sample Force Distance Tare ON OFF avairable Operating Distance 100g 10g 90g so after detect below...

Page 30: ...G SINGLE Operates one cycle between upper and lower force limits CONT CONTINUOUS Cycles test between upper and lower force limits PROG PROGRAM Specific Program Tests each can store 5 programs on each...

Page 31: ...Drawings and Dimensions All measurements in mm Base Plate Dimensions...

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