Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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Manual No. M/98-211-B0104
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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Manual No. M98-211-E0912
The viscometer motor would be automatically turned
OFF
and the default screen display
(Figure
IV-
18) would show zero (0.0)
RPM
. At this point, the user may perform any valid viscometer operation
- load a new speed set; run a direct speed; set alarms or even
re-start
the current program.
S
PROGRAMMED SPEED HOLD
The user may interrupt program mode operation at any time by pressing the
PROG
key during
program execution. The following message would be displayed:
PROGRAM HOLD
1 = CONTINUE PROGRAM
3 = STOP PROGRAM
Figure IV-30
The viscometer motor would be automatically turned
OFF
and the
DV-III+
would be awaiting user
key input. If the user presses the “
1
” key, the
DV-III Ultra
will continue executing the current
program, picking up from whichever
RPM
(and time, if applicable) it had been interrupted.
However, if the user had pressed the “
3
” key, operation would be identical to that described above
for
Programmed Speed Stop
mode
.
IV.3 Bevis Programs for Making Viscosity Measurements
The B.E.V.I.S. Programming Method allows the operator to control the DV-III Ultra through the
variables of speed, temperature and time while providing for independent data collection. Programs
can include up to 25 commands with a maximum data count of 800. The DV-III Ultra can store
up to 10 programs. Upon completion of the program the data may be viewed on the DV-III Ultra
display, analyzed or printed to an attached parallel or serial printer.
B.E.V.I.S. programs are created on a PC using Rheoloader software (supplied with the DV-III
Ultra). The programs are "loaded" onto the DV-III Ultra. Loaded programs cannot be deleted,
but can be overwritten.
IV.3.1
Setting Up B.E.V.I.S. Programs
B.E.V.I.S. (Brookfield Engineering Viscometers Instruction Set) is a scripting language developed
at Brookfield Engineering Laboratories that allows for the creation of flexible programs to control
our line of Rheometers. In the case of the DV-III Ultra Rheometer, programs are created then loaded
into the Rheometer using the RheoLoader software.
Some features of the scripting language are:
• Repeatedly run the same program for quality control purposes.
• Wait for a prevailing condition before continuing with the program (i.e. torque value, a
temperature value, a key press, etc.).
• Run the Rheometer at any of the speeds in the Custom Speed menu.
• Display messages to the screen or an attached printer to aid in operator usability.