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elapsed regimen time, and the one on the right
displays the remaining regimen time, using
the following format: dd:hh:mm:ss
(days:hours:minutes:seconds).
The block at the top right contains the current
regimen
Step
,
Cycle
,
Jump
(when a regimen
step is using the Jump Back to option),
minimum level (
Min
), and maximum level
(
Max
). The minimum and maximum levels
will be listed according to the units specified
under the Plot Units section as the minimum
and maximum points at which the membrane
stretches with each cycle.
The major portion of the main display window
is taken up with a
plot
designed to show the
current state of a simulated or running
regimen. This plot is generated from the data
returned by the FlexLink
®
during regimen
activity. When using a platform configuration
that uses vacuum to generate a downward
stretching of the membrane (elongation), the
vertical scale represents increasing
elongation, vacuum or strain. When the
selected unit of display is kPa, the vertical
scale will start at 0.0 and move upwards as an
increasing negative pressure level, indicating
that a vacuum is being applied to the
membrane to stretch it downwards.
The scale on the x- and y-axes can be changed
by clicking on one of the two small double-
arrow buttons at either end of the axis. The
button with arrows pointing away from each
other increases the axis scale, while the button
with arrows pointing toward each other
decreases the scale.
Below the plot is a
timeline
that displays the
percentage of the regimen that has been
completed.
To the right of the plot is a set of command
buttons which allow the user to:
1)
Start
a regimen.
2)
Stop
a regimen.
3)
Pause
a regimen.
4)
Resume
a paused regimen.
5)
Simulate
a regimen.
6)
Reset
the controller.
7) Control the vacuum
pump
.
8) Access
Help.
9)
Cancel
the program.
3.4 C
ONFIGURING
U
SERS
Prior to creating and downloading a
regimen, a user needs to be registered. Once
this task is completed, regimens can be
personalized under the registered user name.
In the
Configure
menu, select
User Editor
.
A new window will appear entitled
Users
(Fig. 11).
Figure 11.
FX-5000
™
user editor
To add a user, type in a user name (must be
at least 4 characters) in the provided space
and click on
Add User
. The new name
should appear in the
Existing Users
box.
To delete a user, click on the appropriate
user name in the
Existing Users
box so that
it is highlighted in blue and then click on
Delete User
. The program will ask for a
confirmation and issue a warning, click
Yes
to confirm deletion. The user and any of the
user's defined regimens will be deleted.
To exit the Users window, click on
Close
.
