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LEXCELL
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NTERNATIONAL
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ORPORATION
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3.5
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REATING
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EGIMENS
NOTE:
Please see the Appendix (pg. 25) for the
maximum allowable % elongations when using
two baseplates simultaneously.
Before beginning, a regimen must be created
for downloading. In the
Regimen
menu,
select
Create new
. A new window will appear
entitled
Regimens
with a list of the existing
users and their regimens (Fig. 12). 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.
To create a new regimen, click on
Run
Wizard
in the bottom left hand corner. This
option will bring up a step by step process of
creating a new regimen. Alternatively, follow
the sequence of steps below:
1) Type a regimen name in the box labeled
Regimen Name
.
2) Choose the desired waveform shape under
Shape
by clicking on the downward arrow
and selecting an entry from the drop-down
list.
Figure 12.
FX-5000
™
regimen editor
3) Enter the desired minimum and
maximum % elongation for the plate
membranes (0-30%) in the boxes under
Min
and
Max
.
4) Enter the frequency for the waveform
(0.01-5 Hz) in the box under
Freq
.
5) If a static regimen is required, enter the
desired % elongation at which the
membrane is to be held in the
Max
box.
Enter 0 in the
Min
box, and 1.0 in the
Freq
box (
Min
and
Freq
are irrelevant
for static regimens).
6) If a duty cycle for the waveform is to be
defined, enter the desired value in the
box under
DC %
. The duty cycle is the
percent of time that the waveform shape
remains on at the high (square wave) or
rising (triangle) part of the waveform.
Duty cycle only affects the triangle and
square waves.
7) Enter the number of times for the
regimen to repeat (0-65,535) in the box
under
Cycles
. When moving out this
box, the box underneath
dd:hh:mm:ss
will update to the calculated regimen
time according to the set parameters. The
format for this entry is
days:hours:minutes:seconds. However,
if the time is entered first, the program
will calculate the number of cycles.
8) To make a regimen step (except for the
first step) return (jump back) to a
previous regimen step, enter the return
step number in the box under
Back To
.
Then, type the number of times to repeat
this process in the box under
Repeat
.
For instance, if the user was entering
Step 4 and wanted to return to Step 2 and
repeat Steps 2 through 4 three times,
enter 2 under
Back To
and 3 under
Repeat
when inputting Step 4.
