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PRODUCT UPDATE

MTS TestSuite™ MP Software Release – January 2015

Product: MTS TestSuite Software version January 2015 has been released.

This Product Update document describes the new features,

enhancements, and resolved issues in this version of software.

Action: All new installations of MTS TestSuite Software should use the

January 2015 release. Upgrade of older versions to the January 2015

release is recommended, subject to eligibility.

Date: January 19, 2015

Versions: Platform Version 4.0.1; MP Version 3.0.1

Reference Number: UPDT_2015-001MP

Technical Contact: For technical support, please contact [email protected]

Eligibility: Customers with current ME&S subscriptions are eligible to install this

upgrade on covered systems.

mailto:[email protected]

Reference #: UPDT_2015-001MP

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New Features & Enhancements TestSuite MP 3.0

Templates and Standards J1C Improvements The analysis has been updated to support the latest version of the ASTM standard. It is now possible to change certain parameters and end levels while the test is running.

Fatigue Crack Growth Improvements

Several enhancements to our Fatigue

Crack Growth templates have been made.

End-level values are now persisted and the

user is given a warning if excessive data is

being acquired.

K1C Improvements

It is now possible to produce individual

reports per control mode. In addition, the

module is more flexible regarding pre-

cracking

MP Specific Enhancements FlexDAC Support The new data acquisition platform from MTS called FlexDAC is now supported by TestSuite. FlexDAC supports ¼, ½ and full-bridge devices along with high-level signals for tests ranging in size from 1 to over 20,000 channels.

Reference #: UPDT_2015-001MP Reference #: AERO_0001

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MP Acumen Improvements Strain Control A new standard feature in TestSuite MP on

Acumen systems is the support of strain

control, in addition to the existing load and

displacement control modes. The auto-

tuning algorithm will now tune all three

control modes at the same time. Users can

select whether the tuning should be

optimized for dynamic tests or static tests.

Configurable, Over-Ridable Interlocks

The over-ridable interlocks can now be

configured on a channel by channel basis if

you want to leave them active when the

override is in effect. This feature requires

793 V4.8 or later. For non-Acumen

systems this same functionality exists in

793

New Acumen-Specific Templates

Template bundles for LCF, HCF and

Tension testing are now available for the

Acumen System


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Platform Improvements

New Application Styling

The TestSuite MP User Interface has been redesigned using the guidelines established for Windows “Metro” applications. This provides for a more consistent user interface (foreground and background colors, for example) and the use of color specifically designed to draw the eye to the more important or more likely to be used features. This change represents a significant step forward in ease of use and leveraging modern software design practices.

TestSuite Offline

TestSuite is now available in an off-line

version, for those users who wish to be

able to setup, configure and run tests as

well as perform post-test analysis from their

desk or on the road. This option includes a

simulation version of 793 for the purposes

of running a test without the physical

controller. All TestSuite options can be

added to an offline license, but at a

significantly lower cost that our standard

license.

Custom Units

It is now possible to extent the broad set of

units available in TestSuite even further by

creating your own units. By using the

Configuration->Edit Dimension interface,

new units can now be created


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Select File Activity

To simplify user interaction with files in a

template, a new activity has been created

called “Select File.” This activity presents

the user with Windows file search dialog

that allows navigation of the file structure,

rather than forcing the user to manually

enter in the entire path to the file of interest.

Allow Handset Control Activity

To allow adjustments while the test is running, the “Allow Handset Control” activity has been created. This presents the user with a customized message, updates the control panel in TestSuite to show that the handset is active and then allows the operator to adjust position or load as desired. The test then continues when handset control is relinquished and the message window is dismissed.

Phase Lag in Custom Waveforms

The Custom Waveform activity has been

enhanced to support a phase lag setting on

multi-channel configurations. The phase

lag can be specified in several unit types

including degrees, seconds, minutes,

radian and revolutions.


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Define Launch Behavior

Through the configuration menu it is now

possible to define how the application will

behave upon launch. It can be set to go to

the select tab, to create a new test from a

predefined template or automatically open

the most recently used test. Using this

feature will reduce the number of key

strokes necessary for an operator to get

the application ready to run a test.

Favorites

A new feature has been added to the file

menu called “Favorites.” Favorites allow

the user to keep track of a list of favorite

tests and templates that might be different

from the list of tests that are kept in the

“Most Recent” list. This feature is another

way to quickly get the test of interest

running quickly.

Recent Templates

Templates have been added to the

“Recent” item list, allowing users to quickly

access the most recently used Templates,

in addition to recently used tests.

Save Multiple Cycles at Defined

Intervals

TestSuite can now save a user-defined

number of cycles at regular intervals of the

test. In the example to the right, every 100

cycles, 5 cycles are stored. This feature

increases the flexibility offered by TestSuite

and better allows the application to

replicate tests that have been developed

under legacy software.


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New Database Option

While TestSuite has been able to communicate to external databases from the initial release, it required programming through the Python interface to be accomplished. Now TestSuite includes an optional Database Interface feature that allows TestSuite to communicate with any ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) data source via ad hoc queries. The optional feature modifies the read data and write data activities to provide the database interface functionality.

Post-Test Plot Improvements

The post-test plotting tool now includes a point-picking cursor. Once point-picking has been enabled on the plot, the user can use the mouse to move the cursor around the data or the arrow keys to move from one point to the next.


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Clear Zero from Meter

It is now possible to remove the zero from

a previously zeroed meter.

New Test From Current Test

The performance of the “Show Block

Column” feature in Reporter has been

significantly improved when used with large

data sets.

January 2015 Patch Release – Platform 4.0.1; MP 3.0.1

Issue ID Description New Features 40370 Introduced support for the Generation 3 Handset with new processor. Fixes - General 68998 Fixed an issue that caused the Allow Handset Activity to wait while reacquiring channels prior to termination

without giving the operator an indication of what it was waiting for. 69418 Fixed an issue that caused the MPE Profile Activity to not correctly map file channels to test channels when

the proper control mode was not the first one. 69734 Fixed an issue in the Time History Output and Time History Sequence Activities property editors in which

property fields would be covered up and inaccessible if a four channel drive file was selected. 69405 Fixed an issue in the Profile Activity property editor in which the Channels tab properties editor was unusable

when a high channel count was used. . 71583 Fixed an issue that prevented a test from being saved to the previous location if it wasn’t at the project level. 70329 Fixed an issue that caused the Add, Edit, and Remove buttons to be disabled after adding a choice list to a

variable. 70669 Fixed an issue that caused the Unit Set window to not update after deleting a unit that has previously been

shown in the window. 69714 Fixed an issue that caused the Unit Set window to duplicate units after using add/remove custom unit. 70201 Fixed an issue that caused an offset in the Review Chart to only be applied to the active trace. 69380 Fixed an issue that caused the Run Time Chart to not update the title automatically and to not draw the curve

correctly after the axis data is changed. 71313 Fixed an issue that caused marker text labels to not be shown in reports. 70097 Fixed an issue that caused the logarithmic scale in charts to function improperly. Fixes - Templates 71579 Fixed issues in the HCF template that caused the Peak Valley Change Detect activity to not function correctly.

Fixes - Analyzer 71917 Fixed an issue in Analyzer that prevented the FCG template from decimating the data correctly post-test.

Fixes – Acumen 71551 Fixed an issue that prevented TestSuite from updating some status indicators after the controller was

disconnected and reconnected using the Controller menu. 70242 Changed the range of the Acumen autotuning master gain sliders from 0-200% to 10-200% to reduce the

possibility that the machine could go unstable if the gain was set to 0%. A wider range can still be achieved, if


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necessary, by using the slider setup panel. 36740 Fixed an issue that caused the Autotune adjust circle to be hidden if the new gains caused the system to

become unstable in the mode being verified. Recovery is now improved by restoring the tuning values to the

previous settings. 69938 Fixed an issue that caused the Up/Down/Home buttons to be active while using the Generate Command

feature. 71559 Fixed an issue that caused the scope’s Y axis units not to update when switching from displacement to force

control. 70463 Fixed an issue that caused the Excel report for the standard Acumen test to produce an error due to an invalid

amplitude variable.

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