MOTORISED STAND STENTOR USER MANUAL
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1. If you DON T push the ey the position value on your Stentor is for example 10mm and then you push the R key The Stentor is going to move down of 40mm 10 30 at 50mm min then stop and move up 80 mm 30mm 50mm at 150 mm min and then stop Note The up and down position limit stops DON T work if the Stentor is in high speed mode Time stop The time stops are defined by a time of travel in seconds These limits can be active or not The time and the actions are available in the menus Time stop F for the up travel and in Time stop for the down travel When the time limit stops are active three actions are possible e Inactive The time limit is inactive 6 User Manual ANDILOG sont e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre define speed e Delayed Inv The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre define speed after a time defined in the menu Pause For example if you put the following parameters e Speed 100 mm min e Speed 30 mm min e Time stop Inverter e Time stop F 5 e Time stop Stop e Time stop 10 All the other limits are Inactive Now if you go back to the STANDARD mode and push the S key The Stentor is going to move up for 5 seconds at 100mm min 8 33mm then stop and move down for 10 seconds at 30 mm min 5mm and then stop Note The up and down time li2. accurate readings on your spring For that you need to know the force you want to measure for example 500N For that you have to reset the displacement manually with the following process before the step 1 Move the crosshead of the Stentor as close as possible of the table 5mm is good Set the down speed to 10mm min Set the force gauge to display the current force Move the Stentor manually to reach for this example 500N on the force gauge Stop the Stentor Zero the displacement Run up with the Stentor to the initial position you want Setup your stand as in the step 1 Perform your test EP User Manual 4 8 3 Example 3 Measure of break force in compression The aim of this example is to show a typical complex setup to measure accurately the force to break a sample in compression with a Stentor and Centor Dual The same test is possible with a Centor Star but in this case you cannot record the force and deflection automatically just the force Accessory linked to the Centor to break the sample Stentor table or bench The process to perform that test is divided in two steps 1 2 Setup your Centor force gauge and Stentor Measure the force to break the sample 1 Setup your Stentor and Centor Stentor setup This setup is for the following process 1 2 3 Stentor starts to move down at 30mm min when you press the pedal Then the Stentor will put the displacement to 0 when the force gauge measur
3. Door Overl Pos In this case you have to check the following f you have security doors please check that all the doors are closed lf there is an overload on the motor remove this overload lf the stand is in a travel limit position move the stand in the opposite direction 5 7 Fuse If you cannot turn on your equipment it s possible that one of the two protective fuses is open In this case unplug the Stentor and open the door on the back There are 2 fuses e One of 5A 5X20 mm e One of 200 mA 5X20 mm 28 User Manual 5 8 External wiring Using of foot pedal or inputs requires specific wiring connected on the side of the column of the Stentor 29
4. above your sample Now you just have to press the pedal to launch the test The Stentor will perform the complete test and keep in memory the break force and the deflection for the break point At the end of the test the Stentor comes back to 20mm above the sample In this configuration to send these values to a computer by RS232 you have to press the TDX key 25 User Manual 4 9 Change the language This last parameter is to change the language of the menu and messages on the remote control of the Stentor The two languages available are French and English To enable this feature when you are in the running mode press the Press the key Then press the key to display Language English 26 User Manual 5 Security 5 1 Security housing If your test stand is equipped security housing with a door opening the door stops the test stand and disables the remote control To use the setup mode you have to close the door When you close the door the stand will re start the test from the door open point You must re start your test from the beginning 5 2 Overload protection Optional If you use the option to stop the Stentor when your gauge reaches a limit you can protect the Stentor and your force gauge against overload For that you have to setup the force gauge like this INPUTS LIMITS Pedal TAR Chan OUTPUTS Anal Digi RS232 Place here the maximum capacity of your force gauge
5. e Start Pos The Stentor moves up e Start Neg The Stentor moves down e ZERO Sets the position of the Stentor to 0 Language Defines if the menu of the Stentor is in English or French User Manual 3 4 Start a test To start a test you just push the B keys to go up or down following you re your setup parameters The Stentor begins to move in the selected direction at the speed defined in the settings for this direction The display on the remote control shows the speed the direction and the relative position For the example below the Stentor is moving up at 100 mm min and its position is 12 mm aF 100 0 mm min 12 00 mm To stop the Stentor press any key of the remote control Note If the Stentor reaches any limit stop during the travel it will execute the setup defined limit stop for example Inverter or Stop 3 5 High speed To move the crosshead of the stand at the high speed for example to move your gauge to the start position use the LET keys to go up or down as required The Stentor starts to move in the selected direction at the high speed value and will continue to move as long as you press the Boe keys Example of the display during a high speed down travel 350 0 mm min 40 00 mm Note During high speed travel only the Sensor Limit Stops are active The other limits time position are all inactive The high speed mode should be used only to move the crosshead to th
6. less 5 for example 500N 5 475N For that you have to setup the force gauge like this Ext 1 action Stop Be careful due to the inertia of the motor it s possible that the Stentor will not stop instantaneously So you should set a limit lower than the capacity of your gauge 5 3 Current security If the Stentor detects too much current for any reason the stand is going to stop and you will have the following message 27 User Manual Dist 0 00 mm SECURITY CURRENT You have to turn off the test stand and turn on again to reset this protection 5 4 Internal travel limit The Stentor has internal travel limits to stop the test stand before it reaches the end of the power screw These travel limits cut the power supply of the motor in the direction of the actual travel You can move the test stand manually in the opposite direction Note After this kind of stop the value of the displacement could be modified You have to check this value before doing another test 5 5 Transmission error If the remote control cannot communicate with the test stand for example if the cable is broken the two systems launch a reset process and switch to a security mode to stop the motor You have to restart the test stand but your equipment probably needs maintenance SECURITY ERROR CODE 6 5 6 Security stop If the system detects that a command is not properly completed the display shows SECURITY
7. reaches 50N In the Centor Easy or Star you have to setup LIMITS INPUTS Chan I Pedal TAR UNIT OUTPUTS T2 5 DEFAULT Top1 BEEP TYPE Anal Digi RS232 In the Centor Dual you can setup a limit on the internal sensor or on the external one independently and or simultaneously For that you have to setup LIMITS Chan I UNIT Ti T2 DEFAULT BEEP TYPE Chan E INPUTS Pedal TAR OUTPUTS Topi Top2 Anal Digi RS232 T2 DEFAULT BEEP TYPE MENU 18 User Manual Note When the output of the Centor shows the parameter F there is a voltage of 5V on the output pin of the connector DB15 When the force gauge reaches the limit the output becomes OV and activates the input on the Stentor To reset the output to 5V press the Ma ke of the force gauge 4 8 2 Example 2 Measure the compression of a spring The aim of this example is to show a typical complex setup to measure accurately the force of a compression spring with a Stentor and Centor Dual The same test is possible with a Centor Star but in this case you cannot automatically record the force and deflection just the force How to measure a compression spring Measuring a compression spring is one of the most difficult tests to do This kind of test requires very good accuracy The test seems to be really easy you just have to measure the force of the spring at different length of the spring In this example the parameters of
8. the spring are as follows e Initial length of the spring 160mm e Diameter of the spring 30mm e The ends of the spring are flat e The two last turns of each end are joined 19 User Manual ANDILOG sont We want to measure the force when the length of the spring is 90mm Measure the force 75mm Compression platen The equipment used in this test is based on a Stentor with a Centor Dual 1000N a pedal and an optional limit cable The process to perform that test is divided into three steps 1 Setup your test stand and force gauges 2 Put the displacement origin 0 00mm of the Stentor on the table of the Stentor You don t have to perform this process each time you want to measure a spring We recommend that you do this before each production run to keep the best accuracy 3 Measure the force of the spring 1 Setup your Stentor and Centor Stentor setup This setup is for the following process 1 Stentor starts to move down at 10mm min when you press the pedal 2 Then the Stentor will move to reach the displacement value of 90mm length where we want to measure the force 3 Then Stop for 1 second 4 Than run up at 100mm min to reach the position 180mm above the table 20 mm above the spring 5 And then stop 20 ANDILOG Speed T 100 00 mm min Sensor stop otop Pos stop T Stop Pos stop Delayed Inv Time stop Inactive Force stop Inactive Force stop x Inv
9. value of the up speed press the 4 key and to decrease this value press the key The speed increases or decreases with a step of 0 05 mm min If you want to change the speed with a step of 5 mm min you can use the 5 8 keys 10 User Manual ANDILOG sont To check your setting and go back to the running mode press the key 4 2 Limit stop setting The limit stops are used to setup how your Stentor is going to move during a test There are four different limit stops e Mechanical limit stop Fixed on the column e Position limit stop Virtual setup in mm e Time limit stop Virtual setup in seconds e Force limit stop Virtual setup in Newton For each limit stop there are two different kinds bottom limit stop and top limit stop The top limit stop is the limit stop linked to the up travel and the bottom limit stop is the limit stop linked to the down travel It s possible to have any or all of the limit stops active in the same time The Stentor will do the action that corresponds to the first limit stop reached All the other limit stops will be ignored We strongly recommend the use of only one kind of virtual limit stop per test All the limit stops can be setup to stop the motor reverse the travel direction reverse the travel direction after a pause or inactive The setup of the bottom and top stop limits are independent Only the pause time is the same for all the limit stops By selecting a bo
10. ANDILOG MOTORISED STAND STENTOR USER MANUAL Your equipment reference User Manual V1 1 CONTENTS HEB cuoc l NEN 2 3 Starting with the STBNTO once ptoapE RU aM aci UU 3 SIL Remote DOBIDOL S eaae Vane ueritate ic n e NM 3 32 Emergency o eM 4 3 3 Inu TT 5 cr E 5 a UL DT 5 OT Op OMS aeee ta e Md a 8 3 4 Starta test eoo oux ene i act 9 3 5 MIEN SINS T EEE 9 3 6 Reset the position dda iR cce NE LU 9 4 Patamet rs and 10 Zl Speed 10 4 2 Limit stop etna nds oie 11 4 3 Delay Seting uoto aedi Cas Gar osc sn 15 LO MER T UIS SEINE REO NER A 15 4 5 Make the table of the Stentor the zero position Option 16 4 6 Wise ihe foot pedal Option ssec edita etr ea 17 4 7 Use the Inputs ofthe 17 4 8 Setup for a Centor force EE aii Ga EIU p UE RUPEE 18 4 8 1 Example 1 Stop the Stentor when the gauge reachs 50N 18 4 8 2 Example 2 Measure the compression of a spring 19 4 8 3 Example 3 Measure of break force in com
11. Use the s keys to increase or decrease the value by 0 05mm min and the I a B keys to increase and decrease the speed by 5 mm min Note You can have an optional menu Speed type to set the speed in displacement value per minute mm min or the increase of force per minute N min 3 3 2 Limit stops A limit stop is a fixed point on the column where the crosshead is going to stop during travel The top limit stop is the limit stop linked to the up travel and the bottom limit stop is the limit stop linked to down travel If two or three different limit stops are active the first limit stop the crosshead meets will stop the tester This means that all the other limit stops in the same direction will be ignored There are four different limit stops on the Stentor sensor position time and force Sensor stop The sensor limit stops are the two magnetic sensors you can set on the column of the Stentor These limits are used as security to avoid any problem during your test There is one top and one bottom limit It is highly recommended to use these limit stops You can setup these limit stops in the menu Sensor F and Sensor x When these limit stops are active there are three actions possible e Inactive The sensor limit stop is inactive e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed e Delayed Inv The Stentor stops and moves in the op
12. e data 2 button Select the next parameter 3 button Select the previous parameter 4 Up button Increase parameter value by 1 unit 5 Down button Decrease parameter value by 1 unit 6 Up high speed button Increase parameter value by 100 units 7 Down high speed button Decrease parameter value by 100 units 8 Reset No function NOTE When the motor is stopped you can reset the displacement value to zero by pressing the Reset key This makes the displacement origin relative To get a fixed origin please read information about raz Table 3 2 Emergency stop The Stentor test stand has a power emergency stop switch on the right top of the cover This emergency stop turns off all power to the test stand To restart the Stentor you must unlock this switch by rotating it clockwise Note If you stop the Stentor with the emergency stop during a test it is possible that the displacement value was not saved correctly You must check this value when you turn on the Stentor after an emergency stop 4 User Manual A NDILO G STENTOR Motorised Stand If the motor is off when you use the emergency stop to turn off your equipment the displacement value is saved correctly 3 3 Settings Before using your equipment review all of the available parameters to help you understand the numerous features of this tester 3 3 1 Speed The first two menus are to setup the up and down speeds These two speeds can be managed separately
13. e start position When Stentor setup is done the high speed mode is not required 3 6 Reset the position To set the position of the Stentor to 0 00mm press the key when the motor is stopped User Manual 4 Parameters and settings To access to the parameters and settings press the key The first parameter is the speed T When you are in this first menu you can d e Go to the next parameter by pressing the SEX Change the parameter with or S keys e Go back to the standard mode by pressing o All the parameters are automatically saved and active The method to change the parameters in the setup mode is the same for all the parameters The features available are shown in the menu depending of your settings For example the menu for the cycles is available only if you setup at least one down and one up limit stop in Inverted or delayed Inv 4 1 Speed settin Press the o key The display shows Speed 7 and the actual value of the up speed in mm min To increase the value of the up speed press the r key and to decrease this value press the 7 key The speed increases or decreases with a step of 0 05 mm min If you want to change the speed with a step of 5 mm min you can use the E g keys Speed T 100 00 mm min To check your setting and go back to the running mode press the key To change the down speed setting press the R key If you press the R key the display is now Speed 150 00 mm min To increase the
14. erter Pause RAZ table Yes Ext 1 action Inverter ili 21 User Manual STENTOR Motorised Stand Speed 10 00 mm min Sensor stop x Stop Pos stop T 180 00 mm Pos stop 90 00 mm Time stop x Inactive Force stop x 900 Pause Pedal Start Neg Ext 2action Inactive User Manual ANDILOG sont Centor setup We re going to setup the Centor to display the peak force and the displacement with a force limit of 900N to protect the sensor against overloads and tare with the pedal LIMITS DISPLAY INPUTS Chan LINE1 MXI Pedal TAR LINE2 VLE SIGN COM OUTPUTS T2 DECIMA DEFAULT BARGR Top2 F TYPE REFR Anal NO Chan E DIRECT Digi NO AUTOFF RS232 Curve MENU 2 Reset the displacement of the Stentor This step is described in the chapter 5 Set the table of the Stentor the zero position Option page 14 Then move the test stand manually have enough space to put in your spring 3 Perform your test Put your spring under the platen and push the pedal to launch the test The measurement is automatic and the Stentor moves 20mm above the spring after the test To launch another test you just have to push the pedal again If your Centor is connected to a computer by the RS232 port you have to press the TDX key on the Centor to send the peak force and the displacement Note There is another method to perform the step 2 This method can give you more
15. es 1N Then the Stentor will move to reach the displacement value of 40mm and break the sample Then Stop for 1 second Then go up at 150mm min to reach the position 20mm above the sample 23 ANDILOG 6 And then stop Speed fT 150 00 mm min Sensor stop T otop Pos stop fT Stop Pos stop Delayed Inv Time stop Inactive Force stop Inactive Force stop x Inverter Pause RAZ table Yes Ext 1 action ZERO User Manual STENTOR Motorised Stand Speed 30 00 mm min Sensor stop x Stop Pos stop T 20 00 mm Pos stop 40 00 mm Time stop Inactive Force stop x Pause Pedal Start Neg Ext 2 action Inactive co e O 24 User Manual ANDILOG sont Centor setup We re going to setup the Centor to display the break force and the deflection The Centor is also setup to send these values by RS232 to a computer using the TDX key LIMITS DISPLAY COMPUT INPUTS Chan LINE1 CPI Chan YES Pedal TAR UNIT LINE2 VLE Brk SIGN COM 10 OUTPUTS T2 DECIMA 4 DEFAULT BARGR BEEP Top1 F BEEP ACTION Top2 F TYPE REFR Anal NO Chan E DIRECT Chan E Digi NO AUTOFF RS232 Curve MENU TEST LINE1 LINE2 SIGN DECIMA BARGR REFR DIRECT AUTOFF Curve MENU 2 Perform your test Put your sample on the modulus of rupture bench Move the crosshead of the Stentor manually to place the bottom of your compression fixture around 20mm
16. he top and bottom limit stops are managed separately When you are in the running mode press the ME key Then press the key to display Pause T 10 Then use the or S keys to change the value When you have chosen the time you ay can e Setup the bottom time by pressing the action and value Pause 10 Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing Then use the previous process to change 4 4 Cycles setting When at least one bottom and one top stop limit are set to Delayed Inv the menu Cycle is available A cycle is performed when the Stentor reaches one bottom and one top limit The number of cycles decreases by one when the Stentor reaches the first limit Then again one when it reaches the 3 limit and another one for the 5 limit until the number of cycles is 0 When cycle is 0 the Stentor stops when it reaches a limit If you want to stop the Stentor during a cycle press any key on the remote control The cycle counter is then set to zero 15 User Manual i a When you are in the running mode press the key Then press the key to display Cycles 34 Then use the amp E amp a RR keys to change the value from 0 to 255 In running mode the cycles counter is shown on the right of the display and decreases one cycle for each cycle done T 100 0 mm min 4 12 00 mm N34 4 5 Make the table of the Stentor the zero position Option This feature is designed to define a fixed
17. hen use the or E keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv If one of the 3 previous is chosen press the key to display the setup of the position value Pos stop T Pos stop fT Stop jp 25 00 mm User Manual Then use the or E keys to change the value of the travel limit The amp SE keys are available too to increase and decrease the speed quickly When you have chosen the position you want you can e Setup the bottom position limit stop by pressing m Then use the previous process to change the action and value Pos stop Inactive e Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing Note The minimum value between the bottom and top position limit is 5mm Time limit stop When you are in the run mode press the key Then press the key to display Time stop Inactive Then use the E or il keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv If one of the 3 previous is chosen a press on the key will display the setup of the time value Time stop Time stop Inverter 30 Then use the or D keys to change the value of the time limit in seconds The 8 keys are available too to increase or decrease the time quickly 13 User Manual A NDILO G STENTOR Motorised Stand When you have chosen the time you wan
18. m The digital controller will allow you manage the travel of the frame and set up test stand parameters Before using the Stentor test stand you have to correctly set the mechanical limit stops on the column these limit stops are here to prevent the crosshead sensor or force gauges attached to it from hitting the working table User Manual A N D L Oo G STENTOR Motorised Stand 3 Starting with the STENTOR 3 4 Remote control 5 The keys of remote control have different features depending of the run mode of the Stentor There are two run modes described below STANDARD and SETUP ANDILOG User Manual STENTOR Motorised Stand Running in STANDARD mode KEY NAME DESCRIPTION 0 Display Gives information regarding the status of the Stentor Shows displacement value speed value test in process error messages etc 1 MENU button Access to the SETUP mode 2 button No function 3 button No function 4 Up button Start up travel at the preselected speed setting 5 Down button Start down travel at the preselected speed setting 6 Up high speed button Start up travel at 350 mm min 7 Down high speed button Start down travel at 350 mm min 8 Reset Reset the displacement value if the motor is stopped IF THE MOTOR IS RUNNING PRESS ANY KEY TO STOP THE MACHINE Running in SETUP mode KEY NAME DESCRIPTION 1 MENU button Access to STANDARD mode and sav
19. mit stops DON T work if the Stentor is in high speed mode Force stop Option The force stops are defined by force in Newtons These limits can be active or not The force value and the actions are available in the menus Force stop F up travel and in Force stop for down travel When the force limit stops are active three actions are possible e Inactive The force limit is inactive e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed e Delayed Inv The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed after a time defined in the menu Pause For example if you put the following parameters e Speed 200 mm min e Speed 50 mm min e Force stop Stop e Force stop 50 e All the other limits are Inactive Now if you go back to the STANDARD mode and push the M key The Stentor is going to move down until the force gauge reaches 100N in compression on your sample then stop User Manual ANDILOG STENTOR Motorised Stand Note The up and down force limit stops DON T work if the Stentor is in high speed mode Pause Define the time the Stentor is going to stop when it reaches one of the stop limits defined above setup in Delayed Inv This delay is available in the menus Pause Pe for the up limit stops and in Pause for the down limit stops Cycle Define the number of cycles bet
20. origin to measure the displacement and allow you to measure the thickness of your sample under a load or to measure a compression spring I To enable this feature when you are in the running mode press the Press the key Then press the key to display RAZ table Yes Use the I amp E keys to change the value to yes and then go to back to the running mode with the 38 key To launch the process move the crosshead with the gauge to within 10 or 20mm of the va table And then press the ME key The Stentor moves slowly to touch the table or the tool you put on the table When the load reaches a few Newtons the Stentor stops and sets his position to zero The key is now inactive it means that you cannot reset the position to zero and the zero position is now the table or your tool 16 User Manual 4 6 Use the foot pedal Option It s possible to use a pedal to send instructions to the Stentor In fact the pedal simulates keys of the remote control Most of the time this configuration is used when the Stentor does same repetitive test and makes the work easier for the operator To enable this feature when you are in the running mode press the m key Then press s the key to display Pedal Inactive Then use the BE or E keys to change the action You have the following choices e Inactive Stop gt Stop the test stand when you use the pedal Start Pos gt Start the Stentor moving up Start Neg gt Start
21. posite direction at the pre defined speed after a time defined in the menu Pause ET User Manual ANDILOG sont Note The sensor limit stops work with the high speed setting if these limits are active Pos stop The position stops are defined by displacement in millimeters These limits can be active or not The displacement value and the actions are available in the menus Pos stop F for the up travel and in Pos stop for the down travel Note that the value for this displacement is relative to the O position of the frame The up travel is positive and the down travel is negative When the position limit stops are active three actions are possible e Inactive The position limit is inactive e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre define speed e Delayed Inv The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre define speed after a time defined in the menu Pause For example if you put the following parameters e Speed 150 mm min e Speed 50 mm min e Pos stop F Stop e Pos stop 50mm e Pos stop Inverter e Pos stop 30mm e All the other limits are Inactive Now if you go back to the STANDARD mode there are two possibilities 1 Push on the key and then the a key The Stentor is going to move down 30mm at 50mm min then stop and move up 80 mm 30mm 50mm at 150 mm min and then stop 2
22. pression 23 4 9 Change the 26 E E 2 S l Security sive 27 5 2 Overload protection Optional essen 27 5 3 Cu rre t SEU ID oo onem gate 27 Internal travel TDUSIE Reps suceeivararonnt ans awd tapaea Ea REE 28 5 5 Transmission 25 5 6 Sec rity 28 Pg cae ee ee eee mere NT me ena H 28 58 FExtemal ee E T UIS 29 User Manual 1 Introduction We thank you for choosing ANDILOG STENTOR Motorised Test Stand We hope it will give you entire satisfaction To use additional features we recommend you use the STENTOR connected to the CENTOR torque gauge User Manual 2 Installation Check that your equipment has not been damaged during shipment Place the Stentor on a stable table and connect it to the 220V power supply To turn the stand ON turn the Red emergency stop button clockwise to unlock To turn the stand OFF push to lock the Red emergency stop button For first time use the default speed settings are 100 mm min in both directions The limit stops are set to STOP and electronic limit stops are deactivated The number of cycles is set to 0 When turned ON the following message is displayed ANDILOG TECHNOLOGIES STENTOR V 2 0 A 150 mm min 12 56 m
23. t you can e Setup the bottom time limit stop by pressing g Then use the previous process to change the action and value Time stop amp Inactive Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing Force limit stop When you are in the run mode press the ME key Then press the MM key to display Force stop Inactive Then use the E or E keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv ZN If one of the 3 previous is chosen a press the key to display the setup of the force value Force stop Force stop Stop 100 Then use the keys to change the value of the force limit in Newtons The 5 amp keys are available too to increase or decrease the force quickly When you have chosen the force limit you want you can e Setup the bottom force limit stop by pressing t2 Then use the previous process to change the action and value 14 User Manual Force stop x Inactive e Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing 4 3 Delay setting If at least one limit stop is set to Delayed Inv the parameter Pause is available in the menu This menu allows you to set how long the Stentor is going to stop after reaching one of the limit stops The motor will stop during set seconds and then move in the opposite direction This features is mainly designed the relaxation tests The stop times for t
24. the Stentor moving down Zero gt Set the position to zero Then go to back to the running mode the key 4 7 Use the Inputs of the Stentor The Stentor series has two TTL inputs that are activated by the detection of a falling edge signal This detection can cause the following actions e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed e Delayed Inv The Stentor stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed after a time frame defined in the menu Pause e Zero gt Set the position to zero These features are generally used with the force gauge Centor Easy Star or Dual to control the Stentor when a force limit is reached by the force gauge If you are using another device linked to the Stentor don t forget to reset the signal to the original value To Bg this feature when you are in the running mode press the o key Then press CP to display Ext 1 action Ext 2 action Inactive Inactive 17 User Manual ANDILOG sont Then use the E or D keys to change the action when the stand reach this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv e RAZ 4 8 Setup for a Centor force gauge 4 8 1 Example 1 Stop the Stentor when the gauge reaches 50N The aim of this example is to setup the Stentor and Centor force gauge to stop the travel of the Stentor when the force gauge
25. ttom and top limit stop in Delayed Inv you can create travel cycles Note When the motor is stopped and the stand reaches a bottom or top limit stop the display shows the sign F or indicate that the crosshead reached a limit stop and can not move the tester beyond these points Mechanical limit stop a Setup the action and the value of the mechanical limit sto When you are in the running mode press the o key Then press the 65 key to display Sensor stop Inactive Then use the or DE keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices 241 User Manual e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv When you have chosen the parameter you want you can e Setup the bottom limit stop by pressing Then use the previous process to change the action Sensor stop x Inactive e Orsave and come back to the standard mode by pressing o b Setup the position of mechanical limit stop To setup the position of the mechanical limit stop you just unscrew the screw on the column of the stand and move it to the position you want The distance between the two limits should be more than 200mm Note We strongly recommend always using the bottom and top mechanical limits these limits protect your tools and the stand from wrong configurations Position limit stop When you are in the run mode press the Press the key Then press the key to display Pos stop T Inactive T
26. ween 1 and 255 the Stentor is going to perform when it reaches up and down limit stops configured in Inverter or Delayed Inv 3 3 3 Other options RAZ Table Option Automatic process defining the table of the Stentor as the displacement origin Pedal action It s possible to plug a foot pedal into the Stentor This menu defines what the Stentor does after receiving the command from the pedal The different actions are e Inactive The pedal is inactive Stop Stop the frame when pedal is pushed Start Pos The Stentor moves up Start Neg The Stentor moves down ZERO Put the position of the Stentor to 0 In standard mode when the Stentor is moving the pedal has the same feature as any key of the control panel It means that if you push on the pedal during a test the stand will stop Ext 1 action The control board of the Stentor has two TTL inputs These inputs are used to launch an action from another device For example from the Centor force gauge The menu Ext 1 action defines the action when input 1 is active e Stop Stop the frame e Start Pos The Stentor moves up e Start Neg The Stentor moves down ZERO Set the position of the Stentor to 0 Ext 2 action The control board of the Stentor has two TTL inputs These inputs are used to launch an action from another device For example from the Centor force gauge The menu Ext 2 action defines the action when the input 2 is active e Stop Stop the frame
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