FUTEK VCal Sensor Verification User Manual

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Futek Advanced Sensor Technology – Futek VCal™Documentation

Rev. 1.8.0

07/26/05

©Futek Advanced Sensor Technology 2005

The rest of the Calibration / Verification interface is (like the Reference Sensor interface) divided into two main sections; the

Information Tabs

section, and the

Test Grid

section . . .

Information Tabs Section -

Under the Information Tabs section there are four tabs;

Info

Initial

Setup

, and

Test . . .

First is the

Info Tab

, this is where you will enter the descriptive

Sensor Information

for your test. Please note that Text Box Titles which are

displayed in

Blue

are required information if you wish to perform a calibration or verification.

Manufacturer - This is where you will enter the name of the

Manufacturer

the load cell you are calibrating or verifying. Again (as in the Reference Sensor
interface) the icon with the down arrow just to the right of the text box,
will bring up a pull-down menu of the

Manufacturer

names you have saved in

the Management Tools section, and the icon with the three periods will take
you to the section of Management Tools where you save

Manufacturer Info

Model -

This is where you will enter the

Model Number

Model Name

of the

sensor you are calibrating.

Sensor Type - This is where you will enter the

Type

of sensor you are

calibrating. Again, there are the down arrow and three period icons for
entering saved

Sensor Types

and for going directly to the

Sensor Type

section

of Management Tools. (

pg. 37

)

Serial Number -

This is where you will enter the

Serial

ID Number

of the

sensor you are calibrating.

PO - This is where you will enter the

Purchase Order

number if applicable to your situation.

Customer - This is where you will enter the name of the

Customer

for whom you are performing the calibration. Once again there are icons

available for accessing saved

customers

and for going to Management Tools. (

pg. 37

)

Channel / Bridge -

This is where you will enter which

Bridge

( on multi-channel sensors) you are calibrating (default is channel 1).

Load Direction -

This is where you will enter which

Direction

you wish to apply your

Load

in (Compression, Tension, CW, CCW, etc.). There are again

the icons available for accessing your saved

load directions

, and for going to

Load Direction

in the Management Tools section.

(pg. 38