FUTEK VCal Sensor Verification - Manual (Page 47)

Futek Advanced Sensor Technology – Futek VCal™Documentation Rev. 1.8.0 07/26/05
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9. The only things left to do is to save your test by clicking the Save button , If this is the first time you have saved a test under this serial
number then VCal™ will save the test without any further prompting. If however, this serial number has been saved before, then VCal™ will ask
whether you wish to
Write Over An Existing Record or Create a New Record ....... simply choose the option which works best for your application.
Example Calibration Verification (Time Test):
1. The first step in performing a Time Test is to connect your Reference and Test sensors to the appropriate channels (you may connect either
sensor to either channel, although connecting your Reference sensor to Channel 1 is the common connection method).
2. Next you would need to open the Calibration Verification interface if it is not already. Once you have opened the Calibration interface, you
will need to select Time Test from the pull down menu of the ‘Signing Hand’ icon. Once you have selected the Time Test option, you will see the
Time Test interface . . .
3. Next you need to set your Output limits (Vert Hi & Lo),
these are an increment of whatever Units your output is being
measured in.
4. Next you need to set the Start and End Times for your test.
Please note that the Start time cannot be less than zero, and
also that all times are measured in seconds. You can also choose
Continuous instead of setting Start .
5. Next you need to set the Interval (frequency of readings)
Please note that the interval can be set in increments of one-
tenth of a second, or 0.1seconds (You can also set your test to
run continuously by selecting the Continuous box).
6. Next you need to select all channels that you wish to run the
Time Test on.
7. Next you need to let VCal™ know if you wish to save the
results of your Time Test to a file by selecting or unselecting
the checkbox next to Save To File. If you choose to Save, you
should also click the
File button, and point the resulting window
to the location of the Excel file where you wish to save your
results.
8. Finally, you will need to click the Initialize button to bring up the Time Test Grid, and then press Start to begin the test. You may temporarily
halt your test at any time by pressing Pause , or can cancel the test at any time by pressing Stop .