MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 454)

5. Close all Series 793 Software applications.
When you restart the Series 793 Software, the default unit set will be changed.
More about units and the Station Manager application
To change the default unit set in the Station Manager application:
1. Select Tools > Station Options > Unit Selection tab.
2. Select a new unit set.
3. Click Set Default.
4. Shut all Series 793 related applications, including the DSP Simulator and Demo Supervisor.
Upon restart, the selected unit set will be applied.
Unit Set Editor
Another location within the Station Manager application that can change units is the Unit Set Editor (Tools >
Unit Set Editor) . Use the Unit Set Editor to edit unit sets or to create new custom unit sets. Apply the new
unit set using any of the above methods. Changes made in the Unit Set Editor are not automatically applied
universally.
Unit set descriptions
• CGSSET - Centimeters-Grams-Seconds—Units are based on centimeters, grams, and seconds.
• ENGSET - U.S. Engineering Units—Units are based on customary U.S. engineering units with force-related
units in kips.
• ENGSETSM - U.S. Engineering Units (small)—Units are based on customary U.S. engineering units with
force-related units in lbf.
• SISET - SI (Systeme International d’Unites)—Units are based on international system of units (metric)
with force related units in kN.
• SISETSM - SI (Systeme International d’Unites) - small—Units are based on international system of units
(metric) with force-related units in N.
• SYSDEF - System Units Definition—Contains units used by the hardware.
You can also edit existing sets or create user-defined sets.
Units and the Function Generator
If you click the control labels on the Function Generator and change the Display Unit, the change will be
immediately visible. You can save this view as a parameter set. These changes do not alter the station
configuration file. If you re-open the station configuration with the default parameter set, previous changes
will not hold. If you re-open the station configuration in the Station Builder application, default units will remain
what they were when the station configuration was created.
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Working With Units