MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 346)

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activity status disappears from the table, regardless of whether the test
is done.
• Never—(Default) Omits the activity from the Test Progress Table.
Click to enable, clear to disable. If selected, the process will ramp to the
specified setpoint before beginning to taper to the specified amplitude. Enable Ramp
If not selected, the process will begin to taper to the specified amplitude
from the current level.
If Enable Ramp is selected, Ramp Time specifies the amount of time the
command ramps from the starting level of the process to the specified
setpoint. Ramp Time
If you set the Ramp Time to zero, the controller will use the Setpoint/Span
time specified in Station Manager (Station Manager: Tools > Channel
Options > Command Options > Ramp Times).
If you do not select Enable Ramp, the command tapers to setpoint in the
time specified in Station Manager (Station Manager: Tools > Channel
Options > Command Options > Begin/End Times).
Select a compensator to improve performance. Compensator
Select to enable the Setpoint box on the Properties tab. If disabled, the
Setpoint remains unchanged. Change Setpoints
Select to enable the Span box on the Properties tab. Change Spans
When selected, it causes the command to ramp to setpoint in the time
specified in Station Manager before stopping (Station Manager: Tools >
Channel Options > Command Options > Ramp Times). Enable Soft-Stop
When selected, the command tapers to setpoint in the time specified in
Station Manager (Station Manager: Tools > Channel Options > Command
Options > Taper Times).
Specifies the channel for these controls apply. Channel
Select the control mode to use. Only control modes that have the same
dimension as the channel's external input signal are available. Control Mode
Select the signal to use. Signal
Defines the setpoint value for the selected channel. This value overwrites
the Station Manager setpoint value when the process becomes active. Setpoint
Defines the span value for the selected channel. This value overwrites the
Station Manager span value when the process becomes active. Span
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