MTS Landmark System - Manual (Page 45)

• Applying hydraulic pressure to the station
• Positioning the actuator to install the specimen
• Offsetting the weight of fixtures so those values do not appear in test data
• Adjusting gain to optimize system response
MTS TestSuite Test Software and the MTS TW Express application
MTS TestSuite software includes several applications. Depending on your installation, MTS TW Elite, MTS
TW Express, and so on are accessible from the Start menu or desktop icons.
MTS TestSuite Testing Software Start Menu Directory and Desktop Icon
It is important to understand the following:
• To run tests on your station, the only MTS TestSuite software you need is the MTS TW Express
application (or TWX for short).
Note: The MTS TW Elite application can be configured for operators. In that configuration, it has
the same capabilities as the MTS TW Express application.
• TWX operates in parallel with the Station Manager application. So while running tests, you must keep
the MTS FlexTest Station Manager application operating at all times to maintain control of the system.
(You typically minimize the Station Manager application after using it to set up your station.)
• You typically go back-and-forth between using TWX and the Station Manager application when running
tests. This means you must minimize and maximize their interfaces depending on what you need to
do. For instance, when you have completed preparation of your station, you minimize the Station
Manager application. Then you launch TWX, select a test, and start the first test run of the test. When
the test run is complete, you minimize TWX, and maximize the Station Manager application to load
another specimen. Then you minimize the Station Manager application, maximize TWX, start another
test run, and so on.
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Key Concepts