Cooper Instruments & Systems ELF 4200 Flexiforce Paper Thin Sensor - Manual (Page 2)

CF10 ii 6/24/08 Rev. H
CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................1
2.0 QUICK START .......................................................................................................................1
3.0 INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................................5
3.1 Software Installation ....................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Hardware Installation.................................................................................................................... 10
4.0 OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................13
4.1 Sensors .......................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 Sensor Handle ............................................................................................................................... 13
4.3 Screen Display .............................................................................................................................. 13
4.3.1 Screen Display........................................................................................................................ 13
4.3.2 Main Window .......................................................................................................................... 14
Movie Window ................................................................................................................................. 15
4.4 THE MAIN MENU ........................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.1 The Main Menu ....................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.2 File Menu................................................................................................................................. 16
4.4.3 Edit Menu ................................................................................................................................ 19
4.4.4 View Menu............................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.5 Record Menu........................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.6 Tools Menu ............................................................................................................................. 25
4.4.7 Window Menu ......................................................................................................................... 29
4.4.8 Frames Displayed Menu ........................................................................................................ 29
4.4.9 Help Menu ............................................................................................................................... 30
5.0 SENSOR LOADING CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................30
5.1 SENSOR LOADING ....................................................................................................................... 30
5.2 SATURATION ................................................................................................................................ 31
5.3 CONDITIONING SENSORS ........................................................................................................... 31
6.0 CALIBRATION .....................................................................................................................31
6.1 CALIBRATION GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................ 33
6.2 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................... 33
7.0 SENSOR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ..............................................................38
7.1 REPEATABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 38
7.2 LINEARITY ..................................................................................................................................... 38
7.3 HYSTERESIS ................................................................................................................................. 38
7.4 DRIFT ............................................................................................................................................. 38
7.5 TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY...................................................................................................... 38
7.6 SENSOR LIFE / DURABILITY ....................................................................................................... 38
8.0 WIRELESS ELF SYSTEM ...................................................................................................39
8.1 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................................39
8.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 39
8.2.1 Power ...................................................................................................................................... 40
8.2.2 Environmental Conditions..................................................................................................... 40
8.3 SETTING UP THE WIRELESS ELF SYSTEM ............................................................................... 40
8.4 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................... 41
9.0 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................41
10.0 WIRELESS ELF OPERATION ...........................................................................................41