Brookfield DV-III Ultra Rheometer - Manual (Page 65)

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IV.8 Yield Stress Test Programs and Test Samples
This section explains how to create a yield test program for the DV-III Ultra Rheometer. There
are no yield test programs stored in instrument memory when the DV-III Ultra is shipped from
Brookfield. Therefore, you will need to use the EZ-Yield Software on your PC to create yield test
programs. Once a yield test program has been downloaded from your PC to the DV-III Ultra, you
will be able to run tests by following the instructions in this section.
Brookfield EZ-Yield software is a 32-bit Windows program supplied with every DV-III Ultra Yield
Rheometer.
IV.8.1 Test Parameter Description
When running the EZ-Yield application on your PC, the main screen for creating yield test programs
is in Figure IV-54:
Figure IV-54
Use this page to create, load, save, and print test parameters that are then downloaded into one of
the memory locations in the DV-III Ultra Rheometer. The file name (including path) of the test
parameters currently loaded is displayed at the top of the page. Click on the entry field to edit the
information in that field. The fields with downward pointing arrows on the right require that you
click that arrow to make a selection from the drop down list. When a field is selected, the text on
the right of the page, in the Parameter Descriptions box, changes to give information appropriate
to the field selected.
The Pre-Shear, Zero, and Wait Time steps are optional. Clicking the check box to the left of these
fields until the check mark appears enables these parameters. Clicking the check box to the left of
these fields until the check mark disappears disables these parameters.