AMETEK MX CTSH - Manual (Page 25)

California Instruments Revision H 25
User Manual MX Series CTSH Compliance Test System
3.3 PC Requirements
The CTS system requires a PC to operate. The included CTSMXH Software must be installed on a PC
capable or acquiring and processing data in real-time to ensure no-gap acquisition as required by both the
harmonics and flicker test standards.
NOTE: It is recommended to purchase the required PC from Ametek PPS using the CIC-PC-PCX option. This
ensures a suitable PC with the software pre-installed and tested will be furnished with the system for
turnkey operation. This option also includes a monitor and printer. If this option is not ordered, the PC
to be used with the system should be shipped to Ametek PPS prior to delivery for integration and
test. In this case, it is the customer’s responsibility to ensure the provided PC meets the performance
criteria outlined below.
The PC requirements will depend to some extend on the following factors:
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The phase mode. Three phase systems require more CPU power than single-phase systems.
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The type of A/D card used. A PCI slot is required.
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The Windows operating system used. Windows NT/2000 and Window XP imposes more overhead
on data transfer than Windows 98SE operating systems. Windows ME is not supported.
From time to time, a newer version of the MXCTSL software may be released. New versions are
tested only with contemporary operating systems. As such, it may be required to upgrade to a
newer operating system to support the latest version of the MXCTSL software. Presently, MXCTSL
1.3.0.0 has been tested only on Windows XP platforms.
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For report generation, a copy of MS Word is required. The MS Word version supported is Word 9.0
(Word 2000). Older versions of MS Word may no longer work when upgrading to the latest
MXCTSL software version. In that case, a newer version of MS Word may have to be installed.
The matrix below shows the required minimum process clock rate. These clock rates apply to either
Celeron, Pentium III, Pentium 4, AMD Athlon and Klamath based PC's. The values shown are minimum
values, not recommended values. To allow future expansion, it may be advisable to plan on using a faster
PC.
Other minimum PC requirements are:
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Windows 7, Windows XP. Other versions of Windows operating systems are no longer
supported.
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RAM size 4 Gbytes
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SVGA (800 x 600 minimum resolution, 256 or more colors).
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Hard disk drive of 50 GByte size or more.
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CPU: Intel® i5 dual core, 2.5GHz or faster
PC Processor speed matrix shown minimum clock speeds, not recommended clock speeds for the PC. A
faster PC can be used. This assumes other applications and/or screen savers that take up processor time
are generally closed.
Mode A/D Card Win XP / 7
Single phase PCI 2.5 GHz
Three phase PCI 3.2 GHz
Table 3-1: PC Pentium/Athlon Processor Speed Requirement