AMETEK MX CTSL - Manual (Page 28)

User Manual MX-CTSL Compliance Test System
California Instruments Revision J 28
3.3 PC Requirements
The CTS system requires a PC to operate. The included CTSMXL 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 California Instruments 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 California Instruments 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From time to time, a newer version of the MXCTSL software may be released.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 XP, Windows 2000. Other versions of Windows operating systems are no longer
supported.
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RAM size 512 Mbytes minimum.
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SVGA (800 x 600 resolution, 16 or more colors).
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IDE or SCSI hard disk drive of 20 GByte size or more.
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.
Table 3-1: PC Pentium/Athlon Processor Clock Speed Requirement
Mode A/D Card Win XP / 2000
Single phase PCI 2.6 GHz
Three phase PCI 3.2 GHz