created 12.12.96 updated 15.08.2003

MANUAL for Test Station

Y54g

Operation of the test system and its program.

software - MANUAL system-specifically

This text describes functions of the system, especially designed for this application.

Index, table of contents


short instructions for testing with precast test programs
Program install
Program setup
Tips to general use
recommendations to computer hardware
The software is arranged in themes
You find the general descriptions in overview



themes

You may switch to another theme and change the way the program works

Software is structured by themes, which belong to different modes of operation. You may switch to another theme without leaving program and therefore keep all settings and data.
In main menue under 'INFO' you find 'change theme'. There you get the list oft themes available on the actual system to your choice.

Typical themes are:

TEST Test using prepared program - usually most frequently used STAT statistical analysis of results - without test system, too PROG edit test programs - create test programs - without test system, too PLAN edit testing plans in lists of article and of orders - set file counter SETUP edit configuration


short guide for start

necessary condition: Software is installed and configured on PC

connect PC and test system:
First connect PC and test system with the attached special COM-cable: Please plug the round connector into the tester.
The 25-pin connector may be inserted directly into the COM-connector of the PC. For 9-pin connections an adapter cable is added.
Please observe which COM-channel you have defined in setup.



Messprogramm starten
start programm Y54g.exe in directory MIKRO-M\Y54g21
which contains all neccesary functions.
If there is an icon installed - click on the icon
or

Program A46test.exe contains all neccesary functions. It usually starts in operating mode execute test

change Theme/ operating mode :

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PC hardware recommendations

PRO-TEST software for automatic test systems has been develloped for PC (Personal Computer) compatible to industrial standard and runs under WIN32 operating system.

Recommended operation systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000

Any compatible PCs with Pentium Processor and 500MHz or higher will do.
For installation of the complete program system (light Version) a hard disk with at least 8 Mbyte free capacity suits.
You may as well install the software on ZIP-Drive or USB-memory-stick and work on any PC you want to.

One of the serial interfaces COM1: to COM7: should be reserved for the test system.

Reports are in DIN A4 Format to guarantee an optimal filing.
Using a printer with single sheet operation you can generate appropriate documents immediateley.

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installation of software

necessary condition: appropriate hardware

PRO-TEST program system doesn't need registration or restart of operating system.

You got PRO-TEST program system as self installing and extracting application file A46setup.exe:
To install the system only start this application which will guide you through all neccesary steps.

As main directory C:\MIKRO-M is proposed. You may define any other drive - another main directory may cause problems on following setup of system.

If you got PRO-TEST program system on USB-MEMORY-stick, you may start it immediatly after operating system recognized USB-MEMORY-stick as drive by just clicking on A46test.exe in directory e:\MIKRO-M\A46 - where e: means drive letter of USB-MEMORY-stick.

All parts of the software system are located in directory \MIKRO-M\ and its subdirectories.
Now you can start program.

On first call after installation program starts with theme configuration and basic settings.


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CFG: setup system

edit configuration - first theme after installation
Special programm to edit settings of the software system. Here you can choose type of printer, serial interface and edit the text, which appears as header on all reports and other documents.

EDIT Standard - CHECKLIST


Checklist Configuration


At first appears a dialogue box for language - all settings will work at once!
Confirm with F2: OK -- then appears a dialogue box for basic settings:

COM-nr: Serial COM-interface to which test system will be connected.
Default: COM1:
With F4:check COM - you can check how inferface works.

Printer 1: Name of printer you want to use for reports.
With F3:choose printer - you can select printer from a listof actual printers.

head lines for reports, listings and sheets
Please enter here the text lines which shall appear as header of all reports.

themes overview


execute TEST

necessary condition: Necessary test program has been created.
You can start the wanted test in menu table RUN TEST:

run new TEST

Program offers a choice of available TESTPROGS. When TESTPROG is defined it proposes a new unique filename for data acquisition and storage of results. If you press 'F2: OK ' then new file and testing lot will be installed and testing is started.
You may as well choose any available file or enter any new name.

continue TEST

Any test already in use will be continued.
Otherwise if not already defined the program offers a choice of available TESTPROGS
and of test files under the chosen test program.

run TEST out of list of orders

Here you may choose any test out of list of orders to execute it. After test data in list of orders wil be updated.


set mode of operation

Here you can enter how the system shall react on different types of result:

It is possible to ask for confirmation after each test run, whether the results should be taken into statistics or not depending on type of result:
- always
- only if failure occurs (out of tolerance)
- only if extreme failure occurs (out of extreme limits)

At the end of test run an acoustical signal may be generated
- at good result
- at any failure occuring

All inputs are saved - so when test program ist started again all settings are still valid.

themes overview


STATISTICS

Statistics program to evaluate and document test results:

Choose first under FILE choose test program and choose test file the file you want to deal with.
If test order is recorded in list of orders, you may choose test file out of list of orders.
REPORTS


MEAS. VALUES

All the original values of measurement are listed in formatted table with optimal usage of space for the printer defined in setup.


printout to printer - screen

choose TESTPROG / product

program offers a choice of available TESTPROGRAMS.

choose file for results / test lot

If testprogram is not yet defined the program offers a choice of available TESTPROGS.
Then you may choose any available file or enter any new name.

Reports

Statistic for the entire tested lot:

: QS-Report, passed specimens only
STATISTIC of the pieces delivered as report for customers without information regarding rejected specimens

: QS-Report, all specimens
STATISTIC of all the pieces tested as report for production and produced quality

: report of delivery
short report on one page as report for production.

: special report
detailled report e.g. for quality department and research with table of measured original values.

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representation of results

failure counts : counts of diagnoses on basis of specimen

index values : average, standard deviation, range = min- and max value
specimens regarded as extremely out of limits not taken into account.

histogram : frequency distribution represented in 10 classes of same width and 2 classes for values outside defined range as bar graph

table : table of measured original values with values out of tolerance empasized.


themes overview

measured values with full details

measured values of the last tested specimen or module:

values : each single measurement is fully written to a file
- complete reconstruction of each test run possible.

failure report original values

measured values of the last tested specimen or module:

failure report : only measurements in which a failure occurred are listed
.

results localised

measured values of the last tested specimen or module:

failure positions : diagnoses of a test module shown at the position of occurrence in the display of adapter.

Useful for repairing and selection.

display of actual test

representation of results of actual test run

turning the page you can switch to some more pages in the following order page
0: welcome
1: overview
2: table of values
3: list of failures
4: status of positions
5: diagnoses of positions
6: sorting of positions
7: list of all values


PROG

edit test programs - create new test programs

First choose and read test program under 'FILE' open test program ,
After edit don't forget to save test program.
You may as well read sample test program or assemble test program from patterns .

Often it is only necessary to edit tolerances .

Recommended procedure to create a TESTPROG with tolerances not included in the list of nominal voltages:

1. load model
Call assemble test program from patterns and choose the magazine you want and any nominal voltage.
You may as well load directly an existing TESTPROG by calling open test program . 2. edit tolerances
- enter Tolerances in the appearing mask:
USG und OSG: define specified limits for result = OK
UAG und OAG: limits for extreme or total breakdowm - specimens regarded as extreme will not be taken for calculation of index values.
- adjust histogramm-classes to the new range
X0: start of first class
dX: width of classes
10 classes from Xa..Xe are defined and 2 additional ones for all values below und above the defined range.
3. save test program / save new TESTPROG
Attention: the program shows now the file you have used as model. But now you need a new name.
enter a new name in edit field and confirm with F2: OK .
It is recommended to keep the first 4 letters and use the remaining 4 to characterise tolerance range and nominal voltage e.g. LS10S250.


save test program

For each TESTPROG the program creates a directory.

The program show already existing directories. If there has been any TESTPROG previously loaded, preselection points to it.

If you select an existing directory the program asks for confirmation before it overwrites the old TESTPROG,
If no directory was found with the defined name, the program asks if to create a new TESTPROG.


edit tolerances

Module to edit tolerances and settings of corresponding statistical registers.


assemble test program from patterns

Here you can create new TESTPROGS easily:

first select test program as basis:
Here it's inportant whether to test only Uz-stat or Re as well. Furthermore it is recommended to use 100V/s Ramp for testing of gas discharge arrester with nominal voltage of 90V or 150V.

then choose magazine

MAG_LS10 : LSA-plus Magazin with 10DA = 20 positions
MAG_LS08 : LSA-plus Magazin with 8DA = 16 positions
MAG_ADE : single position for test
on request you get further files for any magazine you want together with an appropriate adapter.

then choose type of arrester or nominal voltage

GA_P230 : Gas Discharge Arrester nominal Voltage 230V Tolerance limits +25/-20%

letter = Tolerance:
P : +25/-20%
N : +/-20%
S : special

numeric value = nominal voltage

Name of TESTPROG will be combined from each 4 characters after '_'

e.g. LS10N230 :
LSA-plus Magazine with 10DA nominal 230V Tolerance +/-20%

If not yet existing the new TESTPROG wil be generated.


themes overview


PLAN

edit testing plans in lists of article and of orders
set file counter

themes overview


SERV

Service und Calibration

themes overview


DHW

edit data and settings of test hardware and Calibration parameters

themes overview


how to handle functions of the program

Basic partition of the screen

Usage of menues

Input using input masks

Reports and Listings printout

Files choose


Basic partition of the screen

All displays of programm system happen inside main window of this application.
Program system consists of a multitude of different modules with different modes of operation.

If there is no module active the main menu appears at the top of the main window showing titles of tables available.

The area beneath menue is reserved for display of actual module and may show
- Results of test
- Reports and printouts
- dialogue masks for inputs

At the bottom of main window are 5 separate display fields which are used by modules in various ways.

Menues

program system is organized in layers as follows
themes
At the start of program system default theme is TEST = execute Test.
Theme defines main menue
You may switch to another theme in main menue under INFO - change Theme.
themes overview
main menue titles
The title bar appears at top od main window and offers tables available for the actual theme.
main menue tables
The tables of main menue offer modules to activate.
Modules may be activated for test without creating problems or irreversible changes.
modules
Each module of the program system generally has a menue of its own, which - unlike main menu - as well works with function keys F1..F10. With der Esc-key each module can be aborted


Input using masks

- settings
- sheets
- values with dimension

Screen shows a mask consisting of fixed terms (gray) and editable working areas, in which you can enter necessary inputs.
Already existing inputs are shown in working areas.

Position of input (Cursor) is to be moved by cursor keys:
- [right] : next character
- [left] : previous character
- [down],[TAB] : next field
- [up] : previous field
and with the following Special keys :
- [ENTER] : next field
- [Home] : first character of field
- [End] : last character of field
- [Del] : delete character
- [ <-- ] : delete character to the left
- [Ins] : switch to another insert modde

With key [ F10 : end ] you can finish input at any time All changes made are taken over.

A special feature of the PRO-TEST System is the handling of values with dimension e.g.:
measured Voltage Um = | 100 | V



print reports and listings


Display as printed in client area of main window.

Printing may be started with [F2: print]. First a dialogue box asking for the pages to print and offers a choice of [F2: OK] start printing or [F9: abort].

choose file

Existing files shown in a list to choose by cursor or mouse.
Select item using [F2: OK] and start desired action (e.g. read, write ..) or abort with [F9: END].

In save mode itis possible to enter a new name in working fied (top middle)
and select with [F2: OK].

set file counter

Module to set file counter and edit prefix which define format of file name created as proposal.

System proposes for each new test data file a unique name, which can be taken or edited.
File name consists of
prefix = fixed part e.g. A46-
counter = consecutive number starting at defined state

prefix may define format of numbers e.g: A46-#### defines 4 characters for number filled with zeros if necessary. If counter exceeds 9999 prefix will be overwritten partially.



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