User Manual of the MaxTest.

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Catalog

Catalog ............................................................................. 1
Chapter 1 Brief Instruction ............................................... 3
Section 1 Foreword ..................................................3
Section 2 Characteristic of the program ...................3
Chapter 2 Installation and Startup .................................... 5
Section 1 Environment of circulate ..........................5
Section 2 Installation ................................................5
Section 3 Startup ......................................................9
Section 4 Uninstallation .........................................12
Chapter 3 Operation interface ........................................ 13
Section 1 Main faceplate ........................................13
Section 2 Load and elongation display board ........16
Section 3 Displacement display board ...................17
Section 4 Curve display board ...............................18
Section 5 Control board..........................................20
Section 6 Data board ..............................................23
Section 7 Analysis board ........................................24
Chapter 4 Process of a test ............................................. 29
Step 1 Select a testing method ................................29
Step 2 Create testing information ...........................29
Step 3 (modification of information)......................31
Step 4 Confirm information ...................................32
Step 5 Select a testing control mode ......................33
Step 6 parameter of the control ..............................33
Step 7 Start test .......................................................34
Step 8 End test ........................................................35
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Step 9 save testing data ..........................................35

Step 10 Artificial analysis of testing curve .............35
Step 11 Print out the data........................................37
Chapter 5 Configure system ........................................... 44
Section 1 System setting ........................................44
Section 2 Select ergometer and extensometer ........48
Section 3 Hardware Zero ........................................48
Section 4 Loader Bias ............................................49
Section 5 Debug parameter ....................................50
Section 6 User Definability Item ............................51
Section 7 Test/Control Watch Window ..................52
Section 8 Register program ....................................52
Chapter 6 MaxIni.exe ..................................................... 54
Section 1 System ....................................................55
Section 2 Loader.....................................................56
Section 3 Extensometer ..........................................57
Section 4 Control ....................................................58
Chapter 7 MaxBatch.exe ................................................ 59
Chapter 8 Print in Excel ................................................. 63
Section 1 Print out the data ....................................63
Section 2 New templet ...........................................65

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Chapter 1 Brief Instruction

Section 1 Foreword

The MaxTest.exe program applies to all kinds of

material testing machine such as Electron Control
Universal Testing Machine, (Servo control) Oil Pressure
Universal Testing Machine, (Screen display) Oil Pressure
Universal Testing Machine, (Screen display with
displacement) Oil Pressure Universal Testing Machine,
(Proportion control) Oil Pressure Universal Testing
Machine, that are differed from its configuration files.
The program of different configuration files has different
way of operating; this enchiridion has incorporated all
possible ways of use.

Section 2 Characteristic of the program

1 The program could be configured four different load

sensors at most, users could switch the sensor in the four
if needed, the MFS of the load sensor is in the range of
50kN to 2000kN.
2 The program could be configured eight elongation
sensors (extensometer) at most, users could switch the
sensor in the eight if need.
3 The Program has a open framework, which supports
different database modules of testing. The initialization
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of the program incorporates the testing method of

GB228-87, GB228-2002, GB7314-87 etc, that could be
added if need.
4 The program could display the load value, the load
peak in scaled and non scaled mode, ±1% of the display
value (no lower than 20% of the MFS of the scale) in
precision when in scaled mode, and ±0.5% of the MFS in
precision when in non scaled mode.
5 The program could display the elongation value, the
elongation peak in scaled and non scaled mode, ±1% of
the display value (no lower than 20% of the MFS of the
scale) in precision when in scaled mode, and ±0.5% of
the MFS in precision when in non scaled mode.
6 Automatically records load/time, elongation/time,
load/elongation, load/displacement curve, frequently
specimen.
7 Automatically calculates the mechanical performance
of the material according to testing curve, the result could
be manually modified.
8 Automatically saved the data and the curve of the test,
the data is managed by database.
9 The program integrates some other useful programs
such as MaxIni.exe, MaxBatch.exe.

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Chapter 2 Installation and Startup

Section 1 Environment of circulate

Hardware demand: Pentium MMX200 CPU/128M

Memory or more, SVGA Color Display (800*600
Resolving Power or more), Mouse, Printer
Operating System: English Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

Section 2 Installation

1. Put the MaxTest CD into the CD-ROM drive of the

computer, wait for a moment, till the appearance of
the installation wizard, and click “Next”;
The installation menu shows as below:

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2. The diagram of the next window shows below:

3. On the window, enter the “Full Name” and

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“Organization” of you, and click “Next”;

4. The next window shows below, the default
installation folder of the program is
“C:\Program\MaxTest”, if you want to install into a
different folder, click the Browse button, and select
another folder, and click “Next”;

5. The window shows below, if the fore steps are

exactitude, click “Next” to install the program in your
computer, or click “Cancel” to exit installation;

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6. If the program install successfully on your computer,

in the “All programs” menu of the “Start” menu,
there will turn on the “MaxTest” programs, also there

will turn on a icon on the desktop of your

computer.
Observingly, if there have not auto run function of
your computer, you could find out the “Setup.exe” of the
MaxTest by explorer, and double-click it to install the
program.

Section 3 Startup

On the desktop of your computer, double-click the

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icon , the interface of the desktop shows below:

Or click button “Start” - “All programs” –

“MaxTest” – “MaxTest”, to start the program, the
interface shows below:

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The diagram of the startup menu of the MaxTest

shows below:

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Section 4 Uninstallation

Open the “Control Panel” of your computer, click

“Add or Remove Programs”, select the “MaxTest” on the
program list, and click button “Remove”, then the
MaxTest programs couled be deleted from your computer
fleetly and in security.

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Chapter 3 Operation interface

Section 1 Main faceplate

Menu

Status bar Toolbar

The main faceplate which always on the top of the
screen is the control center of the program, it manages all
the other function faceplates of the program.
Detail explains:
1 Menu:
1.1 Mode:
Testing method: Switch the interface of the program
to test control mode;
Analysis mode: Switch the interface of the program
to data Analysis mode;
Exit: Exit from the program;
1.2 Data:
Input Specimen Information: Fill information to
specimen; add specimen information to the program;
Open: Open the recorded data;
Save: Save the data of testing;
Save as Txt File: Save the data of testing as format
“.Txt”;
Print: Print out the data of testing;
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Print in EXCEL: Print out the data of testing by

Excel mode;
Analysis Test Curve: Analysis the test curve;
1.3 setting:
Select Loader: Switch the load sensor;
Select Extensometer: Switch the elongation sensor
(Extensometer);
Option: Open the system option window;
Analysis Way: Set the automatically Analysis way;
1.4 Debug:
Hardware Zero: Adjust the benchmark of the zero
of the hardware magnify parameter;
Loader Bias: Adjust the load magnify parameter;
Extensometer Bias: Adjust the elongation magnify
parameter;
Displacement Bias: Adjust the displacement
magnify parameter;
Debug Parameter: Open the Debug parameter
window to check all debug parameters;
1.5 Tools:
Test/Control Watch Window: Watch the process of
test control of the program;
User Definability Item: Open the user-defined data
window;
Save Monitor File: Save all debug parameters as a
txt file;
1.6 Window:
Arrange sub windows: Realign all sub windows;
Screen Top/Left: Realign all sub windows to
Top/Left of the screen;
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1.7 Help:
About: Check the program’s version, the type and
version of driver of the AD800 card, etc.
Register: Check the state of register of the program
or register again.
2 Status bar:
Departed to two parts as the left part and the right
part, the left part displays the information of control,
such as the control speed; and the right part displays
the information of the specimen, such as the area, the
serial number, etc.
3 Toolbar:
It incorporates some shortcut buttons as follows:

: Switch the interface of the program to test

control mode;

: Switch the interface of the program to data

Analysis mode;

: Clear all display values of the interface;

: Switch to data board, to check data or change

testing type;

: When in checking data, to check the previous

data;

: When in checking data, to check the next data;

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Section 2 Load and elongation display

board

non scaled
Stop of broken Load value Elongation value

Scale button clear button Disp Mode

Scaled
Load value display: Automatic stipulations of an
agreement;
Load peak display: Automatically cleared when the
testing starts;
Elongation value display: Automatic stipulations of an
agreement;
Scale switched rule: When in the beginning of the
testing, it should be selected the lowest scale, so that the
high precision of display value could be gotten;
Stop of broken: When the button be pressed down, if the
testing meets the broken condition, the program would
stop the testing automatically;
Clear button: Clear the current display value;
Disp Mode: Switch the elongation measure mode, if the
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button be pressed down, the elongation would be

replaced by the displacement, else the elongation would
be measured by Extensometer.

Section 3 Displacement display board

The board does not exist in the display machine

(reference chapter 1 the section about the sort of the
program).

Displacement value piston position clear button

(Manual control direction)
Displacement value display: Displays the displacement
value;
Piston position: Only displays in hydraulic pressure
servo machine;
Manual control direction: Only displays in electronic
machine.

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Section 4 Curve display board

The curve display board would display the curve

when in testing, display the history curve when in
browsing data; and display the result of curve analysis
when in analysis mode.

1. Curve type: The program would record six different

type of curves: Load-Time, Elongation-Time,
Load-Elongation, Load-Displacement, Stress-Strain,
Load-Strain, these could be switched displaying here;
2. Curve analysis tools:
Drag point: When the curve display board is under the analysis
mode, clicks the left button of the mouse to pitch on the points of
the curve, and drag them moving;

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Anchor point: When the tool be selected, the curve analysis

toolbar would display the coordinate of the cursor relative to the
curve analysis board real time; When clicks the left button of the
mouse, the cursor would jump to the nearest point of the curve,
then clicks the right button of the mouse, selects a name for the
point from the pop window;
Blow up curve display: When the tool be selected, selects a area
on the curve analysis board by the mouse, the area would be
blew up when the mouse button be released;
Reduce curve display: when presses the icon, the curve would be
reduced by one scale;
Reveal line: When clicks the left button of the mouse, there
would be a red line indicates the linearity of the curve;
Clip curve: Clips the excrescent section of the curve, the changes
of the curve is beyond retrieve;

Print out the current curve;

Save the current curve as BMP format file;

Curve record frequency: When the button is pop, it means the

current curve record frequency is 1, if it is pressed, it means the
current curve record frequency is 10;
Window size maximum button: Blows up the curve analysis
board to the screen size;
3. The scroll bar:

Curve horizontal orientation Horizontal zoom out

Horizontal zoom in

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Section 5 Control board

The board does not exist in the display machine

(reference chapter 1 the section about the sort of the
program).
1. Control mode switch card

Disp: Closed loop (open loop) displacement control

mode;
Load: Closed loop load control mode;
Elongation: Closed loop elongation control mode;
Tensile: Typical metal tensile program control mode;
2. Control buttons board
The control buttons board has two states: testing

control state and move control state, the button

used to switch the two states;
Testing control mode:

: To control the start of the testing;

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: To control the stop of the testing;

3 Move control mode:

: To control the piston or the beam moves up;

: To control the piston or the beam moves down;

: To stop the movement of the piston or the

beam;

: To reset the position of the piston or the beam;

4. Servo output board
The board only exists in (Servo control) Oil Pressure
Universal Testing Machine.

Presses the button , selects the second card,

switch to servo output board;

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The servo output board shows above, which has two

buttons, “Reset servo middle value” and “Change knob
delicacy (S)”;
Reset servo middle value: The servo middle value is
a parameter that acts on the output signal’s range of the
potentiometer on the electric cabinet. The initialization of
the value is in the range of -100% and 100%,
corresponding that the delicacy value is 0.1% that means
the piston’s move speed could get to the maximum. The
servo middle value could be changed by changing the
knob delicacy;
Change knob delicacy (S): the delicacy value 0.1%
corresponds -100% and 100% the range of the servo
middle value, and 0.5% corresponds -50% and 50% the
range of the servo middle value, the rest may be deduced
by analogy.
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Section 6 Data board

1. Data board
The data board displays all information of the test,
which is differ in the interface of the different testing
method, for example, the picture shows above is the data
board of Metallic materials- Tensile testing at ambient
temperature (GB 228-2002);

Testing
method
Testing
record

Data
tools
Data
title
Data
content

2 Data Tools
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: Create a new data board to save originality

information of the testing, it usually be done before the
testing start;

: Lookup the history data of the testing;

: Save the current testing data to database;

: Save the current testing data as a “.txt” file;

: Print out the testing data, there has two printout

mode of the program, one is common mode, the other is
Excel mode, the details about the two mode would be
explained in the latter part.

Section 7 Analysis board

Analysis toolbar

Analysis result
The analysis board shows above, this board would
exist in the analysis mode of the program. Clicks the
analysis button on the toolbar, or selects the “Analysis
Mode” option in the Menu to switch to the analysis
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mode.
Generally under circumstance, while experiment be
over, the system will analyze the test curve right away,
and fill analysis as a result in the analysis board and the
curve board, but does not need the customer handicraft
intervention. If automatic analysis inaccuracy, so, the
customer can change analysis method, then carry on to
the curve again. The analytical method is set by the
customer at the analysis before. If the customer wants to
change the analytical method, can click the analytical
tool [the analysis option] button, will appear the
analytical constitution window (as follows diagram).
Customer can accord to the kind of the specimen to select
a specific analysis method. After analysis complete, the
physics function parameter of the material test will mark
out on the curve.
2 Analysis toolbar

: Analyze curve, Click it, will according to

constitution of analytical method is analytical to test the
curve afresh, break analytical result;

: Undo, The one-step handicraft changes the previous

appearance on the instauration, most recover 10 steps;

: Remove all, clear all analytical result and refresh;

: Analysis option, the window as the diagram shows

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below:

3 Choose analytical method

Choose analytical method. Different analytical
method to analyze the test sometimes has great analytical
result; Before Choices the analysis method, please
consult carefully the standard of related. The particular
testing method sometimes needs to adopt the particular
analytical method. Non reasonable analytical method will
cause mistake of analysis result.

(H) Debug parameter window

Under general circumstance, the customer should not
change these parameters. Press [F12] key will open the
debug parameter window.

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(I) Load value examination parameter

Selects the option “Load bias” in the Menu or press

[F8] key to open the tiny adjust the window of the load
value, the window shows above;
(J) Extensometer value examination parameter

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Selects the option “Extensometer bias” in the Menu

or press [F9] key to open the tiny adjust the window of
the extensometer value, the window shows above;

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Chapter 4 Process of a test

Step 1 Select a testing method

While preparing to start a test, choose the testing

method at the data board first. as the diagram shows
below, click the tool column up" the data plank" button
side of bottom pull the arrowhead, win election the item
of choose the accommodation at the on trial type the row
watch that appear. Such as the diagram, we choose" the
metals material indoor temperature pulls to stretch to
experiment (GB228-2002)".

Step 2 Create testing information

1. Input bases on templet

Customer fills some related information of the test in
[the templet importation] page such as testing batch
number, testing serial number, testing date, tester,
specimen shape and size, So(cross section area), Lo, etc,
the diagram shows below:

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The customer can also open directly the templet

document keeping in the right side list, but no need input
the importation of the test one by one more again; Click
the templet name with the mouse, so, the contents of the
templet will directly fill in. After filling the information,
click button [keep the templet] on the right side of the
page, the data fill will save for another templet document.
2. Batch of input
When the testing information is filled, switch the
window to [input a batch of specimens] page next (the
diagram shows as follows):
Click the button [Add], copy the templet data to the
data buffer area.

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Click the button [Batch add], to copy the data to the

data buffer area in batches.

Step 3 (modification of information)

Double-click the table of the data buffer area, and

change the information as needed.
There has option [Lock column index] on the
window, which is used when there has too many columns
of the table that could not display on interface, lock some
columns to make them displaying always. That is usually
used when changing the information.

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Step 4 Confirm information

This step is to save the information in the data buffer

area to the program
When the information is created, click the button
[OK], the information would be saved to the database of
the program, as the diagram shows below, the
information would display on the data board of the
program:

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Step 5 Select a testing control mode

Select testing control method from the control board.

The control mode could be selected as simplex one, such
as “Disp mode” or “Load mode”, or complex one, such
as “Tensile mode”. In the step 6 we will take the “Tensile
mode” as example to detail;

Step 6 parameter of the control

The interface of “Tensile mode” on the control board

as the diagram shows below:

Click the button [Wizard (W)] to open the parameter

configure wizard window:

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The wizard would lead you configuring parameter step

by step, directly according the show of the window of
each step.

Step 7 Start test

Check back the steps before; if they are all correct, then
the test could be started.
Click the button [Start] on the control board, start the
test.

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Step 8 End test

If the test meets one of these conditions, the program

would stop the test:
1. Manually stop the test by clicking the button [Stop];
2. Over loading protect;
3. The specimen meets the broken condition.

Step 9 save testing data

When the test is accomplished, the program would

analyze the testing curve based on the analytical method
and then save the result of analysis to the database
automatically.

Step 10 Artificial analysis of testing curve

If the result of the automatically analysis doesn’t

meet actual need, the program could also support
artificial analysis function.
The general process of data analysis details:
1. Click the toolbar of the program with the mouse,
switch the program to the [analysis mode];
2. The program will show automatically [the analysis
board], because we want to analyze load- extensometer
curve, so will switch the curve display to the
load-extensometer on the curve board;
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3. Generally, we still adopt the automatic analytical

method first. Press the auto analysis button on the

analysis board with the mouse, the program will analyze
the curve automatically, and order each marking on the
curve, at the same time at[the analysis board] list the
position that each marking order and show the related
information, and show the analysis result at[the data
board].
4. If the automatically analysis result doesn’t meet
actual need, take these steps to artificial revise:
The step of the artificially define symbolize the point is:

4.1. Click the button on the curve analysis toolbar,

the mouse will switch to cross cursor;
4.2. In needing to define the curve of symbolize the point
or the neighborhood click the mouse, the mouse cross
would automatically be adsorbed to the curve;
4.3. Click the right key of single shot mouse at the
position, will appear order define menu, select a
corresponding name in the menu, to define this order as a
symbolize the point, at the same time, the reference
information of the point will display on the analysis
board; As the diagram shows below:

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Step 11 Print out the data

If the testing result needs to be print out, there has

two print out modes in the program; those are common
mode and Excel mode.
1. Common print out mode

Click the button on toolbar of the data board,

open the print templet selects window, the diagram
shows below:

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Select one templet file in the report templet window;

Click the button [Print] to print out the data.
Edit report templet: Click the button [Edit], or
click the button [New] to create a new report templet file,
the pop-up window shows below:

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The window is a new report templet editor, on which

the customers could edit the report templet neatly as they
want. The next is the detailed introduce of the editor:
1. Optional items
On the left-top of the window, there lists all basal
items of the test, if the report contains the item, select it
here, and add it to report templet.
2. Report items
The report items are added from optional items.
Double-click the item; there would pop-up a window
shows below:

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The caption of the item could be changed here.

3. Report title
On the center of the window, there have “Title” and
“Sub title” input field, the diagram shows below:

Title: used to be inputted header of the report;

Sub Title: used to be inputted subhead of the report;
Head :( Left): used to be inputted left head of the
report;
Head :( Right): used to be inputted right head of the
report;
Foot :( Left): used to be inputted left foot of the
report;
Foot :( Right): used to be inputted right foot of the
report.
4. Report curve
On the bottom of the window, there have “Print
curve” check box, the diagram of the window shows
below:

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If it is checked, that means the test curve could be

print out;
Type: the print curve’s type, which could be selected
as Load-Elongation, Stress-Strain, Load-Time,
Load-Displacement, Elongation-Time, and Load-strain;
Height and Width: the height and width of the print
curve;
Title: the title of the curve;
X title: the title of the X axis;
Y title: the title of the Y axis.
5. Example
As the diagram shows below, we have set an
example of a report here, click the button [Save] on the
right of the window, the report templet could be save as a
“.mrt” file;

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Click the button [Preview] on the right of the

window, the report templet shows as the diagram below;

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Chapter 5 Configure system

Section 1 System setting

Select the option [Option] under the [setting] menu, the

program would pop the “System setting” window (the
diagram shows below), there have five pages on the
window: “System”, “Show”, “Overloading”, “Curve”,
and “Option”;

System:
Judge minimal force: If only the loads value of the
program excesses this value, the specimen could be
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treated as broken;
Condition: When the loads value meets this condition,
the program treats the specimen as broken;
Show:

Setting about the led display;

Led refresh frequency: refresh frequency of the led
display could be modified here;
Overloading：

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Overloading: If the loads value meets this condition, the

program will stop the test;
Protect speed: the speed of uninstall;
Overloading log: the window to record overloading log;
Curve:

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Setting about the testing curve’s display and print;

Option:

Setting about some advanced options of the program;

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Section 2 Select ergometer and

extensometer

Select the option [Select Loader] and [Select

Extensometer] under the [setting] menu, the pop window
shows below:

The ergometer and extensometer are configured in

the subprogram “MaxIni.exe” beforehand;

Section 3 Hardware Zero

Select the option [Hardware zero] under the [Debug]

menu, to adjust the parameter value of the load zero and

extensometer zero by clicking the button and

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Section 4 Loader Bias

Select the option [Loader Bias] under the [Debug]

menu, to adjust the parameter about the load value
display; [Extensometer Bias] and [Displacement Bias]
are similar to [Load Bias].

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Section 5 Debug parameter

Select the option [Debug parameter] under the

[Debug] menu, the diagram of the debug parameter
window shows up, the window mostly shows the
parameters about hardware zero, measure, control, and
PID control, the parameters could also be directly
modified here.

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Section 6 User Definability Item

Select the option [User Definability Item] under the

[Debug] menu, the diagram of the User Definability Item
window shows up. In the window, users can define items
as they will; table “Caption” is written the title of the
item. If the item is a list, the items of the list could be
written in the table “List”, divided by “,”.

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Section 7 Test/Control Watch Window

Select the option [Test/Control Watch Window]

under the [Tools] menu, the diagram of the Test/Control
Watch window shows up. The window displays the
sampling about controls of the test, so that faults could be
diagnosed if the test has some accidents.

Section 8 Register program

Select the option [Register] under the [Help] menu,

the diagram of the register window shows below. The
program has one and only Machine ID, Offer the ID to
the relational technician, the technician would return the
Register Code of the machine.

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Chapter 6 MaxIni.exe

The MaxIni.exe, names Debug toolbox, is a Debug

program specifically for the MaxTest.exe. The program is
in the root directory of the MaxTest.exe. Before run it,
there has a password originally is 85359710, which could
be changed in the program.
The start-up menu of the program shows below:

There have four pages on the window: “System”,

“Loader”, “Extensometer”, and “Control”;

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Section 1 System

The diagram of the system page shows up:

Machine Type: select the type of the testing machine,
the MaxTest.exe supports the Electron Control
Universal Testing Machine, (Servo control) Oil
Pressure Universal Testing Machine, (Screen display)
Oil Pressure Universal Testing Machine, (Screen
display with displacement) Oil Pressure Universal
Testing Machine, (Proportion control) Oil Pressure
Universal Testing Machine
Card ID: The ID of the AD card, which relates to the
type and the position in the computer of the card.
VAC Driver: the VAC Driver of the MaxTest.exe,
different testing machine has different VAC Driver.
Application Title: The title of the MaxTest.exe.

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Section 2 Loader

The page is used to add ergometer.

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Section 3 Extensometer

The page is used to add Extensometer.

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Section 4 Control

This page is used to customize the control speed of the

Displacement, Load, and Elongation. The interface
customized shows below:

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Chapter 7 MaxBatch.exe

The MaxBatch.exe, it can gather the test data and

curves more manifestation and print out, and the
customer can customize print format from the
user-defined.
The start-up menu of the program shows below:

1. Toolbar
As the diagram shows up, on the top of the window
there have some tool buttons,

: Renew the curve’s display;

: Copy the curves to the Clipboard;

: Print out the data and curves；

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: Save the curves as a .BMP file;

: Set down the bias of the curve;

: Display gridding or not;

: Display surveyor's staff or not;

2. Switch criterion
On the left-top of the window, there have a list box of
criterion name, the diagram shows below:

3. Rogatory condition
On the left-top of the window, there have a list box of
rogatory condition, the diagram shows below:

4. Rogatory keyword
On the left-top of the window, there have a list box of
rogatory keyword, the diagram shows below:

5. Rogatory record
When the rogatory condition and rogatory keyword is
selected, on the right-top of the window, there lists all
accordant data, the diagram shows below:
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6. Details of the record

On the right-bottom of the window there displays the
details of the rogatory record, the diagram shows below:

7. Print out the data and curve

1. Click the button on the toolbar, select a

appropriate templet in the print window, as the
diagram shows below:

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2. Click the button [Print] on the window, then the

data and curves could be print out according to
the format of the templet.
3. If there has no templet, click the button [New] on
the window to new a templet. As the diagram
shows below, the pop-up window is a new report
templet editor.

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Chapter 8 Print in Excel

There has two printout mode of the program, one is

common mode, the other is Excel mode. If the test data
would be print in Excel mode, the computer should have
been installed the Microsoft Excel.

Section 1 Print out the data

As the diagram shows below, when the test is

completed, switch to the data board, click the button ,

select “Print in MS Excel”;

The pop-up window as the diagram shows below:

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The left part of the window shows the data that

would be print out, the right part of the window lists the
report templets. Pitch on the data and select a report
templet, click the button [Print], the data would be filled
in the Microsoft Excel, the diagram shows below:

In this window, if there has some lacks of the report,

that could be modified here. Finally, select the option
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[Print] in the [file] menu or click the button , the data

would be printed out.

Section 2 New templet

In this section, it introduces how to create a new

report templet in the Excel print mode.
Observingly, it is different to create a templet in the
common print mode, in the Excel print mode, it has to
create two files: a Excel file and a positional file, The
Excel file is used as a table and the positional file is used
to tell the data which position it fill into.

Suppose there has been a Excel file, as the diagram

shows up, on the right-bottom of the window there has a
button [New], click the button to create a new report
templet as listing in the window.

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As the diagram shows up, this window is used to

define the position of the data in the Excel file.
On the bottom of the window, there have “linked
Excel file” sash, which is used to locate the associated
Excel file:

On the left-top of the window, there lists all print

items, if it is checked, that means it could be printed out;
On the right-top of the window, there display the
positional parameters of the print item;

On the center of the window, there is used to define

the positional parameters of the print item, as the diagram
shows below, the horizontal position and vertical position
correspond to the position on the Microsoft Excel;
If there have multilateral data to print out, fill the
parameters on the “multi-record option” frame.

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If the curves would be printed out, check the “Print

Curve”, and fill the definition of the print curve.

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