OPERATION MANUAL

QCTech A Software

Operation Manual

Index
Charper 1 Install Software 3
1-1Computer
1-2 Install
1-3 Warning

Charper 2 Program 6
2-1 Start
2-2 Manual
2-3 Tools
2-4 Condition
2-5 Curve
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2-6 Table
2-7 Update
2-8Controlling Button
Charper 3 Function Manual 11
3-1 File
3-2 Edit
3-3 View
3-4 Test
3-5 Data
3-6 Hardware
3-7 Tools

Charpter 1 Intall Software

1-1 Computer
QCTechA is professional software for material testing in Microsoft window system. It is series
signal inputing and outputing with the machine and data. It is as below:

1. CPU：PentiumII 233
2. RAM ：256MB
3. VGA ：At least 800 x 600 full color
4. HardDisk：Software 20MB. Suggestion above 20G Byte
5. CD ROM：Above 40X for installing the software
6. System：Window 98、Window 2000、Window NT、Window XP
7. Others：Monitor,Keyboard, Mouse,Printer,Floppy

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1-2 Install
Put the QCTech CD into the CD ROM, choose manual “START” / “RUN”. Open “\QC Setup.exe
” . For example, if the CD ROM is on D Disk, key in D:\QCSetup.exe. Press “Yes” to start
installing. Follow up the wizard process as below：
1. Figure 1-1, press [Next]

Figure 1-1

2. Figure 1-2，choose the model

2.1. Standard: Normal use
2.2. Customize: Install QC-TECH A to a specific location. Please see 3. Figure 1-3.
2.3. Next
2.4. Back
2.5. Exit

Figure1-2

3. Figure1-3
3.1. Brower：can choose the address for the software
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3.2. Next
3.3. Back
3.4. Exit

Figure 1-3

Figure 1-3
4. Press Install, Finish. See Figure 1-4
5. Figure 1-5, 1-6 press [Yes] or [OK] to complete the installation

Figure 1-4

Figure 1-4

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Figure 1-5

Figure 1-6

1-3 Warning
1. Adjust the window on 800×600
2. Don’t use any Screen Saver program
3. Turn off every saving-power system including System, Monitor and Hard Disc incase any
dangerous situation.

Charpter 2 Program
2-1 Start
It will need to key in password when enter QCTechA. See Figure 2-1. Usually, this will be
“qctech” when shipped. Password can be changed to number or letter. It’s the same of capital or
character.
Password

Yes
Password

No
Figure 2-1 Password

Manual Update
Tools
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Curve

Controlling
Button

Figure 2-2 QCTech A Main Screen

2-2 Manual

1. File New
Open…
Save
Save As…
Import File
Export Export Test
Data…
Export
Result
Table…
Exprot
Curve…
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Print
Print Preview
Exit
2. Edit Delete
Undo
3. View Multi Curve
Language English
Taiwan
4. Test Method…
Return…
Preload…
Stop…
Materials…
5. Data Unit
Display
Curve
Table
Report
6.Hardware Calibration…
Communication…
Machine…
Loadcell…
Extensometer…
7. Tools Password…
Dictionary…
Load setting…
Save setting…
8. Help About QCTech A

2-3 Tools

1. ：New
2. ：Open
3. ：Save
4. ：Print
5. ：Multi
6. ：English
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7. ：Taiwan
8. ：Method
9. ：Return
10. ：Preload
11. ：Stop
12. ：Materials
13. ：Unit
14. ：Display
15. ：Curve
16. ：Table
17. ：Report

2-4 Condition
Figure 2-3 Show the current condition information including X coordinate, Y coordinate, testing
type and Speed.

Test Test
Figure 2-3 Type Speed

1. X coordinate：If the value is exceeding X, there will show the margin.

2. Ycoordinate：If the value is exceeding Y, there will show the margin.
3. Test type：Select from Manual [Test]→[Method][Type]
4. Test Speed：Select from Manual [Test]→[Method][speed]

2-5 Curve
Data is from testing result as below:
1. Update testing process result.
2. Not under test process and [Multi Curve] is not under selected, there will show the marked
testing result.
3. Not under test process and [Multi Curve] is under selected, there will show the testing result
which has marked「*」. If there is no testing result being marked「*」,there will show the lateset
test.

2-6 Table
Show testing result. See Figure 2-4

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Mark Figure 2-4 Table

1. Mark：Multi Curve marked by clicking the left button of mouse。「＊」 means in .

2. No.：Testing No.
3. Testing Result Data：Select from [Data] →[Table]. Max 8 sets. All formulas listed have setting
OK.
4. Name 1、2：Formulas Name
5. Unit：Unit for testing reslut
6. Data：Testing result. Suggestion for max testing sets 50~100 incase waiting too much time for
computing.
7. Mean：Average of the testing result.
8. STD：Standard deviation

2-7 Update
Testing update information, max 5 sets. Every of them have three parts as Figure 2-5. Select
from [Data]→「Display」.

Figure 2-5 Update Information

2-8 Controlling Button

1. ：Controll the direction up of cross-head. Speed from slow to fast. Releaseing this button the

movement will stop.

2. ：Controll the direction down of cross-head. Speed from slow to fast. Releaseing this button

the movement will stop.

3. ：Zeroize the force value.

4. ：Zeroize the direction value.

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5. ：Return back the cross-head to a specific address. Set up from [Test]→[Return]

6. ：Start test

7. ：Stop test or stop the moving cross-head.。

Charpter 3 Function Manual

QCTechA There are 6 parts on the Manual Bar. They are File/ Edit/ Viewer/ Setup/ Data and 之
Instruction.

3-1 File
[File] function is almost the same as other Microsoft program

1. [New File]：Open an new testing File.

2. [Open File]：Open an existing . qct file.
3. [Save]：Save the current testing data to the same name.
4. [Save As]：Save the current testing data to the other name.
5. [Import]：Import testing data .qct to the current file.
6. [Export]：Can transfer the testing data to Excel file. Select from [Export] →[Export Test Data]
and save with a name.

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7. [Export Result Table]：Can transfer the testing data to Excel file. Select from [Export] →[Export
Result Table] and save with a name.
8. [Export Curve]：Transfer testing curve to .bmp. Select from [Export] →[Export Curve] and save
with a name.
9. [Print]
10. [Print Preview]
11. [Exit]：Close QCTech program

3-2 Edit
For deleteing testing result or call back the deleteing result.
1. [Delete]：Select the data to delete.
2. [Undo]：Call back the deleteing data. Max previous 5 sets

3-3 View
1. [Multi Curve]：Please see 2-5 Curve and Figure 3-1,3-2
2. [Language]：English/Taiwan

Figure 3-1 Single Curve

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Figure 3-2 Multi-Curve

3-4 Test
1. [Method]：Including Item, Material , Speed, Method, Start, Exit…..etd.. See Figure 3-3

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Figure 3-3 Method

1.1. Test：
1.1.1. [No]：Item no.
1.1.2. [Name]：Testing Name
1.1.3. [Type]：Testing type includes Tensile, Compression, Peel, Tear, Shear, and 3 point
Flexture.

Figure 3-4 Type

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Tensile：Tensileing test
Compression：Compression test
Peel：Adhesion test
Tear：Tearing test
Shear：Shearing test。
3pt Flexture：Fix two point of the material ,and compress the pressure on the
middle. The testing length can be setted by [settings…]. See figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5 3pt Flexture

1.2. Test Speed：

1.2.1[Speed]：The speed of testing cross-head
1.2.2[Direction]：The direction of testing cross-head
1.3. Start：
1.3.1[Auto Zero]：Including Force and Displacement
1.3.2[Begin Force] : The min force when start test
1.4. Material：
1.4.1[Material]：Data from [Test] →[Material]
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1.4.2[Dimention…]：See Figure 3-6

Figure 3-6 Dimention

1.5. Measure：
1.4.1 Loadcell：Select loadcell’s capacity and force direction.
1.4.2 Displacement：Select extensometer and direction.
1.6. Laterial Extensometer 1,2：
1.6.1. Use: Reading the laterial Extensometer value
1.6.2. Reverse: Change the value direction
1.7. End :
1.4.1 Auto Return：Yes/ No
1.4.2 Auto Save：Yes/ No
2. [Return]：After test, the details of cross-head return. See Figure 3-7

Figure 3-7 Return

2.1 Speed
2.2 Method：Three selection 1. Start point, 2. Zero point, 3. Position
Zero Point：Back to the zero
Start Point：Back to the start point
Position：specific position
2.3 Position：Key in the specific position
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3. [Preload]：Read the value above this preload when test. See figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8 Preload

3.1 Enable：Use this preload function or not
3.2 Preload：Preload value
3.3 Zero：Zeroize the preload value when achieve the preload
4. [Stop]：When complete the below ,stop test. See Figure 3-8

Figure 3-8 Stop

4.1 Break：
4.1.1 Judge Force：When the force is above this value , see this value as start breaking.
4.1.2 Ratio of Peak Force：When the test value start to go down below this % , see this
value as breaking.
4.2 Protection：
4.2.1 Over Force：When the force is above this value , the cross-head will auto-stop with
a warning message.
4.2.2 Over Displacement：When the displacement is above this value, the cross-head will
auto stop with a warning message.
5. [Material]：Specimen details. See figure 3-9

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Figure 3-9 Material

3-5 Data
1. [Unit]：See Figure 3-10.

Figure 3-10 Unit

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1.1. [Name]：Unit name

1.2. [Format]：Decimal point

2. [Data Display]：Select the update information (Figure 2-2 QCTech A Main Screen). See
Figure 3-11 Display.

Figure 3-11 Display

3.1. [Curve]：Setup the Curve Data. See Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12 Curve

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3. [Table]：Setup the Table information (Figure 2-2 QCTech A Main Screen).See Figure 3-13.

Figure 3-13 Table

4.1. 　 ：Change the position on the table

4.2. [Setting]：See Figure 3-13 Table pop-up. When Mark are selected and cancel [View]
→[Multi Curve],there will be a mark on Curve
4.3. [Delete]：Delete the Function
4.4. [Add]：Add new Function

4. [Report]：Setup the form for printing. See Figure 3-14 and preview Figure 3-15

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Figure 3-14 Report

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Figure 3-15 Print Preview

3-6 Hardware
Including Calibration, Communication, Machine, Loadcell and Extensometer. There will need
to key in password first.

1. [Calibration] →[Loadcell]：Loadcell is a sensitive voltage signal part , and the relation between
voltage and load is as Figure 3-16 . Voltage and load isn’t a linear relation. For better correction,
separate the  force unit to 4 parts to calibrate and compute the parameter in formula. The
formula is combined with several formulas. For better correction, the calibration should be start
with zero to  force.  Force should be closed symmetry and be calibrated. Please use the same
parameter range of  force if it can’t work. See Figure 3-17.
1.1. [Loadcell]：Select a loadcell to calibrate
1.2. [Force]：update force value
1.3. [Parameter]
1.4. [Zero]：Zeroize the force value
1.5. ：Controlling the cross-head
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1.6. Method：
1.6.1. Press [Zero]. Put some pressure on the loadcell with a tool. Adjust the parameter by
adjusting button key in the right pressure.
1.6.2. No load under loadcell. Repeat the step except press zero.
1.6.3. For more correct calibration, adjust several load rang step as 1.6.1. The best step is
from zero to other range and the middle of them.
1.6.4. Positive number parameter could be the same as negative, so if the calibration isn’t
done in both number, you may key in the same parameter.

Force

Calibration Value

Actual Value

Votage

Figure 3-16 Loadcell Votage/ Force

Figure 3-17 Calibration

2. [Laterial Extensometer]：Same method as loadcell.

3. [Communication]：Connection between computer and controller. See Figure 3-18
3.1. [Port]：COM1
3.2. [Baud Rate]：57600
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3.3. [Data Bits]：8

3.4. [Parity]：None
3.5. [Stop Bits]：1

Figure 3-18 Commuinication

4. [Machine]：The Motor and machine’s connection. See figure 3-19

4.1. [Motor]：
4.1.1. [Type]：Motor type
4.1.2. [Max Speed]：Motor max speed
4.1.3. [Encoder]：P/ rev
4.2. [Controller]：
4.2.1. [Type]：A Type for A type indicator. IPC for RS-232 connecting with computer.
4.2.2. [Card 0]：A Type Indicator [0x320]，IPC type [0x220].
4.2.3. [Card 1] : For IPC type「0x200」.
4.3. [Structure]
4.3.1. [Gear Ratio]
4.3.2. [Screw Pitch]

Figure 3-19 Machine

5. [Loadcell]：Can be attached with 4 sets loadcell. See Figure 3-20 Loadcell.

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Figure 3-20 Loadcell

5.1. [Capacity]：Loadcell Capacity

5.2. [Spec]：mV/V
5.3. [Amplifier]
5.4. [Voltage]
5.5. [Port]
6. [Extensometer] →[Axial]：Including Single & Double ,and same method as loadcell. See Figure
3-21

Figure 3-21 Laterial

7. [Extensometer]→[Laterial]：Same method as loadcell.

3-7 Tools
1. [Password]：For entering the software. See Figure 3-22

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Figure 3-22 Password

1.1. [Use Password]

1.2. [Change Password]
1.3. [Old Password]
1.4. [New Password]
1.5. Make sure[New Password]
2. [Directory]：Set up the address for saving
2.1. [Setting Files]
2.2. [Test Data Files]
3. [Load Settings]：Open an setting files.qcs
4. [Save Settings]：Save the present setting file

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