Enhanced Processing Power for Evolving Test Complexity

Strategic enhancements to the FlexTest digital system controller platform have yielded significant increases in processing power.

Developed to help test labs address evolving test complexity and demands for increased accuracy, economy and efficiency, new FlexTest Elite Performance Models 60, 100 and 200 are purpose-engineered to deliver:

• Higher Channel Counts
• Faster System Rates
• Increased Computational Capacity

793 Controller Software makes it easy to quickly and efficiently configure a FlexTest controller for a wide range of testing applications. In addition to accuracy-enhancing tools such as adaptive control compensation, calculated channels and cascade control, it features an intuitive interface that facilitates easy definition and control of workspaces across stations, as well as project management tools designed to organize data from complex tests spanning multiple stations and operators. 793 software delivers the advantages of FlexTest controls through any one of MTS' industry-renowned application software packages.

MTS Application Software

• MTS TestSuite Software features a graphical workflow design interface, modifiable applications and a library of templates for efficiently testing materials and components to industry standards or developing custom tests. 
• RPC Software provides advanced simulation control, analysis and information management for accurately reproducing the strains, accelerations and displacements of real world service environments on multi-axial component, subsystem or full-vehicle test rigs.
• AeroPro Software features a tightly integrated control and data acquisition user interface and advanced control loop optimization tools to streamline test set up, simplify the acquisition of high fidelity data, and accelerate even the most complex, high-channel count structural tests.
• STEXPro Software features a host of innovative simulation tools and an integrated suite of applications for achieving precise control of complex, multi-channel seismic qualification tests and earthquake simulations.
• MTS Elastomer Test Software comprises a portfolio of tools for quickly designing specific tests or managing libraries of standardized tests for a full spectrum of elastomer testing. 
• MTS Damper Test Software comprises a portfolio of test creation, run-time and data acquisition, reporting and analysis tools for performing damper performance, durability and quality assurance testing.
• Multipurpose TestsWare (MPT), the original FlexTest application software, MPT provides the necessary tools to efficiently create and automate any sequence of command generation and data acquisition across a diverse range of testing. 

MTS FlexDAC 20 Data Acquisition Systems employ hardware-based clock synchronization with FlexTest digital controllers controllers to yield extremely high data accuracy. 

It’s critical to know what load level produces a given strain value, however, any skew between controller and data acquisition systems introduces uncertainty into results. Stitching together data ported from different software applications after-the-fact is one major source of skew and post-test uncertainty. MTS engineers have overcome this problem with a hard sync between MTS FlexDAC 20 data acquisition systems and FlexTest digital controllers, using AeroPro software. Essentially, MTS FlexDAC units employ the same internal clock as FlexTest controllers to generate a truly synchronized control and data acquisition stream. This enables a scan of both at precisely the same clock tick with zero skew between applied load and and acquired data. MTS is the only test solutions provider to offer truly synchronized control and data acquisition.

Series 494 Hardware includes:

• 494.96 MVME Processors
• Mezzanine Cards (1)
  - 494.16 Valve Driver/DUC card
  - 494.21 Multi-Range DUC & Accelerometer Adapter
  - 494.25 Single DUC card
  - 494.26 Dual DUC card
  - 494.45 8-Input A/D card
  - 494.46 8-Output D/A card
  - 494.47 Dual UART/Encoder interface
• 494.40 I/O Carrier holds mezzanine cards (2)

FlexTest 40

- 494.41 or 494.42 System board
- 494.44 Two-Station System board
- Optional 494.32 DIO breakout box
- Optional 494.33 DIO power supply

FlexTest 60, 100 & 200

- 493.73 HPU interface board
- 494.74 Dual HSM interface (On/Off or Off/Lo/Hi) (3)
- 494.75 8-Input BNC board
- 494.76 8-Output BNC board
- 494.31 High-Power DIO breakout box with
- 494.33 DIO power supply
- 493.72 Digital I/O interface board
- 493.74 Dual HSM interface board
- 494.49 Quad Encoder interface

Aerospace Structural Testing
- 494.43 Multi Chassis interface board
- 494.79 8-Channel valve driver board

MTS FLEXTEST CONTROLLER BROCHURE

MULTIPURPOSE TESTWARE SOFTWARE BROCHURE