MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 199)

Extensometer Calibration
MTS Series 793 Tuning and Calibration Calibration Procedures 199
7. Turn on electrical power to your system and allow thirty minutes for warm-
up.
Note If you already have a sensor calibration file, skip Task 2.
Note Tasks 2 and 3 do not apply to Standalone FlexTest SE Controllers.
Task 2 Create a sensor calibration file
This task creates a sensor calibration file and sets up any ranges you may want. If
you already have a sensor calibration file, skip this task.
The following steps provide an overview of sensor file creation. For a more
detailed description of this procedure, refer to “How to Create a Sensor File” in
the MTS Series 793 Control Software manual.
1. On Station Manager Tools menu, select Sensor File Editor.
2. On the Sensor File Editor toolbar, click the Open button, and then New.
3. From the Conditioner Type list, select the type (Model #) of conditioner
that is connected to the extensometer you are calibrating.
Note Until you select conditioner type, all conditioner entries are disabled.
4. Enter a sensor name or model number, and then the serial number.
5. Specify either Strain or Length for the signal Dimension.
6. Enter any additional information.
7. Under Range Definition, define a range, including the Name of the range.
8. Set the sensor fullscale min/max and unit.
Set the units and enter the full-scale minimum and maximum for the range.
The system software supports non-symmetrical full scales.
Note If you want to use units different than those supplied in the sensor
documentation, enter the full scale in the supplied units first, and then
switch to the desired full-scale units. The units conversion will be
calculated automatically.
9. Enter initial calibration values.
Note Do not use default values. Enter actual calibration values.
10. Save your sensor file and close the Sensor File Editor.