MTS Acumen - Manual (Page 164)

frame diagram on the Situational Awareness panel. You typically set specimen limits to 50% of the desired
test forces prior to tuning.
Note:
To show all fixture and specimen limits on the virtual frame diagram, click the Show the fixture and
specimen limit values button on the layer controls.
1. To adjust the Maximum Limit, click and hold the Maximum Limit thumb control, and slide it to the
desired limit. The limit value appears. You can also type the value in the box.
2. To turn on the limit, right-click the thumb control. The Axial Displacement: Specimen: Maximum Limit
window opens (see figure below). Click the On radio button. The thumb control turns blue when the
limit is enabled.
3. Select the action that will occur when this limit is reached. For more information about actions you can
command the system to take when specimen limits are reached, see About Detector Actions (p. 157).
Recommended :
Select C-Stop Interlock from the Action drop-down menu because it immediately stops
the actuator at the current position to avoid the possibility of retraction or extension of the
actuator after the interlock is triggered.
MTS recommends setting the Action to C-Stop Interlock in all cases. Before setting the
action to something other than C-Stop Interlock, contact an MTS service representative.
4. To set the Minimum Limit, repeat Steps 1 through 3 using the Minimum Limit thumb control.
Specimen Limits Window
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