MTS Acumen - Manual (Page 81)

Nested Limits
Best Practice Active Set By Limit Item
Set to protect the
load cell, grips, and
other fixturing. Active all the time. Set by operator on
left side of virtual
machine display. Fixture Limits 1
Set to protect the
specimen. Active all the time. Set by operator on
right side of virtual
machine display. Specimen Limits 2
Obtain values from
test engineer to Active only during
the test. Set by test engineer
in test design
program. Test Limits 3
ensure they do not
conflict with your
other limits.
Use low limits to
prevent equipment Active during Install
Specimen node
only. Set by operator in
Install Specimen
node. Specimen
Protection 4
and specimen
damage.
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