Brookfield R/S CPS Rheometer - Manual (Page 27)

Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc. Page 27 Manual No. M08-218-B0212
Values and Alphanumeric Texts )
• Input of the measurement duration in seconds. The minimum allowed interval between
two measuring points is different for controlled rate and controlled stress, as follows:
- shear rate measurement t
MP
>= 4 s
- shear stress measurement t
MP
>= 1 s
Note: The longer the time between two measured values, the higher the accuracy of
the physical values determined!
• Input of ID (15 character maximum) for the Test Measurement (see Section VI.4: Input
of Numerical Values and Alphanumeric Texts)
Before starting a measurement, the rheometer will indicate where the measurement points
will be written to:
Output of MPs to:
- no output-device
- memory
< >menu <ST>START_
Start a measurement by pressing the
ST key or return to the main menu with the key.
This example shows that the measurement data will be written into the instrument memory.
Output devices are either a printer or the RS232 serial interface of the rheometer. Pre-
selection of these devices is described in the Section VI.7.1: Configuration → Output Mode.
If the memory is full and you want to keep the data, you should stop the “Single Measure-
ment” function, print out the data from the memory or send the data to a PC (see Section
VI.6.5: Utilities → Print Memory ). Then you may clear the data from the memory (see
Section VI.6.6: Utilities → Clear Memory) and run your test.
Tests may still be run if the memory is full, but the results will not be saved. They will be
shown on the LCD as they come from the instrument.
When a measurement is started, the instrument shows:
Program running
Wait for 1.MP
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