Brookfield DV3T - VI. PG FLASH SOFTWARE

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VI. PG FLASH SOFTWARE
ViscosityTestprogramsfortheDV3TcanbecreatedonacomputerthroughtheuseofPGFlash
software.PGFlashisprovidedwithallDV3TRheometersonaCDthatcontainsseveraldifferent
Brookeldutilitysoftwareprograms.PGFlashisdesignedtooperateontheWindowsplatform
XPorhigher.
PGFlashsoftwareprovidesallViscosityTestcontrolsthatareavailableontheDV3T.Additionally,
multiplestepViscosityTestprogramscanbecreatedforuseonDV3T.Teststhatarecreatedand
savedonthecomputercanbeloadedontoaUSBFlashDriveandthenloadedintotheDV3T
throughtheLoadTestfunction
.
PGFlashoffers:
• ConvenientViscosityTestcreationthroughaPCinterface
• ConvenientYieldTestcreationthroughaPCinterface.
• StorageofTestsonaPCorUSBFlashDrive
• CreationofsinglestepViscosityTests
• CreationofmultiplestepViscosityTests
WindowsRequirementsforPGFlash:
• Windows™2000orabove
• 500MHzprocessor
• 256MBRAM
• USBPort
• 1280x768resolutiondisplay
ThePGFlashinterfaceisshowninFigureVI-1.Thisscreenisdividedintofourareas:Instrument
Bar,GeneralParameters,TestParameters,andtheProgramGrid.
Instrument
Bar
Program
Grid
General
Parameters
Test
Parameters
Figure VI-1
TheInstrumentBarincludesthesettingforDV3TorDV2T.PGFlashcanbeusedtocreate
programsforboththeDV3TandDV2T.TheDV3Thasadditionalcontrolparameterswhichare
notavailableonDV2T.PGFlashshouldbesettoDV3TwhencreatingprogramsfortheDV3T.
WhensettoDV3T,theyieldtesttabbecomesavailable.TheInstrumentBaralsoincludesthe
LoadTestkeyandResetKey.LoadTestallowstheusertoloadteststhathavepreviouslybeen
savedtothePCoraFlashUSBFlashDrive.ResetAllclearsalldatawithinthePGFlashinterface
including:GeneralParameters,TestParameters,andtheProgramGrid.