Instron AVE2 - Chapter 6: Set up Bluehill Universal; Fully Integrated Testing Systems

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Chapter 6
Set up Bluehill Universal
®
software
• Fully integrated testing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
• Non-integrated testing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Fully integrated testing systems
This section describes the following systems:
• 6800
• 3400
• 5900
• 3300
• 5500 and 5500A
• 8800 and ElectroPuls using the 8800MT controller
The following tables list the connections, requirements and configuration details for
each testing system operating with Bluehill
®
.
Table 9. 3400 and 6800 systems
Connections Axial and transverse signals via Encoder connector.
Software requirements 3400 requires Bluehill Universal
®
V4.11 or later.
6800 requires Bluehill Universal
®
V4.18 or later.
Recognition and configuration in
Bluehill
®
software
Video extensometer recognition. No configuration required in
Admin tab.
Compatibility with DIC Replay Available option.
Table 10. 5900 systems
Connections Axial and transverse signals via Strain 1 connector to encoder.