Chapter: Set up Bluehill
®
3 software
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Set up the transverse option
If you have purchased the AVE2 with transverse strain enabled, you will see an
additional strain icon in the Bluehill console, labeled 14.
To configure transverse strain:
1. Select Admin on the Home screen.
2. Go to Configuration > Transducers.
3. Select Strain in the Available Transducer types list and add it to the Transducers list.
4. In the Transducer configuration field, edit the name to something that represents
transverse strain. The name must be unique.
5. In the Connector field, select 14.
6. In the Identify transducer using field, select Resistor codes.
7. S elect Find and the field should display resistor code 3000,2.
8. Restart Bluehill.
Compatibility with DIC Replay Available option.
Table 15. 5900 systems (Continued)
Table 16. 3300, 5500 and 5500A systems
Connections Axial signals via Strain 1 connector to encoder. Transverse
signals via analog signals and the Strain 2 connector.
Software requirements Requires Bluehill
®
V3.62 or later.
Recognition and configuration in
Bluehill
®
software
Strain device recognition. Requires selection of appropriate
device in Admin tab.
Compatibility with DIC Replay Available option.
Table 17. 8800 and ElectroPuls systems using the 8800MT controller
Connections Varies depending on system details. Refer to 8800/ElectroPuls
Console online help.
Software requirements Requires Bluehill
®
V3.62 and Console V8.9 or later.
Recognition and configuration in
Bluehill
®
software
Strain device recognition. Requires selection of appropriate
device in Admin tab.
Additional requirements Limits must be set in 8800/ElectroPuls Console, cannot be set
in Bluehill
®
.
Compatibility with DIC Replay Available option.
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