Detailed User Interface Features; Software Overview; Display Architecture - FALEX 430 ETR Operation Manual

3: Detailed User Interface Features

3.1 Software Overview

The Falex 430 ETR user interface makes testing easy to setup, repeat and control. It utilizes
touchscreen functionality that allows items to be selected by simply touching the item with one's
finger, stylus, or mouse pointer (
both numerically and graphically.
Software functionality captures data points and their values are saved into a data file. The data file
created is saved in a format that can be opened with a standard spreadsheet or document
application, once transferred to an external PC.
The user interface software application is automatically started when the machine is powered up.
Should the display go to sleep, it can be reawakened by touching somewhere on the touchscreen
surface. The software configuration is defaulted for ASTM D3241 testing.

3.2 Display Architecture

The displays are made up of three (3) areas (figure 3-1), with each area having special functionality.
The various display areas are:
Header
Display Selection
if a USB mouse is connected
• Header
• Main display area
• Display selection buttons
Figure 3-1 - Display Component Areas
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). During testing, test data is displayed
Main
Display
Area