Table Of Contents - CellScale BioTester 5000 User Manual

Table of Contents

1. General Information ............................................................................................................... 1
Environmental and Electrical Specifications .............................................................................. 1
System Assembly ..................................................................................................................... 1
Power Connections ................................................................................................................... 1
Safety Warnings ....................................................................................................................... 1
Approvals and Certification ....................................................................................................... 1
Manual Operating Controls ....................................................................................................... 2
Software ................................................................................................................................... 2
General Maintenance................................................................................................................ 2
2. Testing Terminology .............................................................................................................. 3
Multiphase Test Cycles ............................................................................................................. 3
Phases, Cycles, and Test Sequences ....................................................................................... 4
Test Phases: The Smallest Unit of Testing ............................................................................... 5
Control Modes .......................................................................................................................... 5
Control Functions ...................................................................................................................... 6
3. System Overview .................................................................................................................. 7
System Components................................................................................................................. 7
Software Overview .................................................................................................................... 8
Output Files and Data Structures .............................................................................................. 9
4. Setting Up & Starting a Test .................................................................................................10
Overview..................................................................................................................................10
Step 1: Start a New Test ..........................................................................................................10
Step 2: Reset the Actuators .....................................................................................................12
Step 3: Move the Actuators to a Specified Size........................................................................12
Step 4: Zero the Load Cells (occasionally) ...............................................................................13
Step 5: Modify Testing Parameters (optional) ..........................................................................13
Step 6: Mount the Specimen ....................................................................................................15
Step 7: Execute the Test ..........................................................................................................17
Step 8: Terminate the Test Prematurely (optional) ...................................................................17
Step 9: End of Test Controls (optional) ....................................................................................18
5. Strain Control from Image Tracking ......................................................................................19
Specify Testing Parameters .....................................................................................................20
Selecting the Tracking Point Locations ....................................................................................21
Configuring the Live Charting Graphs ......................................................................................21
Configuring Output Data Files ..................................................................................................22