Mechanical-testing Closed-loop system in DASYLab

[TomRizzo]

Mathias,

I don't think MTS has any libraries like that.  They developped their own controll application softawre that includes standart testing procedures under DIN, ISO, and ASTM.

If you interested I could e-mail you the manual.

Because I compete against MTS and I represent DASYLab, we created a driver for our product that can collect data in DASYLab.

Kiko, which hardware are you currently using to collect data with DASYLab?

[MHa]

Tom, this sounds that you the expert in this area of applications. I don't know MTS, the software from MTS and there Libraries. So I follow your suggestions to solve the application with your hardware under DASYLab.

Best regards,

MHa

[Kiko-of-Brasil]

i can collect data in various ways depending on what equipment i am using.

if am using MTS's 407 controllers, i use dasylab to generate a signal and collect the data.  these are very simple controllers that work best in conjuction with a software like dasylab.

if i am using MTS's teststar controller, i have the option to use the software and not use dasylab.  i'll be using the 810 runing on teststar for these crack-width tests.  i am investigating what's the best way to do this - maybe it's better and simpler to not use dasylab at all.

the actual 'data collectors' range from signal conditioning terminal boards from cyberresearch to measurement computing's PMDs to rs232 for dial-gages.  this list goes on and on... but it's used in general for signal generation (displacement control), lvdts, dial-gages, load-cells, and strain-gages.