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1. characters display in Asian versions of Windows e Further improvements have been made to sorting the Results Table Sorting multiple columns can be performed by sorting the individual columns in sequence Sorting by date also sorts by time so that the results are sorted into exact chronological order 9 STRIP for Windows User s Manual e The Motor Moving window now has a check box which locks the keyboard so that the motor can not be stopped by accidentally entering a keystroke This helps avoid accidents during long duration experiments Version 0 14 e STRIP can be run without a System Controller attached useful for exporting data or using the calculator Detection of the System Controller has been improved e Improved sorting of the data grid e All program parameters can now be reset to their default values from the Options window e Fixed a problem with editing comments in the data grid Version 0 13 e Initial release STRIP for Windows User s Manual 102. f mosok oio z 7 378 250 023 8333 500 a4o owoe 20165520 f mosok oton s el 332 252 025 8333 soo 40 05 06710117 30121 f 10 90 0 200 s s sae 250 035 5 4o 0 0670 173135 1 10 90 0204 This window is at the heart of the program Experiments are run from this window and other windows are all accessed from here The main window displays all key experimental parameters Performing an Experiment Load fiber The translation stage is moved to the zero position ready for loading a fiber into the stripping tool Strip fiber The capstan and stripping tool are moved apart Go to Specify a translation stage position in microns The translation stage will move at its maximum speed Set Zero position Opens the Set Zero Position window This is used to reset or check the zero position Loading Rate Parameters The translation stage strip tool speed can be specified here in either um s or mm min Experiment Parameters Pull length This specifies how far the translation stage moves in order to strip the fiber This length might be a few mm more than the official strip length in order 1 compensate for any slack in the fiber and ii ensure complete stripping Threshold 5 STRIP for Windows User s Manual Load position data are captured during the stripping step These data are used to characterize the strip force by the mean and maximum force However if there is any slack in the fiber
3. the measured force will be zero at the start of the experiment If the fiber is completely stripped the force will drop to zero at the end of the experiment If these regions of zero strip force are used to calculate for example the mean strip force the result will be perturbed by the zero force regions which do not include real strip force information These leading and trailing sections of the force position trace can be ignored by setting a threshold force which is used to detect the start and end of the strip event If this threshold force in newtons N is non zero then STRIP will search the force position data from the start position until a force greater than the threshold is encountered all data before this are ignored during the analysis STRIP will also search the force position data backwards from the end until a force greater than the threshold is encountered all data after this are ignored during the analysis In this way a window is taken from the data for analysis of the strip force If the threshold load is set to zero windowing of the data is not performed and all data are used Analyze from to Specifications for strip force might require that portions of the strip force position trace be ignored for analysis For example IEC 60793 1 32 requires that the first 2096 of the data be ignored The Analyze from to parameters are used to define a window in the data used for analysis The parameters are specified as percentage
4. FIBER SIGMA 105 Hillcrest Road Flemington New Jersey 08822 7173 Tel 908 377 0763 Fax 908 547 0095 E mail info fibersigma com Web http vww fibersigma com STRIP for Windows CONTROL PROGRAM FOR OPTICAL FIBER COATING STRIP AND PULLOUT FORCE APPARATUS USER S MANUAL For STRIP software version 0 19 Contents eet aree ipie es 1 Experiment Parameters 5 1 Data Display Area nieto e ete PER 6 IntrodUCtOD cuo cre tte E rem Gee eb iret 2 Esporc Dala Nanduwos ee ecce seti i UE TAE 7 Hardware Installation eese 2 Graph Window sae etate nee t oo 7 Electrical Connections eene 3 Set Zero Position 8 STRIP for Windows Software 3 Options a eme bea re cot Running the Software for the First Time 3 oo ates dane Riad aet eis Uninstalling STRIP for Windows eee 3 Hardware Setup Window eee Updating the System Controller Firmware 9 Load Cell CalibEitbE abeo nce tette tabe abet 8 Quick Start LL 4 Configuration Files tte maa j Troubleshooting 5 unto EET The STRIP eeaeee sorier rennen 4 Nicsine Pentoresand Kenowir Buss T
5. ata Window Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Graph Window EI FORCE vs POSITION 10 xl strip force N i position mm Copy The graph window provides a detailed view force position data captured during the experiment Only the red part of the trace is used to calculate the maximum mean and standard deviation of the strip force The blue sections of the trace if present are defined by the Threshold load parameter defined in the Experiment Parameters section In the above example the threshold load was set to 0 2 N so that all data at the start and the end are ignored until a force of 0 2 N is detected The green sections of the trace if present are also ignored for the strip force analysis These sections are defined by the Analyze from to parameters defined in the Experiment Parameters section In the above example these parameters were set to 2096 and 80 so that the first and last 2096 of the trace are ignored The horizontal red lines are the results of analyzing the data drawn in red The solid lines are the mean lower and maximum upper strip force The dotted lines are the mean strip force the standard deviation of the strip force 7 STRIP for Windows User s Manual Clicking the Copy button copies to the clipboard both the graph in bit map format and the data displayed by the graph Either the graph or the data can be pasted into other applicati
6. copied to the clipboard The STRIP Windows This section describes the windows in the STRIP program The Main Window Export Data Window Graph Window Set Zero Position Window Options Window Calculator Hardware Setup Window STRIP for Windows User s Manual 4 The Main Window STRIP Control Program for Strip Force Measurement File Exportdata Miscellaneous Help zin xi Position Loading Rate r Experiment parameters zd 0 Pull speed 8333 3 pm s Pull length 40 500 00 mm min Analyze from fio Load fiber to n Threshold 02 N Specimen fi Goto set Zero position Calibrate Options Calculator Hardware setup Exit program Current data file Review last Open data fil Save data fil Export dat C Documents and Settings John My Documents VB 2POINTW4STRIP DAT __ Reviewlast Bnendstatie _Savedatatile_ __ Export data max N mean N stddev v um s mm min mm date time comments _ fomtofzmn 1 34e 227 076 8333 500 30 05 06710116 43351 20100 O 00N 2 2 sof 253 042 8333 so 0 05 06710116 45051 20100 0000 3 s 253 os 8333 soo 35 05 06 10 16 46 05 20100 0 000 385 187 111 500 40 05 06710116 48251 f 20100 0000 351 224 030 8333 40 05 06 10116 48501 f 20100100 amp e 22 023 83 500 400070165119
7. he Main Window ease oss ttd su Gee go XR Performing an Experiment ees 5 t t uideo aem ees 8 Loading Rate Parameters eene 5 Contents STRIP for Windows User s Manual Introduction STRIP for Windows Software Version 0 19 The Fiber Sigma Tensile Test Equipment can be used to measure the force required to strip the coating off an optical fiber or to measure the force required to pull the fiber out of adhesive The results to some extent depend on the adhesion of the coating as well as other factors such as the elastic properties of the coating Such measurements are of practical importance since optical fibers need to be successfully stripped in the field for splicing or connectorizing The strip force should neither be too small to avoid stripping during handling nor too large which might cause the fiber to break during the stripping operation For strip force measurement a stripping tool is mounted in place of one of the capstans of the Tensile Tester Fiber Sigma provides a MicroStrip precision stripping tool and holder but the end user can easily design a holder for any other kind of stripping tool The load applied to the stripping tool is measured using a precision load cell The load position behavior is captured and analyzed to provide the peak and mean strip force Several windowing options permit analysis of the strip force over a subset of the load pos
8. in Window 2 Click Load fiber and wait until the translation stage has finished moving 3 Take a suitable length of fiber perhaps one meter long Make sure that the striping tool is clean and free of any coating debris the small brush included with the tool Insert one end of the fiber into the tool to the desired strip length This is added by the scale on the white insert It can be useful to place an ink mark on the insert at the position where the end of the fiber should be Carefully close the tool and slide it all the way into the tool holder making sure the fiber pigtail is not tugged Drop the pin into the hole in the tool mount then pull the tool out of the mount until it engages with the pin The flat on the pin should engage with the handles of the stripping tool 4 Carefully wrap the other end of the fiber around the load cell capstan for two or three turns The fiber should first contact the capstan along the measurement axis of the load cell This axis is collinear with the screw attaching the capstan plate to the top of the capstan When correctly positioned the fiber should contact the rubber tape on the capstan approximately 6 mm from the edge of the tape 5 Click Strip fiber and wait until strip is finished The STRIP software will then take a few seconds to upload the force position data from the System Controller It will then display the data in the Graph Window The graph can be reviewed resized and the data and graph can be
9. into the force position data see the Experiment Parameters section measured in newtons N mean the mean strip force measured in the window into the force position data see the Experiment Parameters section measured in newtons N std dev the standard deviation of the strip force measured in the window into the force position data see the Experiment Parameters section measured in newtons N translation stage speed displayed in both um s and mm min L strip length mm date date at the end of the measurement format is year month day so that sorting in alphanumerically also sorts in date order time time at the end of the measurement comment comments can be inserted in this column STRIP for Windows User s Manual 6 from to min This single column contains a variety of parameters that are not normally needed themselves for later data analysis However they are included because they are all parameters that might affect the results they are included so you can check you used the right values for them They are the Analyze from to parameters and the threshold load See the Experiment Parameters section for the meaning of these parameters Result Table Actions Several actions can be used to customize the data display export the data or add comments The behavior of the result table is the same as for the TENSION program Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Export D
10. ition data This permits compliance with certain standard test procedures and also means that insignificant parts of the behavior at the start and end of the experiment can be ignored Hardware Installation The equipment should be assembled in the same way as the Tensile Test Equipment Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details To make strip force measurements the capstan on the translation stage is replaced by the stripping tool holder The MicroStrip stripping tool needs a minor modification so that it can be mounted in the holder The photograph below shows an unmodified tool left and a modified tool right Approximately 10 mm are removed from the end of the white guide channel This modification permits the tool to be held in the holder by a pin The photograph below shows the tool inserted in the holder as shown below The knob in the middle of the holder attaches to the pin The pin has a flat on it which seats firmly against the frame of the stripping tool STRIP for Windows User s Manual 2 For pullout force measurements the capstan is replaced by the toggle clamp assembly The load cell needs to be calibrated The calibration procedure is the same as that used for the Tensile Test Equipment Consult the Load Cell Calibration section in the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Electrical Connections Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows prog
11. ng effects in slow long duration tests The motor current will only be low if the Motor Current switch on the Stepper Motor Drive is set to remote Set to false for normal operation When set to true the sense of the translation stage motor rotation are reversed This can be used if custom fixtures are mounted at the motor end of the translation stage instead of the other end Note that the position displayed by the Stepper Motor Drive will be the negative of the value shown by STRIP If this parameter is set to true then the System Controller clicks when each step is taken by the motor This provides auditory feedback on the progress of an experiment If the clicking buzzing is annoying set this parameter to false Troubleshooting This section will include some common problems encountered by users when such problems become apparent Missing Features and Known Bugs Missing Features Automated updating of System Controller firmware Reset all configuration parameters to defaults Known Bugs Please report any bugs or errors Please also suggest any way in which the software can be improved History Version 0 19 e No significant changes Version 0 18 e Fixed subscript out of range bug when starting a calibration introduced in version 0 17 Version 0 17 e Maintenance release Version 0 16 e Fixed bugs associated with load cell calibration window Version 0 15 e Fixed additional problems with how Greek
12. ons which gets pasted depends on the application For example Paint pastes the graph while SigmaPlot pastes the data By default the data are pasted into Excel and Word but the graph can also be pasted using Paste Special Note that the graph window can be resized to obtain bigger graphs with more resolution Set Zero Position Window Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Options Window Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Calculator Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Hardware Setup Window Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Load Cell Calibration The calibration procedures for the load cell are identical to those for the TENSION program Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Configuration Files Configuration files are plain text files that contain settings for various program parameters Reading a configuration file will automatically set the values for the defined parameters They can be used to quickly set several parameters at once For example you could create a file IEC60793 1 32 INI which would specify parameters that are compatible with that standard test procedure ExptSpeed 8333 33 PullLength 30 StartAnalysis 20 StopAnalysis 100 The configuration files can be constructed using a plain text editor such as NotePad As a s
13. ram for details STRIP for Windows Software Installation Run the SETUP program obtained from the Fiber Sigma website Auttp www fibersigma com downloads or from the distribution CD in the STRIP directory If you want to use a USB port on your PC for connecting to the System Controller install the software supplied with the serial to USB adaptor Running the Software for the First Time Running the STRIP program for the first time is the same as for the TENSION program Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details Uninstalling STRIP for Windows STRIP for Windows can be uninstalled using either one of two methods 1 Run the Uninstall icon in the Fiber Sigma program folder Start Programs Fiber Sigma 2 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Software and select STRIP and click Change Remove Updating the System Controller Firmware Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for details on how to reprogram the System Controller 3 STRIP for Windows User s Manual Quick Start Consult the documentation for the Tension for Windows program for information on how to prepare the equipment for use Add the strip force tool holder or the pullout force toggle clamp as described in the Hardware Installation section Stripping Your First Fiber 1 Check that the loading rate and experiment parameters are correctly set in the Ma
14. s so that for example for the IEC 60793 1 32 specification the user would set 20 to 100 for these parameters Note that this window into the data is into the window defined by the threshold load defined above Specimen number This is the index number for the next specimen to be broken This index number is the parameter N in the first column of the Result Table Data Display Area The results of the stripping experiment are displayed in the Result Table They are also saved to the current data file This section of the Main Window shows the name of the current output file for the results The file name includes the full path to the file if the result is too long to fit in the available space part of the path may be replaced by ellipses In that case simply hover the mouse over the file name and the complete path and name will be displayed in the tool tip which appears when hovering The Hesult Table The result table lists all results currently stored in the data file The table can be configured to your liking and the display can be manipulated in various ways The Result Table contains the following The first column is grayed out and can not be edited This contains the line number in the data file for each row measurement Note that even if the table 1s sorted in some order the data file contains the data in order of this line number N sequence number of the measurement max the maximum strip force measured in the window
15. tarting template you can create a file containing all available configuration parameters using the write configuration file option You can then delete irrelevant parameters and adjust others as necessary A complete list of Configuration File Parameters follows Configuration File Parameters The available configuration parameters are listed below together with their default values Note however that many parameters are saved when the STRIP program is closed ExptSpeed 8333 Specifies the translation stage speed in m s used during the strip force measurement PullLength 30 Specifies the distance in mm the translation stage should move the stripping tool during the measurement SpecimenCount 1 Sets the index number of the next fiber to be broken ThresholdForce 0 Specifies the threshold force in newtons which is used to ignore data at start STRIP for Windows User s Manual 8 StartAnalysis 20 StopAnalysis 100 HiCurrRate 10 ReverseSense False Noisy True and end of the measurements data are used if this parameter is set to zero These two parameters express as a percentage the portion of the force position data that are analyzed for the strip force When the translation stage is moved at a speed um s greater than the value defined by this parameter then the motor current is increased for the move If the speed is less than this value STRIP will drop the current to the lower standby current to avoid heati
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