The data processing uses a processor giving a control loop rate of 40kHz, making the Phoenix Alpha Digital Control System the fastest control system available, and ensures the most accurate control and best data acquisition rate possible.
The Phoenix Alpha Digital Control System can be retrofitted to any make of hydraulic test machine complete with new frame wiring.
The Phoenix software suite includes programmes to allow simple manual control or the ability to write unique and complex test programmes for R&D testing.
Alpha Digital Control System
- Virtual Control Panel (VCP)
- Macro Language
- Tensile Test Software
- Profile Builder
- TMF Test Software
The Phoenix Alpha Digital Control System and software is fully designed and written in-house to support our range of test machines and equipment, and is available in single-axis, dual-axis or multi-axis configurations.
Overview
Controls & Software
The Phoenix software suite includes:
Virtual Control Panel (VCP)
The VCP gives the user complete control of the Phoenix Alpha Digital Control System and is the interface with all other software programmes from our software range.
The software enables simple set up of constant amplitude testing in three modes:
- Load
- Stroke (extension)
- Strain
The VCP has menus for function generator, limits and trips, cycle counter, gain settings and event actions.
Macro Language
The Phoenix Macro Language is a powerful software programme that enables the user to construct complex test routine by expressing the test as a concise sequence of “English-like” instructions, allowing our software engineers to write a test programme to suit the exact specification of our customer’s requirement.
Tensile Test Software
The Phoenix Tensile programme complies with the latest BS ISO tensile test specifications that require strain rate control from an extensometer.
The programme also allows for operation without the use of an extensometer. Full graphical and calculation results are printed after the completion of the test, including automatic marking of the yield point.
Profile Builder
The Profile Builder programme allows the operator to create custom waveforms in load, displacement, strain or temperature control.
Waveforms can also be imported from external programmes such as Excel or Word.
The Phoenix Alpha Digital Control System is supplied with standard waveforms:
- Sine, haversine
- Triangle, havertriangle
- Square, haversquare
- Single and dual ramp
TMF Test Software
The Phoenix TMF programme is written to comply with the latest ISO TMF standard with the addition of modification, enabling the flexibility needed to carry out tailored TMF research.
The system allows fully integrated and synchronised control of the heating channel to allow in phase/ out phase stress and heating cycles to be applied.
The Phoenix TMF programme includes a fully automated temperature compensation routine, using either real-time temperature or angle of the waveform being run.
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Accreditations
Rolls Royce Technical Approval for High Temperature and Environmental Testing
The Design, Manufacture, Commissioning, Maintenance and support of Materials Testing Machines. ISO 9001 - ISO 14001 - OHSAS 18001, Cert. No. 15997-QMS-001
UKAS Calibration
UKAS Testing (flexible scope)
