Learn about the key features in Instron's Bluehill testing software

1. New Expression Builder: Referencing  Embed complex test logic using Referencing Expression Builder connects the different sections in the software 20.23 21.36 22.58 24.30 Calculations Test Control Measurements Specimen properties Number Inputs

3. User inputs

4. Profiler (cycle) setup

5. User calculationsAll these appear as variables automatically

6. New Expression Builder Virtual measurements Anything can be an expression Use expressions To create virtual measurements Specify test control settings Set calculation options Test Control Settings Calculation options

7. New Expression Builder: Domains v 3.00 Get what you want from the curve, precisely Specify domains using conditional statements for calculations and graphs Eg.: Start UNTIL Load > x kN” Test curve

8. Help Animation v 3.00 See clearly what your calculation is computing Animated help for calculation algorithms and parameter definitions ?

9. Choice Inputs Operator inputs made easy Create inputs with a list of possible responses Responses are available in a drop-down menu Link choices to pre-defined parameter values Add choices and link values v 2.00

10. Soft keys v 3.00 Frame controls at your finger tips* and mouse tips Select soft-key functions for quicker test operation Pause and Resume crosshead motion added in v3.04 Reverse crosshead motion added in v3.11 * Control panel available on 5900 and 5500 frames only

11. User Transducers v 3.00 Hook and configure your own transducers Add your own transducers Configure the transducer and give it a name that is easily remembered Identify the transducer using Serial or Resistor codes Link a method to a specific transducer to avoid using the wrong transducer Link the transducer to a method

12. Sample Replay Original Sample File Replay existing samples with a different method setup Apply calculations and results tables in any method for any sample Add to the list of virtual measurements in a sample Avoid error prone manual editing of calculations and results when working with multiple sample files MethodFile Replay with New Sample File

13. Control Data Density Acquire only what you need without missing a thing Set data acquisition bandwidth based on the events in your test Set criteria to filter data when there is no significant change

14. Extra Live Displays v 3.00 Keep an easeful eye on the test with Extra Live Displays Monitor the test with real-time data and see post-test results at a glance Extra Live Displays