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FEATURES:
• User-Friendly Graphical User Interface -
The user interface for FCPOWER™ was designed from the ground up to be intuitive for fuel cell testers. It is highly graphical in
nature and provides a streamlined presentation for standard fuel cell operations. A stock front panel is provided with each instrument which may be modified and customized.
• Continuous Data Logging -
FCPOWER™ facilitates fuel cell testing by providing a system where user selected data can be logged to a database file based on user-specified triggers. Data can then be saved in either MDB format (Microsoft® Access database) or CSV format. CSV formatted files can be opened by many standard data manipulation programs such as Microsoft® Excel, SigmaPlot®, Origin®, etc. Databases available include Microsoft® Access, Microsoft® SQL Server, and Oracle® Database.
• Real-Time Graphing of Any Variable Versus Any Other Variable -
The real-time graphing portion of FCPOWER™ allows users to plot any number of variables versus any single variable or time.
This feature is useful for developing real-time polarization curves or tracking cell performance across temperature ranges. The various graphing and charting options include strip charts and bar graphs.
• High Degree of Versatility Through Scripting -
A key goal of the FCPOWERTM design team was to allow users to write scripts in VBScript which can manipulate any or all of the FCTS components to affect test routines not even envisioned by the design team.
•Custom Monitor Toolbox -
Use the toolbox to create virtual instrument panels which meet the user's specific testing needs. VBScripts can be associated with controls on the Custom Monitor to further enhance the user's ability to create the perfect front panel for any given test.
• Dynamic Discovery of FCTS Components -
To facilitate ease of use, FCPOWERTM dispenses with complicated software setup routines by dynamically identifying the FCTS components present on the Ethernet.
• Event Manager Notification System -
FCPOWERTM can page or e-mail the user when a user-specified condition or event occurs.
•Third Party Instrument Control -
FCPOWERTM is not just for FiderisTM Test Suite anymore. Now use all the power and versatility of FCPOWERTM to control third party instruments such as Agilent®'s Milliohmmeter, Multiplexer, Voltmeter, and GC, AeroVironment's Load, TDI's Dynaload, Watlow® and Omega® temperature controllers, Advantech ADAM modules, Vaisala Humidity Probes, Yokogawa Data Acquisition Modules, and many other commonly used hardware. Do you hve equipment which is no longer supported by its suppliers? Interfaces available for Hydrogenics/Greenlight FCATS and Screener, and can be provided for equipment manufactured by Advanced Measurements.
•Timer Feature -
With the FCPowerTM Timer feature, elapsed time and start and stop timestamps of multiple experiments can be recorded. User-specified experimental conditions are used to trigger the timer to start and stop as desired.
•Remote Operation -
FCPowerTM offers two options for remote monitoring and control of experiments. First, operation of FCPowerTM from a remote computer provides the same capabilities for monitoring (and optionally controlling) experiments as when utilizing FCPowerTM on the host computer (computer connected directly to the test equipment). Second, by utilizing WebProxy the user can remotely monitor and control their test through a secure, hosted website.
SAFETY FEATURES:
• Combustible and toxic gas monitoring with audible alarm and automated instrument shutdown
• Programmable fuel cell shutdown voltage
• Automated safety shutdown sequence
User may utilize the watchdog program to monitor testing and initiate various levels of
shutdown. Any instrument can trigger a hardware or software shutdown.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Machine Requirements:
Platform Pentium® 1GHz or greater
Random Access Memory 128 MB
Hard Disk Space 100 MB
Operating System Windows® XP Professional
FiderisTM Fuel Cell Test SystemTM Software
Gives you the power to do your experiments your way!
Modular software system used to monitor and control the Fideris brand FCTSTM components
Specifications subject to change.
All brand or product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
This equipment may be protected by one or more of the following patents:
U.S. Patent # 5,512,831, 6,324,042, 6,383,671, 6,792,320. Additional patents pending.
Fuel Cell Test System, FCTS, FCPower, Fideris, the Fideris logo, and the TesSol logo are trademarks of TesSol, Incorporated.
Copyright 2008 TesSol, Incorporated
October 2008
TesSol = Testing Solutions
e-mail: info@tessol-inc.com
Website: www.fideris.com
TesSol, Inc.
1315 SE Grace Ave Suite 130
Battle Ground, Washington 98604 USA
Phone: 360.687.1393 • Fax: 360.687.8251