Ideal Vacuum AutoExplor Software Premium Version, Annual Renewal License, for all ExploraVAC TVAC Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber Systems

The Home Screen is the landing page of AutoExplor software. It offers manual control of all components in the ExploraVAC system and has four main sections: manual controls, setpoint controllers and readouts, running graph, and device tiles. The manual controls section allows the user to power the system and turn major ExploraVAC subsystems on and off. The setpoint controllers and readouts section, beneath the manual controls, allow setpoints, ramp rates, and soak times to be defined for controllable subsystems. These could include pressure, platen temperature, and/or chamber temperature. The Additional Readouts box shows other system data such as sample temperatures. The running graph section provides live graphical data streaming so that the user can readily visualize system and device behavior. The device tiles section is useful for monitoring individual system components. The current state (on/off) of all installed devices are displayed here, and each device has an associated data card which shows its current operating parameters.



The premium version Recipe Creation section facilitates designing new recipes and updating existing recipes. Recipes are created in a step-by-step process, where each step has its own set of device setpoint, ramp rate, and stated conditions. The conditions dictate when the system moves to the next step. The left column shows all the devices and controls installed on the system. This column indicates which subsystems are used by the recipe (subsystem icons in green), and which ones are not (device icons in white). This section can be collapsed to only show the controls being used by the recipe. The main center section is a scrollable zone which shows each independent step. Below, Step 1 is selected. There is a rectangle in each control row to show which controls are active for that step. Recipe steps are fully programmable to meet any series of unique test condition requirements, including step looping and logical condition grouping (multiple conditions can be joined together with AND or OR to meet the test condition requirements).



The premium version Data Logging section allows the operator to configure what test data will be captured and stored. This section is also used to open and analyze existing data log files, where the operator can view the results of previously completed test recipes. By toggling through each distinct step of the recipe, the user can see the required conditions that must be met along with each step's estimated run time. The graphic panel area displays a color coordinated curve for each active sensor, along with the actual versus targeted readout values as a function of time.