PdMA PRODUCT SUPPORT MANUAL

TECHNOTE 0501
ISSUED Export Motor, Import Motor, Import Tests to Motor
may be reached by selecting Setup, Motor on the tool
April, 2005 bar or right clicking on the motor and selecting Motor
from the menu.

SUBJECT Export Motor is used to make a .motor file to send via

Upgrade from WinVis5.0 Build 142 to WinVis5.0 Build email as an attachment to the testing facility. The motor
150. is copied, not removed, from the Plant Layout. The
motor must be highlighted in the Plant Layout for the
Export Motor button to be active.
DESCRIPTION
Import Motor is used to place the .motor file received
This release:
via email into your Plant Layout.
Includes an adjustment to the communication
Import Test to Motor is used to place only the test data
between MCE and AIS.
in the motor History Chart. It is the only button active if
no motor is highlighted on the Plant Layout.
Increases the pre-trigger capability of the In-Rush/
Start-Up test.
Export motor
Includes the Import/Export function. 1. Determine a location or make a folder in WinVis to
receive the motor information. In this example
Motor is used.
AIS Voltage
Communication between the MCE and AIS was 2. Highlight the motor to be exported.
adjusted to ensure accurate voltage delivery from the
AIS. 3. Click Export Motor (Figure 1).

In-Rush/Start-Up
The pre-trigger capability of the In-Rush/Start-Up test
has been enhanced to allow data to be captured from
complicated motor start-ups that may take several hours
to coordinate. In the enhanced version, the first 30
seconds of the In-Rush/Start-Up test performs the same
as before. After the initial 30 second period, any in-rush
current exceeding the trigger level will be immediately
captured and displayed.

Also, the enhancement offers two pre-trigger time

selections: one second and five seconds. The capture
length selections remain the same.

Import/Export Motor
The Import/Export function allows the test data for a
single motor to be transferred between databases. The
file extension is .motor and it is the only file type that
can be transferred using the WinVis Import/Export
function.
Figure 1

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4. Select the location to export to. For this example 8. At this point the file may be attached to an email.
the Motor folder is used (Figure 2). The person receiving the file must use the Import
Motor function to add the motor to their database.

Import Motor
Import motor adds the motor and its data as a new motor
to the Plant Layout. It doesnt matter if the root (MCE)
or a motor is highlighted, the import motor will still add
the motor as a separate motor on the tree.

1. Select Motor, Import Motor (Figure 5).

Figure 2

5. Click Save.

6. The Progress Window (Figure 3) displays and then

the Export Successful window (Figure 4) appears.

Figure 5

2. Locate the location of the motor to be imported and

highlight it so that the file name appears in the File
Name textbox. In this example the motor is located
Figure 3 in the Motor file. The file must have the .motor
extension (Figure 6).

Figure 4

7. Click OK.

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Figure 9

Import Tests to Motor

Import Tests to Motor is used to import test results only
to an existing motor in the Plant Layout and not to add
the motor to the Plant Layout. In order to accomplish
Figure 6 this:

3. Click Open. 1. Highlight the motor that will have the test data
added to its History Chart. Select Import Tests to
4. The Import Motor window shown in Figure 7 Motor (Figure 10).
appears.

Figure 7

5. Click Save.

6. The Import Completed, Figure 8, window appears.

Click OK. The motor appears on the Plant Layout
(Figure 9).

Figure 10

2. In the Save Data window, Figure 11, locate the

.motor file, highlight the file and click Open.

Figure 8

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Figure 11

3. The additional test data is added to the History

Chart of the selected motor. The Import Completed
window appears (Figure 12). Click OK.

Figure 12

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