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 =====VCS UI Hardware Menu===== =====VCS UI Hardware Menu=====
  
-====Tools====+Hardware configuration within VCS begins with Spider connection.
  
-**Spider Configuration:** Displays detected modules as well as currently selected spider’s information regarding model type serial number and EDM version.+Then continues with the test type selection to matches physical model. 
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 +Hardware setup continues with Shaker parameters within [[config|]] 
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 +Inputs and signal control follow from the Top Toolbar to match sensor setup. 
 +====Ribbon -> Tools==== 
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 +**Spider Configuration:** Displays detected modules as well as currently selected spider’s information regarding model type serial number and EDM version.  Spider configuration is available when you are not connected to a spider currently. 
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 +Options include renaming spider system, setting as default system, importing a new system and IP address configuration.
  
 {{::spider_setup.png?600|}} {{::spider_setup.png?600|}}
    
 +**DIO** Digital input & output allows for customization of input and output channels
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 +A spider must be selected from the modules page to access DIO
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 +{{:vcs:ui-overview:dio.png?600|}}
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 **Spider Date & Time Settings:** Set Date & Time to be synchronized with PC or to custom setup.   **Spider Date & Time Settings:** Set Date & Time to be synchronized with PC or to custom setup.  
  
 Global Settings: Allows customization of interface appearance, units, formatting, notifications and plot properties.   Global Settings: Allows customization of interface appearance, units, formatting, notifications and plot properties.  
  
-{{::global_settings.png?200|}} 
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 Working Folder: Sets the file browser/PC location of recording and saves data, as well as generated reports.   Working Folder: Sets the file browser/PC location of recording and saves data, as well as generated reports.  
  
-===Report===+{{::global_settings.png?200|}}
  
-Generates report of selected results or parameters, a word document with the relevant information will open and save.  +===Calibration -> Sensor Calibration===
  
-====Inputs==== +{{:vcs:ui-overview:hardware_sensor_calibration.png?400|}} 
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 +Allows for channel selection for sensor calibration.  Previous/old sensitivity will be populated; new calibrated sensitivity will populate directly to input values after sensor calibration is complete. 
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 +===Hardware Self Test=== 
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 +{{hardware-menu:pasted:20260219-164710.png?600|}} 
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 +Self-test will generate a drive output, so it is important to take precaution before running examination. 
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 +====Top Toolbar -> Inputs====
    
 {{::inputs_tab.png?600|}} {{::inputs_tab.png?600|}}
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 ===Settings== ===Settings==
  
-Shortcut to Global settings as described in Tools -> Global settings.+Shortcut to Global settings as described in Tools -> Global settings.   
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 +Global settings include engineering units, which is important for sensor/input configuration, VCS settings, used for setup specific and test type information as well as common settings, and controls pass-filters for all incoming data.