MTS Series 793 Controller - Manual (Page 65)

Designing Tests with the Basic TestWare Application
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Designing Tests with the Basic TestWare Application
The Basic TestWare application is included in the Series 793 System Software
bundle, and is the easiest software tool for creating simple monotonic and cyclic
test designs that do not require complex signal management or mode switches.
An on-screen panel lets you create tests by defining the rate, frequency,
amplitude, and mean for sine, triangle, square, and ramp command signals. You
can turn on peak detectors to monitor for signal changes.
You can also collect data from any signal you have defined in your system,
including peak/valley, min/max, timed data, and level crossing data.
After you configure your test, you can save it to a Basic TestWare application test
file (or .tst file).
About test files
A test file typically includes the following types of test configuration
information:
• Test command (command type, test channel definition)
• Data acquisition definition (type, signals, buffer size/type)
• Data file definition (file name, data header, file format)
By default, Basic TestWare application test files are saved to the “BTW” folder in
the Project folder you selected when you started the Station Manager application.