MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 19)

Application Overview
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About MPT Processes
When you create tests with the MPT application, you use MPT processes like
building blocks to define test actions such as sending command signals,
performing data acquisition, and responding to test events.
A complete MPT test normally consists of a number of MPT processes linked
together and saved as an MPT procedure.
Process categories
Processes are grouped on the palette in the following categories:
• Command Processes send commands to a servovalve or external controller
to apply forces to the physical specimen.
• Data Acquisition Processes acquire sensor data from the physical
specimen.
• Event Processes monitor test signals and perform actions when specified
conditions are met.
• External Control Processes control external controllers or logic devices.
• Other Processes perform miscellaneous functions.
Default Test Procedure Locations
In MTS 793 software version 3.5x or earlier, the default location of test files is:
C:\MTS software product name (for example, “FTGT”)\MPT\Procs
In MTS 793 software version 4.0 or later, the default location of test files is:
C:\MTS 793\Projects\Project name (for example, “Project 1”)\MPT\Procedures