MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 127)

About MPT Specimens
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About MPT Specimens
An MPT specimen contains a number of files associated with the execution of a
specific procedure.
The default location for your MPT specimen files is:
• C:\MTS 793\Projects\Project Name\MPT\Specimens
During the test, the MPT application writes test-generated data files to the
selected MPT specimen. These files include log files, data acquisition files, test
recovery files, and so forth.
For more information
For detailed information on the files saved in the MPT specimen, see “About
MPT Files” on page 134.
About Assigning MPT Specimens
You must link a new or existing MPT specimen to a procedure before you can
run it. Once an MPT specimen has been linked to a particular procedure, that
procedure is available to the MPT specimen on the MPT control panel.
You can create new MPT specimens with the MPT control panel and the MPT
Specimen Editor. You may want to use a new MPT specimen to collect data for
a particular test run in a unique location.
For more information
For more information on creating and linking MPT specimens, see “About
Creating and Linking MPT Specimens” on page 127.
For more information, see “About Loading MPT Specimens” on page 140.
About Creating and Linking MPT Specimens
You can use the MPT control panel or the MPT Specimen Editor to create MPT
specimens and link procedures to them.
Using the MPT control
panel
The MPT control panel is designed to create new MPT specimens one at a time,
or as needed, in less structured testing environments.
For example, suppose you want to modify a procedure (with an existing MPT
Specimen) and run it against a new MPT specimen. On the MPT control panel,
you could simply click the New Specimen button, name the MPT specimen, and
then click Run on the Station Controls panel. The new data, test log entries,
recovery information, and so on, is now directed to the new MPT specimen,
instead of the previous MPT specimen.