MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 382)

MTS MultiPurpose TestWare®
Failure Detector Process
Event Process Descriptions 382
Failure Detector Process
About the Failure Detector Process
The Failure Detector process is a detector process which monitors signals for
occurrence failure events (peak or valley values), determines whether the failure
events meet the criteria for specimen failure, and if so, completes the process.
Failure Detector Parameter Descriptions
Settings tab
Settings Tab
I TEM D ESCRIPTION
Failure Event
% of
event type
(Maximum or
Minimum)
monitored signal
Specifies the percentage of the monitored signal’s maximum or minimum
value that represents specimen failure. When the monitored signal reaches this
level the process ends.
Selects the type of event the process looks for in the monitored signal. For
example, if you select maximum, a maximum or peak level will trigger the
process.
Selects the input signal for which the process monitors your failure criteria.
Initial Value Specifies whether the process monitors the value of the selected signal relative
to zero (Absolute), or relative to the value of the signal when the Failure
Detector process started (Relative).
Sensitivity Specifies how much the monitored signal must change before a level is
considered a maximum event (peak) or a minimum event (valley).