MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 409)

MPT Calculation Process
MTS MultiPurpose TestWare® Other Process Descriptions 409
How to Define the MPT Calculation Process
1. Drag the icon from the Process Palette to your Group or Procedure
table.
2. Click the process icon in your Group or Procedure table.
3. Click the Variables tab, select the variables you wish to apply calculations
to in the Available list, then click > to move the selected variables to the
Included list.
4. Click the Calculation tab.
5. Build a mathematical expression as desired using
• The desired variables in the Signals list,
• Mathematical operators (+, -, and so on), and
• Mathematical functions in the Functions list.
Ensure you end each line in the expression pane with a semi-colon (“;”).
6. Click the General tab.
7. In the Name box, type a name for this process. (You can also name the
process in the Procedure table.)
8. Select the Process Enabled check box. (If this box is cleared, the process
will not run.)
9. In the Execute Process box, type number of times you want the process to
run.
10. Optional—In the Counter Type list, click a counter type.
11. Optional—If you enabled a counter, type a Counter Label.
Set the desired Start and Interrupt signals for the process in the Group or
Procedure table.