MTS TW Elite - Manual (Page 102)

Offline Test Design
You can design tests offline, that is, when disconnected from the controller, and then map resources when
you connect to the controller. When you do this, you do not have to start the Station Manager application
and open a station configuration before starting the TWE application.
The general flow for designing tests offline is as follows:
• Start the TWE application (without starting the Station Manager application or connecting to a station).
• Open a test.
• Access the Resources subtab of the Define tab.
• Manually enter test resource names.
• Assign the test resources you created to test elements (such as activities, variables, and so forth).
• Save the test.
• Connect to a controller.
• Manually map the resources in the controller to your test.
Creating resources manually
If no existing tests are available to import resources from, you must add them to your test manually. (Define
tab > Resources subtab > Add Resource > resource type). When you add a resource, you must enter
a Display Name, an Internal Name (spaces are permitted), and where applicable, a Dimension.
Considerations for selecting compensators
It is good practice to wait until you connect to a controller before selecting compensators for command
activities. When not connected to a controller, the compensator list for a given command-type activity
shows all of the types of compensators that are possible to use with the activity. When you connect to a
controller, the list of compensators shows only the compensators that are actually available to the activity.
When connected to a controller, compensator availability is affected by the following:
• Some compensators apply only to specific types of command activities. For instance, Peak Valley
Compensation (PVC) pertains only to cyclic command.
• Some compensators, such as Adaptive Inverse Control (AIC), are licensed and will be available only
if they were purchased.
• Some compensators, such as Amplitude Phase Control (APC), are available only if they are enabled
in the underlying station configuration.
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