MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 320)

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Select an Interrupt behavior:
• Interrupt Immediately—End the branch or loop immediately at the current level.
• Interrupt at End of Cycle—Complete the current cycle before ending the branch or
loop.
Relative End Levels—Select to specify that the values of the end levels are relative
to the value of the control mode command signal at the time the activity begins
executing. When not checked, end levels are relative to setpoint.
Suppress Cycle Counter—Select to prevent the channel counter from being
incremented when this activity is executed. When not checked, the channel counter
is incremented.
Click the green plus sign to open the Select Channels window, and select the channel
or multiple channels to use for the activity. Channel List
Select the type of feedback to use in the control loop for the selected channel. Specify
this for each channel you select. Control Mode
Note:
For MTS Criterion and MTS Insight systems, load and strain modes are available
only if you have purchased the Advanced Rate Control license.
If you select Use variables to specify arrays of End Levels and Durations, select
the variable in the drop-down menu for each box.
Example: Using Variables to Specify Arrays of End Levels and Durations
This example describes how to set up a test where an Input Variables activity allows an operator to
manually enter values for the end level and duration array variables that define the segments (end level
+ duration values) in a Custom Waveform activity.
320 | MTS TestSuite
Test Activities