MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 364)

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Time History Sequence Output
Time History Sequence Output Activity Overview
Time History Sequence Output Icon
The Time History Sequence Output is an optional activity. You must type a special key code during
installation to enable this activity.
Note:
This activity will not operate properly on a station configuration that uses the decimal clock mode
in its associated hardware interface file. For proper operation, this activity requires a station
configuration that uses a binary clock mode.
The Time History Sequence Output activity lets you drive a station with RPC III or Pro Road Surface
files (files with extensions drv or seq).
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Reference
Time History Sequence Output (THSO) Files Overview (p. 366)
Time History Sequence Output Properties (p. 367)
Road Surface Files Overview
A Road Surface file is a file that you create with RPC software. It consists of a list of time history files and
other Road Surface files. Each file can have a different number of channels.
Creating road surface files
A Road Surface file is created by the RPC RSURF program or RPC Pro. It lets you enter up to 30 file
names in one Road Surface file. The order in which files are listed determines the order in which they are
played out. For example, if files A, B, and C are entered in the list in alphabetical order and each file has
two passes, the files are played out as follows:
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