Cycle decimation (select cycles button) – MTS Multipurpose Elite User Manual
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You can monitor a variable for change by selecting an existing variable from the drop-down list or create
a new one by selecting
about new numeric variables, see
(p. 167)). Every time a change occurs to
the variable you choose to monitor (for the Cycle Statistics Table, Cycle Time Chart, History Chart,
Hysteresis Chart), the data in the view is updated. The default value is Current Cycle Index, which stores
the index number of the current cycle count. Other variables listed in this box are variables specified in
the Save Variables box of the Map Variables window.
To plot the updated data, it must also meet the cycle decimation filter selection criteria.
For example, if you select Current Cycle Index (which is used by the Cycle + DAQ and Custom Waveform
+ DAQ activities to count cycles), the application shows the results only when all of the following are true:
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The Current Cycle Index variable changes (when the cycle count changes).
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The cycle meets the selection criteria set in the Cycle Decimation Filter Selection window.
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The update interval set in the Cycle Decimation Filter Selection window occurs when the selected cycle
is complete but before the next selected cycle.
Monitor for Change is also used to select the Counter variable in the block Information of DAQ.
Cycle Decimation (Select Cycles Button)
Test-Run displays and DAQ activities use cycle selection in different ways:
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For test-run displays, cycle selection selects the cycles to display. Note that the Update Interval must
occur when the selected cycle is complete but before the next cycle is selected.
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For DAQ activities, cycle selection selects the cycles to acquire for analysis.
Click the Select Cycles button to open the Cycle Decimation Filter Selection window. You can use one
or more cycle filters at a time for different selection combinations.
Cycle Decimation Filter Selection Window
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