MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 108)

MTS MultiPurpose TestWare®
About Creating Variables with Multiple Associated
Working with MPT Variables 108
About Creating Variables with Multiple Associated Parameters
The value of the variables feature is best illustrated when you control multiple
associated parameters with a single variable.
An example of using the
Variable Editor
For example, suppose you create a test procedure that includes several command
processes that all use the same frequency. Rather than entering a frequency value
for each process separately, you could associate all the frequency parameters
with a “Frequency” variable. Then, between tests (with the test stopped and the
test procedure unlocked) you could use the Variable Editor to change the
frequency value of all the processes at the same time without opening any of their
individual dialogs.
The Variable Editor allows you to
create and set variable values. In
this example, frequency is defined
as a Real Number variable, and
the value is set to 10Hz.
In the cyclic command process
labeled “Precycle 1”, the
frequency variable value is shown
in the highlighted field in the
Command tab. Highlighted fields
are not editable.