MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 512)

MTS MultiPurpose TestWare®
Creating Profiles
Model 793.11 Profile Editor 512
Using Normalized Dimensions to Define Control Modes
In the Level Units list, selecting the scientific notation can affect test
integrity.
Selecting the scientific notation display feature can result in the loss of
original level values.
The Profile Editor can display only five significant digits to the left of the decimal
point and only four significant digits to the right of the decimal point for level
values. If your selection moves the original level value beyond four digits, the
original value will be lost.
Select the unity
dimension
If you click unity in the Level Units list, the decimal position of each level value
(Level1, Level2) shifts so that a value displayed as 100% changes to 1.0. This
affects only the display, not the subsequent command value.
Select the unitless
dimension
If you click Unitless in the Dimension list, the Level Units list displays (none)
by default, which means 1 equals the full-scale value, as determined by the MPT
Level Multiplier value. For example, if profile Level1 equals 2 and the MPT
Level Multiplier equals 4 cm, then the command for Level1 equals 8 cm.
How to select scientific
notation
In addition to the (none) selection, the Level Units list offers four scientific
notation display selections for Unitless Dimensions:
• e-03
• e-06
• e+03
• e+06
These selections do not affect the command levels at which the MPT application
plays out the profile—they simply alter the display of the level values by shifting
their decimal points. The notation value determines how much the decimal
values shift.
For example, suppose profile Level1 equals 10000 with a Level Units selection
of (none), and that the MPT Level Multiplier value equals 3 mm. In this case, the
command value of Level1 equals 30000 mm. If you change the Level Units
selections to e+03, the Level1 value will be displayed as 30, but will still have a
command value of 30000 mm.
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