MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 224)

MTS MultiPurpose TestWare®
Sweep Command Process
Command Processes 224
How to Define a Sweep Process
1. Drag the icon from the Process Palette to your group or procedure
table.
2. Click the process icon in your group or procedure table, or in the navigation
pane.
3. Click the Channels tab.
4. Move all the channels you want to generate the command on to the
Included list. Move all the others to the Available list.
5. Click the Command tab.
6. In the Segment Shape list, click the desired segment shape.
7. In the Sweep Type list, click Linear or Logarithmic.
8. If desired, select the Sweep Count check box and type the number of times
you want the sweep to repeat. For continuous sweeps, clear the Sweep
Count check box.
Note The Execute Process value multiplies the Sweep Count in the
Command parameters. If the Execute Process parameter is set to 10
and the Sweep Count is set to 5, a total of 50 sweeps will occur.
9. Type a value and unit type for Frequency 1., then type a value for
Frequency 2.
Note This process can run ascending or descending sweeps.
10. Optional—In the Adaptive Compensators list, click a compensator.
11. Optional—If you want to define a relative end level, select the Relative
End Levels check box.
12. In the Channel list, click your desired channel.
13. In the Control Mode list, click the desired control mode or right-click to
assign a control-mode variable.
14. Set the units of measurement for the end levels, then type values for End
Level 1 and End Level 2.
15. Optional—In the Phase Lag box, type a value.
16. Repeat steps 12 through 15 for each channel you want to command with this
process.