MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 66)

6.2.5.0 Starting the MPE Application and Creating a New Test Shell
This task creates a new empty test shell and opens the Procedure workspace. When you start the MPE
application, it automatically connects to your station.
Note:
The MPE application typically offers more than one method to select existing or create new test files.
You can click toolbar icons, make menu selections, or use the right-click menu.
1. Click the Windows Start button and select Programs > MTS TestSuite > Multipurpose Elite.
2. On the toolbar, click the New Test icon arrow and select the New Test option.
3. In the Explorer panel, click Procedure. The Procedure workspace is shown.
4. In the Procedure workspace, observe the green “start” and red “stop” icons between which activities are
placed.
5. On the toolbar, click the Save As Test icon and rename your test as desired.
6.2.6.0 Adding a Profile Activity
This task adds a Profile activity to the procedure and defines its properties. During the test, this activity
references and plays out the custom waveform defined in the sample profile.
1. In the Toolbox panel, scroll to the Profile activity in the Commands list.
2. Drag the Profile activity icon and drop it in the work area over the “Drop Activities Here” text.
3. In the Properties panel, enter the following values as necessary:
Profile Activity Properties
Effect/Explanation Value Property
Profile Display Name
References the information in the
Profiletest.blk profile. This is the file ProfileTest.blk File
you created for the sample test in
Creating a Profile on page 63.
Note:
The Show Summary control
shows channel mapping
between the profile and the
station configuration. The
Update From File control
references the current version
of the profile.
Plays out the profile three times. 3 count Total Passes
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