MTS Multipurpose Elite Test - Manual (Page 110)

Comments Feature
MPE does not have an analogous capability. It can be simulated with some work using
the Log Message activity.
Not implemented in MPE. Hold is always allowed. Option on how to
support Hold
Not implemented in MPE. Resume from Stop is always allowed. Option on whether
Run After Stop is
allowed
Implemented in MPT, but not in MPE. Option to NOT clear
channel counters on
RESET.
MPT has options for when the test state is periodically/automatically saved. Recovery options
MPE performs similar automatic saving of the state, but the parameters associated
with this are hard-coded. It always saves program state changes and every 20 seconds.
Both MPT and MPE maintain a message log for the test run. Message Log
MPT has options determining the content and the disposition of this information; MPE
does not support equivalent options.
Messages from the controller, Station Manager, and other applications are recorded
in the MPT test run log; they are not recorded in the MPE test run log. Testrun Log
MPT test definition has an option to override the project or system-wide Unit
Assignment Set selection. MPE does not support this option. Unit Assignment
Selection
8.4.0 Editing Features
Comments Feature
In MPT, the user can stop a test, change the procedure, and resume the test on the
same specimen using the updated parameters. Change the test
design and continue
the test.
In MPE, changing parameters during the test requires designing the test to prompt
for the parameters that will be modified. This can significantly increase the complexity
of some relatively simple tests.
In MPT, you can successively run different procedures against the same specimen,
adding the resulting data into that same specimen. Run more than one
procedure against the
same specimen/test
run.
In MPE, Test Runs and specimens are owned by the test, so you cannot run multiple
tests in the same test run. The workaround is to run the tests separately, export the
data, and merge it outside of MTS TestSuite.
110 Multipurpose Elite Test Design Guide
8.0 Appendix A: MPE for MPT Users