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B.2.3
ODVA Conformance Test Software
This automated test software is designed to query, provoke, and detect software flaws in your
device. ODVA sells yearly subscriptions of this software to vendors so that they can prepare for
conformance testing. This software is also the best way to modify or create the Statement of
Conformance (STC) file. Pressing CTRL+D will bring up a GUI for the Data section of the STC file.
Getting Started
After completing the install, a webpage is brought up in the default browser. This page gives an
overview of the test software and lists the relevant documentation with a brief summary. The
setup for testing is covered in the Conformance Test Software User Manual.
Chapter
Contents
1
System requirements and installation
2
How to select a device and how to modify the Statement of Conformance file
3
How to set up the network to prepare for testing
4
How to run the test software
The User Manual - Critical Points
Users are strongly encouraged to read through the Conformance Test Software User Manual to
fully understand the testing software. The following points are meant to recapture the critical
sections of this document.
•
The Network Interface that will be used for testing needs to be selected from the available
network interface cards in the Setup menu.
Fig. 4
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Most devices will comply with the default timeout settings, but some require more relaxed
standards for responses. This can be set in the Set Message Wait Timers menu.
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The latest version of the CT Test software requires users to allocate a second IP address for
their network interface card.
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Enabling the Encapsulation Logging feature of the CT test will allow users to efficiently work
with Wireshark captures and Conformance Test logs.
B.2.4
EZ-EDS
EZ-EDS is a free utility made available by ODVA. This tool is very helpful for editing and testing
Electronic Data Sheets. Electronic Data Sheets are ASCII formatted files that describe data
organization, configuration, and performance capabilities. They are commonly called EDS files,
and have the extension .eds. EDS files can be built and modified using a text editor, but EZ-EDS
provides a graphical user interface that brings attention to major fields. EZ-EDS also tests EDS
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