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5.10
Standard Measurement Test
Once all communication and board settings etc from sections 5.5 to 5.9 have been chosen select OK and the
user will be taken back to the main user interface. From here, note that the text has changed to ‘Connected
to COM’ which indicates that the software has successfully connected to the A system under the
chosen settings. From here select ‘Start’ to begin a test.
Figure 19
This will open the ‘Test Parameters’ window. At this stage the following options must be chosen by the user:
1.
The location of the saved results file, and the results file name for the upcoming test.
2.
Test Length (24-hour format)
3.
Number of Measurements (this is not editable; it is a calculation between the test length and
measurement interval)
4.
Measurement Interval (24-hour format)
5.
External Voltage (greyed out unless either is selected in option 11)
6.
Temperature & Humidity measurement interval (24-hour format)
7.
Stabilisation time required in 24-hour clock format
N.B. a stabilisation time is not required but is
recommended if the measurement and conditioning bias are different.
8.
Soak time (time between selecting test start and the first measurement)
9.
Single/Multiple Bias selection (see page 22, section 5.11)
10.
Number of measurements per row (see example on page 22)
11.
Measurement and conditioning bias selection.
12.
Add another voltage selection to measurements (see example on page 22)
13.
Select a predefined template. (see example on page 23)
14.
Begin test or cancel to return to main menu.
Figure 20