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Connect the power supply to the emulation controller.
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Enter the pv command through the terminal emulator.
Options available for the "pv" are explained in the help screen displayed by
typing "help pv" or "? pv" at the prompt. The help screen output will appear
similar to the screen shown below:
c>? pv
pv <options> <count> - Execute the performance verification diagnostics.
pv - display pv warning message
pv -l - list available pv tests only (do not execute)
pv -d - execute emulator subsystem tests only
pv -t <x[-y]> - select system test number <x> or range <x-y> only
pv -t * - select all system tests
pv -d -t <x> - select emulation subsystem test <x> only
pv -v <verbose> - set verbose level; valid levels: 0-9
pv -f - force tests to execute (HP internal use only)
pv -n - do not initialize system (HP internal use only)
pv <count> - execute diagnostics <count> number of times,
<count> of 0 repeats until keyboard break
--- SYSTEM SETUP ---
o Connect a coaxial cable between the BREAK IN and TRIGGER OUT BNCs.
o Replace the target cable with the SELFTEST LOOPBACK connector.
o To execute the LAN Feedback tests, disconnect the LAN BNC connector
from the network and terminate with two 50 ohm terminators on a tee.
(Run pv from the RS232 Port with LAN disabled)
*** WARNING *** This command performs a system initialization after
all pv execution is completed.
c>
Examples
To execute all tests one time:
pv 1
To execute test 2 with maximum debug output repeatedly until a ^C is
entered:
pv -t2 -v9 0
To execute tests 3, 4, and 5 only for 2 cycles:
pv -t3-5 2
Solving Problems
To execute the built-in performance verification test
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