Setup guide

Starting and Stopping the Test

You start and stop the currently configured test using the Start and Stop

buttons.

To start the currently configured test:

t Click Start in the Avid Performance Meter main window.

The test runs for the specified duration and then stops automatically.

The elapsed time a test has been running and the remaining time are

displayed in the Control area. If you selected the Loop option in the

Avid Performance Meter Settings dialog box, the test runs indefinitely.

In this case, the word LOOP appears in the Time Remaining display in

the main window.

To stop the currently running test:

t Click Stop in the Avid Performance Meter main window.

Interpreting the Test Results

This section provides information to help you interpret test results

displayed in the Avid Performance Meter main window.

Average Rate Calculation

The average data rate is calculated over the duration of the test. This

calculation includes the time the utility requires to open and to close the

test files, so the test file size (which you can configure for custom tests) can

affect the overall measured throughput.

Also, if the throughput is slow as the test is starting, this might be reflected

in the average rate. For example, if the target bandwidth is 4.0 MB/s, the

actual average rate calculated at the conclusion of the test might be 3.98 or

3.99 MB/s.