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15 Automatic Test Sequences – AUTO Function
If the same order of tests with subsequent report generation is to
be performed repeatedly, as is, for example, specified by certain
standards, we recommend using test sequences.
With the help of test sequences it is possible to compile auto-
matic test procedures on the basis of the manual individual mea-
surements. A test sequence consists of up to 200 individual test
steps which have to be processed one after the other.
Basically, a distinction is made between three types of individual
steps:
• Note: the test procedure is interrupted by a pop-up note for
the test engineer. It is not continued before the test engineer
acknowledges the note.
Example: Note prior to insulation resistance measurement:
„Disconnect the device from the mains!“
• Visual inspection, testing and report: the test procedure is inter-
rupted by a pop-up window of a passed/failed evaluation,
comments on and results of the evaluation are saved in the
database.
• Measurement: Measurement like the individual measurements
performed by the test instruments with data storage and
parameter configuration.
The test sequences are created at a PC by means of the ETC
software and are then transferred to the test instruments.
The measurement parameters are also configured at a PC. How-
ever, they can still be modified at the test instrument during the
test procedure before the respective measurement is launched.
After restarting the test step, the parameter settings defined in
ETC are loaded.
Note
The parameters are not subjected to a plausibility check
by the ETC software. We therefore advise you to test the
newly created test sequence at the test instrument before
filing it permanently in your database.
Limit values are currently not defined in ETC, but have to be
adjusted during the automatic test sequence.
Menu for the Processing of Test Sequences
In order to process existing test sequences, to add, for example,
further test sequences or to adjust parameter settings, they have
to be loaded to the ETC PC software beforehand.
There are two possibilities to do this:
•ETC: Extras  Test sequences  Load test sequences
(from file „pruefsequenzenxyz.seq“)
or
• ETC: Device  Test sequences  Receive test sequences
(from the connected test instrument PROFITEST MPRO or
PROFITEST MXTRA)
Step-by-step Overview: Generating Test Sequences at the PC
1 Generate new test sequence – enter denomination
2 Change denomination of the selected test sequence
3 Duplicate selected test sequence,
(copy) is added at the end of the duplicated name
4 Delete selected test sequence
5 Generate and/or add new test step for selected test sequence
– Choose the type of test step from the list and accept or modify the
denomination
6 Duplicate selected test step
7 Delete selected test step
8 Change the order of the selected test steps
9 Select measuring parameters for the selected type of test step from the list
10 Choose the setting for the measuring parameters from the list
11 Accept modification for the measuring parameter
12 Close test sequence menu
Saving Test Sequences to the ETC Software at the PC
We recommend saving the test sequences of the default setting,
modified as well as newly created test sequences via command
„Extras  Test sequences  Save test sequences“ to the PC or
other storage media under a file name (testsequencesxyz.seq).
This helps to prevent data loss as a result of certain administrative
operations, see the following remarks.
As a maximum of 10 test sequences can be transferred to the
test instrument, it is not possible to save more than 10 test
sequences in one file.
Via command „Extras  Test sequences  Load test
sequences“ the test sequences saved to a file can be reloaded to
the ETC software at any time.
For subsequent processing select command
„Extras  Test sequences  Edit test sequences“.
Please note that the active test sequences in the ETC software are
deleted by the following operations:
• by receiving test sequences from the test instrument
(ETC: Device  Test sequences  Receive test sequences)
• by changing the user language (ETC: Language  ...)
• by saving the data from the test instrument
(ETC: Device  Backup/Restore  Backup)
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