User Guide

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Optimization Principles and Options
To set the optimization method for a sin
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Do one of the following:
• Click the Least Squares button to minimize the square
of the deviation between measured and target value.
• Click Minimize to reduce a value to the smallest
possible value.
If your optimization problem is to maximize a single goal,
then set up the specification to minimize the negative of the
value.
Example: To maximize gain, set up the problem to
minimize –gain.