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Test configuration
Input channels define what transducer and sensor data should be captured in a test run. Available input channels depend on the connected hardware and imported databases. The channel grid displays all channels defined for the current setup.
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In the All channels view, change the order of channel rows manually by dragging and dropping selected channels.
Each channel type has its own tab view. Within each of these tabs, only channels of that type are visible.
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To hide or show grid tabs, click and select which views to show.
Many parameters are common across all channels and are displayed in the All channels tab:
There are two methods to add an input channel.
Select the desired channels from discovered hardware on the network, including imported databases, or existing setup configurations on the connected device.
Select the check box next to a source branch to display its available channels. The channels are displayed in alphabetical order (by connector) and grouped by source. A channel already added to the test setup is not displayed. When using Copy to..., only applicable channels are displayed.
To add a channel to the setup, select the check box next to the channel or group of channels and click OK.
Edit input channel parameters directly in the channel grid. Select the All channels tab to edit common parameters and the channel type tab to edit channel specific parameters.
If a channel name is changed, all references to the channel from computed channels or DataModes change automatically.
To simplify input channel configuration, SomatXR MX modules support TEDS sensors. When an MX channel with a TEDS sensor is added to the test setup, the channel parameters are configured based on the TEDS information, which is indicated by the TEDS sync icon in the TEDS column of the channels grid.
Channel parameters can be manually edited, which is indicated by the TEDS edited icon in the TEDS column. To reset the channel parameters to TEDS sensor definition, select the channel and click Sync TEDS.
To apply sensor configurations from imported HBM sensor databases, first expand the Sensors panel to the left hand side of the channels grid. The Sensors panel contains the imported sensor databases and their sensor definitions. For very large databases, it may take several seconds to display the database contents for the first time.
Select the sensor definition from the Sensors panel and the desired channel or channels from the grid and click the blue arrow at the bottom of the Sensors panel to apply the definition to the selected channels. Alternately, drag and drop the sensor definition onto the desired channel.
When a sensor definition is successfully applied to a channel, this is indicated by the SDB sync icon () in the SDB column of the channels grid. Channel parameters can be manually edited, which is indicated by the SDB edited icon (
) in the SDB column. To reset the channel parameters to the applied database definition, select the channel and click
Sync SDB.
NOTE
Sensor database parameters can be applied to TEDS sensors. However, if the channel is re-synced to its TEDS parameters, the sensor database reference is removed.
To copy the properties from one channel to another, select the channel to be copied and click Copy.
Select the parameters to copy. The parameters depend on the selected channel type. In addition, parameters hidden in the grid view do not display in the copy dialog. Click OK to copy the selected parameters.
Select the target channel and click Paste to paste the copied parameters into the selected channel. Only parameters that exist in the target channel are pasted. For example, DIO parameters cannot be pasted into analog channels.
Sometimes it is useful to change the hardware to which a group of channels connects. For example, changing the hardware in an imported setup configuration file or using the same setup after swapping hardware.
To change the device, select a single channel or multiple channels and click Change device.
Enter or select a value in the New Device column and click OK. For CAN channels, select Change Connector to change the CAN connector.
NOTE
To change the connector for channels other than CAN channels, remove the channel and re-add it using the correct connector.
CAUTION
Attempting to supply inappropriate values for the device name results in an error and prevents the test from running.
To view a digital display of the current channel values, select one or more channels and click Digital Meter.
Click Freeze to pause the reading
NOTE
Digital meters cannot be displayed while a test is running.