TestWare-SX Operator Event

The operator event process is an event process. It can be sequenced in series like a command process or in parallel like other processes.

How it works

The information in the dialog box is also displayed on the load unit control panel. The three pushbuttons represent three separate operator events. A test can have any number of operator events providing that no more than three events are active at one time.

Here are some of the things you can do with an operator event process:

prompt the operator before the test begins

trigger the beginning of a data acquisition process

manually trigger the end of a command process

manually set a digital output channel

hold a test indefinitely

A single shot process ends when you press the pushbutton. This grays out the pushbutton and removes the description. Once the operator event ends, another event can be started to use the disabled pushbutton.

If the operator event is not configured as a single shot process, it continues until encountering an end trigger or until the step ends.

When you save your template, a check is made to be sure that no two operator events using the same pushbutton overlap. The start trigger of one process cannot begin until the end trigger of the other process is complete.

More Information

The Operator Event Design window names the process and sequences it in a test template.

Operator Event Parameters window defines the characteristics of the process.


Operator Event Design Window

This window specifies when the process starts and stops. The information in this window is saved with the test template.

Label

Names the process. Type the name you want to call the process in the entry field.

Start Trigger

Specifies the beginning of the process. Press the list icon and select a trigger.

End Trigger

Specifies the end of the process. Press the list icon and select a trigger.

Button ID

Specifies which of the three pushbuttons is linked to this process.

Single Shot

If this is enabled, the pushbutton can be pressed once and the process ends. Otherwise the pushbutton can be pressed any number of times and the process ends when the step ends.

More Information

You can find detailed information about this process in Chapter 6 of the 790.10 TestWare-SX Application Manual.

Go to How it Works for an overview of the process.

After you complete this window, you can double-click the name of this process in the Edit Template window to display the Data Limit Detector Parameters window. This allows you to assign parameters to the default procedure.


Operator Event Parameters Window

You must create an operator event process in a template with the Operator Event Design window before you can access this window. The information in this window is saved with the test procedure.

Button Label

Names the button. Type the name you want to call the button in the entry field. A button label must be 9 characters or less.

Description

Describes the function of the button. The description is located next to the button in the dialog box. A description can be up to 256 characters although only about 80 characters are visible.

Grab Focus

The runtime window becomes active (to the front) when the process begins. This is selected by default.

More Information

You can find detailed information about this process in Chapter 6 of the 790.10 TestWare-SX Application Manual.

Go to How it Works for an overview of the process.