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Table of Contents

Getting help and support

Related documentation............................................................................................. 1

Conventions used in help .......................................................................................... 1

Technical support ................................................................................................... 2

Getting started

Installing the software

Minimum system requirements . ................................ ................................ ............. 3

Windows 7 user account settings.......... .................................. ................................ . 3

Supported oscilloscopes....................................................................................... 4

Install the software........ .................................. ................................ ................... 5

Activate the license............................................................................................ 6

View software version and license information . ................................ ........................... 7

Introduction to the application

USBPWR features and beneﬁts .............................................................................. 8

Application directories and their contents .................................................................. 8

File name extensions ......................................................................................... 10

Table of Contents

Operating basics

Run the application ................................................................................................ 11

Exit the application ................................................................................................ 11

Application controls and menus

Application controls .......................................................................................... 12

Options menu

Options menu overview ........... ................................ ................................ ...... 13

Instrument control settings ..... ..... .... . ... . . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... ..... . .... ..... ..... .... 14

Email settings

Email settings.......................... ................................ .............................. 15

Conﬁgure email settings... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... .... . . 16

Application panels

Application panel overview ................................................................................. 18

Setup panel

Setup panel overview.................................................................................... 18

Set DUT parameters ..................................................................................... 19

Select tests ................................................................................................ 20

Acquisitions tab

Set acquisition parameters .... . .... . .... . .... ..... ... . . .... . .... . .... ..... ... . . .... . .... . .... ..... . 21

Set acquisition and save options.. ..... .... . .... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .. 23

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Set acquisition waveform source for prerecorded waveform ﬁles ............................. 24

Settestnotiﬁcation preferences ............ ................................ ............................ 25

Conﬁgure test parameters

About conﬁguring test parameters ...... ................................ .......................... 25

Conﬁguration tab parameters ...... ................................ ................................ 27

Status panel overview ........................................................................................ 29

Results panel

Results panel overview.................................................................................. 30

View test-related ﬁ les.................................................................................... 32

Reports panel

Reports panel overview ................................................................................. 33

Select report options ..................................................................................... 33

View a report ....................... ................................ .................................. .... 35

Report contents........................................................................................... 35

ng up and conﬁguring tests

Setti

About setting up tests ......... .................................. ................................ .................. 39

Equipment connection setup ..................................................................................... 40

View connected instruments.............................. ................................ ........................ 41

Test setup overview . ................................ .................................. ............................ 43

Running tests

About running tests................................................................................................ 45

Before you click start............................................ ................................ .................. 45

Map the My TekExpress folder ........................ ................................ .......................... 47

Prerun checklist.................................................................................................... 48

Saving and recalling test setups

About test setups....................... .................................. ................................ .......... 49

Save a test setup ................................................................................................... 49

Open (load) a saved test setup.................................................................................... 50

Create a new test setup based on an existing one .............................................................. 50

TekExpress programmatic interface

About the programmatic interface ............................................................................... 51

Requirements for developing TekExpress client ............................................................... 51

Remote proxy object .................... ................................ ................................ .......... 53

Client proxy object .......................... ................................ ................................ ...... 53

Client programmatic interface example... ................................ ................................ ...... 55

Program remote access code example............... .................................. .......................... 59

USBPWR application commands

USBPWR application commands ﬂow..................................................................... 60

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Connect through an IP address ................ .................................. ............................ 65

Lock the server................................................................................................ 66

Disable the po

Set or get the DUT ID ................................ ................................ ........................ 68

Set the conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement ............................................ 69

Query the conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement .... .................................. .. 70

Select a test.......... ................................ ................................ .......................... 71

Select a suite................................................................................................... 72

Select a ch

Conﬁgure the selected measurement . .................................. ................................ .... 74

Run with set conﬁgurations or stop the run operation .. ................................ .................. 75

Handle error codes............................................................................................ 76

Get or set the timeout value.................................................................................. 77

Wait for the test to complete................................................................................. 78

he test is complete..................................................................................... 80

After t

Save, recall, or query a saved session .......... ................................ ............................ 84

Unlock the server ... ................................ .................................. ........................ 85

Disconnect from the server ...... ................................ ................................ ............ 85

pups........................................ .................................. .................. 67

annel ................... ................................ ................................ ............ 73

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Getting help and support Related documentation

See also

Technic

al support

(see page 2)

Conventions used in help

Online Help uses the following conventions:

The term “DUT” is an abbreviation for Device Under Test.

The term “select” is a generic term that applies to the two methods of choosing an option: using a mouse or using the touch screen.

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Getting help and support Technical support

Technical support

Tektronix values your feedback on our products. To help us serve you better, please send us your suggestions, ideas, or comments on your application or oscilloscope. Contact Tektronix through mail, telephone, o

When you contact Tektronix Technical Support, please include the following information (be as speciﬁcas possible):

r the Web site. See Contacting Tektronix

General information

All instrument model numbers

for more information.

Hardware

Probes used

Yo ur name, company, mailing address, phone number, FAX number

Please indicate if you would like to be contacted by Tektronix about your suggestion or comments.

options, if any

Application speciﬁc information

Software version number

Description of the problem such that technical support can duplicate the problem

If possible, save the setup ﬁles for all the instruments used and the application

If possible, save the TekExpress setup ﬁles, log.xml, *.TekX (session ﬁles and folders), and status messages text ﬁle

If possible, save the waveform on which you are performing the measurement as a .wfm ﬁle

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Getting started Minimum system requirements

Minimum system requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements needed for an oscilloscope to run TekExpress USBPWR.

Table 2: Syst

Oscilloscope See Supported oscilloscopes (see page 4)

Processor

Operating System Same as the oscilloscope:

Memory

Hard Disk

Display

Firmware

Software Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework

mmended Accessories

Reco

xxx

TekExpress is running on an instrument having a video resolution lower than 800x600 (for example, a sampling oscilloscope), it is recommended

If that you connect a secondary monitor, which must be enabled before launching the application.

em requirements

Same as the oscilloscope

Windows 7 (64-bit only) Windows 7 user account

settings (see page 3)

Same as the oscilloscope

TekScope 6.4.5 and later (Windows 7)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 SP1 or later

Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 or equivalent software for

ng image ﬁles

viewi

e Reader 7.0 or equivalent software for viewing

Adob

portable document format (PDF) ﬁles

One set of TPP0500, TPP1000, P6139B, or P5100A

probe with standard a ccessories are recommended

Additionally, one set of TCA to BNC converter and

-1MEG TekConnect 1 MΩ adapter is recommended

TCA when using a P6139B or P5100A probe with a DPO/DSA/MSO70000C/GSA Series Oscilloscope

ease refer to www.tek.com/probes

Pl on recommended probes and probe adapters.

for further information

indows 7 user account settings

indows 7 instruments need to have the User Account Control Settings set to Never Notify. To set

W User Account Control Settings:

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Getting started Supported oscilloscopes

1. Go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change User Account Control settings.

2. Set it to Never Notify as shown in the image.

See also

Supported oscilloscopes (see page 4)

Supported oscilloscopes

The TekExpress USBPWR application (Option USBPWR) is compatible with the following Tektronix oscilloscopes:

MSO/DPO5000/GSA Series (350 MHz and above)

DPO7000C/GSA Series

DPO/DSA/MSO70000C/GSA Series

NOTE. DPO/DSA/MSO70000D Series oscilloscopes are not supported for Option USBPWR.

See also

Minimum system requirements (see page 3)

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Getting started Install the software

Install the software

Use the following steps to install the USBPWR application on any compatible instrument running Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit). See Minimum System Requirements

1. Close all applications (including the TekScope application).

2. Go to the www.tek.com Web site and search for TekExpress USB PWR to locate the installation ﬁle.

Download the ﬁle

3. Copy or download the USBPWR installer to the oscilloscope.

4. Double-click the installer .exe ﬁle to extract the installation ﬁles and launch the InstallShield Wizard.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

5. The software installs in the following location:

C:\Program Files\Tektronix\TekExpress\TekExpress USB-PWR

TekExpress_USB_PWR_Deployment_Package.exe.

(see page 3) for details.

6. The inst

aller updates the TekScope Analyze menu to include the installed options.

See also

Minimum system requirements (see page 3) Supported oscilloscopes (see page 4)

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Getting started Activate the license

Activate the license

Activate the license using the Option Installation wizard on the oscilloscope. Instructions for using the Options Installation window to activate licenses for installed applications is provided in the oscilloscope online Help:

1. From the oscilloscope menu bar, click Utilities > Option Installation.

The TekScope Option Installation wizard opens.

2. Push the F1 key on the oscilloscope keyboard to open the Option Installation help topic. Follow the directions in the topic to activate the license.

See also

View version and license information (see page 7)

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Getting started View software version and license information

View software version and license information

Use the following instructions to view version information for the application and for the application modules such as the Programmatic Interface and the Programmatic Interface Client.

To view version information for USBPWR:

1. In the USBPWR application, click the Options button and select About TekExpress.

2. Click the View Version Details link to view the version numbers of the installed test suites.

To view

1. From the TekScope menu, select Help > About TekScope.

2. Scroll through the Options section list to locate USBPWR.

3. To view the Option key, look below the Options list.

license and option key information:

See also

Activate the license (see page 6) Options menu (see page 13)

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Getting started USBPWR features and beneﬁts

USBPWR features and beneﬁts

Welcome to the TekExpress® USB Power Adapter / EPS Compliance Automated Test Solution Software (referred to as TekExpress USBPWR or USBPWR in the rest of the document). USBPWR provides an automated, simple, and efﬁcient way to test USB power interfaces and devices consistent to the requirements of the USB2.0 Battery Charger Speciﬁcation v1.1 and IEC 62684.

USBPWR is based on TekExpress v ersion 2, the Tektronix Test Automation Framework, developed to support your current and future test automation needs. TekExpress uses a highly modular architecture that lets y

Key features and beneﬁts of USBPWR include:

ou deploy automated test solutions for various standards.

Automates compliance measurements for USB2.0 Battery Charger S peci ﬁ cation v1.1 and IEC 62684:

AC Voltage Frequency Component measurement

AC CommonMode Voltage measurement

Ripple Voltage measurement

Maximu

Reduces the time required to conduct testing

Minimizes user intervention when conducting time-consuming testing

Provides individual or group test selection by using a tree-structure menu

Built-in reporting features:

Provides a Pass/Fail summary table

Pro

Provides a consolidated report for all tests

Complete programmatic interface enables automation scripts to call USBPWR functions

m Slew measurement

vides margin details on each test

Application directories and their contents

TekExpress USBPWR application

The TekExpress USBPWR application ﬁles are installed at the following location:

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Getting started Application directories and their contents

C:\Program Files\Tektronix\TekExpress\TekExpress USB-PWR

The following table lists the application directory names and their purpose.

Table 3: Application directories and usage

Directory names Usage

Bin

Contains miscellaneous USBPWR application libraries

Compliance Suites Contains compliance-speciﬁc ﬁles

Documents

Contains the technical documentation for the USBPWR application

Examples

Contains various support ﬁles

ICP Contains instrument and USBPWR application-speciﬁc

interface libraries

Lib

Contains utility ﬁles speciﬁc to the USBPWR application

Report Generator Contains style sheets for report generation

Tools

xxx

Contains instrument and USBPWR application-speciﬁc ﬁles

See also

View test-related ﬁles (see page 32) File name extensions (see page 10)

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Getting started File name extensions

File name extensions

The USBPWR application uses the following ﬁle name extensions:

File name extension Description

.TekX

.py

.xml

.wfm The test wa

.mht

xxx

See also

The application session ﬁles (the extensions may not be displayed).

The test sequence ﬁle

The test-speciﬁcconﬁguration information (encrypted) ﬁle

The applic

The test r

savedinHTMLformat

ation log ﬁle

veform ﬁle

esult reports (default). Test reports can also be

(see page 33).

Select r

eport options

(see page 33) View test-related ﬁles (see page 32) Application directories and their contents (see page 8) Before you click start (see page 45)

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Operating basics Run the application

Run the application

To run the USBPWR application, do either of the following:

Select Analyze > TekExpress USB PWR from the TekScope menu.

Double-click any saved USB PWR session ﬁle (<ﬁle name>.TekX).

When you ﬁrst run the application after installation, the application checks for a ﬁle called

Resources.xml located in the C:\Users\<username>\My Documents folder. The Resources.xml

ﬁle gets mapped to the

X:\USB PWR folder. The Resources.xml ﬁle contains information about available network-connected

instruments. If this ﬁle is not found, the application runs an instrument discovery program, before launchin

g USBPWR, to locate available instruments.

X: drive when the application launches. Session ﬁles are then stored inside the

To keep the application window on top, select Keep On Top from the USBPWR Options menu

page 13).I

PWR to move the application to be in front.

f the application goes behind the oscilloscope application, click Analyze > TekExpress USB

See also

Activate the license (see page 6)

Exit the application

Use the following method to exit the application:

NOTE. Using other methods to exit the application results in abnormal termination of the application.

1. Click on the application title bar.

2. Do one of the following:

If you have an unsaved session or test setup, you are asked to save it before exiting. To save it, click Yes. Otherwise click No. The application closes.

(see

A message box appears asking if you really want to exit TekExpress. To exit, click Yes.

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Operating basics Application controls

Application controls

Table 4: Application controls descriptions

Item Description

Options menu (see page 13)

Panels (see page 18) Visual frames with sets of related options.

Command buttons Buttons that initiate an immediate action. Examples of

Start button

Stop button

Menu to display global application controls

command buttons are the Start, Stop, Pause, Continue, and Clear buttons.

Use the Start button to start the execution of the measurem measurements have not been cleared, the new measurements are added to the existing set.

ents in the selected order. If prior acquired

Pause \ Continue button

Use the Stop button to abort the test.

Use the Pause button to temporarily interrupt the current acquisition. When a test is paused, the button name

s to “Continue.”

change

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Operating basics Options menu overview

Table 4: Application controls descriptions (cont.)

Item Description

Clear button

Use the Clear button to clear all existing measurement results. Adding or deleting a measurement, or changing a

on parameter of an existing measurement, also

This button is available only on the Results panel

Applicati

conﬁgurati clears measurements. This is to prevent the accumulation of measurement statistics or sets of statistics that are not coherent.

(see page 30).

on window move icon

xxx

Options menu overview

The Options menu is located in the upper right corner of the application.

The Op

Menu Funct

Defau

Open

Save

Sav

Ope

Instrument Control Settings (see page 14) Shows the list of instruments connected to the test setup

Email Settings (see page 15) Usetoconﬁgure email options for test run and results

tions menu

lt Test Setup

Test Setup

e Test Setup As

n Recent

eep On Top

(see page 14) has the following selections:

Place the corner of the application window. When the cursor changes to a hand, drag the window to the desired location.

Opens

Open

Save

Cre

Dis from

and allows you to locate and refresh connections to those in

eeps the TekExpress USBPWR application on top of other

K open windows on the desktop

notiﬁcations

cursor over the three-dot pattern in the upper left

ion

an untitled test setup with defaults selected

s a saved test setup

s the current test setup selections

ates a new test setup based on an existing one

plays a menu of recently opened test setups to select

struments

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Operating basics Instrument control settings

Menu Function

Help

About TekExpress

Displays the TekExpress USBPWR Online help

Displays application details such as software name,

version numbe

r, and copyright

xxx

Options menu

See also

Provides acc

your USBPWR installation

Provides a l ink to the Tektronix Web site

ess to license i nformation

(see page 7) for

Application controls (see page 12)

Instrument control settings

Use the TekExpress Instrument Control Settings dialog box to search for and list the connected resources (instruments) found on speciﬁed connections (LAN, GPIB, USB, and so on) and each instruments connection information. You access this dialog box from the Options menu.

Access this dialog box from the Options menu.

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Operating basics Email settings

Use the In instrument connection details. Connected instruments displayed here can be selected for use under Global Settings in the test conﬁguration section.

strument Control Settings feature to search for connected instruments

See also

Options menu overview (see page 13)

Email settings

Use the Email Settings utility to conﬁgure email notiﬁcations (see page 16) to receive notiﬁcations when a test completes, produces an error, or fails. Select the type of test session information to include in the notiﬁcation, such as test reports and test logs, the email message format, and the email message size limit.

Access this dialog box from the Options menu.

NOTE. Recipient email address, sender’s address, and SMTP Server are mandatory ﬁelds.

(see page 41) and view

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Operating basics Conﬁgure email settings

See also

Conﬁgure email settings (see page 16) Options menu (see page 13) Select test notiﬁcation preferences (see page 25)

Conﬁgure email settings

To be notiﬁed by email when a test completes, fails, or produces an error, conﬁgure the email settings.

1. Options > Email Settings to open the Email Settings

2. (Required) For Recipient email Address(es), enter one or more email addresses to which to send the

test notiﬁcation. To include multiple addresses, separate the addresses with commas.

3. (Required) For Sender’s Address, enter the email address used by the instrument. This address consists

of the instrument name followed by an underscore followed by the instrument serial number, then the @ symbol and the email server used. For example: DPO72016C_B130099@yourcompany.com.

4. (Required) In the Server Conﬁguration section, type the SMTP Server address of the Mail server

conﬁgured at the client location, and the SMTP Port number, in the corresponding ﬁelds.

If this server requires password authentication, enter a valid login name, password, and host name in the corresponding ﬁelds.

(see page 17) dialog box.

NOTE. If any of the above required ﬁelds are left blank, the settings will not be saved and email notiﬁcations will not be sent.

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Operating basics Conﬁgure email settings

5. In the Email Attachments section, select from the following options:

Reports: Select to receive the test report with the notiﬁcation email.

Status Log: Select to receive the test status log with the notiﬁcation email. If you select this

option, then also select whether you want to receive the full log or just the last 20 lines.

6. In the Email Conﬁguration section:

Select the message ﬁle format to send: HTML (the default) or plain text.

Enter a maxi limit will not be sent. The default is 5 MB.

Enter the n system makes to send a notiﬁcation. The default is 1. You can also specify a timeout period.

7. Select th enable or disable email notiﬁcations.

8. To test y

9. To apply your settings, click Apply.

10. Click Close when ﬁnished.

e Email Test Results When complete or on error check box. Use this check box to quickly

our email settings, click Te st Email .

settings

mum ﬁle size for the email message. Messages with attachments larger than this

umber in the Number of Attempts to Send ﬁeld, to limit the number of attempts that the

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Operating basics Application panel overview

Application panel overview

Panels group related conﬁguration, test, and results settings.

The TekExpress USBPWR panels are:

Table 5: Application panels

Panel Name Purpose

Setup (see page 18) The Setup panel shows the test setup controls. Click the

Setup button to open this panel.

Use this panel to:

Select DUTparameters (see page 19).

Select the test(s) (see page 20).

Set acquisitions parameters (see page 21) for selected

tests.

Conﬁguration test parameters (see page 27)

Status (see page 29) View the progress and analysis status of the selected tests,

Results (see page 30) View a summary of test results and select result viewing

Reports (see page 33) Browse for reports, save reports as speciﬁc ﬁle types,

xxx

See also

Application controls (see page 12) about setting up tests (see page 39)

Setup panel overview

The Setup panel (see page 19) contains sequentially ordered tabs that help guide you through a typical test setup process. Use the tabs on this panel to:

Set the DUT parameters

Select test notiﬁcation preferences (see page 25).

and view test logs.

preferences.

specify report naming conventions, select report content to include (such as summary information, detailed information, user comments, setup conﬁguration, application conﬁguration), and select report viewing options.

(see page 19)

Select test(s) (see page 20)

Select acquisition parameters (see page 21)

Set conﬁguration parameters (see page 27)

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Operating basics Set DUT parameters

Select test notiﬁcation preferences (see page 25)

Set DUT parameters

Use the Setup panel (see page 19) DUT tab to select p arameters for the device under test. The settings are global and apply to all tests for the current session. DUT settings also affect the list of available tests in the Test Selection tab.

Click Setup > DUT to access the DUT parameters:

Table 6: DUT tab settings

Setting Description

DUT ID

Comments icon (to the right of the DUT ID ﬁeld)

Acquire live waveforms Acquire active signals from the DUT for testing.

Use prerecorded waveform ﬁles Run tests on a saved waveform. Open (load) a saved test

Version

Adds an optional text label for default value is DUT001.

Opens a Comments dialog box in which to enter optional text to add to a report. Maximum size is 256 characters. To enable or disable comments a see Select report options

setup (see page 50)

Sets the DUT generation version.

the DUT to reports. The

ppearing on the test report,

(see page 33).)

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Operating basics Select tests

Table 6: DUT tab settings (cont.)

Setting Description

Speciﬁcation USBPWR currently supports USB2.0 Battery Charger

Speciﬁcation v1.1 and IEC 62684.

View

Suite Sets the DUT device type (Permanent cable or Detachable

xxx

Sets the overall testing mode. Select Compliance or Advanced:

Compliance: Preselects tests and parameters to m eet compliance speciﬁcations for the selected version, speciﬁcation, and device type.

View conﬁguration settings by clicking Setup > Test Selection > Conﬁgure.

Advanced: Enables the user to select speciﬁctestsand set custom parameters for tests.

This also enables the Conﬁguration tab on the Setup panel to quickly access test parameters.

type)

See also

About setting up tests (see page 39) Select a test (see page 20)

Select tests

Use the Test Selection tab to select the tests to run on the connected DUT.

1. Click Setup > Test Selection.

2. Select the test(s) to run:

Cl tests in that group. Click check boxes adjacent to individual tests to select those tests.

Click Select All to select all tests.

Click Schematic to view a diagram that shows the correct DUT and equipment setup for the selected test. Use to verify your test equipment setup before running the test.

Click Conﬁgure to open the conﬁguration settings for a selected test.

ick + to expand a group of commands. Click the check box adjacent to a test group to select all

lick Deselect All to deselect all tests. All tests are selected by default.

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Operating basics Set acquisition parameters

NOTE. The Conﬁgure button is not displayed if the View (in the DUT tab) is set to Advanced.

Click Schematic to display a schematic diagram that shows the DUT test setup. Use the diagram to verify the test setup before running the test.

See also

Set acquisition parameters (see page 21) About setting up tests (see page 39)

Set acquisition parameters

Use the Acquisition tab in the Setup panel to view and select test acquisition parameters, such as the signal source channel and waveform save options.

Click on Channel Selection to select the channel to which the DUT has been connected. (Channel Selection is only available when acquiring live waveforms.)

Click the Acquisition and Save Options (see page 23) controls to set how the application acquires and analyzes signals (Save all waveforms before analysis, Analyze immediately without saving waveforms, or Save and Analyze acquisitions in sequence).

Click on Show Acquire Parameters to display the acquisition parameters for each acquisition.

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Operating basics Set acquisition parameters

Active waveforms

Acquisitions tab: using active waveforms

Prerecorded waveforms

Acquisitions tab: using prerecorded waveforms

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Operating basics Set acquisition and save options

When using prerecorded waveform ﬁles, this panel lists available prerecorded waveform ﬁles. You can only select the source of the prerecorded waveform ﬁle for each test. See Set acquisition waveform

source for pre

recorded waveform ﬁles

(see page 24).

Set acquisition and save options

Select an Acquisition and Save Options to set the order in which waveforms are acquired and analyzed:

Save all waveforms before analysis: Acquire & save all waveforms required by tests before

performing analysis. All required user interventions (such as connecting the setup in different setups) are comple after the acquisitions are completed.

ted, and waveforms acquired & saved, before the analysis is run. You can turn off the DUT

Analyze i

of acquisition, analysis is done just after acquisition. Waveforms are discarded when the analysis is complete.

Save and analyze acquisitions in sequence: Acquire and save waveforms and analyze for each test before proceeding to the next test. Use this setting to stop the testing when an error occurs, investigate and correct DUT, instrument connections, or change application settings. Restart testing after any changes.

mmediately - No waveforms saved: Waveforms are acquired but not saved. For each type

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Operating basics Set acquisition waveform source for prerecorded waveform ﬁles

Set acquisition waveform source for prerecorded waveform ﬁles

Select a Save Option to set how to save acquired test waveforms.

When using prerecorded waveform ﬁles, there are no acquisition source selections to make. You can only select the source of the prerecorded waveform ﬁles for each test.

If you selected to use a p rerecorded waveform ﬁle (in the DUT tab), the Acquisition tab shows a table of the waveforms used for the required test acquisitions.

Yo u can load a different waveform ﬁle for each table item. To load a different waveform ﬁle:

1. Click the ellipsis button (

2. Select the waveform task to perform (replace, remove, or select the waveform ﬁle).

3. Use the dialog box to navigate to and select the waveform ﬁle with which to replace the current ﬁle.

) of the waveform ﬁle to change.

See also

Set acquisition options (see page 23)

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Operating basics Set test notiﬁcation preferences

Settestnotiﬁcation preferences

Use the Preferences tab to set the application action when a test measurement fails:

1. Click Setup > Preferences.

2. Select On Test Failure, stop and notify me of the failure to stop the test and send an email when

a test fails. Click Email Settings to verify that Email Test Results when complete or on error is selected, and verify the email address.

See also

About setting up tests (see page 39) Select re

port options

(see page 33)

About conﬁguring test parameters

Use the conﬁguration settings to view the measurement parameters for selected tests. How the test conﬁgurations are accessed depend on the View selected in the DUT tab.

If you set the view to Compliance in the DUT tab, then in the Test Selection tab, select the desired test in the list and then click the Conﬁgure button.

Use the Test Selection button to return to the Test selection display.

If you set the view to Advanced in the DUT tab, click the Conﬁguration tabintheSetuppanel.

NOTE. You cannot change test parameters that are grayed out.

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Operating basics About conﬁguring test parameters

See also

Conﬁguration tab parameters (see page 27) About setting up tests (see page 39)

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Operating basics Conﬁguration tab parameters

About running tests (see page 45)

Conﬁguration tab parameters

The following table lists the Conﬁguration tab settings and parameters.

Table 7: Com

Parameter Type Parameter and Default Value

Compliance/User Deﬁned Mode

Limits Editor

mon parameters and values

Determines can be edited (User Deﬁned Mode).

edited.

Shows the upper and lower limits for the applicable measure

In Compliance Mode, use the Limits Editor to view the measurement high and low limits used for selected tests.

In User D settings.

whether test parameters are in compliance or

Compliance: Most test parameter values cannot be

User Deﬁned: Enables editing of most test parameters.

ment using different types of comparisons.

eﬁned Mode, use the Limits Editor to edit the limit

it a value, click that ﬁeld and either select from the

To e d displayed list or enter a new value. Use the bottom scroll bar to view all available ﬁelds.

Instruments Detected

Displays a list of the connected instruments found during the

trument discovery. Instrument types include equipment

ins such as oscilloscopes and signal generators. Select Instrument Control Settings to refresh the connected

strument list

(see page 14).

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Operating basics Conﬁguration tab parameters

Table 7: Common parameters and values (cont.)

Parameter Type Parameter and Default Value

Test Parameters (for Ripple voltage) To select the parameter values for AC Frequency, AC

Voltage, Load & Temperature for Ripple test needs.

Record Length, Sample Rate These settings apply to all tests selected for the indicated

data rate.

Record Length: Speciﬁes the waveform record length.

Sample Rate: Speciﬁes the oscilloscope sample rate to use for all tests.

xxx

See also

About acquisitions (see page 21)

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Operating basics Status panel overview

Status panel overview

The Status panel provides status on test acquisition and analysis (Te st Sta tus (see page 29) tab) and a listing of test tasks performed (Log View when you star tests are running.

t a test run. You can select the Test Status or the Log View tab to view these items while

Test status view

(see page 30) tab). The application opens the Test Status tab

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Operating basics Results panel overview

Log view

The Log View display has several viewing options:

Message History: This window timestamps and displays all run messages.

Show Detailed Log: Select this check box to record a detailed history of test execution. This must be checked before starting a measurement.

Auto Scroll: Select this check box to have the program automatically scroll down as information is added to the log during the test.

Clear Log: Click this button to clear all messages from the display.

Save: Click this button to save the log ﬁle as a text ﬁle. A standard Save File window is displayed to name and save the ﬁle.

See also

Application panel overview (see page 18)

Results panel overview

When a test ﬁnishes, the application switches to the Results panel (see page 31) to display a summary of signal and preset test results. The Overall Test Result is displayed at the top left of the Results table. If all of the tests for the session pass, the overall test result is Pass. If one or more tests fail, the overall test result is Fail.

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Operating basics Results panel overview

Set viewing preferences for this panel from the Preferences menu in the upper right corner. Viewing preferences include showing whether a test passed or failed, summary results or detailed results, and enabling word

wrap.

Results panel

When a test ﬁnishes, the application switches to the Results panel (see page 30), which displays a summary of test results.

NOTE. NAN (Not A Number) is displayed in the test results if an invalid waveform was supplied for the test.

Each test result occupies a row in the Results table. By default, results are displayed in summary format with the measurement details collapsed and with the Pass/Fail column visible. Change the view in the

lowing ways:

fol

To expand all tests listed, select View Results Details from the Preferences menu in the upper right

rner.

To expand and collapse tests, click the plus and minus buttons.

To collapse all expanded tests, select Preferences > View Results Summary.

To remove or restore the Pass/Fail column, select Preferences > Show Pass/Fail.

To enable or disable the wordwrap feature, select Preferences > Enable Wordwrap.

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Operating basics View test-related ﬁles

To expand the width of a column, place the cursor over the vertical line that separates the column from the column to the right. When the cursor changes to a double-ended arrow, hold down the mouse button and dra

To clear all test results displayed, click Clear.

g the column to the desired width.

See also

View a report (see page 35) About panels (see page 18)

View test-related ﬁles

Files related to tests are stored in the My TekExpress\USB PWR folder. Each test setup in this folder has a test setup ﬁle and a test setup folder, both with the test setup name.

The test setup ﬁle is preceded by the TekExpress icon and usually has no visible ﬁle name extension.

Inside the test setup folder is another folder named for the DUT ID used in the test sessions. The default is DUT001.

Inside the DUT001 folder are the session folders and ﬁles. Each session also has a folder and ﬁle pair, both named for the test session using the naming convention (date)_(time). Each session ﬁle is stored outside its matching session folder:

Each session folder contains image ﬁles of any plots generated from running the test session. If you selected to save all waveforms or ran tests using prerecorded waveform ﬁles, these are included here.

The ﬁrst time you run a new, unsaved session, the session ﬁles are stored in the folder located at ..\My TekExpress\USB PWR. When you name and save the session, the ﬁles are placed in a folder with the name that you specify. A copy of the test ﬁles stay in the Untitled S ession folder until you run a new test or until you close the USBPWR application.

Untitled Session

See also

File name extensions (see page 10) Before you click start (see page 45)

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Operating basics Reports panel overview

Reports panel overview

Use the Reports panel (see page 33) to browse for reports, name and save reports, select re port content to include, and select report viewing options.

For information on setting up reports, see Select report options reports, see View a Report

(see page 35).

Reports panel

(see page 33). For information on viewing

See also

About panels (see page 18)

Select report options

Use the Reports panel (see page 33) to select which test information to include in the report, and the naming conventions to use for the report. For example, a lways give the report a unique name or select to have the same name increment each time you run a particular test. Generally, you would select report options before running a test or when creating and saving test setups. Report settings are included in saved test setups.

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Operating basics Select report options

In the Reports panel, select from the following report options:

Table 8: Report options

Setting Description

Generate new report Creates a new report.

Replace current test values with the new results Replaces the previous test results with the latest test

results. Newly added tests results are appended to the end of the report.

Append to previous report

Report Path

Appends the latest test results to the end of the current test results report.

Displays the name and location from which to open a report. The default l ocation is at \My TekExpress\USB PWR\Untitled Session. The report ﬁle in this folder gets overwritten each time you run a test unless you specify a unique name or select to auto increment the report name.

Change the report name or location.

Do one of the following:

In the Report Path ﬁeld, type over the current folder path and name.

Double-click in the Report Path ﬁeld and then make selections from the popup

ard and click the Enter button.

keybo

Be sure to include the entire folder path, the ﬁle name, and the ﬁle extension. For example: C:\Documents

ttings\your user name\My Documents\My

and Se TekExpress\USB PWR\DUT001_Test_72.7.1.3.mht.

NOTE. You cannot set the ﬁle location using the Browse

on.

butt

Open an existing report.

Click Browse, locate and select the report ﬁle and then click View at the bottom of the panel.

Save As Type Saves a report in the speciﬁed ﬁle type. Lists s upported ﬁle

pes to choose from.

NOTE. If you select a ﬁle type different from the default,

be sure to change the report ﬁle name extension in the

port Name ﬁeldtomatch.

iew Report After Generating

nclude Pass/Fail Results Summary

Automatically opens the report in a Web browser when the

est completes. This option is selected by default.

ets the application to include the color block labeled Test

S Result (indicating whether the test passed or failed) in the report. For details, see Report Contents in View a report

(see page 35).

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Operating basics View a report

Table 8: Report options (cont.)

Setting Description

Include Detailed Results

Include Plot Images

Include Setup Conﬁguration Sets the application to include hardware and software

Include User Comments Select to include any comments about the test that you or

xxx

See als

Sets the application to include parameter limits and test-speciﬁc comments generated during the test.

Sets the application to include plotted diagrams.

information in the summary box at the top of the report. Information includes: the oscilloscope model and serial number, probe model and serial number, the oscilloscope ﬁrmware version, SPC and factory calibration status, and software versions for applications used in the measurements.

another user added in the DUT tab of the Setup panel.

View a report (see page 35) About

setting up tests

(see page 39)

View a report

The application automatically generatesareportwhentestanalysisiscompletedanddisplaysthereport in your default Web browser (unless you cleared the View Report After Generating check box in the Reports panel before running the test). If you cleared this check box, or to view a different test report, do the following:

1. Click the Browse button and locate and select the report ﬁle to view.

NOTE. If you did not save the test setup after running the report and you either closed the application or you ran another report, the report ﬁle was not saved.

2. In the Reports panel, click View.

Forinformationonchangingtheﬁle type, ﬁle name, and other report options, s ee Select report options

(see page 33).

Report cont

ents

Areportsho

ws speciﬁed test details, as deﬁned in the Reports panel.

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Operating basics Report contents

NOTE. NAN (Not A Number) is displayed in the report contents if an invalid waveform was supplied for the test.

Setup conﬁguration information

Setup conﬁguration information is listed in the summary box at the beginning of the report. This information includes the oscilloscope model and serial number, and software versions. To exclude this information from a report, clear the Include Setup Conﬁguration check box in the Reports panel before running the

test.

Test result summary

The Test Result column indicates whether a test passed or failed. If the test passed, the column cell is green. If the test failed, it is red. To exclude this information from a report, clear the Include Pass/Fail Results Summary check box in the Reports panel before running the test.

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Operating basics Report contents

See also

Results panel overview (see page 30) View test-related ﬁles (see page 32)

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Operating basics Report contents

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Setting up and conﬁguring tests About setting up tests

About setting up tests

Set up tests using the tabs in the Setup panel (see page 18).

Tests are saved when you save a test setup. To avoid overwriting test results, remember to assign a unique name to the test either before running it or immediately after.

See also

Test setup overview (see page 43) Before you About test setups (see page 49) About running tests (see page 45)

click start

(see page 45)

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Setting up and conﬁguring tests Equipment connection setup

Equipment connection setup

The following diagrams shows how to connect the DUT to the oscilloscope for the measurements.

Common Mode c

Ripple Voltage connection

onnection

See also

Minimum system requirements (see page 3) View connected instruments (see page 41) About setting up tests (see page 39)

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Setting up and conﬁguring tests View connected instruments

View connected instruments

Use the Instrument Control Settings dialog box to view or search for connected instruments required for the tests. The application uses TekVISA to discover the connected instruments.

To refresh the list of connected instruments:

1. From the Options menu, select Instrument Control Settings.

2. In the Search Criteria section of the Instrument Control Settings dialog box, select the connection types

of the instruments for which to search.

Instrument search i s based on the VISA layer, but different connections determine the resource type, such as LAN, GPIB, and USB. For example, if you choose LAN, the search will include all the instruments supported by TekExpress that are communicating over the LAN. If the search does not ﬁnd any instruments that match a selected resource type, a message appears telling you that no such instrum

3. Click Refresh. TekExpress searches for connected instruments.

ents were found.

4. After discovery, the dialog box lists the instrument-related details based on the search criteria you selected. For example, if you selected LAN and GPIB as the search criteria, the application checks for the availability of instruments over LAN, then GPIB.

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Setting up and conﬁguring tests View connected instruments

The details of the instruments are displayed in the Retrieved Instruments table. The time and date of instrument refresh is displayed in the Last Updated ﬁeld.

See also

Conﬁguration test parameters (see page 27) Equipment connection setup (see page 40)

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Setting up and conﬁguring tests Test setup overview

Test setup overview

Test setup includes acquisition and conﬁguration parameters. You can also select report options when setting up tests. Use the options in the Setup panel select and co

nﬁgure tests.

(see page 18) and Reports panel (see page 33) to

1. Set DUT parameters

2. Select one or more tests

3. Select acquisitions

4. Conﬁguration test parameters

5. Set test measurement notiﬁcation options

6. Select re

port options

(see page 19).

(see page 20).

(see page 21).

(see page 27).

(see page 33).

See also

About test setups (see page 49) Prerun checklist (see page 48) Before you click start (see page 45) About running tests (see page 45)

(see page 25).

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Setting up and conﬁguring tests Test setup overview

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Running tests About running tests

About running tests

After selecting and conﬁguring tests, review the prerun checklist (see page 48) andthenclickStart to run the tests. While tests are running, you cannot access the Setup or Reports panels. To monitor the test progress, sw

The application displays a report when the tests are complete. While the tests are running, other applications may display windows in the background. The TekScope application takes precedence over other applications, but you can switch to other applications by using the Alt + Tab key combination. To keep the TekExpress USBPWR application on top, select Keep On Top from the TekExpress Options menu.

See also

Before you click start (see page 45) About conﬁguring tests (see page 25) About setting up tests (see page 39)

itch back and forth between the Status panel and the Results panel.

Before you click start

Before you run tests for the ﬁrst time, do the following:

1. Understand where your test ﬁles are stored on the instrument.

After you install and launch TekExpress USBPWR, it creates the following folders on the oscilloscope:

\My Documents\My TekExpress\USB PWR

\My Documents\My TekExpress\USB PWR\Untitled Session

Every time y ou launch TekExpress USBPWR, an Untitled Session folder is created in the US B

folder. The Untitled Se ssion folder is automatically deleted when you exit the USBPWR

PWR

application. To preserve your test session ﬁles, save the test setup before exiting the TekExpress application.

CAUTION. Do not modify any of the session ﬁles or folders because this may result in loss of data or corrupted session ﬁles. Each session has multiple ﬁles associated with it. When you save a session, a .TekX ﬁle, and a folder named for the session that contains associated ﬁles, is created on the oscilloscope X: drive.

2. Map the shared My TekExpress folder (see page 47) as X: (X drive) on the instruments used in test setups running Microsoft Windows Operating System.

The My TekExpress folder has the share name format the instrument is not connected to a domain, the share name format is

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<domain><user ID>My TekExpress.Or,if

<instrument name><user

Running tests Before you click start

ID>My TekExpress. This shared folder is used to save the waveform ﬁles and is used during other

ﬁle transfer operations.

NOTE. If the X:

drive is mapped to any other shared folder, the application will display a warning message

asking you to disconnect the X: drive manually.

3. Make sure th

at the My TekExpress folder has read and write access, and that the contents are not set

to be encrypted:

a. Right-cli

ck the folder and select Properties.

b. Select the General tab and then click Advanced.

c. In the Advanced Attributes dialog box, make sure that the option Encrypt contents to secure

data is NOT selected. Example.

4. See the prerun checklist (see page 48) before you run a test.

See also

Conﬁguration test parameters (see page 27) View test-related ﬁles (see page 32) Application directories and usage (see page 8) File name extensions (see page 10)

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Running tests Map the My TekExpress folder

Map the My TekExpress folder

In the case where you operate the TekExpress application on one oscilloscope, but acquire data from another (remotely-accessed) oscilloscope, you need to share and map the My TekExpress folder on the remote instr

To map the My TekExpress folder on a remote instrument:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. From the Windows Explorer menu, click Computer.

3. In the menu bar, click Map network drive.

4. Select the Drive letter as X: (if there is any previous connection on X:, disconnect it ﬁrst through Tools > Disconnect Network drive menu of Windows Explorer. Windows 7 users: if you do not see the Tools menu, press the Alt key).

5. In the Folder ﬁeld, enter the remote My TekExpress folder path (for example, \\192.158.97.65\ My

TekExpress).

ument with the USBPWR application.

6. Click Finish.

To determine the IP address of the instrument where the My TekExpress folder exists, do the following:

1. On the

2. Ty pe cmd and press Enter.

3. At the command prompt, type ipconﬁg and press Enter.

instrument where the My TekExpress folder exists, click Start and select Run.

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Running tests Prerun checklist

Prerun checklist

Do the following before you click Start to run a test. If this is the ﬁrst time you are running a test on a setup, refer to the information in Before you click start

1. Make sure that all the required instruments are properly warmed up (approximately 20 minutes).

2. Perform Signal Path Compensation (SPC).

a. On the oscilloscope main menu, select the Utilities menu.

b. Select Instrument Calibration.

(see page 45).

3. Verify tha

instruments (see page 41).

t the application is able to ﬁnd the DUT. If it cannot, perform a search for connected

a. In USBPWR

b. Select any test and then click Conﬁgure.

c. In the Conﬁguration section, click Global Settings.

d. In the Instruments Detected section, click the drop-down arrow to the right of Real Time

Scope and make sure that the oscilloscope with the (GPIB8::1::INSTR) designation is in

the list.

See also

pment connection setup

Equi

, select the Setup panel and then click the Test Selection tab.

(see page 40)

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Saving and recalling test setups About test setups

About test setups

TekExpress USBPWR opens with the default setup selected. Run a test before or after saving a setup. When you save a setup, the test information, such as the selected oscilloscope, general parameters, acquisition all saved under the setup name at X:\USB PWR.

Use test setups to:

Run a saved test in prerecorded mode.

View all the information associated with a saved test, including the log ﬁle, the history of the test status as it executed, and the results summary.

Createanewtestsetupbasedonanexistingone.

Run a new session, acquiring live waveforms, using a saved test conﬁguration.

See also

parameters, measurement limits, waveforms (if a pplicable), and other conﬁguration settings are

About set Save a test setup (see page 49) Recall a saved test setup (see page 50)

tinguptests

Save a test setup

Save a test setup before or after running a test to save the test conﬁguration. Create a new test setup from any open setup or from the default setup. When you selec t the default test setup, all parameters are returned to the application’s default values.

To save the current setup session to the same setup name, select Options > Save Test Setup.

To save the current setup session to a new setup name, select Options > Save Test Setup As.

To create and save a new setup from the default test setup:

1. Select Options > Default Test Setup.

2. Select Setup and set required options and paramete rs in the tabs (DUT, Test Selection, and so on).

3. Select Reports and set your report options

4. Optional: Click Start to run the test and verify that it runs correctly and captures the information you

want. If it does not, edit the parameters and repeat this step until the test runs to your satisfaction.

(see page 39)

(see page 33).

Running the test helps verify that all parameters are set correctly, but it is not a necessary step.

5. Select Options > Save Test Setup.Entertheﬁle name for the setup ﬁle. The application saves the ﬁle to X:\USB PWR\<session_name.

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Saving and recalling test setups Open (load) a saved test setup

See also

About setting up tests (see page 39) Test setup overview (see page 43) View test-related ﬁles (see page 32) About conﬁgu

ring tests

(see page 25)

Open (load) a saved test setup

These instructions are for recalling saved test setups.

1. Select Options > Open Test Setup.

2. Select the setup from the list and click Open.SetupﬁlesmustbelocatedatX:\USB PWR.

See also

About test setups (see page 49) Create a new test setup based on an existing one (see page 50) Test se

tups overview

(see page 43)

Create a new test setup based on an existing one

Use this method to create a variation on a test setup without having to create the setup from the beginning.

1. Select Options > Open Test Setup.

2. Select a setup from the list and then click Open.

3. Use the Setup and Reports panels to modify the parameters to meet your testing requirements.

4. Select Options > Save Test Setup As.

ter a test setup name and click Save.

5. En

See also

About test setups (see page 49) Set DUT parameters (see page 19) Conﬁguration parameters (see page 27) Select acquisitions (see page 21)

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TekExpress programmatic interface About the programmatic interface

About the programmatic interface

The Programmatic interface seamlessly integrates the TekExpress test automation application with the high-level automation layer. This also lets you control the state of the TekExpress application running on a local or a rem

The following terminology is used in this section to simplify description text:

TekExpress Client: A high-level automation application that communicates with TekExpress using TekExpress Programmatic Interface.

TekExpress Server: The TekExpress application when being controlled by TekExpress Client.

TekExpress leverages .Net Marshalling to enable the Programmatic Interface for TekExpress Client. TekExpre TekExpress client library is inherited from .Net MarshalByRef class to provide the proxy object for the clients. The TekExpress client library maintains a reference to the TekExpress Server and this reference allows the client to control the server state.

ote computer.

ss provides a client library for TekExpress clients to use the programmatic interface. The

also

See

Requirements for Developing TekExpress Client (see page 51)

Requirements for developing TekExpress client

While developing TekExpress Client, use the TekExpressClient.dll. The client can be a VB .Net, C# .Net, TestStand, or Web application. The examples for interfaces in each of these applications are in the

amples

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folder.

TekExpress programmatic interface Requirements for developing TekExpress client

References required

TekExpressClient.dll has an internal reference to IIdlglib.dll and IRemoteInterface.dll

IIdlglib.dll has a reference to TekDotNetLib.dll.

IRemoteInterface.dll provides the interfaces required to perform the remote automations. It is an

interface that forms the communication line between the server and the client.

IIdlglib.dll provides the methods to generate and direct the secondary dialog messages at the

client-end.

NOTE. The end-user client application does not need any reference to the above mentioned DLL ﬁles. It is essential to have these DLLs (IRemoteInterface.dll, IIdlglib.dll and TekDotNetLib.dll) in the same folder as

that of TekExpressClient.dll.

Required steps for a client

The client uses the following steps to use TekExpr essClient.dll to programmatically control the server:

Develop a client UI to access the interfaces exposed through the server. This client loads

TekExpressClient.dll to access the interfaces. After TekExpressClient.dll is loaded, the client

UI can call the speciﬁc functions to run the operations requested by the client. When the client is up and running, it does the following to run a remote operation:

1. To connect to the server, the client provides the IP address of the PC where the server is running.

2. The client locks the server application to avoid conﬂict with any other Client that may try to control

the server simultaneously. “Lock” would also disable all user controls on the server so that server state cannot be changed by manual operation.

If any other client tries to access a server that is locked, it will receive a notiﬁcation that the server is locked by another client.

3. When the client has connected to and locked the server, the client can access any of the programmatic controls needed to run the remote automations.

4. After the client operations ﬁnish, the client unlocks the server.

See also

USB PWR application commands ﬂow (see page 60 )

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TekExpress programmatic interface Remote proxy object

Remote proxy object

The server exposes a remote object to let the remote client access and perform the server-side operations remotely. The proxy object is instantiated and exposed at the server-end through marshalling.

The following is an example:

RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType (typeof (Te kExpressRemoteInterface), “TekExpress Remote interface”, WellKnownObject Mode.Singleton);

This object lets the remote client access the interfaces exposed at the server side. The client ge ts the reference to this object when the client gets connected to the server.

For example,

//Get a reference to the remote object

remoteObject = (IRemoteInterface)Activator.GetO bject(typeof(IRemoteInterface), URL.ToString());

Client proxy object

Client exposes a proxy object to receive certain information.

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For example,

//Register the client proxy object

WellKnownServiceTypeEntry[] e = RemotingConfiguration.GetRegisteredWellKnownServiceTypes();

clientInterface = new ClientInterface();

RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType(typeof(ClientInterface), “Remote Client Interface”, WellKnownObjectMode.Singleton);

//Expose the client proxy object through marshalling

RemotingS

ervices.Marshal(clientInterface, "Remote Client Inteface");

The client proxy object is used for the following:

To get the secondary dialog messages from the server.

To get the ﬁle transfer commands from the server while transferring the report.

Examples

clientObject.clientIntf.DisplayDialog(caption, msg,iconType, btnT ype);

tObject.clientIntf.TransferBytes(buffer, read, fileLength);

clien

For more information, click the following links:

Secondary Dialog Message Handling

The s econdary dialog messages from the Secondary Dialog library are redirected to the client-end when a client is performing the automations at the remote end.

In the secondary dialog library, the assembly that is calling for the dialog box to be displayed is checked and if a remote connection is detected, the messages are directed to the remote end.

File Transfer Events

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When the client requests the transfer of the report, the server reads the report and transfers the ﬁle by calling the ﬁle transfer methods at the client-end.

Client programmatic interface example

The following is an overview of the client programmatic interface:

Process ﬂowchart diagram

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Process overview:

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1. Connect to a server or remote object using a programmatic interface.

2. Get the client ID that is created when connecting to the remote object. This client ID is one of the

required parameters to communicate with the server.

NOTE. The server identiﬁes the client with this ID only and rejects any request if the ID is invalid.

3. Lock the server for further operations. This disables the application interface.

NOTE. You can get values from the server or set values from the server to the client only if the application is locked.

4. Register for receiving notiﬁcations on status change events on the server. To register you need to give a handler as a parameter. For details, see Handler of Status Change Notiﬁcation

NOTE. Whenever there is a change in the status of the server, all the clients registered with the server receive a notiﬁcation from the server.

(see page 57).

5. Select the tests that you want to run through the programmatic interface.

6. Set the necessary parameters for each test.

7. Run the tests.

8. Poll for the status of the application.

NOTE. Skip step 8 if you are registered for the status change notiﬁcation and the status is Ready.

9. After completing the tests, get the results.

eate a report or display the results and verify or process the results.

10.Cr

11. Unlock the server after you complete all the tasks.

12. Disconnect from the remote object.

andler of status change notiﬁcation

1. Get the status. If the status is Wait or Error, get the information that contains the title, message description, and the expected responses for the status.

2. Perform the actions based on the status information.

3. Set the response as expected.

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See also

USB PWR application commands ﬂow (see page 60 ) Program remote access code example (see page 59)

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Program remote access code example

This code example shows how to communicate between a remote PC and TekExpress USBPWR.

Table 9: Remote access code example

Task Code

Start the application

Connect through an IP address.

Lock the server

Disable the Popups

Set the DUT ID

Select a test

Select a

Sample

Rate

Select a Record Length

Runwithset conﬁgurations

Wait for the test to

lete.

comp

Get the current

te information

sta

nd the

Se response

Save results Save all results values from folder for current run

Unlock the server

Disconnect from server

Exit the application

xxx

m_Client.Connect("localhost") 'True or False

clientID = m_Client.getClientID

m_Client.

m_Client.SetVerboseMode(clientID, false)

m_Client.SetDutId(clientID, "DUT_Name")

mClient.SelectsingleTest(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", “Spec 1.

mClient.SetAcquireParameter(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", "Sample Rate (Ms/sec)$250")

mClient.SetAcquireParameter(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", "Record Length$10")

m_Client.Run(clientID)

Select Case status

Case "Wait"

mClient.GetCurrentStateInfo(clientID, WaitingMsbBxCaption, WaitingMsbBxMessage, WaitingMsbBxButtontexts)

mClient.SendResponse(clientID, WaitingMsbBxCaption, WaitingMsbBxMessage, WaitingMsbBxResponse)

End Select

Loop Until status = "Ready"

m_Client.TransferResult(clientID, logDirname)

m_Client.UnlockServer(clientID)

m_Client.Disconnect()

LockServer(clientID)

0”, "400KHz-1MHz", true)

Thread.Sleep(500)

ient.Application_Status(clientID)

m_Cl

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USBPWR application commands ﬂow

Click a client action link to see the associated command name, description, parameters, return value, andanexample.

Connect through an IP address

(see page 65)

Lock the server (see page 66)

Disable the popups (see page 67)

Set or get the DUT ID (see page 68)

Set the conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement (see page 69)

Query the conﬁgura tion parameters for a suite or measurement (see page 70)

Select a test (see page 71)

Select a suite (see page 72)

Select a channel (see page 73)

Conﬁgure the selected measurement (see page 74)

Run with set conﬁgurations or stop the run operation (see page 75)

Handle error codes (see page 76)

Get or set the timeout value (see page 77)

Wait for the test to complete (see page 78)

After the test is complete (see page 80)

Save, recall, or query a saved session (see page 84)

Unlock the server (see page 85)

Disconnect from the server (see page 85)

string id

Name Type Direction Description

id string IN

xxx

Ready: Test conﬁgured and ready to start

Running: Test running

Paused: Test paused

Wait: A popup that needs your inputs

Error: An error is occurred

Identiﬁer of the client performing the remote function

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string dutName

Name Type Direction Description

dutName string IN

xxx

The new DUT ID of the setup

out bool saved

Name Type Direction Description

saved bool

xxx

OUT

This parameter is used as a check in SaveSession() and SaveSessionAs() functions.

Boolean representing whether the current session is saved

string ip

Address

Name Type Direction Description

ipAddress string IN

The ip address of the server to which the

s trying to connect. This is required to

client i establish the connection between the server and the client.

xxx

out string clientID

Name Type Direction Description

clientid string

xxx

NOTE. If the dutName parameter is null, the client is prompted to provide a valid DUT ID.

NOTE. The server must be active and running for the client to connect to the server. Any number of

clients can be connected to the server at a time.

OUT Identiﬁer of the client that is connected to the

server

clientId = unique number + ipaddress of the client. For example, 1065–192.157.98.70

NOTE. When the client is disconnected, it is unlocked from the server and then disconnected. The id is reused.

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string dutId

Name Type Direction Description

dutId string

xxx

OUT The DUT ID of the setup.

The dutId parameter is set after the server processes the request.

string device

Name Type Direction Description

device string IN

xxx

Speciﬁes the name of the device.

string suite

Name Type Direction Description

suite string IN

xxx

Speciﬁes the name of the suite

string test

Name Type Direction Description

test

string IN

Speciﬁes the name of the test to obtain the pass or fail status or a test result value.

xxx

string parameterString

Name Type Direction Description

parameterString

xxx

string IN

Selects or deselects a test

int rowNr

Name Type Direction Description

rowNr int IN

xxx

NOTE. When the client tries to lock a server that is locked by another client, the client gets a notiﬁcation that the server is already locked and it must wait until the server is unlocked. If the client locks the server and is idle for a certain amount of time then the server is unlocked automatically from that client.

Speciﬁes the zero based row index of the sub-measurement for obtaining the result value

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out string[] status

Name Type Direction Description

status

string array

OUT The list of status m essages generated

during the run

xxx

string name

Name Type Direction Description

name

string IN

The name of the session being recalled

xxx

The name parameter cannot be empty. If it is empty, the client is prompted to provide a v alid name.

NOTE. When the run is performed, the status of the run is updated periodically using a timer.

string name

Name Type Direction Description

name

xxx

string IN

The name of the session being saved

The name parameter cannot be empty. If it is empty, the client is prompted to provide a v alid name.

Once the session is saved under ‘name’ you cannot use this method to save the session in a different name. Use SaveSessionAs instead.

string name

Name Type Direction Description

name

string IN

The name of the session being recalled

xxx

The same session is saved under different names using this method. The name parameter cannot be empty. If it is empty, the client is prompted to provide a valid name.

bool isSelected

Name Type Direction Description

isSelected

xxx

bool IN

Selects or deselects a test

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string time

Name Type Direction Description

time string IN The time in seconds

that refers to the timeout period

xxx

The time parameter gives the timeout period, which is the time the client is allowed to be locked and idle. After the timeout period if the client is still idle, it gets unlocked.

The time parameter should be a positive integer; otherwise, the client is prompted to provide a valid timeout period.

bool_verbose

Name Type Direction Description

_verbose bool IN

xxx

Speciﬁes whether the verbose mode should be turned ON or OFF

NOTE. When the session is stopped, the client is prompted to stop the session and is stopped at the consent.

string ﬁlePath

Name Type Direction Description

ﬁlePath

string IN The location where the report must

be saved in the client

xxx

NOTE. If the client does not provide the location to save the report, the report is saved at C:\ProgramFiles.

NOTE. When the client is disconnected, the client is unlocked automatically.

out string WaitingMsbBxCaption

Name Type Direction Description

caption string

xxx

OUT

The wait state or error state message sent to you

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out string WaitingMsbBxMessage

Name Type Direction Description

message

xxx

string

OUT The wait state/error state message sent to you

out string[] WaitingMsbBxButtontexts

Name Type Direction Description

buttonTexts string array

OUT An array of strings containing the

possible response types that you can send

xxx

string WaitingMsbBxResponse

Name Type Direction Description

response

string IN A string containing the response

type that you can select (it must be one of the strings in the string array buttonTexts)

xxx

out string clientID

Name Type Direction Description

clientID string

xxx

Connect through an IP address

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

Connect()

xxx

string ipAddress (see page 61)

out string clientID (see page 61)

This method connects the client to the server.

Note

The client provides the IP address to connect to the server.

The server provides a unique client identiﬁcation number when connected to it.

OUT Identiﬁer of the client that is connected to the

server

clientID = unique number + IP address of the client. For example, 1065–192.157.98.70

Return value is either True or False

(see page 61)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as boolean

returnval = m_Client.Connect(ipaddress,m_clientID)

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NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

ThesessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of

these fail conditions occur, then the m essage displayed is "Failed...".

Lock the server

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

LockSession()

xxx

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

string clientID (see page 65)

This method locks the server.

Note

(see page 62)

The client must call this method before running any of the remote automations. The server can be locked by only one client.

String value that gives the status of the operation after it was performed

The return value is "Session Locked...” on success.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval = m_Client.LockServer(clientID)

ThesessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

erver is NOTFOUN D and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

The s

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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Disable the p opups

Use these commands to disable popup messages that require user intervention.

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

SetVerboseMode()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

bool _verbos (see page 64)

This method sets the verbose mode to either tru

false.

When the value is set to tru message boxes that appear during the applic are routed to the client machine that is con TekExpress.

When the value is set to fal message boxes are shown on the server m

eor

e, any

ation

trolling

se, all the

achine.

String that gives the status of operation after it was performed

When Verbos mode is set to true, the return value is “V mode turned on. All dialog boxes will be sho client”.

When Verbose mode is se false, the return value is “Verbose mode tur All dialog boxes will be shown to server”

the

erbose

wn to

tto

ned off.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client i Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Verbose mod

return=m_Client.SetVerboseMode(clientID, true)

Verbose mo

returnval=m_Client.SetVerboseMode(clientID, false)

s a reference to the

eisturnedon

de is turned off

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

When

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Set or get the DUT ID

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

SetDutId()

GetDutId(

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

string dutNa (see page 61)

)

string clientID (see page 65)

string dutId (see page 62)

This method changes the DUT ID of the setu The client must provide a valid DUT ID.

This method gets the DUT ID o current setup.

fthe

String that gives the status of operation after it was performed

Return valu is “DUT Id Changed” on success

String tha the status of the operation after it was perfor

the

tgives

med

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client i Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

return=m_C tID,desiredDutId)

Note

m_Client = //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnva

return=m_Client.GetDutid(clientID, out DutId)

sareferencetothe

lient.SetDutId(clien-

(see page 61)

new Client()

lasstring

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The ses

sion is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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Set the conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

SetGeneralParameter()

SetAnalyzeParameter()

SetAcquireParameter()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

(see

This method sets the general conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement.

This method sets the conﬁguration parameters in the Analyze panel of the Conﬁguration Panel dialog box for a suite or measurement.

This method sets the conﬁguration parameters in the Acquire panel of the Conﬁguration Panel dialog box for a suite or measurement.

String that gives the status of the operation after it has been performed

The return value is "" (an empty String) on success.

String that gives the status of the operation after it has been performed The return value is "" (an empty String) on success.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Select email on failure preference example (see page 70)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL. returnval as string

//m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnVal = remoteObjec t.SetAcquireParameter( id, device, suite, test, parameterString)

if ((OP_STATUS) returnVal != OP_STATUS.SUCCESS )

return CommandFailed(returnVal )

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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Select email on failure preference example

returnval=mClient.SetGeneralParameter(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", "On Failure Stop and Notify$False")

Query the conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement

Command name Parameters Description Return value Exam ple

GetGeneralParameter()

GetAnalyzeParameter()

GetAcquireParameter()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

(see

This method gets the general conﬁguration parameters for a suite or measurement.

This method gets the conﬁguration parameters set in the Analyze panel of the Conﬁguration Panel dialog box for a speciﬁed suite or measurement.

This method gets the conﬁguration parameters set in the Acquire panel for a speciﬁed suite or measurement.

The return value is the general conﬁguration parameter for a speciﬁed suite or measurement that is set.

The return value is the conﬁguration parameter set in the Analyze panel of the Conﬁguration Panel dialog box for a speciﬁed suite or measurement.

The return value is the conﬁguration parameter set in the Acquire panel for a speciﬁed suite or measurement.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Query email on failure preference example (see page 71)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

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NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of

Query email on failure preference example

returnval = mClient.GetGeneralParameter(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", "On Failure Stop and Notify")

Select a test

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

GetGeneralParameter()

xxx

these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

bool isSelected (see page 63)

This method selects or deselects a speciﬁed test.

If this Setting parameter is set to true, you can select a measurement.

If this Setting parameter is set to false, you can deselect a measurement.

String that displays the status of the operation after it has been performed.

The return value is "" (an empty String) on success.

//m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL

returnval as string

Select test example page 72)

(see

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

e server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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Select test example

To select measurement test Common mode- 400KHz-1MHz:

returnval = mClient.SelectTest(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", true)

Select a suite

Test suite must be set for Detachable or Permanent tests.

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

SelectSuite

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

string de (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

bool isS (see page 63)

vice

elected

This method selects or deselect speciﬁed suite.

When this paramete set to true, you can select a suite. W parameter is set to false, you can deselec

ris

hen this

tasuite.

String that gives the statu the operation after it has been performe

The return value is "" (an empty St success.

sof

ring) on

m_Client = new Client() //m_Clie Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Select Su

returnval=mClient.SelectSuitet(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detach

nt is a reference to the

ite (Default):

able", true)

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

ThesessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

n none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

Whe

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Select a channel

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

SetGeneralParameter()

SetAnalyzeParameter()

SetAcquireParameter()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

(see

This method sets the parameters that are not speciﬁc to any one test.

NOTE. Using

this command we can select a lane, channel, or source type.

This method sets the conﬁguration parameters in the Analyze panel of the Conﬁguration Panel dialog box for a speciﬁed suite or measurement.

This method sets the conﬁguration parameters in the Acquire panel of the Conﬁguration Panel dialog box for a speciﬁed suite or measurement.

String that gives the status of the operation after it has been performed.

The return value is "" (an empty String) on success.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Set channel source example (see page 74)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL. returnval as string

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnVal = remoteObjec t.SetAcquireParameter( id, device, suite, test, parameterString)

if ((OP_STATUS) returnVal != OP_STATUS. SUCCESS) return CommandFailed(returnVal)

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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Set channel source example

returnval = mClient.SetGeneralParameter(clientID, "Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", "Channel Selection$CH1")

Conﬁgure th

Command nam

SetAnalyz ter()

xxx

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

ThesessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

eParame-

e selected measurement

Parameters Descriptio

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string sui page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

(see

This method sets the An parameters (Conﬁguration parameter speciﬁed test.

alyze

s) for a

Return valu

The return value is "" empty String) on success.

(an

Example

m_Client = //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL. returnval

new Client()

as string

none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

When

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TekExpress programmatic interface Run with set conﬁgurations or stop the run operation

Run with set conﬁgurations or stop the run operation

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

Run()

Stop()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

Runs the selected tests Note

page 63)

After the server is set up and conﬁgured, r it remotely using this function.

Stops the running tests. Not

page 64)

(see

String that gives the status of operation after it was performed.

The return v is "Run started..." on success.

String that gives the status operation after it was performed

The return is "Stopped..." on success.

the

alue

of the

value

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client i Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval= tID)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Clien Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnva tID)

s a reference to the

m_Client.Run(clien-

t is a reference to the

l=m_Client.Stop(clien-

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The ses

sion is UNLOCKED and the me ssage displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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TekExpress programmatic interface Handle error codes

Handle error codes

The return value of the remote a utomations at the server-end is OP_STATUS, which changes to a string value depending on its code, and returned to the client. The values of OP_STATUS are as follows:

Code Value Description

-1 FAIL

0 NULL Nothing

xxx

SUCCESS

NOT FOUND Server not found

LOCKED The server is locked by another client, so the operation cannot be performed

UNLOCK The server is not locked; lock the server before performing the operation

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The operation failed

The operation succeeded

The ser

ver is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

ThesessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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TekExpress programmatic interface Get or set the timeout value

Get or set the t imeout value

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

GetTimeOut()

SetTimeOut()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

string tim page 64)

(see

Returns the current timeout period set by the client

Sets a timeout period spe by the client. After this timeout period exp server is unlocked automatically.

ciﬁed

ires, the

String that gives the status of operation after it was performed

The default return value is

1800000.

String that gives the status operation after it was performed

On succes return value is “TimeOut Period Changed”

the

of the

sthe

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client i Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval= Out()

m_Client = new Client() //m_Clien Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnva Out(clientID, desiredTimeOut)

s a reference to the

m_Client.GetTime-

t is a reference to the

l=m_Client.SetTime-

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When n

one of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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TekExpress programmatic interface Wait for the test to complete

Wait for the test to complete

The commands in this group execute while tests are running. The GetCurrentStateInfo() and SendResponse() commands are executed when the application is running and in the wait state.

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

ApplicationStatus()

QueryStatus()

string clientID (see page 65)

out string[] status (see page 63)

This method gets the status of the server application.

The states are

Running, Paused, Wait, or Error (see page 60)

An interface for theusertotransfer Analyze panel status messages from the server to the client

String value that gives the status of the server application

String that gives the status of the operation after it was performed

On success the return v a lue is “Transferred...”.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval=m_Client.ApplicationStatus(clientID)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Query status example page 80)

(see

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TekExpress programmatic interface Wait for the test to complete

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

GetCurrentSt Info()

ate-

NOTE. This

command is used when the application is running and i the wait or error state.

SendRespo

sin

nse()

NOTE. This

command is used when application is running and is in the wait state.

xxx

the

or error

string clientID (see page 65)

out string WaitingMsbBx Caption page 64)

out string WaitingMsbBxMes sage page 65)

out string[ WaitingMsbBxButtontexts (see page 65)

string clientID (see page 65)

out string WaitingMsbBx Caption page 64)

out string WaitingMsbBx sage page 65)

string W ingMsbBxRe sponse page 65)

(see

]

see

(

Mes

ait

This method gets the additional in of the states when the application is in Wait or Error s tate

Except client ID, all the others are Out parameters.

After rece additional information using the method GetCurre the client can decide which response to send and t the response to the

application using

ction. The

this fun response should be one of the strings that was rec asastringarrayinthe GetCurrentStateInfo

on. The _caption

functi and _message should match the information

ved earlier in the

recei GetCurrentStateInfo function.

formation

iving the

ntStateInfo(),

hen send

eived e arlier

This command does not retur any value.

This function populates the Out parameters that are passed when invokin this function.

This command does not re any value.

turn

m_Client = new

//m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL

mClient.GetCurrentStateInfo(clientID, WaitingMsbBxCaption, Wai sage, WaitingMsbBxButtontexts)

m_Client = //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL

mClient.SendResponse(clientID, WaitingMsbBxCaption, Waiting ingMsbBxResponse)

tingMsbBxMes-

new Client()

MsbBxMessage, Wait-

Client()

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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TekExpress programmatic interface After the test is complete

Query status example

returnVal=m_Client.QueryStatus(clientID, out statusMessages)

if ((OP_STATUS)returnVal == OP_STATUS.SUCCESS)

return “Status updated...”

else

return CommandFailed(returnVal)

After the test is complete

Command name Parameters Description Return value E xample

GetPassFailStatus()

GetResultsValue()

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

string suite (see page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 62)

(see

This method gets the pass or fail status of the measurement after test completion.

NOTE. Execute

this command after completing the measurement.

This method gets the result values of the measurement after the run.

String that gives the status of the operation after it was performed.

Returns the pass or fail status in the form of a string.

String that gives the status of the operation after it was performed.

Returns the result valueintheform of a string.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as srting

returnval=m_Client.GetResultsValue(clientID, device, devicesuite, test, parameterString)

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TekExpress programmatic interface After the test is complete

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

GetReportPar ter()

GetResul ForSubMeasurements()

GetReportParameter()

ame-

tsValue-

string clientID (see page 65)

string device (see page 62)

(see

uite

(see

g device

62)

(see

see

65)

(see

string suite ( page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 82)

string clientID (see page

string device (see page 62)

string s page 62)

string test (see page 62)

string parameterString page 82)

int rowNr (see page 62)

string clientID (see page 65)

strin (see page 62)

string suite (see page

string test (see page 62)

ng parame

stri terString page 82)

This method gets the general re details such as oscilloscope model and TekExpres version.

This method gets the resul for individual submeasurements after th

This method gets the general repor as oscilloscope model, TekE version, and USB-PWR vers

port

t v alues

e run.

t details such

xpress

ion.

The return value is the oscilloscope model, TekExpress application version, or USBPWR application version.

String th the status of the operation after it performed.

Returns the result value in of a string.

The return value is the oscil model, TekExpress vers USB-PWR version.

at gives

has been

the form

loscope

ion, and

m_Client = new //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as s

Oscilloscope Model

returnval=m_Client.GetReportParamet Model")

TekExpress Version

returnval= Parameter(clientID,"TekExpress Version")

USB PWR Ver

returnval=m_Client.GetReportParameter(clientID,"Application Version")

m_Client //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

al as string

returnv

Get results for a submeasurement example (see pag

m_Client = new Client() //m_C Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

Osci

returnval=m_Client.GetReportParameter( clientID,"Scope Mode

TekExpress Version

returnval=m_Client.GetReportPar Version")

USB-PWR Version

re Parameter(clientID,"Application Version")

lient is a reference to the

lloscope Model

l")

ameter(clientID,"TekExpress

turnval=m_Client.GetReport-

Client()

tring

er(clientID,"Scope

m_Client.GetReport-

sion

= new Client()

83)

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TekExpress programmatic interface After the test is complete

Command name Parameters Description Return value E xample

TransferRepo

TransferI

mages()

rt()

string clientID (see page 65)

string ﬁ lePath (see page 64)

string clientID (see page 65)

string ﬁ lePath (see page 64)

This method transfers the

report generated after the run.

The report contains the summary of the run.

The client must provide the location wh

ere the report is to be saved at the client-en

This method transfers

all the images (screen shots) from the speciﬁed

client and folder for the current run (for a sui

te or

measurement).

String that gi

ves the status of the operation after it has be

performed.

Transfers all the result value

sin the form of a string.

String tha

tgives the status of the operation after it was perfo

rmed.

Transfers all the images in the form of a s

tring.

m_Client = new

Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as s

tring

returnval=m_Client.TransferReport(clientID,"C:\Report”)

m_Client =

new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnva

lasstring

returnval=m_Client.TransferImages(clientID, "C:\Waveforms”)

NOTE. Every

time you Start, a folder is created in the X: drive. waveforms before clicking Start.

xxx

click

Transfer the

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

ThesessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

string parameterString

Name Type Direction Description

ring

parameterString

xxx

Speciﬁes the oscilloscope model, TekExpress version, and USB-PWR

ersion

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TekExpress programmatic interface After the test is complete

Get results for a submeasurement example

This example returns the speciﬁed submeasurement results for test Common mode test 400KHz-1MHz.

returnval=m_Client.GetResultsValue( clientID,"Transmitter", "Detachable", "400KHz-1MHz", "Measured Value",0)

returnval=m_Client.GetResultsValue( clientID,"Transmitter", "Detachable", "1MHz-100MHz", "Measured Value",1)

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TekExpress programmatic interface Save, recall, or query a saved session

Save, recall, or query a saved session

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

CheckSessionSaved()

RecallSession()

SaveSes

SaveSessionAs()

xxx

sion()

string clientID (see page 65)

out bool save (see page 61)

string clientID (see page 65)

string nam (see page 63)

string clientID (see pag

string name (see page 63)

strin (see page 65)

string name (see p

65)

g clientID

age

63)

This method checks whether the current s

is saved.

Recalls a saved session. The client pro the session name.

Saves th session. The client provides the sess

Saves the current session under a diffe every time this method is called. The c the session name.

ession

vides

e current

ion name.

rent name

lient provides

Return v a lue is either True or False.

String that gives the status the operation after it has been performe

The return value is “Session Recalled

String t the status of the operation after it performed.

The return value is "Ses ed..."/"Failed..."

String that gives the status of the op after it has been performed.

The r is "Session Saved..."

...”

hat gives

has been

sion Sav-

eration

eturn value

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client i Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval= SessionSaved(m_clientID, out savedStatus)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Clien Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnva sion(clientID, savedSessionName)

m_Clien //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnv

returnval=m_Client.SaveSession(clientID, desiredSessionName)

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Clien

returnval as string

returnval=m_Client.SaveSession sionName)

sareferencetothe

m_Client.Check-

tisareferencetothe

l=m_Client.RecallSes-

t = new Client()

al as string

t class in the Client DLL.

As(clientID, desiredSes-

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

TheserverisLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Server is locked by another client".

esessionisUNLOCKEDandthemessagedisplayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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TekExpress programmatic interface Unlock the server

Unlock the server

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

UnlockSession()

xxx

string clientID (see page 65)

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

The server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

This method unlocks the server from the clie The ID of the client to be unlocked must be provi

Note

nt.

ded.

(see page 64)

String that gives the status of the operation after it has been performed.

The return value is "Session UnLocked..

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client i Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval= Server(clientID)

s a reference to the

m_Client.Unlock-

When no

ne of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

Disconnect from the server

Command name Parameters Description Return value Example

Disconnect()

xxx

NOTE. The Fail condition for PI commands occurs in any of the following cases:

e server is LOCKED and the message displayed is "Server is locked by another client".

The session is UNLOCKED and the message displayed is "Lock Session to execute the command".

The server is NOTFOUND and the message displayed is "Server not found...Disconnect!".

string clientID (see page 65)

This method disconnects the client from the server.

Note

(see page 61)

Integer value that gives the status of the operation after it has been performed.

1 for Succes s

–1 for Failure.

m_Client = new Client() //m_Client is a reference to the Client class in the Client DLL.

returnval as string

returnval=m_Client.Disconnect(m_clientID)

When none of these fail conditions occur, then the message displayed is "Failed...".

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TekExpress programmatic interface Disconnect from the server

86 TekExpress USB Power Adapter / EPS Compliance Automated Test Solution Software

Index

About TekExpress, 8 Acquire live Acquire parameters

including in test reports, 33

viewing in reports, 35 Acquisition and Save Options, 23 Acquisition tab, 21 Acquisit

channel sources, 21

set channel sources, 21

set waveform source

Activate the license, 6 Advanc Application commands, 60 Application controls, 12 Application version, 7 Application window

moving, 12

icationStatus(), 78

Appl

waveforms, 19

ions tab

(prerecorded ﬁles), 24

ed View, 39

Bandwidth, 27

Channel selection, 21 CheckSessionSaved(), 84 Client proxy object, 53 Code example, remote access, 59 Command buttons, 12 Commands

Connect(), 65

GetDutId(), 68

LockSession(), 66

SetDutId(), 68 Commands list, 60 Comments, 19 Compliance Mode, 27 Compliance View, 39 Conﬁguration parameters, 27 Conﬁguring email notiﬁca-

tions, 16

Connect(), 65 Connected instruments

searching for, 41

Connection requirements, 40

Default di Detailed log view, 29 Device parameters, 19 Device proﬁle connections, 40 Device proﬁles, 19 Directories, 8 Disable Disconnect from Server

Disconnect(), 85 DPOJET Plug-In, 5 DUT ID, 19 DUT ID DUT parameters, 19 DUT type

rectory, 8

Popups command, 67

command, 85

commands, 68

10GBase-KR, 19 40GBase-KR4, 19

Email notiﬁcations, 16

ail settings, 15

Em Equipment setup, 40 Evaluation mode, 11 Exiting the application, 11

Features, 8 File name extensions, 10 Flowchart for client programmatic

interface, 55

Free trials, 39

GetCurrentStateInfo(), 79 GetDutId(), 68 GetPassFailStatus(), 80

GetReportParameter(), 81 GetResultsValue(), 80 GetTimeOut(), 77 Global settings, 27

Help conve Host tests, 39

ntions, 1

Installing the software

DPOJET Plug-In, 5 TekExpress application for

USBPWR, 5

ments

Instru

discovering connected, 14

viewing connected, 41 Instruments detected, 27 Interface, 51 Interface error codes, 76

dress connection

IP ad

commands, 65

Keep On Top, 11 Key, 11

Lanes

number of, 19 License, 11 License activation, 6 License agreement, 7 Limits Editor, 27 Loading a test setup, 50 LockSession(), 66 Log view

save ﬁle, 29 Log view tab, 29

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Index

Measurement limits, 27 Menus, 12 Mode

Compliance, 27

User Deﬁned, 27 Module test Moving the application

window, 12 My TekExpress folder

ﬁles stored in, 32

location of, 45

s, 39

Notiﬁca

tions, 25

Opening a saved test setup, 50 Options menu, 13

Instrument control

settings, 14

Keep On Top, 11

lloscopes supported, 4

Osci Overall test result, 30 Overview of USBPWR, 8

Panels, 18 Pass/Fail summary

viewing, 35

ass/Fail Summary

including in reports, 34 Plot images

including in reports, 35

viewing, 35 Preferences m enu, 30 Preferences tab, 18 Prerecorded waveform ﬁles, 21

selecting run sessions for, 19 Prerecorded waveform ﬁles

(acquisitions), 24 Prerun checklist, 48 Program example, 59 Programmatic interface, 51

QueryStatus(), 78

Reactivate the license, 6 Real time oscilloscope, 27 Recalling a RecallSession(), 84 Record length, 27 Refresh sources (acquisitions), 21 Related documentation, 1 Remote proxy object, 53 Report na Report options, 33 Report sections, 35 Reports, 35

adding user comments to, 19 receiving in email

Reports panel, 33 Resource ﬁle, 11 Results panel, 30 Run commands, 75 Run the application, 11

(), 75

Run

test setup, 50

me, 34

cations, 16

notiﬁ

Sample Rate, 27 SaveSession(), 84 SaveSessionAs(), 84 Saving test setups, 49 Saving tests, 32 Selecting test report contents, 33 Selecting tests, 20 SendResponse(), 79 Server, 51 Server locking commands, 66 Session ﬁles, 32 Session folders, 32 Session Status commands, 84 Set Acquisition and Save

Options, 23 SetDutId(), 68 SetGeneralParameter(), 69 SetTimeOut(), 77 Setting up equipment, 40 Setting up tests, 39

Setup panel, 18 Setup panel views, 19 SetVerboseMo Software installation, 5 Software version, 7 Sources (acquisitions), 21 Start the application, 11 Status panel, 29 Stop comman Stop(), 75 Support, 2 System requirements, 3

de(), 67

ds, 75

Technical support, 2 TekExpress application for

USBPWR TekExpress client, 51 TekExpress client require-

ments, 51 TekExpress server, 51 Test groups, 20

notiﬁcation preferences, 25

Test Test parameters (Conﬁguration

tab), 27 Test reports, 35 Test results

emailing, 16

st Results commands, 80

Te Test selection controls, 20 Test setup ﬁles, 32 Test setup steps, 43 Test setups, 49

creating, 50

load, 50

open, 50

recalling, 50

saving, 49 Test Status commands, 78 Test status tab, 29 Test-related ﬁles, 32 Tests

running, 45

selecting, 20

setting up, 39 Timeout Value commands, 77 TransferImages(), 82 TransferReport(), 82

88 TekExpress USB Power Adapter / EPS Compliance Automated Test Solution Software

Index

Unlock Server command, 85 UnlockSession(), 85 Untitled session folder, 45 USBPWR features, 8 User account setting (Windows

7), 3

User comments

location in reports, 35

User Comments

including in reports, 35

User Deﬁned Mode, 27

Waveform ﬁles

locating and storing, 32

Windows 7 user account setting, 3

TekExpress USB Power Adapter / EPS Compliance Automated Test Solution Software 89

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