To view test properties:

  1. Click on the test icon.

  2. Click (Properties) on the ATEasy toolbar. The Test Properties dialog appears.

Most test properties are common to all tests. Others, such as Min and Max, depend on test type.

Name

The name of the test. Within a program, more than one test or task may have the same name.

Id

A unique identifier used with branching statements. The ID can be up to 256 characters in length, the allowed characters for the starting identifier: _, A-Z, a-z, and the allowed characters following the first character A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _.

Test Number

The test number, which is automatically incremented by ATEasy each time that you add a test to the program. You cannot modify this field.

Type

Available test types are MinMax, Ref2, RefX, Tolerance, Precise, String, and Other. The default test type is MinMax, but you can change this default using the Setting Test Insertion Options dialog box. For information about test types, see Test Types and Test Results. For descriptions of the properties that are unique to each test type, see Properties Dependent on Test Type.

Pin

The Unit Under Test (UUT) pin where the measurement is being taken. The first time that you specify a pin for a test, you type it into the Pin field. Afterwards, that pin is available on the Pin drop-down list to be used by other tests in the project.

Unit

The unit of measurement used by the test. Common units such as Hz, Volt, and Ohm are listed. You can also type in units of measurement that are not listed. Afterwards, the units of measurement that you have entered are available on the Unit drop-down list to be used by other tests in the project.

Please refer to the List of Types of Units that you can enter here.

Min

If you have a MinMax test, this is the minimum test value.

Max

If you have a MinMax test, this is the maximum test value.

Synchronize and Synchronize Resource Name (v8)

Used for multi-threading or Multiple UUTs with parallel run mode applications. When Synchronize is checked, it allows only one thread to execute the test with the specified (optional) synchronize/resource name, other threads executing tasks, tests or procedures with the same name will be suspended until the test is complete. The synchronize flag is used to protect shared resources such as instruments, shared variables from being accessed more than once at the same time. Internally, ATEasy run-time creates an AMutex object for synchronization. The Synchronize Name text box is only displayed if Synchronize is checked. Any series of characters/string can be used for the name.

Desc.

A text description of the test.

Tag (v5)

You can store any information about Test.

Properties Dependent on Test Type

Some unique properties change with the test type. For descriptions of the properties that are unique to each test type, see the following topics:

The Min/Max Test Type

The Other Test Type

The Precise Test Type

The Ref2 Test Type

The RefX Test Type

The String Test Type

The Tolerance Test Type