User's Manual

Testing

Testing with Calibrators

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Testing with Calibrators

“Loading” is the process of transferring test information for one or more devices

from DPC/TRACK to the calibrator. The loading of test information for a device is

sometimes referred to as loading records, loading test parameters, or loading Tag

IDs, etc. “Unloading” is the process of transferring test results from the calibrator

back to DPC/TRACK. When results are unloaded, Test Results records are created

and linked to their respective Tag ID records.

Before a load is actually performed, DPC/TRACK checks the status of the

attached calibrator’s memory. If no test information is found, then DPC/TRACK

will proceed with the loading of your information. (See the later section,

“Loading.”) We need to talk about unloading first, however, since an unload is

always the very first thing that happens when communications are established,

even when you initiate a load.

Unloading

When a load or unload is attempted, all information on the calibrator is unloaded

as a safety measure. DPC/TRACK notifies you of the information just unloaded

with the Calibrator Reload Options screen.

This screen provides the opportunity for you to send back down to the calibrator

the test parameters corresponding to any untested, passed, or failed tests. As shown

above, test parameters were found for one untested, one passed, and one failed

result. The results themselves have just been unloaded. If you wanted to reload the

calibrator with, say, the test parameters corresponding to the failed and untested

devices, then you would select the corresponding checkboxes and choose the

Continue button.

Note

DPC/TRACK can unload 8,000 logged data points to your PC.

However, due to an internal storage limitation, only the first 5,500

logged data points will be saved within DPC/TRACK. The last 2,500

logged data points will be lost.

Following this, you may be given the opportunity to enter information pertaining

to the test equipment (calibrator) that was just unloaded. If you are given such an

opportunity, it is because the Test Equipment database does not yet have a record

for the attached calibrator. A record will be added to the Test Equipment database

upon your selecting the Done button. The next time this calibrator is unloaded,

you will not have to enter this information since a record will already exist.

Depending upon your setup options, you may be given the opportunity to enter

certain post-test information. This information will be saved within the Test

Results record.

Note

The Testers field reflects the ID of the user, as it appears on the

calibrator.