This dialog is used to configure and run frequency tests previously recorded with the Record Test Run Action. Frequency tests can also be deleted, translated and played back for inspection or modification from this dialog. The main area of the dialog lists the tests that have been created for the current project. Individual tests can be tagged inside this list. All tests can be tagged by using the 'Select All' button. The 'Run Selected' button and the 'Delete Selected' button act only on tests that have been tagged. The 'Select All Testable' button will select all frequency tests that were recorded for the active project version, or that have been translated for use with the active project version.
If you have a frequency test that was recorded for a different project version than the active project version you can translate it so it is usable by the active project version. Select the test you would like to translate and click the 'Translate Selected' button. The active project will be downloaded into your Logic Module and translation will begin. Once translation has finished you will be presented with a Recording Complete Dialog which allows you to enter a new name for the translated frequency test. Translation works by performing the same steps you originally recorded but using the active version of the circuit to record results. The difference is that only stimulus applied to components that still exist in the active project is used. Once a frequency test has been translated it may be useful to review the test using the playback feature described below.
Frequency Test Playback can be used to examine the circuit state at each step in a frequency test, alter the frequency test, and view a recording of the frequency test in the Data Display. For more information on playback see the Playback Browser.
If automatic frequency selection is checked, the frequencies selection list on the right hand side of the dialog is ignored. The testing is instead performed by selecting a medium frequency, testing against this frequency and depending on whether the test passed or failed next selecting a new medium frequency from the frequencies above or below the previous medium frequency and so on. Here is a fictitious example to illustrate a possible frequency selection order. First test at a frequency of 50MHz out of a range of frequencies from 10 to 100MHz.
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