1. Connecting to Your Test Equipment The Test Management Environment currently supports
connection with the Quantum Data 882CA with the TME option enabled. If you do not have the TME option on your
Quantum Data 882CA, or if you do not own an 882CA, the Test Management
Environment cannot communicate with external instruments. An 882CA can be connected to the TME using one of two
interfaces: To connect to the 882CA using the
TME, the user must click on the Host button on the bottom of the panel. To select the product type of the DUT, press the “Select
Product” button in the upper left. You will be presented with a list of types
to test. Once a product has been selected to test, you can proceed to the Model CDF
menu. The TME can keep track of multiple models and their
capabilities. Model definitions are organized
by manufacturer and by the product type they belong to. After selecting a product type in the previous menu, the model menu will use that as its default device type to filter, though
the user is free to change this at any time.
If the model you would like to test does not exist in the definitions
file, it can be added using the model CDF menu.
Simply select the model you would like to copy, and press Duplicate As. Default models with minimal settings are included to assist entry. Please note that you will need to create separate CDFs for sinks and sources on a single device. These can be labeled differently in the "CDF Description" field of the Duplicate As menu. The TME needs to know about the features supported by the
model being tested. For this purpose,
the TME will automatically send you to the Capabilities Declaration Form (CDF)
menu. Based on the CDF entries given,
the TME will compile different test suites to test only those features that are
supported. After you press Finish, you
will be asked to restart the TME, to ensure that the settings are up to date.
Note that even after a model has been defined, you may still update the CDF for
future units created. Once a model has been selected in
the TME, you may begin adding specific units to test. Enter a unique number to the unit (such as
serial number), and then select that unit to begin testing. The CEC Compliance Test is included with this version of the Test Management
Environment. Once a unit has been
selected, the user is brought directly into the test. The TME will provide descriptions of what is being
performed, so that the tester will receive detailed information about
failures. In many cases, the tester will
simply need to press “Step >” to move forward through a test. There are two types of descriptions: SYSTEM
and USER. SYSTEM descriptions are for
communications between the TME and the 882CA unit. USER descriptions explain to the user what
must be done in order to properly test the unit. Please be careful not to skip quickly through
USER descriptions, as they are often important and affect test resulting. Once a test is complete, press “Test >” to move to the
next test. If the tester wishes to re-test, then after moving forward to the
next test, simply press “< Test” to return to a previously performed test. It is also allowed to move between tests
without running them by pressing the Test and Section buttons. Results are cumulative, so completed tests in
a new session will be added to the results of completed tests from previous
sessions.
a. Supported
Equipment
b. Supported Interfaces
c. The
Host Menu
2. Setting Up Your Device Under Test (DUT)
a. Selecting
a Product Type
b.
Selecting/Creating a Model's CDFs
i. Using the Capabilities Declaration Form for New Devices
c.
Selecting/Creating a Unit's Device Instance
3. Executing the CEC Compliance Test
a. Stepping
Through a Test
b. Moving Between
Tests
4. Reading and Saving a Report
a. The Reports Tab
Section 1: Connecting to Your Test Equipment
Supported Equipment
Supported Interfaces
- Ethernet (10baseT/100baseTX)
- Serial (default is 9600 baud)
For the CEC compliance test, both interfaces are supported. However, we highly recommend Ethernet
connections, as they are much faster and more reliable. Testing speed will be affected by using a
serial cable. The Host Menu
From the host menu, you will see a list of your serial (COM) ports, and a place
to store Ethernet IP addresses for your 882.
To connect via serial, simply double-click on the icon next to the COM port
that your 882 is connected to. You will
be asked to select a baud rate. The 882 defaults to 9600 baud.|
To connect via Ethernet,
enter an IP address, click on the icon next to that slot and press
Connect. IP addresses inserted into
slots will be saved for future uses. Selecting a Product Type
Selecting/Creating a Model's CDFs
Using the Capabilities
Declaration Form (CDF) for New Devices
Selecting/Creating a Unit's Device Instance
Stepping Through a Test
Moving Between Tests
The Reports Tab
At any time during the testing, the tester can view and save the latest
report data by clicking on the
Reports tab in the Test menu. The TME will provide a list of all final
results, and the option to generate a "hard copy," an HTML report that
can be opened in a web browser or Microsoft Excel and printed.