Project settings

Project Settings#

The project settings menu is an overview of all general settings and Measmatic behavior during a test. The settings are placed in groups according to their characterization. Refer to the table below for a detailed description of all project settings.

Meta data#

Function	Description
Enter user data at start	When executing a test, the Measurement Info page (see measurement information) will be opened in advance. The user can add information like a BarCode or Lot, input information will be stored in the test data output file
Name	User-defined name that will be stored in the test data output file
Author	Project author name that will be stored in the test data output file
Version	Project version that will be stored in the test data output file (not editable)
Creation Date	Creation date of the project settings that will be stored in the test data output file (not editable)

Table: Project Settings - Meta data

User Interface#

Function	Description
View after measurement	Defines the Measmatic default screen that will be brought to the front after the test is finished
Automatically select active test during run	Active test is selected automatically for faster editing
Result label format	Defines the format of the labels of the measurement data rows for this project. Overrides the program setting; leave empty to use the program setting (see program settings)

Table: Project Settings - User Interface

Files#

Function	Description
Device configuration	Select a device configuration file (`*.mmcfg`, see device manager)
Switching configuration	Select a switching configuration file (`*.mmscfg`, see switch configuration)
Pin group	Selected Pin group file (`*.ptpgf`, see pins-and-groups)

Table: Project Settings - Files

Measurement data#

Function	Description
Directory	Directory where the measurement data will be stored
File name format	User-defined file name format for the measurement data file. Clicking the button will show a list of all allowed placeholders
Save data automatically	If enabled, the data will be saved automatically after a test sequence run
Show only last n runs (graph default)	If enabled, the diagrams show only the curves of the last n runs by default
Last n runs (graph default)	Number of runs shown in the diagrams if "Show only last n runs" is enabled

Table: Project Settings - Measurement Data

Data export#

Function	Description
Export settings (1 to n)	Allows several export settings (e.g. for saving as .xlsx and .png). Export settings can be added and deleted by the icons on the right side.
Export setting name	Name of the export setting
Export script	Export script that defines the format of the exported data
Export data automatically after test execution	If enabled, the data will be exported automatically after a test sequence run

Table: Project Settings - Data export

Each export script may define its own settings which are then shown in the bottom part of this dialog. The example shows the options provided by the Excel export script.

Export settings for a single test are defined in the data export tab of the test view.