F5 Limit Configuration

In this dialog you can define limits for the signals you have defined in project wizard.

You have to go through the project wizard first, before you can configure limits.

Here are some quick facts:

• There are separate limit definitions for each DUT type.

• A signal can have multiple limits.

• Each limit has an unique numeric identifier (the error number) and a name.

• The error number must be unique within the same DUT type.

• The limit name must be unique within the same signal.

• It is possible to define numeric and string limits.

When you open the F5 dialog, you see near the top of the dialog a tab for each DUT type you have defined in project wizard. In each tab, the signals you have defined in project wizard are listed. If you expand those signals (small down arrow), you will see the limits defined for each signal. In case you have a newly setup LTT there are no limits yet.

F5 Empty

To define a limit, simply click in an empty row below an expanded signal. You have to provide a unique error number and a unique limit name. You have to check by yourself which error number is unused, but the dialog will not allow you to apply any changes if there are duplicate error numbers or limit names.

A limit error number must be unique within the same DUT type. A limit name must be unique within the same signal. You are responsible!

The preset limit name is default, but you can change it to whatever you want. The idea is, to provide multiple limits for the same signal, because the signal can be tested under different circumstances / in different contexts. For example, you have a default limit for a signal when it is not stimulated / active. That limit might be around 0 V, depending on your signal type. Then you have a limit for the case, when the signal is stimulated / active. A possible limit value could be around 12 V and the limit could be named active. Additionally you may want to test the signal under different stimulation levels, for example under voltage. You could create another limit name under_voltage with a different limit range.

There can be multiple limits per signal, depending on in how many different scenarios you want to test the signal. Read about Limit Tests to learn how to select and perform a specific limit test.

F5 Example

It is a good practice to keep numeric gaps between the error numbers for each signal. That way, you can later add additional limits to a signal while having a continuous numeration within that signal. A numeric gap of 10 should be sufficient for most cases.

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