Test Naming Convention

Tests are named in a way that can quickly convey what they test is doing, and what equipment you need to run the test. A typical test name is EfficiencyA07 or ThdB03

The first part of the test name indicates the measurement that will be made. In the case above, the test will do an efficiency measurements or a THD measurement.

Next, you'll see a letter following the measurement. The letter 'A' indicates the first 'flavor' of the indicated measurement. Most tests only have an 'A' flavor. But there is a THDA03 and THDB03 test. The 'A' flavor measures the THD at a given frequency at and amplitude. The 'B' flavor of this test does the same, but also reports power level. The measured power level isn't a pass/fail criteria, but it is reported in the test summary so that the engineer can quickly understand the power levels achieved in the test.

Finally, you'll see all tests end in a two digit number. This is a bitmask that signifies the equipment required to perform the test.

bit 0 indicates whether or not an audio analyzer (such as QA401) is required. bit 1 indicates whether or not an programmable load (such as QA450) is required. bit 2 indicates whether or not a current meter (such as QA450) is required. bit 3 indicates whether or not a power supply is required.

So, a test that needs a current meter, programmable load and audio analyzer will have the lower 3 bits set, and will thus be a '07' value.

Bit values beyond bit 3 are reserved for future expansion.