HP 81200 User Manual page 134

Creating the Stream of Generated
and Expected Data
After you have chosen the kind of measurement to be performed, you can
build the data sequence for the test.
A sequence consists of blocks. The blocks can be executed one after the
other. Blocks and groups of blocks can also be repeated a specified
number of times before the sequence continues. In addition, an endless
loop can be specified - with the result that the sequence never ends.
If you activate the event recognition feature built into the system, the order
of the block execution becomes variable. Based on specified events, you
can leave a loop or even a block and continue with another block of the
sequence.
The blocks contain data segments. The segments specify the generated and
expected data patterns.
The test sequence is created and maintained with the Sequence Editor:
"How to Start the Sequence Editor" on page 135
"How to Add, Move or Delete Blocks" on page 137
"How to Change Block Characteristics" on page 138
"How to Replace a Current Segment" on page 140
"How to Create and Change Loops" on page 143
"How to Specify Events and Reactions to Events" on page 146
N O T E After the sequence has been set up, it can also be inspected in detail and
changed with the Data/Sequence Editor (see "Using the Data/Sequence
Editor" on page 171).
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HP 81200 Data Generator/Analyzer Platform User Guide, Revision 2.1