Long Term Long Term
The long term technique is a folder into which certain tests can be inserted (tests with names prefixed by [Long Term -]) these tests include:
Long Term - Potential Measurement
Long Term - Galvanic Measurement
Long Term - LPR Sweep
Long Term - LPR Step
The long term technique it’s self contains a number of options - Read x Measurements set how many times the tests within the long term folder should be repeated. The interval between each long term measurement is set by either At a scheduled interval or A timed delay between readings. To ensure long term readings are evenly spaced subsequent long term reads are scheduled from when a long term reading begins not from when the tests within the long term finish. For example if a long term test is scheduled to measure every 5 minutes and contained within the long term test is an LPR sweep that will last approximately 2 minutes then an LPR sweep will be recorded every 5 minutes regardless of the time taken for the LPR sweep.
Why use a Long term test?
Apart from providing scheduled times the main benefit from using a long term folder is that all results generated by techniques contained within the folder are linked together so that they can be presented on a result vs time graph in the analysis program.
Example use of long term :
