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Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome......................................................................................................................................................................................vii Contacting Tektronix................................................................................................................................................................... viii Getting help and support...............................................................................................................................................................1 Related documentation.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Conventions used in help.......................................................................................................................................................1 Technical support................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Getting started...............................................................................................................................................................................3 Minimum system requirements.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Required windows 10 user account setting........................................................................................................................... 3 Supported instruments...........................................................................................................................................................4 Install the software................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Verify application installation..................................................................................................................................................5 Activate the license................................................................................................................................................................ 5 View software version............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Required my TekExpress folder settings................................................................................................................................6 Set my TekExpress folder permissions.................................................................................................................................. 6 Application directories and their contents.............................................................................................................................. 7 File name extensions............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Where test files are stored..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Operating basics......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Run the application.............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Application panels overview.................................................................................................................................................11 Global application controls...................................................................................................................................................12 Application controls.......................................................................................................................................................12 Options menu overview................................................................................................................................................ 13 TekExpress instrument control settings........................................................................................................................ 14 Configure email settings............................................................................................................................................... 16 Setup panel..........................................................................................................................................................................18 Setup panel overview................................................................................................................................................... 18 Set DUT parameters.....................................................................................................................................................18 Select tests................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Set acquisition parameters........................................................................................................................................... 22 Running tests on prerecorded (saved) waveforms....................................................................................................... 24 Set configuration tab parameters..................................................................................................................................25 Preferences tab............................................................................................................................................................ 27 Status panel......................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Status panel overview...................................................................................................................................................28 Results panel....................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Results panel overview.................................................................................................................................................29 View test-related files....................................................................................................................................................30 Preferences menu........................................................................................................................................................ 31 Reports panel.......................................................................................................................................................................32 Reports panel overview................................................................................................................................................ 32 Select report options.....................................................................................................................................................32 TekExpress USB4 Automated Test Solution Software Printable Application Help v Table of Contents View a report.................................................................................................................................................................34 Report contents............................................................................................................................................................ 34 Running tests.............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Test process flow................................................................................................................................................................