Measurement Attribute XML Conventions

<TemperatureInputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an analog input temperature signal.

Table 43. <TemperatureInputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Celsius	Units of measurement for temperature values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<TemperatureThermocoupleAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an analog input thermocouple temperature signal.

Table 27. <TemperatureThermocoupleAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Celsius	Units of measurement for temperature values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.
ThermocoupleType	string	Yes	B, C, E, J, K, N, R, S, T	Type of thermocouple

<TemperatureOutputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an analog output temperature signal.

Table 28. <TemperatureOutputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Celsius	Units of measurement for temperature values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<VoltageInputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an analog input voltage signal.

Table 29. <VoltageInputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Volts	Units of measurement for voltage values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.
InputConfiguration	string	No	ReferencedSingleEnded NonReferencedSingleEnded Differential PseudoDifferential	Specifies the input configuration of analog voltage measurements.

<VoltageOutputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an analog output voltage signal.

Table 30. <VoltageOutputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Volts	Units of measurement for voltage values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<StrainGaugeAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an analog input strain signal measured using a strain gauge.

Table 31. <StrainGaugeAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	MillivoltsPerVolt	Units of measurement for strain values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<DigitalInputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of a digital input signal.

Table 32. <DigitalInputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Width	double	Yes	1 4 8 16 32 64	Width in bits of the digital input port.

<CurrentInputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an current input signal.

Table 33. <CurrentInputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Amps	Units of measurement for current values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<CurrentOutputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an current output signal.

Table 34. <CurrentOutputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Amps	Units of measurement for current values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<ResistanceInputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an resistance input signal.

Table 35. <ResistanceInputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Ohms	Units of measurement for resistance values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<ResistanceOutputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an resistance output signal.

Table 36. <ResistanceOutputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Ohm	Units of measurement for resistance values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<PowerInputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an power input signal.

Table 37. <PowerInputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Watt	Units of measurement for power values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<PowerOutputAttributes> —Tag describing the characteristics of an power output signal.

Table 38. <PowerOutputAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the measurement.
Unit	enum	Yes	Watt	Units of measurement for power values.
MinValue	double	Yes	—	Minimum expected value for signal.
MaxValue	double	Yes	—	Maximum expected value for signal.

<ChannelAttributes> —Tag describing a signal carrying information to or from an instrument channel.

Table 39. <ChannelAttributes> Attributes

Attribute Name	Data Type	Required?	Accepted and Default Values	Description
Name	string	Yes	—	Name of the channel.
ChannelAttributesType	enum	Yes	Command Feedback Status	Type of information being carried by the <ChannelAttributes> signal.

There are template files for all battery test package XML files stored at <location>, which can be used as models for your tests’ files.