The general functionality tests provide a starting point for testing the Adder cards. If these fail to work, then there is a serious problem somewhere in the system and most likely all of the rest of the tests will fail as well.
Each general test is repeated 10 times in 2 different TEC modes. If the system is working, the TEC mode should make no difference on the output of the phase bits or the bunch crossing number. Here is an example of an error message:
TEST 6 CRATE 7 MODE 0 REP 0 XING 8 CLOCK PHASE 1
-> EXPECTED: 1 READ: 0
The mode here is either 0 or 3, corresponding to the TEC mode. The repetition number is given after REP. The crossing number, counting from the beginning of the CFLTP Input Card memory is given after XING. The name of the quantity that has failed is given at the end of the first line of the error message - in this example, CLOCK PHASE 1. The expected value and the value actually read out from the Input Card is given on the following line.