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1.0 General
1.1 Terminology
UUT (Unit Under Test): The system running the EEcoMark v2 workload for energy consumption evaluation.
Controller: System running the Harness software, which manages the EEcoMark v2 workloads on the UUT.
Power meter: Device for measuring power consumption of the UUT.
2.0 Setup
2.1 Minimum System Requirements
2.2 Hardware Setup
Connect UUT to meter with USB cable
Connect UUT to gigabit Ethernet switch
Connect Controller to gigabit Ethernet switch
Connect meter to Controller over GPIB interface
Connect meter to power outlet
Figure 1
2.3 Software Setup
Install UUT software from the EEcoMark v2 DVD on UUT system
Install Controller software from the EEcoMark v2 DVD on Controller system
Install meter driver software on Controller system
Controller
CPU: Intel Celeron 420 or greater (or equivalent)
RAM: 512MB or higher
HDD: 5GB free space
Under Under Test
CPU: Intel Celeron 420 or greater (or equivalent)
RAM: 1GB or higher
HDD: 5GB free space
Under Under Test
2.2 Hardware Setup
Refer to Figure 1 for HW setup
Figure 1
3.0 Configuration
3.1 Guidelines
Administrative rights: An account with administrative privileges is required to install and
run EEcoMark v2 on the UUT and Controller.
User Account Control: Disable UAC on both the Controller and the UUT
Uninstall known conflicting software: Pre-existing software installations may conflict with
the software installed by EEcoMark v2.
Require password on wake up: Disable this option under the advanced power management
properties for the profile being used for the test.
Screen saver: Disable screen saver.
Windows Defender: Disable Windows Defender.
Firewalls: Disable any firewall software.
Windows Update: Disable Windows update.
Anti-virus software: Uninstall AV software.
Wake on LAN: Enable Wake on LAN in the UUT BIOS, if supported.
For best results when running EEcoMark v2, BAPCo recommends following these guidelines when preparing
test systems.
4.0 Usage
4.1 Running EEcoMark v2
4.2 Viewing Results
4.3 Submitting Results (FDR Submission)
Configure the test
Launch the Controller GUI by double clicking the BAPCo shortcut on the desktop. The Controller GUI will appear.
Click 'Connect' to access the connection dialog box pictured below.
The 'Run test' button is now green, indicating that the Controller is connected and ready to start EEcoMark v2. Click the 'Run Test' button to execute
the test.
Command line parameters
--verbose, -v: enable verbose logging. Example: eecomarkcontroller.exe -v
--config, -c: specify path to config file (requires project parameter).
Example: eecomarkcontroller.exe -c="C:\path\config_file.cfg" -p=new_project
--project, -p: specify projectname. Example: eecomarkcontroller.exe -p=new_project.
--iterations, -i: specify the number of iterations to run the EEcoMark v2.
--scenarios, -r: Specify which scenario(s) to EXCLUDE (PRAdvanced, PRBasic, MRCreate, or MRConsume).
When specifying multiple scenarios each item is separated by a comma with no spaces.
--help, -h: Displays help.
- Input project name and UUT IP address. The UUT and Controller must be on the same subnet.
- Select a rating system.
- Select a meter. Note: the selected meter must be the same as the meter being used for the test.
- Choose the meter address, if different from the provided default.
- Click 'OK' to commit the values.
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Note: The EEcoMark Version 2 rating system does not report Energy Star 4.0 or 5.0
results in the results browser. To test for energy regulation compliance, please select either
the Energy Star 4.0 or Energy 5.0 rating system template.
Command line parameters
Example: eecomarkcontroller.exe -c="C:\path\config_file.cfg" -p=new_project
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Note: When using the --iterations command line parameter, WOL (WakeOnLan) must be supported and enabled on the UUT
in order for EEcoMark v2 to automatically cycle from the completion of one iteration to
the start of the next iteration.
4.2 Viewing Results
The results browser will appear on the Controller system at the conclusion of a successful test and display the scores for the completed run.
Expected run time for the active workload portion is approximately 75 minutes, though this may vary with UUT
configuration.
To view results for energy regulation compliance testing executed using either the Energy Star 4.0 or Energy Star 5.0 rating system, click on the 'Categories' tab in the results browser window.
Results from previous tests can be viewed by using the drop down menu to select the project file to load in the results browser. For additional details, click the corresponding tab to display the desired information.
The default location for results files is: \Program Files\BAPCo\EEcoMarkController\Results
Results Summary Tab
Results Hardware Tab
Results Software Tab
Results Scoring Tab
To view results for energy regulation compliance testing executed using either the Energy Star 4.0 or Energy Star 5.0 rating system, click on the 'Categories' tab in the results browser window.
Results from previous tests can be viewed by using the drop down menu to select the project file to load in the results browser. For additional details, click the corresponding tab to display the desired information.
The default location for results files is: \Program Files\BAPCo\EEcoMarkController\Results
Results Summary Tab
Results Hardware Tab
Results Software Tab
Results Scoring Tab
4.3 Submitting Results (FDR Submission)
BAPCo accepts test results for publication at www.bapco.com
Launch the Controller GUI, and click the View Results button.
Select the desired project from the drop down menu.
Click the 'Save FDR' button and choose a path to save the file.
Email the FDR to report@bapco.com.
5.0 Applications
5.1 Applications Installed and/or used by EEcoMark v2
EEcoMark v2 applications list (grouped by scenario)
EEcoMark v2 applications list (grouped by scenario)
- Productivity Basic
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 9
- Microsoft® Excel 2007
- Microsoft® Outlook 2007
- Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2007
- Microsoft® Word 2007
- WinZip 11
- Productivity Advanced
- Microsoft® Excel 2007
- Microsoft® Word 2007
- Media Creation
- Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6
- iTunes 7.6 (and QuickTime 7.4)
- Windows Live Movie Maker 14
- Windows Media Player 11
- Media Creation Consumption
- Windows Media Player 11
- Graphics
- Adobe® Flash® Player 9
- Adobe® Premiere® Elements 9
- Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 9
- Windows Live Movie Maker 14
- Windows Media Player 11
6.0 Workloads
6.1 Productivity Basic Scenario
6.2 Productivity Advanced Scenario
6.3 Media Creation Scenario
6.4 Media Consumption Scenario
6.5 Graphics Scenario
The Productivity Basic scenario models creating and replying to emails, viewing and modifying a presentation, working with text documents, and spreadsheets. Web browsing and archiving and unarchiving digital photos are also included.
The Productivity Advanced scenario models working with text documents to
save as PDF, mail merge, and word count operations. Actions performed in Micrsoft Excel include financial calculations and inventory management.
6.3 Media Creation Scenario
The Media Creation scenario models the usage of media tools in content creation. Actions include converting music files to MP3 format, working with digital photos, and encoding a movie project at low and medium quality resolutions.
6.4 Media Consumption Scenario
Windows Media Player is used to play back media files: an audio track, a short movie titled 'Obey the Squirrel', and a clip from the movie 'Elephant's Dream'.
6.5 Graphics Scenario
The Graphics scenario models playback of HD video in a media player, viewing of video content in a web browser, and the creation of video content.
7.0 Support
7.1 Error Log Locations
7.2 Contacting BAPCo Support
Error logs are located in the following locations
Controller log - C:\Program Files\BAPCo\EEcoMarkController\Results\Project_Name\logfile.txt
UUT test log - C:\Program Files\BAPCo\EEcoMarkUUT\Bin\message.csv
EEcoMark error screen shot - C:\Program Files\BAPCo\EEcoMarkController\Results\Project_Name\error.jpg
7.2 Contacting BAPCo Support
If an error occurs during a test, please do the following:
Verify that the EEcoMark v2 installation is the latest available version by checking the version number. Updates can be downloaded from BAPCo, if the installation is down level.
If the installation is the latest version, check the BAPCo website to see if the problem is a known issue with a posted fix, or workaround procedure
If the error still occurs, collect the files listed above in Section 7.1.
Archive the error files using an archive utility such as 7zip, Winzip, etc.
Email the archive to support@bapco.com.
Include details of the failing configuration: CPU, OS and service pack level, failure rate, steps to reproduce the failure, etc
8.0 Licenses