diff --git a/tests/test_expcodes.m b/tests/test_expcodes.m
index 35600a123585af43d2aa57ec49f01a50cefdf635..b5a1c23481f3e4b53d30cde917220fc4d2748009 100644
--- a/tests/test_expcodes.m
+++ b/tests/test_expcodes.m
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ classdef test_expcodes < matlab.unittest.TestCase
   end
   
   properties(MethodSetupParameter)
-    expcode_number = {1,1005,1006,1010}; % list of expcodes to test
+    expcode_number = {'1','1005','1006','1010'}; % list of expcodes to test
   end
   
   methods(TestClassSetup)
@@ -19,26 +19,35 @@ classdef test_expcodes < matlab.unittest.TestCase
       
       % get SCD experimental code object container
       testCase.SCDexps = SCDconf_createexpcodes;
+      
+      SCDconf_setSIMconf; % set ConfigurationSettings for Simulation
     end
   end
-    
+  
   methods(TestMethodSetup)
     function setup_expcode(testCase,expcode_number)
       % get this expcode object from expcode object container
-      testCase.expcode_obj = getbymaincode(testCase.SCDexps,expcode_number);
-    end 
-  end
-  
-  methods(Test)
-    function test_callinits(testCase)
-      testCase.expcode_obj.callinits;
+      fprintf('\n=== Testing expcode %s ===\n',expcode_number);
+      testCase.expcode_obj = getbymaincode(testCase.SCDexps,str2double(expcode_number));
     end
     
-    function test_setup(testCase)
+    function test_expcode_setup(testCase)
+      fprintf('\n=== Testing callinits for expcode %d: %s === \n',...
+        testCase.expcode_obj.maincode,testCase.expcode_obj.name);
+      testCase.expcode_obj.callinits;
+ 
+      fprintf('\n=== Testing setup for expcode %d: %s === \n',...
+        testCase.expcode_obj.maincode,testCase.expcode_obj.name);
+      
       testCase.expcode_obj.setup; % run setup this exp code
     end
     
-    function test_expcode(testCase)
+  end
+  
+  methods(Test)
+    function tesdt_expcode(testCase)
+      fprintf('\n === Testing Simulink compilation for expcode %d: %s === \n',...
+        testCase.expcode_obj.maincode,testCase.expcode_obj.name);
       % attempt compiling tcv.slx for this expcode
       testCase.expcode_obj.compile; % compile tcv.slx with this expcode
     end