TestStand I : Introduction
The TestStand I: Introduction course teaches you to use features provided in the TestStand environment. Upon completion of this course, a user can develop practical test applications using the built-in tools supplied with TestStand.
Audience: - New TestStand users
- Engineers and developers tasked with maintaining already-built test sequences
- Users and technical managers evaluating TestStand in purchasing decisions
- TestStand users pursuing the Certified TestStand Developer certification
After attending this course you will be able to:
- Develop practical test applications in the TestStand environment and distribute them to test stations
- Build test code and interface it to TestStand
- Understand how a test executive functions
- Log test results to a database
Prerequisites: - Familiarity with LabVIEW, or LabWindows/CVI
Introduction - Benefits of using TestStand
- Understanding the TestStand architecture
- Lowering costs with TestStand
The TestStand Environment
- TestStand sequences and sequence files
- Debugging tools
- Understanding the process model
- Process models and callbacks
- Workspaces and source control
Creating Sequences
- Creating test sequences
- Specifying the module
- Configuring stepproperties
- IVI step type demonstration
TestStand Parameters, Variables, and Expressions
- TestStand variables
- Creating local and sequence file global variables
- RunState properties
- Using the expression browser
Creating Test Modules in External Environments
- Data transfer in TestStand
- ActiveX automation
- Lookup strings
- Using TestStand code templates
Configuration
- Station options dialog box
- Report configurationoptions
- Configuring the report viewer
- Search directories
User Management
- TestStand user manager
- Default user profiles
Database Interaction
- Database concepts
- Default logging to databases
Additional Topics
- Importing/exporting properties
- Property loader step type
- Distributing TestStand applications
- TestStand I : Introduction
- 06/03/2013–06/05/2013 in Cleveland, OH
- 11/04/2013–11/06/2013 in Pittsburgh, PA
