How to create Custom Step Types: Is there any example?

[giovanni.alfamation]

Dear all,

I remember years ago I've read an NI page with  a detailed procedure for creating Custom Step Types. Additional LV code and .DLLs were provided for download, but now I'm not able to find anything anymore...

The example was about creating a new Extended Numeric Limit Test type.

 Could anybody help me?

Thanks in advance!

Giovanni P.

[WireWeaver]

Giovanni,

This might be the example you were thinking about but it's a bit outdated:

Archived: Creating Custom Step Type to Check Return Values within Custom Margins

A good high level document for this is Best Practices for Custom Step Type Development. We also install several custom step type exapmles in the following directory - 

%TestStandPublic%\Examples\Custom Step Types

Hope this helps!

Trent

[giovanni.alfamation]

Hi Trent,

In the past I had downloaded the attached PDF document from the NI site. Even if it refers to an older TestStand version it's quite accurate and it would be fine, but I can't find the DLL the example refers to (which was supposed to be linked to the page).

The DLL provided the functions to be executed for the Edit and pre-step Substeps..

[WireWeaver]

I think I found it. See the attached zip.

-Trent

[giovanni.alfamation · Accepted solution]

hank you very much Trent!!

[patchar]

Sorry Dear Trent,

but Not executable.the extendedlimitsdialog.uir file is missing