TestStand 4.2 ATML output incompatible with DIAdem 2010 with ATML 2.0 plug-in

[twilson1111]

I am aiming to collect data with TestStand 4.2 and mine it with DIAdem 2010.

I downloaded the ATML 2.0 plug-in, generated an ATML-format report via TestStand (no customizations, just very basic output), and attempted to pull it into DIAdem.

I received the following error:

-4104, Error in line 260: Type mismatch: '[string: "2011-02-15 10:36:60"]'

Doesn't this indicate that either DIAdem 2010 or TestStand 4.2 is treating the ATML incorrectly?  I have attached the report for reference, although I had to change the extension from XML to TXT in order to get the forum to allow its upload.

Thanks and regards,

Tom Wilson

[AndreasK]

Looks like a curious time

2011-02-15 10:36:60

should be

2011-02-15 10:37:00

Maybe there is a check for the seconds.

[twilson1111]

Nice...

Very astute observation.  Yes I believe there's something to that.  It seems to sometimes work and sometimes fail for different runs of the same test sequence.

When it fails, it gives the same type mismatch error on a time stamp with :60 seconds...

I'm also in conversation with NI directly, so I'll mention that.  Thanks!

[Manooch_H]

Tom -

The behavior you are noticing was fixed in the TestStand 4.2.1 ATML Test Results Generator. Upgrading to TestStand 4.2.1 will resolve this issue.

If you cannot (or do not want to) upgrade to TestStand 4.2.1, a second option would be to install the TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 for TestStand 4.2. The TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 installer includes the updated ATML Test Results Generator part which can be individually installed. If this is the route you choose, follow the below steps:

1. Download the ATML Toolkit 1.0 Evaluation installer located here: NI TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 - Evaluation Software
2. Run the self-extracting exe.
3. When navigating through the installer, select the option to perform a Custom installation:
   
   


4. Choose only to install the ATML Test Results Generator part for TestStand 4.2:
   
   

Note: The above steps will only install the ATML Test Results Generator part (which does not require activation of any sort). If you would actually like to evaluate the TestStand ATML Toolkit with TestStand 4.2, you can choose to also install the ATML Test Description Translator part as well (which will require activation after the evaluation period has completed). If you would like to evaluate the TestStand ATML Toolkit with TestStand 4.2.1 or TestStand 2010, you can sign up for the TestStand ATML Toolkit 2010 Beta at ni.com/beta.

Hope this helps.