list/verify target(s) in VeriStand using the .net API

[andreas.junghanns@qtronic.de]

Is there a way to get the list of all targets in a setup using the .net API?

I checked the help for 2010 and 2011, nothing.

Alternatively, is there a way to check, if a specific target is present?

(Our goal is to help the user with better diagnostic to setup valid connections to VeriStand

Thanks for your help,

 - AJ

[Devin_K]

Hi AJ,

Yes, you can use the System Definition API to get a list of all targets in your sysdef, as well as their properties.  You can then use an RT Utility VI to get information about whether a target is up and running.

You can find documentation for the System Definition API in the NI VeriStand 2011 help.

I have attached a simple example of how to do this.  You'll probaly want to add some better error checking to it, but hopefully it gets the idea across.

Regards,

[Devin_K]

It has come to my attention that you may not be using LabVIEW, so I have attached a screenshot of the code.  The NI VeriStand .NET API calls will be the same regardless of your calling environment, so you should be able to translate the code below to C++.  The only thing I'm unsure of is how to get the target information from C++. It might be possible to use the System Configuration API to get this information, but I have no experience using it outside of LabVIEW.

[andreas.junghanns@qtronic.de · Accepted solution]

sorry, I am in the wrong forum... trying again in the correct one...

 - AJ