Displaying Run Information

[Srm27]

Hi,

I am using Test Stand, LabWindows/CVI and Python.

I run groups of related test, python for the mose part, from within Test Stand, a number of different steps.

What I would like to do is when starting the group of test display information of what is been done, run the various code section, while the banner is been displayed, then when that code section is over remove the banner/information box.

Any direction/examples would be good

Thanks

Simon

[Oli_Wachno]

Hi Simon,

there are several possibilities:

1.) Before your step group, start an external display window asynchronously which keeps polling a StationGlobal. Once your group has finished executing, reset the value of this specific StationGlobals to signal the groups end to the display window. Though this is a pretty unsophisticated approach

2.) a more modular approach would be to have an asynchronous running window which is being communicated with using UIMessages (on start and stop of the step group), which can also be used for transmitting test status / data / whatsoever.Which is basically what they were implemented for

http://www.ni.com/white-paper/4532/en/

I'd choose UIMessages

Hope this helps

Cheers

Oli