Creating Real-Time Test Sequences in TestStand

[bienieck]

I know that I can programmatically create an RT sequence in LabVIEW and Python. This process is briefly described here: NI Documentation and here: niveristand-python Documentation.

I would like to know if the exact same functionality is available in TestStand. I understand that there were some VeriStand custom step types, but they have now been replaced by ASAM XIL step types. Can I use these steps to create system definition (.nivssdf) files? Can I create and run NI VeriStand real-time (RT) sequences from TestStand that work in both the NI VeriStand engine and Stimulus Profile Editor? Additionally, can I run these sequences in both deterministic and non-deterministic modes, as I can in Python?

[ZYOng]

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@bienieck wrote:

Can I use these steps to create system definition (.nivssdf) files? Can I create and run NI VeriStand real-time (RT) sequences from TestStand that work in both the NI VeriStand engine and Stimulus Profile Editor? Additionally, can I run these sequences in both deterministic and non-deterministic modes, as I can in Python?

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ASAM XIL Steps cannot create system definition files nor Real-Time Seq. They can be used for deployment only.

To my knowledge, ASAM XIL Target Script Steps only deploy RT Seq in deterministic mode.

The ASAM XIL API is a generic simulator interface for the communication between test tools and test benches. It is not designed to automate the creation of test scripts. Reference: XIL Cross Tests 2016 – Easy Exchange Enabled!

[bienieck]

So there is no option to create a TestStand sequence file and automatically convert it to a VeriStand RT sequence, similar to how a Python script defines an RT sequence?

[CFEARING01]

That's correct. I have heard it proposed as a future feature, but you cannot currently run a TestStand RT sequence. They are coming out with VeriStand Steps from TestStand which would allow you to read and write channels, which you could then use in a RT sequence.

[ahillinaustin]

Just chiming in, Chase is 100% correct. That functionality is not yet available, but should be releasing in January with the new native VeriStand Steps in TestStand!