Architecting Test Systems Using TestStand

About Course

Building on the Developing Test Programs Using TestStand Course, the Architecting Test Systems Using TestStand Course covers how to customize TestStand to further meet your testing needs. You will work through a series of system-design scenarios that teach you to identify when and how to modify different components of the TestStand framework to satisfy your test system requirements.

Benefits of the course

Create and customize process models to modify test execution across multiple sequences
Customize the contents of a test report
Create custom step types to support test developers
Use the TestStand API to control TestStand programmatically
Create and customize user interfaces
Conduct a code review for a test program
Manage deployment of your test framework

Course Content

Introduction

00:28
Responsibilities of the Test Sequence Developer

00:16
Testing Roles
Developing Test Code

01:31
Responsibilities of the Test Framework Architect

03:31
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:23
Customizing Process Model: Process Model Overview

01:39
Demonstration: Creating a Process Model

00:30
Customizing Process Model: Exploring the Types of Process Model Sequence

00:24
Demonstration: Exploring the Types of Process Model Sequences

06:10
Customizing Process Model

05:51
Exercise 2-1: Customize Error Handling

00:24
Matching Activity 1
Matching Activity 2
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:25
Implementing Optional Framework Components

01:52
Demonstration: Creating a Custom Plug-In

02:48
Demonstration: Examples of Custom Plug-Ins

00:51
Exercise 2-2: Create a Custom Plug-In

00:16
Modifying Execution Across All Process Models

02:55
Modifying Execution Across All Process Models: Comparing Scope for Different Versions of an Engine Callback

01:16
Demonstration: Implementing Engine Callbacks for Test Station

02:04
Open-Ended Exercise 1: Create a Basic Process Model

00:11
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:32
Choosing a Mechanism for Logging Data

02:31
Choosing Report Configuration

02:37
Modifying Code That Generates Report

04:28
Demonstration: Adding Items to Report Using Report Flags

01:17
Modifying Code That Generates Report: Managing Report Generation

02:38
Exercise 3-1: Modify the Report Generation Code

00:24
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:49
Creating Custom Step Type

06:03
Demonstration: Exploring Custom Step Types

04:19
Creating Custom Step Type: Avoiding Type Conflicts

00:54
Executing Code Before or After a Module

01:42
Exercise 4-1: Create a Custom Step Type

00:21
Matching Activity
Summary

Introduction

00:26
Customizing Step Type Properties

02:47
Demonstration: Creating Edit Substeps

01:01
Customizing Step Type Properties: Default Module vs. Pre-Step Substep

00:59
Activity: Explore Step Execution Order

00:09
Exercise 4-2: Modify Custom Step Properties

00:18
TestStand Type Management Best Practices

08:25
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:30
What Is the TestStand API?

05:26
Accessing the TestStand API

02:00
Demonstration: Writing an Expression to Invoke the API

02:41
Logging Results Dynamically

02:04
Demonstration: Writing an Expression to Create a New Variable

02:01
Logging Results Dynamically: Logging Configuration and Data Reporting

01:07
Exercise 5-1: Add Custom UUT Results Using the TestStand API

00:11
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:26
Programmatically Editing or Creating a Sequence

04:13
Demonstration: Accessing Step Properties from Another Step

02:12
Exercise 5-2: Create a Tool to Quickly Disable Message Popup Steps

00:10
Developing a Code Module That Interacts with TestStand

02:17
Exercise 5-3: Add a Termination Monitor to a Code Module

00:17
Developing a Code Module That Interacts with TestStand: Using the TestStand API

00:48
Demonstration: Calling the TestStand API from LabVIEW

01:33
Demonstration: Calling the TestStand API from Python

01:09
Exercise 5-4: Improve the Multi-Serial Number Entry Dialog Using the TestStand API

00:27
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:43
Customizing UI Functionality Based on User Role

01:39
Activity: Explore Different TestStand UIs

00:10
Customizing UI Functionality Based on User Role: Customizing the Built-In UIs

00:26
Using TestStand Controls to Build UI

04:39
Exercise 6-1: Add a Control to a UI

00:17
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:29
Handling TestStand Events in UI

00:54
Demonstration: Registering Event Handler in Simple UI

02:16
Using Native Controls to Build UI

01:03
Communicating Between UI and Test System

06:24
Exercise 6-2: Create a Customized UI

00:18
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:36
Enforcing Development Standards and Best Practices: Using Sequence Analyzer to Enforce Development Standards

01:16
Demonstration: Using Custom Analyzer Rule

02:02
Enforcing Development Standards and Best Practices: Creating a New Custom Analyzer Rule

01:02
Exercise 7-1: Implement a New Analyzer Rule

00:23
Tools for Reviewing Sequence Files

00:41
Demonstration: Generating Sequence File Documentation

00:53
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:35
Distributing Your Framework to Test Developers

01:23
Exercise 8-1: Create a Framework Deployment

00:16
Making Incremental Updates to Test System

00:33
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

01:21
Optimizing Execution Options for Test Sequence

03:37
Improving Sequence File Load Performance

03:46
Improving Code Module Performance

01:49
Improving Test Performance through Parallel Testing

04:47
Optimizing Hardware Usage

02:43
Optimizing Result Processing

02:09
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

Introduction

00:47
Determining a Strategy for Code Module Development

04:11
Choosing Where to Implement Functionality

07:41
Defining a Strategy for Using Instrumentation within Code Modules

05:40
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

$515.00 ~~$1,030.00~~

Lessons107
Quizzes23
Skill LevelIntermediate
LanguageEnglish
Course Duration 3h 30m

Target Audience

TestStand users tasked with customizing various components of the TestStand framework
TestStand users pursuing the Certified TestStand Architect certification

Architecting Test Systems Using TestStand

$515.00 ~~$1,030.00~~

Architecting Test Systems Using TestStand

About Course

Benefits of the course

Course Content

01 Responsibilities of the Test Sequence Developer and the Test Framework Architect

Introduction

Responsibilities of the Test Sequence Developer

Testing Roles

Developing Test Code

Responsibilities of the Test Framework Architect

Knowledge Check

Summary

02 Customizing a Process Model

Introduction

Customizing Process Model: Process Model Overview

Demonstration: Creating a Process Model

Customizing Process Model: Exploring the Types of Process Model Sequence

Demonstration: Exploring the Types of Process Model Sequences

Customizing Process Model

Exercise 2-1: Customize Error Handling

Matching Activity 1

Matching Activity 2

Knowledge Check

Summary

03 Customizing Execution and Implementing Optional Framework

Introduction

Implementing Optional Framework Components

Demonstration: Creating a Custom Plug-In

Demonstration: Examples of Custom Plug-Ins

Exercise 2-2: Create a Custom Plug-In

Modifying Execution Across All Process Models

Modifying Execution Across All Process Models: Comparing Scope for Different Versions of an Engine Callback

Demonstration: Implementing Engine Callbacks for Test Station

Open-Ended Exercise 1: Create a Basic Process Model

Matching Activity

Knowledge Check

Summary

04 Selecting the Result Processing Strategy

Introduction

Choosing a Mechanism for Logging Data

Choosing Report Configuration

Modifying Code That Generates Report

Demonstration: Adding Items to Report Using Report Flags

Modifying Code That Generates Report: Managing Report Generation

Exercise 3-1: Modify the Report Generation Code

Matching Activity

Knowledge Check

Summary

05 Creating Custom Step Type with Pre or Post Module Execution

Introduction

Creating Custom Step Type

Demonstration: Exploring Custom Step Types

Creating Custom Step Type: Avoiding Type Conflicts

Executing Code Before or After a Module

Exercise 4-1: Create a Custom Step Type

Matching Activity

Summary

06 Customizing and Managing Step Type Properties

Introduction

Customizing Step Type Properties

Demonstration: Creating Edit Substeps

Customizing Step Type Properties: Default Module vs. Pre-Step Substep

Activity: Explore Step Execution Order

Exercise 4-2: Modify Custom Step Properties

TestStand Type Management Best Practices

Knowledge Check

Summary

07 Using TestStand APIs to Implement Expressions

Introduction

What Is the TestStand API?

Accessing the TestStand API

Demonstration: Writing an Expression to Invoke the API

Logging Results Dynamically

Demonstration: Writing an Expression to Create a New Variable

Logging Results Dynamically: Logging Configuration and Data Reporting

Exercise 5-1: Add Custom UUT Results Using the TestStand API

Matching Activity

Knowledge Check

Summary

08 Using TestStand APIs to Programmatically Control TestStand