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Hello,

 

Sometimes, customer want to change current model file with another model file. Once the model file is deleted on system definition, mapping infomation related to deleted model also disappear. To workaround this, we have to export map info, then delete mdl file and add new model, and then import map info...but this process sucks.

 

To save our time, I want to suggest "replace" function as below. When replace the model files, map info for the same inport/outport are kept.

 

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Saku

 

Hello

 

I have encountered problems while converting the Embedded Data Logger Receive Time information from VeriStand in double format into a Excel time stamp.

 

When I am introducing my logging data in .tdsm format I was not able to convert it into a "normal" time stamp with date and time information using the excel cell categories concerning time and data options. My solution to that was a exectuable which the NI support has generated for me. Otherwise it was not possible to me to make this conversion.

 

Either NI should publish the algorithm how to convert this double value into a "normal" time stamp or there should be a possibility to log the data in a easiliy understandble way for Excel to convert it.

 

Best greetings

Lukas Nowak

Under labview we were able to define some signals as differential and others RSE.  In VeriStand, the devices settings applies to the card not the channel in the System Explorer.

This needs to be an option.

Way back when VeriStand was first introduced recorded files could automatically be broken apart when they reached a set size.  This feature went away and I would like it back.  I am running test that will last days at 10Hz or faster, so large files are generated.  This really bogs down DIAdem when the data is analysed.  I would like to be able to set the logging file size max  (i.e. 50 Meg) and when the file hits that size a new file with an incremented name (i.e. TestFile_1) is created and data is now logged to it untill it reaches the set size limit.  This not only creates smaller files that can analysed, it lets the data be looked at sooner in the test cycle.

Currently, In VeriStand, you can refresh Models if you made a change or added/removed channels.  I would like to be able to refresh custom devices so I do not have to completely remove it and add it again when I add or remove a channel. 

Working in Veristand is much easier in engineering units as this is what models often require.

 

It would be beneficial to add scaling to DAQ channels using DAQmx scales. This could be applied on a channel by channel basis.

I would like the ability to Map Aliases.  Creating Aliases for things helps make the project more maintainable and makes it easier to swap hardware.

I would really like it if VeriStand channels supported other data types like Strings, or arrays. The channels can even be Variants that would allow me to use any datatype I want.

For security reasons, many customers using Volume License Manager to administer licenses to client machines do not authorize users to download and install anything from the web. Therefore, if a critical patch is released, the client machines are unable to download this unless it is distributed by the administrator. It would be useful for the VLM administrator to be able to configure the Update Service such that all Users can run the Update Service but the service has been configured to point to an internal network share rather than an internet location outside the firewall. This way, the administrator could make critical updates and patches available for the client machines and the clients can be notified and install them.

In Veristand you can add a alarm with one low and one high limit. Often it is helpfully not only have alarm limits but also warning limits. In some automation systems (e.g. Morphe from D2T) we can define three limits.

 

For example:

Warning: The oil pressure of a engine fall below the warning limit we could log that, show a dialog and stop smoothly the engine.

Alarm: But if we fall below the alarm limit its very important to stop as fast as possible.

I have a system definition of over a thousand signals. I see that VeriStand 2011 has some search functionality built in. Is there a way to search not just ni the channel names but for the use of particular variables within calculated channels? For example, if I have UserVar1, I'd like to be able to find all occurrences of where UserVar1 is used. It could be an argument in a Calculated Channel, a mapping destination, an alias, etc. Is there a search tool that can accomplish this? Thanks.

Is there any development in improving the pallet of Calculated Channels? The new stimulus profile editor has a very large list of mathematical and logical functions while the Calculated Channels pallet is very limited. Thanks.

Also, it'd be great if the conditional could be a bit more flexible (e.g., allow multiple conditions) or be changed to a switch/case type function.

Hello,

I'd like to see the Calculated Channels in System Explorer displayed in something other than the evaluation order. I'd like to sort by name due to the large number of calculated channels that I have.

Thanks.

Hey there,

 

Versioning is often a fairly important matter when it comes to long/large projects. When a new FPGA bitfile is generated in LabVIEW, there's a possibility to change its version (in the build specification). As a result, a parse of the .lvbitx file as text file can be used to decypher the aforementioned version (it's following the <BuildSpecVersion> tag).

 

Though, there's no simple way (aside of making a Custom Device or modifying the accepted tags in the xsd file)) to get this information in Veristand after importing a new FPGA personality. The version may be important, but more information about the bitfile might need to be made public in this window :

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In fact, there are a bunch of information that are readable in VeriStand about the model imported (name, version...). Once more, the FPGA needs the same feature 😉

 

Have a great day,

 

 

Hello Folks,

 

As a developer, I use to have several screens for Test data display, Manual panel, Model execution control panel, etc. As per to the operator any screen other than Test data display is unnecessary.

 

It will be really good, if we could include the Screen selection in the "User Accounts Manager" with respect to the users like shown below

 

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This option lets the administrator to select the specific screens whichever is necessary for the operator.

 

 

-SID

 

 

Hi,

 

Here is a small idea that will be really value added in Alarm Handling

 

In cases of using sensors like inclinometer, thermocouples, LVDT and etc, there are chances where noise peaks in signal might go Out Of Limits. These kind of peaks are usual in the sensors where it stays not more than 5 msec. So in these case, We can use Persistance to avoid inducing false alarms. We can ignore the noise peaks whose period is not more than the defined time (mscec).If the peak remains more than the specified time, then the alarm should be induced.

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The Persistance might be given in msec.The user should also be able to enable/disable this option.

 

 

-SID

 

 

Currently the avaliable Controls and Indicators are not enough for some projects using verisatnd. Since most of the user's doesn't have labview to create, it is better to have more generic controls and indicators.

When using the Read/Write Variables to INI File step in VBAI and not selecting the Ethernet option the code that is generated still includes this step and therefore requires the Ethernet IP toolkit to run the code.  I suggest that when the box is uncheck then the generated code not require this toolkit becuase the VIs are going unused.  

Hello,

 

You can not choose multiple Workspace objects to move in VS 2011, so it is time-consuming to organize the Workspace. I hope that 1. you can choose and move multiple objects at the same time  2. you can align object by alignment tool like below images.

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regards,

 

Saku

Hello,

 

In VS 2011, font of Workspace control label can not be changed. If you can change the font and size on item property window as below image, it is better for users to arrange Workspace. Moreover, I hope that the label would support multi language 🙂

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Regards,

 

Saku