Creating a teststep that dosen't block the execution of sequence

[bw1faeh0]

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to create a teststep, that does not block the execution of the sequence while running. For instance, i would like to create a message window in labview that will be display during execution of the sequence containing warnungs for the operator.

The Window has a timeout, so it closes after 10 seconds. But in this time, teststand should not 'wait'.

Is there a solution?

Thank you!

(TestStand 4.0)

Message Edited by bw1faeh0 on 08-17-2009 01:24 AM

[Colinr]

Try this

Put the step that displays the information into a seperate sequece

then call this sequence from the main sequence with the option to run in a new thread.

by default the display information sequence must end before the main sequence or the main sequence will wait  this can be changed using the advanced options  button on the sequence call.

 if you need more control  then something i have done in the pass is to use a seperate program updated through active X calls  this  program then runs seperatelly from the Test stand application.

Colin