IO Trace String Marker

[TonyJ]

Is there a way to put a .net/Active-X/other way to send a string on an IO Trace listing from within TestStand? IO Trace can have very large lists and finding the part of the list I'm interested can be difficult. By putting a known string at the start and end of a sequence I could then focus on the area of interest. 

Anthony Jocius

[CyGa]

Hi TonyJ,

U don't know about IO Trace (I remember it is more related to tracing driver actions, not app actions).

But in TS, you use OutputMessage method which output strings into the Output message console : https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/teststand/page/generating-output-messages.html

These messages can be sent fron you sequence or from within your code modules (using TS API).

[TonyJ]

We use numerous IVI tools for power supplies, DMM, FGEN etc and using IO Trace is necessary to track down problems with how these step-types interact with the module under test. Can an OutputMessage insert a string into an IO Trace? I don't believe the OutputMessage method can help me here. 

[Anand_Jain]

You can write a LV VI to add to the IO Trace log and call that VI from TestStand - Control NI I/O Trace from LabVIEW 

Regards

Anand Jain

National Instruments