Installing debugger

[jvh75021]

I have activated a debugger license on a deployment system. Where might I find some info on installing and running the debugger? Saw nothing in TS reference manual.

Thanks,

jvh

[Manooch_H]

Jvh -

From your statement, I'm going to assume that by debugger license, you are referring to the TestStand Debug Deployment License. The TestStand Debug Deployment License allows you to perform debugging and editing tasks in TestStand, LabVIEW, and LabWindows/CVI that you would not be able to perform with simply the TestStand Base Deployment License, LabVIEW Run-Time Engine, and LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine installed.

However, in order to achieve this debugging and editing functionality, your machine must have a TestStand User Interface with editing and debugging capabilities (e.g. Sequence Editor, Full-Featured UI, or your own Custom Sequence Editor) if you want to debug/edit your TestStand sequence files, and it must have the LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI Development Environments installed if you want to debug/edit your LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI code modules.

Please note that the Debug Deployment License is intended to provide this functionality for cases where you've deployed to a target/production machine, something isn't working right, and you need to perform some debugging followed by the implementation of a quick fix directly on that machine. This license is not intended to be used for development, or as a replacement for the TestStand Development License.

Hope this helps.

[Callie]

jvh,

Please refer to the following locations in the TestStand documentation set for more information about the built-in debugging tools:

NI TestStand Reference Manual
-Chapter 3, Debugging Executions section
-Chapter 5, several sections in the table of contents start with "Debugging ..."

Using LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI with TestStand
-Chapter 3, Debugging a VI section
-chapter 12, Debugging a Code Module section
-Chapter 14, Debugging Code Modules section and Debugging DLL Code Modules section

Using TestStand
-Chapter 4 includes an example tutorial of debugging a sequence

NI TestStand Help
-Debug Menu topic
-Debug Options dialog box topic

Please let me know if you have additional questions.

Thanks,

Callie