Missing driver for TestSTand - Agilent 34401

[acheo]

Hi,

I looked up in your driver library for a  Agilent 34401 and I did not find anything for TEstStand. All drivers were either for LabWindows or LabView. Can I use them for teststand as well or it must be explicit that it is designed for TestStand?

thanks

Mathieu Bazinet

[RayFarmer]

That's because TestStand is not a Programming Language. It's a test sequencer. To communicate to instruments you need to use a programming language such as LabVIEW. You can then make use of the different Step Type Adaptor to call your piece of code (code module).

Generally, you have a piece of code between TestStand  and the Instrument driver. This piece of code is either or Code Module that you a associate with one of the Built-in Step Types or a Custom Step Type especially design to do a specific role. The IVI Steps Type are Custom Step Types created by NI and supplied as part of the default components of TestStand installation.

In the examples under Steps Types is a Custom Type for the HP34401a written in CVI.

[acheo]

So something like .NEt would do?

If I download the driver for Visual Studio it would do?

Do it support Visual Studio 2010?

thanks

Mathieu Bazinet

[RayFarmer]

Yes you could use .NET, check out the link that's on the Instrument Driver page.

Or you could just use the IVI Step Type for the DMM which comes with TestStand. You will still need to download the IVI driver and setup Measurement and Automation (Max) for your Logical Name etc..

There is an example under the IVI folder, dont know what IVI instrument it's using ( may even be the DMM )

Just opened the IVI example and yes it has IVI step for the DMM