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Run continuous test for a week, recording data every 15 minutes

I have a sequence setup to read data off two burn in boards with 40 DUTs. The sequence works perfectly if I run it once, looping through every device, every board etc. My problem is I need suggestions on how to get the sequence to run, wait 15 minutes, run again (recording data), wait 15 minutes, run again, etc. for at least a week.

 

My first thought was simply calculate how many 15 min intervals are in a 7 day period and use that number as my for loop with a Wait sequence being the only thing in the loop. Seems like this would work but not very elegant.

 

My next conundrum is how to get the front panel to display throughout the entire test. I have a large front panel which displays all the useful information (temp, volt, current, peak detect, etc) and rather than only displaying every 15 minutes, I would like to keep this running the entire test. Is this a threading type problem? I'm a relative newcomer to TestStand so haven't dappled in that stuff yet.

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sounds very interesting, it would help if you have the code posted.

 

so this is for 40 Duts? are you running in parallel model or batch model?

 

 

there are elgant complecated ways and simple ways. use the one that will work for you...

 

If you want to be displaying all the information of you dut  on testand instead of the front panel, i think you have two options.

 

-Make a custom testand interface and use UI messages to post that information.

 

-Just use the Variable Watch Pane to see whats going on 🙂

 

 

 

CLAD, CTD
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