TS Deployment Utility

[dphan128]

How do I customize the user interface. Or should I customize it before deployment.
Plus I recently oredered the TS Base Deployment Engine License and TS Debug Deployment Environment License. And to my surprise, I only received the certificates but not the softwares.
This is really confusing!

[SarahM]

Hey Dan,

You will want to customize your operator interface before deployment. Please refer to Chapter 9 Creating Custom Operator Interfaces of the TestStand reference manual.

You didn't receive the software because you already have the software. If you are creating a TestStand deployment package you can choose to include the engine. When you run this installer on your target computer it will automatically install the engine. All you need to do is activate it using the serial number on the certificate that was shipped to you.

You already have all the TestStand software you just can't legally use it on more than one machine without another license.

Please refer to the following link for more information:

When Should I Purchase a License for my TestStand System?

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,

Sarah Miracle
National Instruments

[dphan128]

Hi Sarah,
I read chapter 9 in TS reference manual, but it doesn't give detail info on how to edit the operator interface. My question is where is the default Operator Interface that my sequence file uses when it is executed. Since I use LabView modules in my TS sequence file I tried to look under TestStand 3.1/OperatorInterfaces/NI/Full-Featured/LabView folder to see if the default TS UI Controls (or operator interface) came from there. Using LabView, I did open TestExec.1b/Full OI-Top-level VI.vi but then realized that it is not the default interface that TS uses. So where is the default interface and how do I access it ?

Regards,

Dan

[SarahM]

Hey Dan,

TestStand ships with several example operator interfaces. There is a simple operator interface and a full-featured operator interface for several languages. You are correct the LabVIEW full-featured operator interface is in the directory TestStand 3.1/OperatorInterfaces/NI/Full-Featured/LabView. This is the same operator interface you use when you select Start >> All Programs >> National Instruments >> TestStand 3.1 >> Operator Interfaces >> LabVIEW. By default TestStand doesn't use any interface - it uses the interface you choose to open. You may be refering to the sequence editor. This is accessed by going to Start >> All Programs >> National Instruments >> TestStand 3.1 >> Sequenc
e Editor. This is not an operator interface and is provided for development. You can use it as an operator interface if you choose but we do not provide the source code so you will be unable to modify it.

If you're using LabVIEW then you can access the UI controls by going to the TestStand palette from the front panel of your VI. Go to the control palette and then All Controls >> TestStand. These are active X controls and can be used in any environment that supports activeX controls. I would suggest starting with one of the shipping operator interfaces.

In the future it's probably better to post separate questions to a new discussion forum thread.

I also noticed that many of the questions you've asked could have been answered by taking the week long TestStand course. It may be worth you while to spend a week and take the course.

TestStand Training Courses

I hope this helps!!

Regards,

Sar
ah Miracle
National Instruments