Is it pipelining? So, for example, we have 3 DUTs. Each DUT has to be tested using all 6 sequences (1 → 2 → ... → 6). Each DUT starts with sequence 1. The process starts with DUT 1 test with sequence 1. When it is done, DUT 1 starts sequence 2, and DUT 2 starts sequence 1. DUT 3 starts with sequence 1 when DUT 1 finishes sequence 3, and DUT 2 finish sequence 2. That is how I understand the diagram.
Can we control all stations using a single PC and OS? Or should we use multiple PCs with remote execution?
It seems to me that this can be done with Parallel Process Model (see %TestStand%\Examples\Parallel Testing\Testing UUTs in Parallel - Parallel Model\Testing UUTs in Parallel - Parallel Model.seq).
However, the initiation of sequence 1 shall be controlled with some synchronization step (see %TestStand%\Examples\Built-in Step Types\Synchronization Step Types). I think a socket N+1 shall wait in setup for a notification sent from socket N cleanup or something like this. Use RunState.TestSockets.MyIndex to determine a socket index in the execution.
Michał Bieńkowski
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