add JTAG step to teststand

[alexzheng]

when I click insert step,the sub manu display not included the JTAG type,I check the all of JTAG type file are included in the

directory : National Instruments\Teststand\CFG\TypePalettes\

Install_JTAG_2BinTypes.ini

Install_JTAG_BsdTypes.ini

Install_JTAG_IclTypes.ini

my question is how to installation the JTAG types ?Please kindly give me help,thanks.

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

If you had TestStand SeqEditor open when you placed the ini files in the cfg/TypePalettes folder, then you will have to close TestStand SeqEditor and relaunch it again.

Regards

Ray Farmer

[alexzheng]

I had place the ini file into cfg\typepalettes folder and relunch again,but unfortunately the JTAG_type also cannot display on the submenu of the insert step , could you more details description again for me,thank you very much .

[alexzheng]

OK, I have solved this issue,

I place the all install file into components\ni\TypePalettes\

it is OK and build the JTAG_Type optional on the sub menu of insert step .

[Roger007]

Hi,

Have u created these ini files or they has already installed automatically in teststand?

I will implemente JTAG tests and API into the teststand, do you have any guide document on this issue?

Thanks

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

They are not part of TestStand but JTAG do have a set of Custom Step Type but I believe you do require a licence (JTAG) to use them, this in addition to licences you may have already for your normal JTAG software.

Or you can do what I did and create your own Custom Step types that interface to your existing JTAG software (for which you already have licence for) there by no addition licence would be required.

[Teds]

This sounds like the Production Integration Package (PIP) from JTAG Technologies:  I think the price for their step types are $500.  This is the only JTAG I know that is already integrated as step types into TestStand.   I have mixed feeling on them ( lack of documentation, no status on longer executing tests ) but they seem to work ok.

Unfortunately, they require a license even to 'edit' the step types in TestStand.  You can also buy a license for their set of instrument VIs and write a wrapper for these to use in TestStand.

Thanks,

PH

[Ekim]

How do we install our JTAG steptypes to TestStand version 4.1 and later ? With previous versions (3.1 to 4.0.1) our installation program installed the steptypes in the following folders:

<TestStandInstallFolder>\Components\User\TypePalettes\INSTALL_*.ini

<TestStandInstallFolder>\Components\User\StepTypes\JTAGSteps\*.DLL

<TestStandInstallFolder>\Components\User\icons\*.ico

The INSTALL_*.ini files were renamed by TestStand to *.ini after starting up (the sequence editor of) TestStand for the first time after the installation of our step types.

This procedure isn't working any more with TestStand versions 4.1 and 4.2. And according to some TestStand 4.2 documentation I found I should install the steptypes in:

<TestStandPublic>\Components\StepTypes

But where is the <TestStandPublic> folder ? And is this the same for all operating systems ? And should our installation program copy the *.ini, *.DLL and *.ico files to that same folder ? And should we still prefix the *.ini files with INSTALL_ ?

Thanks in advance and kind regards,

Mike Vrenken

JTAG Technologies B.V.

Eindhoven

The Netherlands

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

• <TestStand Public>—Located by default at C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Documents\National Instruments\
TestStand x.x on Windows 2000/XP and at C:\Users\Public\
Documents\National Instruments\TestStand x.x on
Windows Vista.

You can find further details in the ReadMe

[Ekim]

Thanks,

That helps a lot...

Kind regards, Mike