coding guidelines

[IVI]

Hi,

Is there a std for coding in test stand?

so we have any coding guidelines to be followed?

thanks in advance

bharathi

[Captain_Jack · Accepted solution]

Hi bharathi,

Here are links to the TestStand best practices - This may not be exactly what you're looking for, but it's the closest I know to a coding style guide.

NI TestStand Advanced Architecture Series (in Print)

and here's the web location that this was derived from:

NI TestStand Advanced Architecture Series (website)

While this doesn't talk to a style like a C/C++ or .NET source code style guide does, there's a lot of valuable information that you could leverage in creating your own TestStand coding style guide (if that's what you're looking for).

Hope this helps.

-Jack

[dowNow]

Hi,

There's definitely some design patterns and guidelines for using TestStand. There's no Style Guide similar to the LabVIEW Style Guide. After all TestStand is not a programming language. The TestStand I and II class manuals have a couple sections with rules to follow. Taking the class is really worth it, but you might be able to purchase the materials.Also use the examples that ship with TestStand and don't hesitate to use this forum and the Applications Engineers when you feel like 1) you're not sure what option to choose, or 2) you are feeling frustrated.There's also the TestStand Reference Manual, which is a .pdf and available in the Help menu.

imho a really important thing is to use the components provided in TestStand. Don't fall back on re-creating things in CVI or LabVIEW that are already part of TestStand.

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