property flags in a parallel setup

[ggoatman]

I am using Test Stand to run 8 different Test Sockets in parallel mode.  I am using Locks to only run 1 socket at a time and my question begins here. 

If I want to run a max of 3 sockets at a certain step what would be a good way to do this?  I was trying to research how to use property flags and I am not sure if this is a good route to pursue.  I was also wondering if there is some way to set up a queue, at the step where I want 3 sockets running, that looks for the first three test sockets to reach the queue to let them test.

I am not sure if i am looking at this from the right angle, but I am not overly sure on where to start on this topic...

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

I good example to look at is the MultiUUT sequence file in the TestStand\Examples.

Regards

Ray Farmer

[James_Grey]

If you want to limit the use of a resource to a maximum number of simultaneous users, the Synchronization>>Advanced>>Semaphore step type is designed for exactly that purpose.