raise a number to a power in teststand

[David@Work]

Anybody find a way to raise a number to a power in teststand?

[James_Grey]

As of TestStand 3.0, you can use the following expression function:

Pow(base, exponent)
This function returns a base value raised to a specified power.
Parameter 1: A number specifying the base value.
Parameter 2: A number specifying the exponent value.
Returns: The number x raised to the power of y.

In 2.0.1 or earlier, your best bet would be to call a code module to do it.

- James

[David@Work]

Thanks. I also discovered if you're looking to raise 2 to a power (i.e. a binary value), you can use the expression "1 << y" where y is the exponent, to left shift a bit some number of bits. Specifically that's what I was trying to do, and this solution worked very well.