SystemLink
This document is part of the SystemLink Portal.
Adding Assets to SystemLink
You can use the SystemLink Asset Module to manage all your test assets that are connected your SystemLink client systems, such as test equipment and instrumentation.
Once you have an asset in SystemLink, you can do the following using the Asset Manager web application:
- Track and add asset metadata
- Locate and analyze your assets
- Track the connection history of your assets
- Track and monitor calibration of your assets
- Track and analyze the utilization of your assets
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Auto-detect NI Hardware
Asset Manager will automatically detect any NI hardware that is connected to a SystemLink Client system. Examples include:
- NI PXI/PXIe controller (Windows or NI LinuxRT only), chassis, modules
- NI cRIO/sbRIO controllers (NI LinuxRT only), chassis, modules
- NI cDAQ controllers, chassis, modules
- NI Industrial Controllers (NI LinuxRT only)
- NI PCI/PCIe, USB, Ethernet devices
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Note: Asset Manager also auto-detects any desktop PC that is a SystemLink client and tracks it as an individual asset too.
Auto-detect SCPI-compliant 3rd Party Instruments
Asset Manager will automatically detect any SCPI-compliant 3rd party instruments that are connected to a SystemLink Client system.
Once the SCPI-compliant 3rd party instrument is detected in NI MAX on the client system, the 3rd party instrument will show up as an asset in Asset Manager.
Note: In this case "SCPI-compliant" just means that the 3rd party instrument must respond to a *IDN? command in the SCPI-compliant format of <manufacturer>,<model>,<serial number>,<firmware>.
Add Your Own Custom Assets
You can also add your own custom test assets. For example, you might want to track a custom asset such as a test fixture, non-SCPI-compliant instrument, or an environmental chamber.
To do this, refer to the following GitHub page, which includes instructions as well as an example LabVIEW API for creating custom assets.
Adding Custom Assets to SystemLink Asset Manager
View Your Assets in Asset Manager
Now that you have your assets in Asset Manager, you can view the Asset Manager Dashboard to get an overview of your assets, asset calibration status and forecast, and overall asset utilization.
Now click Assets on the left pane to take a look at a grid view of the assets. Each row represents an individual asset (e.g. DMM, oscilloscope, etc). The "System" column on the left indicates which SystemLink Client system that the asset in the row is connected to.
