Select Edit IVI Tools in the context menu for the step to launch the Edit IVI Tools Step dialog box from the TestStand Sequence Editor or a TestStand User Interface . From a user interface, you can also click Edit IVI Tools on the General tab of the Step Properties dialog box. In the Edit IVI Tools dialog box, select an operation for the step to perform.

Use the IVI Tools step type to perform low-level operations on an instrument. The IVI Tools step type supports the following options:

• Logical Name —Selects a logical name or a virtual instrument name you configure in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). Use the buttons to the right of the control to launch the Browse for Expression dialog box and to launch MAX.
  Note

  • TestStand does not install IVI-compliant instrument drivers and does not configure any sample logical names in MAX. Refer to the application help for the IVI Instruments category in MAX for more information about where to obtain and how to install IVI-compliant instrument drivers, as well as how to create the logical names IVI step types use.
  • All IVI names, such as logical names, virtual names, or channel names, are case-sensitive. When you use logical names, driver session names, or virtual names in the program, you must ensure the name you use matches the name in the IVI Configuration Store file exactly, without any variations in the case of the characters in the name.
• Operation —The operation the step performs. The following operations are available when you use the IVI Tools step type:
  • Get Session Info —Retrieve low-level session references and API class handles for the IVI instrument.
  • Show Soft Front Panel —Displays the soft front panel (SFP) for the tool.
  • Hide Soft Front Panel —Hides the SFP for the tool.
  • Init —Initializes the driver or I/O resource for the session.
  • Close —Closes the IVI session.
  • Reset —Places the instrument in a known state.
  • Self Test —Causes the instrument to perform a self test.
  • Revision Query —Queries the instrument driver and instrument for revision information.
  • Error Query —Returns instrument-specific error information.
  • Get Error Info —Returns error information for the last IVI error for a session.
  • Set/Get/Check Attributes —Sets, queries, or verifies the value of attributes.

See Also

IVI Step Types

Step Properties dialog box