Set an active pin map to filter your view of connected sites, pins, and devices within your test system in InstrumentStudio.

  1. Open your InstrumentStudio project.
  2. Decide how you want to add a pin map to your project.
    OptionDescription
    Create a new pin map Use the Pin Map Editor to create a new pin map for your project.
    Set a default pin map Automatically add a selected pin map to new InstrumentStudio projects and set it as the active pin map.
    Add a pin map file to your project files Select File » New » Pin Map to add a pin map file (.pinmap) to your project.
    Note InstrumentStudio automatically sets the first pin map file you add as the active project pin map. The name of the active project pin map appears in bold in the project files pane.
    Note Only one pin map can be active within a project.
  3. Confirm that the pin map is valid. An error icon will appear next to the pin map file in the project files pane if InstrumentStudio detects a problem with it. Refer to Pin Map Errors and Warnings for more information.
  4. Activate the pin map. Right-click the pin map file in the project files pane and select Make active.
  5. Apply site filtering to view site pins in your panels.
  6. Apply pin filtering to view selected pins within a site in your panels.

To deactivate the pin map, right-click the active pin map in the project files pane and select Make inactive.

Note When you launch InstrumentStudio within TestStand Semiconductor Module (TSM), InstrumentStudio automatically uses the pin map configured in TSM.