Components of a PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW System
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Components of a PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW System
PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW is designed for use in a system that might require hardware, drivers, and software to optimize your application. Use the minimum required system components as a starting point for building your system.
Supported Hardware
The PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW supports all devices supported by the following driver application software: NI-845x, NI-DAQmx, NI-DMM, NI-Serial, and NI-SWITCH. The PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW provides specific support for the following NI hardware:
- PXIe, PCIe, and USB DAQ devices
- PXIe and USB DMM instruments
- PXI and PXIe switches
- CompactDAQ (cDAQ) chassis and modules, emphasizing support for temperature measurement
- TestScale chassis and modules
- NI USB-8452 (I2C/SPI) modules
- NI USB-232 or PXI-843x serial modules
Software Components
PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW requires minimum versions of LabVIEW, TestStand, and NI driver application software.
| Dependency | Required Version |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2021 SP1 or later (32-bit, 64 bit) |
| TestStand | 2021 SP1 or later (32 bit, 64-bit) |
| NI-DAQmx | 2022 Q4 or later |
| NI-DMM | 2022 Q3 or later |
| NI-SWITCH | 2022 Q4 or later |
| NI-Serial | 21.3 or later |
| NI-VISA | 21.5 or later |
| NI-845x | 21.3 or later |
LabVIEW Project, Libraries, and Examples
PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW provides measurement and generation libraries to enable common actions performed in PCB assembly electrical functional test.
Use these libraries to create or extend your LabVIEW sequencer application. The toolkit also provides LabVIEW examples to help you understand the toolkit libraries and accelerate your own application development.
TestStand Functional Demo and Automated Test Sequences
PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW includes test sequences to demonstrate how to accomplish common tasks such as extracting test data or determining pass/fail test results.
Launch C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW\TestStand\PCBA TestStand WorkSpace.tsw to open a TestStand workspace that includes all PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW functional test sequences and measurement libraries.
The Functional Demo TestStand sequence can be found at the following location: C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW\TestStand\PCBA FT Demo\PCBA FT Demo.seq
Automated test sequences are located in the following directory: C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW\TestStand\Automation
Related Information
- Launching the Toolkit in LabVIEW
PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW provides measurement and generation libraries to enable common actions performed in PCB assembly electrical functional test.
- Launching the Toolkit in TestStand
Use the included TestStand workspace to explore PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW example sequences that you can adapt for your own application.
- Running the PCBA FT Demo Test Sequence
- Automation Test Sequences
PCB Assembly Test Toolkit for LabVIEW provides test sequences built in TestStand using toolkit measurement libraries. These test sequences demonstrate basic electrical functional testing. Reuse or modify these test sequence to meet the requirements of your own application.