Using NI VMS in NI TestStand

Using NI VMS in NI TestStand

This topic assumes that you are using NI TestStand to manage your code development and that you are familiar with NI TestStand.

To develop an NI VMS application in NI TestStand, follow these general steps:

1. Add an NI VMS Analyzer Setup step by dragging it from the Insertion Palette pane or by inserting it directly into the sequence using the context menu.
2. Click Edit Analyser on the NI VMS tab of the Step Settings pane.
3. Configure the NI VMS step with the required video source, test element locations, and measurement type.
4. Test the configuration, if possible, and click OK to commit the changes to NI TestStand.
5. Right click the NI VMS Analyzer step and select Edit Limits to set up the pass/fail limits for each analysis result.
6. Add other NI VMS step types to the TestStand sequence to deal with such tasks as postprocessing and sequence execution. Refer to Utilities for more information.

To run a test sequence, follow these general steps:

1. Run the test sequence.
2. Evaluate the results for pass/fail.

Refer to the NI Video Measurement Suite Readme for the versions of NI TestStand that NI VMS supports. Refer to the NI TestStand Help for information about using NI TestStand.

NI VMS Utilities in TestStand

NI VMS Adjustment Loop Controller

NI VMS Post Scale Corrections

NI VMS Sequence Control

NI VMS Residual Picture Carrier

NI VMS Software Lowpass Filter

NI VMS VBF to Image File

NI VMS Image File to VBF

Example Test Sequences

Refer to the NI Video Measurement Suite Readme for the location of NI VMS examples for NI TestStand. Refer to Examples for descriptions of the examples.