TestPatron Plugin is a standalone application developed on the LabVIEW or just LabVIEW VI controlled by the TestPatron Automation Studio via PluginLink library. The data exchange between the plugin and the TestPatron is via WinSocket. So you are able to control remote LabVIEW VI via the network.
- Using the TestPatron scripting language, you can create a scenario for test and measurement automation and use your VI as a remote instrument.
- Free Plugin Templates allow you to develop any LabVIEW VI and control it from the TestPatron Automation Studio.
- Using LabVIEW and TestPatron together allows you to create large-scale and modular solutions for measurement automation and documentation
We use plugins when there is not enough driver and script functionality or user needs additional GUI for process control.
Developing TestPatron Plugin
1. Develop A Labview VI
Develop a VI with any necessary functionality and test it. You could compile it or just run in LabVIEW Development System.
2. Add TestPatron PluginLink Library
Add TestPatron PluginLink Library to your LabVIEW project.
3. Configure PluginLink
Look at the library usage example file. You should initialize the link, register the controls that you want to manage from the TestPatron and start the link.
4. Get Command List
From the TestPatron plugin manager, you can get a list of available commands for your plugins. The help file is generated automatically based on the description and limitations of registered VI controls.
5. Just Write A Script
Now you can change the values of the controls that were registered on PluginLink. Change commands on the fly during execution.
1. Develop A Labview VI
Develop a VI with any necessary functionality and test it. You could compile it or just run in LabVIEW Development System.
2. Add TestPatron PluginLink Library
Add TestPatron PluginLink Library to your LabVIEW project.
3. Configure PluginLink
Look at the library usage example file. You should initialize the link, register the controls that you want to manage from the TestPatron and start the link.
4. Get Command List
From the TestPatron plugin manager, you can get a list of available commands for your plugins. The help file is generated automatically based on the description and limitations of registered VI controls.
5. Just Write A Script
Now you can change the values of the controls that were registered on PluginLink. Change commands on the fly during execution.