HIL Fundamentals Using VeriStand Course Overview
In the HIL Fundamentals Using VeriStand Course, you will learn how to use the out-of-the-box features of VeriStand to develop real-time testing applications. This course introduces real-time testing and walks you through building a VeriStand test system that includes real-time simulation, hardware I/O, and alarming. You also learn to create sophisticated real-time stimulus profiles to stimulate a unit under test and log its responses to a variety of real-world conditions.
Available formats
Course Objectives
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Apply VeriStand to your real-time test application needs
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Create user interfaces for data visualization and control
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Import and configure models for simulation of system plants and controllers
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Deploy VeriStand software to your Real-Time target
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Configure DAQ, XNET, SLSC, FPGA, and Custom Devices for use in VeriStand
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Create mappings between model I/O, hardware I/O, channels, and aliases
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Protect system hardware with alarms and procedures
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Stimulate and log responses of Devices Under Test with Real-Time Sequences and Stimulus Profiles
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Log and report test data; and automate tests using TestStand, Python, or ASAM XIL
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Benchmark, optimize and troubleshoot VeriStand applications; and configure distributed systems
Course Details
Duration
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Instructor-led Classroom: Three (3) days
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Instructor-led Virtual: Four days, 5.5-hour sessions
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On-Demand: 8 hours
Audience
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New NI VeriStand users
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Engineers creating real-time test systems such as hardware-in-the-loop test systems, dynamometers, or servo hydraulic test systems
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Test technicians tasked with executing and modifying existing VeriStand test systems
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Users and technical managers evaluating VeriStand for their applications
Prerequisites
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Experience with Microsoft Windows
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Experience with Python
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Experience with Embedded Networks
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Familiarity with TestStand
NI Products Used
If you take the course On-Demand:
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VeriStand 2020 R4 or later
If you take the course in an instructor-led format:
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VeriStand
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LabVIEW
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TestStand
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PXIe Chassis
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PXIe Controller
Training Materials
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On-demand training includes digital course materials delivered through the NI Learning Center, available for the access duration of your subscription.
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Virtual instructor-led training includes digital course material that is delivered through the NI Learning Center.
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NI virtual instructor-led training is delivered through Zoom, and Amazon AppStream/LogMein access is provided to participants to perform the exercises on virtual machines equipped with the latest software.
Cost in Credits
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On-Demand: Included with software subscription and enterprise agreements, or 5 Education Services Credits, or 2 Training Credits
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Public virtual or classroom course: 30 Education Services Credits or 9 Training Credits
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Private virtual 120 Education Services Credits or 35 Training Credits
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Private classroom: 210 Education Services Credits or 60 Training Credits
HIL Fundamentals Using VeriStand Course Outline
| Lesson | Overview | Topics |
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| Introduction to Real-Time Test | Explore the fundamentals of real-time test and its application to the software development cycle. |
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| Introduction to VeriStand | Navigate the VeriStand environment and create customized user interfaces. |
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| Implementing Models in VeriStand | Prepare pre-existing models for use in VeriStand, then import and configure the execution of those models. |
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| Configuring Hardware for HIL Systems | Recognize the different hardware platforms and I/O technologies used with VeriStand and connect to that hardware. |
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| Mapping and Managing Channels | Create mappings among system components, manage their I/O with aliases, and create user channels and calculated channels. |
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| Detecting and Responding to Events | Create alarms and procedures to detect and respond to hardware events. |
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| Applying Stimuli to Validate Test Requirements | Stimulate devices under test by creating stimulus profiles and real-time sequences with VeriStand or Python. |
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| Logging Data in VeriStand | Implement data logging on the host computer and the real-time target. |
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| Automating VeriStand | Explore automation capabilities in VeriStand to meet your test and workflow needs. |
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| Diagnosing and Benchmarking the System | View the system information and benchmark the system against performance requirements. |
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| Distributing VeriStand Applications | Explore methods to distribute VeriStand applications across multiple targets or hosts. |
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