Automating FlexLogger Operations Using TestStand
- Updated2025-02-04
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Automating FlexLogger Operations Using TestStand
Use the FlexLogger TestStand step to automate FlexLogger operations from a TestStand sequence.
Introduced in FlexLogger 2025 Q1
Select FlexLogger Support for TestStand when installing FlexLogger to install the FlexLogger TestStand step. This step is selected by default if TestStand is already installed on your machine. This feature is available only as part of a complete
FlexLogger license. Refer to FlexLogger Editions for more
information.
- Opening and closing a FlexLogger project
- Starting and stopping a test
- Changing the value of a FlexLogger channel
- Getting and setting test metadata and logging information
You can open the shipping example in C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand <version> (64-bit)\Examples\FlexLogger to see how to use some FlexLogger operations from TestStand.
- Launch your TestStand sequence and drag the FlexLogger step onto your sequence from the TestStand Step Types menu.
- Configure the step settings for the FlexLogger step using the Step Settings window. You can select the FlexLogger operation you want to automate using the drop-down list at the top of the window.