Parametric I/V Instrument Panel (TSM)

This example demonstrates how to use the custom instrument panel infrastructure to provide pin-aware debugging and control of NI-DCPower and NI-Digital SMU, power supply, and PPMU instruments during execution of a TSM test sequence.

Example File Locations <TestStand Public> \Examples\Custom Instrument Panels\LabVIEW\Parametric I V Instrument Panel
Installed File Locations <TestStand Public> \Components\Modules\NI_SemiconductorModule\CustomInstrumentPanels\Parametric I V Instrument Panel
Highlighted Features Custom instrument panels
Major API
  • NI-DCPower
  • NI-Digital Pattern Driver (PPMU only)
Prerequisites
  • NI-Digital Pattern Driver
  • NI-DCPower

Complete the following steps to use this example.

  • Open <TestStand Public>\Examples\NI_SemiconductorModule\Accelerometer\LabVIEW\Accelerometer.seq and set a breakpoint on a step in the Main section of the MainSequence sequence.
  • Click the Start Lot button on the TSM toolbar to run the test program.
  • When the execution stops at the breakpoint, select Semiconductor Module » Custom Instrument Panels»Parametric I/V Instrument Panel to launch the corresponding custom instrument panel VI.
  • In the Parametric I/V Instrument Panel VI, select Site number or System pins to update the available pins list and then select a pin.
  • Update the hardware settings controls to change the state of the pin. The custom instrument panel immediately commits the changes you make to the pin you selected. The hardware settings controls display the current state of the pin.
    • The custom instrument panel VI uses the configured settings to continuously run a software-timed current (I) and voltage (V) measurement on the selected pin, performing the measurement approximately once every 500ms.
    • The Current and Voltage charts display the measurement results and provide a historical view of the state of the selected pin.
      Note You can click the Pause button to pause the continuous measurements. Clicking the Pause button does not change the state of the selected pin and pauses only the measurements the custom instrument panel VI performs on the selected pin.
  • Click the Close (X) button in the title bar of the Parametric I/V Instrument Panel VI to end the execution of the custom instrument panel VI.