Test management software

National Instruments has announced NI TestStand 4.1, the latest version of the company’s test management software, which now helps engineers develop faster test systems with multicore processor support.

As manufacturers shift to multicore processors to provide performance gains, the software, running on these new processors, can deliver more powerful systems with increased test throughput.

With the Switch Executive 3.0, developers can more quickly develop parallel test systems in TestStand by graphically specifying switch signal routes.

TestStand introduces the instrument resource profiler that gives engineers a graphical representation of test system execution and statistics on instrument resource use, which simplifies test system analysis and exposes opportunities for test time reduction.

By visualising the execution of test systems, engineers can also optimise instrument use and increase total system throughput. In addition, engineers can reduce parallel system development time with Switch Executive management software.

The software facilitates rapid switch code generation with a new graphical interface that provides point-and-click creation of routes and simplified system maintenance through tighter integration with Excel.

TestStand also facilitates large system development through a hierarchical view of sequences that illustrates all sequences calls in a system and simplified results collection for adding results to reports with just a few clicks rather than manual coding.