We have had similar discussions on the automation of Type Tests. Might be worth one's time to search the archives.
Canned code that comes with the instrument can be effective. Have use Benchlink, and with regret, have noted that Keysight people have ruined a once very reliable (for windoze) utility (some of Benchlink's problems have been fixed by the Win10 USB implementation). Have droned at length on LabView, so will, at least once, spare our group from further my rants of 25 years of using this unsupportable nightmare (will somebody explain to these Austin PhDs how a state machine is supposed to work). Excel VBA can be surprisingly effective, but instrument drivers and other hardware-dependent code are frequently broken from each progression of versioning for either windoze or MS Office. Test automation is more than data logging. Test automation adds smarts by watching the data stream and removing the human from any control of test conditions. Test Automation requires the use of deterministic response to hardware events. Test Automation requires the reliable and continued recording of data when things go wrong. Test automation systems know when something is wrong with the test instruments. Typically have done Type Test automation using Python/C++ on a Linux platform. But as of late, have been using multiple ARM processors (at least M4) that control the tests, talk to the instruments, and stream buffered data to the computer. My next big project will be to put Type Test systems into the factory for my employer's large magnetic stuff. Brian From: Doug Powell [mailto:doug...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 9:30 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Safety Testing Sotware All, Am aware of several EMC testing software packages available. Today, I am curious to know if you use automated software for safety type testing (engineering tests). I am also aware of solutions intended for high volume production line testing. From my experience it seems that the most valuable software tools for safety type testing are available with the instrument, Excel VBA scripting, Labview or an in-house compiled solution. I have used Benchlink from HP/Agilent/Keysight and if a custom application is needed with several instruments then I've used Excel or Labview. What has been your experience? Thanks! -- Douglas E Powell doug...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>