TestStand Automation
TestStand Automation
Builds modular, repeatable, and maintainable product-test sequencing, result databases, and high-throughput production station workflows.
Quick Service Summary
- Parent Domain: Industrial Automation Services
- Execution Model: Custom Engineering Scope
- Verification: Bench & Functional Testing
- Delivery Deliverables: Schematics, Code & Documentation
The Engineering Challenge
Production test lines with hard-coded test scripts are rigid, difficult to modify when product revisions occur, and fail to track serial-number yields.
The Desired Outcome
A scalable NI TestStand sequence architecture allowing engineers to adjust test limits and steps modularly, with parallel test execution and database logging.
Core Technical Capabilities
Application-specific engineering focused on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
Test sequence development for electronic, electromechanical, and automotive modules
Parallel and batch testing execution models for high manufacturing throughput
Integration of code modules written in LabVIEW, C/C++, .NET, and Python
Barcode/QR scanner integration for unit serial number tracking
Automatic pass/fail logging into corporate SQL / Oracle manufacturing databases
Customized operator interface (OI) with role-based engineering password protection
Technical Approach
We separate test sequence logic from hardware measurement code. Process models handle serial scanning, result logging, and station calibration, while sequence files define product-specific test steps.
Required Customer Inputs
Product test specification, required test sequence steps, acceptable upper/lower limits, barcode serial format, and corporate database connection parameters.
Project Deliverables
- TestStand sequence files (.seq) and custom Process Model configuration
- Compiled measurement code modules and drivers
- Database logging configuration scripts (SQL schema mapping)
- TestStand station deployment installer and administrator manual
Scope Boundaries & Safety Safeguards
NI TestStand deployment licenses are required on target production test computers and are customer-provided. TC Smart Technology adheres to transparent engineering standards: solutions do not bypass machine safety interlocks, and all AI features retain human-in-the-loop governance.
From Requirement to Deployment
Standardized stages ensuring every milestone is verified against agreed criteria.
Requirement Analysis
Define functionality, inputs, operational boundaries & success criteria.
Solution Architecture
Engineer schematic, firmware, protocol mapping or AI workflow design.
Design & Development
Build approved deliverables in iterative, reviewable milestones.
Integration & Testing
Verify edge cases, signal fidelity, fault handling & compliance checks.
Deployment & Handover
Deliver code, documentation, commissioning assistance & post-release support.
Technical & Integration FAQs
Answers to common feasibility, architecture, and deployment questions.
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Read Solution SpecsDiscuss Your TestStand Automation Requirement
Share your product idea, equipment parameters, or operational workflow with our engineering team. We will help you identify a practical, robust technical architecture.