Overview
TestPlanner is our powerful, ready-to-run test executive software, designed to dramatically accelerate the development and deployment of automated test systems. Moving beyond complex, low-level coding, TestPlanner provides an intuitive framework where engineers can define, sequence, and execute test modules, automate data logging, generate comprehensive reports, and create simple, customizable operator interfaces. It is the ideal solution for both validation labs and production environments. TestPlanner enables faster time-to-market, increased test standardization, and enhanced reliability for your entire test process.
Key Benefits:
- Accelerated Development: Build complex test sequences in hours, not weeks, using a simple, configuration-based approach.
- Code Reusability: Easily integrate existing test modules written in NI LabVIEW or other languages.
- Standardization: Enforce a common test structure and reporting format across multiple projects and test stations.
- Simplified Operation: Create secure, easy-to-use interfaces for production operators, minimizing training and potential for error.
- Integrated Reporting: Automatically generate detailed test reports in common formats (PDF, text, etc.) and log results to databases for analysis.
Core Features
- Powered by OpenTap: Built on the robust OpenTap engine, ensuring performance and reliability.
- Plugin Architecture Compliance: Fully aligned with OpenTap’s plugin architecture for maximum extensibility.
- Smart Package Management: Comes with a package installer tool for effortless management of OpenTap packages.
User Interface and Development Tools
- Intuitive Editor Interface: Develop and execute test plans effortlessly with a user-friendly editor.
- Customizable UI: Tailor the user interface to meet your specific needs and preferences.
- Developer-Friendly APIs: Access powerful APIs for plugin and user interface development.
Enhanced Productivity with Additional Plugins
- Efficient Test Plan Development: Additional plugins simplify and accelerate the test plan creation process.
- Automated Report Generation: Generate comprehensive test reports in multiple formats directly from your test plans.
- Variable Management Plugin: Includes a familiar and versatile variable management system.
- Dynamic Scripting Support: Leverage Python-powered plugins for preconditions, pre-expressions, and post-expressions.
What to Expect in the Future?
- Sub-Plans: Introduce sub-test plans to call other test plans, eliminating complex tree hierarchies in a single test plan.
- Test Plan Comparison Tool: Easily view differences between test plans and merge changes.
- Database Integration: Securely store and retrieve your test results in an integrated database.
- Native DLL Support: Import C/C++ DLLs to seamlessly use their functions in your tests.
- Source Control Integration: Manage your test plans with Git integration in the TestPlanner editor.
- Comprehensive Test Statistics: Gain insights into instrument usage, operator performance, and testing efficiency with a detailed statistics database.