Deploying Switch Executive configurations.

I read the "How Do I Deploy My Switch Executive Configuration to Target Systems?"
However, I can not find the following in the help file. Where am I going wrong?
Exporting IVI Configuration
The "Switch Executive Help >> System Deployment >> Preparing a Target Computer" chapter (see link below) says that to quickly export the IVI configuration, users can copy the IVI configuration file from your deployment computer to the target computer.
thanks
Scott Youngren
Northrop/Grumman Navigation Systems
[email protected]

The mentioned help states:
To export the IVI configuration to the target machine, copy the IVI configuration file from your deployment computer to the target computer. If you have IVI Engine 2.0 or higher, the IVI Configuration (including IVI Driver Sessions and IVI Logical Names) is saved in the IVIConfigurationStore.xml file usually located in the folder \Program Files\IVI\Data.
What you need to do to deploy the system is to make a copy of the IVI configuration file (IviConfigurationStore.xml) and put it in the IVI Data folder on the target machine AFTER you have installed switch executive there. If you are not changing any of the directories between the installations on the development and deployment machines, then this method should work just fine.
What specifically is not working for you, or what specifically would you want to have better explained?
Thank you for your feedback!
-Serge
Srdan Zirojevic

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Switch Executive 2.0 and Deployment 3.0

I have Switch Executive 2.0 on my development computer producing the exported [switch].XML file.
Are there any problems or issues with importing this switch configuration file into
NI-Switch deployment version 3.0?
Background:A previous project using 2.0 into a 2.0 deployment worked fine.
Now my attempt to deploy into a deployment computer with a recently purchased NI-Switch deployment 3.0
does not configure the same switches properly.
The switch configuration Validation process does not work. It gives a cannot find IVI switches errors.
Scott Youngren

Hi Scott,
This error is common when the IVI configuration does not match on the development and deployment machine.
1. On the deployment machine, verify the IviConfigurationStore.xml file has been copied to the correct location.
The IVI Configuration Store XML file includes the IVI Logical Names and Driver Sessions information that can be seen in MAX.  With IVI Compliance Package 2.1.2 (which is installed with NI Switch Executive 2.0):
C:\Program Files\IVI\Data\IviConfigurationStore.xml
With IVI Compliance Package 3.2 (which is installed with NI Switch Executive 3.0):
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IVI Foundation\IVI\IviConfigurationStore.xml
2. If you are using NI switches, then additionally verify the DAQmx device names in MAX (under Devices and Interfaces) match on the development and deployment machine.
Each IVI Driver Session configures a hardware asset, and the hardware asset is basically a pointer to the DAQmx Resource Descriptor (also known as a DAQmx device name). If the listed Resource Descriptors shown on the hardware tab of the IVI Driver Sessions do not match the DAQmx device names under Devices and Interfaces, you will get an error.
Let me know if this does not resolve your issue!
Chad Erickson
Switch Product Support Engineer
NI - USA

Why do I get "Evaluation Expired" message in MAX with Switch Executive

Why do I get �Evaluation Expired� message in MAX with Switch Executive on a PXI rack, which has a �Ghosted� image from and identical PXI rack(no problem with this PXI rack), when logged in as USER in Windows2000, but not when logged in as a Local Administrator. When logged in as Administrator in Windows2000 running a TestStand sequence, using a �C� code action step calling the nise.dll is ok, but not when logged in as local user. The alias switch name is unknown.

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How do I associate switches in a four layer relay tree using Switch Executive

I have a three layer relay tree, controlled with a PXI-2567, to route an instrument input to 16 DUT channels. How do I create aliases in Switch Executive to turn the appropriate set of three relays on and off to route the input signal to one of the channels?

Bob,
Here is what you need to do to be able to call 2 end channels and create a route though 3 layers.
1) You have to tell NISE how the independent relays are connected to each other. You will do that by creating Hardwires.
2) You need to tell NISE that you want the channels connected to the hardwires to be used for routing. You will do that by marking the connected channels as "Reserved for Routing".
3) You can name the end channels according to your topology. COM for the single input channel and CH0 to CH15 for the output channels by creating aliases.
In the route editor, you will only need to create a route between COM and CHx and NISE will find the appropriate relays to close. In the route editor, if you only want to see the channels with an alias (COM, CH0, CH1 etc...) select in Options "Hide channels without aliases"

Connecting two 1-wire channels to a 2-Wire channel in Switch Executive

I have a custom IVI 24x16 matrix and will be using the channels in groups of 2 and 4. I would like to connect these 2 and 4-wire signals to the AB0 and AB1 inputs of a PXI-2503 multiplexer. In Switch Executive all the signals of my matrix are characterized as 1-wire, but the PXI-2503 multiplexer inputs are characterized as 2 and 4-wire when in those respective modes. I can't figure out how to configure these as hardwires or buses so that Switch Executive will allow me to select one endpoint as the matrix and one as the multiplexer output.
-Andy

Andy,
At this time, Switch Executive does not have support for creating
routes that span channels with different wire modes. As a work around,
you could create routes for individual legs of a route that have
uniform wire mode, and then group them into route groups. This way you
will lose some of the auto-routing otherwise available to you when you
have uniform wire mode, but you will still have the flexibility of
having named routes in your application.
I hope this helps,
-Serge
Srdan Zirojevic

Cannot connect to com1 in PXI2530 using Switch Executive

I have a PXI2530 configured using Switch Executive 2.10. The first 60 Channels are setup with my signal names on ch0 - ch59. Com0, 1, 2 and 3 are my Instrument connections. The IVI Driver Sessions has Driver Setup set to Topology:2530/1-Wire Octal 16x1 Mux.
When I try to configure either a Channel, Route or a Group, there is only a com0 pin and no com1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. There is no way to connect to any pin beyond ch15.
The configuration looks like it is setup for a 128:1 mux, but when I try to connect ch16 to com0, it cannot complete the route. Ch16 cannot be connected to com0 or any channel in the list. Any idea what I am doing wrong?
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Scan list using Switch Executive

I have a number of signal routes using multiple switch cards that I have set up using switch executive. I want to create a scan list that will switch each of my routes in turn each time I see a hardware trigger on the trigger inputs of my switches.
I have looked at some examples in TestStand and can see that if I use the IVI Switch Step using the IVI Switching setting that I can set up a scan list but that seems to be only for one switch card, I have two that I need to route signals to a Digitizer. I can not see a way of using my routes set up using Switch Executive.
I can either use LabView2013 or TestStand 2013 to do this.
Some help would be most appreciated?
Wayne

Hi Wayne,
If I have understood your problem correctly, this VI in LabVIEW sound like it does what you are after.
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Also at the bottom of this LINK are some examples of scan lists, perhaps you will be able to adapt this to your needs
Please let me know how you get on
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Switch executive stops working after labview 2009 installation

Hi, After I've installed labview 2009 my old switch executive virtual device routes stop working in such a way even if I try to set a route from switch executive test panel the attached error message pops up.
I am using:
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Switch Executive Libraries for LabVIEW 8.2

My company uses LabVIEW, TestStand, Switch Executive, and more. I'm in the process of setting up a new PC with LV8.2, TS3.5, and SE2.1. It seems, however, that this version of SE does not have libraries for LV8.2. There are directories on the CD for LV7.0, 7.1, and 8.0, but not 8.2. When I install, as expected, there is no option to get support for LV8.2-- only the other versions I listed. I need the nise.llb file but am not sure if I should just install the 8.0 version into my LabVIEW 8.2 directory. It just seems strange to me that the libraries for 8.2 are not there. Can someone please provide me some direction here?
I'm new here so please keep your responses at the "new college hire" level .
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Greg

Hi TekGreg,
The attached file was written in the format of a KnowledgeBase document and details how you can use Switch Executive version 2.1 with LabVIEW 8.2. The workaround is simply to copy files from 8.0 to 8.2, but you want to make sure you copy them all. Let me know if you have further questions or if this does not resolve your issue!
Chad Erickson
Switch Product Support Engineer
NI - USA
Attachments:
Installing NI Switch Executive For LabVIEW 8.2.pdf ‏20 KB

Switch Executive with SCXI "an error occurred while attempting to access device"

I get "an error occurred while attempting to access device" when trying to validate or use the test panel for my current configuration:
PXI-1010 (PXI/SCXI combo chassis)
PXI-4060 in the PXI rightmost slot
SCXI-1129 in slot 1 of the SCXI portion
Clean install of all NI software (2012 DS1 developer suite) and a reset of MAX configuration data after not getting this resolved previously.
Because the SCXI-1129 is being controlled by the 4060 (legacy), I can't use DAQmx in NISE 3.5. So I'm stuck with IVI. I've configured everything in IVI so that I can at least add my device (SCXI_1129) into a new NISE virtual device. But when I go to validate or make a connection in the test panel within NISE, I get the above error.
Am I configuring something incorrectly?
Attachments:
max_report.zip ‏93 KB

Frank,
Thanks for continuing to look at this issue. Here are my responses to your questions.
1) You get an error when your driver setup string in in the General tab of your Driver Sessions is "1129/2-Wire Quad 4x16 Matrix"? Are you using a
PXI-4060 in the right-most slot of a combo chassis. If you're using a DAQmx device, it's a whole different ball game. If you're not using a PXI-1010
combo chassis, it's a different story too.
2) I can't seem to find a way to cleanly export my IVI configuration files. Even the VI you wrote (Programmatically Export All Virtual Devices & IVI
Configurations for NI Switch Executive) didn't copy the IviConfigurationStore files. So I manually copied them over and attached them. When I create
my driver session, I type 3 things: the topology ("1129/2-Wire Quad 4x16 Matrix") in the driver setup string, "SCXI-1129" and "SCXI1::1" in the
hardware tab (It would be "SCXI0::1" if the dip switches on the PXI-1010 were set to address 0, which is the default), and niSwitch in the software
tab for the software module.
3) The error I'm getting is the name of the post. "An error occurred while attempting to access device". It get this when validating my NISE virtual
device when simulation is not checked. It's also peachy-keen for me when I simulate.
4) See the screenshot.
5) Production line down is par for the course for this lab due to how many people have messed with this station in an effort to bandage it over the
years to keep product flowing. Long story, but there has one problem after another on this machine for a while with no owner. I'm now responsible for the automated tests on it. I'm adding new devices because I'm essentially starting from scratch so I know what's going on and can trust it. But apparently I'm either getting the same error they had before or it's a new one. I suspect it's the same one but it "used to work". I had another coworking here yesterday and he opened a phone SR, gave the information, and was told they'd get back to him. I haven't heard anything yet.
Attachments:
IVI export.zip ‏34 KB
SCXI-1129 adding to NISE.JPG ‏36 KB

NI Switch Executive error when attempting to add NI PXI-2566 switch to new virtual device.

I just loaded Switch Executive and am wanted to explore its capabilities. I have a PXI system that I am setting up. Currently I have PXI-2566 cards in slots 8 and 9.
I was following the NI Switch Executive help documentation "Creating a Virtual Device" and attempted to create a virtual device with the 2566 modules and I got this error;
Error xBFFA000A occurred.
Failure loading driver module.
The driver for the DAQmx switch is not loaded.[DeviceXI1Slot9_ivi]
Attachments:
SwitchExecutiveError_01.bmp ‏229 KB
SwitchExecutiveError_MAX.bmp ‏364 KB

I had not loaded the "NI-DAQ 7" software that came with the 2566 switch card. I assumed that since MAX showed that I had version 7.2 of DAQmx that I was already up to date.
I received a new PXI-2532 switch, and when I got a "driver not found" error in Switch Executive when I tried to add the 2532 to a new virtual device, I had second thoughts on running the setup/install from the new discs.
After running the software install, I was able to add the 2566 switches to a virtual device in Switch Executive. However, the 2532 failed.
Error xBFFA4B4A occurred.
DAQmx Error -200181 occurred:
Channel name specified is not valid for the switch device.
Device: PXI1Slot10
Channel Name: r4
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SwitchExecutiveError_02.bmp ‏35 KB

Switch Executive Error -1074130544

An operation is getting the following error when attempting to make a NISE connection. He is running a sequence in TestStand 4.0 and using the switching properties of the step. This is the first switching operation in the test sequence.
An error occurred while performing the switch operation 'Connect' for the following device '265869_T45_LED_Driver'. Could not perform the switching operation: Details: (IVI Error Code: BFFA1190) [Device: NI_PXI-2532_ivi](Error = -1074130544) [Error Code: -17500, Operation Failed.]
I cannot find any information on any of the above error codes. What exactly does this error relate to?
I am using TestStand 4.0, and NISE 2.11
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Paul Holzrichter

Hey kwseitz3 and Paul,
After doing some more testing on
our end, we believe that this might be a separate bug and would thus
warrant a separate CAR to be filed. Do you still have the NI Spy
captures from: 1. using Reset and 2. using Single Pass? You also
mentioned that it worked just fine when you ran your test without
hardware so it would also be helpful if you could get us NI Spy
captures for Reset and Single Pass for this scenario as well.
One last piece of the puzzle that would help us would be your Switch
Executive and IVI configuration information. For Switch Executive you
could just export your configuration from MAX and for IVI you can copy
the IVI configuration store file. Both of these should be .XML files.
NISE Configuration: In MAX, right-click Switch Executive Virtual Device, select Export. Send this file.
IVI Configuration: Click on IVI Drivers to find the Master IVI
Configuration Store Location. Send the IviConfigurationStore.xml file.
I went ahead and attached screenshots of where you can grab these files.
Do you think either of you could get us these files so we can further isolate the
cause of this issue?
Attachments:
NISE Configuration.JPG ‏65 KB
IVI Configuration.JPG ‏49 KB

Switch Executive error: -1074126826

The following error occasionally occurs when executing a Disconnect All TestStand step, Switch Executive:"Filename",Connect/Disconnect.
I Need a solution
Error, Error executing substep 'Post'. An error occurred calling 'RunStep' in 'ISubstep' of 'TestStand Ivi Step Types' An error occurred while executing the step. Unexpected Error: Switch Executive failed to initialize for virtual device 'NLAWQAT_Rev01'. Details: NLAWQAT_Rev01_init returned an error: -1074126826 (0x%3). Source: TSIviStepTypes [Error Code: -1074126826, User-defined error code.]

Hi Ken,
does this occur if this switch is simulated too?
That error can sometimes point to a timeout error in trying to connect to the device itself.
Is there anything else going on at that point?
Does it occur even if you step your way through the sequence?
Does it ever occur on a cut down sequence?
You say a "Disconnect All" step. Do you mean you have a step type that does this (i.e. the IVI-C switch step type) or you have this set on the switching tab of another step type (i.e. using switch executive)?
What version of TestStand are you using?
What is the model and manufacturer of the switch? Can you provide the driver install for that switch?
Does it happen in the sequence editor, the operator interface or both? If both, which one does it happen in more?
Which IVI compliance package do you have installed, and what's your version of VISA.
Any other information you think is pertinent would also help.
Thanks
Sacha Emery
National Instruments (UK)
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Switch Executive 1.0.2 not appearing in NIMAX

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Switch Executive 1.0.2 is not appearing in NIMAX Deveices and Interfaces. Labview 7.1 and TestStand3.1 are the other software's installed. In the License manager also, NI switch executive is not listed.
Can somebody point me, what wrong could be going on?
Regards,
Papaiah Kummari

Hi Papaiah,
That is very interesting behavior. Does Switch Executive show up
under your "Software" tree in MAX? Also, does NI Switch Executive
show up under the list of NI Software when you go to Control Panel>>Add/Remove Programs and select National Instruments Software and click on Change?
Do you notice any difference if instead of opening MAX directly, you go to Start>>Programs>>National Instruments>>Switch Executive>>MAX with NI Switch Executive?
One thing to try would be to uninstall and reinstall NI Switch
Executive to see if this has any effect on the appearance of this
installer on your system. Let me know how this goes, as we
definitely want to make sure you get up and running with this software.
Have a great day!
Travis W

Switch executive 1.01 and MAX 4.1

Hi all,
I'm trying to install LabView 8.2, MAX 4.1 and Switch Executive 10.1 on one PC.
At one PC, where I constantly updated the versions, everything works fine.
On the new PC, I can not create new SE Devices in MAX.
The LabView VIs are functioning, SE is listed in MAX in "Software", but there just is no option to create a new SE Device.
What to do?
Thomas

Hi Thomas,
I know you might have tried this already, but just to verify, in MAX have you right-clicked on Device and Interfaces and selected Create New...? A window should appear and one of the options should be to create a NI Switch Executive Virtual Device, as shown in the attached picture.
If you're not getting this option, please attempt to uninstall and reinstall NI Switch Executive to see if that fixes the problem.
Hope this helps!
Chad Erickson
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Attachments:
Create New.JPG ‏42 KB

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