Station identity
Station ID, fixture version, instrument identity, calibration status, and local configuration.
NI TestStand workflows
When the same sequence runs on many stations, evidence gaps multiply quietly.
This diagnostic helps teams map station identity, sequence versions, setup assumptions, report formats, and review context across a multi-station TestStand workflow.
The buyer problem
A TestStand workflow can be well designed and still become hard to defend when several stations run similar sequences with different fixtures, calibration state, driver versions, or local setup habits.
The diagnostic question is not whether TestStand works. It is whether the evidence chain clearly shows which station produced which result, under which setup, with which sequence and supporting scripts.
ScopeOne station workflow
FocusIdentity and handoffs
BoundaryNo tool replacement
Evidence checklist
What should be carried across stations?
Sequence context
Sequence version, called code modules, script arguments, adapter settings, and limits file versions.
Report handoff
XML or ATML report location, run ID, linked logs, anomalies, and reviewer context.
What to map first
Pick one recurring station-to-report ambiguity.
Multi-station management becomes clearer when the team names the exact handoff that loses context. Start with a result that requires someone to ask which station, setup, sequence, or support script was actually involved.
- Does every report carry station identity and fixture context?
- Can a reviewer see the sequence and code module versions used?
- Are instrument and calibration assumptions linked to the run?
- Which manual notes are needed before the result is trusted?
Safe claims
Keep TestStand in the center.
- Finnegans maps the workflow around TestStand, not a replacement for it.
- The diagnostic focuses on handoff and evidence visibility across stations.
- The next step is a narrow workflow map before any architecture decision.
Next step
Map one TestStand workflow.
Use the diagnostic kit to capture station identity, sequence context, report handoffs, and evidence gaps before changing tooling.