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Get better at hardware test.
Guides, tutorials, and best practices to help you build better hardware tests.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Migrate from NI VeriStand to Python
Split a VeriStand system into what stays on the real-time engine and what moves to Python plugs, phases and measurements, with the licensing outcome.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Replace TestStand Callbacks in Python
Map each TestStand callback to its Python equivalent, and learn which ones you should delete instead of porting during a migration.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
WATS Alternatives for Test Data Management
Compare alternatives to WATS for manufacturing test data management, with a feature matrix, cost breakdown, migration paths, and when to stay on WATS.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Import Historical Test Data via the API
Learn how to backfill years of legacy test results with the runs API, keeping original test dates so trends and analytics stay correct.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Migrate a Station from v1.0 to TofuPilot CLI
Move a test bench from the v1.0 desktop station app to the TofuPilot CLI: one-command install, automatic deploys, and a live operator UI.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Migrate OpenHTF Scripts to TofuPilot CLI
Run existing OpenHTF scripts on the TofuPilot CLI with no rewrite, and decide which ones are worth porting to the TofuPilot Framework.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Migrate from Custom Test Databases
Replace your custom PostgreSQL, SQLite, or Access test database with structured test data collection using OpenHTF and TofuPilot.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Open Source Test Executive Alternatives
Compare open source test executives: TofuPilot Framework, OpenHTF, OpenTAP, pytest and HardPy. Features, operator UI, cost, and when to use each.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Manufacturing Test Frameworks Compared
Compare TofuPilot Framework, OpenHTF, pytest, OpenTAP and NI TestStand for manufacturing test, with real code, feature matrix and cost analysis.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
TestStand Alternatives for Manufacturing Test
NI TestStand alternatives for manufacturing test: what replaces sequences, process models and step types, and what a migration actually involves.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
Where to Store Production Test Results
Test results scattered across spreadsheets and shared folders stop working at a predictable point. Here is when to move, and what to move to.
- Migrating from Legacy Systems
OpenHTF vs NI TestStand for Manufacturing Test
Compare OpenHTF and NI TestStand for manufacturing test automation, with feature matrices, code examples, cost analysis, and database integration differences.
