How to Display Simulated Signals using Waveforms

Prerequisites

How to Add the Power Electronics Add-On to the System Definition

How to Select a Hardware Configuration

How to Add a Circuit Model to the System Definition

Procedure

NI VeriStand provides two native options to display lossless Waveform data while the engine is executing: the Workspace and the VeriStand Editor.  The Power Electronics Add-On supports both user interface types, and extends VeriStand's Waveform capabilities by providing a way to stream waveforms from the FPGA models to VeriStand Charts and Graphs.  For a comparison of the Workspace and VeriStand Editor, or to learn more about using Waveform Graphs, see the links below.

Differences between Workspace and VeriStand Editor

Displaying Waveform Data in a Graph

VeriStand Editor

Note: Waveforms are supported in the VeriStand Editor as of VeriStand version 2020.

1. Navigate to the Waveforms section of the System Definition and select the signals you would like to display as Waveforms.  
2. Save the project and Deploy to start simulating.
3. Create a new Screen by selecting File >> New >> Screen from the menu at the top.
4. Drop a Chart onto the Screen by selecting the ribbon item Charts >> Chart.
5. A Channel Finder widget will pop up automatically.  Select the Waveform channels you wish to view.
   
   

Workspace

1. Navigate to the Waveforms section of the System Definition and select the signals you would like to display as Waveforms.
2. Save the project and Deploy to start simulating.
3. Open the Workspace file.
4. Drop a Waveform Graph onto the Workspace by going to Workspace Controls >> Graph >> Waveform.  The Waveform Graph Setting Dialog will appear.
5. Click Select Waveforms and navigate through the tree to find the Power Electronics Add-on >> Circuit Model >> Waveforms section and select the Waveforms you wish to see in the graph.
6. Go to the Screen menu and take the Workspace UI out of Edit mode.