Generating Crash Report in NI Veristand for PharLap Controller

Issue Details

The VeriStand crash reports are generated when the software unexpectedly terminates. These reports can be useful for troubleshooting the issue, especially if the crash is reproducible.

How to generate and extract a crash report in NI VeriStand for PharLap Controller?

Solution

To generate the crash report in NI-VeriStand for PharLap controller follow the below steps:

1. Configure VeriStand Project:
   • Open your VeriStand project and navigate to the System Explorer.
   • Ensure that the correct hardware target is selected.
2. Deploy the Project: Deploy the VeriStand project to the Pharlap controller.
3. Monitor Crash Reports: After deployment, monitor the serial port for crash reports and debug information.

To extract the crash report, in the console viewer (e.g., PuTTY), configure logging to save the captured serial output to a file:

1. Open PuTTY and navigate to Session.
2. Under Logging, select All session output.
3. Specify the file path where you want to save the log file.
4. Start the session to capture and save the crash reports.