Project Migration Procedure

To migrate a VeriStand project to a newer version of the Power Electronics Add-On:

1. Save a backup of the orignal project by making a copy of the entire project folder on disk.

2. Follow the steps in the Uninstallation and Upgrade Procedure to upgrade the Power Electronics Add-On to the desired version. If multiple versions are to be skipped during the upgrade, it is not necessary to install intermediate versions.

3. Follow the procedures below, beginning with the section corresponding to the Add-On version used to create the original project.

4. Complete the steps in each subsequent section until the desired Power Electronics Add-On version is reached. Steps repeated across multiple sections can be skipped.
   
   

Migrating from 1.15.X to 1.16.0

Project Dependency Update

1. Open the System Definition of the existing project. This will automatically trigger a dependency update. 

2. If a window opens asking for files to be relinked, click Skip. The files will automatically be relinked by the system definition update process.

3. Save and close the System Definition.

Migrating from 1.14.X to 1.15.0

Project Dependency Update

1. Open the System Definition of the existing project. This will automatically trigger a dependency update. 

2. If a window opens asking for files to be relinked, click Skip. The files will automatically be relinked by the system definition update process.

3. Save and close the System Definition.

Verify IO Channel Mapping

The names of the channels for all the IO in the Power Electronics Addon has been modified to match the IO nomenclature used by NI. DIO channels are now named ConnX.DIOXX, AI channels are now named ConnX.AIXX, and AO channels are now named ConnX.AOXX. After migrating a project from a previous version of the Power Electronics Addon, it is recommended to

1. Relink all IO channels used in the VeriStand UI manager

2. Relink all IO channels used in the System Configuration Mapping page of the VeriStand project

3. Verify that all IO mappings that were configured in the Power Electronics Addon are still valid (ex. on the Sources, Switches, Digital Outputs, and Resolver pages)

Migrating from 1.14.0 to 1.14.1

Project Dependency Update

1. Open the System Definition of the existing project. This will automatically trigger a dependency update. 

2. If a window opens asking for files to be relinked, click Skip. The files will automatically be relinked by the system definition update process.

3. Save and close the System Definition.

Migrating from 1.13.X to 1.14.1

Project Dependency Update

1. Open the System Definition of the existing project. This will automatically trigger a dependency update. 

2. If a window opens asking for files to be relinked, click Skip. The files will automatically be relinked by the system definition update process.

3. Save and close the System Definition.

Migrating from 1.13.0 to 1.13.1

Project Dependency Update

1. Open the System Definition of the existing project. This will automatically trigger a dependency update. 

2. If a window opens asking for files to be relinked, click Skip. The files will automatically be relinked by the system definition update process.

3. Save and close the System Definition.

Migrating from 1.12.X to 1.13.1

Project Dependency Update

1. Open the System Definition of the existing project. This will automatically trigger a dependency update. 

2. If a window opens asking for files to be relinked, click Skip. The files will automatically be relinked by the system definition update process.

3. Ensure that all the elements in the Sources and Switches pages have valid mapping elements selected. If they do not all have valid mapping selections, an error will be thrown at deployment. 

4. Expand any machines in the project and navigate to each of their Resolver and Encoder pages. If the Number of Pole Pairs parameter is set to 0, update it to 1 or another nonzero value. Any machine sensor configured to have 0 pole pairs will cause an error to be thrown at deployment.

5. Save and close the System Definition.

Target Update

As of version 1.13.0 of the Power Electronics Add-On, the Real Time target is required to have the FlexRIO driver installed, in addition to the NI VeriStand Engine. Please see the Deployment Target Software Requirements page for additional information and installation instructions.

Migrating from 1.11.X to 1.12.0

Project Dependency Update