Describe the bug
A few action buttons in System Explorer fail with different errors if the EtherCAT driver is not installed on the host PC:
Auto-Detect Modules
NI 9145 Actions:
Auto-Detect Modules is the biggest problem, as it's likely the most-used action VI in the application.
In the 21.0 and later releases, you will see a search dialog looking for the ECAT DLL before seeing a broken VI:
This is not 'new' behavior, it's just an even uglier error displayed than older versions. In 20.4 and earlier, you will see a broken VI call into the LLB:
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Install VeriStand 2020 or later without EtherCAT
Install the latest release of the custom device
Add an instance of the CD to the System Definition
Click Auto-Detect Modules
Expected behavior
Direct the user to the missing software instead of vague errors or searches for missing DLLs
Describe the bug A few action buttons in System Explorer fail with different errors if the EtherCAT driver is not installed on the host PC:
Auto-Detect Modules is the biggest problem, as it's likely the most-used action VI in the application. In the 21.0 and later releases, you will see a search dialog looking for the ECAT DLL before seeing a broken VI:
This is not 'new' behavior, it's just an even uglier error displayed than older versions. In 20.4 and earlier, you will see a broken VI call into the LLB:
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Expected behavior Direct the user to the missing software instead of vague errors or searches for missing DLLs