Title :
PASHA-an approach to computer-aided hardware debugging
Author :
Agostini, Romain C. ; Walz, Helmut V. ; Gustavson, David B. ; Barker, Loy
Author_Institution :
Linear Accel. Center, Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An interactive computer-aided diagnostic tool for the SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) FASTBUS SNOOP has been developed. The distributed software package, written in FORTH and executing concurrently on a IBM PC (personal computer) and on the SNOOP, automatically tests the board and pinpoints faults by running a set of specific tests. Special attention has been given to the menu-driven man-machine interface which guides its use through the debugging session. Details of the design and results of field trials are reported
Keywords :
IBM computers; circuit analysis computing; distributed processing; printed circuit testing; software packages; user interfaces; FASTBUS SNOOP; FORTH; SLAC; computer-aided hardware debugging; design; distributed software package; menu-driven man-machine interface; Automatic testing; Backplanes; Debugging; Fastbus; Hardware; Linear accelerators; Logic testing; Packaging; Software testing; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
