Implementing multi-threaded test methods with ABET/ATLAS

Author

Stinson, Douglas B.

Author_Institution

Electronics & Space Corp., St. Louis, MO, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

91

Lastpage

96

Abstract

The author discusses the application of tasking in Ada test programs to satisfy multithreaded dynamic functional testing requirements. Ada´s inherent multitasking capability, which can express both control and data dependencies among simultaneous actions, is one of the reasons why the IEEE ATLAS Committee (SCC 20) is presently engaged in developing a new Ada-based test program specification standard, designated informally as ABET/ATLAS. Experience using ATLAS tasking can be applied in the development of the ABET standards and in the implementation of Ada test programs. The author cites instances where multitasking is and is not appropriate and suggests some guidelines for implementing multithreaded Ada test programs developed in conformance with ABET/ATLAS.<>

Keywords

Ada; automatic test equipment; electronic equipment testing; standards; ABET/ATLAS; Ada-based test program specification standard; IEEE ATLAS Committee; dynamic functional testing; multi-threaded test; Communication switching; Ground support; Guidelines; Instruments; Multitasking; Real time systems; Robustness; Standards development; System testing; Yarn;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '92. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference, Conference Record

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0643-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1992.270128

Filename

270128