Title :
A software architecture for mixed signal functional testing
Author :
Masciola, John A. ; Morgan, Gerald K. ; Templeton, Geoffrey L.
Author_Institution :
GenRad Inc., Concord, MA, USA
Abstract :
Mixed signal functional board test has always posed a challenge for traditional ATE. The types of measurements required and the instrumentation needed to make these measurements vary widely. VXI-based solutions tend to provide a hardware solution, leaving the software as an exercise for the test engineer. A general purpose software environment that provides an application framework is also required. This paper describes the architecture of such a framework
Keywords :
automatic test software; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; peripheral interfaces; printed circuit testing; production testing; programming environments; GPIB interface; Sonet/SDH; VME interface; VXI interface; error handling; mixed signal board; mixed signal functional testing; software architecture; software environment; Application software; Computer architecture; Hardware; Instruments; Life testing; Software architecture; Software maintenance; Software testing; System testing; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Test Conference, 1994. Proceedings., International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2103-0
DOI :
10.1109/TEST.1994.528002
