Evaluation of three ATE test environments

It is often difficult to assess the positive and negative issues facing the use of a particular software test environment in a given application. Much of the literature is swayed by the use of each environment by a single application. This paper will provide detailed information on ARGOSystems´ evaluation of three popular ATE test environments: the Ada based environment for testing (ABET), the TYX PAWS ATLAS test environment and the National Instruments´ LabVIEW graphical test environment. This evaluation was accomplished by comparing the lame test program measurements in each environment, using the same UUT, interface test adapter, and the same PC-based ATE. As such, the data represents a true, apples-to-apples comparison of these environments