Title :
Evaluation of three ATE test environments
Author :
Gooding, Mike ; Cohen, Larry
Author_Institution :
ARGOSystems Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
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
Keywords :
Ada; automatic test equipment; automatic test software; programming environments; software metrics; software performance evaluation; ARGOSystems; ATE test environment; Ada based environment; LabVIEW graphical test environment; National Instrument; PC-based ATE; TYX PAWS ATLAS test environment; interface test adapter; software test environment; Application software; Automatic testing; Graphics; Hardware; Instruments; Pins; Plasma welding; Software testing; System testing; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '96, Test Technology and Commercialization. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3379-9
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1996.547692