LabVIEW-based spreadsheet interpreter simplifies TPS generation

Author

Cohen, Lawrence

Author_Institution

ARGOSyst. Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

16-19 Sep 1996

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

185

Abstract

Controlling test hardware with user-friendly test scripts, instead of obscure test languages, lowers the cost of TPS generation and maintenance. Writing the test scripts with a COTS spreadsheet program and programming the script interpreter in LabVIEW produces a flexible, low development cost test environment. This environment is ideally suited for rapid prototyping on new test systems as well as engineering generation of low-cost TPSs. This paper discusses the trade-offs in implementing various types of script interpreters, considerations for defining a script language and an example of a LabVIEW/Excel-based test environment

Keywords

automatic programming; automatic test software; economics; program interpreters; programming environments; software prototyping; spreadsheet programs; COTS spreadsheet program; LabVIEW; LabVIEW spreadsheet interpreter; LabVIEW/Excel; TPS generation; TPS maintenance; cost; rapid prototyping; script interpreter; script language; test environment; user-friendly test scripts; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Costs; Design engineering; Hardware; Instruments; Programming profession; Software testing; System testing; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '96, Test Technology and Commercialization. Conference Record

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

ISSN

1088-7725

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3379-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1996.547694

Filename

547694