Utilization of the WISE and COBRA 1000/11 technologies for TPS transportability and reusable software without software changes or source code availability

Author

Shany, Ehud ; Schwartzberg, Gabriela

Author_Institution

WinSoft Corp., Santa Ana, CA

fYear

2005

fDate

26-29 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

355

Lastpage

359

Abstract

The WISE Technology (WinSoft Instrument System Emulator) allows the reuse of Legacy Test System´s software in the Next Generation Testers while preserving the old TPS. The technology supports common programming languages (e.g. ATLAS, HP- BASIC, Fortran, etc.) common communication protocols (GPIB, USB, LXI, etc.) and common instruments (Rack-mount, VXI, PXI, Synthetic Instruments). The COBRA 1000/11 enables replacement of HPI000 and PDP-11 while preserving the old TPS. New TPSs (LabVIEW, C/C++, VB) can be developed and run on the COBRA. There is no change to the legacy software and the source code is not required. A combination of the technologies enables the Next Generation testers to utilize the latest technology available (software and hardware) while still running existing TPS for years to come

Keywords

programming languages; protocols; software maintenance; software reusability; COBRA 1000/11; TPS transportability; WISE; WinSoft Instrument System Emulator; common instrument; communication protocol; legacy test system software; programming language; reusable software; Computer languages; Costs; Hardware; Instruments; Protocols; Software reusability; Software standards; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autotestcon, 2005. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9101-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.2005.1609158

Filename

1609158