ATLAS language and new instruments technologies: the challenge

Author

Pestana, P. Andrade ; Silva, R. Da ; Marques, José

Author_Institution

ATE Dev. Group, OGMA-Ind. Aeronaut. de Portugal SA, Alverca, Portugal

fYear

1994

fDate

20-22 Sep 1994

Firstpage

281

Lastpage

288

Abstract

During last years we are facing a new challenge: The test equipment manufacturers are increasing their instrument features and making the instruments more powerful, meanwhile the C/ATLAS language is `stuck on the standard´ and unable to follow the technology improvement. Solution: Addition to C/ATLAS language of new modifiers to extract all the power of ATE instrumentation. The ATE being developed at OGMA-Portugal (OGMATS), is a good example of coexistence between standard Atlas constructs and extensions regarding the compatibility with the basic language definition. This paper shows some examples of extensions and the advantages. Our objectives are: 1/ maintain C/ATLAS compatibility; 2/take advantage of instrument new features

Keywords

automatic test equipment; automatic test software; digital instrumentation; software engineering; ATE instrumentation; ATLAS language; C-interface; C/ATLAS language; OGMA-Portugal; compatibility; test equipment manufacturers; Aerospace industry; Automatic testing; Displays; Instruments; Manufacturing industries; Oscilloscopes; Shape; Standards development; Tellurium; Test equipment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '94. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. 'Cost Effective Support Into the Next Century', Conference Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1910-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1994.381607

Filename

381607