DocumentCode
3202477
Title
Benefits of a TPS virtual layer
Author
Anderson, Donald R. ; Yaeger, Dennis L.
Author_Institution
Div. of Electron. Syst., Boeing Defense & Space Group, Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
8-10 Aug. 1995
Firstpage
75
Lastpage
79
Abstract
To minimize the life cycle cost of a program, it is essential that re-hosting of TPSs be minimized, or the TPS be designed in such a way as to minimize ATS rehosting efforts. One possible way of doing this is by software abstraction. This abstraction allows the TPSs to be designed so that the ATE can be modified without impact on the TPS source code. This software abstraction is called a TPS virtual layer. This paper defines a test program set (TPS) virtual layer, and shows what types of programs would benefit from using a TPS virtual layer and the benefits and drawbacks of a TPS virtual layer.
Keywords
automatic test equipment; software cost estimation; ATE; TPS virtual layer; life cycle cost; rehosting efforts; software abstraction; source code; test program set; Automatic testing; Costs; Electronic equipment testing; Electronic mail; Government; Hardware; Instruments; Military aircraft; System testing; Test equipment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
AUTOTESTCON '95. Systems Readiness: Test Technology for the 21st Century. Conference Record
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2621-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AUTEST.1995.522656
Filename
522656
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