Implementing parallel test in traditional serial framework ATS

The research described in this paper attacks the difficult problem of parallel testing of automatic test systems built on a serial architecture. Several key technologies, such as the control of test resources, the sharing of test resources and test data, and software development are investigated. Memory mapping, messaging, TCP/IP and the centralized control of testing resources by the resource management kernel are proposed to resolve the problem of test resources and test data sharing between multi-process. The benefits of adopting specific engineering practices for improving the parallel test for the automatic system of serial framework are discussed.