Design and application of LXI instrument based on script-download and module-to-module communication

LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) Specification provides test instrument and system with a set of new functions, which enable instruments and systems based on LXI complete more complex test tasks. With these new functions, users can build more intelligent system architecture, further improve the automatic test system (ATS) commonality and performance. Downloading executable code and module-to-module communication are two key technologies which defined by LXI Specification. This paper addresses these two technologies, and builds a test system to demonstrate their advantages.