Title :
A measurement capabilities database as a way to create virtual instruments
Author :
Perelló, C. ; Millán, J.
Author_Institution :
Centre Nacional de Microelectronica IMB, Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
A measurement device capabilities DB that allows one to unify test routine programming is presented along with a device front end generator. These tools allow to standardize remote device programming by making parametric test routines independent from measurement device. The work is implemented over Unix platforms connected to an IEEE 488 communication system and is being developed in a microelectronics automated test environment
Keywords :
IEEE standards; Unix; automatic test equipment; automatic test software; computer interfaces; database management systems; integrated circuit testing; peripheral interfaces; programming environments; virtual machines; IEEE 488 communication system; Unix platforms; automated test environment; measurement capabilities database; microelectronics; parametric test routines; remote device programming; test routine programming; virtual instruments; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Databases; Electric variables measurement; Instruments; Parameter extraction; Probes; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1996. IMTC-96. Conference Proceedings. Quality Measurements: The Indispensable Bridge between Theory and Reality., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3312-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1996.507595
