Title :
LabVIEW-based spreadsheet interpreter simplifies TPS generation
Author_Institution :
ARGOSyst. Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
Controlling test hardware with user-friendly test scripts, instead of obscure test languages, lowers the cost of TPS generation and maintenance. Writing the test scripts with a COTS spreadsheet program and programming the script interpreter in LabVIEW produces a flexible, low development cost test environment. This environment is ideally suited for rapid prototyping on new test systems as well as engineering generation of low-cost TPSs. This paper discusses the trade-offs in implementing various types of script interpreters, considerations for defining a script language and an example of a LabVIEW/Excel-based test environment
Keywords :
automatic programming; automatic test software; economics; program interpreters; programming environments; software prototyping; spreadsheet programs; COTS spreadsheet program; LabVIEW; LabVIEW spreadsheet interpreter; LabVIEW/Excel; TPS generation; TPS maintenance; cost; rapid prototyping; script interpreter; script language; test environment; user-friendly test scripts; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Costs; Design engineering; Hardware; Instruments; Programming profession; Software testing; System testing; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '96, Test Technology and Commercialization. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3379-9
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1996.547694