Title :
Measurement-Domain Specific Language for magnetic test specifications at CERN
Author :
Arpaia, P. ; Buzio, Marco ; Fiscarelli, L. ; Inglese, Vitaliano ; La Commara, Giuseppe ; Walckiers, L.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing., Univ. del Sannio, Benevento, Italy
Abstract :
A Measurement-Domain Specific Language (MDSL) for test procedure definition, measurement tasks synchronization, and instrument configuration is proposed. MDSL is a formal language specially designed for a specific domain of measurement and test, aimed at specifying complete, easy-to-understand, -reuse, and -maintain applications efficiently and quickly. Owing to MDSL constructs capability of abstracting key concepts of the domain, the test engineer can write more concise and higher level programs in shorter time without being a skilled programmer. The MDSL has been applied to the specifications of superconducting magnet tests of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; high level languages; magnetic variables measurement; program testing; software maintenance; software reusability; specification languages; superconducting magnets; CERN; Large Hadron Collider; automatic test equipment; high level program; magnetic variable measurement; measurement-domain specific language; superconducting magnetic test specification; Application software; Area measurement; DSL; Instruments; Large Hadron Collider; Programming profession; Software reusability; Software safety; Software testing; Superconducting magnets; automatic test equipment; component; magnetic variables measurement; measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3352-0
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168733
