Title :
Trends in test: A vision for the 1990s
Author_Institution :
Nat. Instrum. Corp., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
The IEEE-488.2, SCPI, and VXI standards and plug-in data acquisition boards are examined. It is shown that the main options for building high-quality, reliable test systems can be categorized into three distinct types of instruments: IEEE-488 instruments, VXIbus instruments, and plug-in data acquisition boards. IEEE-488.2 and SCPI provide a new level of growth for the tried and true IEEE-488 systems, making them much easier to program and maintain. VXI should be as important to the industry as IEEE-488, and offers the advantages of smaller, more reliable, and higher performance test systems
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; automatic testing; computer interfaces; data acquisition; standards; ATE; IEEE-488 instruments; IEEE-488.2, SCPI; VXI standards; VXIbus instruments; plug-in data acquisition boards; Application software; Automatic testing; Data acquisition; Hardware; Instruments; Manufacturing; Microcomputers; Power engineering and energy; Standards development; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '91. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. Improving Systems Effectiveness in the Changing Environment of the '90s, Conference Record.
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-576-8
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1991.197587
