Vectorized Test Program Sets using MATLAB and the Teradyne AI-710 Analog Test Instrument

Traditional test program sets (TPS) for Naval Automated Test Systems operate in a serial fashion, collecting and analyzing data one unit at a time. Teradyne´s Ai-710 Analog Test Instrument, which is currently being installed into the U.S. Navy´s premier test system, CASS, allows for vectors of Input/Output data to be emitted and collected simultaneously. The MathWorks, under contract from the U.S. Navy, designed and implemented test software using MATLAB that controls the Ai-710. This software enables TPS developers to create vectorized test programs sets (VTPS) in which vectors of I/O data are sent, collected, and analyzed in parallel, increasing TPS efficiency, simulating real-world circumstances, and facilitating the use of the Ai-710.