Title :
Applying VXI technology to DC power supply programming resistors
Author :
Brennan, Alan ; Tjoland, Wayne
Author_Institution :
F-16 Analog Test Station Sustainment, Hill AFB, UT, USA
Abstract :
The legacy F-16 Analog Tester utilised resistor programmable DC power supplies for application of programmable stimulus. Resistor programmable power supplies, although still available in today´s market, are becoming a rarity. The F-16 Analog Test Station Sustainment (FATSS) team decided up front to eliminate reliance on the availability of such devices, and engineer a means to convert the existing resistances to an analog voltage, more compatible with modern power supply programming options
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; computer power supplies; device drivers; peripheral interfaces; virtual instrumentation; F-16 Analog Test Station Sustainment; VXI technology; hardware source selection; legacy F-16 Analog Tester; programmable stimulus application; refurbished ATE; resistor programmable DC power supplies; software driver development; Automatic testing; Current supplies; Hardware; Power engineering and energy; Power supplies; Protection; Resistors; Software testing; System testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '99. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5432-X
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1999.800364
