Method and system for controlling interchangeable components in a modular test system
US7184917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/318342
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for integrating test modules in a modular test system is disclosed. The method includes controlling at least one test module and its corresponding device under test (DUT) with a controller, establishing a standard module control interface between a vendor-supplied test module and the modular test system with a module control framework, installing the vendor-supplied test module and a corresponding vendor-supplied control software module, where the vendor-supplied control software module is organized into a plurality of vendor-supplied module control components, configuring the modular test system based on the module control framework and the plurality of vendor-supplied module control components, and accessing the vendor-supplied test module in accordance with the plurality of vendor-supplied module control components using the module control framework.
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