Software Toolkit for Process Automation in FREEDOM Analyzers.

Software Toolkit for Process Automation in FREEDOM Analyzers.

Software Toolkit for Process Automation.

• The Process Automation Toolkit (PAT) provides an innovative method for automating test procedures for the FREEDOM range of communications analyzers.
• For many years, the Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) industry has required engineers to have two major areas of expertise: extensive knowledge of the device under test (DUT) and software programming skills to automate test procedures.
• Over the years many control interfaces have been developed, such as; HPIB, GPIB, IEEE488, USB and RJ45.
• These interfaces are coupled with many software control packages such as HP Basic, Basic, Fortran, Atlas, C++ to name a few.
• Instrument drivers were developed to somewhat simplify and accelerate software development by reducing the need for test engineers to learn each and every command for multiple instruments. These can be coupled with software development tools such as LabWindows, LabView, Visa, and Plug&Play.
• PAT allows the test engineer to develop test procedures using a simple and intuitive control interface, simply selecting the required function from a library and inserting it into the DUT test script. No programming skills are required.
• The analyzer is connected via an RJ-45 Ethernet cable, either directly from a PC or over a LAN. Test scripts are run from the PAT control interface, and test results are saved to a USB flash drive on a network location.