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Anand JainSenior Software Engineer
NI TestStand | ATML
Continued Investment in ATML
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The NI Investment in ATML
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Initial Support of Test Results for NI
TestStand
Full Support of Test Results for NI
TestStand
Test Results DataPlugin for NI
DIAdem
Initial Support of Test Description in
NI TestStand
NI Releases TestStand ATML
Toolkit 1.0
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NI TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 - 2009
• Major features Improve SIMICA Test Results support
• Standard Version 2.02 Add ATML Test Description support
• Standard Version 1.01
• Released Sept 2009
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SIMICA Test Results using NI TestStand
NI TestStand Development Environment
NI TestStand TPS
SIMICATest
ResultsFile
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SIMICA Test Results Support
• Adds ATML TD elements to the report• Complies to latest approved standard version• Updates TestStand 4.1.1 and later
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ATML Test Description Support• Translates ATML TD to TestStand sequence files and
VI or C code modules Generates shell code modules Capability to modify shell code generation
• TestStand Sequence Editor and custom User Interface integration File » Open starts translation Tools menu configuration settings
• TestStand 4.1.1 and later
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Additional Feature
• Incremental updates Apply changes from an ATML TD file to previously-
translated sequence file Works with TestStand 4.2 and later Phase 1 of 2
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ATMLTest
DescriptionDocument
ATML TD
Translator
NI TestStand Development Environment
NI TestStandSequence
LabVIEW orLabWindows/CVI
Code Modules
ATML TD Translation using the NI ATML Toolkit
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NI TestStand ATML Toolkit 2011
• Major Features Improve SIMICA Test Results support Improve ATML Test Description support
• Schedule Beta Q4 2010 Release Q2 2011
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DIAdem DataFinder ATML Plug-in
• DataFinder indexes SIMICA Test Results files Index database can be queried
• Built-in common trending routines Histogram, Pareto, Capability, Yield, etc.
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Trending Analysis using DIAdem and Test Results
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Benefits of Using ATML• IEEE Standard• Test Results
Exchange/storage format Transformable to other related standards
• IEEE 1545• STDF
• Test Description Exchange/storage format for storing test
requirements and IP
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Issues Encountered• Lack of an ATML users guide• Lack of toolsets required to create an ATML test
system Editors for ATML instance documents
• “Trial-Use” IEEE standards• Costs associated with IEEE standards
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Learn More Today
Derrick SnyderProduct Manager
Anand JainSenior Software Engineer
[email protected]• ni.com/teststand• ni.com/diadem