Test program set (TPS) migration

Abstract

TPS migration solutions address the problem of legacy ATE systems, which support the validation of Military/Aerospace systems, experiencing "end of life" issues. A cross section of ATE systems will be reviewed from both a hardware and software perspective, with specific emphasis on the challenges and solutions on TPS's using LASAR™ simulation. Solutions will be presented on how to migrate the existing test program sets to current technology at considerably reduced time and cost. These TPS software migration tools allow for the easy conversion and migration of functional test programs, with minimal debug to a new state-of-the-art test system. By retaining features, such as guided probe, fault dictionary, and many others, test programs developed in the 70's to the current 90's are easily ported and therefore supported for many more years to come. Special attention will also be given to discussing enhancements to legacy programs after migration with new software tools. The tools available today, combined with hardware advances can show improved test coverage and diagnostic capabilities over the original TPS on the Legacy system. Legacy test platforms include: GenRad, Teradyne, Computer Automation, Schlumberger, Factron and others.