Test automation of future development trends
First, to reduce the cost and complexity of the system integration, easy to use interface. Secondly the system to ensure the compact equipment performance and compatibility, reduce complicated on-line. Hope to have multiple high-speed triggered, high-speed I/O, reduce the chassis and the frame of the waste of space, also very easy to find fault. In programming, to use their time most familiar software. Using the general PC interface and bus, rather than expensive tests measuring special interface buses.
LXI (ground) is the eXtension LAN for mature in test automation Ethernet technology application development. The idea of concrete is very mature Ethernet technology to use automatic test system, to replace the traditional testing technique, such as VXI bus, etc., PXI GPIB Now get most of the industry leading manufacturer of equipment support. The main reason is:
Ethernet, standard PC and software testing is widely used in the industry, technology has been very mature, but many computer manufacturer of r&d input and constantly update support.
IEEE1588 network synchronization standards implementation, can be in laboratory environment on the clock synchronization error level seconds.
Standard web interface has been extremely widespread.
Based on the LXI technology from a few years ago the instrument has started in the market, the main function of the LAN is GPI alternative. As LXI standards, to guarantee system of units can LXI all on the same network of peaceful coexistence. LXI standards LXI IEEE802.3 support unit and the TCP/IP standard, provides a consistent application in order to users. So, LXI provides a new automatic test system structure, thus overcoming the traditional framework of the complex of inefficient control method. And LXI based on the instrument can have the faster and more simple programming.
