ABBET and industry-how to apply ABBET principles and make moneydoing it!
Thompson, K.D.
Dean, J.S.
Quincy Street Corp., Phoenix, AZ;
This paper appears in: AUTOTESTCON '96, 'Test Technology and Commercialization'. Conference Record
Publication Date: 16-19 Sep 1996
On page(s): 194-198
Meeting Date: 09/16/1996 - 09/19/1996
Location: Dayton, OH, USA
ISBN: 0-7803-3379-9
References Cited: 4
INSPEC Accession Number: 5533306
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/AUTEST.1996.547696
Current Version Published: 2002-08-06
Abstract
A Broad Based Environment for Test (ABBET) is a set of related
standards being developed by industry and government experts to produce
several results in the rapidly changing product test context.
Specifically, the goals of the ABBET standards are to: (1) Reduce test
program development time. (2) Increase test program accuracy and
effectiveness. (3) Provide reusability of test code from one test
software application to another. (4) Provide for specific instrument
independence thus promoting rehost opportunities. The ABBET architecture
is based on comprehensive Test Foundation Framework (TFF) which forms a
foundation for each component standard, application specific frameworks,
and application programs. The TFF is a categorized object-oriented class
hierarchy which provides the objects and services necessary to fulfil
the test requirements for a broad segment of the test industry. Test
equipment vendors and system integrators currently utilize proprietary
development architectures and methodologies to achieve test goals. Many
of these facilities are based on Microsoft Windows using visual
programming paradigm. This paper introduces the ABBET Test Foundation
Framework by comparing it to the very successful Smalltalk-80 and
Microsoft Foundation Class libraries. The aim of the paper is to show
that the ABBET standards are aligned with the directions and goals being
promoted now by instrument vendors, system integrators, and test system
users
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