Automatic Test Markup Language Research Articles

Information Integration in ATS Based on ATML

We describe the conclusions of a technology and communities survey supported by concurrent and follow-on proof-of-concept prototyping to evaluate feasibility of defining a durable, versatile, reliable, visible software interface to support strategic modularization of test software development. The objective is that test sets and support software with diverse origins, ages, and abilities can be reliably integrated into test configurations that assemble and tear down and reassemble with scalable complexity in order to conduct both parametric tests and monitored trial runs. The resulting approach is based on integration of three recognized technologies that are currently gaining acceptance within the test industry and when combined provide a simple, open and scalable test orchestration architecture that addresses the objectives of the Automation Hooks task. The technologies are automated discovery using multicast DNS Zero Configuration Networking (zeroconf), commanding and data retrieval using resource-oriented Restful Web Services, and XML data transfer formats based on Automatic Test Markup Language (ATML). This open-source standards-based approach provides direct integration with existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) analysis software tools.

Implementing ATML in Distributed ATS for SG-III Prototype

With the forthcoming large-scale scientific experimental systems, weare looking for ways to construct an open, distributed architecturewithin the new and the existing automatic test systems. The newstandard of Automatic Test Markup Language meets our demand for dataexchange for this architecture through defining the test routinesand resultant data in the XML format. This paper introduces theconcept of ATML(Automatic Test Markup Language) and relatedstandards, and the significance of these new standards for adistributed automatic test system. It also describes theimplementation of ATML through the integration of this technologyamong the existing and new test systems.

Smart test program set (TPS)

The Boeing Company has several research and development efforts focused on improving interoperability of the test station with other external systems as well as the interoperability within the test station itself. This includes integrating UUT data, test set-up, test execution, test results, repair and replace actions with other systems to provide a "closed-loop" system. One example of the "closed-loop" system is a non-intrusive tool referred to as Smart TPS (Test Program Set). Smart TPS will provide informational services to the user that reduce diagnostic test times and provide an ordered list of replacement actions based on historical data. Where possible, data are exchanged via the automatic test markup language (ATML).