What is BS IEC 61671-4 – ATML test configuration about?
BS IEC 61671-4 is the fourth part of the BS IEC 61671 multi-series that discusses automatic test markup language (ATML).
BS IEC 61671-4 defines an exchange format, utilizing XML, to identify all of the hardware, software, and documentation needed to test and diagnose a UUT (unit under test) on an ATS (automatic test system).
Who is BS IEC 61671-4 – ATML test configuration for?
BS IEC 61671-4 on ATML test configuration is useful for:
- TPS developers
- TPS maintainers
- Automatic test equipment (ATE) system developers
- ATE system maintainers
- Developers of ATML-based tools and systems
- UUT developers and maintainers
Why should you use BS IEC 61671-4 – ATML test configuration?
XML schemas define the basic information required within any test application and provide a vehicle for formally defining the test environment by defining a class hierarchy corresponding to these basic information entities and providing several methods within each to enable basic operations to be performed on these entities. ATML component standards within the ATML framework define the particular requirements within the test environment.
BS IEC 61671-4 provides for the identification of all necessary assets required to test a particular UUT. Assets consist of but are not limited to, test stations, instrumentation, interface cables, interface devices, ancillary equipment, test station software, test program software, and test program documentation. This collection of assets is the test configuration for that particular UUT.
Identifying a test configuration provides for the generation of a single “document” (also sometimes referred to as an “index card”) in which every asset that is required to be in place prior to testing the UUT is recorded. This index card is readable to both, you and the machines; you can use the document to identify and assemble the necessary assets, whereas the machine can use the document to verify that the necessary assets are in place.
