VXI and PXI based Test incorporating Boundary Scan

VXI plug&play Systems Alliance is an industry organization that shares a common commitment to an open environment to enable multi-vendor support of VXI-based systems. The group's SW architecture -- Virtual Instrument System Architecture (VISA) - enables a vendor to develop standard software interfaces to any VXI-based instrumentation. This initiative has defined a next-generation I/O software standard for VXI, GPIB, Serial and other interfaces to unify the industry to produce software that is interoperable and reusable.

More information on VXIplug&play Systems Alliance and the VISA specification can be found on: http://www.vxi.org/

Intellitech Scripting Language Supports VISA Architecture

Intellitech's Scripting Language has constructs to directly support the VISA specification. Eclipse scripts can be quickly developed that are functionally equivalent to a C/C++ program to control and interface with VXI or PXI based lab and manufacturing test equipment.  Test development time is reduced with the Intellitech Eclipse integrated flow, since debugging of C++ programs, memory leaks, run-time errors is eliminated.   The Eclipse scripting language has extensions to support GPIB, PXI, VXI, TCP-IP, and Serial interfaces as well.

Benefits of Intellitech Scripting VISA Instrument Interface

• Enables easy use of VXI test equipment from within the Eclipse environment
• Enables easy use of PXI test equipment from within the Eclipse environment
• Enables integration of boundary-scan based serial tests with user provided digital I/O
• Enables integration of boundary-scan based serial tests with user provided analog test hardware
• VXIbus is the de-facto standard for ATE Systems with over 1480 products made by 80+ manufacturers
• Interfaces can be developed without C++ coding, compilation and linking
• Rich environment of VISA compliant constructs