Tektronix, Inc.

Clinton M Alter

Keith D Rule

Timothy E Sauerwein

Sean T Marty

Jenny Yang

A method of synchronizing tasks in a test and measurement system, includes receiving, at a client in the system, a task input, receiving, at a job manager running on a first device processor in the system, a call from the client to create a job associated with the task, returning to the client an action containing at least one job code block associated with the job, receiving a call for the action, executing the at least one job code block by at least one processor in the system, determining that the job has completed, and completing the task. A system of devices including at least one test and measurement device and a device controller, the device controller having at least one user input, a device controller processor configured to execute instructions, and at least one memory to store the data and to store instructions in the form of executable code, wherein the code causes the device controller processor to receive an input from a client, the input identifying a task, create a job associated with the task, return to the client an action containing at least one job code block associated with the task, receive a call for the action, determine that the job has completed, and notify the client that the job has completed.

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Clinton M Alter