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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Barry E. Blancha, Boxborough, MA (US);
Leszek Janusz Lechowicz, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Stephen S. Helm, Marlborough, MA (US);
Sean Patrick Adam, Wrentham, MA (US);
Jorge Camargo, Westford, MA (US);
Carlos Heil, Norwood, MA (US);
Paulo Mendes, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Barry E. Blancha, Boxborough, MA (US);
Leszek Janusz Lechowicz, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Stephen S. Helm, Marlborough, MA (US);
Sean Patrick Adam, Wrentham, MA (US);
Jorge Camargo, Westford, MA (US);
Carlos Heil, Norwood, MA (US);
Paulo Mendes, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Test systems and methodologies are provided and may include platforms for developing test programs for automated testing. In one example, tester and instruments are isolated from the tester OS, permitting any OS to be used. In another, a user layer is isolated from the physical layer, permitting hardware-independent development and usability among different tester platforms. In another, test program execution is isolated from tester platform OS, permitting test program function independent from tester platform. In another embodiment, functions are only added, existing links to functions are not broken, ensuring continued operation with new software, hardware and/or features. Systems may be non-deterministic. In one example, the non-deterministic computer is required to execute computer instructions within a constant execution time. A deterministic engine may be used to wait a variable amount of time to ensure constant execution time. Execution over constant time is deterministic permitting applications requiring deterministic behavior.