Using PAWS® CIIL emulation modules to rehost Test Program Sets written in the Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems (ATLAS)

Abstract

The Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems (ATLAS, IEEE Std 716) is a higher order language for testing that has been used extensively by the US and foreign militaries and aircraft manufacturers for approximately 40 years. These users have one thing in common: the devices that they test have a much longer service life than the systems on which they are tested. Programs written in ATLAS are easier to migrate from one Automatic Test System (ATS) to another because they specify the requirements of the Unit-Under-Test (UUT) in a signal oriented fashion rather than the programming syntax of the test equipment. A compiler matches the ATS capabilities to the UUT requirements, which allows developers to create test programs that are independent of the test equipment that will be used.