Patent ID: 6016143
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A Multi-Device Direct I/O object that generates a script for a test set capable of testing a plurality of test instruments, comprising:means for generating a plurality of transactions from the multi-device direct I/O object that are capable of controlling a plurality of instruments, wherein each transaction contains an instruction for controlling an instrument of the plurality of instruments;means for generating a plurality of I/O transaction dialog boxes from the multi-device direct I/O object, wherein each dialog box is associated with a corresponding one of said transactions, each said dialog box comprising:a device field which identifies the instrument to be controlled by said transaction; andan address field that identifies the address of the instrument to be controlled by said transaction; andmeans for generating a script within the multi-device direct I/O object for testing the plurality of instruments using the plurality of I/O transaction dialog boxes, wherein each said dialog box maps the instruction for the corresponding one of said transactions to the script.