Patent ID: 7430486
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating test information from a source to a destination, comprising: providing a modular test system, wherein the modular test system comprises a system controller for controlling at least one site controller, the at least one site controller for controlling at least one test module; providing a datalog framework for supporting extension of user-defined datalog formats; providing one or more support classes for supporting user-initiated datalog events; receiving a datalog event request for communicating input test information from the source to the destination; configuring output test information in accordance with the destination, the datalog framework and the one or more support classes; and transferring the output test information to the destination, and wherein the one or more support classes comprises at least one of: a datalog value class for storing header, type and event information; a datalog format map class for combining a type and a name of a user event; a datalog format group class for bundling a group of format maps; a user format class for supporting user-defined format classes; and a general format class for supporting a set of predefined format classes.