Patent ID: 7958488
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G01R,G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium comprising program instructions for developing a measurement program that performs a measurement function, wherein the memory medium is useable in a system comprising a display, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement: creating the measurement program in a development environment in response to first user input, wherein the measurement program comprises a plurality of icons that visually indicate the measurement function performed by the measurement program, wherein the measurement program is executable to receive signals from a physical unit under test (UUT); receiving second user input specifying that the measurement program is to receive simulated data that simulates the UUT instead of signals from the physical UUT; configuring the development environment to provide the simulated data to the measurement program in response to the second user input, wherein said configuring does not change the measurement program; executing the measurement program after said configuring, wherein during said executing the measurement program receives the simulated data and performs the measurement function on the simulated data; receiving third user input specifying that the measurement program is to receive signals from the physical UUT; configuring the development environment to provide the signals from the physical UUT to the measurement program in response to the third user input, wherein said configuring the development environment to provide the signals from the physical UUT to the measurement program does not change the measurement program; and executing the measurement program after said configuring the development environment to provide the signals from the physical UUT to the measurement program, wherein during said executing the measurement program receives the signals from the physical UUT and performs the measurement function on the signals from the physical UUT.