Measurements are then automatically generated. This approach lets you start testing quickly, but CheckSum admits with limited diagnostic capability. To drill down into program generation a bit more, most programs are written by manually entering test steps. To help with that task, CheckSum's software includes a program editor that looks like your typical spreadsheet. You fill it in line by line with test steps.
Information can also include measurement range, a nominal value, and high and low test limits.
Once a line is entered, you can then interactively execute the line, and use an additional toolset function to help fine-tune your test. You can display the outcome of all measurement techniques and ranges this way, and then choose the best one. If you already have CAD data available for your UUTs from some other engineering software, you may be able to use it to generate your test programs. After reading netlist and component data, the Analyst generates a test program that's ready for debugging. When you consider this system's price vs. performance ratio, CheckSum's system is a show stopper.