Test bench for testing equipment, in particular for a computer, comprising: - at least one programmable macro-instrument for adapting various signals inside said bench and comprising an electric network generator; - a set of measurement and generation instruments; - a set of passive loads; - first means for switching electric signals exchanged between said equipment and said at least one macro-instrument; - second means for switching electric signals exchanged between the set of measurement and generation instruments, the loads and said at least one macro-instrument; - an external interface, which enables said equipment to be connected to said first switching means; - a first internal bus, connecting said first switching means with said at least one macro-instrument; - a second internal bus, connecting said at least one macro-instrument with said second switching means; and, - an instrumentation and loads interface, provided to connect said second switching means with said measurement instruments and/or generation instruments and/or with said set of loads, i.e. an interface which enables the measurement instruments and the generation instruments, as well as the set of loads, to be connected to the bench; said electric network generator allowing a single channel to be configured via dynamic creation and being configurable, in order to allow the user to select a network pattern to be applied between said instruments, said loads and input/output points of said equipment: and, further comprising:- file means for giving a match between signal names and said input/output points; and,- means for generating a routing automatically during the selection, on said at least one macro-instrument, by the user of the bench, of a signal transmitted by the equipment, and, issuing commands at said macro-instrument; each of said at least one macro-instrument being controlled by a driver which manages the use of the measurement instruments and the routing thereof. - at least one programmable macro-instrument for adapting various signals inside said bench and comprising an electric network generator; - a set of measurement and generation instruments; - a set of passive loads; - first means for switching electric signals exchanged between said equipment and said at least one macro-instrument; - second means for switching electric signals exchanged between the set of measurement and generation instruments, the loads and said at least one macro-instrument; - an external interface, which enables said equipment to be connected to said first switching means; - a first internal bus, connecting said first switching means with said at least one macro-instrument; - a second internal bus, connecting said at least one macro-instrument with said second switching means; and, - an instrumentation and loads interface, provided to connect said second switching means with said measurement instruments and/or generation instruments and/or with said set of loads, i.e. an interface which enables the measurement instruments and the generation instruments, as well as the set of loads, to be connected to the bench; said electric network generator allowing a single channel to be configured via dynamic creation and being configurable, in order to allow the user to select a network pattern to be applied between said instruments, said loads and input/output points of said equipment: and, further comprising:- file means for giving a match between signal names and said input/output points; and,- means for generating a routing automatically during the selection, on said at least one macro-instrument, by the user of the bench, of a signal transmitted by the equipment, and, issuing commands at said macro-instrument; each of said at least one macro-instrument being controlled by a driver which manages the use of the measurement instruments and the routing thereof.