Patent ID: 8423314

Claim:
A method for configuring at least one device according to a plurality of measurement configurations for performing a plurality of tests on a device under test (DUT), the method comprising: receiving, by the at least one device, a first one or more measurement configurations from a list of measurement configurations over a first DMA channel; the at least one device storing the first one or more measurement configurations; the at least one device configuring itself according to a first measurement configuration of the first one or more measurement configurations; the at least one device performing at least a portion of one of the plurality of tests according to the first measurement configuration; the at least one device requesting one or more further measurement configurations using the first DMA channel prior to completion of the first one or more measurement configurations; and receiving and storing, by the at least one device, the one or more further measurement configurations over the first DMA channel in response to said requesting the one or more further measurement configurations, wherein said receiving and storing is performed prior to completion of the first one or more measurement configurations, wherein the one or more further measurement configurations are available for configuring the at least one device upon completion of the first one or more measurement configurations.