TEST DEFINER, A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING AND REPRESENTING FUNCTIONAL TESTS FOR A PCB HAVING ANALOG COMPONENTS AND A TEST SYSTEM

摘要

A test definer, a method for automatically determining functional tests for a printed circuit board (PCB) having analog components and a test system. In one embodiment, the test definer includes: (1) a circuit builder configured to generate a representative circuit of the PCB based on schematic information thereof, (2) a circuit organizer configured to partition the representative circuit into testable sub-circuits and (3) a specification generator configured to automatically determine functionality tests for the PCB based on the sub-circuits, obtain expected values from the functionality tests and generate platform-independent specifications representing the functionality tests and the expected values.