How to Automate Conformance Debug and Verification
Automating speed and conformance tests to verify device performance
Debugging and verifying high-speed digital device performance requires R&D engineers to run custom speed and conformance tests. To verify device performance, multiple repetitive test sequences are run on an oscilloscope connected to the device under test (DUT). This involves performing manual setting changes, measuring digital signal parameters, and saving screenshots and data. Traditionally, automating these tests required custom coding. Use robotic process automation (RPA) software to record the test steps and play them back without coding.
To automate speed and duplex tests, you need an oscilloscope with sufficient bandwidth for the chosen protocol you are testing, and a graphical user interface that supports robotic process automation. RPA software replaces the task of humans manually pushing buttons over multiple iterations, with automated button presses done by a software program. The RPA engine captures signal parameter measurements and records data from the connected oscilloscope directly to a PC running the RPA application.
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