AUTOMETRX TEST SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK
OVERVIEW
 The Autometrx™ Test Software Framework provides an open development platform around which both small and large scale test systems can be rapidly designed, developed, and deployed. It provides a turnkey solution that interfaces all RT Logic Telemetrix® products, common test equipment, and unique user components. It provides customers with an off-the-shelf, ready-to-use framework for a full-featured test system management environment. The true power of this framework is the ability to customize its features for your exact system requirements, as well as providing a platform allowing for code reuse on similar projects with supportability and maintainability.
APPLICATION
 Challenging test system budgets and project schedules do not allow for development of complex test applications from scratch. RT Logic has created Autometrx to address these challenges by offering a test software framework that provides a solid foundation in which systems engineers can focus on the most important task at hand—testing the performance of their product. The Autometrx framework provides all of the common test components present in automated test systems that allows you to focus on the test routines and algorithms required for testing your product without having to worry about creating the test management aspects of the system.
and project schedules do not allow for development of complex test applications from scratch. RT Logic has created Autometrx to address these challenges by offering a test software framework that provides a solid foundation in which systems engineers can focus on the most important task at hand—testing the performance of their product. The Autometrx framework provides all of the common test components present in automated test systems that allows you to focus on the test routines and algorithms required for testing your product without having to worry about creating the test management aspects of the system.

Autometrx is tightly coupled with RT Logic Telemetrix products and can be customized to interface with most common components used in the TT&C environment. Autometrx provides a generic remote interface, configurable test report formatting, a flexible user-friendly operator interface (GUI), and test scripts that provide the user a ready-to-run test executive along with the development framework for providing a powerful custom test solution. All configurations and test results are stored in a high availability database that is used for test data retrieval, test parameters, and test reuse. Autometrx uses National Instrument’s TestStand™ and LabVIEW™ run-time engines along with RT Logic’s Telemetrix™ proprietary interfaces and algorithms.

Autometrx has additional framework components available for providing test sequences that are portable, flexible, and easily customized for test functions typical in an automated test environment. For example, space vehicle performance test routines, test console calibration routines, and test console system verification routines (self-test). It provides scalable test sequences that allow fault detection for components, system interfaces, and end-user components.

Autometrx is very powerful, yet simple to use, and does not sacrifice performance. The key components include database utilities, report generation, DLL-CORBA bridge to RT Logic products and sub components, pre-defined test sequences, supported virtual instrument drivers, and a customizeable TCP/IP interface that allows for a remote test conductor interface.
FEATURES
Local Operator Interface (Test Manager GUI) With Definable Group And User Access/Privileges

Remote Interface (IDL-Based)

Database Utilities (Pre-Defined Database Schema, Read/Write Utilities)
  • Test Sequence Editor (Intelligent Sequencing – Multithreaded, Branching, Looping, Variables And Precondition Checking, Parallel Sequence Execution)
Test Decision Making (Pass/Fail) Or Test Limit Checking (Numeric or String Value)

Test Configuration Management

Test Result Collection And Archival

Configurable HTML Test Report Formatting


 RT Logic Telemetrix TT&C Product Or Component Scalable Interfaces (DLL-CORBA Translation) Available

Instrumentation VI Drivers Available (Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, Frequency Counters, Power Meters, Oscilloscopes, Etc.)

Test Console Calibration Routines Available (Path Loss/Gain, RF Power, Frequency Response, Attenuation, etc.)

Test Console Functional Verification/Self-Test Routines Available

UUT Performance Test Scripts Available (Modulation Index Measurements, RF Power, Frequency Response, Acquisition, BER, Ranging, Telemetry and Commanding Functions
DELIVERABLE
CONFIGURA-
TIONS
Full-Featured Development Package:
  • Test Sequence Editor
  • Local Operator Interface Customization
  • Test Report Customization
  • Database Utilities
  • Extensive Debug Capabilities
  • Turnkey Project-Specific Scripts, GUI, Reports, etc. (Customer or RTL Provided)
 Run-Time Package:
  • Test Script Execution (RTL Provided)
  • Local Operator Interface
  • Test Report Generation
  • Database Utilities
  • Basic Debug Capabilities
  • Turnkey Project-Specific Scripts, GUI, Reports, Etc. (Customer Or RTL Provided)