Method for performing multiple circuit tests with multiple instruments and method for creating general form file conforming to general form applicable to multiple instruments

A method for performing multiple circuit tests with multiple instruments, the method comprising:

• preparing test software for reading and processing a file conforming to a general form, and preparing the test software for supporting N kinds of communication interfaces of K kinds of instruments, M kinds of communication protocols, and multiple commands executable by the K kinds of instruments, wherein the general form includes a part for interface setting and a part for communication protocol setting, and each of the N, the K, and the M is an integer greater than one;
• creating multiple general form files conforming to the general form to support the K kinds of instruments, wherein a first file of the multiple general form files is applicable to a first instrument of the K kinds of instruments and a second file of the multiple general form files is applicable to a second instrument of the K kinds of instruments;
• and
• when performing a first circuit test of the multiple circuit tests with the first instrument, using the test software to choose the first file and select at least one of multiple first commands of the first instrument for the first circuit test, and when performing a second circuit test of the multiple circuit tests with the second instrument, using the test software to choose the second file and select at least one of multiple second commands of the second instrument for the second circuit test.

A method for creating a general form file conforming to a general form that is applicable to K kinds of instruments, wherein the general form file is for being read and processed by test software which supports N kinds of communication interfaces of the K kinds of instruments, M kinds of communication protocols, and multiple commands executable by the K kinds of instruments, wherein the general form file is applicable to a target instrument of the K kinds of instruments, a target interface of the N kinds of communication interfaces, a target protocol of the M kinds of communication protocols, and a target function of the target instrument, each of the N, the K, and the M is an integer greater than one, the general form includes a part for interface setting, a part for communication protocol setting, and a function list part, the method comprises:

• filling in an instrument filed of the general form with a name of the target instrument, choosing the target interface from an interface menu of the general form, and determining at least one role of the target instrument with a role menu of the general form, and thereby accomplishing the part for interface setting of the general form of the general form file, wherein communication setting required by the interface menu is accessible by a user interface of the test software;
• when a protocol menu of the general form includes the target protocol, choosing the target protocol from the protocol menu and thereby accomplishing the part for communication protocol setting of the general form of the general form file, wherein the protocol menu is accessible by the user interface;
• and when the protocol menu does not include the target protocol, adding the target protocol to a protocol page of the general form file and then choosing the target protocol from the protocol menu;
• and
• choosing at least one of one or more command(s) executable by the target instrument from a command menu of the general form and thereby accomplishing the function list part of the general form of the general form file, wherein the command menu is accessible by the user interface and the function list part of the general form file is associated with the target function.