Polymorphic automatic test systems and methods

An automatic test method for running several devices under test (DUT), comprising:

• providing a hardware layer including at least two test elements, a server executable including at least two resource instrument components corresponding to said at least two test elements, and a dynamic resource allocation component,
• checking allocation of at least one virtual composite instrument component by said dynamic resource allocation component enabling asynchronous allocation of said resource instrument components;
• receiving interface specification corresponding to said composite instrument component;
• reserving said corresponding resource instrument component;
• running a DUT;
• and
• releasing said corresponding resource instrument component.

An automatic test method for running several devices under test (DUT), comprising:

• providing a hardware layer including at least two hardware resources, and at least two virtual composite instrument components and resource instrument components corresponding to said at least two hardware resources and providing a dynamic resource allocation component,
• allocating dynamically at least two said virtual composite instrument components for running several devices under test (DUTs);
• receiving interface specification corresponding to each said composite instrument component;
• reserving said corresponding resource instrument component;
• running each DUT;
• and
• releasing said corresponding resource instrument component.

An automatic test system, comprising:

• a hardware layer including at least two hardware resources;
• and
• at least two virtual composite instrument components corresponding to said at least two hardware resources, and
• a dynamic resource allocation component allocating dynamically said virtual composite instrument components for running multiple devices under test (DUT).