Programming ATE
The ATE computer uses modern computer languages (like C, C++, Java, LabVIEW or Smalltalk) with additional statements to control the ATE equipment through standard and proprietary Application Programming Interfaces (API). Also some dedicated computer languages exists, like Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems (ATLAS). Automatic test equipment can also be automated using a Test execution engine such as National Instruments' TestStand, and Hiatronics' Hiatronic Development Suite.
Sometimes automatic test pattern generation is used to help design the series of tests.
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