Forms are one of the building blocks of ATEasy applications. Forms are windows or dialogs used to display data to the user in various formats and to provide interaction between the user who is using the application and the application itself.
Forms can include menus or controls. ATEasy provides an extensive library of ActiveX controls, as well as accepting any third-party control library of ActiveX controls.
ATEasy forms are commonly used to:
● Manage a test environment (a test executive)
● Display values and control a test instrument (a virtual instrument panel)
● Handle messages to the user such as text or virtual indicators (lights, analog and digital displays, progress bars, etc.)
● Display data such as test results in various formats (numerical, charts, graphs, etc.)
Forms are ATEasy submodules that can be placed into any one of ATEasy's modules: Driver, System, and Program. Forms are placed in the modules according to the function they serve:
Module |
Form Function |
Driver |
Virtual panel – provides a way to control the instrument interactively |
System |
Control of an entire test system with many test programs and drivers (for example, a Test Executive) |
Program |
Display of information regarding a specific UUT (for example, instructions to connect test leads or flip switches) |