You can use the Application Wizard to guide yourself through the process of creating an application. Each of the dialogs in the Application Wizard is self-documenting, presenting you with a series of steps that result in the creation of a new project file with Program, System, and Driver modules.
To use the Application Wizard to create a new application:
From the File menu, select New. The following dialog displays:
Select Application Wizard and click OK. ATEasy displays the Application Wizard - Project dialog:
In Project File Name, type the file name that you want to use for the new project.
In Project Location, specify the location on your hard disk where you want to create the new project. You can either type the full path name of the project's location, or use the Browse button to navigate to the location.
If you want to put the new project into a new workspace, click Create New Workspace. You can enter new workspace name and location. (ATEasy v5.0 only)
Click Next. ATEasy displays the Application Wizard - Application Type dialog:
Make one of the following choices:
Test Application: Select this option to create project file for an application for testing a UUT. The test application includes a test program, system, and drivers. Later in the Application Wizard, you can elect to create these modules or use existing ones.
Instrument Panel: Select this option to create a project file for an instrument panel application. An instrument panel application provides a user interface for controlling and interacting with an instrument. The instrument panel application normally includes a system and drivers. Later in the Application Wizard, you can elect to create these modules or use existing ones.
Other: Select this option to create a project file for an application that isn't a typical test or instrument panel application. Later in the Application Wizard, you can elect to create or use existing program, system, and driver modules in the application.
To include a test executive driver as part of your application, click Include the Test Executive driver. The test executive driver provides you with a built-in user interface for running your test application and viewing test data. You may also check the Include the Profile driver to provide your application the ability to create, edit, select and run profiles that contains a list of your application programs, tasks and test that you can be run in an order you specify. In addition, we can also check to include the Fault Analysis driver which allows to define fault conditions used for analyzing test results, thus used for a troubleshooting tool (Fault Analysis driver include is ATEasy v5.0 only).
Click Next. ATEasy displays the Application Wizard - Program dialog:
In Program File Name, type the file name that you want to use for the program module. You can create a new system or use an existing one.
In Program Location, specify the location on your hard disk where you want to create a new program. If you want to use an existing program, specify the location of that program file. In either case, you can type the full path of the program location or use the Browse button to navigate to the location.
Click Next. ATEasy displays the Application Wizard - System dialog:
In System File Name, type the file name that you want to use for the system module. You can create a new system or use an existing one.
In System Location, specify the location on your hard disk where you want to create a new system. If you want to use an existing system, specify the location of that system file. In either case, you can type the full path of the system location or use the Browse button to navigate to the location.
Click Next. ATEasy displays the Application Wizard - Select Drivers dialog:
To add a driver, click New (
), then type the full path name of the driver location or use the Browse button to navigate to the location and select the driver.
Click Finish.
The Application Wizard displays a confirmation dialog box listing the choices you have made through the Application Wizard. Click OK to create the files required for the new application.
After ATEasy generates the application files. The files are loaded to the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Workspace window displays the newly created project file and its contents. New modules are displayed in Document View windows.