Test System Design: A Systematic Approach - Hardcover

Tursky, Christine; Gordon, Rodney; Cowie, Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130272604 ISBN 13: 9780130272607

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

More and more engineers now face the challenges of electronic testing -- and those challenges are becoming more complex each year. Test System Design: A Systematic Approach offers start-to-finish best practices for designing, developing, and implementing custom test systems. Ideal for both engineers who are creating test systems and those contracting the responsibility to third parties, this book covers the entire system lifecycle, from planning to upgrades, and beyond. Discover how to design and build more effective test systems up front -- and how to increase the useful lifespan of your systems through planned upgrades and the use of open standards. Learn proven best practices for simplifying development, minimizing risk, maximizing accuracy and reliability, and building systems that fit the skills of your operators. Evaluate your testing requirements, eliminate redundant tests, and determine which equipment you really need; decide how to source your test equipment; and walk through every key implementation issue, from interfaces to cabling, switch panels to electrical safety, racks to temperature control. The book also includes chapters on documentation, operator training, upgrades, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

CHRISTINE TURSKY is Technology Training Manager for Agilent Technologies' (formerly Hewlett-Packard Company) Advanced Networks Division. She has 9 years of experience in engineering, business, and marketing at Agilent's Test and Measurement Organisation (TMO) and is Assistant Dean at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering. RODNEY GORDON, also of Agilent Technologies' TMO Australia group, has over 20 years of engineering and business experience with defense accounts and in the defense industry. SCOTT COWIE is also part of TMO Australia and has 15 years of experience at HP, Agilent, and in the defense industry. He specializes in designing test systems for Agilent customers. Gordon and Cowie recently founded SouthTech Systems, an engineering company specializing in system design and integration.

From the Back Cover

The only expert guide to designing and implementing custom test systems

Best practices for the entire lifecycle: planning through upgrades

Maximizing accuracy, reliability, and usability(and protecting against obsolescence

THE ONLY EXPERT GUIDE TO DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING CUSTOM TEST SYSTEMS

More and more engineers now face the challenges of electronic testing(and those challenges are becoming more complex each year. In Test System Design: A Systematic Approach, three expert testing professionals offers start-to-finish best practices for designing, developing, and implementing custom test systems. Ideal for both engineers who are creating test systems and those contracting the responsibility to third parties, this book covers the entire system lifecycle, from planning to upgrades, and beyond.

• Designing, developing, and implementing more effective test systems(from start to finish
• Protecting against obsolescence through planned upgrades and open standards
• Simplifying development, minimizing risk, and maximizing accuracy and reliability
• Building systems that fit the skills of your operators
• Expert implementation: interfaces, cabling, switch panels, electrical safety, racking, temperature control, and more

Discover proven techniques for evaluating your testing requirements, eliminating redundant tests, and determining exactly which equipment you really need. Compare your options for sourcing test equipment, and learn how to maximize the value of every supplier relationship. Learn better solutions for documenting your test systems, training your operators, streamlining your maintenance programs, and more. No matter what your testing challenges are, Test System Design is your comprehensive resource for achieving them faster and more cost effectively.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130272604
• ISBN 13: 9780130272607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 314