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News Release from: Kozio | Subject: KDiagnostics Manufacturing Suite
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 February 2008
Suite speeds production test
preparations
Integrated suite of tools delivers an embedded functional test application for the device under test along with reusable host tools for test sequence execution, test tracking and test reporting.
New from Kozio, the kDiagnostics Manufacturing Suite combines functional test suites for all core memories, buses and peripheral devices The suite comprises a complete and thorough automated test setup that reduces operator interaction, speeds up device testing and programming and is easy to deploy
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jan 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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This new offering addresses the need for better test coverage and the need to eliminate manual and error-prone operations performed on the production line.
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Before kDiagnostics Manufacturing Suite, testers would spend weeks or months assembling device tests from scratch, or from poorly documented test code, using various scripts and utilities.
Now, test engineers choose desired tests to run, list all test actions to be performed, and have the operator click start to run the fully automated sequence.
Test development, troubleshooting, execution and reporting can be accomplished from any networked location.
The Manufacturing Suite is an integrated suite of tools that delivers an embedded functional test application for the device under test along with reusable host tools for test sequence execution, test tracking and test reporting.
This suite combines four products: kDiagnostics for at-speed functional testing of core memories, buses and peripherals with automatic in-system programming; SequenceRunner for test sequence execution; SequenceReporter for test report generation based on a device, test station and operator; and a command line interface for integration with existing test executives and processes.
"Our research has found that companies of all sises desire an automated functional test solution for the devices they are manufacturing", says Joseph Skazinski, President of Kozio.
"We are pleased to offer a one-button test system that reduces development effort and reduces operator interaction".
kDiagnostics Manufacturing Suite test automation software is available from February 2008.
Pricing for the host tools starts at US $2450.
kDiagnostics and kPOST are available now and are priced based on the microprocessor(s) supported.
Two week delivery is standard.
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