Prerequisites:
Experience with high-level languages programming such as C or Pascal; familiarity with Apollo AEGIS or Sun Solaris operating systems.
Course Overview:
Presents the fundamentals of testing line devices using the Synchro Test System. Students learn programming design techniques and then test devices using those techniques.
Course Materials:
Course Content
Network and Tester Introduction
Synchro tester's interaction with network
Synchro test module overview
Structure of LTX directories
LTX programming utilities
Browser
Tester interface
LTX debugger
Elements of test programming
Cadence software intrinsics are defined and Synchro library modules are explained
Synchro resources
Module functionality is explained at the system level as well as the submodule level
Digital signal processing
Coherence
Images
Alaising
Fourier transforms
Software filtering
Multitone testing
Laboratory Exercises
Lab programming exercises reinforce each classroom session
