A&D Technology, Inc. Releases Enhanced Modular Data Acquisition and Control Software for Automated Powertrain Testing.ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich. -- A&D Technology, Inc. today announced the release of Test Automation, a modular, PC-based data acquisition and control component of the new Atlas MBD MBD methylene blue dye bindng test. See sabin-feldmann dye test. MBD Minimal brain dysfunction, see there Model-Based Development environment. The new system architecture includes modules for test definition, an operator GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. and runtime execution. By using today's dual-core processor technology, the operator GUI and real-time control Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time. See also
"Test Automation represents a new level of flexibility in powertrain testing," said Rob Lamb, Global Marketing Manager. "This exemplifies why test professionals worldwide turn to A&D for innovative solutions to enhance lab productivity and reduce product time to market." The modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. of Test Automation simplifies and shortens the test building process, and reduces the need for application-specific script writing. The base application software includes the modules necessary to run a standard power test on a typical engine-dyno test stand. The operator can then add the modules associated with the instruments specific to that test cell by selecting from a library of test sequences. This also allows the base test sequence to become independent of the test cell, as the I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output configuration is separate. "Test Automation significantly reduces the time and costs required for test definition and debugging," said George Shaw, A&D product marketing manager. "By separating the I/O configuration from the test sequence, a single base test can now be used with a variety of instrument modules across a wide range of cells within a test lab." About A&D Technology, Inc. A&D Technology, Inc. is a subsidiary of the multinational firm A&D Company, Ltd. (http://www.aanndd.co.jp/eadhome), a world-class provider of advanced measuring equipment for medicine, science and industry. A&D Company was established in 1977 as a developer and manufacturer of electronic test and measurement instruments. A&D has annual sales of over $240 million, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. II. |
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