Author: Sambit Panigrahi, Shirish Kavoor, Texas Instruments
Challenge: Developing a modular test solution that is abstract, scalable, modular, and easy to use; supports test sequencing across hundreds of power management ICs (PMIC); and interacts with multiple instruments, evaluation modules, and source measure units (SMUs).
Solution: Using NI LabVIEW software and NI TestStand to build a flexible and modular automated test solution that can test several PMICs with different requirements, communications buses, and protocols; and is easy to use for engineers who do not have computer science backgrounds.