... instrument backplanes/buses –PXI, GPIB, USB, and LAN. Because each of these buses has at least some advantages and limitations (as discussed in chapter 4 of the Software- Defined Test Fundamentals guide), ... and capital resources. They selected NI TestStand software to handle test management, development, enterprise integration, and operator interfaces and NI LabVIEW graphical programming software ... This software framework connects to a modular test hardware platform based on a PXI core platform and a combination of hybrid PXI and GPIB instrumentation. The hardware framework offers a common...