- The choice should assure that the architecture of analog routing, digital level selection, timing flexibility and overall capacity matches at best the ATE to be replaced
- The choice should assure that, together with performances for new technologies, the old requirements are covered: wide range of digital levels, analog and digital guided probe diagnostics, fault dictionary, links to test simulators, etc.
- Robust hardware and software environment, but open to other repair solutions
- Vendor support and long-term commitment to military and avionics business.
- Availability of a robust conversion environment to assure flawless TPS translation and minimal debug
- Facilities to migrate or replace GPIB or VXI instrumentation and associated drivers
- Turn-key migration services and experience
- Rebuild fixtures if economically convenient
- If old fixtures have to be maintained, strongly avoid superposition of fixture adaptors; better to look for solutions that engineer direct test access with the original receiver.
