Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application
This work addresses the application of the analog configurability test (ACT) approach for an embedded analog configurable circuit (EACC), composed of operational amplifiers and interconnection resources that are embedded in the MSP430xG461x microcontrollers family. This test strategy is particularly...
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| description | This work addresses the application of the analog configurability test (ACT) approach for an embedded analog configurable circuit (EACC), composed of operational amplifiers and interconnection resources that are embedded in the MSP430xG461x microcontrollers family. This test strategy is particularly useful for in-field application requiring reliability, safe operation, or fault tolerance characteristics. Our test proposal consists of programming a reduced set of available configurations for the EACC and testing its functionality by measuring only a few key parameters. The processor executes an embedded test routine that sequentially programs selected configurations, sets the test stimulus, acquires data from the internal ADC, and performs required calculations. The test approach is experimentally evaluated using an embedded system-based real application board. Our experimental results show very good repeatability, with very low errors. These results show that the ACT proposed here is useful for testing the functionality of the circuit under test in a real application context by using a simple strategy at a very low cost. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-96434120d4394f4eaf55e2986d6155c82025-02-03T01:32:22ZengWileyJournal of Electrical and Computer Engineering2090-01472090-01552014-01-01201410.1155/2014/309193309193Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network ApplicationAgustín Laprovitta0Gabriela Peretti1Eduardo Romero2Communication Laboratory, Engineering Faculty, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Avenida Armada Argentina 3555, 5017 Córdoba, ArgentinaMechatronics Research Group, Facultad Regional Villa María, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Avenida Universidad 450, 5900 Villa María, ArgentinaMechatronics Research Group, Facultad Regional Villa María, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Avenida Universidad 450, 5900 Villa María, ArgentinaThis work addresses the application of the analog configurability test (ACT) approach for an embedded analog configurable circuit (EACC), composed of operational amplifiers and interconnection resources that are embedded in the MSP430xG461x microcontrollers family. This test strategy is particularly useful for in-field application requiring reliability, safe operation, or fault tolerance characteristics. Our test proposal consists of programming a reduced set of available configurations for the EACC and testing its functionality by measuring only a few key parameters. The processor executes an embedded test routine that sequentially programs selected configurations, sets the test stimulus, acquires data from the internal ADC, and performs required calculations. The test approach is experimentally evaluated using an embedded system-based real application board. Our experimental results show very good repeatability, with very low errors. These results show that the ACT proposed here is useful for testing the functionality of the circuit under test in a real application context by using a simple strategy at a very low cost.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/309193 |
| spellingShingle | Agustín Laprovitta Gabriela Peretti Eduardo Romero Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| title | Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application |
| title_full | Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application |
| title_fullStr | Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application |
| title_short | Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application |
| title_sort | applying the analog configurability test approach in a wireless sensor network application |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/309193 |
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