IEC 62529:2012

Standard for Signal and Test Definition

IEC 62529:2012(E) provides the means to define and describe signals used in testing. It provides a set of common basic signal definitions, built upon formal mathematical specifications, so that signals can be combined to form complex signals usable across all test platforms. The standard provides support for structural textual languages and programming language interfaces for interoperability. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2007, and constitutes a technical revision.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Jun-2012
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 25.040.01 - Industrial automation systems in general
• ICS: 35.060 - Languages used in information technology
• Technical Committee: TC 91 - Electronics assembly technology
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 21-Jun-2012
• Completion Date: 21-Jun-2012

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IEC 62529
Edition 2.0 2012-06
IEEE Std 1641
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Standard for Signal and Test Definition
IEC 62529:2012(E) IEEE Std 1641-2010
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IEC 62529
Edition 2.0 2012-06
IEEE Std 1641™
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Standard for Signal and Test Definition
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IEC 62529:2012
– ii – IEEE Std 1641-2010
Contents

1. Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 1

1.3 Application .......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.4 Annexes ............................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms................................................................................................... 2

2.1 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 2

2.2 Abbreviations and acronyms ............................................................................................................... 4

3. Structure of this standard ............................................................................................................................ 5

3.1 Layers .................................................................................................................................................. 5

3.2 Signal Modeling Language (SML) layer ............................................................................................. 6

3.3 BSC layer ............................................................................................................................................. 6

3.4 TSF layer ............................................................................................................................................. 6

3.5 Test requirement layer ......................................................................................................................... 6

3.6 Using the layers ................................................................................................................................... 7

4. Signals and SignalFunctions ....................................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 7

4.2 Physical signal states ........................................................................................................................... 8

4.3 Event states .......................................................................................................................................... 9

4.4 Digital stream states ............................................................................................................................. 9

5. SML layer ................................................................................................................................................. 10

6. BSC layer ................................................................................................................................................. 11

6.1 BSC layer base classes ....................................................................................................................... 11

6.2 General description of BSCs.............................................................................................................. 11

6.3 SignalFunction template .................................................................................................................... 12

7. TSF layer .................................................................................................................................................. 12

7.1 TSF classes ........................................................................................................................................ 13

7.2 TSF signals defined by a model ......................................................................................................... 13

7.3 TSF signals defined by an external reference .................................................................................... 16

8. Test procedure language (TPL) ................................................................................................................ 16

8.1 Goals of the TPL ................................................................................................................................ 16

8.2 Elements of the TPL .......................................................................................................................... 16

8.3 Use of the TPL ................................................................................................................................... 17

9. Maximizing test platform independence................................................................................................... 17

Annex A (normative) Signal modeling language (SML) ............................................................................. 18

A.1 Use of the SML ................................................................................................................................. 18

A.2 Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 18

A.3 Physical types ................................................................................................................................... 19

A.4 Signal definitions .............................................................................................................................. 22

A.5 Pure signals ....................................................................................................................................... 24

A.6 Pure signal-combining mechanisms.................................................................................................. 26

A.7 Pure function transformations ........................................................................................................... 32

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A.8 Measuring, limiting, and sampling signals ....................................................................................... 32

A.9 Digital signals ................................................................................................................................... 34

A.10 Basic component SML .................................................................................................................... 38

A.11 Fast Fourier analysis support .......................................................................................................... 63

Annex B (normative) Basic signal components (BSC) layer ....................................................................... 65

B.1 BSC layer base classes ...................................................................................................................... 65

B.2 BSC subclasses ................................................................................................................................. 65

B.3 Description of a BSC ........................................................................................................................ 69

B.4 Physical class .................................................................................................................................... 76

B.5 PulseDefns class ................................................................................................................................ 87

B.6 SignalFunction class ......................................................................................................................... 89

Annex C (normative) Dynamic signal descriptions .................................................................................... 143

C.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 143

C.2 Basic classes .................................................................................................................................... 144

C.3 Dynamic signal goals and use cases ................................................................................................ 152

Annex D (normative) Interface definition language (IDL) basic components ........................................... 153

D.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 153

D.2 IDL BSC library ............................................................................................................................. 153

Annex E (informative) Test signal framework (TSF) for C/ATLAS ......................................................... 154

E.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 154

E.2 TSF library definition in extensible markup language (XML) ........................................................ 154

E.3 Interface definition language (IDL) for the TSF for C/ATLAS ...................................................... 154

E.4 AC_SIGNAL ............................................................................. 155

E.5 AM_SIGNAL .................................................................................................................................. 157

E.6 DC_SIGNAL ............................................................................. 159

E.7 DIGITAL_PARALLEL .................................................................................................................. 161

E.8 DIGITAL_SERIAL ......................................................................................................................... 163

E.9 DIGITAL_TEST ............................................................................................................................. 165

E.10 DME_INTERROGATION ........................................................................................................... 168

E.11 DME_RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................ 171

E.12 FM_SIGNAL ........................................................................... 174

E.13 ILS_GLIDE_SLOPE .............................................................................. 177

E.14 ILS_LOCALIZER .................................................................................. 180

E.15 ILS_MARKER .............................................................................................................................. 183

E.16 PM_SIGNAL ................................................................................................................................ 186

E.17 PULSED_AC_SIGNAL .......................................................... 188

E.18 PULSED_AC_TRAIN ............................................................. 190

E.19 PULSED_DC_SIGNAL .......................................................... 192

E.20 PULSED_DC_TRAIN ............................................................. 194

E.21 RADAR_RX_SIGNAL ................................................................................................................. 196

E.22 RADAR_TX_SIGNAL............................................................ 199

E.23 RAMP_SIGNAL ..................................................................... 200

E.24 RANDOM_NOISE ....................................................................................................................... 202

E.25 RESOLVER .................................................................................................................................. 204

E.26 RS_232 .......................................................................................................................................... 207

E.27 SQUARE_WAVE ................................................................... 208

E.28 SSR_INTERROGATION ........................................................ 210

E.29 SSR_RESPONSE .................................................................... 213

E.30 STEP_SIGNAL ............................................................................................................................. 217

E.31 SUP_CAR_SIGNAL ..................................................................................................................... 219

E.32 SYNCHRO .................................................................................................................................... 221

E.33 TACAN ......................................................................................................................................... 225

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E.34 TRIANGULAR_WAVE_SIGNAL ......................................... 229

E.35 VOR .............................................................................................................................................. 231

Annex F (informative) Test signal framework (TSF) library for digital pulse classes ............................... 235

F.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 235

F.2 TSF library definition in extensible markup language (XML) ........................................................ 235

F.3 Graphical models of TSFs ............................................................................................................... 235

F.4 Pulse class family of TSFs .............................................................................................................. 235

F.5 DTIF ................................................................................................................................................ 252

Annex G (normative) Carrier language requirements ................................................................................ 254

G.1 Carrier language requirements ........................................................................................................ 254

G.2 Interface definition language (IDL) ................................................................................................ 254

G.3 Datatypes ........................................................................................................................................ 254

G.4 Data-processing requirements ......................................................................................................... 259

G.5 Control structures ............................................................................................................................ 263

Annex H (normative) Test procedure language (TPL) ............................................................................... 265

H.1 TPL layer ........................................................................................................................................ 265

H.2 Elements of the TPL ....................................................................................................................... 265

H.3 Structure of test requirements ......................................................................................................... 265

H.4 Carrier language .............................................................................................................................. 265

H.5 Signal statements ............................................................................................................................ 265

H.6 Mapping of test statements to carrier language ............................................................................... 267

H.7 Test statement definitions ............................................................................................................... 267

H.8 Elements used in test statement definitions .................................................................................... 285

H.9 Attributes with multiple properties ................................................................................................. 288

H.10 Transferring data in digital signals................................................................................................ 292

H.11 Creating test requirements ............................................................................................................ 296

H.12 Delimiting TPL statements ........................................................................................................... 298

Annex I (normative) Extensible markup language (XML) signal descriptions .......................................... 300

I.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 300

I.2 XSD for BSCs .................................................................................................................................. 301

I.3 XSD for TSFs ................................................................................................................................... 302

Annex J (informative) Support for ATLAS nouns and modifiers .............................................................. 308

J.1 Signal and test definition (STD) support for ATLAS signals .......................................................... 308

J.2 STD support for ATLAS nouns ....................................................................................................... 308

J.3 STD support for C/ATLAS noun modifiers ..................................................................................... 311

J.4 Support for C/ATLAS extensions .................................................................................................... 319

Annex K (informative) Guide for maximizing test platform independence and test application

interchangeability ....................................................................................................................................... 320

K.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 320

K.2 Guiding principles........................................................................................................................... 320

K.3 Best practice rules ........................................................................................................................... 320

Annex L (informative) Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 323

Annex M (informative) IEEE List of Participants ....................................................................................... 325

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Standard for Signal and Test Definition
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