TEST ROLE

• Developed for support of Virginia Class Submarine at the COATS Integration Facility.
• Provides Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem (SMS) to control, monitor, and evaluate VME assets used in the Non-Propulsion Electronic System (NPES) of the submarine.
• Provides Native Environment Subsystem (NES) that simulates the operational configuration of typical NPES installations, and permits the test and evaluation of several types of VME assets.

Architecture

CONFIGURATION

• Two transit cases house the NES and SMS subsystems.
• NES provides four (4) dedicated UUT slots, including three (3) RACEway(tm) compatible slots and four (4) expansion slots.
• NES provides a separate Safe-To-Turn-On slot as well as power consumption monitoring.
• VMetro(tm) VME Bus Analyzer monitors NES VMEbus activity.
• The SMS contains the system stimulus and measurement capability, consisting of CompactPCI, PXI and SCXI expansion.

Portable Configuration

FEATURES

• Supports "Technology Refresh" by pre-screening updated versions of COTS VMEbus boards.
• Compact and Portable Configuration - designed for two-man carry and sized for Virginia class hatch access.
• Transit cases provide shock mounting and environmental protection.
• Self-contained Graphical User Interface can be stowed for transit.
• Password protected with three (3) levels of user authorization.
• Scalable for use at contractor facilities, shipyards, depots and remote operational sites.
• Adaptable to a wide variety of board types.
• Built in Self-Test supports system maintenance.
• Built in Engineering Mode aides test program development and troubleshooting.
• Reconfigurable to support new systems and technologies