IEC 62529:2024

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IEEE Std 1641
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Standard for Signal and Test Definition

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IEC 62529 ®
Edition 3.0 2024-06
IEEE Std 1641™
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Standard for Signal and Test Definition

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 25.040.01; 35.060 ISBN 978-2-8322-8703-3

IEEE Std 1641™-2022
Contents
1. Overview . 12
1.1 Scope . 12
1.2 Purpose . 12
1.3 Word Usage . 12
1.4 Application . 13
1.5 Annexes . 13
2. Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms . 13
2.1 Definitions . 13
2.2 Abbreviations and acronyms . 15
3. Structure of this standard . 16
3.1 Layers . 16
3.2 Signal Modeling Language (SML) layer . 17
3.3 BSC layer . 17
3.4 TSF layer . 18
3.5 Test requirement layer . 18
3.6 Using the layers . 18
4. Signals and SignalFunctions . 18
4.1 Introduction . 18
4.2 Physical signal states . 19
4.3 Event states . 20
4.4 Digital stream states . 21
5. SML layer . 22
6. BSC layer . 23
6.1 BSC layer base classes. 23
6.2 General description of BSCs . 23
6.3 SignalFunction template . 24
7. TSF layer . 25
7.1 TSF classes . 25
7.2 TSF signals defined by a model . 26
7.3 TSF signals defined by an external reference . 28
8. Test procedure language (TPL) . 28
8.1 Goals of the TPL . 28
8.2 Elements of the TPL . 29
8.3 Use of the TPL . 29
9. Maximizing test platform independence . 29
Annex A (normative) Signal modeling language (SML) . 30
A.1 Use of the SML . 30
A.2 Introduction . 30
A.3 Physical types . 31
A.4 Signal definitions . 34
A.5 Pure signals . 36
A.6 Pure signal-combining mechanisms . 38
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A.7 Pure function transformations . 44
A.8 Measure, limiting, and sampling signals . 44
A.9 Digital signals . 46
A.10 Basic component SML. 50
A.11 Fast Fourier analysis support . 76
Annex B (normative) Basic signal components (BSC) layer . 78
B.1 BSC layer base classes . 78
B.2 BSC subclasses . 78
B.3 Description of a BSC . 83
B.4 Physical class . 91
B.5 PulseDefns class .103
B.6 SignalFunction class .104
Annex C (normative) Dynamic signal descriptions .163
C.1 Introduction .163
C.2 Basic classes .164
C.3 Dynamic signal goals and use cases .172
Annex D (normative) Interface definition language (IDL) basic components .174
D.1 Introduction .174
D.2 IDL BSC library .174
Annex E (informative) Test signal framework (TSF) for C/ATLAS .175
E.1 Introduction .175
E.2 TSF library definition in extensible markup language (XML) .175
E.3 Interface definition language (IDL) for the TSF for C/ATLAS .175
E.4 AC_SIGNAL .176
E.5 AM_SIGNAL .178
E.6 DC_SIGNAL .180
E.7 DIGITAL_PARALLEL .182
E.8 DIGITAL_SERIAL .184
E.9 DIGITAL_TEST .186
E.10 DME_INTERROGATION .189
E.11 DME_RESPONSE .192
E.12 FM_SIGNAL .195
E.13 ILS_GLIDE_SLOPE .198
E.14 I
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