IEEE DRAFT 1671 : D5 2006

1 Overview
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
  1.3 Application
  1.4 Conventions used within this document
2 Normative references
3 Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations
4 Automatic Test Markup Language
  4.1 Background
  4.2 Purpose
  4.3 ATML and the Product Life Cycle
  4.4 ATML Framework
  4.5 Specification Techniques
  4.6 ATML Component Standards
  4.7 XML Schema Names and Locations
5 Conformance
6 Extensibility
Annex A (normative) XML Schema Style Guidelines
      A.1 Naming Conventions
      A.2 XML Declaration
      A.3 ATML Namespaces
      A.4 Versioning
      A.5 Documentation
      A.6 Design
Annex B (normative) ATML Common Element Schemas
      B.1 Schema- Common.xsd
      B.2 Schema- HardwareCommon.xsd
Annex C (informative) Architecture Examples
      C.1 Diagnostics
      C.2 Instruments
      C.3 Test Descriptions
      C.4 Runtime Services
Annex D (informative) Glossary
Annex E (informative) Bibliography

Describes a standard exchange medium for sharing information between components of automatic test systems. This information includes test data, resource data, diagnostic data, and historic data. The exchange medium is defined using the eXtensible Markup Language (XML). This document specifies the framework for the family of ATML standards.