test-automation

# Test Equipment Automation Skill Automated test equipment control and data acquisition for hardware validation and characterization. ## Purpose This skill provides comprehensive capabilities for automating electronic test equipment, enabling consistent and repeatable hardware validation workflows. It supports instrument communication, automated test sequences, data logging, and analysis. ## Capabilities ### Instrument Communication - VISA/SCPI instrument communication protocols - Support for GPIB, USB-TMC, LAN/VXI-11, and serial interfaces - Instrument discovery and resource management - Error handling and timeout management - Connection pooling for multi-instrument setups ### Oscilloscope Automation - Keysight, Tektronix, Rohde & Schwarz oscilloscope control - Channel configuration and coupling - Trigger setup (edge, pulse, pattern, serial) - Waveform acquisition and transfer - Measurement extraction (rise time, frequency, duty cycle) - Screenshot capture and documentation ### Spectrum Analyzer Control - Frequency span and center frequency configuration - Resolution and video bandwidth settings - Marker operations and peak search - Trace capture and data export - Limit line testing and pass/fail determination - EMC pre-compliance measurements ### Power Supply and Electronic Load Control - Output voltage and current programming - Protection limit configuration - Sequencing and timing control - Load transient generation - Efficiency measurement automation ### DMM and...