As indicated in my other thread, I'm setting out to automate some=20 hardware testing. This will involve simulating external input(s) as=20 well as monitoring output(s) of the DUT. These I/O will be serial=20 comms, contacts, voltages, pulses, etc. For example, the PC may send out some serial data and then check (or=20 log) how the hardware responded. There would need to be some sort of=20 scripting to drive the events and judge the results. Writing the PC software should not pose any problems, but I was=20 interested to see if such software already exists. If so, is there a=20 standard interface method? The plan is to develop hardware and software plugins as the need arises=20 and have them integrate on a common platform. David... --=20 ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 Our Web Site: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .