GENERATING AND CONTROLLING ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNALS ON A MIXED SIGNAL TEST SYSTEM

An automated test system that has analog and digital resources for testing mixed signal ICs. A control pattern is provided that is used by the automated test system to simultaneously control both the digital resources and the analog resources. The control pattern is comprised of a sequentially executed two-dimensional array with columns corresponding to analog and digital resources. The automated test system uses the control pattern to control both the analog and digital resources.