Embedded systems are important and essential part of the fast moving technology and have become an integral part of daily life. Be it a cell phone, a smartcard, a music player, a router, or the electronics in an automobile, the technology of embedded systems are touching the lives as never before. An embedded system is a combination of computer hardware, software, and additional mechanical or other technical components, designed to perform a dedicated function. Most of the embedded systems need to meet real time computing requirements. The need for Test and the Management equipment is pervasive for any type of electronic system in virtually all end-user applications, including communications, electronics manufacturing, automotive, industrial, aerospace, military, and others. With board and chip complexity increasing rapidly, it is extremely critical to test for the proper functionality of both the chips themselves and the printed circuit boards (PCB) where they have been installed. For decades now, traditional external instruments have been used to collect and analyze test data. However, it is presently becoming more difficult to use these older types of instruments. The future is about software-based Testing and Management of the existing systems and, more generally, embedded instrumentation.
