A method for integrating test modules in a modular test system includes
creating component categories for integrating vendor-supplied test
modules and creating a calibration and diagnostics (C&D) framework for
establishing a standard interface between the vendor-supplied test
modules and the modular test system, where the C&D framework comprises
interface classes communicating vendor-supplied module integration
information. The method further includes receiving a vendor-supplied test
module, retrieving module integration information from the
vendor-supplied test module in accordance with the component categories,
and integrating the vendor-supplied test module into the modular test
system based on the module integration information using the C&D
framework.