JPH1091469A - Program building system and program generating method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make knowledge concerning programming unnecessary and also to generate a program without waiting the design specification of a hardware by providing a means, etc., generating the program for executing a processing indicated by means of an instruction list based on kind data and hardware data. SOLUTION: A 'C-file' is selected by a function selecting screen and the instruction list to be an object is read from RAM 5. Then, a character string concerning a previously set operation test is detected from the instruction list and test data indicating the kind of the operation test which is indicated by the instruction list is generated based on the detection result. Moreover, the character string concerning respective boards 10 is detected from the instruction list so that hardware data concerning the respective boards 10 is generated based on the detection result and a hardware data setting rule which is stored in RAM 5. A test table is referred to and a routine sentence corresponding to the operation test is called from RAM 5 so that the source program of a C-language is generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program build system and a program creation method for creating a tester FW used, for example, when manufacturing a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of boards for controlling peripheral devices such as a printer and a CRT are provided on a board of a personal computer. When a personal computer is manufactured, various operation tests are performed on each of these boards, such as a short check of a port provided on the board, a voltage check, and a control state when peripheral devices are actually connected.

[0003] Such an operation test is generally performed using a board inspection program called a tester FW (firmware). Conventionally, this tester F
W has been created by a software engineer using a programming language such as C language based on a hardware design specification created in advance by a hardware engineer.

[0004]

As described above, since the tester FW is created in a programming language such as C language, even if it is desired to make a simple change such as changing the order of the test contents, a high level of knowledge is required. Accompanied programming is required, and it is not possible to take a flexible response at the actual test site. for that reason,
There was a problem that extra time was required for development.

On the other hand, in order to create the tester FW, it is necessary to wait for the issuance of a hardware design specification.
However, on boards that support general-purpose peripheral devices such as printers, the assignment of signals at ports and the setting of DIP switches are often defined as customs, and development is awaited until a design specification is issued. Time is wasted.

An object of the present invention is to provide a program build system and a program creation method that can create a program without requiring knowledge about programming and without waiting for hardware design specifications.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a program build system, comprising: input means for inputting an instruction list indicating a process for a predetermined processing target device; and a preset command list based on the instruction list input by the input means. Type data creating means for creating type data indicating the type of processing indicated by the instruction list by detecting the first character string; and a second character string preset from the instruction list input by the input means. Hardware data creation means for creating hardware data relating to the hardware configuration of the processing target device by detecting, and creation of a program for creating a program for executing the process indicated by the instruction list based on the type data and the hardware data Means.

In this program build system, there is further provided storage means for preliminarily storing, as partial programs, fixed portions which do not depend on parameters among a plurality of programs which respectively execute processing for the processing target device for each type. It is desirable that the program creating means calls a partial program corresponding to the processing indicated by the type data from the storage means, and creates a program for executing the processing indicated by the instruction list based on the partial program and the hardware data.

It is preferable that the hardware data creating means creates the hardware data based on a hardware data design rule indicating a preset signal allocation method in the processing target device.

In such a program build system, a program is automatically created based on the instruction list by simply inputting the instruction list in a simple expression close to a daily language such as Japanese, so that the programmer is familiar with programming. Even those who do not can easily create programs and change their contents.

Here, when the processing target device is provided with a port having a plurality of input / output terminals and a dip switch for setting assignment of signals to the plurality of input / output terminals, based on test data and hardware data. It is desirable to further provide a means for creating a setting diagram of the dip switch and a wiring diagram showing assignment of signals to a plurality of input / output terminals. In this case, the setting diagram of the dip switch does not require the design specification of the device to be processed. And a wiring diagram is obtained.

[0012] Further, an instruction list storage means for adding an instruction list name to an arbitrary character string in the instruction list for storage is provided, and the test data creating means includes a character string indicating the instruction list name stored in the instruction list. Is included,
By replacing the character string indicating the instruction list name with a character string corresponding to the instruction list name stored in the instruction list storage means and then creating test data, an arbitrary part of the instruction list once input can be changed. Work efficiency can be improved because it can be used as many times as necessary.

In the present invention, when the device to be processed is a predetermined test board such as a board of a personal computer being manufactured, the contents of the operation test for this test board are input as an instruction list, and the first character string is input. As a result, a character string relating to an operation test is detected to generate test data as type data, a character string relating to an inspection board is detected as a second character string, and the detection result is assigned to a signal on a predetermined inspection board. Hardware data is created based on the hardware data design rule indicating the method, and a program for executing an operation test indicated by an instruction list is created based on the test data and the hardware data. When the above-mentioned storage means is further provided, a partial program obtained from an operation test program for each type is stored.

On the other hand, according to the program creating method of the present invention, a fixed part which does not depend on parameters is extracted from a plurality of programs for executing predetermined processing in advance and stored in the storage means as partial programs, respectively. An instruction list indicating the type of the process indicated by the instruction list is created by detecting a preset character string from the instruction list, and necessary for executing the process from the instruction list. Detect parameters,
A partial program corresponding to the process indicated by the type data is called from the storage means, and a program for executing the process indicated by the instruction list is created based on the partial program and the parameters.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a tester for inspecting a substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The tester 1 applies a tester FW applied to the inspection board 2 to C
Created by a language program and its tester F
This is for outputting a setting diagram of a dip switch and a wiring table on the inspection board 2 described later according to the contents of W.

The tester 1 includes a CPU 3, a ROM 4, a RAM
5, an input device 6, a display device 7, a power supply 8, and a printer interface 9. CPU 3 is a tester 1
This is for performing overall control, and accesses a ROM 4 and a RAM 5 according to an input instruction from a user to perform predetermined processing.

The ROM 4 is used for executing various preset operation tests such as a voltage check and a short check.
Converts a fixed part (hereinafter, referred to as a fixed sentence) of a source program in each operation test obtained by extracting a part independent of parameters from a language source program and a C language source program into an executable program. A compiler for and is stored.

The RAM 5 is a buffer for storing various data used in the processing of the tester 1, and stores signal names, hardware data design rules, test data, hardware data, etc., which will be described later. Furthermore, RA
M5 contains the data of each board 10 from the hardware data described later.
The data required to create the DIP switch setting diagram and the wiring table are stored in advance.

The input device 6 is for inputting data and instructions by the user, and includes a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a switch, and the like. The display device 7 is for displaying various data, and is constituted by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The display device 7 is also used for an input operation via a mouse or the like.

The power supply 8 is a power supply for operating the tester 1,
An internal battery, an AC adapter, or the like can be used. The printer interface 9 is used for connecting the tester 1 and the inspection board 2. Note that the connection may be performed by an interface based on another standard instead of the printer interface 9.

The inspection board 2 includes a plurality of boards 10 and a plurality of interfaces 11 for connecting peripheral devices 12 corresponding to the boards 10. For example, in this embodiment, a board of a personal computer being manufactured is used. It is.

The boards 10 are for controlling a plurality of peripheral devices 12 such as a printer and a CRT, respectively, and each board 10 has one-to-one correspondence with various operation tests such as voltage check and short check. Each board 10 has at least one port (one port is 8 bits) composed of a plurality of pins as input / output terminals, and a dip switch for setting assignment of signals to the plurality of pins in the port is provided. Is provided.

In this tester 1, it is necessary to set in advance the signals used in the tester FW to be created. Specifically, as a signal setting table as shown in FIG. 2, a signal name to be used and an attribute indicating which operation test the signal name corresponds to are stored. As described above, since each operation test corresponds to each board 10 on a one-to-one basis, all signals having the same attribute are used on the same board 10. When the attribute is "none", the board 10 for using the signal is the inspection board 2
Indicates that it has not been installed. Note that only a signal name set here can be described in an instruction list described later.

Further, in this tester 1, it is necessary to set in advance the hardware data design rules indicating the signal allocation in each board 10. A hardware design rule is composed of two data, a design rule and a registration mode, of which the design rule is board data,
It is made up of three data, a special rule setting and a rule definition that are determined as needed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a design rule.
(A), (b), and (c) show board data, special rule settings, and rule definitions, respectively. As shown in (a), the board data includes “board code” indicating the type of the board 10, “board name” indicating the name of the board 10, “number of ports” indicating the number of ports of the boat 10, and "Assignment method" for setting whether the signal assignment method of the I / O is in the order of the index (standard rule) or other method (special rule), the "priority address" defined for the address of hardware data described later, "Reservation presence / absence" indicating the presence / absence of reservation of the signal allocation position and "test number" representing the type of operation test corresponding to each board 10 are stored. For the board 10 for which the “allocation method” is set as a special rule, an attribute for each bit in each port is defined as a special rule definition as shown in (b).

As shown in (c), the rule definition includes a “registration mode number” indicating a signal assignment method for each port, a “rule file name” indicating a name when a design rule is output to a file, A "hardware data file name" indicating a name when outputting hardware data to a file is defined.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the registration mode, in which a method of allocating signals to each port of the board 10 is set in association with the mode number. This mode number corresponds to the “registration mode number” described above.

Hereinafter, the operation of the tester 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the tester 1 is started, first, a function selection screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed (step S1).

The "step creation" is for setting a process break in the instruction list, and one step is between the process breaks by the "step creation". "Step editing" is for starting the description of an instruction list. “C file creation” is for creating a C language program based on the described instruction list, and “wiring table creation” is a DIP switch setting diagram and wiring table corresponding to the described instruction list. Is to be output. “Registration” is for changing or adding the above-described signal names and hardware data design rules. Here, the instruction list indicates a specific content of the tester FW input according to a predetermined format, and is described in an expression close to everyday words such as Japanese.

By selecting each selection item on the function selection screen (step S2), the following processing is executed. When "C file creation" and "Wiring table output" are selected, an instruction list must be created through a series of processes by selecting "Step creation" and "Step editing" before that. . Therefore, the items “C file creation” and “Wiring table output” may not be displayed on the function selection screen until the instruction list is created.

When creating an instruction list, "step creation" is first selected (Yes in step S3), and step No. of the instruction list to be created is selected. Is input (step S4).

Next, "step edit" is selected (Yes in step S5), and a step edit screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. Here, each item of the "edit command" indicates an operation test that can be executed by the tester 1.
The name of an operation test corresponding to each board 10 arranged on the inspection board 2 such as a short check, a voltage check, an LCD display,... Is displayed. The "display window"
A command list according to the selection of the "edit command" and the input by the user is displayed. In addition, the input result of step S4 is displayed in “step No.”, and the name of the step input by the user is displayed in “step name”.

When an instruction list is input on this step edit screen (Yes in step S6), a desired operation test is first selected from each item of the "edit command", and a signal name to be subjected to the operation test is next selected. Is input, and if necessary, parameters for the operation test are input (step S7).

Here, the instruction list of “Step No. 1” shown in the “display window” of FIG. 7 will be specifically described.
"RY_V_CHECK" is the heading of the entire instruction list below.

"Perform voltage check" in the second line is as follows.
This is automatically input by selecting "voltage check" in the "edit command". “SUB_BAT” in the second row indicates a signal name to be subjected to a voltage check. The signal name may be directly input to the user via the input device 6, or the content of the signal name setting table stored in the RAM 5 may be displayed in a list and selected from the list. .

In the same second line, "7: 6.00 <N <9.6
"0" indicates a parameter relating to the voltage check.
In addition to letting the user directly describe these parameters, a parameter setting screen can be separately displayed in accordance with the selection of "voltage check" to prompt the user to input.

In the fourth line, "VOLTAGE CHK ER"
"R" is an error display corresponding to "voltage check",
Following the completion of signal name and parameter input, it is automatically described. As described above, the instruction list on the second to fourth lines shows the contents for one voltage check. The fifth to seventh rows show the contents of another voltage check input in the same manner, and it can be seen that the voltage check is performed twice consecutively in this “step No. 1”.

By the way, the tester 1 can register a macro using the input instruction list. In this case (Yes in step S8), the "display window"
Is selected from the instruction list shown in (1), and data indicating a character string included in the range is added together with data indicating a macro name input by the user to R.
It is stored in AM5 (step S9).

When the input of the instruction list is completed (NO in step S8), the instruction list is stored in the RA.
It is stored in M5 (step S10). At this time, when a preset macro name is described in the instruction list, a character string corresponding to the macro name is called, and the macro name part in the instruction list is converted into the character string and stored. . In this way, for an instruction list that has been input once, the input operation can be easily performed without performing the above-described procedures of selecting the “registered command”, inputting the signal name, and inputting the parameters. it can.

When the saving of the instruction list is completed, FIG.
Is displayed. By inputting the command list, “C file creation” and “wiring table output” can be selected.

Hereinafter, based on the created instruction list, C
Processing for creating a language program or a dip switch setting diagram and a wiring table will be described in detail. Here, an instruction list displayed in the “display window” in FIG. 7 is considered as a processing target.

When a C language program is to be generated from the instruction list, "C file creation" is selected on the function selection screen (Yes in step S11), and the target instruction list is read from the RAM 5 (step S12).

Next, a character string (for example, short check,
Voltage check, etc.), and based on the detection result, creates test data indicating the type of operation test indicated by the instruction list. In addition, each board 1
The character string relating to 0 is detected, and the detection result and RAM
Then, hardware data relating to each board 10 is created based on the hardware data setting rules stored in Step 5 (Step S13).

FIG. 8 shows an example of test data.
As described above, the test data is configured by the instruction list table, the test table, and the test control table. The instruction list table stores character strings constituting the instruction list for each line, and the test table sequentially stores types of operation tests indicated in the instruction list in correspondence with preset operation test numbers. Stores, in order, the start line and the end line of the part of the instruction list constituting one operation test.

FIG. 9 shows an example of hardware data. Thus, the hardware data is composed of the data control table and the data table. The data control table is for controlling the securing of data and the assignment of signals for each board 10, and as shown in (a), "address", "board name", "maximum number of ports", "reserved". Number of completed boards "," maximum number of IN bits ",
It consists of “reserved IN bit number”, “maximum OUT bit number” and “reserved OUT bit number”.

The “address” indicates the head address of each board 10. When a character string related to the board 10 such as a signal name, an address, and a board name, which is set in advance, is described in the instruction list, the character strings are set as 00H, 10H, 20H,. However, the "priority address" in the hardware setting rules
If is set, the settings are followed.

In the "board name", the name of the board 10 corresponding to the signal name in the instruction list is set. For example, the board name “FSADC2” corresponding to the signal name “SUB_BAT” is set to the address “00H”. The “reserved port number” is set to the number of ports for which signal assignment is performed even for one bit for the target board 10.

"Maximum number of IN bits" and "Maximum OUT"
In the “number of bits”, the maximum number of bits of an input signal and an output signal that can be allocated to the target board 10 is set. For example, in the board “FSADC2”, the “maximum number of ports” is set to 2 and the “maximum number of IN bits” is set to 16, indicating that 2 ports, that is, all 16 bits are set as input signals.

In the "number of reserved IN bits" and "number of reserved OUT bits", the number of bits of the actually assigned input signal and output signal is set.
On the other hand, the data table is for setting a specific signal allocation method to each port for each board 10 set in the data control table, and as shown in FIG. , “Type” and “signal name 0” to
It consists of "signal name 7". FIG. 9B shows a data table corresponding to the board “FSADC2”.

The "port" is set with the address of each port with the "address" of the data control table as the top address. For example, for the board “FSADC2”, the “address” is 00H and the number of ports is 2, so the “port” is set to 00H, 01H.

The "type" is used to set the type of signal at each port. If the signal assigned to the port is only for input, only for output, and input and output coexist. For each case, I
N, OUT, IN / OUT are set.

The “signal name 0” to “signal name 7” include the signal name described in the instruction list and the hardware setting rule corresponding to each board 10, specifically, the setting contents of “assignment mode”. Based on this, a signal used in the operation test is assigned to each bit of the port. When the board 10 has one or more ports, signals are allocated in order from the port having the smallest address, and when the signal cannot be accommodated in one port, the signal is transferred to the next port.
However, the setting contents of the hardware data design rule are prioritized. Note that “signal name 0” to “signal name 7” correspond to channel numbers 0 to 7 described later.

Next, a C language source program is created based on the test data and hardware data created as described above. Specifically, first, a fixed phrase corresponding to the operation test is called from the RAM 5 with reference to the test table of the test data (step S14).

Next, parameters required for the operation test are calculated based on the test data and the hardware data data, and a C language source program is created from the corresponding fixed phrases and parameters (step S15).

That is, as described above, since the fixed phrase does not include parameters required for executing the operation test, by adding parameters to the fixed phrase, the C language corresponding to the contents indicated in the instruction list can be obtained. Is created.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a standard sentence corresponding to test number 2, that is, voltage check. Signal name "SU
When a source program for voltage check for “B_BAT” is to be created, “0x00” indicating a port address is set in a blank 100 and “0” indicating a channel number is set in a blank 101 by referring to a data table in hardware data. , And referring to the instruction list table, “2, 0, 0 × 80”, “600”, “9”
60 "may be inserted in the blanks 102 to 104, respectively.

By performing the above-described processing for all the operation tests indicated by the instruction list, for example, FIG.
A source program as shown in FIG. Finally, by executing the compiler stored in the RAM 5 on the created source program, an executable file format program, that is, a desired tester FW is executed.
Is created (step S16).

Next, a description will be given of a process of creating a setting diagram of a dip switch of the board 10 and a wiring table from the instruction list. When "wiring table output" is selected on the function selection screen shown in FIG. 6 (Yes in step S17), first, R
The hardware data stored in the AM 5 is called (step S18). Next, based on the board name set in the hardware data and the address of the assigned signal, a setting diagram of the DIP switch of the target board 10 is created, and the signal assigned to the board 10 is further set. A wiring table is created based on the names, and the DIP switch setting diagram and the wiring table are output as, for example, a text file (step S1).
9).

FIG. 12 shows a dip switch setting diagram and a wiring table for the board “FSADC2”.
In this case, all six DIP switches are set to the ON side, and it can be seen that the signals are sequentially assigned to the even-numbered pins, respectively. This board “FSADC
In "2", the upper 6 bits of the port correspond to the dip switch.

Incidentally, in the tester 1, when a new board 10 is installed on the inspection board 2, the hardware design rules and signal names can be added or changed. In this case, after "registration" is selected on the function selection screen of FIG. 6, (Y in step S20)
es), the registration target is input (step S21), and when registering the hardware data design rule (Yes in step S22), the hardware design rule stored in the RAM 5 is called to add the content or When a change is made (step S23), and the signal name is similarly registered (Yes in step S24), the signal name setting table stored in the RAM 5 is called, and the content is added or changed (step S25). .

As described above, in the tester 1, the tester FW can be created only by describing the instruction list in a simple expression close to everyday words such as Japanese. Therefore,
Even a person who is not familiar with programming can easily create a tester FW and change the contents at a site where an actual test is performed, so that the time for substrate development can be shortened and the cost can be reduced. .

Further, since a setting diagram and a wiring diagram of the dip switch of the board 10 on the inspection board 2 can be created based on the instruction list indicating the contents of the tester FW, the design specifications of the hardware are awaited as in the prior art. In addition to being able to create a program without using the tester FW, it is also possible to determine the design specifications of the hardware from the tester FW, so that the development efficiency can be further improved.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a tester for inspecting a substrate has been described. Various modifications can be made in the field, such as a program creation device that allows anyone to easily create a program in the field.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a program build system and a program creation method capable of creating a program without requiring knowledge about programming and without waiting for hardware design specifications. Is done.

Here, by storing in advance the fixed parts that do not depend on parameters in the program to be created as partial programs, different programs can be easily created simply by inputting the necessary parameters.

Also, since an arbitrary instruction list name can be added to the instruction list and stored, it is possible to call the instruction list once input and use it repeatedly, thus making it possible to efficiently create a program. it can.

Furthermore, the DIP switch setting diagram and the wiring diagram can be created from the contents shown in the instruction list without requiring the design specification of the device to be processed (inspection board).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a tester according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a signal setting table according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a design rule according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a registration mode in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a function selection screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a step edit screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of test data according to the embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware data according to the embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a fixed phrase according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a source program according to the embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a DIP switch setting diagram and a wiring table according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tester 2 ... Inspection board 3 ... CPU 4 ... ROM 5 ... RAM 6 ... Input device 8 ... Display device 9 ... Printer interface 10 ... Board 11 ... Interface 12 ... Peripheral devices 100-104 ... Blank

Claims (9)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting an instruction list indicating a process for a predetermined processing target device; and a first character string set in advance from the instruction list input by the input unit to detect the instruction list. A type data generating unit for generating type data indicating a type of processing indicated by the following: and a hardware of the processing target device by detecting a second character string set in advance from an instruction list input by the input unit. Hardware data creating means for creating hardware data relating to the configuration; andprogram creating means for creating a program for executing a process indicated by the instruction list based on the type data and the hardware data. Characteristic program build system. 2. An input means for inputting an instruction list indicating a process to be performed on a predetermined processing target device, and said instruction list is detected by detecting a first character string set in advance from the instruction list input by said input means. A type data generating unit for generating type data indicating a type of processing indicated by the following: and a hardware of the processing target device by detecting a second character string set in advance from an instruction list input by the input unit. Hardware data creation means for creating hardware data relating to the configuration, and storage means for storing in advance, as a partial program, a fixed part that does not depend on parameters among a plurality of programs that respectively execute the processing for each type, A partial program corresponding to the process indicated by the type data is called from the storage unit. And a program creating means for creating a program for executing a process indicated by the instruction list based on the partial program and the hardware data. 3. The hardware data creating means creates the hardware data based on a hardware data design rule indicating a preset signal allocation method in the processing target device. Item 3. The program build system according to item 1 or 2. 4. The apparatus to be processed includes a port having a plurality of input / output terminals and a dip switch for setting assignment of signals to the plurality of input / output terminals. 3. The program build system according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that creates a setting diagram of the dip switch and a wiring diagram indicating assignment of signals to the plurality of input / output terminals based on the dip switch. 5. An instruction list storing means for adding an instruction list name to an arbitrary character string in the instruction list and storing the instruction list name, wherein the test data creating means includes a character indicating the instruction list name in the instruction list. When a string is included, test data is created after replacing a character string indicating the instruction list name with a character string corresponding to the instruction list name stored in the instruction list storage means. Item 1
Or the program build system according to 2. 6. An input means for inputting an instruction list indicating the contents of an operation test for a predetermined inspection board, and a predetermined character string relating to the operation test is detected from the instruction list input by the input means. Test data generating means for generating test data indicating the type of operation test indicated by the instruction list; and detecting a character string relating to the test board set in advance from the instruction list input by the input means; And hardware data creating means for creating hardware data relating to a hardware configuration of the test board based on a hardware data design rule indicating a signal allocation method in the test board set in advance, the test data and the Based on the hardware data, shown in the instruction list Program build system, characterized in that a program creation means for creating a program for executing the operation test. 7. An input means for inputting an instruction list indicating the contents of an operation test for a predetermined inspection board, and a predetermined character string relating to the operation test is detected from the instruction list input by the input means. Test data generating means for generating test data indicating the type of operation test indicated by the instruction list; and detecting a character string relating to the test board set in advance from the instruction list input by the input means; And hardware data creating means for creating hardware data relating to a hardware configuration of the test board based on a hardware data design rule indicating a signal allocation method in the test board set in advance, and Parameters for multiple programs to be executed for each type Storage means for preliminarily storing non-existent fixed parts as respective partial programs; and a partial program corresponding to an operation test indicated by the test data is called from the storage means, and the partial program and the hardware data are referred to. A program creating means for creating a program for executing an operation test indicated by the instruction list. 8. An input means for inputting a command list indicating the contents of an operation test for a test board having a port having a plurality of input / output terminals and a dip switch for setting assignment of signals to the plurality of input / output terminals. Test data creating means for creating a test data indicating the type of operation test indicated by the instruction list by detecting a preset character string relating to the operation test from the instruction list input by the input means; A character string related to the test board set in advance is detected from a command list input by the input unit, and a detection result and a hardware data design rule indicating a preset signal allocation method for the test board are detected. Hardware that creates hardware data relating to the hardware configuration of the inspection board A data creating means, a storage means for preliminarily storing a fixed part which does not depend on parameters among a plurality of programs each executing the operation test for each type as a partial program, and an operation test indicated by the test data. A program creating means for calling a corresponding partial program from the storage means and creating a program for executing an operation test indicated by the instruction list based on the partial program and the hardware data; and the test data and the hardware data Means for creating a setting diagram of the DIP switch and a wiring diagram showing assignment of signals to the plurality of input / output terminals based on the program. 9. A plurality of programs for executing a predetermined process, a fixed portion which does not depend on parameters is stored in the storage means as a partial program, and an instruction list indicating the predetermined process is inputted. By generating a type data indicating the type of processing indicated by the instruction list by detecting a character string set in advance from the, a parameter required to execute the processing from the instruction list is detected, the type data A program for executing a process indicated by the instruction list based on the partial program corresponding to the information processing indicated by (1) from the storage means and based on the partial program and the parameter.