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   From: Roberto Waltman    
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   Subject: Re: Speech recognition in lieu of lab assistant?   
   Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:44:03 -0500   
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   >> Roberto Waltman wrote:   
   >> I wonder how difficult would be to add a speech recognition program ...   
      
   And "Mikael W. Bertelsen" wrote   
   >As I understand it, you write some test program yourself, and I assume you   
   >run them from a shell since you said "... while I type a few commands ...".   
   >My question is then, why not write a short shell script that will run the   
   >commands with an appropriate delay between them? You mentioned that it   
   >will only be a short list of options, which again point to using a shell   
   >script.   
      
      
   And "larwe" wrote:   
   >Sounds like a foot switch would solve all your problems.   
      
   Thanks but nope, (to both Mikael and Lewin.) When I wrote that post,   
   we were at the early stages of testing a few new boards still warm   
   from the reflow oven, and the choice of what test to run, and what   
   parameters to provide, was driven by the good or bad results from the   
   previous tests, going as far as writing new tests on the fly to   
   clarify some puzzling results.   
      
   Most of the tests were shell scripts driving simple program that   
   provide access to physical memory and CPU control registers from   
   userland Linux programs. The purpose was not only to verify   
   functionality, but also find errors in a new design. (And we did ...)   
      
   There was nothing deterministic enough that I could just insert delays   
   at predefined spots. And it goes without saying that the centerpiece   
   of the design was a BGA package that provided no convenient attachment   
   points for oscilloscope probes, so help was required.   
      
      
   And cs_posting@hotmail.com wrote:   
   >Learn to use the nose and big toe that the good lord gave you.   
   >Come on, everyone knows ctrl-alt-faceplant.   
   >And if you can't get your toe on the scope's single-shot aquire   
   >button, get yourself to yoga class.   
      
   That was always plan 'B' ... ;)   
      
      
   Things are more calm now, and I am moving into some automated testing   
   of a now known-good circuitry. I did not try the speech recognition   
   package that Jan recommended, but I'll do it soon to be ready for the   
   next time I need to use seven hands simultaneously.   
      
   Thanks for the suggestions,   
      
      
   Roberto Waltman   
      
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