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Maintainers Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

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Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

Abstract

This manual is a maintainers manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing programs for coordinate measuring machines and other dimensional measurement equipment. The manual is intended for use by technical experts maintaining the Test Suite. It is also intended be useful to systems developers who want to use the Test Suite's techniques. The manual describes the big ideas of the Test Suite, the programming and documentation conventions, the languages, the general approach to automatic code generation, how the four utilities in the Test work, Test Suite quality control, DMIS test files, and how the code generators work. It also discusses many specialized technical issues of the Test Suite.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7720
Report Number
7720
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

DMIS, conformance, testing, parser, EBNF, maintainer, manual, NIST, C++, YACC, Lex, generator
Information technology, Conformance testing, Data and informatics, Software research, Software testing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing systems design and analysis, Metrology, Dimensional metrology, Baldrige award, Standards, Conformity assessment and Documentary standards

Citation

Kramer, T. and Horst, J. (2010), Maintainers Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905759 (Accessed October 18, 2025)

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Created October 25, 2010, Updated February 19, 2017
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