Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of individual circuit component or element
Patent
1995-11-17
1999-11-02
Regan, Maura
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
Of individual circuit component or element
3241581, G01R 2726
Patent
active
059777753
ABSTRACT:
An automatic circuit board tester for testing for shorts, opens, and interconnected pins or nodes on a circuit board. The tester first classifies the nodes as being in one of three categories based upon the design of the board and the intended interconnection of the nodes. The categories of nodes are: (1) connected to ground; (2) interconnected to all other nodes in the test group; or (3) isolated from all other nodes. The circuit board tester has a testhead containing a plurality of test channels, each configured to be coupled to a node on the circuit board. The testhead utilizes a digital signal from a digital driver to drive the node, at a predetermined voltage and a digital receiver to read the node voltage to determine if it is coupled to ground. Each test channel also includes a switch to connect the digital driver and receiver to the test node as well as a ground switch to selectively couple the node to ground. Various combinations of switch positions and testing sequences enables the circuit board tester to test all node connections and to ensure that the physical embodiment of the circuit board accurately reflects the circuit board design.
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Alcorn Barry A.
Boswell Bryan D.
Chandler Kevin G.
Heumann John M.
Schlotzhauer Ed O.
Hewlett--Packard Company
Regan Maura
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