Spea flying probe series is designed to cover the widest range of test requirements for electronic boards. The standard 4080 flying probe is able to test board, which components height are not exceeding 55mm. Introduction on flying probe test for pcb and pcb assemblies, how it works. Our pcb contract test services meet the evolving demands of the electronics industry by providing fast, flexible and costeffective.
The flying probe test fpt is an electrical test method, which makes a. Spea flying probe performances and flexibility give you all you need to adaptably answer. Learn the basics of printed circuit board assembly test, using probe based test fixtures. How flying probe testing works for pcb assembly sierra circuits. Probes are connected with drivers such as signal generators, power supply etc.
Flying probe testing is commonly used for test of analog components, analog signature analysis, and shortopen circuits. The flying probe test checks your printed circuit boards using four movable test heads. Automatic test equipment flying probe for power electronic. For this purpose, the flying probe tester has a variety of test. Automating test measurements of high density printed. Flying probe test systems require no test fixturin g, have few restrictions on board access, and can test boards with virtually unlimited number of nets.
Acculogic design for design for flying probe flying probe. Flying probe tester fixtureless incircuit automated. The dimension of time in the test of electronic boards and modules has a multifaceted effect on the efficiency of the test process. Require no test fixturing, have few restrictions on board access and can test boards. See real world examples of test adapters and best practice methods.
Offers new technology and marketleading 24 x 28 test capability. As robotic systems, flying probe machines need to move over parts to go from place to place. Digitaltest introduces mts 500 condor flying probe tester. They can be classified as incircuit test ict systems or as manufacturing defects analyzers mdas. The access dh2 prober is a dual head robotic flying probe system that is best suited for low volume pca testing where interfacing between two points is necessary. Different test solutions and approaches integrated in a single test system. For this post, i will be summarizing everything i learned about flying probe testers and their uses. Since the mid 1990s, moving probe incircuit test systems have been widely used for. During the same time, innovations with flying probe test systems now offer electronics manufacturers added options for highvolume production testing of pcbs and pcbas, in the form of the latest generation of flying scorpion test system technologies from acculogic. All probes can perform incircuit tests as drivers, sensors, or guards on. The concept of a flying probe tester is that rather than having a comprehensive fixture for a given pcb assembly that can access all the required nodes via a bed of nails, the system uses a generic board holder, and one or more probes moves across the board accessing individual nodes under software control. Boundary scan jtag tools and circuit board test solutions.
We offer three different circuit board repair service options. Speas flying probers are equipped with an extremely easytouse software, that allows for a. Sophisticated algorithms in the tester compensate for in circuit values of resistance, capacitance and inductance providing the test technician with intuitive information that is provided to the hardware engineer before power is applied to the board. The following are features of flying probe testing conducted at rigiflex.
All seica products are based on its unique hardware and software platform, called viva integrated platform vip. The fls980 flying prober goes beyond interconnect testing by providing full digital test capability when and where needed. We offer electronic circuit board test and repair services, design for test dft consultancy services and can also supply in circuit, flying. Flying probe test program can then be used for preseries and npi test, for which it is not economically favorable to build a bedofnails incircuit fixture, due to the frequent layout changes. These systems also allow developers to complete test programs in a short time. Circuit dft issues flying probe test systems dft seminar series 2009 2. Pcb inspection and testing techniques supplyframe medium. Software control allows the heads to meet the test point at a 0 or 9 degree angle. The complete product portfolio of the global company includes hardware technology flying probe, in circuit test, software to automate the production and. The machine will be installed and in production in september 2010. High mechanical speed, single or dualsided probing, extreme accuracy, automatic board loading, overall configurability and fast setup changes.
From now on your assemblies can be carried out during the production of a function test. Given that they are to contact the board under test and they are not infinitely high from the surface of the uut. Hioki can prepare populated board testing system benchmarks if provided with the three types of data listed below. Compactness and rationality, combined with the simplicity of the management software, are the results of seica. Flying probe technology has become an important aspect in the testing of high density printed circuit boards. We offer electronic circuit board test and repair services, design for test dft consultancy services and can also supply in circuit, flying probe and bespoke functional test equipment for your inhouse production. Seica offers a complete line of proprietary test solutions, laser selective soldering and inspection systems to enlarge the portfolio of solutions across the whole production line discover the performance of next series. For these reasons and more, flying probe testers have become indispensable tools in todays electronic manufacturing systems. In the testing of printed circuit boards, a flying probe test or fixtureless incircuit test fict. The test heads of our flying prober are attached to planar rotors and move on a testing axis the socalled zaxis. That makes our flying probe test systems ideal for a high mix of printed circuit boards and small to medium test volumes, such as for prototype testing.
If you have an electronics or circuit assembly test requirement, acculogic has a solution for you. Flying probe testers have few restrictions on access, require no test fixtures, and can test boards with virtually unlimited number of nets, allowing test developers to turn a program around in a short time. Accelonix uk and ireland have over 25 years of experience testing printed circuit boards, offering specialised in circuit, fixtureless pcb testing capabilities, using the legendary takaya flying probe tester. We check the testability of your printed circuit boards for you dft. They provide an alternative to the bedofnails technique for contacting the components on printed circuit boards.
Terotest production test uding modern flying probe testers. Pilot is the worlds most versatile and complete automatic flying probe test system, offering the widest range of solutions and performances for flying probe test of electronic boards. The degree of optimization is primarily related to the characteristics of the studied board and the care taken at the time of the design to obtain an adequate implementation of the boundary scan functionalities. Traditionally, bed ofnails testing for a pcb requires a custom fixture to hold the. Flying test systems limited ftsl is a leading provider of electronic test solutions.
Customizations are required to meet the clients needs, which are. Design for test dft is a technique used to implement certain testability features into a product. Flying probe test, boundary scan and incircuit test. Optical tests through camera image evaluation can be extended. The precision movement can probe points on integrated circuit.
Flying probe testers require no test fixtures, have few restrictions on board access, and. Bedofnails test fixtures bedofnails fixtures have the advantage of allowing very fast test scanning since each test point has a test probe. Fast test program development, easy integration of design changes. Boundary scan device test digital ios behind flying probes digital ios at carrier io interface vcct. Built on proven test technology of flying probe testers, electromechanical scan testing is the latest in pcb test technology. With flying probe testers to date, there are the typical time features of. Takaya flying probe machine, as well as with powerful pcb testing software for cad analysis, test coverage calculations and test program generation. Dual head flying probe system huntron access dh2 prober. Each head features an electrical probe, which makes a contact with leads and test device vias on the board, and provides sequential. The powerful combination of flying probe test and jtag. It connects probes with drivers such as signal generators and power supply.
In the testing of printed circuit boards, a flying probe test or fixtureless in circuit test fict system may be used for testing low to mid volume production, prototypes, and boards. Extensive electrical test capabilities including analog, digital, mixed signal and boundary scan as. Automated test equipment incircuit, flying probe and. Rapid is the line of flying probe testers for printed circuit boards bare board testers with the highest performance available on the market. The apt1600fd series is a dualsided flying probe test system which deploys the flying probes to both sides of a printed circuit board. Boundary scan, device programming and even full functional test capability. Access to a board can be very difficult as boards get smaller and designs get more densely populated. Unlike the in circuit test and flying probe test, the test is not accessed via test pins, but via boundary scan cells. The acceler8 will boost circuit technology services capacity and quick turn capability. Flying probe testers fixtureless automated test equipment.
It meets the requirements of industry segments through models with horizontal or vertical architecture, 4 or 8 independent flying probes and a complete range of measurement techniques. It connects probes with drivers such as signal generators and the power supply. How to setup a circuit board test using a huntron access. Time is a critical factor in circuit board and electronic testing, and, in todays highly competitive and globalized market, is it often, in fact, the deciding factor in the purchase of electronic circuit board test equipment. Controlled probe contact, programmable for any type of board. Flytest mp12 multifunction test platform is an automatic flying probe tester for electronic boards pcba, providing solutions and performances of boundary scan check and signal trace check by four test probes to access simultaneously both sides of circuit board that can be positioned in the test chamber vertically and horizontally. From flying probe fixtureless test to functional test, we can offer you a costeffective test solution with superior test coverage. Pcb flying probe testing services rigiflex technology. With tools such as the flying test probe circuit board scanner, our service engineers can circuit test thousands of spots across a circuit board to find anything that is not working properly. The access dh stands in its own cabinet with plenty of space underneath for a rack mounted pc and other test instrumentation. Flying probe tester fixtureless incircuit automated test system for. Ict fixtures typically use a static bedofnails or pogo pins to make physical contact with key points on the circuit board for validation testing. How much do you know about flying probe test for pcb and pcba.
Mechanical limits exist depending on the system you have, or plan to use. Welcome to digitaltest the experts for incircuittest, flying probe and software as a leading partner in the electronics industry, digitaltest develops and produces automated test systems ate for electronic circuit boards, software for automating production, and quality management systems. Circuit access, even in the absence of test points. This requires no fixtures and allows for flexible test program generation. Fly over heights ranges up to 45mm fly around heights ranges up. In circuit test, or ict, is a test system composed of individual probes designed to make contact with the test points on your assembled printed circuit board.
If you approach a component at a 9 angle, this guarantees perfect contact and permits testing as close as possible to the component. Testing printed circuit boards pcbs throughout the design and manufacturing processes is essential in ensuring quality products. Test program is rapidly prepared from printed circuit board cad data. Bare bord tester system is particularly suitable where a short test set up time is needed to achieve the quickest time to market of the customers products. Flying probe test combined with strategic boundary scan andor functional test is an excellent. This will check for assembly defects as well as the functionality of the board. Otherwise, the probes are not able to go around the extra height areas. The digitizer allows the recovery of design data of unknown assemblies by an electrical analysis with a condor flying probe test.
The flying probe tester in our pcb assembly facility. Digitaltest experts for automated test equipment youtube. Program fitline ua1780 test in circuit hitester 1220 visualize fail visualizer ua1782 when testing populated boards, its essential to create accurate data, measure boards accurately, and identify defective locations accurately. Two ways to speed the testing of points on a circuit board is to use a bedofnails fixture or an automated flying probe system. Owing to the simultaneous dualsided probing contact, the apt1600fd series can contribute to a marked increase in test coverage with shortest amount of test time. In addition, the system can address the most sophisticated prototypes, small and medium volumes up to a single unit.
The fls980 flying prober goes beyond interconnect testing by providing full digital test. Rapid next series is the line of flying probe testers for printed circuit boards bare board testers with the highest performance available on the market. The takaya apt series comprises test systems for the detection of production defects on assembled printed circuit boards using probes moving very fast independently of each other so that a conventional bed of nail adapter is no longer required. Test in circuit and flying probe test circuit board assembly. The viva management software automatisms maximize the systems capability to detect all possible faults. Flying probe test fpt incircuittest ict kuttig electronic. Boundary scan is an electronic test procedure that tests digital and analog components on the board, even if their networks cannot be contacted. Test incircuit and flying probe test apt electronics. It is fundamental in determining the added value it brings to the final product, which is paramount in todays extremely competitive global market. Testing house can provide an analysis of the cad data for testability of your circuit board. We can recover missing design data from your printed circuit board. We are committed to investing in leading edge test technology. Production test uding modern flying probe testers terotest.
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