TEST STATION CONTROLS AND FEATURES

4.0       TEST STATION CONTROLS AND FEATURES

4.1       In the production-testing environment, a test station is most often used by a board test operator.   Figure 1 below shows a typical test station and its primary features.

 

FIGURE 1

4.2       Some of the primary operator features are:

Bar Code Wand                      Saves time and minimizes error when entering board serial

numbers.

Emergency Shutdown                        Pressing the Emergency Shutdown button powers down the Switch                                     testhead and its associated equipment in an emergency

situation.

Guided Probe                          Used to verify fixture probe contact continuity from a node

on the board under test, through the test fixture, and down to the appropriate interface pin.  Also used to verify fixture wiring.

            Operator Footswitch               Functionally the same as the “start” button on the operator

keypad, and can be used when the operator’s hands are

busy.    

Operator Keypad                    A labeled set of boxes that appear at the top of the screen                                                    when you are testing boards.  Each box represents a key,

that if pressed, causes your system to do something.

            Strip Printer                             Used to print test reports and, when a component fails, to

Print failure messages.