| 摘要 |
A two-component adapter assembly provides a less expensive, less labor-intensive alternative for interfacing between a General Purpose Interface of a CASS (Consolidated Automatic Support System) and a military electronic unit under test, such as a weapons replaceable assembly (WRA) or a shop replaceable assembly (SRA). The adapter assembly includes a first universal adapter component having a first universal connection assembly suitable for attachment to the General Purpose Interface and a second universal connection assembly disposed in electrical communication with the first universal connection assembly. Since the first universal adapter component includes expensive gold-plated attachment sockets for connection to the General Purpose Interface, the invention contemplates using only a single universal version of this component. The adapter assembly further includes a second adapter component suitable for electrically interfacing between the first universal adapter component and the electronic unit under test. The second adapter component includes a printed circuit board interface that can be manufactured less expensively in many customized varieties for interfacing with many different electronic units under test. Different customized versions of the second adapter component can therefore be removably attached between the first universal adapter component and the unit under test. This arrangement results in production and maintenance cost and labor savings, compared to the prior use of many single-component adapters that had to be customized individually and expensively for each particular type of unit under test.
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