摘要 |
The in-situ robotic testing system uses a robotic probe positioning apparatus, attached to the system under test, to position the probe head and its associated probe tip at a selected location on the printed circuit board under test. Access to the printed circuit board under test is facilitated by the removal of the printed circuit board in the adjacent slot in the card cage. The robotic probe positioning apparatus comprise motors and associated control software. The control software can process user input and direct the motors to place the probe tip. The control software also directs the probe to perform the testing and provides the test results to the user. X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis motors are used to control the linear movement of the probe head and two rotational motors control the position and orientation of the probe tip relative to the circuitry and engage the probe tip with the particular circuit trace on the printed circuit board. |