Keysight Technologies, Inc.
TESTING APPARATUS HAVING A CONFIGURABLE PROBE FIXTURE

Abstract:

Illustrative embodiments disclosed herein pertain to a testing apparatus for performing in-circuit tests upon a printed circuit board assembly. Each of these tests may require the use of a set of probes arranged in a customized layout. This is traditionally accomplished by using a set of predefined probe plates, some or all of which may include probes that are either redundant or duplicated amongst the various probe plates, thereby introducing an undesirable cost penalty. A testing apparatus in accordance with the disclosure incorporates a configurable probe fixture that includes a docking plate configured to support a first set of probe modules for carrying out a first test upon a printed circuit board assembly. Some or all of the probe modules can then be selectively removed or replaced by other probe modules for reconfiguring the testing apparatus to carry out other tests upon the printed circuit board assembly.