In-circuit test (ICT) is a time-tested and proven method of testing PCBs. During ICT, a bed-of-nails fixture provides test-instrument access to PCB nodes. Each nail is positioned such that, when the ...

Loaded board testing pays for itself by reducing field returns and bone-pile scrap. You seldom read an article about PCBs or semiconductors without encountering test-related phrases and acronyms. Cost ...

JTAG Technologies’ JT 5705/FXT multifunction tester can now be configured in cassette-based, reconfigurable fixtures from Xcerra’s Everett Charles Technologies (ECT) division. Within the fixture, the ...

Test engineers, despite decades of attempts to work with designers to make boards more testable, often still have to address over-the-wall designer issues. That is, they receive the designs as faits ...

Folks from [Adafruit] are showing off a neat hack – USB host on RP2040, using the now-famous PIO peripheral. [Adafruit] builds a lot of RP2040 boards, and naturally, you gotta test them before you ...

In preparation for testing, typically the upper portion of the test fixture is connected to a load cell in the crosshead of the testing machine, and the lower portion of the fixture is connected to ...