Level IV High Pin Count Backplane Test System. Isolation testing exceeding Bellcore standards. Continuity testing down to .01 ohms. Fully programmable thresholds. Resistors, Capacitors & Inductors. Diodes, LEDs, Zeners & Transistors.
Vectorless: Diode Junction Scan. Vectorless: HP (Agilent) TestJet. Missing & Bent Pins. Connector Orientation & Keying. High Resistance Shorts.
Testronics became involved with backplane testing in 1987 with Alcatel being our first true backplane customer. The system is our model 103 Continuity Analyzer, had 12,288 test points, was programmable up to 600 Volts.This system was the next logical step for our product development with the predecessor being a bare board testing first developed in 1985. Testronics moved from Level I testing to Level II & III testing. Level II being bare boards with connectors installed and Level III adding passive components usually resistors and capacitors.
IN 1993 Testronics moved into Level IV testing with the introduction of the Model 405 Manufacturing Defects Analyzer, and has since been extremely sucessful with loaded board manufacturers as an inexpensive alternative to In-Circuit testing. The 405LV and 405D/C were configured for high pin count backplane and shelf testing utilizing the same software and hardware as the standard 405A except packaged different for backplane applcations. In 1995 the 406 "Armadillo Architecture" was introduced and implemented on the first 401 system.