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  • Need to make a PCB(Printed Circuit Board)

    Sometime you need to make a PCB for your in-house test station/enclosure and your facility does not have a PCB dept to address your needs.   (Hopeful you have already checkout that no vendor has what you need, so you dont have to create something from scratch.)   I will be tring out a vendor that supplies  software for you to create… Read more

  • Outside – Inside Connectivity

    Many instances you will need to connect to common interfaces(USB,GPIB,ENET,RS232).   Bulkhead are connectors interface made to allow station’s internal cable/connector access to outside connector/cable. Bulkhead are typically mounted on 19in rack panels    Box /Panel mount connector are another method to allow interface to the test station from the outside.   For the common interface mention above look at this site for ideas L-com : … Read more

  • Test Station – That need to be moved or delivered

      If your test station is expected  to moved around alot or is expected to be delivered consider the following:   Don’t let any equipment hang by just the front mount screw. Secured  equipments with shelves or right angle support brackets to prevent movement. Consider adding straps to secured  each equipment in the rack to… Read more

  • Power Resistor- Other consideration

    Other Considerations when selecting a Power Resistor.   Temperature range of Automated Equipment Location of Power Resistor affecting other subcomponents Metal thickness and Surface Contact. Dont Place Power Resistor where it may be touched my operators Dont Place Power Resistors on area which my damage surface exposed to high temperature. Consider Cooling options Will Inductance… Read more

  • Connector- Preventing hookup issues

    Connector Plug and Receptacle keying.   Avoid using the same Plug and Receptacle pair on the same panel or test system.   If for some reason you need to use the same physical dimension consider a family of connector that have keying capabilities   Keying can be via build-in or some part added to the… Read more

  • Automating Test solution Setting

    Understanding what setting  will be using the automatedsolution will help in creating the application.   Lab setting –Engineers want full access to testing and seeall the parameters of the their product. (looking to prove out a design/concept).   Production Testing floor– Testing for pass fail with some mode for fixing a failure. Knowing which test failed?   Mass… Read more