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Latest Features on the Series 5 ICT System
New Analog Measurement Card
The new Analog Stimulus and
Response Unit (ASRU) includes
1. BT-Basic DLL Integration
This feature allows users to call
any external DLL function by pass-
ing the parameters and receiving
the results within the BT-Basic
environment. Examples of DLL
functions include flash program-
ming, updating of databases and
functional tests.
2. Agilent Medalist i3070 LED Test*
Medalist i3070 LED Test is an
industry-first digital LED test,
integrated into ICT, to inspect the
color and intensity of LEDs in the
visible light spectrum (400-660
nm). It provides fast, reliable, and
accurate inspection of LEDs for
color (wavelength) and luminosity
(intensity).
3. Two channels of high current capa-
bilities of up to 10 A per channel
The DUT power supply channels
3 and 4 on the ASRU card have
their current capabilities increased
from 4 A to 10 A per channel. This
allows the channels to carry 10A
currents into the board for high
current application testing, such as
power supplies.
4. Power Monitoring Circuit
The Power Monitoring Circuit
(PMC) is a new safety feature.
It not only provides real time
monitoring but also helps users to
distinguish between a power sup-
ply failure or a digital test failure
in the event of a failed digital test.
This feature also tries to prevent
the back-drive current that can
cause damage to ICs.
5. Fixture power supply
This powering capability is
intended for fixture electronics and
other external powering purposes.
It is controlled by the user with
BT-BASIC commands for enabling
and disabling.
Figure 1. The new analog stimulus and response unit card in the Medalist i3070 Series 5
offers users many new features and faster analog tests
6. 60 V zener testing capabilities
In today’s boards, because of
their higher voltage power supply
requirements, larger zener diodes
are required. With the new ASRU
card, a maximum of 60 V zeners
can be tested instead of up to 18 V.
7. Digitized Measurement Circuit
(DMC) with new frequency options
The purpose of this circuit is to
speed up the analog testing by
using multiple ports on a microcon-
troller to digitize, at one time, the
multiple readings taken during a
test. The microcontroller ports can
be assigned to the stimulus and
response busses as well as the
sense busses, so that all four read-
ings on a 4-wire measurement can
be taken at one time. This Digitized
Measurement Circuit comes with
two new frequency options: fr100k
and fr200k. These frequencies are
added to the AC testing methods
for passive components like
capacitors and inductors for better
isolation of smaller components
during test.
This new measurement circuit is
different and separate from the
analog measurement circuit using
Measurement Op-Amplifier (MOA).
Tests generated for the MOA will
have to be re-debugged if tested
with the DMC because the internal
circuit characteristics are different
from the MOA. The stability and
reliability of the measurement
after the test has been debugged
remains the same as when mea-
sured with the MOA circuit.
* (Appropriate hardware is needed)
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