A Functional Test System does more than Functional Test. A System should also |
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Software configuration is usually straightforward, but if the unit has many external connections, each connection might need functional test, and calibration or adjustment before the software is configured. Connecting 24 ethernet ports by hand takes an average of 50 seconds, disconnect might be done in 20, but if specific connections need to be made, the time increases. The Drawer handles these problems simultaneously, and in only seconds. Moving one lever connects and disconnects the same connection pattern every time. |
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These two pictures show a Drawer configured to make power, console, Fiber Channel and one ethernet connections to a unit. The connector plate shown is Lexan (it shows and works well). G-10 is standard. Swapping the connector plate allows one Drawer to handle many different units |
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The 3-picture sequence below shows the same Drawer with a new connector plate. This connector plate is for a 24-port (3-2x4 ports) ethernet switch. The ethernet cables are not shown, for clarity; they plug in to the low-insertion fingerboards. This allows a custom connection map to be implemented at the connector plate, and still retain the speed and ease of The Drawer's mass-connect / disconnect design. |
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There are times when both PC Board probing for functional test and debugging is needed, yet the higher-level functions of Software Configuration and Calibration and Adjustment are needed. Perhaps, after new software is downloaded, an on-board A/D needs calibration, or an on-board amplifier needs adjustment. For this sort of need, The Mousetrap Functional Test System is a good solution. |
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