Bob Stasonis
Electronic Testing 101: Switch Types and Configurations – Part 2
January 24, 2022
If you’ve followed my previous blog posts, you are now “dangerous” – by that, I mean that you may not be an expert on switching, but you know enough..
Electronic Testing 101: Switch Types and Configurations – Part 1
January 19, 2022
So far, we have discussed the importance of switching, analyzing test specs, relay types, power, cabling and connectors. Now let’s start to put it..
Electronic Testing 101: Cables and Connectors
December 20, 2021
It's important to remember that the weakest part of your electronic test system will limit the effectiveness of the test. We’ve talked about the test..
Electronic Testing 101: What you Need to Know About Power and Resistance in Test
December 1, 2021
When I was in high school, a long, long, LONG time ago, I was helping a buddy rebuild a 1955 Chevy Belair (the Belair was not an antique then. In my..
Electronic Testing 101: The Different Types of Relays and their Specs
November 16, 2021
As discussed in my last post, Electronic Testing 101: Questions to ask when Reviewing Test Specs or Outlining Reqs, no one relay will operate from..
Electronic Testing 101: What to Ask when Reviewing Test Specs or Reqs
November 8, 2021
For those of you who are new to functional test or beginning a new project, you have some “homework” to do. Before placing your first purchase order..
Relay 101: The Different Types of Relays and How they Operate
June 23, 2021
When selecting a switching system, the relays used in the switching modules are either mechanical or solid-state in construction. Each has unique..
How to Diagnose Faults in Your Automated Test System
June 23, 2021
Switching Modules are at the heart of the modern ATS, providing many benefits to production teams. These include fast test times, accurate and..
The Differences Between PXI and LXI For Switching in Electronic Test
June 21, 2021
Switching systems that route instrumentation and stimulus signals to appropriate test points on a unit under test (UUT) are crucial in most automated..
Avoiding Failure Modes in Switch Systems for Test
March 2, 2021
Central to most Automated Test Equipment (ATE) is the signal switching system, the purpose of which is to distribute instrumentation I/O to the unit..