QT100-X
QT100X - Test-Pro Troubleshooter
QT100X is a Desk-Top Entry Level In-Circuit Functional Tester for Test & Repair of populated PCBs. It is capable of testing any 5V Logic device functionally in as wired “in-circuit” condition using vast Qmax device library. No matter, what in-circuit configuration of the device under test is, Qmax’s innovative auto compensation technique modifies the test vector to suit the device configuration on the fly. QT100X uses the back-driving or node-forcing technique to functionally test devices in-circuit. The in-built Auto Guarding Guide helps user to isolate those bus devices that could potentially interfere with the Bus Device Under Test. This is also extended to OC / OE devices with wired-OR function.
QT100X also offers QSM VI (Qmax Signature Method - VI) technique to test custom devices on board that cannot be functionally tested due to lack of information on the functionality. QSM VI helps to detect ESD induced failures and also enhances fault coverage using Moving Reference technique.
The Board Learn mode is used to learn the device’s functionality and clip status / link information from a Known Good Board (KGB) and is stored for future reference. A faulty board of identical type can be compared with the learnt board under Board Test.
QT100X provides the facility to create a visual board layout on the screen.
QT100X has an in-built Short Locator to detect faulty components causing power line shorts or bus line shorts, which cannot be detected using conventional multi-meters. Using the 4-wire measurement technique, it can home-on to the faulty component causing the illegal short. It offers three ranges of measurement at 200 milliOhms, 2 Ohms and 20 Ohms. The measured resistance value is conveniently displayed as a digital read-out and as a bar graph display.
QT100X offers Resistance, Capacitance, Voltage (RCV) Measurement facility alongwith two channel oscilloscope.
QT100X can be interfaced to any PC with Windows-XP (or higher version) Operating System using USB 2.0.

Key Features


  • In-Circuit and Out of Circuit - Digital Functional Testing.
  • Auto Guarding – For testing Bus Based devices In-circuit.
  • Auto compensation with Qmax Simulator.
  • Identify unknown or house coded devices.
  • Loop test to isolate intermittently failing devices.
  • Automatic Pull-up / down for OC / OE devices.
  • Automatic BUT Power Control.
  • Versatile Clip Status display with Voltage / Impedance / Pin Labels / Link Status of every pin.
  • Automatic Design Rule Checker for warning on illegal links / configurations of the device under test.
  • Capable of testing Analog and Mixed Signal devices out of circuit.
  • Logic Analyzer- waveform display for Input / Output Signals.
  • Card Edge Testing with optional IDDE Software.
  • Board Learn & Board Test Modes.
  • QSM VI – an advanced tool for failure analysis.
  • Circuit Tracing – For generating net list Information (Optional).
  • IDDE - For developing new device program (Optional).
  • Built-in Shorts Locator, RCV Measurements & Oscilloscope Functions.
CircuitTracer
This optional software package helps the user to trace the intra links between the pins of an IC and also the interlinks between pins of various ICs which can be accessed through appropriate test clips. It automatically generates the Netlists. The Netlist file is then converted to file formats, which are compatible to CAD software packages like ORCAD or EDWIN. This process helps in Reverse Engineering of the PCB i.e. to generate the Schematic Diagram / Circuit Diagram of the Board Under Test.
IDDE is an Optional Software Package which is extremely useful for Device Test Program Generation. IDDE stands for Integrated Device Development Environment. There are three modes in this package, namely.
QDDL : Qmax Device Description Language, which is mainly used for generating test program for SSI / MSI devices using logic primitives and simple commands.
WEST : Waveform Event Specification & Testing is for LSI/VLSI ICs. Test Program generation using WEST requires Training and it is similar to C language.
GTPG : In Graphical Test Program Generation mode the user can directly define the required test input waveforms for the Device Under Test or even for the entire Board Under Test graphically and if the expected Output waveforms are known to the user the same also can be defined. Otherwise the output from Known Good Board can be learnt and stored as master reference for future comparisons. This mode is extremely useful to test devices / simple boards without any need to write complex test programs.
Basic Configuration : 48 digital, 64 QSM Channels.
Expandable : Up to 256 channels for both Digital and QSM Channels.

Applications


  • General purpose PCB test and diagnostics.
  • Locating shorts across VCC – GND, between PCB tracks, Shorted or partially shorted devices on a bus.
  • Testing of customized devices and discrete components using QSM VI.
  • Schematic generation using Circuit Trace for un documented PCBs.

User Segments


  • Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers for board recovery.
  • Electronic PCB repair shops.
  • R & D Labs.
  • Educational Institutes in teaching Test Engineering Subject.