Patent ID: 9459307
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G01D,G01R

Claim Text:
1. An in-circuit testing apparatus comprising: an in-circuit tester including body having an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the upper and lower panels each comprise one or more electrical drivers that are configured to test electrical connections of one or more electronic units; one or more actuators that are each coupled to both the upper panel and the lower panel and configured to move the upper and lower panels with respect to each other; and a controller coupled with the in-circuit tester and the actuators and configured to cause the actuators to automatically close the panels such that the panels sandwich the electronic units at the beginning of a testing program and to automatically open the panels such that the panels are separated at the end of the testing program, wherein the controller comprises a memory storing the testing program, wherein the testing program causes the testing of the units by the in-circuit tester and includes embedded open commands that cause the actuators to open the upper and lower panels and close commands that cause the actuators to close the upper and lower panels.