Patent ID: 6160408
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A probe adapter for providing a testing interface between a circuit board under test and a test instrument, comprising:a first rigid circuit board member for connecting to a first receptacle on a motherboard;a second rigid circuit board member mounted perpendicular to said first rigid circuit board member for supporting a second receptacle for receiving a circuit under test and supporting said circuit test in a vertical orientation parallel to said first rigid circuit board member;a first flexible circuit board member for connecting signals between said first and second rigid circuit board members,a third rigid circuit board member for coupling signals from said receptacle supporting said circuit board under test to said test instrument;a second flexible circuit board member for coupling signals between said second and third rigid circuit board members; anda circuit for monitoring and acquiring said signals, wherein said signals represent program code and data, said circuit evaluating said signals, providing qualifier signals to enable said test instrument to disassemble said program code, and said circuit determining when to latch said program code and said data for transfer to said test instrument.