Patent ID: 8103475

Claim:
An apparatus for testing a system, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of inputs each adapted to receive a signal from a test point in the system under test; a switching module including: a first output selectively coupled to receive and output one or more of the plurality of inputs; and a set of outputs excluding the first output and corresponding in number to the plurality of inputs, each of the outputs in the set of outputs being selectively coupled to receive and output a corresponding one of the plurality of inputs; a neural network coupled to the set of outputs of the switching module, the neural network configured to measure electrical characteristics of each of the test points of the system under test at the same time when the set of outputs is selectively coupled to output the plurality of inputs to the neural network; and a test meter coupled to the first output of the switching module such that the test meter can measure electrical characteristics of the test points when the first output is selectively coupled to output the one or more of the plurality of inputs to the test meter; wherein when the first output is selectively coupled to output the one or more of the plurality of inputs to the test meter, the switching module is configured to sequentially couple one or more combinations of test points of the system under test to the test meter such that electrical characteristics of a first test point of the combination of test points relative to one or more other test points of the combination of test points is determined.