Patent ID: 8166446

Claim:
A system for testing an electronic circuit board (ECB) on a measurement device having a plurality of resources, the ECB having a plurality of test points in a pre-defined arrangement, the system comprising: an interface fixture having a plurality of contact pads arranged in an array on a first surface, said contact pads being electrically coupled to the plurality of resources of the measurement system according to a pre-defined pattern, wherein at least two of said contact pads are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of resources in a many-to-one relationship; and a test fixture removably attached to said first surface of said interface fixture, comprising: an upper probe plate having a plurality of openings, and a lower probe plate parallel to said upper probe plate, said lower probe plate having a plurality of openings, and a plurality of probes, each of said probes extending through one of said openings in said upper probe plate and an associated one of said openings in said lower probe plates, each of said probes contacting one of said contact pads, and each of said associated openings guiding each of said plurality of probes to one of said plurality of test points of said ECB.