Patent ID: 6963211

Claim:
A system for connecting a first plurality of signal lines to test electronics, comprising: a test assembly comprising a plurality of test electronics boards corresponding to the test electronics, each test electronics board having a first outer face at an end and on one side of the test electronics board, a second outer face at the end and on the other side of the test electronics board, and a first plurality of contacts on at least one of the first and second outer faces in electrical contact with a subset of the test electronics, each test electronics board also including a first mechanical alignment feature; and a connector assembly comprising a plurality of clamping assemblies corresponding to and arranged to receive the ends of the plurality of test electronics boards, each clamping assembly comprising a first inner face, a second inner face substantially parallel to the first inner face, and a second plurality of contacts on at least one of the first and second inner faces in electrical contact with a subset of the first signal lines, each clamping assembly being independently suspended within the connector assembly and including a second mechanical alignment feature; wherein the second contacts of each clamping assembly align with the first contacts of the corresponding test electronics board through interaction of the first and second mechanical alignment features, and wherein electrical connections between the first and second contacts are formed when the first and second inner faces of each clamping assembly are clamped to the first and second outer faces of the corresponding test electronics board by actuation of the clamping assembly which reduces a spacing between the first and second inner faces of the clamping assembly, thereby electrically connecting the first signal lines and the test electronics.