Patent ID: 6940285

Claim:
A system for testing performance characteristics of a micro electromechanical device, the micro electromechanical device having movable mechanical members, wherein the system comprises: an activation driver configured to receive and drive a waveform to an activation side of the micro electromechanical device, said activation driver configured to provide readback of an activation voltage and activation current drawn by activation of the micro electromechanical device; a switch driver configured to provide a load to a switch side of the micro electromechanical device, said switch driver configured to provide readback of a load voltage and a load current drawn by the micro electromechanical device; a master control card (MCC) configured to control said activation and switch drivers; a digital volt meter (DVM) in operable communication with the micro electromechanical device, said DVM configured to read back analog readback; an analog multiplexer configured to provide said analog readback to a corresponding activation driver or switch driver; and a computer in operable communication with said multiplexer, DVM and MCC, said computer having software configured to provide system control, data acquisition, data storage, and data analysis, said operable communication between said computer and said multiplexer, DVM and MCC including an IEEE bus; wherein said IEEE bus provides control of an oven configured to stress the micro electromechanical device at a predetermined temperature.