Patent ID: 6987397

Claim:
A method for implementing multiple signals probing of a printed circuit board comprising the steps of: providing a pattern of vias in the printed circuit board including multiple predefined vias, each said predefined via being connected to a respective signal to be monitored; forming a probe structure on an outside surface of the printed circuit board including a pattern of a plurality of spaced apart electrically conductive stubs, each stub including an elongated portion extending from at least one pad, and said pattern including one of said plurality of stubs adjacent each said predefined via connected to said respective signal to be monitored; electrically connecting a resistor between one said predefined via connected to one said respective signal to be monitored and said adjacent stub; and defining a path to a predefined probe location on the printed circuit board for monitoring said signal from said resistor using said probe structure by placing zero-ohm shorts between selected ones of said pads of said plurality of stubs of said probe structure.