Patents Assigned to CheckSum, LLC
  • Patent number: 11686759
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing printed circuit boards (PCBs) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a tester for printed circuit boards (PCBs) includes a test fixture having a plurality of electrical contacts for contacting the PCBs that are units under test (UUTs). The test fixture carries a remote test peripheral master (RTPM) module, and a remote test peripheral slave (RTPS) module. The RTPM module and the RTPS module are connected through a remote test peripheral (RTP) bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CheckSum, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Allen Feucht, Peter Andrew Pias, Daniel Benjamin Carson
  • Publication number: 20220236315
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing printed circuit boards (PCBs) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a tester for printed circuit boards (PCBs) includes a test fixture having a plurality of electrical contacts for contacting the PCBs that are units under test (UUTs). The test fixture carries a remote test peripheral master (RTPM) module, and a remote test peripheral slave (RTPS) module. The RTPM module and the RTPS module are connected through a remote test peripheral (RTP) bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: CheckSum, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Allen Feucht, Peter Andrew Pias, Daniel Benjamin Carson
  • Patent number: 11262396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing printed circuit boards (PCBs) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a tester for printed circuit boards (PCBs) includes a test fixture having a plurality of electrical contacts for contacting the PCBs that are units under test (UUTs). The test fixture carries a remote test peripheral master (RTPM) module, and a remote test peripheral slave (RTPS) module. The RTPM module and the RTPS module are connected through a remote test peripheral (RTP) bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CHECKSUM, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Allen Feucht, Peter Andrew Pias, Daniel Benjamin Carson
  • Publication number: 20200033396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing printed circuit boards (PCBs) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a tester for printed circuit boards (PCBs) includes a test fixture having a plurality of electrical contacts for contacting the PCBs that are units under test (UUTs). The test fixture carries a remote test peripheral master (RTPM) module, and a remote test peripheral slave (RTPS) module. The RTPM module and the RTPS module are connected through a remote test peripheral (RTP) bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: CheckSum, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Allen Feucht, Peter Andrew Pias, Daniel Benjamin Carson
  • Patent number: 7802021
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to machines that perform in-system programming of programmable devices that are attached to assembled printed circuit boards. In accordance with one aspect, multiple nonvolatile devices may be programmed in a single session at their normal maximum programming speeds. Different nonvolatile devices on a board can receive different data. Data variables can be inserted so that not all boards receive identical data. A master controller sends image files and algorithm information to a subsidiary controller. The subsidiary controller executes a device algorithm, and an FPGA executes a bus algorithm. Embodiments of the present invention can be designed as stand-alone systems or to operate cooperatively with an automatic tester, so that testing and device programming can take place in a single operation using a single fixture to hold the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: CheckSum, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Benjamin Carson, Hans Frederick Ashlock, Sidney Clayton Fluhrer, Peter A. Pias
  • Publication number: 20090138841
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to machines that perform in-system programming of programmable devices that are attached to assembled printed circuit boards. In accordance with one aspect, multiple nonvolatile devices may be programmed in a single session at their normal maximum programming speeds. Different nonvolatile devices on a board can receive different data. Data variables can be inserted so that not all boards receive identical data. A master controller sends image files and algorithm information to a subsidiary controller. The subsidiary controller executes a device algorithm, and an FPGA executes a bus algorithm. Embodiments of the present invention can be designed as stand-alone systems or to operate cooperatively with an automatic tester, so that testing and device programming can take place in a single operation using a single fixture to hold the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: CHECKSUM, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Benjamin Carson, Hans Frederick Ashlock, Sidney Clayton Fluhrer, Peter A. Pias
  • Publication number: 20060212838
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to machines that perform in-system programming of programmable devices that are attached to assembled printed circuit boards. In accordance with one aspect, multiple nonvolatile devices may be programmed in a single session at their normal maximum programming speeds. Different nonvolatile devices on a board can receive different data. Data variables can be inserted so that not all boards receive identical data. A master controller sends image files and algorithm information to a subsidiary controller. The subsidiary controller executes a device algorithm, and an FPGA executes a bus algorithm. Embodiments of the present invention can be designed as stand-alone systems or to operate cooperatively with an automatic tester, so that testing and device programming can take place in a single operation using a single fixture to hold the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: CheckSum, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Carson, Hans Ashlock, Sidney Fluhrer, Peter Pias