Abstract: An electronic testing machine includes a plurality of test modules. Each test module has a plurality of contact pairs for testing electronic components. An apparatus and process for electrical test setup and calibration of the electronic testing machine includes a plate having at least one contact per track movable between test positions to electrically insert a test device selectively between any one contact pair, and a control program. The test device can be selected from a group consisting of a volt meter, a current meter, a precision voltage/current source, a calibration resistor, and a calibration capacitor. The control program can perform at least one test function through the plate. The test function can be selected from a group consisting of alignment verification, voltage/current source verification, insulation resistance (IR) leakage measurement verification, part-present contact check verification, capacitance and dissipation (CD) measurement verification, IR/CD compensation, and IR/CD calibration.

Abstract: An electronic testing machine includes a plurality of test modules. Each test module has a plurality of contact pairs for testing electronic components. An apparatus and process for electrical test setup and calibration of the electronic testing machine includes a plate having at least one contact per track movable between test positions to electrically insert a test device selectively between any one contact pair, and a control program. The test device can be selected from a group consisting of a volt meter, a current meter, a precision voltage/current source, a calibration resistor, and a calibration capacitor. The control program can perform at least one test function through the plate. The test function can be selected from a group consisting of alignment verification, voltage/current source verification, insulation resistance (IR) leakage measurement verification, part-present contact check verification, capacitance and dissipation (CD) measurement verification, IR/CD compensation, and IR/CD calibration.

Abstract: A tertiary positioner system (80) of this invention employs X- and Y-axis translation stages (86, 88), galvanometer-driven mirrors (64, 66), and a fast steering mirror (“FSM”) (120) to direct a laser beam (90) to target locations (121) on a workpiece (92). A positioning signal is received by a low-pass filter (103) that produces filtered position data for driving the X- and Y-axis translation stages. The actual positions of the X- and Y-axis translation stages are subtracted from the unfiltered positioning data to produce an X-Y position error signal for driving the galvanometer-driven X- and Y-axis mirrors. The actual mirror positions are subtracted from the actual positions of the X- and Y-axis translation stages to generate a positional error signal representing the difference between the commanded and actual positions of the laser beam. The positional error signal drives the FSM to rapidly correct any positional errors.