CN220040667U - Connecting device and system of automatic test equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a connecting device and a system of automatic test equipment, wherein channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are configured into a plurality of modules, and signal connection points in the plurality of modules have the same arrangement rule and the same number. The driving module of the connecting device drives the signal switching module to move according to the driving control instruction, the arrangement form of a plurality of contact parts included in the signal switching module is the same as the arrangement form of signal connection points in the module, and when the signal switching module moves to the corresponding position of the module, the contact parts of the signal switching module are electrically connected with the signal connection points of the module in a one-to-one correspondence manner. And the switching module is used for connecting at least part of signal connection points in the module to the peripheral instrument through the corresponding contact part according to the switching control instruction to form a complete channel signal. According to the technical scheme, design complexity can be reduced, a plurality of channel signal terminals and peripheral instruments can be connected at the same time, connection efficiency is improved, and efficiency of testing, calibrating or diagnosing and other operations is improved.

Description

Connecting device and system of automatic test equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of integrated circuit testing, in particular to a connecting device and a system of automatic testing equipment.

Background

As integrated circuit design and manufacturing techniques develop, automated test equipment (Automatic Test Equipment, ATE) for integrated circuits is also becoming increasingly popular.

In the prior art, in each link from development to application of an integrated circuit, operations such as testing, calibration or diagnosis are required to be performed on the integrated circuit. In testing, calibrating or diagnosing integrated circuits, it is necessary to connect signals inside the ATE to peripheral meters.

However, in the prior art, the manner of connecting the signals inside the ATE to the peripheral instrument has problems of complicated connection or low operation efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a connecting device and a connecting system of automatic test equipment, which are used for connecting an ATE internal signal to a peripheral instrument, simplifying the connection relation and improving the efficiency of operations such as testing, calibration or diagnosis.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a connection device for an automatic test apparatus, where a channel signal terminal of the automatic test apparatus is configured as a plurality of modules, the modules include a plurality of signal connection points, the signal connection points are in one-to-one correspondence with the channel signal terminals, and the signal connection points are identical to signals on the corresponding channel signal terminals; the number of the signal connection points in the plurality of modules is the same, and the arrangement rule is the same;

The connecting device of the automatic test equipment comprises a driving module, a signal switching module and a switching module;

the driving module is used for receiving the driving control instruction and driving the signal switching module to move according to the received driving control instruction;

the signal transfer module comprises a plurality of contact parts, and the arrangement form of the contact parts is the same as that of the channel signal terminals in the module; the signal transfer module is configured to be electrically connected with the signal connection points in the modules in one-to-one correspondence when being connected with any module;

the switching module is respectively and electrically connected with each contact part and is used for receiving the switching control instruction, and at least part of signal connection points in the module are connected to corresponding peripheral instruments through corresponding contact parts according to the switching control instruction to form complete channel signals.

Optionally, the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are arranged in the form of a plurality of modules, and each channel signal terminal is used as a signal connection point.

Optionally, the connection device of the automatic test equipment further comprises a circuit board, the module is arranged on the circuit board, and the signal connection points are electrically connected with the signal terminals of the channels in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

Optionally, the plurality of modules are arranged in the same direction on the circuit board.

Optionally, the driving module comprises a motor, an operation bracket of the motor is fixed on the circuit board, and the motor is used for driving the signal switching module to move on the operation bracket according to the driving control instruction.

Optionally, the switching module includes a plurality of first switch units, and every first switch unit includes first end, at least one second end and at least one first switch, and wherein the one end of first switch is connected with the first end electricity of first switch unit, and the other end of first switch is connected with the second end one-to-one of first switch unit electricity, and the first end of first switch unit is connected with contact one-to-one electricity, and the second end of first switch unit is used for connecting peripheral instrument.

Optionally, in the switching module, the number of the first switches included in each first switch unit is the same, and the types of the peripheral instruments connected to each first switch unit are the same.

Optionally, in the switching module, the number of the first switches included in the at least two first switch units is different, and/or peripheral meters connected to the at least two first switch units are not identical.

Optionally, the module comprises a module to be detected, and the driving control instruction comprises a driving detection instruction; the driving module is used for driving the signal transfer module to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection instruction and is connected with the module to be detected;

The switching control instruction comprises a switching detection instruction, and the switching module is used for switching on or switching off the connection of the signal connection point of the module to be detected and the corresponding peripheral instrument according to the switching detection instruction so as to judge whether the first switch is open-circuited or short-circuited according to the measurement signal parameters of the peripheral instrument when the automatic test equipment outputs signals through the channel signal terminal connected with the module to be detected.

Optionally, the switching module further includes at least one functional circuit, the functional circuit including at least one of a resistor, an operational amplifier, and a clock source;

the switching module further comprises second switch units, each second switch unit comprises a first end, at least one second end and at least one second switch, one end of each second switch is electrically connected with the first end of each second switch unit, the other end of each second switch is electrically connected with the second end of each second switch unit in a one-to-one correspondence mode, the first end of each first switch unit is connected with one end of the corresponding functional circuit, the other end of the corresponding functional circuit is electrically connected with the corresponding contact part in a one-to-one correspondence mode through the control switch, and the second end of each second switch unit is used for being connected with a peripheral instrument.

Optionally, the number of complete channels formed by channel signal terminals corresponding to the signal connection points of at least two modules is different.

Optionally, the signal at the signal connection point in the at least one module comprises a digital signal and an analog signal.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model further provides a connection system of an automatic test device, including a connection apparatus of the automatic test device of the first aspect, where the connection system of the automatic test device further includes a control module, where the control module is electrically connected to the driving module, the switching module, and the peripheral instrument, and is configured to send a driving control instruction to the driving module, and send a switching control instruction to the switching module.

The connecting device and the connecting system of the automatic test equipment configure the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment into a plurality of modules, and the signal connection points in the modules have the same arrangement rule and the same number. The connecting device of the automatic test equipment comprises a driving module, a signal switching module and a switching module, wherein the driving module drives the signal switching module to move according to a driving control instruction, the arrangement form of a plurality of contact parts included in the signal switching module is the same as the arrangement form of signal connection points in the module, and when the signal switching module moves to the corresponding position of the module, the contact parts of the signal switching module can be electrically connected with the signal connection points of the module in a one-to-one correspondence manner. The switching module is electrically connected with the contact parts of the signal switching module respectively, and at least part of signal connection points in the module can be connected to corresponding peripheral instruments through the corresponding contact parts according to the switching control instruction to form complete channel signals so as to carry out subsequent operations such as calibration, test or diagnosis. According to the technical scheme, a huge switching matrix corresponding to each channel signal terminal is not required to be arranged in the prior art, and design and connection complexity are reduced. In addition, according to the technical scheme of the embodiment, at least part of the contact part of the signal switching module can be controlled to be connected with the peripheral instrument through the switching module, and at least part of the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are further controlled to be connected with the peripheral instrument, so that a plurality of channel signal terminals and the peripheral instrument can be connected at the same time, the connection efficiency is improved, and the efficiency of operations such as testing, calibration or diagnosis is further improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a connection device of an automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the specific structure corresponding to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a channel signal terminal of an automatic test equipment configured as a plurality of modules;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another automatic test equipment having channel signal terminals configured as a plurality of modules;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a correspondence between channel signal terminals and modules on a panel of an automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal switching module according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a connection device of another automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a method for connecting automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of another method of connecting automatic test equipment provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 14 is a flow chart of open circuit detection performed by the connection system of the automatic test equipment provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 15 is a flowchart of a connection system of an automatic test equipment for short circuit detection according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the utility model and are not limiting thereof. It should be further noted that, for convenience of description, only some, but not all of the structures related to the present utility model are shown in the drawings.

As described in the background art, in the prior art, the manner of connecting the signal inside the ATE to the peripheral meter has problems of complicated connection or low operation efficiency. The inventors have found that the above problems are caused by two ways of connecting signals inside the ATE to the peripheral meter in the prior art. One of the methods is to connect each signal point of the ATE to the peripheral instrument through a switching matrix, which causes the switching matrix to have a huge scale, so that the connection between the ATE and the peripheral instrument is complex, the maintainability is poor, and the cost of upgrading iteration is high. Another is to use a movable positioning transfer module, traverse all signal points of the ATE at a time, and take longer to move the search positioning until the transfer module is in full contact with the signal points, resulting in inefficient testing, calibration, or diagnostics operations.

For the above reasons, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a connection device of an automatic test equipment, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the connection device of the automatic test equipment provided in the embodiment of the present utility model, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram corresponding to fig. 1, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a channel signal terminal of the automatic test equipment configured as a plurality of modules, referring to fig. 1-3, the channel signal terminal of the automatic test equipment is configured as a plurality of modules 10, the modules 10 include a plurality of signal connection points 11, the signal connection points 11 are in one-to-one correspondence with the channel signal terminals, and the signal connection points 11 are identical to signals on the corresponding channel signal terminals; the number of signal connection points 11 in the plurality of modules 10 is the same, and the same arrangement rule is provided.

The signal connection point 11 of the module 10 may be a conductive structure such as a pad or a pin. The channel signal terminals may also be conductive structures such as pads or pins.

Referring to fig. 1, the connection apparatus 100 of the automatic test equipment includes a driving module 110, a signal transferring module 120, and a switching module 130; the driving module 110 is configured to receive a driving control instruction, and drive the signal switching module 120 to move according to the received driving control instruction; the signal transfer module 120 includes a plurality of contact portions 121, and the arrangement form of the plurality of contact portions 121 is the same as the arrangement form of the channel signal terminals in the module 10; the signal transfer module 120 is configured to electrically connect with the signal connection points 11 in the module 10 in a one-to-one correspondence when any module 10 is connected; the switching module 130 is electrically connected to each contact portion 121, and is configured to receive a switching control instruction, and connect at least a portion of the signal connection points 11 in the module 10 to the corresponding peripheral instrument 200 through the corresponding contact portion 121 according to the switching control instruction, so as to form a complete channel signal.

As shown in fig. 3, the number of signal connection points 11 in the plurality of modules 10 is the same, and the same arrangement rule is adopted, which means that the number of rows and the number of columns of signal connection points 11 in the module 10 are the same, and the distances between two adjacent signal connection points 11 in the row direction are identical, and the distances between two adjacent signal connection points 11 in the column direction are identical. In which fig. 3 schematically shows a case where the module 10 comprises two rows (denoted first and second rows, respectively) of five columns (denoted a, B, C, D and E columns, respectively) of signal connection points 11. However, the row directions corresponding to the different modules 10 may be the same or different; the column directions corresponding to the different modules 10 may be the same or different. That is, any one module 10 may be translated or rotated by another module 10 by a certain angle. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another automatic test equipment in which channel signal terminals are configured as a plurality of modules, as shown in fig. 4, in which the arrangement directions of some of the modules 10 are different, and correspondingly, the row directions of the modules are different, and the column directions are also different. Fig. 4 schematically shows a case where two modules 10 in the middle area on the left side can be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise by the module 10 in the upper left corner, and a case where two modules 10 in the middle area on the right side can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise by the module 10 in the upper right corner.

The manner in which the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are configured as a plurality of modules 10 may include a variety of types. In some alternative embodiments, the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are arranged in the form of a plurality of modules 10, each channel signal terminal serving as a signal connection point 11. At this time, the structures shown in fig. 3 and 4 may correspond to the panel of the automatic test equipment, that is, the panel of the automatic test equipment, and the channel signal terminals themselves are arranged in the form of a plurality of modules 10.

In another alternative embodiment of the present utility model, the connection device of the automatic test equipment further comprises a circuit board, the module 10 is disposed on the circuit board, and the signal connection points 11 are electrically connected to the channel signal terminals in a one-to-one correspondence.

In this case, the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment may be arranged in the form of a plurality of modules 10 (for example, as shown in fig. 3 or 4), or the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment may be arranged irregularly. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a correspondence between channel signal terminals and modules on a panel of an automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, the channel signal terminals 12 of the automatic test equipment may be at least partially irregularly arranged (for example, the channel signal terminals 12 in the area outlined by the dotted line in fig. 5 are irregularly arranged), and the channel signal terminals 12 of the automatic test equipment shown in fig. 5 may be connected to a circuit board, so as to have the same rule as the arrangement of the modules 10 on the circuit board, and each module 10 has the same number of signal connection points 11, the signal connection points 11 on the circuit board are arranged in a plurality of modules 10, and the signal connection points 11 on the circuit board and the channel signal terminals 12 of the automatic test equipment may be electrically connected in a one-to-one correspondence through conductive wires, so as to implement the configuration of the channel signal terminals 12 of the automatic test equipment into a plurality of modules 10.

It should be noted that, in the schematic diagram of the correspondence between the channel signal terminals and the modules on the panel of the automatic test equipment shown in fig. 5, the connection relationship between the channel signal terminals 12 and the signal connection points 11, which completely correspond to the arrangement manner of the signal connection points 11 in the modules 10, is not shown in fig. 5. The channel signal terminals 12, which are arranged in a complete correspondence with the signal connection points 11 in the module 10, are also electrically connected in a one-to-one correspondence with the signal connection points 11.

Optionally, the setting directions of the plurality of modules 10 on the circuit board are the same; correspondingly, the signal connection points 11 in each module 10 are arranged in the same row direction and the same column direction. By the arrangement, when the driving module 110 drives the signal switching module 120 to move from one module 10 to another module 10, the signal switching module 120 does not need to be directly translated, and the control of the driving module 110 is easier to realize.

In this embodiment, the driving module 110 may receive the driving control command, and drive the signal switching module 120 to move according to the received driving control command. The driving control command may be sent by a control module 300 connected to a connection device of the automatic test equipment, and the control module 300 may be a single chip microcomputer, an upper computer, etc. The driving control command may include information that the driving module 110 can identify, so that the driving module 110 can drive the signal switching module 120 to move in multiple directions according to the driving control command, so that the signal switching module 120 can move to the position of the module 10. For example, the driving control command may include information for moving the signal transferring module 120 to the target module 10, where the target module 10 may be one module 10 of the plurality of modules 10, and the driving module 110 drives the signal transferring module 120 to move to a position corresponding to the target module 10 according to the driving control command.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal transferring module according to an embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 6, a signal transferring module 120 includes a plurality of contact portions 121, wherein the contact portions 121 are conductive, and the contact portions 121 may be in the form of probes as shown in fig. 6. The arrangement form of the plurality of contact portions 121 is the same as the arrangement form of the channel signal terminals in the module 10, specifically, the number of the contact portions 121 in the signal transfer module 120 may be the same as the number of the signal connection points 11 in the module 10, and the number of rows and columns of the contact portions 121 in the signal transfer module 120 are respectively equal to the number of rows and columns of the signal connection points 11 in the module 10. The signal transfer module 120 is configured to electrically connect with the signal connection points 11 in any one of the modules 10 in a one-to-one correspondence when connected with any one of the modules 10. To ensure that the contact portions 121 in the signal connection module and the signal connection points 11 in the module 10 can be electrically connected in a one-to-one correspondence, the pitch of the adjacent contact portions 121 in the row direction in which the contact portions 121 are arranged is equal to the pitch of the adjacent signal connection points 11 in the row direction in which the signal connection points 11 are arranged in the module 10, and the pitch of the adjacent contact portions 121 in the column direction in which the contact portions 121 are arranged is equal to the pitch of the adjacent signal connection points 11 in the column direction in which the signal connection points 11 are arranged in the module 10.

The connection device of the automatic test equipment further comprises a switching module 130, wherein the switching module 130 is electrically connected with each contact portion 121, the switching module 130 can receive a switching control instruction from the control module 300, and at least part of signal connection points 11 in the module 10 are connected to corresponding peripheral instruments 200 through corresponding contact portions 121 according to the switching control instruction, so as to form complete channel signals. The switching module 130 may include a peripheral instrument interface, and the switching module 130 is connected to a corresponding peripheral instrument through the peripheral instrument interface. The interface form of the peripheral instrument interface of the switching module 130 may also be varied according to the form of the peripheral instrument interface. The control module 300 may screen a complete channel signal from the channel signal terminals connected to the signal connection point 11 of the module 10, connect the signal connection point 11 corresponding to the complete channel signal with the corresponding peripheral instrument 200 through the control switching module 130 to form the complete channel signal, and then perform operations such as calibration, test or diagnosis on the channel signal terminals corresponding to the module 10 connected to the signal switching module 120.

In the connection device of the automatic test equipment of the embodiment, the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are configured into a plurality of modules, and the signal connection points in the modules have the same arrangement rule and the same number. The connecting device of the automatic test equipment comprises a driving module, a signal switching module and a switching module, wherein the driving module drives the signal switching module to move according to a driving control instruction, the arrangement form of a plurality of contact parts included in the signal switching module is the same as the arrangement form of signal connection points in the module, and when the signal switching module moves to the corresponding position of the module, the contact parts of the signal switching module can be electrically connected with the signal connection points of the module in a one-to-one correspondence manner. The switching module is electrically connected with the contact parts of the signal switching module respectively, and at least part of signal connection points in the module can be connected to corresponding peripheral instruments through the corresponding contact parts according to the switching control instruction to form complete channel signals so as to carry out subsequent operations such as calibration, test or diagnosis. According to the technical scheme, a huge switching matrix corresponding to each channel signal terminal is not required to be arranged in the prior art, and design and connection complexity are reduced. In addition, according to the technical scheme of the embodiment, at least part of the contact part of the signal switching module can be controlled to be connected with the peripheral instrument through the switching module, and at least part of the channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are further controlled to be connected with the peripheral instrument, so that a plurality of channel signal terminals and the peripheral instrument can be connected at the same time, the connection efficiency is improved, and the efficiency of operations such as testing, calibration or diagnosis is further improved.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another connection device of an automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and referring to fig. 7, the connection device of the automatic test equipment includes a circuit board 140, and a switching module 130 is disposed on a surface of the circuit board 140 and near an edge of one side of the circuit board 140; the module 10 and the switching module 130 are disposed on the same surface of the circuit board 140 and on the same side of the switching module 130.

Specifically, the switching module 130 is disposed near an edge of the circuit board 140, so as to facilitate connection between the switching module 130 and the peripheral instrument 200. The modules 10 are disposed on the same side of the switching module 130, so that the driving module 110 can conveniently move the signal switching module 120 from one module 10 to the driving of another module 10, and the influence of the arrangement of the switching module 130 on the movement path of the driving module 110 is avoided. In other alternative embodiments of the present utility model, the switching module 130 may also be disposed on a machine of the automatic test equipment, and the specific location of the switching module 130 is not specifically limited herein.

With continued reference to fig. 7, optionally, the driving module 110 includes a motor, and an operation support 150 of the motor is fixed on the circuit board 140, and the motor is used for driving the signal switching module 120 to move on the operation support 150 according to a driving control instruction.

The number of motors included in the driving module 110 may be at least one to drive the signal transferring module 120 to move in multiple directions. The circuit board 140 is fixed on the motor running support 150, the motor and the signal switching module 120 can be mechanically connected, and the motor can drive the signal switching module 120 to move and run on the running support 150 according to the driving control instruction. The connection between the contact portion 121 of the signal switching module 120 and the switching module 130 may be implemented by a cable, where the cable includes wires electrically connected to the contact portion 121 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the wires are insulated from each other.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 8, optionally, the switching module 130 includes a plurality of first switch units 131, each first switch unit 131 includes a first end, at least one second end, and at least one first switch 1311, where one end of the first switch 1311 is electrically connected to the first end of the first switch unit 131, the other end of the first switch 1311 is electrically connected to the second end of the first switch unit 131 in a one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the first switch unit 131 is electrically connected to the contact portion 121 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the second end of the first switch unit 131 is used for connecting to a peripheral instrument.

Specifically, the contact portions of the first switch unit 131 and the signal adapting module 120 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the first switch unit 131 is electrically connected to the contact portions in one-to-one correspondence, the second end of the first switch unit 131 may be connected to a peripheral instrument, and different second ends of the first switch unit 131 may be connected to different peripheral instruments or different interfaces of the same peripheral instrument. By way of example, the peripheral meters may include a digital multimeter, an oscilloscope OSC, a frequency meter Timer, and a signal generator AFG. In some alternative embodiments, the peripheral meter further comprises a ground GND. In fig. 8, the signal connection point A1 of the first row and the first column in the module is schematically shown to be connected to the contact portion a10, and the signal connection point A2 of the first row and the first column in the module is schematically shown to be connected to the contact portion a20. The signal connection point B1 of the first row and the second column is connected to the contact portion B10, and the signal connection point B2 of the second row and the second column in the module is connected to the contact portion B20. The signal connection point C1 of the third column of the first row is connected to the contact portion C10, and the signal connection point C2 of the third column of the second row in the module is connected to the contact portion C20. The signal connection point D1 of the fourth column of the first row is connected to the contact portion D10, and the signal connection point D2 of the fourth column of the second row in the module is connected to the contact portion D20. The signal connection point E1 of the fifth column of the first row is connected to the contact E10, and the signal connection point E2 of the fifth column of the second row in the module is connected to the contact E20.

Wherein the peripheral meter comprises a first switching unit 131 comprising a first end and at least a second end, and the first switching unit 131 is correspondingly connected to at least one peripheral meter. The first switching unit 131 includes at least one first switch 1311, and the first switch 1311 may be implemented by a relay structure, and each first switch 1311 may include a relay. The control module 300 connected to the connection means of the automatic test equipment may control the connection of the contact portion to which the first switch unit 131 is connected to a specific external instrument by controlling the on or off state of each first switch 1311 in the first switch unit 131.

The design of the switching module 130 in this embodiment needs to be universal. Obviously, when the resource boards of the ATE are different, the definition of the channel signals output by the ATE are different. Even if the division of the modules 10 is completed, the definition of signals at the same coordinate position is different between the divided modules 10 due to the difference in the kind and number of the resource boards configured by the ATE. To solve this problem, in some alternative embodiments of the present utility model, in the switching module 130, the number of the first switches 1311 included in each of the first switch units 131 is the same, and the types of the peripheral instruments connected to each of the first switch units 131 are the same.

Specifically, when the number of the first switches 1311 included in each first switch unit 131 is the same and the types of the peripheral meters connected to each first switch unit 131 are the same, each first switch unit 131 may be connected to all the peripheral meters that may be used, and the structural design of the switching module 130 is the most universal, so that the signal connection point 11 of any coordinate point of the divided module 10 may be switched to any peripheral meter. That is, the structural design of the switching module 130 can meet the requirement that any kind of resource boards are configured by the ATE equipment. Wherein fig. 8 schematically shows all possible peripheral meters including the case where the peripheral meters may include a digital multimeter, an oscilloscope OSC, a frequency meter Timer, a signal generator AFG and a ground GND.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 9, in another alternative embodiment of the present utility model, in the switching module 130, the number of first switches 1311 included in at least two first switch units 131 is different, and/or peripheral meters connected to at least two first switch units 131 are not identical.

Specifically, the configuration of the switching module 130 may be designed based on the type of resource board card configured by the ATE equipment. Firstly, the type of the resource board card configured by the ATE equipment is determined, and then according to the determined module 10 corresponding to various resource boards, all the peripheral meters possibly corresponding to the same contact part in the connection signal switching module 120 are connected to the determined peripheral meters possibly connected through the first switch unit 131. In this case, at least part of the contact portions 121 may be connected to the peripheral devices through the first switch units 131 in a relatively small number, and accordingly, the number of the first switches 1311 in at least part of the first switch units 131 is reduced, which may reduce resource waste. For example, there are three resource boards for ATE, and the definition of signals on the singulated module 10 is shown in fig. 9. Taking the module 10 as an example, the module 10 includes two rows (respectively denoted as a first row and a second row) and five columns (respectively denoted as a column, B column, C column, D column and E column) of signal connection points, wherein for the module 10 corresponding to the data board 1, the signal FH0 at the signal connection point (denoted as A1) of the first row and the first column needs to be connected to the high-level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter; for the module 10 corresponding to the data board 2, the signal ch0+ on A1 needs to be connected to the high-level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter; for the module 10 corresponding to the data board 3, the signal p_0 on A1 needs to be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter, the oscilloscope OSC, the frequency meter Timer and the signal generator AFG. Therefore, the contact portion a10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to the A1 of the module 10 can be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter, the oscilloscope OSC, the frequency meter Timer and the signal generator AFG through the four first switches 1311, respectively.

For the corresponding module 10 of the data board 1, the signal FH1 at the signal connection point of the first row and the first column (denoted as A2) needs to be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter, the signal SH0 at the signal connection point of the first row and the second column (denoted as B1) needs to be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter, the signal SH1 at the signal connection point of the second row and the second column (denoted as B2) needs to be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter, the signal FL0 at the signal connection point of the first row and the third column (denoted as C1) and the signal FL1 at the signal connection point of the second row and the third column (denoted as C2) needs to be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the external digital multimeter, the signal SL0 at the signal connection point of the first row and the fourth column (denoted as D1) needs to be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the external digital multimeter.

For the corresponding module 10 of the source board 2, the signal CH0 on A2-needs to be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the external digital multimeter.

For the module 10 corresponding to the data board 3, the signals GND on A2, B1, B2, D1, D2 and E1 (the signal connection points of the fifth column of the first row) all need to be connected to the ground GND. E2 The signal p_1 on (signal connection point of the fifth column of the second row) needs to be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the external digital multimeter, the oscilloscope OSC, the frequency meter Timer and the signal generator AFG.

Therefore, the contact a20 of the signal switching module 120 corresponding to the A2 of the module 10 can be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter, the low level terminal dmm_lo of the digital multimeter and the ground GND through the three first switches 1311, respectively. The contact B10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to B1 of the module 10 can be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi and the ground terminal GND of the digital multimeter through two first switches 1311, respectively. The contact B20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to B2 of the module 10 can be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi and the ground terminal GND of the digital multimeter through two first switches 1311, respectively. The contact C10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to C1 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level dmm_lo of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311. The contact C20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to C2 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level dmm_lo of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311. The contact portion D10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to D1 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo and the ground terminal GND of the digital multimeter through two first switches 1311, respectively. The contact portion D20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to D2 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo and the ground terminal GND of the digital multimeter through two first switches 1311, respectively. The contact E10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to E1 of the module 10 may be connected to the ground GND through a first switch 1311. The contact E10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to E1 of the module 10 can be connected to the high level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter, the oscilloscope OSC, the frequency meter Timer and the signal generator AFG through four first switches 1311, respectively.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and referring to fig. 10, alternatively, the number of complete channels formed by channel signal terminals corresponding to signal connection points of at least two modules 10 is different.

Specifically, for different resource cards, the number of complete channels on the module 10 connecting the different resource cards is different due to the difference in current capability. The greater the current capability of the resource board, the fewer the corresponding number of complete channels.

Referring to fig. 10, taking two types of resource boards configured by the ATE equipment as examples, signal definitions of the two types of resource boards (respectively denoted as a resource board 4 and a resource board 5) on the divided module 10 are shown in fig. 10. Taking the module 10 as an example, the module 10 includes two rows (respectively denoted as a first row and a second row) and five columns (respectively denoted as a column, B column, C column, D column and E column) of signal connection points, wherein for the module 10 corresponding to the data board 4, each signal FH0, SH0, FL0, SL0, GND in the first row corresponds to one complete channel, and each signal FH1, SH1, FL1, SL1, GND in the second row corresponds to the other complete channel, that is, the number of complete channels formed by the signal connection points of the module 10 corresponding to the channel signal terminals of the ATE device by the data board 4 is two. For the module 10 corresponding to the resource board 5, each signal FH0, SH0, FL0, SL0, GND in the first row corresponds to one complete channel, and each signal FH0, SH0, FL0, SL0, GND in the second row is the same as the complete channel corresponding to the first row, that is, the number of complete channels formed by the resource board 5 at the signal connection points of the module 10 corresponding to the channel signal terminals of the ATE device is one. Accordingly, the current capacity of the resource board 5 is greater than that of the resource board 4.

For the signals FH0, SH0, FL0, SL0, GND, and the peripheral meters to which each signal FH1, SH1, FL1, SL1, GND needs to be connected are the same as the peripheral meters to which the signal corresponding to the resource board in fig. 9 needs to be connected, and will not be described herein. Based on this, the contact portion a10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to the A1 of the module 10 can be connected to the high-level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact portion a20 of the signal switching module 120 corresponding to the A2 of the module 10 can be connected to the high-level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact portion B10 of the signal switching module 120 corresponding to the B1 of the module 10 may be connected to the high-level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact B20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to the B2 of the module 10 can be connected to the high-level terminal dmm_hi of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact portion C10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to the C1 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact portion C20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to the C2 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact portion D10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to D1 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact D20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to D2 of the module 10 can be connected to the low level terminal dmm_lo of the digital multimeter through a first switch 1311; the contact E10 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to E1 of the module 10 may be connected to the ground GND through a first switch 1311; the contact E20 of the signal transfer module 120 corresponding to E2 of the module 10 may be connected to the ground GND through a first switch 1311.

On the basis of the above-described solution, optionally, the signals at the signal connection points in at least one module 10 comprise digital signals and analog signals.

Taking the case shown in fig. 9 as an example, in the module 10 correspondingly connected to the resource board card 1 and the module 10 correspondingly connected to the resource board card 2, the signal at the signal connection point only includes a digital signal, and in the module 10 correspondingly connected to the resource board card 3, the signal at the signal connection point includes both a digital signal and an analog signal. The connecting device of the automatic test equipment can integrate the digital signals and the analog signals to the functional hardware required by the peripheral instrument at the same time, and is convenient for subsequent calibration, test or diagnosis operation.

On the basis of the above technical solution, optionally, the module 10 includes a module to be detected, and the driving control instruction includes a driving detection instruction; the driving module is used for driving the signal switching module 120 to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection instruction and is connected with the module to be detected;

the switching control instruction includes a switching detection instruction, and the switching module 130 is configured to close or open connection between a signal connection point of the module to be detected and a corresponding peripheral instrument according to the switching detection instruction, so as to determine whether an open circuit or a short circuit exists in the first switch 1311 through a measurement signal parameter of the peripheral instrument when the automatic test equipment outputs a signal through a channel signal terminal connected to the module to be detected.

Any module can be used as the module to be detected. In this embodiment, the driving module may drive the signal switching module 120 to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection command, and connect with the module to be detected, that is, the signal switching module 120 is electrically connected with the signal connection points of the module to be detected in a one-to-one correspondence manner. During open circuit detection, the switching module 130 closes the connection between the signal connection point of the module to be detected and the corresponding peripheral instrument according to the switching detection instruction, and when the automatic test equipment outputs a signal through the channel signal terminal connected with the module to be detected, judges whether the first switch 1311 has an open circuit or not through the measurement signal parameter of the peripheral instrument. For example, for any first switch 1311, if the first switch 1311 is not open, the measurement signal of the peripheral meter should be a first theoretical value. The actual measured signal parameter of the peripheral instrument is taken as a first actual measured value, and when the absolute value of the difference between the first actual measured value and the first theoretical value is greater than a first set threshold, it can be determined that the first switch 1311 has an open circuit. During short circuit detection, the switching module 130 determines whether the first switch 1311 has a short circuit according to the connection between the signal connection point of the to-be-detected module of the switching detection instruction port and the corresponding peripheral instrument, and when the automatic test equipment outputs a signal through the channel signal terminal connected with the to-be-detected module, the first switch 1311 is determined to have a short circuit through the measurement signal parameter of the peripheral instrument. For example, for any first switch 1311, if the first switch 1311 is not shorted, the measurement signal of the peripheral meter should be a second theoretical value. The actual measured signal parameter of the peripheral instrument is taken as a second actual measured value, and when the absolute value of the difference between the second actual measured value and the second theoretical value is greater than a second set threshold, it can be determined that the first switch 1311 has a short circuit.

The connecting device of the automatic test equipment has the functions of open-circuit self-checking and short-circuit self-checking, and improves the connection reliability of the connecting device of the automatic test equipment.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another switching module according to an embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 11, optionally, the switching module 130 further includes at least one functional circuit 132, where the functional circuit 132 includes at least one of a resistor 1323, an operational amplifier 1322, and a clock source 1321; the switching module 130 further includes second switch units 133, each second switch unit 133 includes a first end, at least one second end, and at least one second switch 1331, wherein one end of the second switch 1331 is electrically connected to the first end of the second switch unit 133, the other end of the second switch 1331 is electrically connected to the second end of the second switch unit 133 in a one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the first switch unit 131 is connected to one end of the functional circuit 132, the other end of the functional circuit 132 is electrically connected to the contact portion 121 in a one-to-one correspondence through the control switch K0, and the second end of the second switch unit 133 is used for connecting to a peripheral instrument.

Specifically, the setup switching module 130 includes at least one functional circuit 132 that enables the connection means of the automatic test equipment to meet the specific calibration requirements of different channels of the ATE. For example, in some scenarios, a clock source 1321 may be used, and the functional circuit 132 of the switching module 130 may include the clock source 1321, where one end pair of the clock source 1321 is connected to the contact portion of the signal switching module 120 through the control switch, and the other end pair of the clock source may be connected to a corresponding peripheral instrument through the second switch unit 133. In other cases, the operational amplifier 1322 or the resistor 1323 may be used, and then the operational amplifier 1322 or the resistor 1323 may be connected to the corresponding contact portion by controlling the switch, and the operational amplifier 1322 or the resistor 1323 may be connected to the corresponding peripheral instrument through the second switch unit 133. In which the connection relationship of the three contact portions a0, b0 and c0 to the peripheral meter through the first switching unit 131 is schematically shown in fig. 11.

The embodiment of the present utility model further provides a connection system of an automatic test equipment, and a schematic structural diagram of the connection system of the automatic test equipment may refer to fig. 1, where the connection system of the automatic test equipment includes the connection device 100 of the automatic test equipment according to any of the foregoing embodiments of the present utility model, and the connection system of the automatic test equipment further includes a control module 300, and may further include a peripheral instrument 200. The control module 300 is electrically connected to the driving module 120, the switching module 130, and the peripheral instrument 200, and is configured to issue a driving control instruction to the driving module 110, and to issue a switching control instruction to the switching module 130. After the driving module 110 receives the driving control instruction, the signal switching module 120 can be driven to move according to the received driving control instruction; after receiving the switching control instruction, the switching module 130 may connect at least part of the signal connection points in the module 10 to the corresponding peripheral instrument 200 through the corresponding contact portion according to the switching control instruction, so as to form a complete channel signal.

The connection system of the automatic test equipment of the embodiment comprises the connection device of the automatic test equipment of any embodiment of the utility model, and has the beneficial effects of the connection device of the automatic test equipment of any embodiment of the utility model.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides a connection method of the automatic test equipment, fig. 12 is a flowchart of the connection method of the automatic test equipment provided by the embodiment of the utility model, and referring to fig. 12, the connection method of the automatic test equipment comprises the following steps:

step 210, a driving control instruction is sent to the driving module, so that the driving module drives the signal switching module to move according to the received driving control instruction; the signal transfer module comprises a plurality of contact parts, and the arrangement form of the contact parts is the same as that of the channel signal terminals in the module; the signal transfer module is configured to be electrically connected with the signal connection points in the modules in a one-to-one correspondence when being connected with any one module.

And 220, sending a switching control instruction to the switching module so that at least part of signal connection points in the module are connected to corresponding peripheral instruments through corresponding contact parts according to the switching control instruction to form a complete channel signal.

The connection method of the automatic test equipment can be applied to the connection system of the automatic test equipment of the embodiment of the utility model, and has the corresponding beneficial effects of the connection system of the automatic test equipment of the embodiment of the utility model.

With continued reference to fig. 8-11, optionally, the switching module 130 includes a plurality of first switch units 131, each first switch unit 131 includes a first end, at least one second end, and at least one first switch 1311, where one end of the first switch 1311 is electrically connected to the first end of the first switch unit 131, the other end of the first switch 1311 is electrically connected to the second end of the first switch unit 131 in a one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the first switch unit 131 is electrically connected to the contact portion in a one-to-one correspondence, and the second end of the first switch unit 131 is used for connecting to a peripheral instrument; the module 10 comprises a module 10 to be detected, and the driving control instruction comprises a driving detection instruction; the switch control instruction includes a switch detection instruction.

Fig. 13 is a flowchart of another connection method of an automatic test equipment according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and referring to fig. 13, the connection method of an automatic test equipment includes:

step 310, a driving detection instruction is sent to the driving module, so that the driving module drives the signal switching module to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection instruction, and the driving module is connected with the module to be detected.

Specifically, when the signal transfer module is connected with the module to be detected, the contact part of the signal transfer module is electrically connected with the signal connection point of the module to be detected in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

Step 320, a switching detection instruction is sent to the switching module, so that the switching module closes or opens the connection between the signal connection point of the module to be detected and the corresponding peripheral instrument according to the switching detection instruction, and when the automatic test equipment outputs a signal through the channel signal terminal connected with the module to be detected, whether the first switch has an open circuit or a short circuit is judged through the measurement signal parameter of the peripheral instrument.

Specifically, the control module can control the state of the peripheral instrument, so that the peripheral instrument can output measurement signal parameters to the control module, and the control module judges whether the first switch has an open circuit or a short circuit according to the measurement signal parameters of the peripheral instrument.

Fig. 14 is a flowchart of open circuit detection performed by the connection system of the automatic test equipment according to the embodiment of the present utility model. Referring to fig. 14, the process of open circuit detection includes:

step 410, a driving detection command is sent to the driving module, so that the driving module drives the signal switching module to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection command, and is connected with the module to be detected.

And 420, sending a first switching detection instruction to the switching module, so that the switching module disconnects the signal connection point of the module to be detected from the corresponding peripheral instrument according to the first switching detection instruction.

Step 430, the channel signal terminals controlling the ATE set channels output the set signals.

Step 440, controlling the peripheral instrument to measure signal parameters and output.

Step 450, determining whether an open circuit exists according to the first theoretical value and the first measured value.

For example, for any first switch, if the first switch is not open, the measurement signal of the peripheral instrument should be a first theoretical value. And when the absolute value of the difference between the first measured value and the first theoretical value is larger than a first set threshold value, judging that the first switch is open.

Fig. 15 is a flowchart of a connection system of an automatic test equipment for short circuit detection according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Referring to fig. 15, the short circuit detection process includes:

step 510, a driving detection command is sent to the driving module, so that the driving module drives the signal switching module to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection command, and is connected with the module to be detected.

Step 520, a second switching detection instruction is sent to the switching module, so that the switching module conducts connection between the signal connection point of the module to be detected and the corresponding peripheral instrument according to the second switching detection instruction.

Step 530, controlling the channel signal terminal of the ATE set channel to output the set signal.

Step 540, controlling the peripheral instrument to measure signal parameters and outputting the signal parameters.

Step 550, determining whether a short circuit exists according to the second theoretical value and the second actual measurement value.

For example, for any first switch, if the first switch has no short circuit, the measurement signal of the peripheral instrument should be a second theoretical value. And the actual measured signal parameter of the peripheral instrument is used as a second actual measured value, and when the absolute value of the difference value between the second actual measured value and the second theoretical value is larger than a second set threshold value, the first switch can be judged to have short circuit.

Note that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and the technical principle applied. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model. Therefore, while the utility model has been described in connection with the above embodiments, the utility model is not limited to the embodiments, but may be embodied in many other equivalent forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model, which is set forth in the following claims.

Claims (13)

1. A connection device of an automatic test equipment, wherein channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are configured into a plurality of modules, the modules comprise a plurality of signal connection points, the signal connection points are in one-to-one correspondence with the channel signal terminals, and the signal connection points are identical with signals on the corresponding channel signal terminals; the number of the signal connection points in the plurality of modules is the same, and the signal connection points have the same arrangement rule;

the connecting device of the automatic test equipment comprises a driving module, a signal switching module and a switching module;

the driving module is used for receiving a driving control instruction and driving the signal switching module to move according to the received driving control instruction;

the signal transfer module comprises a plurality of contact parts, and the arrangement form of the contact parts is the same as that of the channel signal terminals in the module; the signal transfer module is configured to be electrically connected with the signal connection points in the module in one-to-one correspondence when any module is connected;

the switching module is electrically connected with each contact part respectively and is used for receiving a switching control instruction, and at least part of signal connection points in the module are connected to corresponding peripheral instruments through the corresponding contact parts according to the switching control instruction to form complete channel signals.

2. The connection device of an automatic test equipment according to claim 1, wherein channel signal terminals of the automatic test equipment are arranged in the form of a plurality of the modules, each of the channel signal terminals serving as one of the signal connection points.

3. The connection device of automatic test equipment according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a circuit board, wherein the modules are disposed on the circuit board, and the signal connection points are electrically connected to the channel signal terminals in one-to-one correspondence.

4. A connection device for automatic test equipment according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of modules are arranged in the same direction on the circuit board.

5. The connection device of the automatic test equipment according to claim 3, wherein the driving module comprises a motor, an operation bracket of the motor is fixed on the circuit board, and the motor is used for driving the signal switching module to move on the operation bracket according to the driving control instruction.

6. The connection device of the automatic test equipment according to claim 1, wherein the switching module comprises a plurality of first switching units, each first switching unit comprises a first end, at least one second end and at least one first switch, wherein one end of the first switch is electrically connected with the first end of the first switching unit, the other end of the first switch is electrically connected with the second end of the first switching unit in a one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the first switching unit is electrically connected with the contact part in a one-to-one correspondence, and the second end of the first switching unit is used for connecting the peripheral instrument.

7. The connection device of the automatic test equipment according to claim 6, wherein the number of the first switches included in each of the first switch units is the same in the switching module, and the kinds of the peripheral meters to which each of the first switch units is connected are the same.

8. The connection device of an automatic test equipment according to claim 6, wherein the number of the first switches included in at least two of the first switch units in the switching module is different and/or peripheral meters to which at least two of the first switch units are connected are not identical.

9. The connection device of automatic test equipment according to claim 6, wherein the module comprises a module to be tested, and the drive control instruction comprises a drive test instruction; the driving module is used for driving the signal switching module to move to the module to be detected according to the received driving detection instruction and is connected with the module to be detected;

the switching control instruction comprises a switching detection instruction, and the switching module is used for switching on or switching off the connection between the signal connection point of the module to be detected and the corresponding peripheral instrument according to the switching detection instruction, so that when the automatic test equipment outputs a signal through the channel signal terminal connected with the module to be detected, whether the first switch is open-circuited or short-circuited is judged through the measurement signal parameter of the peripheral instrument.

10. The connection apparatus of automatic test equipment of claim 6, wherein the switching module further comprises at least one functional circuit comprising at least one of a resistor, an operational amplifier, a clock source;

the switching module further comprises second switch units, each second switch unit comprises a first end, at least one second end and at least one second switch, one end of each second switch is electrically connected with the first end of each second switch unit, the other end of each second switch is electrically connected with the second end of each second switch unit in a one-to-one correspondence manner, the first end of each first switch unit is connected with one end of the functional circuit, the other end of the functional circuit is electrically connected with the contact part in a one-to-one correspondence manner through a control switch, and the second end of each second switch unit is used for being connected with the peripheral instrument.

11. The connection device of automatic test equipment according to claim 1, wherein the number of complete channels formed by the channel signal terminals corresponding to the signal connection points of at least two of the modules is different.

12. The connection device of automatic test equipment of claim 1 wherein the signals at the signal connection points in at least one of the modules comprise digital signals and analog signals.

13. A connection system of an automatic test equipment, characterized by comprising the connection device of an automatic test equipment according to any one of claims 1-12, further comprising a control module electrically connected to the drive module, the switching module and the peripheral instrument, respectively, for issuing the drive control instruction to the drive module and for issuing the switching control instruction to the switching module.