Automated test system having multiple stages
First Claim
1. A test system comprising:
- a first stage to move a first device that has been tested to a first tray; and
to move a second device to be tested from a second tray;
a second stage to receive the first device and the second device, the second stage to move the first device from a first test socket to the first stage, and to move the second device from the first stage to either the first test socket or a second test socket;
a third stage to move the first device in the first test socket to the second stage, and to move the second device in the first test socket or the second test socket into a test slot in a test rack, the first test socket or the second test socket being part of a test carrier, and the third stage comprising an air-controlled arm that is movable in one dimension to push the test carrier into the test slot;
wherein the second stage comprises cameras to align the second device to the first test socket or the second test socket prior to moving the second device into the first test socket or the second test socket;
wherein the cameras comprise one or more first cameras above the first test socket or the second test socket and one or more second cameras below the first test socket or the second test socket, the one or more first cameras for capturing at least a first image and the one or more second cameras for capturing at least a second image; and
one or more processing devices to use the first image and the second image to control a first robot or a second robot to move the second device to either the first test socket or the second test socket.
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Abstract
An example test system includes: a test rack including test slots; first and second shuttles that are configured to move contemporaneously to transport devices towards and away from trays, with at least some of the devices having been tested and at least some of the devices to be tested; first and second robots that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the devices that have been tested from test sockets in test carriers to the first and second shuttles, and to move the devices to be tested from the first and second shuttles to the test sockets in test carriers; and first and second test arms that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the test carriers between the first and second robots and the test rack.
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34 Claims
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1. A test system comprising:
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a first stage to move a first device that has been tested to a first tray; and
to move a second device to be tested from a second tray;a second stage to receive the first device and the second device, the second stage to move the first device from a first test socket to the first stage, and to move the second device from the first stage to either the first test socket or a second test socket; a third stage to move the first device in the first test socket to the second stage, and to move the second device in the first test socket or the second test socket into a test slot in a test rack, the first test socket or the second test socket being part of a test carrier, and the third stage comprising an air-controlled arm that is movable in one dimension to push the test carrier into the test slot; wherein the second stage comprises cameras to align the second device to the first test socket or the second test socket prior to moving the second device into the first test socket or the second test socket; wherein the cameras comprise one or more first cameras above the first test socket or the second test socket and one or more second cameras below the first test socket or the second test socket, the one or more first cameras for capturing at least a first image and the one or more second cameras for capturing at least a second image; and one or more processing devices to use the first image and the second image to control a first robot or a second robot to move the second device to either the first test socket or the second test socket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A test system comprising:
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a test rack comprising test slots; first and second shuttles that are configured to move contemporaneously to transport devices towards and away from trays, at least some of the devices having been tested and at least some of the devices to be tested; first and second robots that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the devices that have been tested from test sockets in test carriers to the first and second shuttles, and to move the devices to be tested from the first and second shuttles to the test sockets in the test carriers; first and second test arms that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the test carriers between the first and second robots and the test rack; and a third robot to move the devices between the first and second shuttles and the trays, the third robot to move the devices that have been tested from the first and second shuttles to the trays, and to move the devices to be tested from the trays to the first and second shuttles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A test system comprising:
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a test rack comprising test slots; first and second shuttles that are configured to move contemporaneously to transport devices towards and away from trays, at least some of the devices having been tested and at least some of the devices to be tested; first and second robots that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the devices that have been tested from test sockets in test carriers to the first and second shuttles, and to move the devices to be tested from the first and second shuttles to the test sockets in the test carriers; and first and second test arms that are configured to move contemporaneously ove the test carriers between the first and second robots and the test rack; wherein the test carriers comprise two test carriers, each test carrier having two test sockets arranged along a longitudinal dimension; wherein the first robot is configured to service one of the test carriers while the second robot services another one of the test carries; and wherein the second robot is configured to service the one of the test carriers while the first robot services the other one of the test carriers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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