Testing apparatus for testing and handling a multiplicity of devices
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1. Testing apparatus for testing and handling a multiplicity of devices comprising:
- (1.1) a test executor provided for controlling operation of the individual test steps,(1.2) at least one test adapter for receiving at least one device to be tested,(1.3) said devices arranged in plural entities that are logical and/or physical, each entity being hierarchically arranged among all said entities and representing a discrete category, andwherein said test executor includes a hierarchical operating level assigned to each of said physical or logical entities, and each said hierarchical operating level, except a lowest hierarchical operating level, including(1.4) at least one test level controller set up to perform at least the following sequence of operating steps;
(1.4.1) A pre-activity sequence of tasks,(1.4.2) a call to a lower hierarchical operating level, and(1.4.3) a return from said lower operating level, and wherein(1.5) the lowest hierarchical operating level is processed by at least one device test processor provided for the test of parameters of individual devices.
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Abstract
A testing apparatus for testing and handling a multiplicity of devices, in particular electronic components such as integrated circuits or boards, comprises a test executor with a multiplicity of hierarchical operating levels assigned to respective physical or logical entities. At each level except the lowest one, test level controllers are provided which include a pre-activity sequence of tasks, a call to a lower operating level, a return from said lower operating level, and a post-activity sequence of tasks. At the lowest level, device test processors execute the actual test.
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1. Testing apparatus for testing and handling a multiplicity of devices comprising:
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(1.1) a test executor provided for controlling operation of the individual test steps, (1.2) at least one test adapter for receiving at least one device to be tested, (1.3) said devices arranged in plural entities that are logical and/or physical, each entity being hierarchically arranged among all said entities and representing a discrete category, and wherein said test executor includes a hierarchical operating level assigned to each of said physical or logical entities, and each said hierarchical operating level, except a lowest hierarchical operating level, including (1.4) at least one test level controller set up to perform at least the following sequence of operating steps; (1.4.1) A pre-activity sequence of tasks, (1.4.2) a call to a lower hierarchical operating level, and (1.4.3) a return from said lower operating level, and wherein (1.5) the lowest hierarchical operating level is processed by at least one device test processor provided for the test of parameters of individual devices. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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2. Testing apparatus for testing and handling a multiplicity of devices comprising:
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(2.1) a test executor provided for controlling operation of the individual test steps, (2.2) at least one test adapter for receiving at least one device to be tested, (2.3) said devices arranged in plural entities that are logical and/or physical, each entity being hierarchically arranged among all said entities and representing a discrete category, and wherein said test executor includes a hierarchical operating level assigned to each of said physical or logical entities, and each said hierarchical operating level, except a lowest hierarchical operating level, including (2.4) at least one test level controller set up to perform at least the following sequence of operating steps; (2.4.1) A call to a lower hierarchical operating level, (2.4.2) a return from said lower operating level, and (2.4.3) a post-activity sequence of tasks, and wherein (2.5) the lowest hierarchical operating level is processed by at least one device test processor provided for the test of parameters of individual devices. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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