Desk Top Probing, XYZ Probe Manipulators, PCB Fixture, Probe Stations
Probing Solutions, Inc., a Tektronix Channel Partner manufactures high quality affordable probe stations, precision manipulators and PCB fixtures to be used with the GigaProbes®, Pico Probes/Cascade probes or with any probe from Tektronix. Depending on your application, fixturing may be necessary as it allows the user secure the probe while freeing up the Engineer to operate the Oscilloscope controls and SI software without having to manually hold the probe in place. A desk top fixture for vertical and horizontal probing is available (see pictures below) and they can be used to build up a full probe station with optics and additional XYZ precision manipulators.
Slide down this page for a tour of a sample of probing fixtures and probe stations for efficient Failure Analysis or full system Signal Integrity involving active differential probes from Tektronix.
Package Failure Analysis and Small/Medium PCB Probing
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1120-ZLS-V0
CIRCUIT BOARD AND PACKAGE TESING PROBE STATION
CONFIGURATION: • 11”W X 20”D Test Area with 10x Zoom Lens Microscope, 19.5x to 247.5x Magnification
• CCD Camera with 13” Color Monitor
• 150W Articulating Illumination
• 2 platens (4" W by 26" L) support up to 8 manipulators each
• Independent lead screw platen fine "Z" lift controls
• Independent platen "X" axis translation controls and lock
* 19" X 17" X 2" X-Y-Z microscope translation with independent X, Y and Z locks
• Precision ball bearing movements
• Gross microscope "Z" settings over 8" above base plate
* 24" X 24" base plate #10-32 threaded mounting holes on 2" centers for custom fixtures.
• CCD Camera with 13” Color Monitor
GP Series for holding all Tektronix Probes including PicoProbes for precision probing
Vertial Fixture can be adjusted to accomodate up to 19x19" PCB. Probe both sides of board for TDR/TDT measurements
Take a tour of the 1120-ZLS-V0 probe station by clicking on each of the pictures below. Each picture provides an enlarged picture with a detail description. At that point, you can choose to see a slide show or close the picture and click on the next picture to see a detailed description.
After you review all the pictures below you can down load the 1120-ZLS-V0 data sheet and the Probe manipulator selection chart to select which manipulator to use with your probe station.If you have any questions on putting a system together or would like a quote send us an email and your contact information by clicking this e-mail link.
Click on any picture below to get a larger view and a detail description.
The 2020HV Signal Integrity probe station (shown above) from Probing Solutions, Inc. can be configured to probe Vertical and Horizontal printed circuit boards greater than 19x19”. The Vertical Fixture allow for probing fount and back side of backplanes to include probing daughter boards. This access provides the ability to characterize the backplane, via’s, connectors and daughter board interconnect path impedance and S-parameter bandwidth and create a SPICE Model using the DSA8200 TDR and IConnect. Active probes can be mounted on the GP series micro-positioners to perform functional SI on complete systems. Horizontal fixturing is also available
GigaProbes(tm) TDR Probing Backplane
GigaProbes(tm) viewd by 2020HV 180x CCD camera
The flexible snake light of the 2020HV SI probe station casts light on probing area and viewed on the system's 180x CCD cameras mounted on platforms as seen in this picture above.
