IFTE RF path loss compensation at run time enhances system self-maintenance

Author

Palenchar, D.P.

Author_Institution

Grumman Electron. Syst. Div., Bethpage, NY, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

25-28 Sep 1989

Firstpage

277

Lastpage

283

Abstract

The US Army Integrated Family Test Equipment (IFTE) provides RF stimulus and measurement from -100 dBm to +40 dBm over a frequency range of 100 Hz to 22 GHz. A power-plane technique is used to compensate for system path loss at test program set (TPS) runtime. This technique has been utilized successfully on a number of automatic test equipment programs to enhance system capability and simplify calibration and self-maintenance requirements. The power-plane technique eliminates the need for system-level calibration, compensates for instrument drift, enhances TPS transportability, enhances detection of minor defects, reduces training requirements, and provides measurement and stimulus utilities

Keywords

automatic test equipment; calibration; electronic equipment testing; fault location; maintenance engineering; microwave measurement; military systems; power measurement; 100 Hz to 22 GHz; RF path loss compensation; RF stimulus; US Army Integrated Family Test Equipment; automatic test equipment; calibration; instrument drift; power-plane technique; self-maintenance; test program set; training; transportability; Calibration; Circuits; Coaxial cables; Electronic equipment testing; Insertion loss; Power generation; Radio frequency; Spectral analysis; Switches; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '89. IEEE Automatic Testing Conference. The Systems Readiness Technology Conference. Automatic Testing in the Next Decade and the 21st Century. Conference Record.

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1989.81134

Filename

81134