Mass InterConnect Solutions …creating order out of wiring chaos

1. Introduction to Mass Interconnects Mass InterConnect Solutions …creating order out of wiring chaos David Rocker Director of Engineering

2. Product History ENIAC was designed and built to calculate artilleryfiring tables for the U.S. Army's Ballistics Research Laboratory. The first problems run on the ENIAC however, were related to the design of the hydrogen bomb. The contract was signed on June 5, 1943 The computer was programmed by inserting patchcords into patch panels in different configurations to accomplish different tasks.

3. VPC - Patchpanel Founded in 1959 as a licensee of International Business Machines (IBM) to manufacture and distribute programmable patch panels for computers On display at: The New York Museum of Modern Art

4. What is Mass Interconnect? …creating order out of wiring chaos Problem Solution

5. What is Mass Interconnect? • Frequent DUT/UUT Changeover • Rapid connection to multiple UUTs • Simplified System Wiring • Flexible, Configurable, Expandable • Intense Mating Cycle Requirements • Reliability to over 20,000 mating cycles DUT = Device Under Test UUT = Unit Under Test

6. Vertical Hinged Mounting Frame Cable Assembly ITA Module Enclosure ITA ITA Patchcords Receiver Module Receiver Receiver Patchcords Mass InterConnect Components ITA, Individual Test Adapter, “Adapts” tester to be capable of testing multiple UUTs From the instrument to the UUT — andeverything between!

7. By Preventing Damage to Valuable Test Instrumentation VPC Maximizes the ROI for Test Assets Test Instrument Card ($Valuable Test Instrumentation) Delicate Commercial Connector VPC Systems are designed for 20,000 cycles specifically for Test Applications Protect Valuable Test Instrumentation (Local Language)

8. Quickly and Easily Adapting Tester to be Capable of Testing Multiple UUTs VPC Maximizes the ROI for Test Assets Navigation System ITA Communication System ITA Individual Test Adapter ITA “Adapts” tester to be capable of testing multiple UUTs Weapons System ITA Standardized Test Interface (Local Language)

9. Mass InterConnect Deployment • Test and Measurement Applications • Defense • Aerospace • Automotive • Medical • Contract Manufacturing • High Volume Testing Environments

10. Symtx • 50 Module Solution Functional testing of satellite bus electronics circuit card assemblies, part of a command and control subsystem in commercial & military satellites Verify and troubleshoot any one of a dozen assembly types at the card level, prior to box level integration and further functional testing The test system uses VXI switching chassis and instrumentation and a high performance VPC 9050 - 50 module receiver interface panel to accommodate a variety of test adapters on a single test system www.symtx.com Aerospace

11. Konrad Technologie GmbH • G12 Solution G12 Mass InterConnect acts as the interface between Open Test Platform (OTP) and the device-under-test (DUT). Using a variety of Agilent hardware and software, including the new 34980A Multifunction Switch/Measure unit as the system core, the OTP is flexible and scalable to allow expansion for new test requirements. With cable assemblies specific to each modular instrument used in the Agilent 34980A, as well as power and pneumatic connections, the G12 provides a reliable and repeatable interface designed to withstand over 20,000 mating and unmating cycles. Innovative QuadraPaddle modules enable consolidation of as many as 192 signal points in a single receiver slot and 480 signal points in 2 receiver slots. www.konrad-technology.com Automotive

12. FTS-200 from Cal-Bay SystemsMedical Device Testing Functional Test System for Low-Volume High-Mix Production and Design Validation Test Computer-based instrumentation hardware with bandwidth up to 200 MHz Mass-interconnect test fixture interface from Virginia Panel Test execution software based on industry standard LabVIEW and TestStand application development environments www.calbay.com Medical

13. Tester design was implemented in previous HUD test applications ~ modernized (PXI based) In this design, Honeywell designed QP/PCBs are implemented to reduce the “rats nest” of wiring in the previous design Fixed patch panels are used for fault induced simulation VPC ~ 90 Series (25/50 module) are used to direct the instrumentation and other assets Consoles shipped for use at Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids) and Boeing, Seattle. Boeing Commercial Airplane – 787 Program Fixed Patch Panels HUD Test Console VPC 9050 VPC 9025 Instrumentation “loop back”

14. I/O in Modules • Analog Signal • Digital Signal • Coax / RF • Fiber Optic • Power • Thermocouple • Pneumatic • Vacuum

15. Founded in 1959 as a licensee of International Business Machines (IBM) to manufacture and distribute programmable patch panels for computers Designs, manufactures and markets Interconnect products for Test and Measurement applications in both commercial and military markets. Standard interface system for the United States Air Force Modular Automated Test Equipment Program (MATE) United States Navy standard electrical interface for the CASS Program Standard for the Interface Connector Assembly (ICA) used in commercial air transport testing (ARINC 608A committee) First to offer the most comprehensive connector interface for VXI About VPC

16. For over 47 years, VPC has Provided highest quality and most innovative Mass Interconnect Solutions on the market Aligned closely with Test & Measurement partners to develop and support standards Designed new interconnect products with lower profiles & higher densities to solve dynamic test requirements Virginia Panel Corporation

17. Simplified Cable Management (Local Language) Protect Valuable Test Instrumentation (Local Language) Standardized Test Interface (Local Language) Summary VPC Mass Interconnects offer the lowest total cost of ownership over the life of your test system (Local Language)