Testpoint Manager

Parent page:  PCB Dialogs

Summary

The Testpoint Manager dialog provides controls related to testpoint settings for both fabrication and assembly.

Access

This dialog is accessed by clicking Tools >> Testpoint Manager.

Options/Controls

Testpoint Net Status 

This region provides a listing of all nets in the design, with status to indicate testpoint coverage – either Complete or Incomplete – for both bare-board fabrication and in-circuit assembly testing. Select individual or multiple nets and assign assembly or fabrication testpoints accordingly, using commands available from the right-click menu. Alternatively, use the available commands on the menu to assign testpoints to all nets. Commands are also available to clear testpoint assignments from selected or all nets.

Buttons

• Fabrication Testpoints - Click this button to access controls for assigning and clearing fabrication testpoints.
• Assembly Testpoints - Click this button to access controls for assigning and clearing assembly testpoints.
• Search Order - Click this button to access a definable search order of pad/via object types – giving you even finer control over the priority by which such objects are considered when automatically assigning testpoints. Right-click in the list to access controls for moving an entryUp (shortcut: Shift+Up Arrow) or Down (shortcut: Shift + Down Arrow). Click the button again to hide the list.

Status Summary

• Status Summary - Click this link to expand/collapse the Status Summaries region as required. The Status Summaries region provides a full summary of the testpoint status for the board, for both testing modes. This region updates with each assignment or clearance action performed.

Assignment Results

• Assignment Results - Click this link to expand/collapse the Assignment Results region as required. The Assignment Results region gives lower-level detail, for example on the number of top/bottom pads/vias involved in an assignment/clearance.

• Results Frame - This region provides detailed results for each assignment or clearance action performed within the Testpoint Manager dialog. Details can include the number of top/bottom pads/vias involved in an assignment/clearance, and also a possible indication of why an assignment failed.