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  4030 Flying Probe Tester
 High-throughput tester for bed-of-nails replacement

 

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SPEA 4030 Hi Productivity Flying Probe Tester

4030 is expressly designed to replace bed-of-nails systems in the production test of SMT boards: It overcomes accessibility limits, offering high productivity, great flexibility and low cost of test in a compact footprint.

4030 is based on the revolutionary concept of a low cost, modular and scalable composition, optimized for the integration in automatic in-line test cells.

4030 offers great ease of use and rapidity: Leonardo Express operating system allows non-expert users to quickly develop a test program in six completely guided steps, requiring just a few simple settings.

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Bed-of-nails throughput capability

High-speed mechanics technology, innovative fast test techniques (such as the SMART ICT Test), and fully automated in-line integration, enable the 4030 to reach the throughput required by high-volume production test.

Using the same modularity concept of pick&place systems, 4030 can be integrated in in-line flying probe test cells, composed by the number of systems required to match the production line takt time. In this way, traditional bed-of-nails systems can be replaced in the production line with no loss in productivity.

  

Improved coverage @ lower cost

4030 overcomes the accessibility limits of bed-of-nails systems. The extreme probing accuracy allows the flying probes to contact directly the pins of ultra fine pitch components such as 01005, 0201, RQFP, performing complete multi-function tests for a coverage comparable to a traditional bed-of-nails system.

The overall cost of ownership is greatly reduced:

no bed-of-nails required
fast, automated test program generation from CAD data
automatic and immediate system setup
operatorless working
easy management of board layout changes

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The 4030 offers different board loading modules, to fit perfectly in your specific production.

4030 IL - In-Line Board Loading:

The in-line integration is the perfect way to make the most of the 4030 productivity, without needing an operator for the board loading.  

The 4030 IL is specifically designed for the optimized integration in multi-station test cells.

 

4030 ML - Manual Board Loading:

The loading of the board is easily performed directly into the testing area, guaranteeing high ergonomics in a reduced footprint.

 
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In-Circuit Test
SMART In-Circuit Test
Nodal Impedance Test (NZT)
short test based on nodal impedance measurement
Open Pin Scan
Optical Test

 

 

 

  

 

 

 


 

Nodal impedance Test - NZT

SPEA NZT 2.0 is a net-oriented test technique, developed in whole by SPEA in order to reduce the test time for flying probe testing up to 80%, while guaranteeing 100% of short circuits coverageand detecting also the latent failures not covered by the in-circuit testing.

SPEA NZT 2.0 is the result of more than 10 years of enhancements made by SPEA: the new hardware and software technology offers higher accuracy and stability, a faster test execution, and a full optimization of the test time, by combining NZT test and in-circuit test.

 

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Pins not soldered? Open Pin Scan finds them

The increasing volume of electronic components on a board can result in a increase of process defects, starting from the lack of solder on the component pins. 

The introduction of the BGA technology limits the use of the optical inspection but it can be an efficiently substituted by the Open Pin Scan technique.

The 4030 is capable of using three different test techniques to identify different defects on the card, such as lifted pins on the board (defined as “open pin”):

- Junction Scan
- Current Scan
- Electro Scan

The combined use of the three techniques brings together the effective analysis of defects regardless of the circuit configuration and the component technology. 

With the Open Pin Scan technique, it is possible to find other defects on the tested boards, such as wrong polarity, polarized capacitors backwards, connectors mounted incorrectly, RF capacitor presence (stray capacitors).

Leonardo software automatically generates the appropriate test for the Open Pin technique, using the information contained in the CAD as reference. 

 

 


 

Optical Test

The 4030 can be equipped with color or black and white cameras to perform optical inspections of the board. It is possible to install up to 4 cameras for the optical testing: two on the top side and two on the bottom. 

The optical inspection module permits testing of boards at the same time the electrical testing is executed, thus guaranteeing an increase in productivity that accompanies an increase in the board coverage.

The Optical Test is useful in verifying the non-electrical characteristics of the board, or the configurations electrical testing is complex, such as:

- correct orientation of components (electrolytic capacitors, connectors, integrated circuits)
- character and symbol recognition (such as barcode 2D and device names of ICs)
- presence or absence of components 
- solder paste control

  


 

Lead Free Ready

The introduction of Lead Free soldering represents a requirement for every production area, in observance of new legislation for the environment.

Still, the technology innovations, the new required processes, together with the continuous size reduction in component packages and the PCB fine pitch devices, can increase board defects.

To guarantee the quality of the product without losing productivity, it is necessary to select a fast and flexible test system, that will be capable of finding new types of defects that can appear in the first years of using the new technology, in any production process. 

The 4030 flying prober is the ideal solution:
Immediately usable at the moment of the installation, easy to use and easy to re-program, the 4030 allows the development of any type of test. 

The extreme precision allows the system to catch more defects than any other test system, making it adequate for any new or existing type of defect.

With the Lead Free Ready technology of the 4030, SPEA demonstrates its readiness to face any environmental challenges, and re-affirms SPEA commitment to focusing on the environment.

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Leonardo Express – the new operating system for SPEA testers – is designed to allow also non-experts to generate a test program in a few hours, also for complex boards with thousands of nets.
All the steps required – CAD import and processing, testability and accessibility analysis, test program generation and debug – are implemented with the same instrument set, that is integrated in a graphic interface minimizing the learning curve. Friendly menus, customizable toolbars and on-line help make the interface extremely easy to use.
The test program can be generated either automatically, starting from CAD data or through easy manual input techniques.

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Probe number 4
Probe angle 16° & 5°
Cameras Up to 2
Axis movement Linear motors on X-Y-Z axis
Board Loading In-Line
Footprint 1020 x 1360 x 1610 mm
Test Area 400 x 500 mm
Input Power 110-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz UL/CSA compliant





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