New TestWay System level PCB CAD Viewer

ASTER Technologies announces the new twSystem in-system PCB viewer. The ability to view PCBA system level connectivity during system level testing is vital in the diagnosis of system level failures.

The use of twSystem has the following benefits:

• Reduced test program development & debug using the schematic & virtual schematic views.
• Precise test coverage analysis during functional test development.
• Quick localization of failure/defect on schematic and layout view.
• Accurate diagnosis.

twSystem can be used in the design environment to assist DfT and test coverage analysis at the schematic capture stage as well as during prototype troubleshooting.
Within the manufacturing environment, it becomes an integral part of the repair cycle, assisting in the locating of faults and significantly reducing repair time.

twSystem delivers various representations of the system:

• List of the boards, backplanes and cables comprising the system. When a board is part of an interconnection, the corresponding connection is highlighted.
• Flat netlist view of the full system, which is the foundation for navigation between interconnecting boards within a system
• Mechanical 3D interactive view of the box, including the boards.
• One window for each active board. Each combining the BOM, schematic diagram and CAD layout.

TestWay is a proven solution to identifying electrical testability requirements and computing theoretical test coverage, early in the design chain.