Agilent 3070 technical training is the best in the world. Those of us who have attended technical training sessions from Agilent Technologies would never argue the point. But often a gap exists after the training is completed between the learned classroom knowledge and the "hands on" experience needed to perform back at the ranch, in the real world. Many customers have asked Agilent, as well as members of their third party support program, to develop products and services to bridge this gap, and provide a means for performing the dual role of technical educator and third party software development. A great idea, but never achieved...

Until Now!!!

Our technical training classes are specifically designed for companies looking to increase the knowledge base of their test engineering staff through a "hands-on", engineering learning environment. Students learn to use the tools they need to become proficient, while developing actual production products. No classroom lab "setups". Just real life, real data, real nightmare situations. And students learn to deal with them.

Courses are offered at different cities in the US throughout the year, and are also available at your site, on your own equipment. Dates of classes are jointly coordinated and agreed upon to minimize production bottlenecks, and maximize learning potential.

Agilent 3070 Programming Fundamentals for GenRad Programmers

Overview:

This one week course focuses on Agilent 3070 programmaing fundamentals. The class is intended for GenRad programmers, or engineers with foreign (to Agilent) test equipment programming experience. Programming techniques, and Agilent 3070 test system fundamentals are presented using the student's exisiting knowledge of foreign test systems as a frame of reference. Students become proficient using the Agilent 3070 board test hardware and software.

Time is equally divided in the seminar between the classroom and actual testhead debug time. Classrom lab exercises, and testhead debug sessions are designed around real customer boards, and ongoing development projects.

Objectives:

  1. Understand the Agilent 3070 board test development process.
  2. Become familiar with the operation and use of the three consultants (board, test, and fixture).
  3. Be able to create a board and board_xy file.
  4. Be able to create library elements for devices of type part, analog, digital, and mixed.
  5. Understand the interrelationships between board test files.
  6. Understand the different Agilent 3070 hardware available, machine types, and card types.

Topics Covered:

  1. Agilent 3070 Unix File Structure
  2. Board Test File Structure
  3. Board Test Development Overview
  4. Board Consultant
  5. Test Consultant
  6. Fixture Consultant
  7. Analog Test Techniques
  8. Digital Test Techniques
  9. Powered Analog Test Techniques
  10. Mixed Signal Test Techniques
  11. Powered Analog Test Techniques
  12. Push Button Debug
  13. Testability Analysis
  14. Testjet Testing
  15. The Wirelist file
Agilent 3070 Programming Fundamentals for Agilent 3065 Programmers

Overview:

This one week course focuses on Agilent 3070 programmaing fundamentals. The class is intended for Agilent 3065 programmers, or engineers with foreign (to Agilent 3070) test equipment programming experience. Students become familiar with the board test software and hardware. Time is equally divided in the seminar between the classroom and actual testhead debug time. Classrom lab exercises, and testhead debug sessions are designed around real customer boards, and ongoing development projects.

Objectives:

  1. Understand the Agilent 3070 board test development process.
  2. Become familiar with the operation and use of the three consultants (board, test, and fixture).
  3. Be able to create a board and board_xy file.
  4. Be able to create library elements for devices of type part, analog, digital, and mixed.
  5. Understand the interrelationships between board test files.
  6. Understand the different Agilent 3070 hardware available, machine types, and card types.

Topics Covered:

  1. Agilent 3070 Unix File Structure
  2. Board Test File Structure
  3. Board Test Development Overview
  4. Board Consultant
  5. Test Consultant
  6. Fixture Consultant
  7. Analog Test Techniques
  8. Digital Test Techniques
  9. Powered Analog Test Techniques
  10. Mixed Signal Test Techniques
  11. Powered Analog Test Techniques
  12. Push Button Debug
  13. Testability Analysis
  14. Testjet Testing
  15. The Wirelist file
Agilent 3070 Board Test Development - Customer / Product Specific

Overview:

This class covers board test development, from cad conversion through the ordering of a test fixture. Emphasis is placed on IPG input file generation, library test files generation, testability review techniques, IPG test generation, and post IPG file reviews to ensure successful test generation.

Students learn to develop board test programs from "the ground up". Every aspect of board test development is covered on the customer's own product. The customer will be working on a "real" job.

Objectives:

  1. Develop a board test program for a specific customer board.
  2. Develop the necessary test fixture files in order to place an order for a Agilent 3070 test fixture from a third party of the customer's choice.
  3. Develop a working knowledge of board test library development.
  4. Develop a working knowledge of the IPG test generation process.
  5. Develop a working knowledge of the board test file inter-relationships.
  6. Develop a working knowledge of how to develop board test programs on the Agilent 3070 using customer specific 'typical' data.
  7. Learn how to interface with test fixture vendors.

Topics Covered:

  1. Agilent 3070 Fundamentals Review (Process Overview)
  2. Cad Conversion
  3. Generate Board File
  4. Generate Board_xy Files
  5. Generate Libraries:
  6. Testjet Tests
  7. PolarCap Tests
  8. Panel Testing
  9. Throughput Multiplier
  10. Board Consultant
  11. Test Consultant
  12. Review IPG Output Files:
  13. Fixture Consultant
  14. Ordering a test fixture
Agilent 3070 Test Program Debug

Overview:

This one week course is spend at the testhead debugging test programs.

Objectives:

  1. Release to production one completed test program (per student or group of two)
  2. Learn how to debug:
  3. Become proficient with the board grader utility.
  4. Become familiar with the testability and board grader reports and summary files.
  5. Be able to incorporate an ECO into a completed board test program.
  6. Add and delete wires from completed test fixtures (ECO process)
  7. Customize a completed generic Agilent testplan for site specific requirements.

Topics Covered:

  1. Agilent 3070 Fundamentals Review (Process Overview)
  2. Push Button Debug
  3. Board Grader
  4. IPG (incremental mode)
  5. Fault Insertion
  6. Real Time Problem Solving
  7. Fixture Verification
  8. Consultants:

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Last Update: February 8, 2002