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Huntron Technical Support
Huntron Technical is available to support the needs of Huntron customers worldwide. Technical Support is available during regular business hours.
For the best service in answering your questions or resolving problems, we suggest calling us directly. In many cases, questions can be answered
or problems fixed much more efficiently by talking to Technical Support personnel directly since more accurate information can be conveyed. However, Technical Support
will answer emails as soon as they are received and a proper response can be formulated.
Huntron Technical Support prides itself for having fast and accurate service to our customers and welcomes any input regarding our performance. Please contact us if you have any
comments, questions or concerns.
Contact Huntron Technical Support:
1.800.426.9265
425.743.3171
425.743.1360 fax
Email: info@huntron.com
Huntron Support Forum
Huntron also provides a worldwide users Forum where you can post messages, questions and comments omline. Come join the Huntron community at the Huntron Support Forum.
For those considering buying used Huntron products
Please contact Huntron Technical Support, view the Huntron FAQs or view the Obsolete Products page before purchasing used equipment from surplus test equipment suppliers or auction sites such as EBay. In many cases, the equipment does not include all the parts, accessories or software that originally shipped with the unit. Some of these parts (such as GPIB or camera cards) are necessary for the equipment to function properly and are no longer manufactured by their OEM. In most cases, software for these products will need to purchased.
Huntron Technical Support Quick Tip #6
Previous Quick Tips (Quick Tips Archive)
Reducing Test Times for Huntron Probers
There are several modifications you can make to your Prober tests to reduce run time. Here is a basic list of suggestions:
- Use higher range Frequencies when possible. There is a marked decrease in test time when using 200Hz versus 60Hz. However, do not compromise test quality for the sake of speed. If a lower frequency is needed
to get the proper signature then the best choice is to use it.
- Turn the “Z Home Between Components” off in the Tree/Sequence tab. Be sure the Sequence Up position (set in the Prober pane/Teach Height tab) is set
high enough to clear any tall components or obstacles.
- Reduce the number Correction Steps in the Tree/Component tab from 3 (default) to 1. This controls how many times the software will query the Prober encoders for position correction. If you are
probing very fine pitch devices it is probably best to avoid this suggestion.
- Optimize the probing pattern by setting the component order by location. Right-click the Tree/Component/Order Number column header and select “Set By Location” (see
image below). This will re-order the components based on their XY location on the board and therefore optimize the probing order. This is an important step if you use
CAD data to create tests.
