3-6 Site Preparation
3 Structural Requirements
Storage Space Requirements
Setting up your system requires planning for storage. Obviously, you will need a
handling and staging area for the boards you will be testing. Not so obviously, there
are other things that you will need to store, such as the test fixtures.
Backup media storage
The i3070 system is reliable, but no system is safe against data loss due to system
disk or computer failure. Run system backups at regular intervals. Before the
system is installed, plan for backup media storage in the system area. To be safer
still, always place a recent backup in a different area or building.
Fixture storage
You will have a significant investment in your system fixtures. They are precision
machines and must be kept clean and undamaged. Plan safe and dust-free storage
near the testhead for your fixtures.
You will receive a Pin Verification Fixture with the first testhead at your site to use
to test the MINT pins of your systems. Be sure to keep the Pin Verification Fixture in
your fixture storage area.
Note the following with respect to fixture storage:
• Don’t store fixtures on painted shelves. The bottom of the fixture will scrape
small particles of paint off the shelf which will fall into and contaminate the
testhead’s interface pins.
• If possible, cover your fixtures when not in use, especially when the air contains
a high level of particulates.
• Don’t store fixtures on paper-, cardboard-, or carpet-covered surfaces. These
materials could contain corrosive substances that would react with the fixture’s
gold-plated personality pins.
• Don’t store fixtures on wooden shelves. Wood splinters can be carried on the
bottom of the fixture to the testhead, thereby contaminating testhead interface
pins.
• Don’t stack fixtures on top of one another.
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