
SCORPION FLS980Dxi Flying Probe Tester
Board Test Capabilities That Take the Hassles Out of Production Test
Why are dozens of electronics manufacturers in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive and health sciences to semiconductors, depending on the FLS980Dxi for their production testing?
Because they can always ship products with a quality they’re proud of. Circuit board test is getting more complicated. In-circuit tests often cost too much, take too long, and cover too little. But production quality needs to be verified without causing production delays, without cost overruns, and without hassles.
Production Test Challenges

Tight quality control measures and time-to-market pressures are compelling manufacturing companies to choose effective yet lean test and quality control strategies. Flying probe testers require no test fixtures, have few restrictions on board access, and can test boards with a virtually unlimited number of nets.
They also allow developers to complete test programs in a short time. With the SCORPION FLS980Dxi, manufacturers can stay ahead of their competition and economically ensure product quality by catching defects before their customers do.
The Flexibility of the FLS 980Dxi

The FLS 980 Catches Defects Before It’s Too Late

Access Hard-to-Access Devices

Electrical Test & Inspection Capabilities

Vectorless Testing

Power-up, Advance Functional & RF Tests

Several sources can be used to power up a UUT inside the FLS980 tester. The ability to power up and flexibly control the UUT allows for functional block testing of onboard power generation circuits, operational amplifier circuits, and simple voltage tests. The UUT power supplies have standard current and voltage monitoring capabilities, which can be used to limit or sample board draws under different load conditions. This flexibility in powering the UUT allows for more extensive test coverage and can help ensure that the device or system being tested is functioning properly and meets the necessary specifications.
Boundary Scan/JTAG Test

Boundary Scan is very good at testing for IC shorts on nets that have boundary scan drivers, and it is also very good at detecting IC opens on boundary scan nets that have at least one boundary scan driver and one receiver. If memory devices are connected to scannable parts, they will also have boundary scan coverage.
Using a combination of digital boundary scan stimulus and analog flying probe voltage measurement can be used to test the functionality of certain types of circuits, such as A/D and D/A converters and voltage references.
On-board Device Programming

Optical & Thermal Inspection Capabilities

Automated Optical Inspection & Microscopy
LED test
Thermal profile verification
LaserScan

LaserScan will map the board's z-height in as many locations as the user requires, to accurately determine the position of the UUT to within +/- 50 micrometers in the z-axis. So, LaserScan prevents any probing inaccuracies resulting from board warpage.
Advanced Probe Module Features


Ultra-Accurate Probing & Positioning System


Item | Specification | Value [mm] |
Fine Pitch Probe Tip* | Thickness at the tip: Length: |
1 44.9 |
Ultrafine Pitch Probe Tip | Thickness at the tip: Length: |
0.65 48.1 |
Low Force Rounded Tip | Thickness at the tip: Length: |
0.65 46.9 |
Cup Probe Tip | Thickness at the tip: Length: |
1 45.1 |
Standard Probe Tip | Thickness at the tip: Length: |
1 45.1 |
Chisel Head | Thickness at the tip: Length: |
1 46.9 |
RF Signal Probe Tip | 2 Pin Head |

Flying Fixture
A small Bed of Nails mounted on a shuttle is used for:

Double sided Probing - Faster test times & enhanced test coverage
Large Test Area - Test large boards & boards with tall components: 642x 1200 mm max board size
Automatic Board Handling - Production line integration with autonomous loading and unloading options.
INTEGRATOR Operating Software


Test program generation for the FLS980 test platform is highly automated, simple, and intuitive. The automatic test program generator and operating software (INTEGRATOR) manages all aspects of test program and moves you quickly from test program development to production test deployment.
Reverse Engineering
The FLS980DXi is an automated low-cost alternative to manual or semi-automated reverse engineering methods.
