HILEVEL Q'nApps Application Notes

Brief ApplicationNotes for ETS Users

HILEVEL Q'nApps on this page are listed in numerical order. Each Q'nApp can be downloaded as a zipped Word file at the bottom of its page. Click here for a small ASCII index of the Q'nApps. Please be aware that not all features are available on all ETS models.

Q'nApps #1      How can ETSNT help me generate a list of pins
                              and associated parameters?

Q'nApps #2      How do I transfer simulator vectors into ETSNT?

Q'nApps #3      How can I use my ETS for Production Test?

Q'nApps #4      Can I use my ETS to test memory devices?

Q'nApps #5      How can I control the power supply rise time?

Q'nApps #6      How can I disconnect an assigned pin from the DUT?

Q'nApps #7      How can I loop through a short set of code 10,000 times?

Q'nApps #8      How can I loop until I get a "MATCH" on my vectors?

Q'nApps #9      How can HILEVEL help me with IDDQ testing?

Q'nApps #10    How does the HILEVEL Curve Tracer work?

Q'nApps #11    What is the purpose of the HILEVEL TestBox?

Q'nApps #12    How can I best organize my small production runs
                            without the use of an IC handler?

Q'nApps #13    If I’m unlucky enough to have a chip but little else,
                            how should I go about testing it?

Q'nApps #14    How can I use ETS for high volume production testing?

Q'nApps #15    What is the purpose of ‘Special Script’?

Q'nApps #16    What should I know about the ETSNT files?

Q'nApps #17    What are the Stimulus Formats?

Q'nApps #18    What should I know about prober fixtures?

Q'nApps #19    What is the purpose of the little red question mark?

Q'nApps #20    What about connecting Power and Ground?

Q'nApps #21    Do my HILEVEL products meet Year 2000 requirements?

Q'nApps #22    Bypass caps? Who needs 'em?

Q'nApps #23    How do I use the "Inhibit Delay" in the Pin Setup?

Q'nApps #24    How does HILEVEL define "data" and "clock" rate?

Q'nApps #25    How are the ETS drivers and receivers connected?

Q'nApps #26    What must be done to prepare for a functional test?

Q'nApps #27    How do I use the External Clock?

Q'nApps #28    Can AutoFind locate tristated outputs?

Q'nApps #29    Can I use LabView^® with ETSNT?

Q'nApps #30    How do I use HILEVEL's Analog Panel feature?

Q'nApps #31    Can I search the Comment field?

Q'nApps #32    What is the Symbolic Addressing Mode?

Q'nApps #33    Can vectors be masked from the Analysis capture?

Q'nApps #34    How do I translate Sentry^® test programs?

Q'nApps #35    What settings should I use for the loads and DCPMU?

Q'nApps #36    What is the functional description of HILEVEL's
                              Memory Test feature?

Q'nApps #37    Can HILEVEL's Memory Test be used on FLASH?

Q'nApps #38    Why Static Test Vector Memory?

Q'nApps #39    How can I eliminate the PRG "attachment" from my SET file?

Q'nApps #40    What about NIST cal on TOPAZV and ETS7000?

Q'nApps #41    How do I get started on my new ETS?

Q'nApps #42    What is Split I/O?

Q'nApps #43    What is BitMap and how do I use it?

Q'nApps #44    Can I make my vector file track my SET file?

Q'nApps #45    Can I measure for pin-to-pin continuity?

Q'nApps #46    What is TDR and how does it work?

Q'nApps #47    Can I add more header information to AutoTest logfiles?

Q'nApps #48    How do you customize the AutoTest logfile format?

Q'nApps #49    How do I test a PLL?

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Disclaimer: The statements contained in these reports exclusively pertain to the test systems of HILEVELTechnology Inc and are not necessarily applicable to test equipment made by other manufacturers.