Printed circuit board with contacting arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11002785-B2
Application number	US-201716321869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2017
Priority date	Aug 1, 2016
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

A circuit board comprising a contacting arrangement, including three metal contacting regions, which are connected with one or more data links of the circuit board and in the case of contact with a communication interface of a test system enable a data exchange with a data memory of a circuit board.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A circuit board, comprising:
a contacting arrangement including at least three metal contacting regions connected with one or more data links of the circuit board, wherein the contacting regions enable a data exchange with a data memory and/or a communication module of the circuit board and a communication interface of a test system; and
a visually-registerable code, including a barcode and/or a QR-code, for providing data concerning the number of contacting regions on the circuit board.

2. The circuit board as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a separation of a contacting region to a neighboring contacting region is less than four times a maximum diameter of the contacting region.

3. The circuit board as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the contacting regions are arranged along one or more circular paths extending concentrically relative to one another.

4. The circuit board as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the contacting regions are arranged exclusively along a maximum of three circular paths extending concentrically relative to one another.

5. The circuit board as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the contacting arrangement includes at least five metal contacting regions and wherein the contacting regions are arranged exclusively along a maximum of five circular paths extending concentrically relative to one another.

6. The circuit board as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the contacting arrangement includes at least four metal contacting regions and wherein the contacting regions form a rectangular pattern.

7. The circuit board as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication module is embodied as an Ethernet interface, the circuit board further comprising:
an Ethernet plug socket.

8. The circuit board as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barcode and/or the QR-code contains information concerning a communication protocol stored in the data memory and/or furnished in the communication module of the circuit board.

9. The circuit board as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more data links are connected with the data memory and/or the communication module.

Assignees

• Flowtec Ag

Inventors

• Böhler Thomas
• Brudermann Matthias
• Werle Christoph
• Wucher Markus
• Kollmer Daniel
• Adam Ludovic

Classifications

• G01R31/28

  Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer ({EMC, EMP or similar testing of electronic circuits G01R31/002;} testing for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage or incorrect line connection G01R31/50; checking computers {or computer components} G06F11/00; checking static stores for correct operation G11C29/00 {; testing receivers or transmitters of transmission systems H04B17/00}) · CPC title

• H05K2203/162

  Testing a finished product, e.g. heat cycle testing of solder joints · CPC title

• G01R31/2818 Primary

  using test structures on, or modifications of, the card under test, made for the purpose of testing, e.g. additional components or connectors (G01R31/2805 takes precedence; printed circuits having, e.g. symbols, test patterns or visualisation means H05K1/0266) · CPC title

• G01R31/68

  Testing of releasable connections, e.g. of terminals mounted on a printed circuit board · CPC title

• G01R1/06

  Measuring leads; Measuring probes (G01R19/145, G01R19/165 take precedence) · CPC title