Disk Drive Emulator And Method Of Use Thereof
AssigneeTeradyne, Inc.
InventorsEdward Garcia, Michael L. Ardai
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Abstract
A disk drive emulator for testing a test slot of a disk drive testing system includes an emulator housing, a testing circuit housed in the emulator housing, and an interface connector disposed on the emulator housing and in electrical communication with the testing circuit. The disk drive emulator includes at least one sensor in electrical communication with the testing circuit. The at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a vibration sensor, and a humidity sensor. The testing circuit is configured to test power delivery of the test slot to the disk drive emulator, monitor the at least one sensor, and monitor connector resistance between the test slot and the disk drive emulator.
Claims19
A disk drive emulator for testing a test slot of a disk drive testing system, the disk drive emulator comprising:
- an emulator housing;
- a testing circuit housed in the emulator housing;
- an interface connector disposed on the emulator housing and in electrical communication with the testing circuit;
- at least one sensor in electrical communication with the testing circuit, the at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a vibration sensor, and a humidity sensor;
- and
- at least one electrical load element in electrical communication with the testing circuit;
- wherein the testing circuit is configured to test power delivery of the test slot to the disk drive emulator, monitor the at least one sensor, and monitor connector reliability between the test slot and the disk drive emulator.
A method of validating a test slot of a disk drive testing system, the method comprising:
- establishing electrical communication between a disk drive emulator and the test slot;
- and
- performing diagnostic testing on the test slot, the diagnostic testing comprising:
- testing connectivity between the disk drive emulator and the test slot;
- testing power delivery from the test slot to the disk drive emulator;
- monitoring a temperature level of at least one region of the disk drive emulator;
- and
- monitoring a vibration level of at least one region of the disk drive emulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.