The Real Costs of Insufficient Testing
The Real Costs of Insufficient Testing When deciding on the proper test process, manufacturers generally consider the tradeoff between cost and quality. The price of test equipment is one of…
Moving Tests Upstream
Moving Tests Upstream By adding automated testing earlier throughout the build process, cable and harness manufacturers can find errors sooner; this saves time, money, and provides a competitive advantage. Rising…
Migrating Test Programs
Migrating Test Programs Have you ever upgraded your tester, and then had to transfer hundreds or thousands of test programs to the new system? Migrating test programs could take you…
Performance Check Kits – Frequently Asked Questions
Performance Check Kits - Frequently Asked Questions Is your cable tester still meeting calibration requirements? A performance check kit from Cirris is a valuable tool that can provide answers to…
What does a cable tester cost?
What does a cable tester cost? Thank you for your interest in our cable testing products. Whether you are buying your company’s first automated cable tester or replacing outdated equipment,…
The Biggest Fixturing Mistakes
The Biggest Fixturing Mistakes Is fixturing the cause of your failures? Fixturing can cause perfectly good cables to fail when it is built using the wrong materials, constructed incorrectly, or…
The Mystery of Metal Whiskers
The Mystery of Metal Whiskers Tin whisker on D-Sub connector shell. (Image courtesy NASA-GSFC) An unseen assailant may be destroying your devices. Nobody knows what causes these invisible invaders, but…
5 Tools to Help with Fixturing
5 Tools to Help with Fixturing Your test interface, or fixturing, connects the device-under-test to the tester. Fixturing can be a significant portion of the investment in your test system.…
Get a Taste of Your Tester’s “Secret Menu” with Custom Scripting
Get a Taste of Your Tester's "Secret Menu" with Custom Scripting Cirris testers are complex and highly capable pieces of hardware. While our products are, in essence, cable testers that…
Frustrations, Failures, and Flux
Frustrations, Failures, and Flux Flux residue is visible on d-sub connector with naked eye. Have you ever had a cable fail electrical testing but couldn't find the reason? The test…
