POGO PIN BLOCKS
Pogo pin blocks provide a board to board interface, turning traditional dedicated breakout boards into a universal motherboard/daughtercard platform for DC level testing. Reduce your cost of test; stop respinning boards when your DUT footprint is subject to change but the breakout board remains the same.
POGO PIN BLOCK DESIGN
Reduce your cost-of-test by minimizing future NRE to create dedicated breakout boards for each device, unit, or package. Our pin blocks and interfaces are designed to turn dedicated breakout boards into a motherboard interface.
RTI does not manufacture pogo pins. We work with a variety of pin suppliers and have the ability to source pins or have custom pins designed if not on the market. If you have specific performance requirements, contact us and we can provide electrical data on our pogo pins.
Low Pin Count Pogo Pin Blocks
Supporting up to 100-pins, the 950 Series pin block is a low-profile one-piece design for use with RTI’s RMC3 series mini cards. Pogo pins in the pin block use dome tips that are slightly wider in diameter than the plated through holes used on the mini card ensuring ease of alignment and reliable contact.
High Pin Count Pogo Pin Blocks
Supporting up to 1152 pins, the Octopogo pin block is a compact high pin count board-to-board interface for use with RTI’s Octopogo daughter boards. This interface contains a series of small standard pin blocks mounted to a frame for easy service and maintenance.
Custom Pogo Pin Blocks
For a variety of situations in almost any configuration. Rectangular, polygon, or curved pogo blocks are available for board-to-board, board-to-DUT, and fixture-to-board connection systems. Coaxial pins provide a shielded interconnect when signal integrity is essential.
Pogo Pin Blocks for ATE Interfaces
We make components for most 3rd party ATE load board docking interfaces, such as Marvin Test Solutions TS-900 series, PXI Mainframe, and Semiconductor Test Platform. These interfaces use pogo blocks to interface with various PXI cards connected to the load board.
Design Pin Blocks to Your Needs
Reduce your cost-of-test with our pogo pin blocks and interfaces that transform complex DUT boards or breakout boards into universal motherboard-style interfaces. Eliminate the need to purchase or build a new board for every unique device, unit, or package. Our pin blocks and interfaces accommodate a range of physical and electrical test requirements to meet your applications.
Pin Blocks as Connector Savers
RTI’s pogo pin blocks can be designed to interface with many industry-standard board-to-board connectors. The constant act of mating and unmating a connector during tests can cause significant wear and reduce the reliability of the connection. Pin block connector savers preserve the life span of the connectors. Replacing a degrading connector saver is easier and less costly than an entire board.
Custom pogo pin connector saver incorporated into a 750 manual test press
The connector on a board under test makes an accurate and consistent alignment to the pin block connector saver in two ways. First, the entire pin block “floats” independent of the test fixture. This allows for the pogo block to meet the connector during insertion while the board maintains precise alignment to other test points. Second, the cavity of the pogo pin block has sloped walls that help guide the actual connector onto the pogo pins. RTI’s pogo pin blocks can accept connectors with as small as 0.4mm pitch and include milled out areas to accommodate other surface-mounted components directly around the connector.
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One Breakout Board for Multiple DUTs
- Spin a single breakout board with a pin block interface to accommodate multiple DUTs
- Fixture bases can include device-level heating when used with an RTI TEC based Temperature Controller
- Test socket mounts to low-cost adapter board with plated thru holes or gold plated pads in standardized positions
Combine Pogo Pin Blocks with Connector of Choice
- Custom PCB’s with connectors of choice can be directly mounted to a pin block
- Develop your own internal standard board-to-connector interfaces
- Very fine pitch, low inductance, shielded, and custom pin styles available
Small-Scale Pogo Pin Blocks
- Pin blocks can be scaled to match the size of a discrete component on your UUT
- Interface directly with a mating connector, solder joints, or exposed pads where a component will be placed on the UUT
- Arrange a series of small pin blocks for strip testing or panelized testing of multiple UUTs
One Breakout Board for Multiple DUTs
- Spin a single breakout board with a pin block interface to accommodate multiple DUTs
- Fixture bases can include device-level heating when used with an RTI TEC based Temperature Controller
- Test socket mounts to low-cost adapter board with plated thru holes or gold plated pads in standardized positions
Combine Pogo Pin Blocks with Connector of Choice
- Custom PCB’s with connectors of choice can be directly mounted to a pin block
- Develop your own internal standard board-to-connector interfaces
- Very fine pitch, low inductance, shielded, and custom pin styles available
Small-Scale Pogo Pin Blocks
- Pin blocks can be scaled to match the size of a discrete component on your UUT
- Interface directly with a mating connector, solder joints, or exposed pads where a component will be placed on the UUT
- Arrange a series of small pin blocks for strip testing or panelized testing of multiple UUTs
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Pogo Pin Blocks
Breakout test fixtures typically include a test socket and DUT board that route signals from your DUT to a connector or interface of choice. Transform your dedicated DUT board into a universal motherboard-daughterboard solution with pogo pin blocks that provide a board to board interface.
QUALITY GUARANTEE
Robson Technologies, Inc. interconnects, fixtures and systems are carefully designed, manufactured, inspected, and individually tested prior to shipment. In the unlikely case you find a defect in materials or workmanship, we will promptly repair or replace the component.
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