Switching apparatus, in particular for systems under test
US5965957A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2884
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Switching apparatus for automatically interconnecting a first unit with a second unit, the apparatus having a first input/output assembly connected to the first unit and a second input/output assembly connected to the second unit, and including both at least one switch card each provided with at least one switch element, and a control unit for the card for establishing or not establishing interconnections between the first and second units as a function of determined instructions issued to said control unit, the control unit also including means for enabling the physical configuration of said switching apparatus to be input, and means suitable, once said input has been performed, for automatically interconnecting the first unit with the second unit in accordance with the instructions issued to the control unit by a user.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.