A piece of test equipment specifically designed to assist with the fabrication of interface adaptors and their testing
DC
Direct Current
DMM
Digital Multi-Meter
IA
Interface Adapter
Intermittence
A fault on a system which is not constant or consistent. The term may also be applied to the behaviour of the operation of a system or component
Ncompass™
Ncompass™ is a technology linked to both the hardware of the Neural Network and the software that supports it.
Neural Networks
A set of interconnections in the form of (or similar to) the Neural pathways and synaptic interconnections of the human brain
NODES™
Ncompass™ Operator Data Entry/Evaluation System - A software system designed specifically to allow the user to plan, design, and coordinate all the information required to build and test a UUT interface and to carry out results analysis and manipulation of data files for the Ncompass™ system
Node
A node is a common connection point that components within an electrical/electronic circuit all have in common
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Shorts
Term for short circuit faults in a circuit
SSTDR
Spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry is a measurement technique to identify faults, usually in electrical wires, by observing reflected spread spectrum signals; this assumes that the fault is a slow transiting or hard fault.
TDR
Time-Domain Reflectometer is a measurement technique in measuring distance to fault; this assumes that the fault is a slow transiting or hard fault.
TP
Test Point
UUT
Unit Under Test - The component, assembly, wiring harness or circuitry that is being tested by the Analyzer
