5DX
Encyclopedia
The 5DX is an automated X-ray inspection
robot, which belongs to the set of automated test equipment robots and industrial robot
s utilizing machine vision
. The 5DX is manufactured by Agilent Technologies
. The 5DX is a non-destructive structural test machine, using laminography (tomography
) to take 3D slices of an assembled printed circuit board. It is used in the assembled printed circuit board
(PCB) electronics manufacturing industry to provide process feedback to a surface mount technology assembly line, as well as defect capture.
The 5DX is one of several tools used by many companies in the electronics manufacturing services
sector to provide a means of structurally testing both the visible and hidden joints of components on assembled printed circuit boards for defects. These joints are referred to as integrated circuit
to PCB interconnects.
A predefined laser surface map is used to bring the PCB into the plane of focus (depth of field
) so that a slice of the component's joints can be taken. A slice will remove obstructions above or below the plane of focus so that only the regions of interest remain (which would otherwise be visible in a 2D image).
plan to exit the business and focus resources in other areas of automated manufacturing test.
http://www.ate.agilent.com/PCB_Test/ENT_All/Inspection/
Product Revision History
Automated x-ray inspection
Automated inspection is a technology based on the same principles as automated optical inspection . It uses as its source, instead of visible light, to automatically inspect features, which are typically hidden from view....
robot, which belongs to the set of automated test equipment robots and industrial robot
Industrial robot
An industrial robot is defined by ISO as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes...
s utilizing machine vision
Machine vision
Machine vision is the process of applying a range of technologies and methods to provide imaging-based automatic inspection, process control and robot guidance in industrial applications. While the scope of MV is broad and a comprehensive definition is difficult to distil, a "generally accepted...
. The 5DX is manufactured by Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies , or Agilent, is a company that designs and manufactures electronic and bio-analytical measurement instruments and equipment for measurement and evaluation...
. The 5DX is a non-destructive structural test machine, using laminography (tomography
Tomography
Tomography refers to imaging by sections or sectioning, through the use of any kind of penetrating wave. A device used in tomography is called a tomograph, while the image produced is a tomogram. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, geophysics, oceanography, materials science,...
) to take 3D slices of an assembled printed circuit board. It is used in the assembled printed circuit board
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. It is also referred to as printed wiring board or etched wiring...
(PCB) electronics manufacturing industry to provide process feedback to a surface mount technology assembly line, as well as defect capture.
The 5DX is one of several tools used by many companies in the electronics manufacturing services
Electronics manufacturing services
Electronic manufacturing services is a term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute, and provide return/repair services for electronic components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers...
sector to provide a means of structurally testing both the visible and hidden joints of components on assembled printed circuit boards for defects. These joints are referred to as integrated circuit
Integrated circuit
An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...
to PCB interconnects.
Structural defects
- Bridging (causing electrical shorts)
- Opens
- Missing/damaged components
- Non-wetting
- Billboards
- Tombstones
- Lifted leads
- Solderballs
- Voids (found in ball grid arrays and paste)
- Insufficient solder
- Excess solder
- Misalignment
5DX technology
The 5DX uses a gantry robot to move the assembled printed circuit board underneath an source to be able to see the components' joints that require inspection. The positioning of board is guided with the use of CAD data, which represents the outer layers of a printed circuit board's electrical design.A predefined laser surface map is used to bring the PCB into the plane of focus (depth of field
Depth of field
In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image...
) so that a slice of the component's joints can be taken. A slice will remove obstructions above or below the plane of focus so that only the regions of interest remain (which would otherwise be visible in a 2D image).
History of the 5DX
Agilent Technologies the OEM of the 5DX and x6000 has announced itsplan to exit the business and focus resources in other areas of automated manufacturing test.
http://www.ate.agilent.com/PCB_Test/ENT_All/Inspection/
Product Revision History
- 3DX (end of life) originally developed by Four Pi Systems which was acquired by Hewlett Packard.
- 5DX Series I (end of life)
- 5DX Series 2/II/2L (end of life)
- 5DX Series 3
- 5DX Series 5000
- x6000 or x6k (next generation)