Cable Harness Testers by Futura Apsol Pvt' Ltd' Electrodesigners Pune, India

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Cable Harness TestersbyFutura Apsol Pvt. Ltd.
(Electrodesigners)Pune, India

• Models
• Existing
• HTM320 Tests upto 320 points from 64 points in
  step of 64 points.
• HTM640 Tests upto 640 points from 64 points in
  step of 64 points.
• All features are similar except enclosure size of
  tester.

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HTM320 upto 320 points. HTM640 is similar but
more in width.
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Package contains

• Tester
• Serial Cable from PC to tester.
• Mains cord.
• Two probes for manual continuity checking.
• Learn / Lock key.
• Cable from tester to rig / board.
• Users Manual
• Windows based Software for PC connectivity on CD.

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Learn / lock key
161 LCD Display
continuity
Touch pad keyboard, 6 keys, viz. Learn, Test,
Analyse, Up, Down, Enter.
Board Check / continuity

• Front Panel

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Back Panel
Mains Input, 230 V AC.
Serial RS232, port
15 pin D, M, connector
Mains switch.
volume
Relay output
25 pin D, M connectors
Tone
Speaker
Centronics port for printer
I/O cards. Each of 64 points. This tester is of
640 points but present capacity upto 320 points.
Place for additional I/O cards.
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Features

• It can be connected to PC though RS232 for
  downloading harness data, label data, real time
  etc.
• Tester can be connected to any centronics i.e.
  standard parallel port printer for printing
  harness data as well as on line labels with date
  / time /week / month of testing. Label data can
  be user defined. Selectable on selection of cable
  / harness.
• Bar code reader, selectable on selection of
  cable / harness. Tests a harness only if scanned
  bar code label matches with preloaded bar code of
  maximum 16 characters. Can be made mandatory.
• Test mode can be circuit by circuit or all
  circuits. Default circuit by circuit, selectable
  on power on.

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Testing related Features

• All points act as inputs as well as output
  meaning it does not have from and to concept.
  Hence wiring of boards is easy.
• It can be adopted to any existing boards without
  disturbing existing wiring. Meaning same board
  can be used for existing testers as well as
  Futuras testers.
• All I/O cards are same and have no setting on
  them. Plugging in a card increases capacity by 64
  points.
• It has a capacity to store 25/12 (less than 320
  points/ 320 640 points) different harness data
  by self learning or from a PC through serial
  RS232.
• Tester can find out faults such as open and short
  and very importantly mislocation i.e.
  interchange. Tester display directly points
  which are interchanged. It also shows a fault of
  extra point a point not In programme but
  connected to rig.
• Two stage testing for fuse insertion
• Tester has a relay output on PASS of capacity
  230V AC, 5AMPs, potential free for any
  application such as stamp printing.
• It has a buzzer with tone and volume control.

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More Features

• Once testing starts operator need not touch
  keyboard at all, until special functions are to
  be carried out.
• Test voltage is 5 V DC and current in
  milliamperes.
• It has built in counter, manual continuity
  checker.
• A built in board checker facilitates checking
  and finding faults on rigs, connecting cables,
  I/O cards and also for periodic calibration or
  checking.
• Storage Memory is of type EEPROM, which is more
  reliable than Battery Backed memory.
• Real Time clock for printing date, time on labels
  for trace-ability.
• A harness can be named.
• Pass counter for each harness.

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What different features can be offered

• In two stage testing, First stage two times
  testing and second stage one time testing.
  (Presently both stages tested once.)
• In second stage testing can test only continuity,
  hence any two points shorted in second state are
  in programme instead of complete net. (Presently
  in second stage data, complete net is to be
  entered but tester also checks for shorting.)
• Large label data by reducing number of harnesses
  to be tested. (Presently maximum 250 character
  data is available)
• Small beep sound on every fault. Starting of next
  test on removal of one point instead of complete
  harness.
• Bar code reading can be made mandatory.
• Learning from board can be blocked. (Presently
  Learn is also available)

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LRN pressed during power on.
Keys, Menus and submenus
Setup mode
auto
manual
mode
Enter
MANUAL TESTING?
Enter
AUTO TESTING?
SET MANL TESTING
SET AUTO TESTING

Extra point testing
Skip
Test
CHECK EXTRA PNT?
Enter
Enter
SKIP EXTRA PNT?
SET CHECK EXTRA
SET SKIP EXTRA
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Any key other than LRN pressed during power on
without harness mounted on the rig / board.
Self Test mode         Tests for any shorted
points on the board.
Shorted points found
No shorted points
Displays pass, relay and buzzer on.
Displays error and shorted points.
Operation Halted. To restart, Switch off and on
again.
Continues with normal operation.
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Power On
Power on Page 1
Keys, Menus and submenus
FUTURA VER B9
All Circuits?
Enter
Set All Circuits.
Cable No. 00
DN
UP
Cable Number increments / decrements upto maximum
/ minimum. If Harness Name is stored, displays
name instead of Cable No.
Enter
No point , if empty memory. Compares actual
number of points and stored ones. If match
found, Points nnn, number of points in memory for
selected cable number. Else Points Error.
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Power on Page 2
2 stage off
2 stage on
2 Sage? _at_5 Seconds
Off 2 Sage? _at_5 Seconds
Enter
Enter
2 Stage on
2 Stage off
Clear Count _at_5 Seconds
Enter
Count Cleared
Label printing off
Label Printing on
Print Label? _at_5 Seconds
Off Print Label? _at_5 Seconds
Enter
Enter
Pass Label on
Print Label off
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Power on Page 3
Barcode Matching on
Barcode matching off
Match Barcode? _at_5 Seconds
Bar Reader on
Enter
Bar Reader on
Command? All required settings are over and ready
to accept command like test or learn or analyse.
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Keys, Menus and submenus

• LRN

Test Data?
Board to Data?
Learn?
Enter
Enter
Enter
Learning.
UP
DN
UP
DN
Label Data?
Enter
Receiving.
DN
UP
PC To Hrn Data Enter Receiving.
Enter
Set DateTime?
Receiving.
UP
DN
DN
Hrn Data To Printer Enter Sending.
UP
Enter
Receiving.
Read Barcode?
DN
UP
DN
UP
Disable Barcode?
Enter
Bar Reader Off.
Hrn Data To PC Enter Sending
UP
DN
Harness Name?
Enter
Receiving.
Test starts testing selected harness.
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Keys, Menus and submenus

• TEST (Starts testing selected harness, stops at
  first fault, displays faults, Buzzer, relay on
  pass.)
• A I.e. ANALYSE Check Continuity? Enter
  Continuity.

UP
DN
Check Board? Enter Board 000. (Checking of rig)
DN
UP
Count NNN. (Pass Counter).
UP
DN
Change Cable number? Enter
Cable No. 00
UP
DN
Display Data
Enter
(Displays Harness Data in memory).
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Features Under Development / Trials

• Tester finds maximum point number and tests only
  upto that point. Hence increases speed of testing
  smaller harnesses in tester with more points.
• Separate MMI I.e. keyboard, display and
  keyswitch, connected to main tester through 25
  core 3 m. long cable. Improved aesthetic look.
  Main tester can be kept inside.

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Other related products

• Solid State Floppy to carry data from PC to
  tester. At a time 4 datas can be carried.
• Harness Assembly Aid for assemblies /
  subassemblies upto 64 points. (PGT).
• One to One continuity checker 6, 48 , 96
  circuits. (Clamp Checker).
• Customised Automatic Test Equipments such as
  dashboard assembly Tester, Fan tester, Relay
  tester, Timer tester etc.

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Futura Apsol Pvt. Ltd.1212/B, Apte
Road,Shivajinagar,Pune.Maharashtra.India
411004 .Email sales_at_futuras.comWebsite
www.futuras.comTelefax 91-20-2553 1832, 2552
1395.Cell Girish Ranade 98220 68764.