“In developing the ICOS10 ASSIMILATE SENSOR HUB, I needed to verify the panel circuits as they were made. Also as the pins were being soldered on the 3P headers, I wanted a 3P male pins inserted in them to stop any deformation during soldering. Also key to this design: I had already developed a circuit tester for the 6 wire IDC cables.
Okay the constraints were:
Used in conjunction with the HEADER JIG during soldering on the panels.Used after full assembly of the ICOS10 if needed.Reuse the IDC CABLE TESTER.Be able to run the continuity and isolation tests.The approach I took was:
Have a simple IDC 6 wire cable from the IDC HEADER installed on the panel to one header on the IDC CABLE TESTER.Use a 1” Double sided protoboard to breakout 6 male pins, fitting the ASSIMILATE SENSOR BREAKOUT, and not obstructing use of the HEADER JIG. Also on the board is another IDC HEADER.Have a simple IDC 6 wire cable from the header on the protoboardl to the other header on the IDC CABLE TESTER.”