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continuity
An electrical connection between two points.
connector adapters
position
One of the analyzer’s four locations (J1, J2, J3, or J4) where you mount connector
adapters.
control
The regulation of manufacturing or assembly processes; particularly the use of a cable
signature for verifying the test setup against the master documentation.
documentation The written definition of how a cable should be constructed.
interconnection
Continuity between two connector pins, usually by a wire connecting them.
last learned The last wirelist programmed into the analyzer either from memory, or from learning
a Sample Cable.
learning
The self-programming process of the analyzer where interconnections are sensed
from a Sample Cable. This data (in list form) is stored in the analyzer’s memory as
long as the analyzer is turned on.
memory location
The Signature 1000M has 40 memory locations for storing wirelists.
microprocessor
assembly
The controlling electronics (including the LCD display) located on the left-hand side
of the analyzer’s chassis box.
miswire A type of interconnection error where a pin is connected to the wrong pin.
net
Any group of pins connected together. The analyzer assigns a number to each group
of connected pins (referred to as a
net ). This number appears on the left side of the
documentation, and on the LCD display.
open An error where there is no continuity between two connector pins that should be con-
nected together according to your master build list for the cable.
pin
An electrical contact point within a connector. In this manual, “pin” is used in place
of “point,” “contact,” “socket,” “termination,” etc.
Sample Cable
The first cable used by the analyzer to load the list of interconnections into its mem-
ory. This is a cable that you know is correctly built. It is the cable against which the
cables you test will be compared. Cables which don’t match this cable will register a
signature mismatch in the analyzer.
Section 13:
Glossary