Published 11 June 2026 · 2 min read The ci200 production tester is built for throughput. Housed in a 19-inch rack enclosure, it runs 16 testers with 2 channels each — 32 parallel test channels running simultaneously on the production floor. That’s exactly what high-volume manufacturing demands. But not every ci200 user is running a production line. A ci200 that fits in an engineer’s office For developers and test engineers writing test cases, debugging failures, or bringing up a new product, we offer a compact variant of the ci200 with one or two test slots — 2 to 4 channels — in an enclosure roughly half the width of a standard 19-inch rack unit. It sits comfortably on a desk. The hardware, firmware, and RCI interface are identical to the production system. The only difference is scale. Why this matters

Develop tests without touching production hardware. On a busy production line, the testers are running. Tying one up for development or debugging means lost throughput. With a desktop ci200, engineers have their own dedicated system to work on independently, without ever competing for production resources. Same system, smaller footprint. Because the developer unit runs the exact same firmware and exposes the exact same RCI API as the full production tester, test cases developed on the desk transfer directly to production — no surprises, no compatibility gaps, no “works on my machine” moments. Accessible price point. A full 32-channel rack system is a significant investment sized for production volumes. The compact variant gives individual engineers access to the real hardware at a fraction of the cost, making it practical to equip every developer and test engineer with their own unit. Debug closer to the problem. When a test case behaves unexpectedly, the best place to investigate is at a unit you can reach, reconfigure, and instrument freely. Having a ci200 on the bench means faster root-cause analysis and shorter iteration cycles. Whether you’re writing your first test case or tracking down an intermittent failure, the compact ci200 puts production-grade test hardware where you actually need it. Get in touch to find out which configuration is right for your team. Talk to our test engineers. A contactless, contact or production test question — or want to see a cilab system on your bench? Get in touch with the engineers who build the instruments.