Upcoming technologies such as 5G for wireless communications and the increasing amount of integrated electronic systems in modern vehicles require new solutions for EMC testing. In addition, manufacturers are looking for time saving test routines and intuitive test software that enable fast precompliance and compliance...
Published: Sep 23, 2020
The audio market for wireless Bluetooth headsets is growing rapidly. People have gotten used to wireless audio systems, and the mobile phone industry is pushing towards a world without audio connectors and cables. Most of the average users who think about Bluetooth audio picture clumsy over-ear headsets with very little...
Published: Nov 01, 2018
To ensure the stability of voltage regulators and switchedmode power supplies, the control loop behavior must be measured and characterized. A well compensating voltage controller enables stable output voltages and reduces the influence of load changes and supply voltage variations. The quality of this control circuit...
Published: Jun 04, 2020
Standard industrial interfaces such as RS-485 and RS-232 are commonly used for unidirectional and bidirectional data transfer in a range of applications that encompass everything from medical monitoring to test and measurement equipment.
This paper presents the reasons for galvanic isolation in board designs that...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Modern vehicles can contain over 100 ECUs controlling everything from the drivetrain to the ADAS systems. Each ECU needs to be tested individually as well as in conjunction with other components.
This white paper discusses the five main tester design challenges and five common approaches to ECU production test to...
Published: Nov 04, 2019
Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.
The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no easy way...
Published: May 01, 2019
ECUs became a standard component in most vehicles. As a computer designed to solve a very specific problem, the ECU is a fundamental component in an automobile. Modern vehicles can contain over 100 ECUs with many different purposes.
This white paper explores different approaches to test automotive electronic control...
Published: Feb 19, 2020
Safety, availability, and cost considerations can make performing thorough tests of embedded control devices using the complete system impractical. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation is a real-time test technique used to test these devices more efficiently. During HIL test, the physical system that interfaces...
Published: Feb 19, 2020
The more successful a gate driver is in reducing power-up and power-down times, the bigger the headache for accurate measurements. Both choosing the right probe and optimizing the probing technique are significant factors in improving measurement accuracy.
This whitepaper provides guidelines.
Published: Jun 04, 2020
Whether you’re putting pencil to paper for your next program bid, assessing the mass-migration costs to move your teams and testers to Windows 10, or portfolio-managing software engineers to support a growing inventory of legacy testers, you are consistently evaluated on your ability to manage cost and risk. You...
Published: Jun 05, 2019
As advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) introduce
new technology into vehicles, they need adaptable, futureproof test systems. NI offers a single, software-defined platform approach to automotive test that can natively integrate all the I/O types you need to test today’s and tomorrow’s ADAS technology....
Published: Jun 05, 2019
This Whitpaper paper focuses on the new challenges of testing semiconductor devices for wideband 5G applications.The enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) use case points to supporting greater user data rates and increased system capacity. Departing from legacy 3G and 4G cellular standards, ...
Published: Nov 04, 2019
A VCXO is a crystal oscillator where its output frequency changes in direct proportion to the application of an input control voltage. There are many names given or assigned to this output frequency being changed with the control voltage, which can be confusing.
Absolute Pulling Range (APR) has become a very...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Cicoil continues its proud history of innovation, with the company’s automated, state-of-the-art facility in Valencia, California. By implementing the latest lean manufacturing production techniques, Cicoil continues to design and manufacture the highest quality products, with fast, responsive lead times for our...
Published: Jul 18, 2018