All-in-One Signal Tester for Infotainment Test Environments
Are you test generating a range of RF signals, including radio, navigation, video, and connectivity? With Averna's Signal Tester, the AST-1000, you can generate all common radio signals, as well as simulate all common GNSS signals. Watch the video to learn more!
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00:00:05 Are you looking to generate a wide range of RF signals including radio, navigation, video and connectivity? With Averna's signal tester, the AST-1000, you can generate all common radio and video signals including ATSC, CMMB, DVB and ISDB as well as simulate all common GNSS signals, including BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS and QZSS. The AST-1000 is flexible and can be configured with a 4, 9 or 18 slot chassis or with a more powerful controller. You can integrate other applications and cards into the PXI architecture or use the API to design a full-scale infotainment test environment. The instrument comes equipped with additional adapters so you can choose to connect either directly or remotely to the unit. Before demonstrating a typical scenario, let's take a quick tour of the GUI. In the left hand menu, you'll find options for the radio button as well as navigation, audio, tools and help. To enable remote, choose the option to the lower right.
00:01:14 Throughout this demo we are demonstrating AM/FM but you can configure the same parameters for all the other toolkits. Click AM/FM to launch the toolkit, the appropriate toolkit window will appear. For each RF toolkit, users can easily configure and test parameters such as RF power, frequency, power units, total deviation phase and additionally, access to parameters specific to the toolkit, in this case AM/FM. The next step is to set your frequency. It can be tested with a tone or a specific WAV file. Select your method and click 'play'. As previously mentioned, there are RF parameters that apply to all toolkits. Specific options link to each toolkit will also be offered. The AST-1000's GNSS simulator also enables you to simulate and test all major navigation standards, including both standard performance and corner case scenarios. The GUI offers two types of configuration: pre-calculated and user-defined. All the constellations can be configured here.
00:02:21 It's also possible to set a route, to go point by point, or to import an NMEA. You can additionally change the antenna pattern and even the troposphere and ionosphere. Let's start the demo by using a predefined scenario. Click 'play' and the simulation starts instantly. You can modify the satellite information in real time, on/off or gain or attenuation. To the lower left, you will see the planned route, and to the lower right note the RF signal. For this demonstration we are using the L1 band, but you can use various bands or constellations. To enable a remote call or automation, you first need to configure it on the instrument. As soon as it is enabled, you have access to control everything remotely. Here's a short example using TestStand. You can set the mode to see what's going in the GUI or choose not to. At this point, you have access to all the DLLs and parameters you see in the GUI.
00:03:21 If you want a fully automated solution, you can also use UTS TE (Also known as Averna Launch). With Averna's AST-1000 you get great functionality today, plus it can easily expand to cover all your signal testing needs as your products evolve. Talk with us about the AST-1000 and how it can help you test and get to market faster while ensuring top quality.