All items tagged with testing (25)

Practical T&M: REST for Automated Test and Measurement

May 12, 2022 by Matt Taylor

Practical T&M: REST for Automated Test and Measurement

Adding a great perspective on the topic of test and measurement, in particular for production lines, this article makes the case for using web interfaces, and embrace web standards for automated testing of audio equipment. The founder of QuantAsylum advocates an open-design philosophy for controlling and querying things via REST, which stands for Representational State Transfer, a widely accepted set of guidelines for creating reliable web APIs and leveraging the know-how of millions of developers.

MaxLinear WAV600 Series-2 Chipset Selected for Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 Certification Test Bed

January 6, 2022 by Cristina Costa

MaxLinear WAV600 Series-2 Chipset Selected for Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 Certification Test Bed

MaxLinear, the provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, announced that their WAV600 Series-2 Chipset SoCs have been selected as access point test bed devices for the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 Release 2 certification process. The test bed uses a MaxLinear WAV615 and two MaxLinear WAV665 Wi-Fi Transceiver SoCs to enable tri-band interoperability testing at 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz, delivering on performance and increased network capacity.

AES Audio Product Education Institute Explains Simulation and Testing for Speakers and Microphones

August 6, 2021 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Audio Product Education Institute Explains Simulation and Testing for Speakers and Microphones

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) will promote a new free webinar on its Modeling and Measurement education pillar, this time addressing “Speakers and Microphones: Simulation and Testing,” on Wednesday, August 11 (12:00pm EDT). This webinar will feature presentations from COMSOL, and HEAD acoustics exploring spatial responses of speakers and microphones, and echo cancellation testing techniques.

Acroname Launches First Programmable USB Type-C Hub Designed for USB-PD Debug and Validation

July 22, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Acroname Launches First Programmable USB Type-C Hub Designed for USB-PD Debug and Validation

USB Specifications, unified by products using a USB Type-C connector, commonly called USB-C, promise standardized power and data delivery. Unfortunately, poorly tested devices in the market can make USB-C systems unpredictable, expensive, and frustrating to consumers. Improving USB-C testing is critical to delivering on the “one connector to rule them all” promise of USB-C. Acroname's new USBHub3c makes testing USB-C devices easier, safer, and cheaper.

Tektronix Delivers Automated USB Type-C Compliance and Debugging Solutions

May 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Tektronix Delivers Automated USB Type-C Compliance and Debugging Solutions

As manufacturers intensify their efforts to meet consumer demand for ever faster data downloads, from live streaming videos to global videoconferences, multiple industries are now accelerating adoption of the latest USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 specifications over USB Type-C connectors. Tektronix announced three new testing solutions to help drive these efforts, which can easily be integrated into test environments, enabling higher speed data transfers.

HEAD acoustics and Rohde & Schwarz Test Voice over 5G New Radio Communication Quality

May 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics and Rohde & Schwarz Test Voice over 5G New Radio Communication Quality

Working together with Rohde & Schwarz, HEAD acoustics have created a test solution that was able to successfully verify the communication quality of 5G (VoNR)-capable devices. VoNR, or “Voice over 5G New Radio” is a call service which fully explores the capabilities in the SA architecture for 5G networks. Compared to other communication services, VoNR provides significantly lower latency and improved sound and picture quality, improving the calling experience.

Keysight Introduces Smart Bench Essentials Connected Instruments

March 16, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Keysight Introduces Smart Bench Essentials Connected Instruments

Keysight Technologies, the electronics test and measurement company that was spun off from Agilent in 2014, has launched a new portfolio of Smart Bench Essentials (SBE) lab bench instruments. These new solutions are targeted at remote access labs and teaching institutions that require a unified, powerful graphical interface with integrated data management and analysis, that can be configured, controlled, and monitored from a single screen, also allowing sharing instruments and data remotely with peers.

Communications: Testing and Optimizing Strategies for Conference Terminal Equipment

October 28, 2020 by Hans W. Gierlich

Communications: Testing and Optimizing Strategies for Conference Terminal Equipment

Following up on the two Communication articles published in audioXpress October 2020, Hans W. Gierlich, from HEAD acoustics GmbH, a top expert in his field, contributed this great overview article. With most company employees working from home and the trend toward decentralized organizations and remote collaborations, where webinar and conferencing services are the new way of communication, this a timely topic. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2020.

Klippel Announces New dB Lab 210 and QC 6.6 Audio Analyzer Software Updates

July 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel Announces New dB Lab 210 and QC 6.6 Audio Analyzer Software Updates

The Klippel Analyzer System has received another software update with new features for both R&D and QC applications. The updates are free of charge for any users of dB-Lab major version 210 or QC 6, respectively and provide new relevant tools for output-based testing of contemporary DSP-enhanced speakers, headphones and other audio systems according to the IEC 60268-21 standard.

Speech Quality in Conferencing Scenarios: Understanding All Optimization Requirements

June 25, 2020 by Hans W. Gierlich

Speech Quality in Conferencing Scenarios: Understanding All Optimization Requirements

While on the one hand, we experience the benefit of having communication possibilities anytime and anywhere and use all types of communication platforms allowing us to interact in virtual conferences without being present physically - we also experience significant variations in communication quality, especially when being involved in virtual meetings. The question is: What is communication quality and which factors distinguish good communication quality from poor communication quality?

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