Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT),
the leading provider of navigation, positioning and wireless test solutions,
recently announced a new product to address functional testing of wireless devices
on manufacturing lines and in service/repair centers. The Spirent GSS5300 has
been developed for rapid simultaneous functional testing of up to 2
wireless-enabled devices with multiple RF interfaces, including Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, FM and NFC. Spirent’s GSS5300 also operates with widely-used Spirent
GNSS constellation simulators to test GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS
technology.
Functional testing of a wireless device
is a rapid test method for the manufacturing line, ensuring a device has been
correctly assembled and will operate in real world conditions. Spirent’s
GSS5300 provides repeatable testing against full signaling conditions, with the
ability to determine RF transmitter/receiver operation. By following a parallel
testing approach, customers can test multi-radio devices in shorter times,
greatly improving manufacturing line throughput.
“We expect the GSS5300 system to be
deployed on the manufacturing lines of the future to support the ever growing
complexity of wireless devices,” commented John Pottle, marketing director at
Spirent’s positioning technology line of business. “Spirent’s GSS5300 provides
a new approach, replacing the existing parametric method that is becoming
over-complex, slow and outdated for testing wireless connectivity
technologies.”
Spirent’s GSS5300 multi-radio platform
can be used with Spirent’s new GSS6300M multi-GNSS simulator, which enables
testing of fundamental GNSS receiver functionality including time to first fix,
sensitivity and accuracy on the manufacturing line.