Nanosecond synchronization on Universal Receiver Tester (URT) sharpens RF test for phase diversity

MONTREAL, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ – Averna today announced that it has achieved tight synchronization of a few nanoseconds for phase diversity applications performed on the company’s Universal Receiver Tester (URT), representing a major step forward in the generation, capture, and playback of RF signals. With this new feature, the software-defined URT can be used to test devices with multiple antennas, or at different frequencies (such as GPS L1/L2), helping automakers and in-vehicle receiver manufacturers ensure greater mobile performance for their products.

As Multiple Input / Multiple Output (MIMO) and multi-antenna topologies become more common in radio system architectures, test equipment must meet new and more complex requirements. In order to develop these advanced devices and test them efficiently, manufacturers need equipment that can produce parallel signals corresponding to those at the input ports of the receiver under test. Although some instruments currently on the market can generate test signals one channel at a time, engineers need these signals to be locked together for constant relative phase and latency (timing), an aspect not feasible with a typical ‘box’ instrument.

“This new, tight synchronization for phase diversity reaffirms Averna’s position on the cutting edge of RF signal testing, led by the revolutionary Universal Receiver Tester (URT),” said Dominique Fortin, URT product director at Averna. “We are continually refining our off-the-shelf RF test instruments to help in-vehicle entertainment and navigation system manufacturers better respond to the demands of a sophisticated marketplace.”

About Universal Receiver Tester (URT)

Averna’s award-winning line of Universal Receiver Tester (URT) hardware and software solutions empower RF device manufacturers to efficiently generate, record, and play back all common radio, video, and navigation signals in use today. Averna has partnered with eminent technology leaders to create these compact, breakthrough tools that remain ahead of the RF signal convergence curve, helping RF device makers build better products at a fraction of the cost, in a fraction of the time.

About Averna

Averna is a global test engineering software and solutions company. Averna’s mission is to accelerate electronic product development and improve quality standards for innovative high-tech manufacturers in electronics, telecommunications, automotive, aerospace, and defense, throughout the design lifecycle of their products.

OEMs rely on Averna to establish a global test strategy, to standardize and streamline their test activities, and to deliver leading-edge test systems designed in parallel with their own R&D efforts. They leverage Averna’s off-the-shelf software, instrumentation and communication solutions, and on-demand engineering services to maximize the impact of test on product success, from design to manufacturing.

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