Product Description:
The new LitePoint® IQxel-M8™ test system is a major advancement in the speed and efficiency for performing parallel tests on up to eight wireless devices. It is the ideal solution for high-volume production environments enabling testing of numerous connectivity standards including 802.11, Bluetooth®, ZigBee® and DECT, while delivering with superior reliability and test speed.
IQxel-M8 is future-proof for advanced wireless technologies that may get deployed in the near future. It supports 2x2 true MIMO testing in a single tester through its dual VSA/VSG design and is also scalable to support up to 8x8 true MIMO testing by stacking up multiple testers. Through a simple upgrade, IQxel-M8 can be upgraded to also support 802.11ac features such as 80 + 80 MHz as well as beamforming testing.
The manufacturing-optimized IQxel-M8 calibrates and verifies the performance of wireless devices with over 400% increase in throughput relative to single-device test systems. With its rugged and compact design, the 2U-high chassis fits in a standard 19” rack, minimizing the factory deployment footprint. LitePoint’s patented Packet Engine™ technology enables test methodologies that are fine-tuned per wireless standards to enable maximum test throughput. The IQxel-M8 utilizes non-signaling physical layer test methods to significantly increase test throughput as compared with signaling-based methodologies typical of R&D and conformance test systems.
The IQxel-M8 was designed to address the worldwide demand for smart devices—over two billion mobile devices are produced each year and that rate is growing at over 20% per year. Adding to the challenge of addressing this explosion in volume comes new, more complex, connectivity standards, and expanding operating bands (both below 1 GHz and above 5 GHz). The complexity of smart devices is at an all-time high.
With the 3G and 4G networks becoming increasingly overloaded due to the growing demand for video content (representing over 50% of mobile data usage), carriers are relying more and more on Wi-Fi networks to handle the burden. To ensure the ability to move smart devices from 3G/4G network service to public and private Wi-Fi network use, carriers have made Wi-Fi production test mandatory. The IQxel-M8 is the production solution that can keep up with these testing challenges today and into the future.
Features:
Rugged and compact design
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2U-high chassis fits in standard 19” rack
Quickest and easiest factory test capabilities
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Integrates easily into automated test solutions and high-volume device-manufacturing applications because of its simple and robust architecture
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Standard gigabit Ethernet communication and SCPI-compliant control commands with no external PC required for signal processing
Supports full range of WLAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee and DECT device testing
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Ability to fully test enhanced capabilities of IEEE 802.11ac specification that demands increased bandwidth, higher modulation order, and more stringent EVM requirements than legacy Wi-Fi standards
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Ability to test nearly all IEEE 802.11 specifications, including 802.11 a/b/g/n/p/ac/ah/j
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Fully backward compatible with existing LitePoint WLAN test systems
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Ability to test all Bluetooth device standards (1.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.x, 5)
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Ability to test 802.15.4-based standards including ZigBee
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Ability to test DECT standards (ETSI EN 300 176-1)
High test throughput for manufacturing
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5th generation of Packet Engine provides industry-leading test speed Built-in 8-device parallel test capability for high test system efficiency
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Concurrent test capability for bidirectional and unidirectional communications through dedicated hardware
Scalable MIMO support
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Expandable architecture to support up to 8x8 true MIMO
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Supports testing of all key IEEE 802.11ac MIMO specification enhancements,including MU-MIMO
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Supports calibration of beamforming