Multimedia Test System is a fully-integrated measurement system designed to deliver the fastest path to analog & digital audio and video measurements for multimedia devices. This system significantly reduces testing time for multimedia-capable devices such as DVD players, set-top boxes, smart phones, mobile devices, computers, and video game consoles.
The Multimedia Test System includes the necessary hardware, software, algorithms, and extensions for testing analog video, digital video, analog audio, digital audio (S/PDIF), power measurements, as well as USB, modem, and Ethernet connectivity. The MMTS is based on the National Instruments PXI platform and relies on the latest measurement technology to deliver very precise, accurate, and reliable results.
Benefits
Scalability: The Multimedia Test System is based on off-the-shelf, modular instruments making it very scalable and adaptable to changing needs. The system hardware, connectivity, and signal routing can be easily expanded to test new signals and new devices by just adding the necessary modules. The software is also designed in such a manner that it readily recognizes the new modules and new tests can be developed and also added in a modular fashion.
Cost: The Multimedia Test System is very cost-effective in terms of initial investment as well as cost of ownership. The starting price of $25k is achieved through the use of commercial off-the-shelf technology. In addition, the MMTS is an all-in-one system that reduces cost by not requiring separate expensive boxed instruments for individual tests or signals. The system can test more devices in less time increasing throughput which reduces costs and time in testing. The user configurable settings substantially minimize development and deployment costs and invested time. All these features make the Multimedia Test System a cost effective solution that can be easily maintained and upgraded.
Throughput: The Multimedia Test System is based on software and hardware that takes full advantage of the latest processor technology and leverages parallel resource usage enabling the test of up to 4 UUTs simultaneously. Using National Instruments’ highly-integrated PXI, LabVIEW, and TestStand platforms, the MMTS enables the most efficient communications through tight timing, triggering, and synchronization mechanisms as well as native software routines designed especially for the available hardware.
Test data management: The software in the Multimedia Test System readily includes the ability to automatically export data and results in CSV format. In addition, it includes all the necessary interfaces and functions to easily integrate with VI Technology’s award winning Arendar Enterprise Test Software to provide engineers and managers instant access to design, characterization, validation, and verification, as well as manufacturing test information across the enterprise through automatic report generation and a web-accessible customized dashboard.
All-in-one system: The Multimedia Test System MMTS eliminates the need for stand-alone measurement devices. This provides users with 3 main advantages: reduced foot print on the production floor, no external timing and synchronization mechanisms between measurement devices, and ensured integrity and proper correlation of all acquired signals. In addition, by having one full-featured all-in-one system, you rely on one vendor for customization and support instead of relying on multiple vendors.
