TCP/IP-compatible servo drives have simplified the construction of an innovative automotive component tester.
The new machine by Dynamic Testing & Equipment (DTE) fully automates the accelerated life testing of the flexible boot seals used to protect ball joints in automobile steering assemblies. The use of programmable AC servos - instead of conventional hydraulic actuators - […]

Maxim Integrated Products has selected the Teradyne microFLEX test system to test automotive sensor devices. The DC80 features a high-density voltage/current (V/I) option for high voltage and low current requirements that works well for testing integrated automotive and power devices, including LED drivers, printer drivers and automotive controllers.
The DC80 combines 20 four-quadrant VI channels able […]

Bosch recently opened its largest Asia-Pacific automotive winter test center in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia. At the center, Bosch will perform cold-weather testing of vehicle safety systems for customers in China and the Asia-Pacific region.
Yakeshi, 1,100 km north of Beijing, is an ideal location for winter test facilities, as winter there lasts five months, from November […]

One of National Instruments‘ latest app notes, “Developing Test Systems for Automotive Multimedia Devices Using NI TestStand and PXI Hardware” discusses how a German company used NI hardware and software to develop a test for several different automotive entertainment systems.
Using PXI data acquisition modules and Test Stand software, the system performs the following tests:

Audio […]

AMREL SPS-V and SPS-K programmable switch-mode power supplies provide up to 1.5kW. They feature PFC, very high-power density (1U package), and zero-stackability. These models output 1.5kW in a 1U package.
Features include standard Ethernet/USB/RS-232/GPIB interfaces, vented panel and closed-case calibration for increased reliability and ROI, keypad and encoder for simple navigation, VLIST and ILIST auto-sequencing for […]

A new report describes tests carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the wireless environment in automotive manufacturing facilities. The measurements, carried out through a joint collaboration between NIST and USCAR, indicate that these facilities are highly reflective, reverberant environments that can complicate reliable performance of wireless technology. The measured […]

The Pickering 40-265 provides 6 channels of strain gauge simulation with high simulation accuracy and performance. Each channel provides a full bridge circuit with very fine resistance control of better than 2 milliohm in one bridge arm, allowing the 40-265 to emulate the operation of a strain gauge bridge circuit. The bridge can be excited […]

The PACE 5000 pneumatic pressure controller/indicator is the first in a new generation of high precision modular instruments for rack-mounting or bench top applications. The PACE 5000 is based on the Druck DPI 520 platform and uses piezo-resistive devices that promise precise and stable performance. Designed primarily for 19-inch rack systems, it can also be […]

The Pickering Interfaces 40-193 and 40-194 are modules that simulate both high and low current faults when testing control systems. This is especially useful in a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HILS) test applications. Each module supports 7 channels which faults can have injected - each channel can be opened (to simulate and open circuit) or shorted to one […]

The IEEE has approved two new standards describing Automatic Test Markup Language (ATML) for exchanging automatic test information via XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
The first new standard, IEEE 1671.3, Trial-Use Standard Automatic Test Markup Language (ATML) for Exchanging Automatic Test Information via XML: Exchanging UUT (Unit Under Test) Description Information,” specifies an exchange format, utilizing […]