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AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS FUNCTIONAL TEST SYSTEM
Our client is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of ECUs (Electronic Control Units)for the automotive industry. They provide high quality products and services to luxury vehicle manufacturersincluding Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, and Mercedes.
THE REQUIREMENT
The specification called for a reliable and affordable test system to perform design and production validationtesting on a variety of ECUs to guarantee minimal, measurable, repeatable, and traceable quality standards.It was critical that the test system allowed for faster test development, execution and line integration fortheir ECUs.
THE SOLUTION
The Amplicon engineering team designed a test system that comprised of the following major sub-systemsincluding system controller (Amplicon IPC), serial communication (CAN bus interface), power supply,measuring/stimulus instrumentation (PXI, LXI, GPIB), signal/load switching (DC/AC), and Agilent VEEsoftware.
At the heart of the system was the Amplicon Impact R-4000 series industrial PC running the Agilent VEEsoftware package which in-turn connects to the relevant test equipment that performs the ECUs functionaltest. The Agilent N5700A modular power supply provided the suitable power and input reference voltagesrequired for testing different types of ECUs.
Application story
Sales: +44 (0) 1273 570 220 Website: www.amplicon.com Email: [email protected]
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THE RESULTS
The test system provided better throughput and higher test coverage which increased productivity andreduced electronic test equipment capital costs.
WHY AMPLICON
Amplicon took ownership of this project by offering the client a reliable, cost effective test system. Theexpertise of the engineering team coupled with many years of experience in providing the automotiveindustry with high quality test systems made Amplicon the supplier of choice.
The measuring/stimulus instrumentation offered a voltage/current source that eliminated the need for anysignal conditioning circuitry, allowing for accurate and repeatable results whilst protecting the ECUs frompotential damage that could occur due to high voltage spikes.
Application story
Sales: +44 (0) 1273 570 220 Website: www.amplicon.com Email: [email protected]
IT and Instrumentation for industry Amplicon.com