Agilent’s wireless test manager aids design of wireless devices

Palo Alto, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced Feb. 26 its wireless test manager, a software family that automates wireless devices testing, which helps give developers confidence in their designs, enabling them to meet deadlines more quickly.

Agilent’s wireless test manager family includes the cdma2000, IS-95, GPRS, GSM and AMPS wireless formats. When used with Agilent’s 8960 wireless communications test set, the wireless test manager is an efficient method for taking measurements without complex instrument-control and measurement programming. The manager’s test automation enables wireless device developers to secure data needed to characterize and improve product design, and move new designs into production more quickly.

“Measurements that typically took days can now be accomplished in hours with the wireless test manager,” says Al Schmidt, vp of Agilent’s Wireless Appliance Product Unit. “The solution quickly automates wireless device test, making wireless R&D and manufacturing engineers more efficient and productive.”

The wireless test manager allows designers to automate basic parametric testing and device characterization with ready-to-use tests and hardware setup, accessed from the wireless test manager’s interface. Test developers can select Agilent test plans; create custom test plans; change specifications and test parameters; change the order of test steps; specify data collection; and set-up instrument interfaces, all without programming.

All of Agilent’s test routines are open code, written in Microsoft Visual Basic with a wireless test wizard that simplifies the program development and integration. Visual Basic gives test developers additional flexibility for developing custom tests, user interfaces and automated handling routines.

Agilent states it will continue to support wireless device developers working with multiple technologies, and that it expects to introduce new solutions for major wireless formats, including 3G formats such as W-CDMA..

Control Engineering Daily News DeskJim Montague, news editor jmontague@cahners.com

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