Testing Page

Testing and Evaluation

Aside from specialized electronic signal analysis and signal verifications, we can provide component and product level testing and even custom test fixtures. We commonly make detailed reports on our findings and make recommendations for improvements.

TIMING AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS Here we a testing and reporting on the skew variance in a mechanical quadrature encoder.	PRECISION EVALUATIONS Sometimes a high degree of precision is expected.
SIGNAL ANALYSIS Whether audio performance, power supply noise, or filter characteristics, we can measure up!	DOCUMENTATION Informative reports can include captures of dramatic measurements!
QUARTZ THERMOMETER ACCURACY An oldie but a goodie that simply has not been out done in decades! That's 0.0001 degrees resolution! We use it for accurate thermal characterizations.	THERMAL CHARACTERIZATIONS Here we are determining the thermal resistance of an enclosure to calculate worst case internal temperatures. A simple but important determination.
SEMICONDUCTOR CHARACTERIZATION We prefer to verify the "actual" performance of our TVS protection devices, zener diodes, and FET/MOSFET devices!	SIGNAL ACQUISITION Good signal acquisition is key to finding those fleeting or transient conditions that can cause problems. We are equipped and prepared!
MKS SYSTEM Of what use is the MKS system if you don't have the K under control?	LOGIC AND TIMING Logic analyzers, we have a collection of specialized analyzers: pattern generating, deep memory, high channel count, high state capture rates.....
HIGH ACCURACY Some instruments have performance that is truly stunning! We like to design and test with confidence!	OPTICAL TESTING Being able to communicate information at the fringes of our core services has been very useful!
GET THE BALANCE RIGHT! Yes, that's milligrams! Who knows what technical problems we might be up against?	CIRCUIT AND TRANSDUCER STIMULUS Sometimes simulating a signal condition can test for unusual case conditions. Arbitrary signal generators can help!
RF TOOLS RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and sniffer probes help with RF situations!	COMPONENT ANALYSIS Problems with a design? Maybe it's a component level problem; we'll check!
TIME CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS Understanding the variance of time critical operations, is worth the time.	VECTOR SIGNAL ANALYSIS Did you know that these signal analyzers also do sweeping characterizations of device frequency response? We are prepared for filter and RF tunings!
FFT SIGNAL ANALYSIS Our signal analyzers have been used for precise audio analysis and signal quality, power supply switching noise reduction, vibration analysis, and filter and device characterizations.	CUSTOM PROGRAMMING AND TEST FIXTURES We also design and fabricate programming and test fixtures for production line environments.
CUSTOM TESTER ASSEMBLY IN PROGRESS Here we are working on the final assembly of the internals of a relatively simple bed of nails programmer and tester we designed.	CUSTOM TESTER INTERNALS Here we are working on the internals of a high current, high voltage, test fixture.
ANOTHER CUSTOM TESTER The internals of a fully custom tester. We designed the test requirements, the hardware, the PCB's, and the test firmware!	SIMPLE TEST FIXTURE Sometimes the test fixture requirements are very basic. We can accommodate small to medium test fixture designs.
MICROSCOPES FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENTS Microscopic measurements and analysis are no longer an option for an electronics lab.	DEVICE TESTER Here we have constructed an acoustically sensitive device tester.
MULTISTAGE GO-NO-GO TESTER Completely integrated device test fixtures.	SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT TESTING Gas sensors, PIR sensors, Acoustic Sensors, we can do specialized testing.
OPEN FRAME BON TESTERS We have done many low cost open frame BON fixtures.	MICROSCOPY INVESTIGATIONS Here we are evaluating the IR reflectance characteristics of trackballs.
BACnet TEST FIXURE Here we have developed an automated test fixture for a BACnet product (that we also developed)	SPECIALIZED TEST FIXTURE We developed this special re-programming test fixture to puncture conformal coating.
MORE ADAPTERS We can develop special test fixture adapters for each of your product variants.	SINGLE CAVITY TESTERS Small, simple, single cavity testers can make life easier! Here we have developed a simple programming and test fixture.
MULTI-CAVITY FIXTURES Multi-Cavity fixtures can save space, time, and costs!	CLEAN DESIGN Here is a look under-the-hood of one of our test fixtures. Clean designs make for easy and quick maintenance!
RF TEST FIXTURES We have designed and constructed fixtures for RF calibration on assembly lines.	TESTING FREQUENCY RESPONSE We routinely test audio frequency responses. Here we are testing the response of a Smartphone mic pre-amp.

Testing and Evaluation

TIMING AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS

Here we a testing and reporting on the skew variance in a mechanical quadrature encoder.

PRECISION EVALUATIONS

Sometimes a high degree of precision is expected.

SIGNAL ANALYSIS

Whether audio performance, power supply noise, or filter characteristics, we can measure up!

DOCUMENTATION

Informative reports can include captures of dramatic measurements!

QUARTZ THERMOMETER ACCURACY

An oldie but a goodie that simply has not been out done in decades! That's 0.0001 degrees resolution! We use it for accurate thermal characterizations.

THERMAL CHARACTERIZATIONS

Here we are determining the thermal resistance of an enclosure to calculate worst case internal temperatures. A simple but important determination.

SEMICONDUCTOR CHARACTERIZATION

We prefer to verify the "actual" performance of our TVS protection devices, zener diodes, and FET/MOSFET devices!

SIGNAL ACQUISITION

Good signal acquisition is key to finding those fleeting or transient conditions that can cause problems. We are equipped and prepared!

MKS SYSTEM

Of what use is the MKS system if you don't have the K under control?

LOGIC AND TIMING

Logic analyzers, we have a collection of specialized analyzers: pattern generating, deep memory, high channel count, high state capture rates.....

HIGH ACCURACY

Some instruments have performance that is truly stunning! We like to design and test with confidence!

OPTICAL TESTING

Being able to communicate information at the fringes of our core services has been very useful!

GET THE BALANCE RIGHT!

Yes, that's milligrams! Who knows what technical problems we might be up against?

CIRCUIT AND TRANSDUCER STIMULUS

Sometimes simulating a signal condition can test for unusual case conditions. Arbitrary signal generators can help!

RF TOOLS

RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and sniffer probes help with RF situations!

COMPONENT ANALYSIS

Problems with a design? Maybe it's a component level problem; we'll check!

TIME CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS

Understanding the variance of time critical operations, is worth the time.

VECTOR SIGNAL ANALYSIS

Did you know that these signal analyzers also do sweeping characterizations of device frequency response? We are prepared for filter and RF tunings!

FFT SIGNAL ANALYSIS

Our signal analyzers have been used for precise audio analysis and signal quality, power supply switching noise reduction, vibration analysis, and filter and device characterizations.

CUSTOM PROGRAMMING AND TEST FIXTURES

We also design and fabricate programming and test fixtures for production line environments.

CUSTOM TESTER ASSEMBLY IN PROGRESS

Here we are working on the final assembly of the internals of a relatively simple bed of nails programmer and tester we designed.

CUSTOM TESTER INTERNALS

Here we are working on the internals of a high current, high voltage, test fixture.

ANOTHER CUSTOM TESTER

The internals of a fully custom tester. We designed the test requirements, the hardware, the PCB's, and the test firmware!

SIMPLE TEST FIXTURE

Sometimes the test fixture requirements are very basic. We can accommodate small to medium test fixture designs.

MICROSCOPES FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENTS

Microscopic measurements and analysis are no longer an option for an electronics lab.

DEVICE TESTER

Here we have constructed an acoustically sensitive device tester.

MULTISTAGE GO-NO-GO TESTER

Completely integrated device test fixtures.

SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT TESTING

Gas sensors, PIR sensors, Acoustic Sensors, we can do specialized testing.

OPEN FRAME BON TESTERS

We have done many low cost open frame BON fixtures.

MICROSCOPY INVESTIGATIONS

Here we are evaluating the IR reflectance characteristics of trackballs.

BACnet TEST FIXURE

Here we have developed an automated test fixture for a BACnet product (that we also developed)

SPECIALIZED TEST FIXTURE

We developed this special re-programming test fixture to puncture conformal coating.

MORE ADAPTERS

We can develop special test fixture adapters for each of your product variants.

SINGLE CAVITY TESTERS

Small, simple, single cavity testers can make life easier! Here we have developed a simple programming and test fixture.

MULTI-CAVITY FIXTURES

Multi-Cavity fixtures can save space, time, and costs!

CLEAN DESIGN

Here is a look under-the-hood of one of our test fixtures. Clean designs make for easy and quick maintenance!

RF TEST FIXTURES

We have designed and constructed fixtures for RF calibration on assembly lines.

TESTING FREQUENCY RESPONSE

We routinely test audio frequency responses. Here we are testing the response of a Smartphone mic pre-amp.