Testing

Speaking exclusively with Electronics Weekly, Embench announced its 0.5 launch today at Embedded World. The benchmark suite is an open-source collaboration between academia and industry, aiming to provide accurate and relevant performance figures for embedded processors. Embench measures a processor’s performance using 19 real-world programs. The programs are deliberately selected from a range of authors and for a range of ...

AVL and Rohde & Schwarz have collaborated on a test environment for autonomous vehicles, enabling the reproduction of realistic GNSS reception conditions. AVL’s Driving Cube is designed to enable reproducible testing of driver assistance systems and driving features for self-driving vehicles using a real vehicle within a virtual environment. Test drives are performed with a real vehicle on a chassis ...

Pico Technology links its vector network analyser hardware to National Instrument's AWR's Design Environment

Electromagnetic field safety equipment supplier Link Microtek has launched a two-day training course to help organisations comply with the 2013/35/EU EMF Directive and the UK-specific Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work (CEMFAW) Regulations 2016, “which placed specific requirements on employers to perform EMF risk assessments”, according to Link. It will be held in Baisingstoke on on 22-23 October this year, ...

Penetration testing specialists update Kali Linux to support the latest Raspberry Pi 4.

Electronics Weekly joins with Goepel Electronics to discuss Embedded JTAG Solutions - how to reduce time and save costs.

The LoRa Alliance has expanded its LoRaWAN certification program.

Technical service provider, TÜV SÜD, has launched its IoT cellular testing service. The service will be accommodated within the existing facility, claimed to be the only laboratory in the UK to offer a dedicated Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) test and certification service. Explaining the rationale for the service, TÜV SÜD explained that NB-IoT enables multiple machines, devices and services to be connected ...

Doherty amplifiers can improve energy efficiency in 5G basestation transmitters, argue Gareth Lloyd and Patrick Agyapong. Doherty amplifiers, especially those with two independently driven inputs, promise significantly better energy efficiency in 5G basestation transmitters and similar applications. Power amplifiers in basestations constitute 30‑60% of the cost and 20‑60% of the energy consumption of the transmitter infrastructure, so optimal design is ...

A new standard for audio-visual and ICT equipment spearheads a new hazard-based safety approach, says Clare Glittens. Technological innovation has seen the lines become increasingly blurred between previously distinct technologies. This change means that multimedia products often fall under both IEC 60065 (AV equipment) and IEC 60950-1 (IT equipment). A new standard, IEC 62368‑1:2018 (audio/video, information and communication technology equipment, ...