Modular radio test system and method
US5566088A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B17/15
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tester for multiple types of radios has a first group of generic test elements common to all types of radios to be tested and second groups of test elements specific to each one of the multiple types of radios. Each of the second groups of test elements is mounted within a pluggable module for insertion into the tester where it couples to a common bus accessed by all of the other test elements and by the controlling computer. Each pluggable module contains a specific identifier which, when accessed by the controlling computer initiates a stored program which causes the computer, via the bus, to couple the various test elements into a configuration required to test the radio type associated with that identifier. The system is very compact and conveniently uses a lap top computer as the controlling element.
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