Embedded Instrumentation

Testonica has marked a new important point on the World's map by appointing Test Consultant, located in Penang, Malaysia, for the local distribution, integration, and technical support of its Quick Instruments – the platform for Embedded Functional Test & Measurement solutions. "Testonica is to provide a key asset in the domain of embedded test in our range of products and consultancy offered in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore", says Mr. Derrick Liew, head of Test Consultant. "Quick Instruments technology fills the coverage gap between the JTAG and functional test, hence becoming an essential component in our portfolio".

Do you know how to maximize the load and evaluate the Ethernet link's quality on your product? Our Quick Instruments portfolio has got a new Ethernet Stress Test instrument, which is able to test on-board Ethernet communication links from the FPGA through Ethernet PHYs and back. The instrument supports both the prototype validation and series production test scenarios.

We are proud to announce a new JTAG-operated embedded instrument for Bit-Error Rate Testing (BERT) of high-speed links on your UltrascalePlus-based products. The lightning-fast QI BERT instrument fits series/mass production scenarios whereas each and every PCBA can be checked for link quality issues using BER Eye diagrams. The latter is especially useful to identify those boards that albeit their correct operation in functional mode, still exhibit the signs of poor signal quality (due to presence of hidden defects).

Testonica updated the frequency measurement instrument to support gigahertz clocks on Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC devices as a part of its Quick Instruments portfolio.

Zynq Utrascale+ RFSoC is the latest adaptable radio platform from Xilinx, which combines FPGA reconfigurable logic, high-performance CPU cores, and multi-gigasample RF data converters modules inside a single chip. This RFSoC platform is used for building 5G wireless stations, radar-on-a-chip solutions, satellite applications, etc.

Testonica introduces a new instrument for testing SMBus communication busses and peripheral devices as a part of its Quick Instruments portfolio.

System Management Bus protocol is widely used for light-weight communication with on-board peripheral devices such as clock signal generators, power controllers, temperature/voltage sensors, etc. SMBus protocol was originally developed as an advanced version of well-known I²C protocol. By adding more strict timings, the SMBus protocol delivers a considerably higher performance and better stability than its I²C predecessor.

Testonica Lab has just signed an agreement with TECOSERV of Hong Kong for the sales and distribution of Quick Instruments – the platform for Embedded Functional Test & Measurement – in China and Southeast Asia. "I have known Testonica for many years and highly value their products in the field of embedded instruments. It is a great honor for me to work closely with these experts in the future." says Managing Director at TECOSERV, Mr. Ralph Dressler. "We are sincerely glad and eager to spread the word of Testonica’s technologies. There is no doubt it will make an impact on whole electronics testing sector in our region".

Testonica Lab has recently signed an agreement with Indian Elsara Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for the sales and distribution of its Quick Instruments – the platform for Embedded Functional Test & Measurement solutions. "Testonica covers the segment of embedded test software and firmware in our range of technology and consultancy offer", says Managing Director at Elsara Technologies, Mrs. Namitha K. George. "We are glad to have the opportunity to be the first representative of Testonica in Asia and we see a great potential in that".

Testonica has been selected to cover the test technology part in a webinar on Nov 27 addressing the electronics production value chain in Estonia. The webinar and co-located mini-EXPO will focus on best practices and learnings shared by companies shaping the electronics industry for a new era of uncertainty.

We are excited to appoint Mr. George K. Thomas as our new business development associate for Quick Instruments in the United States territory. He is located in Gainesville, Virginia. Our US customers will certainly benefit from his professional approach, high commitment for client satisfaction, long-term experience and deep expertise in PCBA testing.

Testonica was founded back in Oct 2005 when several fresh PhD graduates decided to convert their R&D experience into industrial technologies and products, which turned out to be very hard as the dreams were ambitious while commercial and industrial skills were missing. Still, the hard work and everyday learning by trial and error yielded their sweet fruits and made us finally see the great bright future coming!