Averna, a leading integrator of high quality test services and solutions has extended functionality of the AST-1000 test system. The AST-1000 is an RF Test Set designed for Radio, Navigation, Video, and Connectivity testing in the automotive sector. With software release 8.7.0, the software-defined AST-1000 now covers the Pre-TA2, Pre-OTA Change, and Module Integration including Sirius Next Generation Overlay (Sirius NGO) requirements as defined by SiriusXM. As a result, the AST-1000 now helps receiver designers and manufacturers have their products fully compatible with all capabilities within the Sirius wideband modules.
The AST-1000 is an all-in-one extensible, future-proofed platform that can handle all of today’s infotainment RF and non-RF test needs while also easily accommodating changing standards, new protocols and additional applications for wide-ranging product test and validation requirements. The system can operate simultaneously on 2 channels @ 200 MHz of streaming bandwidth from 9 kHz to 6 GHz. It can generate all common radio signals (including AM/FM, DAB, DRM, HD Radio, and Sirius/XM), digital video signals (including ATSC, CMMB, DVB-T2, and ISDB). This multi-constellation, multi-frequency record system can simulate all common GNSS signals (including BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, HIL Simulation, and QZSS).
In addition to the added features of this update including running multiple toolkits in parallel, Averna has decided to upgrade all AST-1000s for Windows 10 compatibility free of charge for its active support users. The AST-1000 now provides service-level testing for data services or audio channels on NGO, increasing an already wide spectrum of RF signal generation with the additional security of Windows 10.
Additional AST-1000 Key Features and Benefits include:
- Supports all common radio, video, navigation and connectivity protocols
- Flexible PXIe architecture allows integration of other applications/cards
- Ideal for design validation as well as functional and EOL testing
- Standardized APIs for seamless upgrade from older Averna RF signal-source products
