Tektronix Builds Serial ATA Test Solution with NI TestStand

By DE Editors

Tektronix, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) is offering what it calls the first fully automated Compliance Test Suite for Serial ATA Gen-2 Physical Layer with its announcement of a TekExpress compliance test automation framework with new TekExpress SATA automated compliance test software. Built on National Instruments TestStand, The TekExpress compliance automation framework has been developed for automated one-button testing of high-speed serial data standards.

Running on the TekExpress framework, TekExpress SATA leverages the approved suite of Tektronix serial data performance instruments to automate 100 percent of the required SATA Gen-1 and SATA Gen-2 compliance tests for receivers, transmitters, and interconnects.

The framework is built on top of TestStand from National Instruments that serves as the sequence control engine. NI TestStand is a ready-to-run test management environment designed to simplify the automation of test and validation systems. Pricing for TekExpress Framework is $4,900 and MOI modules range between $5,900-$19,900. Read more about the compliance test modules for TekExpress SATA here.

In a second announcement,  Tektronix, announced the addition of DPXT waveform image processor technology to the mid-range RSA3000B Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers. This provides a unique live RF view of the spectrum using the RSA3300B and RSA3408B family models, enabling an unprecedented RF signal discovery capability for a broad range of digital RF applications including RFID, radio communications, and spectrum management. DPX transforms volumes of real-time data and produces a live RF spectrum display that reveals previously unseen RF signals and signal anomalies.

Prices for the RSA3303B with DPX begin at $32,900, U.S. MSRP. RSA3300B and RSA3408B software options are available for 3G, WiMAX, WLAN, RFID, Signal Source and General Purpose modulation and RF analysis.

For details, go to Tektronix.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.