Serial Data and Wireless Test Solutions for Automotive

Electrical, protocol, and wireless test solutions and testing services for serial data technologies used in automotive applications

Supporting Development of Networked and Connected Cars and Autonomous Vehicles

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Physical Layer

Teledyne LeCroy has a rich history in vehicle bus network test and supports more vehicle standards and more tests in a much more rigorous way than any other oscilloscope vendor.
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    Protocol Layer

    Protocols analyzers and test solutions play a crucial role in optimizing and validating communications protocols, ensuring reliable communication, safety, and performance in automotive systems.
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      Testing Services

      Austin Labs Testing Services offers world class consultancy services and interoperability testing services, with a center of excellence located in the heart of the US automovie industry.

        Physical (Electrical) Layer Test Solutions

        Teledyne LeCroy’s first digital oscilloscopes made possible the modern era of electronic control of all aspects of vehicle operation. Our rich history of innovation in this market and our extensive range of equipment provides the comprehensive solutions you need from kb/s to Gb/s.

        • Comprehensive from kb/s to Gb/s, debug to compliance
        • Most capable and versatile oscilloscope platforms
        • Most effective tools to assess cable quality

        Protocol Layer Test Solutions for Developing and Debugging Automotive Applications

        Teledyne LeCroy Protocol analyzers and test solutions play a crucial role in ensuring reliable communication, safety, and performance in automotive systems. Teledyne LeCroy’s analyzers help engineers validate and optimize these protocols for automotive applications; from wireless protocols used by infotainment, to power train and long and intra-ECU short-reach connectivity, through ADAS and other driver assistance technologies that enable the latest innovations in connected and autonomous car applications.

        usb
        Bluetooth
        Ethernet
        MIPI
        PCI Express

        USB protocol testing is vital for connected cars, ensuring reliable data transfer, device charging, and software updates. It validates performance, interoperability, and safety across infotainment, diagnostics, and control systems, supporting seamless connectivity and enhancing the overall driving experience.

        • Mature, proven technology
        • Backward-compatible and low cost
        • Data transfer speeds suitable for a variety of applications

        Bluetooth protocol testing is crucial for connected cars, ensuring reliable wireless communication between devices like smartphones, infotainment systems, and sensors. It verifies performance, compatibility, and security, enabling seamless connectivity, hands-free control, and enhanced user experiences in modern automotive environments.

        • Live or post-capture decryption and analysis
        • All Bluetooth profiles and protocols supported through the latest specification
        • Excursion Mode allows for one-button PC-free captures

        Ethernet protocol testing is essential for connected cars, ensuring high-speed, reliable data transmission across critical systems like ADAS, infotainment, and diagnostics. It validates performance, interoperability, and robustness, supporting real-time communication and enabling advanced automotive features and seamless connectivity.

        • Analyze Ethernet traffic across all layers to identify issues in physical, data link, and application-level communications efficiently
        • Validate Ethernet speeds up to 800 Gbps, including PAM4 and NRZ, for advanced automotive and networking system performance
        • Simulate real-world network conditions with scalable traffic generation and emulation tools for stress-testing automotive Ethernet systems
        • Automate test routines and monitor real-time metrics like latency and jitter to streamline validation and troubleshooting processes

        MIPI protocol testing ensures reliable, high-speed communication between cameras, displays, and processors in connected cars. It validates performance, compliance, and interoperability, enabling advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), in-vehicle infotainment, and real-time sensor data processing for autonomous driving.

        • Supports MIPI C-PHY and D-PHY up to 6.0 GSps and 9.0 Gbps, covering CSI-2 and DSI-2 specifications for camera and display testing
        • The Envision X14 combines protocol analysis and traffic generation, enabling both passive monitoring and active emulation of MIPI streams for thorough validation
        • Offers event-based capture with 2.5ns resolution, DSC decoding, and protocol verification across high-speed and low-power modes for deep insight into system behavior

        PCIe protocol testing ensures fast, reliable data exchange between high-performance automotive systems like ADAS, infotainment, and AI processors. It validates signal integrity, interoperability, and compliance, supporting real-time decision-making and seamless connectivity in autonomous and connected vehicle platforms.

        • Analyzers like the Summit M64 support PCIe 6.0 and CXL 3.x at speeds up to 64 GT/s and link widths up to x4, ideal for advanced automotive applications
        • Combines protocol analysis and traffic generation, enabling realistic traffic emulation, error injection, and compliance testing for root complexes and endpoints
        • Features hierarchical trace views, protocol summaries, error reports, and customizable test scripts to streamline troubleshooting and accelerate development cycles

        Testing and Consultancy Services for Automotive Technologies

        Austin Labs offers consultancy and interoperability services to help in all stages of product development, from specification to market launch and beyond. Our global dedicated test labs for Bluetooth, WI-FI, USB and Phone Projection technologies (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) utilize one of the largest test device libraries in the industry to help you minimize field issues, lower development costs, and speed your time to market with products that you can feel confident will deliver a superior user experience.

        Bluetooth Qualification
        Interoperability Testing
        Consultancy Services

        Our accredited Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) can provide the testing required for your product’s qualification, and our recognized Bluetooth Qualification Consultant can help ensure your qualification runs smoothly.

        • All necessary PHY layer tests for both BR/EDR and Low Energy, ensuring robust performance and compliance
        • Extensive testing for the Host Controller Interface (HCI) and Link Layer (LL) for Bluetooth Low Energy, ensuring your products meet the required specifications
        • Comprehensive testing for Traditional and GATT based Bluetooth protocols and profiles

        With dedicated test labs for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB and Phone technologies (CarPlay, Android Auto) across the globe and a device library consisting of thousands of phones, fitness/medical devices, audio devices, Wi-Fi access points, computers, wearables and car kits, we help you meet all your interoperability (IOP) needs.

        • World-class device library includes 2500+ phones, car kits representing hundreds of models, 100+ headsets/earbuds, 40+ Wi-Fi access points, 50+ medical devices, and more
        • Global Testing Centers of Excellence in North and South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan
        • Secure facilities and systems feature high-security labs and libraries and access-restricted project databases

        As a leader in test and measurement with expertise in physical layer and protocol analysis, we help you through performance and root cause analysis, competitor benchmarking, and identifying areas of improvement.

        • Our certified Bluetooth Qualification Consultant is here to guide you through the Bluetooth qualification process, offering expert guidance and customized support
        • Our BQTF status allows us to perform comprehensive testing and produce test results that are accepted by the Bluetooth SIG for the qualification process
        • Using test tool expertise, interoperability device behavior and Bluetooth specifications, we determine and document faults so that you are only correcting bugs in your product
        • Our JD Power testing reveals how you measure up against your competitors' technical and user interface issues

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