u-blox Selects Spirent’s GSS6700 Multi-GNSS GPS + GLONASS Simulator and GSS6400 GPS + GLONASS Record & Playback Test System for New GNSS Receiver Components
u-blox Selects Spirent Simulator to Evaluate Performance of Its New GPS + GLONASS Multi-GNSS Receiver Components
GPS + GLONASS Record & Playback and Multi-GNSS Simulator Systems Enable Progressive Testing Approach
u-blox has selected Spirent’s GSS6700 Multi-GNSS GPS + GLONASS simulator and Spirent’s GSS6400 GPS + GLONASS Record & Playback test system to evaluate performance of its new GNSS receiver components.
“u-blox conducts rigorous testing on all new receiver designs,” said Clemens Buergi, Vice President of Software at u-blox. “To make this process as efficient as possible, we use Spirent’s multi-GNSS simulator remotely. Spirent’s comprehensive remote command set enables us to complete the testing in the shortest possible time and in a repeatable way.”
The GSS6700 multi-GNSS simulator is designed to be integrated into an automated test system or with the advanced Spirent SimGENTM graphical user interface. The GSS6400 Record & Playback system enables u-blox to capture complex real-world signal effects and then repeatedly replay the RF in the laboratory.
“Combining Spirent’s record and playback system with the GNSS simulator enables u-blox to have a progressive and complete test approach,” added John Pottle, Marketing Director at Spirent’s Positioning unit. “With the traditional receiver characterization tests, u-blox is able to test for real-world signal effects and classic challenges of navigation systems. An example would be entering and leaving tunnels while simultaneously changing direction in mountainous and alpine driving scenarios.”
Additional Resources
For more information about testing the multi-GNSS solution, visit http://www.spirent.com/Positioning-and-Navigation/What_is_Multi-GNSS_Simulation.aspx.
To learn more about Galileo simulators, visit http://www.spirent.com/Positioning-and-Navigation/What_is_a_Glonass_Simulator.aspx.
About u-blox
u-blox is a leading fabless semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. Our solutions enable people, devices, vehicles and machines to locate their exact position and wirelessly communicate via voice, text or video. With a broad portfolio of GPS modules, chips, and software solutions together with wireless modules and solutions, u-blox is uniquely positioned to enable OEMs to develop innovative solutions quickly and cost-effectively. Headquartered in Switzerland and with global presence in Europe, Asia and the Americas, u-blox employs 200 people. Founded in 1997, u-blox is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. For more information visit www.u-blox.com.
About Spirent Communications plc
Spirent Communications plc. (LSE:SPT.l – News), a global leader in test & measurement offers an extensive portfolio of solutions to test data centers, cloud computing environments, high speed Ethernet networks and services, 3G/4G wireless networks and devices, network security, and global navigation satellite systems. For more information, visit http://www.spirent.com/about-us/News_Room/About_Spirent_Communications_plc.aspx.
