Test device and test method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10778346-B2
Application number	US-201815986935-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2018
Priority date	May 23, 2018
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

Device and method for testing wireless devices without a physical connection to the wireless device which has to be tested. Accordingly, the reception and transmission of the wireless device which has to be tested is controlled only by a test data sequence which is repeatedly sent from a test device to the wireless device which has to be tested. Accordingly, a measurement of the responses from the device which is to be tested can be performed in order to evaluate the operation of the respective device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A test device for wirelessly testing a device under test, the test device being configured to wirelessly send a test data sequence to the device under test for causing the device under test to send a response to the test device,
wherein the test device repeatedly sends the test data sequence to the device under test, and
wherein the test device is adapted to establish a Bluetooth low energy connection between the test device and the device under test before repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test,
wherein the test device is configured to increase or decrease a time interval between successive test data sequences by a predetermined value when repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test.

2. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the test device is further configured to measure a response send by the device under test.

3. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the test device is configured to increase or decrease a transmission power of the test data sequence when repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test.

4. The test device of claim 1 , wherein a same test data sequence is sent to the device under test each time when repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test.

5. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the test device is adapted to test the device under test without a physical connection between the test device and the device under test.

6. The test device of claim 1 , comprising:
a test antenna for receiving wireless signals from the device under test and transmitting wireless signals to the device under test, and
a test data generator that is coupled to the test antenna, wherein the test data generator is adapted to generate the test data sequence, to generate a wireless signal based on the generated test data sequence, and to repeatedly forward the wireless signal to the test antenna.

7. The test device of claim 6 , comprising a measurement processor for analyzing the wireless signals received from the device under test by the test antenna.

8. A test method for wirelessly testing a device under test, the test method comprising:
establishing a Bluetooth low energy connection between the test device and the device under test,
generating a test data sequence by a test device for causing the device under test to send a response to the test device, and
repeatedly sending the test data sequence wirelessly to the device under test by the test device after the Bluetooth low energy connection between the test de-vice and the device under test has been established,
wherein a time interval between successive test data sequences for repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test is increased or decreased by a predetermined value.

9. The test method of claim 8 , comprising measuring a response send by the device under test.

10. The test method of claim 8 , wherein a transmission power of the test data sequence is increased or decreased when repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test.

11. The test method of claim 8 , wherein a same test data sequence is sent to the device under test each time when repeatedly sending the test data sequence to the device under test.

12. The test method of claim 8 , wherein a testing of the device under test is performed without a physical connection between the test device and the device under test.

13. The test method of claim 8 , comprising:
generating the test data sequence by a test data generator;
repeatedly generating a wireless signal based on the generated test data sequence by the test data generator; and
transmitting the wireless signals to the device under test by a test antenna.

14. The test method of claim 13 , comprising:
receiving wireless signals from the device under test by the test antenna; and
analyzing the received wireless signals by a measurement processor.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Glover Brian

Classifications

• H04B17/29

  Performance testing · CPC title

• H04B17/15 Primary

  Performance testing · CPC title

• H04B7/26

  at least one of which is mobile · CPC title