IQXEL-M8IQxel-M8—ABreakthroughInnovationforWirelessTestingThenewLitePoint®IQxel-M8™testsystemisamajoradvancementinthespeedandefficiencyforperformingparalleltestsonuptoeightwirelessdevices.Itistheidealsolutionforhigh-volumeproductionenvironmentsenablingtestingofnumerousconnectivitystandaincluding802.11,Bluetooth®,ZigBee®andDECT,whiledeliveringwithsuperiorreliabilityandtestspeed.IQxel-M8isfuture-proofforadvancedwirelesstechnologiesthatmaygedeployedinthenearfuture.Itsupports2x2trueMIMOtestinginasingletesterthroughitsdualVSA/SGdesignandisalsoscalabletosupportupto8x8trueMIMOtestingbystackingupmultipletesters.Throughasimpleupgrade,IQxel-M8canbeupgradedtoalsosupport802.11acfeaturessuchas80+80MHzaswellasbeamformingtesting.Themanufacturing-optimizedIQxel-M8calibratesandverifiestheperformanceofwirelessdeviceswithover400%increaseinthroughputrelativetosingle-devicetestsystems.Withitsruggedandcompacdesign,the2U-highchassisfitsinastandard19”rack,minimizingthefactorydeploymentfootprint.LitePoint’spatentedPacketEngine™technologyenablestestmethodologiesthatarefine-tunedperwirelessstandatoenablemaximumtestthroughput.TheIQxel-M8utilizesn-signalingphysicallayertestmethodstosignificantlyincreasetestthroughputascomparedwithsignaling-basedmethodologiestypicalofR&Dandconformancetestsystems.TheIQxel-M8wasdesignedtoaddresstheworldwidedemandforardevices—overtwobillionmobiledevicesareproducedeachyearandthatrateisgrowingatover20%peryear.Addingtothechallengeofaddressingthisexplosioninvolumecomesnew,morecomplex,connectivitystanda,andexpandingoperatingbands(bothbelow1GHzandabove5GHz).Thecomplexityofardevicesisatanall-timehigh.Withthe3Gand4Gnetworksbecomingincreasinglyoverloadedduetothegrowingdemandforvideocontent(representingover50%ofmobiledatausage),carriersarerelyingmoreandmoreonWi-Finetworkstohandletheburden.Toensuretheabilitytomoveardevicesfrom3G/4GnetworkservicetopublicandprivateWi-Finetworkuse,carriershemadeWi-Fiproductiontestmandatory.TheIQxel-M8istheproductisolutionthatcankeepupwiththesetestingchallengestodayandintothefuture.Ready-to-GoSolutiforAllMajorChipsetsTyingtogethertheinnovatiinsidetheIQxel-M8withthewirelessdevicetobetestedisLitePoint’sIQfact+™software.BackedbyalibraryofliterallyhundredsofchipsetsolutithatLitePointhascreatedbyworkingcloselywiththeleadingchipsetsuppliers,IQfact+utilizesthepoweroftheIQxel-M8’sPacketEngineandartPorttechnologytodeliveratotalsolutionthatacceleratestime-to-marketwhileminimizingthetotalcostoftestofadvancedwirelessdevices.IQfact+solutiarefullytestedwitheachnewchipsetandverifiedwithkeysemiconductorsuppliers,singyouweeksorevenmonthsofdevelopmenteffortandcorrelationwork.WithLitePoint,youcanfocusondrivinginnovationforyourcustomers,notspendingyourtimeprogrammingandsettingupcomplicatedtestsystems.Withwellover300solutiailable,coveringthelatestinnovatiin802.11ac(includingMIMOandbeamforming)BluetoothLowEnergy,etc.,IQfact+cancoverallofyourchipsetsupportneedsandacrossvirtuallyallLitePointtestplatform.Morethanadecadeofclosecooperationwithmajorwirelechipsetvendorsensuresthemostefficienttestingpossibleandallowsforunique,optimizedcalibrationroutinestoreducetesttime.Yougetasolutionthatsimplyworks.Fast.SystemCapabilitiesandFeaturesRuggedandcompacdesign•2U-highchassisfitsinstandard19”rackQuickestandeasiestfactorytestcapabilities•Integrateseasilyintoautomatedtestsolutiandhigh-volumedevice-manufacturingapplicatibecauseofitssimpleandrobustarchitecture•StandagigabitEthernetcommunicationandSCPI-compliantcontrolcommandswithnoexternalPCrequiredforsignalprocessingSupportsfullrangeofWLAN,Bluetooth,ZigBeeandDECdevicetesting•AbilitytofullytestenhancedcapabilitiesofIEEE802.11acspecificationthademandsincreasedbandwidth,highermodulationorder,andmorestringentEVMrequirementsthanlegacyWi-Fistanda•AbilitytotestnearlyallIEEE802.11specificati,including802.11a/b/g/n/p/ac/ah/j•FullybackwardcompatiblewithexistingLitePointWLANtestsystems•AbilitytotestallBluetoothdevicestanda(1.x,2.x,3.0,4.x,5)•Abilitytotest802.15.4-basedstandaincludingZigBee•AbilitytotesDECTstanda(ETSIEN300176-1))