LEA-6 / NEO-6 / MAX-6 - Hardware Integration Manual
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Production Information
Product testing
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Product testing
4.1
u-blox in-series production test
u-blox focuses on high quality for its products. To achieve a high standard it’s our philosophy to supply fully
tested units. Therefore at the end of the production process, every unit is tested. Defective units are analyzed in
detail to improve the production quality.
This is achieved with automatic test equipment, which delivers a detailed test report for each unit. The following
measurements are done:
Digital self-test (Software Download, verification of FLASH firmware, etc.)
Measurement of voltages and currents
Measurement of RF characteristics (e.g. C/No)
Figure 63: Automatic Test Equipment for Module Tests
4.2
Test parameters for OEM manufacturer
Because of the testing done by u-blox (with 100% coverage), an OEM manufacturer doesn’t need to repeat
firmware tests or measurements of the GPS parameters/characteristics (e.g. TTFF) in their production test.
An OEM manufacturer should focus on:
Overall sensitivity of the device (including antenna, if applicable)
Communication to a host controller