NFC robot eases RF performance testing

This becomes especially apparent when testing the RF performance at physical level. Although only about 30 test cases have been specified for the RF interface, the variety of parameters and antenna positions adds up to about 3,500 individual test executions.

Running this number of test cases manually is time-consuming, tedious and error prone. The new NFC Robot extends Comprion’s UT³ Platform to be a comprehensive and automated solution for RF analogue testing. The 6-axis robot allows for the testing of NFC devices regardless of their size or shape. This also enables testing not only mobile devices but also other consumer electronic goods such as TV sets for instance. An additional benefit is the possibility to emulate natural movements like the swipe of a hand to and away from the reader.

Hajo Sandschneider, Head of NFC and Interoperability at COMPRION states, “We choose to integrate the Kawasaki robot as they have over 50 years of experience in robotics. The robot is extraordinary exact and reliable and keeps these properties even in long-term use. This helps our customers to create precise results even after 3,500 test runs or more – not a given fact per se.”