BEAVERTON, Ore., July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tektronix, Inc.,
the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced
availability of the industry's only one-box solution for physical
and protocol compliance testing for the latest Mobile
High-Definition Link (MHL®) Compliance Test Specification (CTS) 2.1
covering transmitter (Tx), receiver (Rx), dongle and cable testing
for both physical (PHY) and protocol layers.
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The MHL specification was developed by Nokia Corporation,
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony
Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation as a standard for connecting
mobile phones and portable devices to HDTVs and large displays. MHL
technology enables mobile devices to output home theatre quality
video and digital audio to HD displays while simultaneously
charging the device. MHL-enabled products include smartphones,
tablets, DTVs, TV accessories, Blu-ray Disc™ players, audio / video
(AV) receivers, monitors, projectors, adapters, automotive
accessories, cables, and more. The new MHL CTS 2.1 specification
adds direct attach device testing and cable tests while introducing
new test methods for data eye diagram and clock jitter tests, all
supported by Tektronix.
"Like everything mobile, the MHL standard is evolving quickly
and it is critical that engineers developing mobile products can
turn to a test and measurement provider with support for the latest
features and developments," said Brian
Reich, general manager, Performance Oscilloscopes,
Tektronix. "Tektronix is closely aligned with the MHL Consortium,
which allows us to quickly enhance our solution to meet our
customers' test requirements. What's more, customers can use their
existing MHL 1.2 and 2.0 setups for MHL 2.1 testing, thus
protecting their investments in our solutions."
Tektronix's innovative MHL protocol analyzer software leverages
the same Tektronix real-time oscilloscope, such as a
DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series, used for physical layer testing to provide
a complete MHL protocol test solution. This one box solution
enables a seamless transition between physical and link layers.
Testing efficiency is further enhanced with direct
synthesis-based Rx and dongle testing that provides accurate MHL
signal generation including all of the impairments necessary to
meet MHL CTS 2.1 requirements. The direct synthesis solution
provides easier, more repeatable test set-ups and lower cost
compared to complex sink-based solutions for generating signal
impairments.
"The MHL standard continues to grow and with over 200 adopters
and an installed base of more than 260 million products from many
of the world's leading consumer and mobile device companies,
advanced testing solutions are vital to ensure interoperability
across compatible devices," said Solomon
Langley, General Manager of Simplay Labs, the leading
solutions provider of high-definition testing programs for consumer
electronics and mobile industries. "The ongoing collaboration
between Tektronix and Simplay Labs ensures that manufacturers have
proven test resources that will help them bring fully compliant MHL
2.1 devices to market quickly."
Availability
Option MHD with MHL CTS 2.1 support is
available now worldwide. Setups used for MHL CTS 1.2 and 2.0
testing can continue to be used for CTS 2.1.
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About Tektronix
For more than sixty-five years,
engineers have turned to Tektronix for test, measurement and
monitoring solutions to solve design challenges, improve
productivity and dramatically reduce time to market. Tektronix is a
leading supplier of test equipment for engineers focused on
electronic design, manufacturing, and advanced technology
development. Headquartered in Beaverton,
Oregon, Tektronix serves customers worldwide and offers
award-winning service and support. Stay on the leading edge at
www.tektronix.com.
About Simplay Labs
Simplay Labs, LLC, based in
Sunnyvale, Calif., is the leading
solutions provider of technologies, testing programs, development
tools, and interoperability and performance design standards for
the high-definition (HD) consumer electronics and mobile
industries. The Simplay HD™ Testing Program is comprised of
leading consumer electronics manufacturers and technology providers
focused on delivering fully compatible products for consumers. As a
result, consumers making home theater component purchases can be
confident that Simplay HD verified systems exhibit the highest
levels of interoperability performance and are ready to receive and
play premium digital content, regardless of manufacturer. Simplay
Labs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SIMG).
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