Case Study

Antenna Amplifier Multi-Board RF Functional Test System

This case focuses on parallel RF test. Project materials support FM test, AM test, 12–24 multi-board panel test, amplifier gain, modulated frequency, signal power and NI LabVIEW. 12–24 boards per panel is presented as Project Configuration, not as a standard system capacity.

Project Overview

Multi-board panel RF functional test case for antenna amplifiers, covering FM, AM, gain, modulated frequency and signal power.

Testing Requirements

  • Support FM test and AM test.
  • Support 12–24 multi-board panel test in the project configuration.
  • Verify amplifier gain, modulated frequency and signal power.

System Architecture

RF ResourcesSwitch / RoutingDUT1 / DUT2 / DUTnPanel FixtureTest SoftwareResult

Key Test Items

FM TestAM TestProject Configuration: 12–24 boards per panelAmplifier GainModulated FrequencySignal Power

Engineering Challenges

  • Multi-board parallel testing requires RF resource sharing and multi-channel fixture support.
  • Gain, frequency and signal power measurements need one coordinated test sequence.
  • The project configuration count must not be treated as standard capacity for all RF testers.

Implementation

  • NI LabVIEW organizes RF test flow and result recording.
  • Panel fixture supports multi-board connection and test switching.
  • Test logic is designed around RF resource sharing, gain measurement, frequency verification and signal power measurement.

Engineering Outcome

  • A parallel RF functional test system was built for antenna amplifier panels.
  • The project configuration supports 12–24 boards per panel.
  • The case shows that FCT can be designed around panel-level parallelization and RF resource sharing.

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