Audinate Audio Electronics

Medulla was recently commissioned by Audinate to develop the system control software for the testing of a new Dante product.

Audinate required a solution that could test multiple variants of the product family while supporting multiple test configurations. Medulla worked within a cross functional team, led by Audinate engineering and including Danalog who was commissioned to design and build the test fixturing and hardware.

This was not a trivial system to design, for either the hardware or software as it incorporated a rich set of switching operations to support all the different test configurations.

The Medulla ViPER test executive met the critical system requirements: A user interface that configures dynamically based on user access rights (Operator vs. Engineer) and a debug mode with soft front panel access to all instrumentation, allowing test engineers to view or interact with the test instruments during runtime.

The system was delivered on time and to budget. It has since been deployed to a manufacturing site in China where production volumes are increasing at a significant rate. Additional systems are now being assembled for deployment to manage the high volumes.

“I worked with Kurt from Medulla on a test jig design and implementation for a new product line at Audinate. This was a complex project that involved multiple parties besides Medulla and required various adjustments as the requirements and the design firmed up along the way. Medulla was responsible for implementing the test cases. Kurt showed a high level of competence in NI LabView, great communication skills and most importantly flexibility. Kurt has also provided ongoing support. The test jig is in production and plays a key role in ensuring Audinate can deliver a quality product to its customers every time.”

Ahcene Kessal - Director of Product Delivery